Machine element or mechanism – Elements – Cams
Patent
1985-06-10
1987-01-27
Bennett, Henry
Machine element or mechanism
Elements
Cams
74 54, F16H 5300
Patent
active
046386831
ABSTRACT:
A camshaft having a plurality of cams disposed on a metal shaft in spaced-apart relation with each other in an axial direction of the shaft, comprising at least one ceramic cam portion which is made of a ceramic material, and which includes at least one of the cams. Each of the at least one ceramic cam portion has a pair of joining protrusions which extend from opposite ends thereof in the axial direction of the metal shaft. The camshaft further comprises metallic shaft portions having joining holes which engage the joining protrusions of the ceramic cam portion such that the ceramic cam portion is joined integrally to the metallic shaft portions.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2029930 (1936-02-01), Martin
patent: 2552724 (1951-05-01), Lang
patent: 3447395 (1969-06-01), Latour
Hori Yoshiaki
Ogasawara Takayuki
Ogawa Yutaka
Bennett Henry
NGK Insulators Ltd.
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