Patent ID: 7165519

Claim:
A method of controlling an inlet valve of an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder with at least a first inlet valve and a second inlet valve, said first inlet valve having an adjustable closing time ( 20 , 26 , 30 , 38 , 34 ) said method comprising the steps of adjusting the closing time ( 20 , 26 ) of the first inlet valve to be before the closing time ( 22 ) of the second inlet valve at a first engine speed and the closing time ( 30 , 38 , 34 ) of the first inlet valve to be after the closure time ( 22 ) of the second inlet valve at a second engine speed, which is higher than the first engine speed, and, during a third engine speed which lies between the first and second engine speeds, controlling the first inlet valve as a function of a torque demand.