IP Library Patent Application 15316338
Patent Application
App. No. 15/316,338

DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A MOVEMENT OF AN OPERATING ELEMENT FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF A VEHICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SHIFTING DEVICE FOR SHIFTING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF A VEHICLE

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App. No.
15/316,338
Abstract

A device for the adjustment of a movement of an operating element for an automatic transmission of a vehicle. The device comprises an engaging contour for defining of at least one shift position of the operating element along a motion path of the operating element and a contact surface. The locking contour is thereby formed at least partially of a hard material with a first elasticity, and the contact surface is formed from a soft material with a second elasticity. The second elasticity of the soft material is hereby greater than the first elasticity of the hard material.

Claims (31)

1 . A device for adjusting a movement of an operating element for an automatic transmission of a vehicle, the device comprising:

a locking contour for defining at least one shift position of the operating element along a movement path of the operating element; and

a contact surface;

wherein the locking contour is shaped at least partially from a hard material with a first elasticity;

wherein the contact surface is formed from a soft material with a second elasticity; and

wherein the second elasticity of the soft material is greater than the first elasticity of the hard material.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the contact surface comprises an operating element contact surface in at least one partial section of the locking contour assigned to at least one shift position of the operating element.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a soft material section shaped from the soft material, and the locking contour that is at least partially shaped from the hard material is shaped spanning the soft material section.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises at least one fastening section to fasten the device to a support device by means of a fastening element, and wherein the contact surface comprises a fastening contact surface of the at least one fastening section.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises at least one stop section for the mechanical limiting of a movement of the operating element along the motion path, and wherein the contact surface comprises a stop contact surface of the at least one stop section.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises an area comprising the soft material is shaped connecting and/or in one piece.

7 . A shifting device for shifting an automatic transmission of a vehicle, the shifting device comprising:

an operating element with a locking device;

a device for adjusting a movement of the operating element;

wherein the device comprises a locking contour for defining at least one shift position of the operating element along a movement path of the operating element;

wherein the locking element of the operating element is arranged movable along the locking contour of the device when moving the operating element.

8 . A method for manufacturing a device for adjusting a movement of the operating element for an automatic transmission of a vehicle, the method comprising:

shaping of a locking contour for defining at least one shift position of the operating element along a motion path of the operating element, at least partially from a hard material with a first elasticity; and

shaping of a contact surface, of the device from a soft material with a second elasticity that is greater than the first elasticity.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the shaping of the contact surface comprises an operating element contact surface in a partial section of the locking contour assigned in at least one shift position of the operating element, a fastening contact section of at least one fastening section for fastening the device to a support device by means of a fastening element and/ or a stop contact surface of at least one stop section for the mechanical limiting of a movement of the operating element is shaped along the motion path from the soft material.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein of the shaping of the locking contour and the shaping of the contact surface are performed by executing the two-component injection molding process.

11 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the device comprises a soft material section shaped from the soft material, and the locking contour that is at least partially shaped from the hard material is shaped spanning the soft material section.

12 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the device further comprises at least one fastening section to fasten the device to a support device by means of a fastening element, and wherein the contact surface comprises a fastening contact surface of the at least one fastening section.

13 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the device further comprises at least one fastening section to fasten the device to a support device by means of a fastening element, and wherein the contact surface comprises a fastening contact surface of the at least one fastening section.

14 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the device further comprises at least one stop section for the mechanical limiting of a movement of the operating element along the motion path, and wherein the contact surface comprises a stop contact surface of the at least one stop section.

15 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the device further comprises at least one stop section for the mechanical limiting of a movement of the operating element along the motion path, and wherein the contact surface comprises a stop contact surface of the at least one stop section.

16 . The device of claim 4 , wherein the device further comprises at least one stop section for the mechanical limiting of a movement of the operating element along the motion path, and wherein the contact surface comprises a stop contact surface of the at least one stop section.

17 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the device further comprises an area comprising the soft material is shaped connecting and/ or in one piece.

18 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the device further comprises an area comprising the soft material is shaped connecting and/ or in one piece.

19 . The device of claim 4 , wherein the device further comprises an area comprising the soft material is shaped connecting and/ or in one piece.

20 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the shaping of the locking contour and the shaping of the contact surface are performed by executing the two-component injection molding process.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2024
From: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
To: SIGNATA GMBH
Reel/Frame 067091/0485 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2016
From: KÜHNE, YANIK; VOELZ, MICHAEL; ROSENTRETER, SASCHA
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Reel/Frame 040586/0346 →