Patent ID: 7958869

Claim:
An engine configuration, comprising: an internal combustion engine operating in accordance with an auto-ignition principle; said internal combustion engine having at least one working cylinder, at least two inlet valves per working cylinder and at least two outlet valves per working cylinder; said internal combustion engine having a first camshaft and a second camshaft, said first camshaft and said second camshaft each actuating at least a respective one of said at least two inlet valves per working cylinder and said first camshaft and said second camshaft each actuating at least a respective one of said at least two outlet valves per working cylinder; said internal combustion engine having an adjuster disposed at said second camshaft, said adjuster adjusting valve control times of said inlet and outlet valves actuated by said second camshaft selectively in an early direction and a late direction in relation to valve control times of said first camshaft; and said second camshaft being configured such that, at an adjustment angle of 0° CA, said respective one of said at least two outlet valves per working cylinder assigned to said second camshaft closes earlier than said respective one of said at least two outlet valves per working cylinder assigned to said first camshaft.