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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Andreas Schulte, Erlangen, DE;
Rene Gunther, Hausen, DE;
Andreas Strauss, Forchheim, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A device () for controlling and/or influencing the valve control times of an internal combustion engine, in particular to a camshaft adjustment device, which includes a drive element () which is fastened to an attachment part () with a screw connection (), wherein the drive element () and/or the attachment part () are/is composed of a fiber-reinforced material. In order to obtain a more lightweight design and to be able to reduce screwing forces, the invention provides that at least one of the contact faces () between the drive element () and the attachment part () is at least partially subjected to material-removing processing.