Patent ID: 9464545
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: F01L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A camshaft assembly, comprising: a base shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, the base shaft being configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis; a lobe pack mounted on the base shaft, wherein the lobe pack defines a control groove and includes a plurality of cam lobes axially spaced from one another, wherein the lobe pack includes a barrel cam, and the control groove defines a single path around a circumference of the barrel cam; an actuator including an actuator body and first and second pins each movably coupled to the actuator body between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the first and second pins are configured to ride along the single path defined by the control groove; wherein the lobe pack is configured to move axially relative to the base shaft between a first position and a second position when the base shaft rotates about the longitudinal axis and the second pin is in the extended position and at least partially disposed in the control groove, and the second pin rides along the single path defined by the control groove; and wherein the lobe pack is configured to move axially between the second position and a third position when the base shaft rotates about the longitudinal axis and the first pin is in the extended position and at least partially disposed in the control groove, and the first pin rides along the single path defined by the control groove.