| 摘要 |
A switchable cam follower ( 1 ) or a switchable support element of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said cam follower or support element comprising an outer part ( 2 ) which is assembled together with an inner part ( 4 ) that is displaceable relative thereto in a direction of cam lift, said inner part ( 4 ) comprising, at a parting gap ( 5 ) to the outer part ( 2 ), two spaced apart or opposing openings ( 6, 7 ) for coupling means, each of said openings ( 6, 7 ) being aligned, at one cam position, to a further opening ( 10, 11 ) for coupling means in the outer part ( 2 ), the coupling means being configured and arranged so that, in a coupled state, each coupling means extends beyond the parting gap ( 5 ) on one coupling side ( 12, 13 ) while simultaneously extending in the opening ( 10, 6 ) of the outer and the inner part ( 2, 4 ) which in an uncoupled position of the coupling means ( 14, 15 ), an axial idle stroke of the coupling means ( 15 ) on the one coupling side ( 12 ) till coupling is achieved is large and the axial idle stroke of the coupling means ( 14 ) on the further coupling side ( 13 ) till coupling is achieved is small. In this way, a switchable cam follower ( 1 ) or a switchable support element is crated in which the manufacturing costs, the complexity and also the risk of faulty couplings are drastically reduced.
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