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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2014
Daimler Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Matthias Lahr, Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE;
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
An engine compression brake device is disclosed. The brake device has at least one camshaft which has at least one cam group with at least one firing cam and at least one brake cam, and has at least one cam follower which is functionally assigned to the firing cam and which is provided for actuating at least one gas exchange valve in a firing mode, and has a cam follower which is functionally assigned to the brake cam and which is provided for actuating at least one gas exchange valve in a braking mode. The brake device further has a switchover device which is provided for the switchover between the firing mode and the braking mode, where the switchover device is provided for converting a torque of the camshaft into a force for the switchover between the firing mode and the braking mode.