Patent ID: 7578269

Claim:
An adjusting apparatus ( 12 ) for adjusting the position of a device subject to a fluctuating force, particularly in an internal combustion engine ( 1 ), comprising: an engine block ( 11 ) with cylinders arranged in the engine block ( 11 ), and a crankshaft ( 6 ) with a crankshaft, and pistons ( 3 ) movably disposed in the cylinders ( 1 ), said adjusting apparatus ( 12 ) including for each cylinder ( 10 ) the following elements: a pickup ( 15 ) connected to an adjustment element for a position adjustment thereof and being seated on an inclined surface with a variable force so that the pick-up is self-locking, that is, the adjustment element is moveable only when the engagement force of the pickup ( 15 ) drops below a certain value, the adjustment element being movably supported on an adjusting shaft ( 9 ) and being spring-biased in one direction of movement.