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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1993

Filed:

Jul. 20, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:

Roy G Kaywood, Jackson, MI (US);

Assignee:

General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
298881 ; 2988808 ;
Abstract

A lightweight composite camshaft has stamped sheet metal or other lightweight journal and/or cam elements having locating hubs and assembled onto a hollow tube. An economical and rapid method of assembly uses indexing balls pressed into accurately positioned blind holes in the tube and grooves in the bores or hubs of the cam elements to angularly locate the cams with precision prior to locking them tightly in place by expansion of the tube.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kaywood, Roy. (1993). Lightweight composite camshaft, method of assembly (U.S. Patent No. 5263249). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5263249

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