Patent ID: 7353811

Claim:
An exhaust gas recirculation device for an internal combustion engine ( 1 ), in particular in a motor vehicle having at least one recirculation line ( 7 ), having a fresh gas line section ( 8 ) in which a Venturi nozzle ( 10 ) is designed in an inlet area ( 9 ), the Venturi nozzle ( 10 ) having at least one adjustable wall section ( 21 ) which is adjustable with regard to its distance with respect to an opposite wall section ( 22 ), and having a cut-off valve ( 32 ) with a valve seat ( 35 ) for blocking and opening the at least one recirculation line ( 7 ), whereby the at least one recirculation line ( 7 ) opens into the fresh gas line section ( 8 ) through a mouth opening ( 33 ) disposed in a low pressure range ( 11 ) of the Venturi nozzle ( 10 ), wherein the Venturi nozzle ( 10 ) has a variable flow cross section and wherein the mouth opening ( 33 ) of the recirculation line ( 7 ) and the valve seat ( 35 ) of the cut-off valve ( 32 ) are arranged in the wall section ( 22 ) opposing the adjustable wall section ( 21 ) of the Venturi nozzle ( 10 ).