Patent ID: 8434441

Claim:
A connection device for a pivotable and captive connection of a control lever ( 1 ) and an associated support element ( 6 ) of a valve controller of an internal combustion engine comprising a supporting section ( 3 ); a calotte shaped recess ( 5 ) disposed in the supporting section ( 3 ); a support element ( 6 ) being located in the calotte shaped recess ( 5 ); a spherical end ( 7 ) of the support element ( 6 ) being located in said recess ( 5 ); an undercut ( 8 ) is provided below the spherical end ( 7 ) of the support element ( 6 ); a spherical top side ( 4 ) disposed in the supporting section ( 3 ) above the calotte-shaped recess ( 5 ), wherein the spherical top side ( 4 ), and the supporting section ( 3 ) form a control lever ( 1 ); an upper leg ( 10 ); a lower leg ( 11 ); a connecting section ( 12 ) connecting the upper leg ( 10 ) to the lower leg ( 11 ); an upper geometrically closed opening ( 13 ) is furnished in the upper leg ( 10 ) to receive the spherical upper side ( 4 ) of the supporting section ( 3 ) of the control lever ( 1 ); a lower geometrically closed opening ( 14 ) is furnished in the lower leg ( 11 ) to receive the undercut ( 8 ) of the support element ( 6 ); wherein the upper opening ( 13 ) in the upper leg ( 10 ) is essentially round and wherein the lower opening ( 14 ) in the lower leg ( 11 ), is associated with the support element ( 6 ), and is essentially slot-shaped, wherein the lower opening ( 14 ) in the lower leg ( 11 ) exhibits a stadium-like geometry, with two parallel opening sections being connected via semi-circular opening sections, and wherein the upper leg ( 10 ), the lower leg ( 11 ), the connection section ( 12 ) form a retaining element ( 9 ), wherein the retaining element ( 9 ) exhibits a U-shaped cross-sectional geometrical form, and wherein the retaining element ( 9 ) connects the control lever ( 1 ) and the support element ( 6 ).