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US 11,047,269 B2Granted
Valve train device
AssigneeDaimler AG
InventorsAlexander Von Gaisberg-Helfenberg, Markus Lengfeld, Jens Meintschel, Thomas Stolk
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Abstract
A valve train device, in particular for an internal combustion engine, includes a support element secured to a housing, at least one axially moveable cam unit associated with a valve, and at least one switch unit for axially moving at least one part of the cam unit having at least one displacement body which is provided to be introduced for axial movement at least functionally between the support element and the cam unit. The cam unit has at least three cam paths.
Claims4
A valve train device, comprising:
- a support element secured to a housing;
- an axially shiftable cam unit that is associated with a valve;
- a switch unit for axially shifting the cam unit, wherein the switch unit has a first displacement body and a second displacement body;
- wherein the cam unit has a first cam track, a second cam track, and a third cam track;
- wherein the first cam track and the second cam track are engageable with the valve when the switch unit is in a first switch position;
- wherein the first displacement body and the second displacement body are separable from the cam unit at a same time in a switch preparation for activating and/or deactivating the third cam track;
- and
- a shifting element, wherein the switch unit is axially adjustable with respect to the support element by the shifting element into a second switch position in which the third cam track is engageable with the valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.