Abstract: What is proposed is a lever-type cam follower (1) made of sheet metal, typically for a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said cam follower (1) comprising two parallel side walls (3a, 3b) connected by a crossbeam (2), an underside (4) of the crossbeam (2) having a support (6) for at least one gas exchange valve on one end (5), said support (6) being limited by guide walls (7a, 7b) extending parallel to the side walls (3a, 3b), wherein the one end (5) of the cam follower (1) is narrower than the rest of the length of the cam follower (1), and at least in the region of said one end (5), the side walls (3a, 3b) have a smaller mean wall thickness (DSM) than over the rest of said length, which wall thickness (DSM) increases at least in said region continuously from ends (8a, 8b) of the side walls (3a, 3b) in the direction of the crossbeam (2), and the thickness (DF) of the guide walls (7a 7b) is smaller than the mean wall thickness (DSM) in the region of the narrow one end (5).

Abstract: What is proposed is a lever-type cam follower (1) made of sheet metal, typically for a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said cam follower (1) comprising two parallel side walls (3a, 3b) connected by a crossbeam (2), an underside (4) of the crossbeam (2) having a support (6) for at least one gas exchange valve on one end (5), said support (6) being limited by guide walls (7a, 7b) extending parallel to the side walls (3a, 3b), wherein the one end (5) of the cam follower (1) is narrower than the rest of the length of the cam follower (1), and at least in the region of said one end (5), the side walls (3a, 3b) have a smaller mean wall thickness (DSM) than over the rest of said length, which wall thickness (DSM) increases at least in said region continuously from ends (8a, 8b) of the side walls (3a, 3b) in the direction of the crossbeam (2), and the thickness (DF) of the guide walls (7a 7b) is smaller than the mean wall thickness (DSM) in the region of the narrow one end (5).

Abstract: A method for making a support (6) for a valve stem in a lever-type cam follower made of sheet metal is proposed. According to the invention, this support (6) with its guide walls (7, 8) is made by cold forging.

Abstract: A method for making a support (6) for a valve stem in a lever-type cam follower made of sheet metal is proposed. According to the invention, this support (6) with its guide walls (7, 8) is made by cold forging.

Abstract: A cup-shaped tappet (1) for actuating a gas exchange valve (17) of an internal combustion engine, comprising a cylindrical jacket (6) closed at one end by a bottom (7) and guided in a bore (2) of a cylinder head (3), the valve tappet (1) being actuated by a cam (4) of a camshaft (5) acting on the bottom (7) of the tappet (1) characterized in that the bottom (7) and the jacket (6) are steel components having respective wall thicknesses (A),(B) dimensioned so that a product (P.sub.1) of the wall thicknesses, (A).times.(B) expressed in millimeters is <2.3, the wall thickness (A) of the bottom (7) being 1.7 to 2.4 mm and the wall thickness (B) of the jacket (6) being 0.7 to 1.0 mm.

Abstract: A mechanical valve tappet for timing the valves of an internal combustion engine comprising a cup-shaped housing (1), consisting of a hollow cylindrical wall (2) closed at one end by a bottom (3) which is exteriorly contacted by a control cam (6), while on the inner surface of the bottom (3), there is arranged an elevation (4) which cooperates with the end of a valve stem of a gas exchange valve (5) and while the other dimensions of the valve tappet remain unchanged, the elevation is made in each case with a different axial extent whereby the valve clearance can be adjusted without the adjusting elements hitherto required by the prior art by inserting the entire cup-shaped housing (1) having the appropriate elevation (4) into the cylinder head.

Abstract: A tappet (1) for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine, which tappet (1) is guided for axial displacement in a reception bore of a cylinder head by a skirt (3) and is closed by a bottom (4) at a cam-proximate end, the skirt (3) comprising a first bush-like section (6) and a second bush-like section (7) of approximately equal diameter separated from each other preferably in a region of a central transverse plane, the first section (6) being connected to the bottom (4), while the second section (7) proceeds longitudinally from the first section (6), characterized in that the hardened first bush-like section (6) is connected to the unhardened second bush-like section (7) by interlocking and a method and apparatus for its preparation.