Patent ID: 7134410

Claim:
A connection of a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine to an actuator capable of moving the gas exchange valve in an opening and a closing direction, the connector comprising: a shaft ( 11 ) formed as a part of one of either the gas exchange valve ( 1 ) or the actuator, a coupling piece ( 13 ) formed as a part of the other of either the gas exchange valve ( 1 ) or the actuator, at least one circumferential groove ( 25 ) on the shaft ( 11 ), the coupling piece ( 13 ) having a bore ( 15 ) whose diameter when assembled corresponds to the diameter of the shaft ( 11 ), the bore ( 15 ) having at least one circumferential bead ( 17 ), which can be connected in a positively engaging manner to the at least one circumferential groove ( 25 ), and the coupling piece ( 13 ) having at least one slit ( 21 ) in the longitudinal direction of the coupling piece ( 13 ) in the vicinity of the bead ( 17 ).