Switchable cam follower

US6247433A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• INA Wälzlager Schaeffler oHG · DE

Inventors

• Christof Faria · Erlangen, DE
• Oliver Schnell · Weisendorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2000
• Grant date: Jun 19, 2001
• Expiry date: Mar 31, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F01L2307/00
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A switchable cam follower (1) of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, a stop means (19) extending between the axially relatively displaceable components, housing (2) and inner element (6), of the cam follower (1), a first component of the stop means (19) being a locking element (15) fixed in a reception (12) of the inner element (6), the locking element (15) extends radially outwardly into a slot (18) which is a further component of the stop means (19) and slot (18) has an upper end (20) which defines an upper end stop whereby the locking element (15) extends over a substantial part of half a length of the reception (12) in the inner element (6) and, at the same time, penetrates to the largest possible extent through the housing (2) in the region of the slot (18) which guarantees an excellent fixing of the locking element (15) in the housing (2) which is maintained through the entire life of the cam follower (1), and is further assured that component loading resulting from abutment is only slight.