Mounting of a flap valve shaft
AssigneeTenneco Inc.
InventorsMarek Rybarz, Rico Weinert
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Abstract
The invention relates to a bearing system 1 of a flap valve 6 consisting of a valve shaft 1.1 with a valve shaft pivot 1.2, and consisting of a separate bearing body 2 which is fastened on the end side to the valve shaft 1.1, and of a valve housing wall 3 which has a shaft bearing 3.1 in the form of a depression, the bearing body 2 being guided rotatably in the depression 3.1. Here, the bearing body 2 has a recess 2.1, into which a separate bearing piece 4 is inserted, the valve shaft 1.1 bearing indirectly via the bearing body 2 and the bearing piece 4 against the housing-side shaft bearing 3.1, the bearing body 2 and the bearing piece 4 being formed from different metals or different materials.
Claims10
A bearing system of a flap valve, comprising:
- a valve shaft with a valve shaft pivot for a valve flap, a bearing body, and a valve housing wall which has a shaft bearing in the form of a depression, the bearing body being guided at least indirectly in the depression and being rotatable about the valve shaft pivot, said bearing body being adapted to bear at least indirectly against the shaft bearing in an axial direction A with respect to the valve shaft pivot, the bearing body having a recess, into which a bearing piece is inserted, the bearing piece bearing against the shaft bearing, with the result that the bearing body is guided such that it bears indirectly via the bearing piece against the shaft bearing and is rotatable about the valve shaft pivot, wherein the bearing body is fastened on an end side to the valve shaft, the bearing body and the bearing piece are formed from different materials, wherein the bearing body and the valve shaft are connected permanently by brazing or welding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.