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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2000
Walter Speil, Ingolstadt, DE;
INA Walzlager Schaeffler oHG, , DE;
Abstract
In a housing (,) for a switchable device for adjusting or compensating valve lash in an internal combustion engine, said housing being made as a one-piece component and comprising a sleeve-shaped inner guide (,) having a bore (,) for receiving an inner element which is contacted by a first, separate cam, said housing also comprising a cylindrical bottom portion (,) for making contact with at least one second, separate cam, and a circular cylindrical jacket (,) coaxially surrounding the inner guide (,), said inner guide comprising openings (,) for receiving locking pins which extend at right angles to the housing axis (,), according to the invention, the housing (,) is configured as a thin, drawn sheet metal part whose jacket (,) likewise comprises openings (,) which are aligned to the openings (,) of the inner guide (,). In this way, a light-weight housing is created which by joining with separate connection pieces forms a simple-to-manufacture base body for the device.