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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037780 | Discrete-ratio gearbox for motor vehicle The gearbox comprises a case, a rod mounted on the case, a pair of sliding shift forks mounted on the rod, and travel-limit elements arranged on the rod for defining travel-limit positions for the shift forks. The travel-limit elements comprise a pair of bushes whic... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7946190 | Shift rocker arrangement for a shift transmission A shift rocker arrangement for a transmission including a two-arm bracket shift rocker that extends around a transmission element to be shifted and is supported by pivot bearings on the arms of the bracket within a transmission housing to pivot about an axis located... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942075 | Gear selector fork for a motor vehicle gearbox The gear selector fork comprises a body forming a pair of support plates having respective coaxial through-holes for supporting the fork slidably along a stationary rod of the gearbox, a pair of prongs fixed to the body and forming at their distal ends respective ac... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7717010 | Transmission comprising a displaceable shift fork and an actuator The invention relates to a gearbox comprising a shift fork (4) that is displaced by an actuator using a shaft (2), whereby a rotational displacement of said shaft is translated into a displacement of the shift fork. To achieve an accurate displacement ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7698965 | Transmission device for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a transmission device for a motor vehicle comprising a plurality of connecting elements that are mounted in an axially movable manner and are each provided with a shift mouthpiece and comprising an actuating device having a control shaft tha... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7549354 | Shift fork position detecting device for manual transmission A shift fork position detecting device for a manual transmission is provided. The manual transmission includes a coupling sleeve constituting a synchronizer, a shift fork movable with the coupling sleeve and an actuator for moving the shift fork. The actuator has a ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7451670 | Manually controlled shifting conversion apparatus for a multi-stage transmission A manually controlled shifting conversion apparatus for a multistage transmission having multiple shifting packets wherein gears for successive, non-adjacent gear ratios are located in each shifting packet and gears for successive, adjacent gear ratios are located i... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441477 | Gearshift fork assembly for a motor vehicle A gearshift fork assembly is mounted on a shaft for a gearshift fork in a gearbox of a motor vehicle and comprises a hollow body, a gearshift fork, a sleeve and a resilient member. The hollow body is put on the shaft and comprises a first engagement section formed o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7426882 | Gear-shifting device for manual transmission A gear-shifting device 50 for a manual transmission comprises a shift arm 53, which is rotatable in correspondence to the shift operation of a change-lever L, and shift pieces 41, 43 and 45, each of which shifts in correspondence to the r... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7409887 | Shift device for a transmission and power divider of a motor vehicle having such a shift device A shift device for a transmission, which comprises a sliding sleeve, a shift fork engaging in the sliding sleeve, and an actuator that can rotate on a shaft that is disposed at an angle to the transmission shaft. In order to provide a simple and reliable control tha... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7353726 | Shifting device for a transmission A shifting device for a transmission, in which at least one gearshift package is allocated to two non-successive gears and each of these gearshift packages is coupled with a gearshift lever. An H- or a multiple H-shifting diagram is allocated to the gearshift lever,... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7243467 | Apparatus for securing an opening with a removable cover A securing apparatus for securing a cover in a window opening, the securing apparatus engages fastening locations on opposite sides of a window opening. The securing apparatus includes a tube having a first end and a second end. A connector is disposed on the tube a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7229378 | Shift system for transfer case A transfer case having an input shaft driven by a powertrain, a first output shaft adapted for connection to a first driveline and a torque transfer mechanism. The torque transfer mechanism includes a friction clutch assembly operably disposed between the first outp... | 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 |
| 7195103 | Oil supplying device An oil supplying device (34, 36, 38) for a vehicle transmission (2) having one transmission housing (4, 6) with gears (10, 12, 16, 18, 22) situated upon shafts (8, 14, 20) and having teeth, bearings in which gears (10, 12, 16, 1... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7104150 | Shift position detection apparatus for variable speed gear A shift position detection apparatus for a variable speed gear wherein a shift shaft is moved in an axial direction to perform a speed changing operation. A variable speed gear includes a clutch sleeve disposed for movement in an axial direction on a counter shaft w... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093511 | Transmission A power transmission for a motor vehicle. The transmission includes a plurality of transmission ratio steps defined by pairs of gear carried on parallel shafts, and final output mechanisms for engaging desired transmission ratio steps. The final output mechanisms ar... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7081064 | Two-speed transfer case with adaptive clutch control A transfer case having an input shaft driven by a powertrain, a first output shaft adapted for connection to a first driveline, a second output shaft adapted for connection to a second driveline, an interaxle differential operably disposed between the input shaft an... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7040190 | Laminated shift fork assembly A shift fork assembly having a shaft and a laminated fork welded to the shaft. The laminated fork includes a stamped range yoke and a backing plate that are brazed together. The range yoke includes a central lug segment that is retained in a mounting slot formed in ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033300 | Clutch actuation system for two-speed active transfer case A transfer case includes a two-speed range unit, a friction clutch, an actuation mechanism, and a control system. The actuation mechanism includes an electric motor, a geartrain driven by the motor, a range actuator assembly and a mode actuator assembly. The range a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6929577 | Clutch actuation system for two-speed active transfer case A transfer case includes a two-speed range unit, a friction clutch, an actuation mechanism, and a control system. The actuation mechanism includes an electric motor, a geartrain driven by the motor, a range actuator assembly and a mode actuator assembly. The range a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6905436 | Two-speed transfer case with adaptive clutch control A transfer case having an input shaft driven by a powertrain, a first output shaft adapted for connection to a first driveline, a second output shaft adapted for connection to a second driveline, an interaxle differential operably disposed between the input shaft an... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6823755 | Manual transmission A manual transmission includes a shift body that is associated with two separate actuating devices, wherein the shift body may be a gearshift fork or a gearshift rocker. The gearshift body can be actuated selectively by one or the other actuating device. The actuati... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6761087 | Casing for a transmission mechanism A casing (1) for a transmission mechanism constituted by two half shells (1A, 1B), contains at least one clutch control member (3) moved angularly by a control lever (4) external to the casing (1) The control lever (4... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6725737 | Shifting device for a transmisssion A transmission shifting device (1) is described which has one shifting element (3) rotatably guided upon an axle (2) and provided with at least one grooved path (4). The grooved path (4) engages at least one shift fork (5) w... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6691590 | Single-rod shifting device for an automobile manual transmission The single-rod shifting device for a motor vehicle manual transmission, in particular for a six-speed transmission, has a central shifting shaft, fork-shaped shifting elements that engage into sliding bushings, and a locking device. The locking device is ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6668676 | Transmission A positioning means for a reverse shifting fork includes a toggle spring for biasing the reverse shifting fork toward one of a reverse position shown by a solid line and a neutral position shown by a dashed line with a dead point set as a boundary between... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666104 | Shift device for a gear change transmission In a gear shift device for a manual gear change transmission with a plurality of shift rails disposed in the transmission housing and a shift lever pivotally mounted on a joint carrier supported on a shift dome above the shift rails, the shift lever has a... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6634249 | Shift actuator for a transmission A shift actuator for a transmission, which actuates, in a direction of shift, a shift lever of the transmission. The shift actuator includes an operation rod that engages with an operation member linked to the shift lever, a magnetic moving means disposed... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6619153 | Spring-loaded fork assembly for shift system A shift system for a transfer case including a spring-loaded range fork assembly operable for shifting a range sleeve between two speed range positions. The range fork assembly includes a bracket, a range fork, and a spring assembly. The spring assembly i... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6450057 | Low-friction gearshift device In a gearshift device (38) of a manual transmission comprising at least one transmitting means (2) that is arranged for pivoting and axial displacement relative to the transmission, a low-friction transmission of gearshift movements is achieved by the inc... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6389919 | Compact gearbox A motor vehicle gear box which includes at least two parallel longitudinal shafts and at least two gear assemblies including an idler of the first shaft geared to a stationary pinion of the second shaft. Coaxial rings are provided for jaw clutching the id... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6374692 | Shift rocker for a change-speed gearbox, and process of making a shift rocker A shift device for a change-speed gearbox, includes a shift rocker having sidewalls for axially displacing a shift sleeve positively connected to a gear wheel clutch or synchronizing unit. A shift finger is fixedly mounted on a shift shaft and positively ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6367346 | Shift fork for an automotive gearbox A gearshift fork (2, 3) for a manual transmission of an automotive vehicle is fixed on a selector rod and engages with its bifurcated section into a peripheral groove of a sliding sleeve. The bifurcated section (6) extends transversely of the central long... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6321615 | Single rail top cover assembly A top cover assembly for a manual transmission is provided having a plurality of gears and a reverse gear. The top cover assembly comprises a shift rail assembly, a reverse biasing assembly, and a shift housing assembly. The shift rail assembly includes a... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318205 | Locking lever for a shift rocker A shift device for a change-speed gearbox, includes a plurality of shift rockers, each shift rocker being supported in a pivot bearing and rotatable by actuating a shift finger, fixedly mounted on a shift shaft. The shift rockers are provided to axially d... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318206 | Shift rocker A shift rocker for use in a gear shift mechanism, includes a bracket of forked configuration, with the bracket having spaced-apart sidewalls in parallel relation for axially displacing a shift sleeve, and an arched cross member interconnecting the sidewal... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6234038 | Shift rail and fork support assembly for a vehicular transmission A shift rail and fork assembly for a transmission includes a shift channel having a pair of side pieces that are connected together by cross pieces. A plurality of shift rails are supported on the shift channel for relative sliding movement. A correspondi... | 05/22/2001 |
