Zero belt camshaft
OwnerKarl Merzinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a camshaft comprising a tubular shaft (1) and cams (2) which are radially disposed thereon. Said cams (2) respectively engage with the shaft in a perfect fit (1) and the free surface (1.1) of the shaft forms the base circle of the cams (2), whereby the cams (2) are respectively engaged in pocket-like recesses of the shaft (1).
Claims7
A camshaft having a tubular shaft and having cams placed radially on the latter, the cams engaging in each case with an exact fit in the shaft, and a free shaft surface in each case forming a base circle of the cam, wherein the cams engage in each case in two pocket-shaped depressions of the shaft, wherein the cams are held in the pocket-shaped depressions in a form-fitting manner in the circumferential and axial direction of the shaft, wherein the cams extend in the circumferential direction of the shaft over an angular region of less than 180°, and wherein the cams have two ends, and are connected to the shaft in the region of these ends by welding, soldering or bonding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.