Internal combustion engine, includes channel to introduce hydraulic fluid into the groove formed along the periphery of the follower, the channel linked with a switching element at another peripheral portion of the follower

摘要

A main lubricating gallery (24) introduces hydraulic fluid into a valve clearance compensating element arranged in a cam follower (20), while a channel (25) introduces hydraulic fluid into the groove (26) formed along the periphery of the follower, the channel linked with a switching element at another peripheral portion of the follower.