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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2025
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Douglas W. Perry, Interlaken, NY (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/352 (2006.01); F01L 1/047 (2006.01); F01L 9/22 (2021.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/352 (2013.01); F01L 1/047 (2013.01); F01L 9/22 (2021.01); F16H 1/2836 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrically-actuated variable camshaft timing (VCT) assembly including a gearbox assembly, having a sun gear, and a plurality of planet gears in meshing engagement with the sun gear, each of the plurality of planet gears including a ball socket at a radial gear face; and a rolling ball received within the ball socket, wherein the planet gears rotate about the rolling ball, and are configured to engage a ramped surface within the VCT assembly that moves the planet gears radially outwardly from an axis of gearbox assembly rotation.