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Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2019
Applicant:

Borgwarner, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventor:

Daniel Brown, Freeville, NY (US);

Assignee:

BORGWARNER, INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/352 (2006.01); F16H 53/04 (2006.01); F16H 1/32 (2006.01); F01L 1/344 (2006.01); F01L 1/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/352 (2013.01); F01L 1/3442 (2013.01); F16H 1/32 (2013.01); F16H 53/04 (2013.01); F01L 2001/0473 (2013.01); F01L 2001/34486 (2013.01);
Abstract

A variable camshaft timing (VCT) assembly for controlling the angular position of concentric camshafts includes an independent VCT device that is configured to couple with a first concentric camshaft and change an angular position of the first concentric camshaft relative to an angular position of a crankshaft; and one or more dependent VCT devices mechanically linking an output of the independent VCT device with a second concentric camshaft, wherein the dependent VCT device(s) change(s) an angular position of the second concentric camshaft relative to the angular position of the first concentric camshaft based on angular movement of the output of the independent VCT device.


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