US5622146A
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Finger lever for actuating gas exchange valves
Assignee: INA Waelzlager Schaeffler OHG
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Filing: 1994-05-19
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Granted: 1997-04-22
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Expires: 2014-05-19
Abstract
Abstract A finger lever (1) used together with a camshaft (10) for actuating gas exchange valves (6, 7) of an internal combustion engine, which finger lever for simultaneously actuating two gas exchange valves (6, 7) is configured as a forked finger lever (1) and is supported at one end on a support element (2, 2a) and bears at an opposite end against an end of a shaft of a gas exchange valve (6, 7) the support element (2, 2a) comprising a device for compensating valve clearance, characterized in that a clearance compensation element is arranged on at least one of the ends of the forked finger lever (1) facing the ends of shafts of the gas exchange valves (6, 7).
Inventors
- 👤 Walter Speil
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:58
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01L; F01L1/00; F01L1/12; F01L1/18; F01L1/185; F01L1/20; F01L1/22; F01L1/24; F01L1/2405; F01L1/26; F01L2305/00; F02; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/24; F02F1/42; F02F1/4214; F02F2001/244; F02F2001/247; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20882
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A finger lever (1) used together with a camshaft (10) for actuating gas exchange valves (6, 7) of an internal combustion engine, which finger lever for simultaneously actuating two gas exchange valves (6, 7), is configured as a forked finger lever (1) and is supported at one end on a support element (2, 2a) and bears at an opposite end against an end of a shaft of a gas exchange valve (6, 7), the support element (2, 2a) comprising a device for compensating valve clearance, characterized in that a clearance compensation element is arranged on at least one of the ends of the forked finger lever (1) facing the ends of shafts of the gas exchange valves (6, 7).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A finger lever (1) used together with a camshaft (10) for actuating gas exchange valves (6, 7) of an internal combustion engine, which finger lever for simultaneously actuating two gas exchange valves (6, 7), is configured as a forked finger lever (1) and is supported at one end on a support element (2, 2a) and bears at an opposite end against an end of a shaft of a gas exchange valve (6, 7), the support element (2, 2a) comprising a device for compensating valve clearance, characterized in that a clearance compensation element is arranged on at least one of the ends of the forked finger lever (1) facing the ends of shafts of the gas exchange valves (6, 7).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A finger lever of claim 1 wherein an insertion element (13) configured as a hydraulic clearance compensation element is inserted into one arm (5) of the forked finger lever (1) and has a compensation stroke which is limited to tolerance compensation of the two gas exchange valves (6, 7) to be simultaneously actuated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A finger lever of claim 1 wherein a mechanical clearance compensation device (21) is inserted into one arm (5) of the forked finger lever (1).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A finger lever of claim 1 wherein a lateral guide (14) of the forked finger lever (1) comprises a longitudinal groove (19) which is made in one arm (4) thereof and engages an end of a shaft of the gas exchange valve (6).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A finger lever of claim 1 wherein the arm (5) of the forked finger lever (1) comprises guiding flanges (20) between which the end of the shaft of the gas exchange valve (7) is guided.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
A finger lever of claim 1 wherein a cam-contacting region (8) of the forked finger lever (1) is formed by a roller (15) which is arranged in a recess of the forked finger lever (1) matched to an outer contour of the roller (15), and the roller is in force engagement with a cam of the camshaft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A finger lever of claim 2 wherein a pressure medium supply to the hydraulic clearance compensation element is effected by a flow of pressure medium from the support element (2) into a longitudinal bore (17) of the forked finger lever (1) leading to the insertion element (13).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A finger lever according to the generic part of claim 1 wherein the support element (2a) comprises a manually adjustable clearance compensation element.
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