US 6,631,700 B2Granted

Dual oil feed variable timed camshaft arrangement

AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC

InventorsMatthew Byrne Diggs, Michael George Aimone, Hoa T. Dinh, Eduard Golovatai-Schmidt

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Abstract

An arrangement 7 of a dual oil feed variable timed camshaft is provided. The arrangement includes a camshaft 10 which has a radial side 22 and an end face 26. The camshaft 10 has first and second passages 30, 42 fluidly connecting end face 26 with the radial side 22. A hub 60 is connected with camshaft end face 26. The hub 60 has a central opening 68 intersecting with the first and second passages 30, 42. The hub 60 has at least first and second axial spaced radial passages 80, 82 intersecting with the hub central opening 68. A timing pulley 90 has relative rotational movement with respect to the hub 60. The timing pulley 90 and the hub 60 define pressure chambers 104 which are divided by vanes 88 into retard angle spaces 108 intersecting with the hub first radial passages 80 and advance angle spaces 112 intersecting with the hub second radial passage 82. A fastener 121 is provided having intersecting longitudinal and radial bores 140, 142 fluidly connecting the camshaft first passage 30 with the hub first radial passage 80. The fastener 121 connects the hub 60 to fasten the hub with the camshaft 10.

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An arrangement of a dual oil feed variable timed camshaft for an automotive vehicle internal combustion engine comprising:

a camshaft having a radial side and an extreme longitudinal end face, said camshaft having a first passage fluidly connecting said end face with said radial side away from said end face, said first passage including a longitudinal bore with a threaded portion, said camshaft also having a second passage fluidly separated from said first passage connecting said end face with said radial side away from said end face;
a hub with a face for abutting connection with said camshaft end face, said hub having a central opening intersecting with said first and said second passage of said camshaft, said hub having at least first and second radial passages intersecting with said hub central opening axially spaced from one another;
a timing pulley assembly mounted on said hub having relative rotational movement with respect to said hub;
at least one movable pressure boundary connected to one of said timing pulley assembly and said hub, said pulley assembly and said hub defining a pressure chamber which is bifurcated by said movable pressure boundary into a first directional angle space intersecting with said hub first radial passage and a second directional angle space intersecting with said hub second radial passage;
a fastener having a head and a threaded shank extending therefrom, said fastener shank having intersecting longitudinal and radial bores fluidly connecting said camshaft first passage with said hub first radial passage, and said fastener head contacting said hub to fasten said hub with said camshaft;
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a sealing member providing an interface between said fastener shank and said hub central opening to separate portions of said hub central opening exposed to said hub first radial passage from portions of said hub central opening exposed to said hub second radial passage.

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An arrangement of a vane-type variable timed camshaft for an automotive vehicle internal combustion engine comprising:

a camshaft having a radial side and an extreme longitudinal end face, said camshaft having a first passage fluidly connecting said end face with said radial side away from said end face, said first passage including an axial longitudinal bore with a threaded portion, said camshaft also having a second longitudinal passage fluidly separated from said first passage connecting said end face with said radial side away from said end face;
a hub with a face for abutting connection with said camshaft end face along an annular interface adjacent an outer diameter of said camshaft, said hub having a multi-diametered, central opening intersecting with said first and said second passage of said camshaft, said hub having a first set of radial passages and a second set of radial passages intersecting with said hub central opening, said first and second radial passages being axially spaced from one another;
a timing pulley assembly mounted on said hub having relative rotational movement with respect to said hub, said pulley assembly having a tooth portion intersected by a plane passing through said camshaft end face;
a plurality of vanes connected on and extending from said hub, said pulley assembly and said hub defining pressure chambers which are bifurcated by one of said vanes into a first directional angle space intersecting with said hub first radial passage and a second directional angle space intersecting with said hub second radial passage;
a fastener having a head with a threaded shank extending therefrom, said fastener head having a wrench engagement portion and a first sealing flange, said fastener shank having intersecting axial and radial bores fluidly connecting said camshaft first passage with said hub first radial passage, and said fastener head contacting said hub to fasten said hub with said camshaft, and said fastener first sealing flange sealing said hub central opening at an extreme end, said fastener shank also having a second sealing flange;
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a Belleville washer providing an interface between said fastener second sealing flange and a shoulder of said hub central opening to separate portions of said hub central opening exposed to said hub first radial passage from portions of said hub central opening exposed to said hub second radial passage.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.