Patent ID: 7963260
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: F01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for actuating an engine valve, comprising: a camshaft having at least one first cam and at least one second cam, a cam lobe of the second cam having a higher elevation than a cam lobe of the first cam, a valve lever configured to be supported on an engine-mounted component and on the engine valve, a first follower component configured to follow the first cam, a second follower component configured to follow the second cam, an eccentric device pivotably borne on or in the valve lever, the second follower component being mounted on the eccentric device, and a latching device configured to selectively lock the pivotability of the eccentric device relative to the valve lever, wherein the valve lever and the eccentric device are configured such that, when the pivotability of the eccentric device relative to the valve lever is locked by the latching device, the second follower component translates the contour of the second cam into a corresponding actuation of the engine valve, and when the eccentric device is freely pivotable relative to the valve lever, the first follower component translates the contour of the first cam into a corresponding actuation of the engine valve.