Patent ID: 7243626

Claim:
Camshaft adjuster for adjusting and fixing the phase position of a camshaft of an internal combustion engine in relation to a phase position of a crankshaft, comprising: a timing gear which is driven by the crankshaft, an output part which is secured on the camshaft, attached to the camshaft or to an extension of the camshaft and is driven by the timing gear via a hydraulic actuating drive, the actuating drive comprising at least one pair of hydraulic pressure chambers operating towards each other, and the pressure chambers being supplied with pressure medium via a pressure medium distributor and pressure medium lines, the pressure medium distributor and the camshaft adjuster together with a component secured on the cylinder head form a camshaft axial bearing the camshaft or the extension of the camshaft protrudes over the output part in an axial direction on a side of the camshaft adjuster which faces away from the cam.