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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2023
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Anand Barve, Lansing, NY (US);
Timothy Wilton Kunz, Rochester, NY (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A variable cam timing phaser includes a housing disposed about an axis and having an inner housing surface defining a housing interior. The variable cam timing phaser includes a rotor moveable between an advance position and a retard position. The rotor includes a hub and a vane, with the rotor and the housing defining a chamber. The vane further defines the chamber into an advance chamber and a retard chamber. The variable cam timing phaser also includes a control valve assembly including a valve housing and a control piston. The variable cam timing phaser also includes a chamber biasing assembly disposed in one of the advance and the retard chambers and configured to bias the rotor into a predetermined position between the advance and the retard positions. The chamber biasing assembly includes a chamber piston, a chamber biasing member, and a chamber check valve.