Patent ID: 6435148
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: F01L

Abstract:
A switchable support element (1) for a finger lever of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said support element (1) being installed in a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and comprising an outer housing (3), an inner element (6), a slide (12) and a housing (2) for the slide (12), said outer housing (3) being installed in a reception (4) of the cylinder head (5) and receiving the inner element (6) for axial displacement, a bore (8) provided in the inner element (6) and a bore (9) provided in the outer housing (3) being aligned to each other in a relative axial position, the slide (12) being at least partially displaceable out of the housing (2) into said bores (8, 9) for coupling the inner element (6) to the outer housing (3), and the housing (2) being seated in the cylinder head (5) with an inner end (10) adjacent the bore (9) of the outer housing (3), characterized in that the inner end (10) of the housing (2) comprises an annular extension (11) that is installed in the bore (9) of the outer housing (3), or that the inner end (10) of the housing (2) is connected to the outer housing (3) by a flange (25), and the slide (12) is adapted to be operated electromagnetically while being configured as an actuator rod with an armature plate (14, 18) (FIGS. 1, 2, 6).