An adjusting
system for camshafts of an
internal combustion engine with an emergency running function, comprising a superposition gearing (1, 2, 3, 4) having a drive input element (2) which is driven by a
crankshaft of the
internal combustion engine, having a drive output element (1) which drives a
camshaft (21) of the
internal combustion engine and having an actuating element (4) by means of which a relative rotation between the drive input element (2) and the drive output element (1) can be realized by means of a device (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) for imparting a braking torque, which is variable fornormal operation, to the actuating element (4), wherein in the event of failure of the device (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and / or of the control thereof, an emergency running position of the
camshaft (21) can be attained and held by braking or arresting the actuating element (4). According to the invention, said adjusting
system is characterized in that a lining carrier (8) of the device (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) is arranged in an axially movable and rotationally fixed manner on a shaft (5) which bears the actuating element (4), in that the braking torque for normal operation can be varied by means of an
electromagnet (11) which acts on the lining carrier (8) counter to the force of a spring (10) and in contactless fashion, which is stationary and which can be acted on with variable
voltage, and in that, inthe event of failure of the
voltage applied to the
electromagnet (11) and / or of the control thereof, the lining carrier (8) can be pressed against a stationary counterpart friction surface (7, 24) bythe force of the spring (10), and the emergency running position can thereby be set.