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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2011
Jürgen Weber, Erlangen, DE;
Rainer Ottersbach, Aurachtal, DE;
Jürgen Weber, Erlangen, DE;
Rainer Ottersbach, Aurachtal, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A device () for variably adjusting the control times of gas exchange valves () of an internal combustion engine (), including a drive element () that can be brought into driven connection with a crankshaft () of the internal combustion engine (), an output element () which can be brought into driving connection with a camshaft () of the internal combustion engine () and which is arranged in a pivotable manner with respect to the drive element (), and at least one lateral cover () which lies on an axial lateral surface of the output element () or of the drive element (), which is connected to the drive element () or to the output element () in a rotationally fixed manner and which has a disk-shaped portion (). The disk-shaped portion () has a sliding guide depression () which is open to the drive or output element (), said sliding guide depression being equipped with a stop element (), and the sliding guide depression () and the stop element () form a sliding guide into which a locking element () can engage.