Tappet

The invention concerns a tappet especially for transferring a cam or eccentric generated oscillating movement onto a sliding part such as a gas exchange valve or a pump piston, which has a circular-shaped section, which includes an outer casing for guiding in form and a base on the top, the outer side of which provides the contact area for the cam. A dome-shaped socket with a contact surface for the sliding part extends from the inner side of the base. A tappet () for the transfer of a lifting motion to a sliding part is provided having two parts, including a circular shaped section () with a base () connected to it as one piece and a separate dome-shaped socket () connected to the base () made of thin-walled material with a contact surface () for the sliding part. The tappet (), whose socket () extends over a considerable length of the circular shaped section (), can be economically manufactured.