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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marcus Abele, Marxzell-Burbach, DE;
Thomas Glas, Remshalden, DE;
Martin Lechner, Stuttgart, DE;
Christoph Steinmetz, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Assignee:
Mahle Ventiltrieb GmbH, Suttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 9/04 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and to a device for opening and closing a valve of an internal combustion engine. The aim of the invention is to reduce the energy required for opening and closing a valve of an internal combustion engine, especially one that is provided with an electromagnetic valve control. To this end, the kinetic energy of the valve is transferred to a mass and temporarily stored in a mass.