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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2004
Markus Proschko, Baudenbach, DE;
Peter Spitzer, Emskirchen, DE;
Gerhard Eichner, Bergtheim, DE;
INA-Schaeffler KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
The invention concerns a finger lever () of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said finger lever comprising two side walls () connected through a transverse portion (). The finger lever () further comprises on one end () of an underside () of the transverse portion (), a complementary cavity () for a head of a support element and additionally comprises on this one end (), a reception () for a coupling element () for optionally coupling the finger lever () to a further lever () for achieving different cam lifts. According to the invention, the two portions () are made in the form of a single assembled unit as a separate component. This is advantageous from the manufacturing point of view particularly if the levers () are made of sheet metal.