| 20120031361 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Disclosed herein is an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, a crankcase, a cylinder head and a cylinder-head cover, the cylinder head being formed from a cylinder-head lower part and a camshaft housing which is positioned between the cylinder-head cover and the cylinder-head lower part, and at least one camshaft and one sliding cam which can be displaced axially on the camshaft and has a slotted-guide section being provided for actuating gas exchange valves of the internal combustion engine, an actuator with an actuable pin being provided for bringing about an axial displacement of the sliding cam. The camshaft and the sliding cam are positioned in the camshaft housing. The camshaft, which is mounted rotatably for valve actuation, is arranged with the axially displaceable sliding cam in the camshaft housing in such a way that they can be attached to the cylinder-head lower part as one preassembled unit. | 02-09-2012 |
