IP Library Granted Patent US 8,627,735
Granted Patent B2
US 8,627,735 · App. 13/331,714 · Granted Jan 14, 2014

Transmission shift device

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Patent No.
US 8,627,735
App. No.
13/331,714
Granted
Jan 14, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmission shift device is provided that includes, but is not limited to a shifting shaft, which is mounted so it is axially immovable and rotatable in a transmission shift housing and is mechanically connected to a shift lever. Furthermore, the transmission shift device includes, but is not limited to a selector lever, which is mounted so it is axially displaceable on the shifting shaft and is mechanically connected to a selector lever. The selector lever is held in a spring-elastic manner in a middle axial selection position on the shifting shaft by at least one spring element.

Claims (38)

1. A transmission shift device, comprising:

a transmission shift housing;

a shift lever;

a shifting fork;

a shifting shaft mounted for axial immovability and rotatable in the transmission shift housing and mechanically connected to the shift lever;

a selector sleeve mounted for axial displaceability on the shifting shaft and is mechanically connected to a selector lever, the selector sleeve comprising a plurality of shifting fingers configured to engage with the shifting fork; and

a spring element configured to hold the selector sleeve in a spring-elastic manner in a middle axial selection position on the shifting shaft.

2. The transmission shift device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first coil spring and a second coil spring configured as spring elements that enclose the shifting shaft diametrically opposite to one another and arranged on the shifting shaft.

3. The transmission shift device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first coil spring is supported at a first end on a first outer ring and the second coil spring is supported at a second end on a second outer ring, and

wherein the first outer ring and the second outer ring are fixed for axial immovability on the shifting shaft.

4. The transmission shift device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the selector sleeve comprises a first inner ring protruding radially inward on which a second end of the first coil spring is supported and holds the selector sleeve mounted in the spring-elastic manner in the middle axial selection position.

5. The transmission shift device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the selector sleeve comprises a first inner ring protruding radially inward on a second end of the second coil spring is supported and holds the selector sleeve mounted in the spring-elastic manner in the middle axial selection position.

6. The transmission shift device according to claim 1 , wherein the shifting shaft comprises a tappet that is axially displaceable relative to the selector sleeve and carries along the selector sleeve during a rotation of the shifting shaft.

7. The transmission shift device according to claim 1 , further comprising two needle bearings configured for an axially displaceable mounting of the selector sleeve that are arranged between the selector sleeve and the shifting shaft.

8. A shift transmission, comprising:

gear gearwheel pairs; and

a transmission shift device, comprising:

a transmission shift housing;

a shift lever;

a shifting fork;

a shifting shaft mounted for axial immovability and rotatable in the transmission shift housing and mechanically connected to the shift lever;

a selector sleeve mounted for axial displaceability on the shifting shaft and is mechanically connected to a selector lever, the selector sleeve comprising a plurality of shifting fingers configured to engage with the shifting fork; and

a spring element configured to hold the selector sleeve in a spring-elastic manner in a middle axial selection position on the shifting shaft,

wherein the plurality of shifting fingers are configured to access the shifting fork that brings the gear gearwheel pairs of the shift transmission into engagement upon a pivot of the shifting shaft.

9. The shift transmission according to claim 8 ,

wherein the shift transmission is a six-gear transmission, and

wherein the selector sleeve has two shifting fingers.

10. The shift transmission according to claim 8 , wherein the middle axial selection position of the selector sleeve is assigned to middle gear gearwheel pairs.

11. The shift transmission according to claim 8 ,

wherein the selector sleeve is axially displaceable under spring-elastic compression of a first coil spring from a middle selection position into a first selection position on the shifting shaft,

wherein the first selection position is assigned to first gear gearwheel pairs.

12. The shift transmission according to claim 11 ,

wherein the selector sleeve is axially displaceable under spring-elastic compression of a second coil spring from the middle selection position into a third selection position on the shifting shaft,

wherein the third selection position is assigned to third gear gearwheel pairs.

13. The shift transmission according to claim 8 , wherein the selector lever that is configured to select the gear gearwheel pairs and the shift lever that is configured to engage a gear of the shift transmission are further configured to each cooperate with a cable that transmits shifting forces of a gearshift lever and arranged in a vehicle interior to the shift transmission of the vehicle.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034287/0415 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 28, 2012
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 028458/0184 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2012
From: GEIBERGER, AXEL; HAHN, THORSTEN
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 028017/0936 →