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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/344 (2006.01); F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F01L 1/352 (2006.01); F01L 1/047 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2013.01); F01L 1/047 (2013.01); F01L 1/352 (2013.01); F01L 1/34409 (2013.01); F01L 2001/0473 (2013.01); F01L 2013/103 (2013.01); F01L 2250/02 (2013.01); F01L 2250/04 (2013.01); F01L 2820/032 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a camshaft adjuster, which includes an adjusting transmission with an input shaft, an output shaft connected in a non-rotatable manner with a camshaft, and an adjusting shaft, whereby the adjusting shaft is driven by an actuator, characterized by the fact that the actuator drives the adjusting shaft by overcoming a torque that is dependent on its angular position.