IP Library Granted Patent US 9,726,230
Granted Patent B2
US 9,726,230 · App. 14/412,606 · Granted Aug 8, 2017

Lever system

Inventors: Dominik Herkommer (Schriesheim, DE); Markus Baehr (Buehl, DE)
Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
F16D23/12F16D2023/126Y10T74/20564Y10T74/20582
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Patent No.
US 9,726,230
App. No.
14/412,606
Granted
Aug 8, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lever system for actuating at least one clutch, comprising at least one pivotable lever that has a certain bending stiffness. The lever has at least one flexurally elastic zone which is designed and/or arranged in such a way that the bending stiffness of the lever varies in accordance with an actuation path of the clutch.

Claims (20)

1. A lever system for actuating at least one clutch, comprising:

at least one pivotable lever having a first flexural rigidity, wherein said lever has at least one flexurally elastic region, the at least one flexurally elastic region including a second flexural rigidity and is designed and/or arranged in such a way that said flexural rigidity of said lever varies as a function of an actuating path of said clutch;

a carriage positioned on a bottom surface of the lever, wherein the carriage is arranged at a first end of the lever and a second end of the lever, opposite the first end, is pivotably fixed at a pivot.

2. The lever system recited in claim 1 , wherein said lever has a negative rigidity gradient across said actuating path of said clutch.

3. The lever system recited in claim 1 , wherein an actuating contact region is arranged between the pivot and a contact region for an upper roller of the carriage.

4. The lever system recited in claim 3 , wherein a cam track is formed in said contact region for said upper roller on said lever in such a way that said actuating path of said clutch increases as a distance between said roller and a clutch axis increases.

5. The lever system recited in claim 3 , wherein said flexurally elastic region is arranged between said actuating contact region and said pivot.

6. The lever system recited in claim 3 , wherein said flexurally elastic region extends from said pivot beyond said actuating contact region.

7. The lever system recited in claim 3 , wherein said flexurally elastic region is implemented by a counter-spring on which said pivot is mounted.

8. The lever system recited in claim 1 , wherein said lever for actuating two partial clutches of a twin clutch is combined with a lever actuator.

9. An actuating device for actuating at least one clutch comprising said lever system as recited in claim 1 .

10. A clutch device comprising at least one clutch that has a regressive characteristic map and is actuated by said lever system as recited in claim 1 .

11. The lever system recited in claim 1 , wherein the second flexural rigidity is different than the first flexural rigidity.

12. The lever system recited in claim 1 , wherein the second flexural rigidity is less than the first flexural rigidity.

13. A lever system for actuating at least one clutch, comprising:

at least one pivotable lever having a first flexural rigidity and a contact area to output an actuation force of said lever, wherein said lever has at least one flexurally elastic region, the at least one flexurally elastic region including a second flexural rigidity and is designed and/or arranged in such a way that said flexural rigidity of said lever varies as a function of an actuating path of said clutch, said lever pivotably secured at a first end of said lever;

wherein, the contact area of said lever is arranged on said lever at a first distance from said first end of said lever, and said flexurally elastic region is arranged on said lever at a second distance from said first end of said lever.

14. The lever system recited in claim 13 , wherein said first distance is greater than said second distance.

15. The lever system recited in claim 13 , wherein said first distance is less than said second distance.

16. The lever system recited in claim 13 , wherein said first distance is equal to said second distance.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2015
From: HERKOMMER, DOMINIK; BAEHR, MARKUS
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 035620/0699 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 7, 2015
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 035603/0534 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 211 486 · Jul 3, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160195178A1 · Jul 7, 2016