Patent 7827952 was granted and assigned to Hyundai Motor Company on November, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A variable tappet includes a tappet body; a variable portion in the tappet body, configured to open and close a valve; and a control portion to maintain the variable portion in either a first state, at which it can open and close the valve, and a second state, at which it cannot open and close the valve.