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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 29, 2018
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Sumukha Nagaraj, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
David Chandler, Windsor, CA;
Béla Hofer, Royal Oak, MI (US);
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A switchable lever is provided that includes an outer lever, an inner lever pivotably mounted to the outer lever, and a coupling assembly that is capable of selectively locking the inner lever to the outer lever. The coupling assembly includes a coupling pin that has a first end that is configured to be received by an actuator. The coupling pin can be configured with at least one slot, which can be received by the actuator. The coupling pin is moveable from a first, locked position to a second, unlocked position, by an actuator and can be configured to be received by the actuator continuously throughout a valve lift event. The coupling pin can be configured with at least one protrusion that is arranged to be received by an actuator, or the actuator can be configured with at least one protrusion to receive the coupling pin.