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Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2023
Applicant:

Husco Automotive Holdings Llc, Waukesha, WI (US);

Inventors:

Michael Kujak, Hartland, WI (US);

Todd Wollenberg, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Patrick Heithoff, Sussex, WI (US);

Assignee:

HUSCO Automotive Holdings LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/344 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/3442 (2013.01); F01L 2800/00 (2013.01); F01L 2810/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides systems and methods to compensate for backlash within a cam phasing system. For example, compensating for backlash by commanding a predetermined amount of additional actuator movement to account for backlash within a cam phaser. According to some aspects, a spring is provided within a cam phaser to unidirectionally take up the backlash within the cam phasing system.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kujak, Michael. (2024). Systems and methods for backlash compensation in cam phasing systems (U.S. Patent No. 12012877). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12012877

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