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US 8,800,511 B2Granted
Camshaft adjuster
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorJürgen Weber
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Abstract
A camshaft adjuster (1) having a drive element (2), an output element (3), and a cover element (4), the cover element (4) being joined to the drive element (2) or to the output element (3) and having defined, deformable zones (5) that deform under the action of a force F, resulting in a deformation of the cover element (4), whereby the cover element (4) can be disassembled from or assembled to the drive element (2) or the output element (3).
Claims9
A camshaft adjuster comprising:
- a drive element, an output element, and a cover element, the drive element and the output element being situated so as to be capable of rotation relative to one another, and a joined connection of the cover element to the drive element or to the output element, one of the drive element, the output element, or the cover element to be joined has a defined, deformable zone configured such that upon a deformation of the deformable zone a contact surface positioned circumferentially apart from the deformable zone of the one of the drive element, the output element, or the cover element of the joined connection experiences an increase in a distance (d) from a mid-axis, causing the joined connection to be released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.