Intermediate lever

The invention relates to an intermediate lever (1) for a variable stroke valve train of an internal combustion engine, having two upright lateral plates (2) spaced apart from one another which a) at a first end face (3) on the one hand have a support surface (4) for a slotted guide track and on the other hand a run-on surface (5) for a cam disc, which b) in a longitudinal middle section (6) have a counter-running surface (7) for a lifting cam and which c) at a further end face (8) are connected via a one-piece integrally formed crossbar (9), the outer face (10) of which serves for variable transmission of a stroke of the lifting cam to a tap of a follower member, wherein an end face (11) of the crossbar (9) lying in the pivoting direction of the intermediate lever (1) is provided as abutment for one end of a cam restoring spring acting on the intermediate lever (1), wherein two lugs (12); for lateral guidance of the cam restoring spring protrude from said end face (11), which lugs (12) are part of a shackle-like component (13) joined separately to the intermediate lever (1), wherein the component (13) does not pass over the one end face (11) in order to provide a direct attachment of the cam restoring spring at the material of the intermediate lever (1).