| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assembly capable of adapting to misalignment between inner and outer camshafts of a concentric camshaft and a cam phaser.SOLUTION: There is provided a variable cam timing assembly 10 for transmitting rotational torque between a driving rotary member 15b and a driven rotary member 15a. A flexible coupling 14 includes an axis of rotation coinciding with a common rotational axis of the driving rotary member and the driven rotary member, and an outer peripheral edge 14a extending at least partially around or completely surrounding the common rotational axis. The flexible coupling includes a flexible body 14b having a plurality of apertures 14c, 14d formed therein at angularly spaced positions relative to one another for connection through the apertures with respect to the driving and the driven rotary members. The flexible body permits adjustment for perpendicularity and axial misalignment, while maintaining a torsionally stiff coupling between the driving and driven rotary members.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |
