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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2011
Jens Hoppe, Erlangen, DE;
Markus Kinscher, Adelsdorf, DE;
Jens Hoppe, Erlangen, DE;
Markus Kinscher, Adelsdorf, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A camshaft adjusting device () for varying the relative angular position of a camshaft in relation to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, wherein the camshaft adjusting device () includes an actuator () for actuating a hydraulic valve, wherein the actuator () is fastened to a housing element () by a fastening element (), and wherein the actuator () has an axis () which in the mounted state of the actuator () is concentric to an axis of the camshaft adjusting device (). In order to simplify mounting of the actuator on the camshaft adjusting device, on the outer face () facing away from the camshaft adjusting device () the actuator () includes a grip section () having a configuration that is not rotationally symmetrical to the axis ().