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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Alex Meier, Triesen, LI;
Alex Meier, Triesen, LI;
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG, Eschen, LI;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a lightweight camshaft and method for producing the same. The method includes the steps of slidably arranging a plurality of support elements onto a support tube, winding the support tube and support elements with at least one fiber layer, impregnating the at least one fiber layer with a matrix material so as to form a fiber composite, curing the fiber composite, and slidably arranging each of a plurality of functional elements, including at least a plurality of cam elements, onto a corresponding support element, such that the support elements are fixedly seated at least partially inside a passage defined through the functional elements.