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AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsTyler Blake, David R Pedro, Joseph Falcon, Kurt E Roguse, Bindal Patel, Gary Michael Chad Starnes, Nicholas Firsich
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An axial cam shifting system configured to selectively open and close engine valves includes an axial cam shifting assembly and a controller. The axial cam shifting assembly includes a camshaft, a first cam assembly, an actuator, a carriage and a position sensor. The first cam assembly is received on the camshaft and has two distinct cam profiles. The actuator has a first pin and a second pin. The carriage is arranged on the camshaft and defines a track that selectively receives the first and second pins, wherein the axial shifting cam assembly is movable between a first, and a second position corresponding to alignment of the respective two distinct cam profiles. The position sensor communicates a signal indicative of a position of the carriage. The controller receives the signal and determines whether the carriage is in one of the first and second positions based on the signal.
An axial cam shifting system configured to selectively open and close engine valves associated with a valvetrain assembly, the axial cam shifting system comprising:
A method of detecting a position of an axial cam shifting assembly configured to selectively open and close engine valves associated with a valvetrain assembly, the axial cam shifting assembly comprising a camshaft, a first cam assembly received on the camshaft and having two distinct cam profiles including a first cam profile, and a second cam profile, an actuator having a first pin and a second pin, a carriage arranged on the camshaft and defining a track that selectively receives the first pin and the second pin, wherein the axial cam shifting assembly is movable between a first position, and a second position corresponding to alignment of the respective two distinct cam profiles;
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