Camshaft phaser including rotor connector
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsAlexandre Camilo, Renato de Oliveira Ghiraldi
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Abstract
A camshaft phaser includes a stator, a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator, and a connector configured for being nonrotatably fixed to the rotor. The connector is configured for being nonrotatably connected to an outer circumferential surface of a camshaft. A method of constructing a camshaft phaser for an internal combustion engine includes providing a stator and a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator; and providing a connector configured for nonrotatably fixing to the rotor, the connector being configured for being nonrotatably connected to an outer circumferential surface of a camshaft.
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A camshaft phaser for an internal combustion engine comprising:
- a stator;
- a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator, the rotor including a recess extending axially from a radially extending surface of the rotor;
- and
- a connector including an annular base and at least one fixing segment protruding radially outward from the annular base;
- and,
- the connector configured for being nonrotatably fixed in the recess, and the connector being configured for being nonrotatably connected to an outer circumferential surface of a camshaft.
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A camshaft phaser for an internal combustion engine comprising:
- a stator;
- a first rotor rotatable with respect to the stator;
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- a connector configured for being nonrotatably fixed to the first rotor, the connector being configured for being nonrotatably connected to an outer circumferential surface of a first camshaft;
- and,
- a second rotor configure for nonrotatably connecting to a second camshaft, the second rotor being axially offset from the first rotor and being rotatable with respect to the stator.
A method of constructing a camshaft phaser for an internal combustion engine comprising:
- providing a stator and a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator;
- providing a connector configured for nonrotatably fixing to the rotor, the connector including an annular base and at least one fixing segment protruding radially outward from the annular base, and the connector being configured for being nonrotatably connected to an outer circumferential surface of a camshaft;
- and,
- fixing a recess arranged within the rotor to the connector, the recess extending axially from a radially extending surface of the rotor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.