Patent ID: 6182361
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B23K,B23P,F01L,F16D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for making a lightweight composite camshaft, comprising the following steps:providing at least one lightweight cam element having a lobed outer wall and a hub with a cylindrical bore, at least a portion of said hub not being radially occluded by said outer wall;providing at least one lightweight journal element having a cylindrical outer wall and a hub with a cylindrical bore, at least a portion of said hub not being radially occluded by said outer wall;providing a cylindrical shaft member having an outside diameter sized to form a snug sliding fit in the hubs of said cam element and said journal element;positioning said cam and journal elements on said shaft in required axial and radial orientations; andapplying, to the hub of each element and that portion of the shaft which is in registry with said hub, means for establishing a permanent interlock to fix each said element in its required axial and radial orientation on said shaft.