Exhaust valve drive for a motor vehicle as well as the use of such an exhaust gas damper actuator

Exhaust valve actuator for a motor vehicle, having a drive housing (14) and arranged one in the drive housing (14) drive motor (32) for an exhaust flap (8) of the motor vehicle, wherein the drive motor (32) having an output shaft (44) (for actuating the exhaust flap 8) is operatively connected, characterized in that the output shaft (44) in at least two different directions (relative to the drive housing 14) with the exhaust flap (8) is operatively connected to the output shaft (44) on one side having a form-locking means coupling rotationally fixed to the exhaust valve shaft (10) can be connected and on the other hand for the production of an operative connection with a cable (52), a drive pulley (54) rotationally fixed to the output shaft (44) is locatable, the housing (14) has at least two receptacles (56, 62, 64) for guiding having the cable line (52).