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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087319 | Transmission including a park arrangement with combination detent/latch A transmission for a vehicle includes a shift rail movable in a longitudinal direction. The shift rail carries a fork engaging a shift collar. A shift block carried by the shift rail includes a latch and a detent. The latch is latchable with the shift rail for preve... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8079283 | Device for activating gearshift forks A selector fork operating device is provided, for the selective operation of at least two selector forks in a gearbox with a blocking device for blocking a selector fork which is not to be operated and with a driver for driving a selector fork for operation in an ax... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8056433 | Shifting device for a manual transmission of a vehicle A shifting device for a multi-gear manual transmission, in particular a gearwheel variable-speed transmission of a vehicle, with a gearshift shaft that can be axially and rotationally moved. A shift gate can be selected by axial movement of the shaft and a gear in t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7980154 | Gearbox shifting device and gearbox comprising a gearbox shifting device A transmission shifting device (1) with a selector shaft (2), a disk (7) connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the selector shaft (2), in which a disk-side guide (14) is provided, and a fixed plate (16) arranged opposi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7707905 | Shift mechanism for a manual planetary transmission A shift mechanism for a manual planetary transmission has a plurality of control members. Each control member has a slot configuration for each shift rail defined therein. The slot configurations are aligned among plates and a pin member is inserted in each of the s... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7654168 | Detent spring A detent spring assembly that accurately locates a detent plate in a gear shift mechanism of an automotive vehicle has a detent spring which includes an elongated flexible strip. A roller on the strip is engageable with any one of a series of notches in the detent p... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7597023 | Shifter mechanism with secondary detent A shifter mechanism includes a secondary detent forming a secondary detent profile having a plurality of gear positions, a shifter lever movable relative to the detent profile and a along a shift path, a lever pivotably secured to the shifter lever and engaging the ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7587958 | De-Cel dampener method and apparatus A motor vehicle gear shift assembly includes a dampening device and a detent structure. The dampening device includes a body structure made of a resilient material, a mounting structure for securing it to structure of the gear shift assembly, and a flexible dampenin... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7334497 | Monostable shifting device with P position A shifting device for the preferably powerless transmission of shift commands to a fully automatic or semi-automatic transmission of a motor vehicle and a frame and/or housing and a gearshift lever mounted pivotably along a shift gate. A first shift stop and a secon... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322457 | Shifting device for the mechanical coupling-free transmission of shift commands to the automatic transmission of a motor vehicle A shifting device (1) for the mechanical coupling-free transmission of shift commands to an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle (shift-by-wire shifting), with at least one housing and/or one frame and one selector lever for the manual selection of shift... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311015 | Multi-step manual transmission for an internal combustion engine A multistage transmission for an internal combustion engine has a disconnect-type clutch, a drive shaft and a driven shift on which engaged gear wheels are arranged to achieve different gear steps. Clutches actuated via shift forks are used to move the speed gears t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308838 | Shift lever lock device for vehicular automatic transmission In association with a solenoidal coil 10 being energized to unlock a shift lever 1C, a first movable core 9 and a second movable core 11 magnetically stick together so as to rotationally move in unison from an original position in which t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278510 | Shifting system for an automobile automatic transmission The invention is an automatic transmission shifting system for automobile, the automobile having a steering column assembly including a steering wheel at one end and steering column, and an electrical wire having first end terminating at the steering wheel and a sec... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7240578 | Gearing and power transmission apparatus A transmission apparatus includes an interlock member having a restraining portion movable together with a shift and select member in a right-angled direction and, while fork heads are at neutral positions in the right-angled direction, extending in the right-angled... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231287 | Gearbox and method for controlling a clutch, especially a double clutch A method for controlling a clutch, especially a double clutch, an interruption-free manually controlled gearbox, especially a parallel gearbox. A common torque mapping for controlling the clutches is created according to the respective base torque mapping of each cl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228753 | Shift control apparatus for a transmission A shift control apparatus for a transmission wherein the gear shift lever is configured to undergo movement in a first and a second direction. A plurality of shift lugs are disposed within the transmission and configured to realize a specific speed ratio according t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225700 | Single-rod gear shifting system for a manual gearbox for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a gear shifting device (2) comprising a single-rod gear shifting system in a housing of a motor vehicle manual gearbox. Said device comprises a central gearshift shaft (32) and fork-type gear shifting elements in the form of ge... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213483 | Shift lever lock device for vehicular automatic transmission In association with a solenoidal coil 10 being energized to unlock a shift lever, a first movable core 9 and a second movable core 11 magnetically stick together so as to rotationally move in unison from an original position in which the first m... | 05/08/2007 |
| RE39598 | Variable resistance shift rail detent assembly and shift control method employing same A mechanical transmission system (10) is provided with a detent mechanism (156/172, 186/196) for applying a selectively variable detent resistance to disengagement of an engaged gear ratio. To provide resistance to shift lever (31) induced jumpo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7185554 | Shifting device for a multi-step manual transmission In a shifting device (2) for a multi-step transmission, several shift couplings are arranged one behind another, each with a shifting sleeve, can alternately be engaged in each case, via a shift rocker arm (4, 6, 8, 10), in that first form enclosed ele... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172063 | Gearshift unit for motor vehicles A gearshift unit (1) for electronic transmission control in motor vehicles including a gearshift lever housing (4) and a gearshift lever (5) moveable in relation to the gearshift lever housing (4), the gearshift lever being rotatable abou... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162934 | Single-shaft switching device In a shifting system (2) for a vehicle transmission which comprises a shifting shaft (6), at least one gear change hub (18) is movably placed in a transmission housing (4) upon the shifting shaft (6). The shifting shaft (6) ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7146871 | Vehicle running range switching device A range switching device is provided that is capable of selecting a running range accurately using a simple configuration and control. The range switching device includes a conversion mechanism which, in turn, includes a ball screw shaft, a ball nut, and other membe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7117760 | Support arrangement for pivotable support of a shift lever A bearing arrangement (1) for pivotable mounting of a shift lever (2) by a casing (10) in a housing (3) that provides a tilt axis (9a) and a pivot axis (8a) for the shift lever (2). The tilt axis (9 | 10/10/2006 |
| 7089821 | Shift device for manual field transmission A shift device for an inline transmission, comprising a shift shaft which is rotated during selection movements and is offset axially during shift movements, a plurality of shift members each of which being mounted movable or pivotably in the axial direction, for th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086305 | Gearshift device A gearshift device for a multiple-gear change box of a vehicle includes at least two gearshift rods with a rectangular cross-section. A roller bearing and a locking device are provided for guiding and locking the gearshift rods, with each gearshift rod having its ow... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070535 | Shift mechanism for a manual planetary transmission A plurality of shift rails are manipulated by a manual control rod to selectively actuate one or more synchronizer mechanisms. The control rod is moved angularly and linearly during ratio selection. Each synchronizer mechanism may control two or more drive ratios in... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069807 | Adjustable shift detent assembly A vehicle transmission detent assembly is provided that includes a housing having a bore. A movable shift rail is supported by the housing and includes a recess at least partially aligned with the bore. A detent is at least partially arranged within the bore and eng... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062986 | Methods and apparatus for operating a motor vehicle Methods and apparatus are taught for controlling the operation of a power train in a motor vehicle (1), which may include controlling a clutch actuating mechanism (20) so as to open a clutch (3) in a vehicle pull mode. Then, a transmission (4... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059210 | Six speed motorcycle transmission A six speed gear assembly for a motorcycle transmission is provided that includes a mainshaft gear shaft with a plurality of mainshaft gears mounted in sequence thereon, wherein the sequence includes a mainshaft 4th gear, a mainshaft 3rd gear, one of a mainshaft 1st... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6994179 | Children's ride-on vehicle A children's ride-on vehicle. The ride-on vehicle includes a frame adapted to support a child, and a drive assembly with a battery-powered motor assembly. The ride-on vehicle further includes one or more steerable wheels and one or more driven wheels. In some embodi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966237 | First gear/reverse gate indicator switch The first gear/reverse gate switch of the present invention includes a detent switch including a contact pin and a contact switch. When a manual transmission is shifted to a gear not in the first gear/reverse gate, the contact pin of the detent switch engages a rece... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6938513 | Locking device A locking device is provided with a locking finger (12), the locking finger (12) being provided with a clearance space (12a). ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931963 | Automatic shift knob actuator A stick shift handle assembly has a stick shift handle and an actuator for releasing the stick shift handle for movement between a plurality of gear positions. The actuator has a housing. A sleeve is disposed between the actuator and the housing. The sleeve and the ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6892600 | Changing system in manual transmission A changing system in a manual transmission is provided. An interlock plate is mounted on a shift-selecting shaft capable of being moved axially in response to a selecting operation and turned about an axis in response to a shifting operation, so that the interlock p... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6880422 | Shift actuator for a transmission A shift actuator for a transmission, which actuates, in a direction of shift, a shift lever for operating a synchronizing device of the transmission, the shift actuator comprising a first electromagnetic solenoid and a second electromagnetic solenoid for actuating a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6865967 | Shift lever device A select member has a stopper arm, is pivotally connected to a case and is pivotal about a first axis substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the case. A shift lever is connected to the select member and pivotal about a second axis substantially in par... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6852065 | Lock mechanism, shift lever device, and shift lock unit Because a shift lever device 10 uses attracting force of a fixed iron core 150A, 216A of a magnet 150 or an electromagnet 216 in switching between a lock state and an unlock state at a shift lock mechanism 118 and a key inte... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848560 | Shift lock mechanism for automatic-transmission operating device A shift lock mechanism for an automatic-transmission operating device includes a base bracket having a side wall with a window hole, a lock member rotatably supported to the outer face of the side wall of the base bracket, a hook formed with the lock member and bein... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6845685 | Control mechanism In a control mechanism with a switchable transmission path comprised of mechanism links mounted on a frame, and with a switching pinion gear, through which at least two mechanism links can be optionally incorporated in the transmission path for switching purposes, w... | 01/25/2005 |
