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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Debora Manther, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jeffrey Shewell, Clawson, MI (US);
Jeff Villemure, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Debora Manther, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jeffrey Shewell, Clawson, MI (US);
Jeff Villemure, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
The invention proposes a switchable finger lever () comprising an inner lever () comprising on one end (), a support () for a gas exchange valve and on another end (), a contact surface () for a head of a support element, said inner lever () comprising on the one end (), pivotable outer arms () made separately from each other, which outer arms () comprise on their upper sides (), contacting surfaces () for high lift cams, a coupling device () comprising a coupling slide () for simultaneously connecting the outer arms () to the inner lever () being seated in a section of the another end () in the inner lever (), which coupling slide () is seated in an oblong hole () extending transversely through the inner lever () as also in longitudinal direction of the finger lever (), the coupling slide () comprises two end portions () which protrude beyond the outer walls (),and for effecting coupling, the coupling slide () can be displaced with the two end portions () partially under entraining surfaces () of the outer arms (), whereas for effecting uncoupling, the coupling slide () can be displaced out of the entraining surfaces (), and at least one restoring spring () extends in the region of the another end () between the inner lever () and the outer arms ().