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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1998
Siegfried Heer, Kirchdorf/Krems, AT;
TCG Unitech Aktiengesellschaft, Kirchdorf/Krems, AT;
Abstract
A device for adjusting the phase angle of a camshaft of an internal combustion engine relative to the camshaft driving gear includes a hydraulic adjusting element which is connected with both a member supporting the drive gear and a member rigidly connected to the camshaft. Simple and reliable adjustment of the camshaft phase is obtained by providing the hydraulic adjusting element with a hydraulic pumping member which is driven by the drive gear, and a driving member connected to the camshaft, which is hydraulically driven by the pumping member, the outlet end of the pumping member being flow-connected to the inlet end of the driving member and the flow volume and/or pressure of the working fluid delivered from the pumping member to the driving member being regulated.