Valve rotating device

A valve rotating device, comprising:

• an annular base body including a plurality of pockets arrayed circumferentially each pocket formed as an inclined raceway;
• a plurality of balls respectively arranged in the plurality of pockets such that each ball is urged toward a first end of a corresponding pocket of the plurality of pockets via a tangential spring;
• an annular cover body configured to be displaced axially and rotationally relative to the base body, the cover body including an annular first support element and an annular second support element that are axially spaced apart from one another, the first and second support elements fixed to one another via a connection;
• and
• an annular axial spring element disposed between the first and second support elements, the axial spring element including a first end supported on an annular stop surface of the base body, and a second end supported on a first axial surface of the first support element,
• wherein a first axial surface of the second support element facing away from the axial spring element rests against the plurality of balls such that the plurality of balls and the axial spring element axially overlap;
• and
• wherein the connection includes a recess through which the axial spring element is laterally inserted.