Coupler for a camshaft phaser arrangement for a concentric camshaft assembly
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorDan Zehan
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Abstract
A camshaft phaser arrangement configured for a concentric camshaft having inner and outer camshafts is provided. The camshaft phaser arrangement includes a first camshaft phaser and a second camshaft phaser. Each of the camshaft phasers is configured to be connected to either the inner or the outer camshaft. One or more couplers are arranged to torsionally couple the first camshaft phaser to the second camshaft phaser. A first end of the coupler is received by a radial slot configured within either the first or second phaser.
Claims20
A camshaft phaser arrangement configured for a concentric camshaft assembly having inner and outer camshafts, the camshaft phaser arrangement comprising:
- a first camshaft phaser configured to be connected to one of the inner or outer camshafts;
- a second camshaft phaser configured to be connected to a remaining one of the inner or outer camshafts;
- the first camshaft phaser axially adjacent to the second camshaft phaser;
- and,
- at least one coupler arranged to torsionally couple the first camshaft phaser to the second camshaft phaser, a first end of the at least one coupler received by at least one radial slot configured within one of the first or second camshaft phaser, and a second end of the at least one coupler connected to a remaining one of the first or second camshaft phaser.
The camshaft phaser arrangement of 17, wherein the at least one coupler is configured with external threads that engage with the front cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.