CAMSHAFT TOOTHED WHEEL FOR A 3-, 4- OR 6-CYLINDER ENGINE WITH VARIABLE VALVE TIMING

A camshaft toothed wheel, forming a target for a camshaft rotation sensor, including a plurality of teeth distributed over its circumference. The toothed wheel including a first set of four teeth each spaced apart by 90°, and a second set of six teeth each spaced apart by 60°. The teeth of each set being distributed such that the wheel includes two portions of its circumference without an active edge of teeth over an angle of at least 35° and which are spaced apart by 180°. The teeth of the first set of teeth and of the second set of teeth being arranged such that no tooth is common to the first set of teeth and to the second set of teeth.