Patent ID: 6669567
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: F01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for a hydraulic adjustment of an angular position of a shaft relative to a drive pinion, said device comprising a plate fixed to the shaft to cooperate with the drive pinion for adjusting the angular positionwherein at least one ring-segment shaped section is arranged in the plate, a dividing means is arranged on the drive pinion for dividing the shaped section into two separate chambers sealed relative to each other, a means is provided for a selective hydraulic pressurization of the chambers for adjusting the angular position of the drive pinion relative to the shaft the drive pinion comprises two spaced walls that are connected to each other, and the plate is arranged between these walls, the shaped section is configured as a slot and the dividing means is in contact with the walls while extending through the slot, the dividing means is cylindrical in shape and comprises a sealing means on an outer peripheral surface.