IP Library Granted Patent US 8,967,105
Granted Patent B2
US 8,967,105 · App. 13/760,308 · Granted Mar 3, 2015

Central valve for a camshaft adjuster

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Patent No.
US 8,967,105
App. No.
13/760,308
Granted
Mar 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A central valve ( 1 ) of a camshaft adjuster ( 9 ) is provided having a deep drawn housing ( 2 ).

Claims (8)

1. A central valve comprising: a housing, a control piston arranged within the housing, the central valve has a feed connection (P), several work connections (A, B), and a tank connection (T), the control piston controls a flow of hydraulic medium from the feed connection (P) to the work connections (A, B), and the housing is formed as a screw with a screw head, a screw shaft, and a thread, and the housing is a deep-drawn housing, wherein the screw head of the housing has a contact surface for an installation tool, and a ring-shaped gap is provided between a radially inner surface of the contact surface of the screw head and a radially outer surface of the screw shaft.

2. The central valve according to claim 1 , wherein the housing has an inner peripheral surface of constant diameter for guiding the control piston.

3. The central valve according to claim 1 , wherein the thread of the housing is constructed as an outer thread and has, together with the screw shaft, a non-stepped outer lateral surface.

4. The central valve according to claim 1 , wherein the screw head of the housing has a collar with a flange surface that can be supported on a camshaft adjuster.

5. The central valve according to claim 1 , wherein the screw head of the housing is supported with an end surface of walls that form the screw head on a camshaft adjuster.

6. The central valve according to claim 1 , wherein the housing has a one-piece stop that is provided for contact with a component arranged within the housing.

7. The central valve according to claim 4 , wherein the screw head of the housing has a contact surface for an installation tool that is formed as an inner surface.

8. Central valve according to claim 1 , wherein the screw shaft has an outer diameter that is adapted to an inner diameter of a camshaft adjuster that can be connected to a camshaft.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037732 FRAME 0347. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE APP. NO. 14/553248 SHOULD BE APP. NO. 14/553258. Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 040404/0530 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG; SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGS 5 GMBH
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0228 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0347 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2013
From: HOPPE, JENS; KOHLER, DAVID
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 029764/0361 →