Patent ID: 8312851

Claim:
A switchable finger lever for a valve train of an internal combustion engine, the switchable finger lever comprising an inner lever with a U-shaped cross-section and further comprising, on one end, outer arms which are made separately from each other and are pivotable relative to the inner lever, the outer arms extending, while flanking outer walls of the inner lever, in a direction of an other end of the inner lever, the outer arms comprising on upper sides, running surfaces for high-lift cams, a support comprising integrally connected lateral guide tabs for at least one gas exchange valve extending on an underside of a crossbar of the inner lever in a vicinity of the one end, an insert comprising a contact surface for a head of a support element being installed on the other end between side walls of the inner lever, the insert further comprising a coupling slide for an optional connection of the outer arms to the inner lever, at least one resetting spring being clamped between the inner lever and the outer arms in a region of the other end, and at least one of the inner lever, alone, or the inner lever and the outer arms are made of thin-walled sheet metal.