Patent ID: 6279525
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: F01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A finger lever for a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said finger lever being made by shaping without chip removal and comprising two side walls (5, 6) which are connected to each other in a first end region (1) by a first bottom wall (4) to form an upwardly open U-shape, the first bottom wall (4) comprising a downwardly facing semi-spherical recess (7) for receiving a support element, said side walls (5, 6) being connected to each other in a second end region (2) by a second bottom wall (11) to form an upwardly open U-shape, said second bottom wall (11) comprising a contact surface for a valve stem of a gas exchange valve (12), and the contact surface comprising lateral guides spaced apart from each other characterized in that, in the region of the contact surface of the valve stem (12) and/or in the region of the semi-spherical recess (7), the side walls (5, 6) comprise partially punched-out sections (14) that are bent through nearly 180.degree. toward the valve stem (12) and/or toward the support element respectively, so that retaining tabs (13) are formed for the lateral guidance of the finger lever on the valve stem (12) and/or on the support element.