Patent ID: 8863714

Claim:
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 comprises: a first cam lobe; a second cam lobe axially spaced from the first cam lobe; a third cam lobe axially spaced from the first and second cam lobes; and a barrel cam defining a control groove, wherein the control groove includes a groove portion obliquely angled relative to the longitudinal axis; and an actuator including an actuator body and first and second pins movably coupled to the actuator body, each of the first and second pins being configured to move relative to the actuator body between a retracted position and an extended position; 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 first pin is in the extended position and at least partially disposed in the groove portion of 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 second pin is in the extended position and at least partially disposed in the groove portion of the control groove.