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US 2003/0188705 A1Published application
Camshaft accumulator
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMichael George Aimone
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Abstract
An accumulator 114 is provided in an engine 7 camshaft 73 having at least one lobe and an internal cavity 170. A compliance member 174 is provided for pressurizing the fluid within the internal cavity 170.
Claims21
An accumulator comprising:
- a camshaft having at least one lobe and an internal cavity;
- a compliance member for pressurizing the fluid within said internal cavity.
An automotive engine arrangement comprising:
- an engine body having a cylindrical combustion chamber for mounting a reciprocating piston therein;
- a passageway through said engine body connected with said combustion chamber;
- a valve for controlling flow through said passageway;
- a camshaft rotatively mounted by said engine body, said cam shaft having a lobe operatively associated with said valve for operating the same, said
- camshaft having an internal cavity for receipt of engine lubricating oil;
- and
- a compliance member for pressurizing said lubricating oil within said camshaft cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.