Patent ID: 7185617

Claim:
A valve actuating device for an internal combustion engine, comprising a magnetic blade controlling the position of the valve and cooperating for this purpose with at least one magnetic circuit comprising at least one magnet for attracting the blade alternately toward a first end position, in which the valve is in the closed position, and a second end position, in which the valve is in the open position; at least one coil and elastic means for controlling the displacement of the blade between the first and second end positions wherein: the magnetic circuit comprises two non-coplanar parts arranged in parallel to one another, each of which being approximately C-shaped, a first coil surrounds a main branch of the first part, a second coil surrounds a main branch of the second part, the at least one magnet connects the lateral faces opposite the two parts, and the two parts are arranged such that corresponding ends of the open branches are approximately coplanar, the magnetic blade being arranged between the corresponding ends.