Patent ID: 7367298

Claim:
A variable valve gear for an internal combustion engines having a cylinder head, comprising; at least one camshaft disposed in the cylinder head; a pivot lever disposed in the cylinder head, the lever contacting a valve that closes by means of spring force; a supporting body disposed on the cylinder head, said supporting body having a controlling cam segment for valve stroke adjustment; an intermediate element guided between the supporting body and the pivot lever and engaging first a supporting surface disposed on the supporting body, by way of a supporting cam segment disposed on the intermediate element, second a controlling cam segment of the supporting body, and third the pivot lever, by way of an outer contour surface of the intermediate element, said intermediate element being displaceable by way of a cam of the camshaft, the cam contacting the intermediate element via a pivoting oscillating crank and a lever disposed between the intermediate element and the oscillating crank, in an articulated manner.