Drive train for distributor of a spark ignition internal combustion engine

摘要

A drive train for the distributor of a spark ignition internal combustion engine includes an engine camshaft having a hollow, a distributor shaft essentially parallel to the engine camshaft, and a coupling body disposed in the hollow of the engine camshaft. The coupling body is connected to the engine camshaft in such a manner that the coupling body will rotate along with the engine camshaft and can move relative to the engine camshaft in a radial direction. The coupling body is also connected to the distributor shaft in such a manner that the coupling body will rotate along with the distributor shaft and can move relative to the distributor shaft in a radial direction perpendicular to the direction of the radial movement of the coupling body relative to the engine camshaft. This connection of the distributor shaft to the engine camshaft causes them to rotate together and compensates for mis-alignment between the axes thereof.