Patent number: 8584634

Phaser built into a camshaft or concentric camshafts

Original Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.

Field of technology: Vehicles, Engines and Transportation

Patent granted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013

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Abstract

A camshaft assembly for an internal combustion engine comprising: a hollow outer shaft 2, an inner shaft 4, cam lobes 6, 8, a phaser 42, 32, and a remote control valve 16. The inner shaft 4 is received within the hollow outer shaft 2. The phaser 42, 32 is mounted to the inner and outer shafts 4, 2. The remote control valve 16 controls the flow of fluid to and from the phaser 42, 32 through a plurality of passages 22, 24, 26, 28 and the inner shaft 4.