Camshaft for the valve drive of an internal combustion engine with a variable valve opening duration
AssigneeThyssenkrupp Presta Teccenter AG
InventorsUwe Dietel, Bernd Mann, Michael Kunz, Martin Lehmann
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AssigneeThyssenkrupp Presta Teccenter AG
InventorsUwe Dietel, Bernd Mann, Michael Kunz, Martin Lehmann
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A camshaft for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine having a variable valve opening time may include an outer shaft and an inner shaft that extends through the outer shaft, with the inner shaft being held rotatably with respect to the outer shaft. The camshaft may further include a cam having a multiple-piece configuration, comprising a first part cam and a second part cam. Either the first part cam or the second part cam may be connected fixedly to the outer shaft so as to rotate with it, and the other part cam may be connected fixedly to the inner shaft so as to rotate with it. The camshaft may also include a bearing inner ring of a shaft bearing that is held on the outer shaft, with one of two second part cams comprising an axial attachment that forms at least one part of the bearing inner ring.
A camshaft for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine having a variable valve opening time, the camshaft comprising:
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