Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
074473150 | Transmission controlled by flexible cable | 30 |
20080196531 | TERMINAL CONNECTORS AND TERMINAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES - Novel terminal connectors or fittings and terminal connector assemblies using such novel terminal connectors are disclosed. The terminal connector assemblies have uses which include, for example, on load- or motion-transmitting cable assemblies, e.g., for aircraft, automotive, and marine vehicle applications. Certain exemplary embodiments of the terminal connectors and terminal connector assemblies have features that, either alone or in combination, provide desirable characteristics such as, e.g., reduced lash or vibration in such cable assemblies. Such features include, but are not limited to groove(s) disposed in an arm of the fitting, tab member(s) extending from an arm of the terminal connector, projection(s) positioned on an arm of the fitting, etc. | 08-21-2008 |
20080276745 | CABLE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONVERTER - A cable transmission shift converter for use when replacing the transmission in a right hand drive vehicle with a transmission designed for a left hand drive vehicle. A mounting bracket is mounted directly to a firewall adjacent the steering column of the vehicle, while a second angled bracket is mounted to the left side of the replacement transmission. When the driver shifts the vehicle into gear, the steering column shift selector lever actuates a connector rod to transmit movement through the control cable to a second connector rod, which activates a crank arm that translates the movement to the transmission shift lever. | 11-13-2008 |
20090107276 | Device to Actuate an Automotive Gear Box and System to Transform an Actuation Device by Beams in an Actuation Device by Cables - Device and system appropriate for an automotive gear box where, due to modifications in the arrangement of mechanical elements of a vehicle, the transmission system from the gear command to the gear box, originally conceived to be actuated by means of beams, should be transformed into a transmission system by double action flexible cables. The transformation is made substituting the actuation device by beams, as installed in the gear box, by a new actuation device by cables included outside said box, using the same assembly position and the same fixation elements to fix the beam device to be substituted, so that the new system does not require any change in the gear box. | 04-30-2009 |
20090211388 | PULL-PULL TYPE SHIFTER CONTROL CABLE - A shifter assembly includes a base and a shifter lever pivotably connected to the base so that the shifter lever is pivotable over a shift path about a laterally extending pivot axis. A shifter control cable assembly includes a first conduit, a first core disposed in the first conduit for longitudinal movement therein, a second conduit, and a second core disposed in the second conduit for longitudinal movement therein. The first core is operatively connected to the shifter lever so that the first core is pulled by the shifter lever when the shifter lever is pivoted about the pivot axis in a first direction. The second core is operatively connected to the shifter lever so that the second core is pulled by the shifter lever when the shifter lever is pivoted about the pivot axis in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 08-27-2009 |
20090217781 | SHIFTER FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A shifter for a vehicle transmission has a lever with a base end. A holder holds the base end of the lever rotatably in first and second perpendicular directions. A shaft is coupled to the base end of the lever. A shift-cable connection has a shaft insertion hole and is held swingably by the holder. The shift-cable connection is connectable with a shift cable connected to a transmission. The follower shaft has a distal end connectable with a selection cable connected to the transmission, and is inserted into the shaft insertion hole to allow the distal end to protrude therefrom. Thus, the shaft swings when the lever is tilted in the first direction to press an inner surface of the shaft insertion hole to swing the shift-cable connection, and moves inside and along the shaft insertion hole when the lever is tilted in the second direction. | 09-03-2009 |
20100095794 | SWITCH DEVICE FOR TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION USING SAME - To provide a dual-system switch device for a transmission, using conventional components, without newly preparing a new dual-system switch device, a switch device | 04-22-2010 |
20100095795 | Transmission - A transmission includes a case having an internal space; a first partition wall which is provided in the case and forms a boundary between a first chamber which is arranged in the case and houses a rotating object, and a second chamber which is arranged in the case, is connected to the first chamber, and maintains equal pressure between the first chamber and outside air; a second partition wall which is provided in the case and forms a boundary between the second chamber and a third chamber which is arranged in the case and stores fluid below the second chamber; and a third partition wall which is provided in the case and forms a boundary between the first chamber and the third chamber. A first hole and a second hole are formed in that order from the first chamber side in the second partition wall. | 04-22-2010 |
20100275715 | SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTOR THEREFOR - One implementation of a shift cable assembly may include a conduit, a core received within the conduit, a rod coupled to an end of the core a slide tube within which a portion of the rod is received and a connector. The connector may have a plastic housing disposed about an end of the rod, a first insert carried by a portion of the plastic housing, a body, a second insert carried by the body, and a fastener interconnecting the first and second inserts. The first and second inserts may engage each other to hold the plastic housing and the body in fixed positions with respect to each other. | 11-04-2010 |
20110126658 | MANUAL GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM - In a gear shaft mechanism is provided that includes, but is not limited to a gear stick passing through slots in a plate to operate a shifter mechanism to move control cables, The gear stick is not pivotally mounted and performs only translational movements. The shaft is fixed to a bar member that is constrained to slide in a first direction relative to a frame member and the frame member is arranged to slide relative to a fixed support in a second direction. The second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. A first pivot is arranged to slide on the bar member and the mechanism further includes, but is not limited to a two-armed lever pivoted at the junction of its arms to a second pivot fixed to said fixed support, a first arm of the lever being pivotally connected to the first pivot. The control cables are respectively connected to a second arm of the lever and the frame member. | 06-02-2011 |
20110265596 | CABLE AND/OR ROD CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A GEARBOX ON A HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE WITH TILTING CAB - The invention relates to a control system, comprising—a first assembly ( | 11-03-2011 |
20120067154 | TRANSMISSION SHIFT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF MONITORING THE SAME - The present invention provides for a transmission shift assembly for a vehicle and methods of monitoring and controlling the same. The transmission shift assembly includes a transmission having a shift position member movable between a plurality of gear positions, an actuator configured to move the shift position between the gear positions, and a linkage coupled to the actuator and movable between a plurality of positions in response to movement of the actuator. The assembly further includes a controller to control the actuator, an ignition to receive a key, and at least one key sensor positioned within the ignition and configured to transmit a signal to the controller upon sensing removal of the key, the controller controlling the actuator to move the shift position member to a predetermined gear position upon receiving the signal from the key sensor that the key has been removed from the ignition. | 03-22-2012 |
20120067155 | SHIFT-BY-WIRE SHIFTING DEVICE HAVING MECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE ACTUATION - An actuating device for selecting gear steps of a shift-by-wire gearshift transmission with a base housing, a selection lever, a mechanical transmission means for actuating the parking lock, and with a coupling element are arranged between the selection lever and the transmission means. The transmission means is selectively actuated by the coupling element only during selection and/or deselection of the parking lock position on the selection lever. The coupling element has an end which is linearly guided in a slot and an end which is pivotally guided in certain sections in the base housing. The coupling element and the selection lever are kinematically coupled with each other by way of a swivel support. The structure and the installation of the mechanical transmission linkage required for selectively actuating the transmission means to the parking lock can be simplified. The mechanical transmission linkage provides a smoothly operating haptic without significant play and can be used without complex changes also for actuating devices having more than one shift gate. | 03-22-2012 |
20120118094 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MECHANICAL GEARBOX OF A VEHICLE BY CABLES USING A LEVER - A device has, in a vicinity of the lever and gearbox, members capable of being rotated as a result of displacement of the lever in order to exert a pull on strands of flexible cables attached to the members, regardless of the direction of angular displacement of the lever corresponding to gear shifting or gear selection. In the vicinity of the lever, one of the members is directly secured to the lever to constitute a shifting member, while the other member is controlled by the lever via a return element and constitutes a selection member. | 05-17-2012 |
20120132027 | EXTERNAL GEARSHIFT FOR A MANUAL-SHIFT TRANSMISSION - An external gearshift for a manual-shift transmission has a housing in which a shift selector lever is moveably mounted in two degrees of freedom, to which jackets of two control cables are fastened and in which cores of the two control cables are coupled to the shift selector lever. The housing comprises at least two housing parts fastened to one another, wherein a first of the two housing parts serves for mounting the shift selector lever and the jackets of the control cables are fastened to the second housing part. | 05-31-2012 |
20120210814 | Cable Transmission Shift Converter - A cable transmission shift converter for use when replacing the transmission in a right hand drive vehicle with a transmission designed for a left hand drive vehicle. A mounting bracket is mounted directly to a firewall adjacent the steering column of the vehicle, while a second angled bracket is mounted to the left side of the replacement transmission. When the driver shifts the vehicle into gear, the steering column shift selector lever actuates a connector rod to transmit movement through the control cable to a second connector rod, which activates a crank arm that translates the movement to the transmission shift lever. | 08-23-2012 |
20120318091 | Motion Transmitting Remote Control Assembly Having A Terminal Body With A Transverse Opening - The subject invention provides for a motion transmitting remote control assembly for transmitting motion in a curved path, including a terminal body defining a longitudinal axis and a cavity. The terminal body further defines a first opening extending transverse to the longitudinal axis. A locking member is disposed within the cavity and is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member has a trigger portion retaining the locking member in the unlocked position and a securing portion. A biasing member is disposed within the cavity and abuts the locking member. The terminal body further defines a second opening extending transverse to both the longitudinal axis and the first opening into the cavity. The second opening provides access to the trigger portion to release the locking member from the unlocked position to the locked position and the securing portion at least partially closes the second opening. | 12-20-2012 |
20120325039 | DERAILLEUR FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLE - A derailleur for an electric bicycle is composed of a control unit, a gearshift drive unit, and a gearshift cable connected with the gearshift drive unit and the control unit. The gearshift traction (F | 12-27-2012 |
20130061706 | Electronic Shifter with Adaptive Position - A latching shifter mated with a shift-by-wire transmission in which the gear cam includes a momentary shift lever position which is spring biased toward the drive gear notch. A driver is enabled to shift the transmission into a desired gear by passing the shift lever into and out of the momentary shift lever position in the event of autonomous shifting by the transmission or to otherwise provide a selected gear of the transmission. Preferably a dynamically changeable gear shift display is provided, the indicia of which is responsive to the gear status of the transmission. | 03-14-2013 |
20130118284 | DEVICE FOR COUPLING A GUIDE ELEMENT SECURED TO AT LEAST ONE CABLE SHEATH, IN A SUPPORT MOUNT - The guide element has two opposed hooks in alignment, one of which is intended to be positioned angularly so as to bear and butt in a recess formed in the support mount, while the other hook is designed to bear on an elastic member belonging to said mount so as to trigger the pivoting movement of a tilting latch which engages with said other hook, under a tilting effect of said guide element that corresponds to a position of coupling with the support mount. | 05-16-2013 |
20130133458 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING A MOTOR-VEHICLE GEAR CHANGE IN A PARKING POSITON - A device for controlling a device for locking a motor-vehicle gear change in a parking condition includes a transmission which connects the gear change lever to a driven member movable between an operative position and an inoperative position, respectively for engagement and disengagement of the locking, device. The transmission is connected to the driven member through a rotatable drum with a cylindrical surface having a cam-track cooperating with, a cam-following element, The cam-track is designed so as to cause engagement of the locking device when the transmission is subjected to a pulling action or to a pushing action, depending upon the requirements. | 05-30-2013 |
20130199326 | SHIFT-BY-WIRE SHIFTING DEVICE HAVING MECHANICAL PARKING LOCK ACTUATION - An actuation device for selecting gear settings of a shift-by-wire gear shifting transmission comprises an actuation element, a mechanical transference for actuating the parking brake, and a coupling device disposed between the actuation element and the mechanical transference. An actuation of the transference occurs selectively by the actuation element only when the parking brake setting is selected or de-selected at the shift lever. | 08-08-2013 |
20130255423 | SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WITH DECOUPLING MECHANISM - A shifter assembly that includes a base and a shift lever pivotal relative to the base along a straight shift path. A cable mount is linked to the shift lever and a cable is attached to the cable mount. A clutch is linked with the shift lever and cable mount. The clutch selectively transmits motion of the shift lever to the cable mount for a first travel position and decouples the cable mount from the shift lever at a second travel position. | 10-03-2013 |
20130283956 | BRACKET HAVING A SECONDARY LOCKING FEATURE FOR ATTACHMENT OF A SHIFT CABLE TO A TRANSMISSION - A bracket assembly is configured for supporting a connector of a shift cable assembly on a transmission. The bracket assembly includes a first section and a second section. The first section defines a groove configured for receiving the connector. The second section is pivotably attached to the first section. The second section is pivotable relative to the first section between an open position and a closed position. The second section is configured for capturing the connector within the groove when the connector is received within the groove and the second section is in the closed position. The second section is configured to allow the connector to be removed from the groove when the second section is in the open position. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291674 | BICYCLE SHIFT DEVICE HAVING A LINEARLY SLIDING SHIFT LEVER OPERATED BY A PIVOTING INTERFACE MEMBER - A bicycle shift control device comprises a control body supported by a mounting member, wherein the mounting member defines a handlebar mounting axis (HB); a movable operating body; a transmission that converts movement of the operating body into rotation of the control body; and an interface member movably mounted relative to the operating body. The interface member pivots around a pivot axis (P) for moving the operating body, wherein the pivot axis (P) is inclined relative to the handlebar mounting axis (HB). The interface member comprises a lever including an operating force receiving member and an operating force applying member extending from the operating force receiving member. The operating force receiving member extends from the pivot axis (P), and free ends of the operating force receiving member and the operating force applying member are spaced apart from each other. | 11-07-2013 |
20140157932 | SHIFT LEVER OPERATING FORCE TRANSFERRING DEVICE OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION - Disclosed herein is a shift lever operating force transferring device of a manual transmission. The device includes a shift cable that connects a shift lever with a control shaft. Furthermore, the shift cable absorbs vibration and shock transmitted to the shift lever. Additionally, the device includes a bush insertion groove in which a select bush | 06-12-2014 |
20150033897 | ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS - A shift drive unit includes a shift drive gear, and a shift arm which meshes with the shift drive gear. A throttle drive unit includes a throttle drive gear, a slide member, and a throttle arm. When a control lever is pivoted in a shift operation range, rotation of the shift drive gear is transmitted to the shift arm. When the control lever is pivoted in a throttle operation range, rotation of the throttle drive gear is transmitted to the throttle arm via the slide member, and a throttle cable is thereby operated. A friction mechanism includes a brake shoe and a disc spring unit. When the control lever is pivoted in the throttle operation range, the brake shoe contacts a brake portion. | 02-05-2015 |
20150090061 | MANUAL GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY - A manual gear shifter assembly includes a shifter housing, a shift lever pivotally mounted to the shifter housing displaceable in a select direction to move between at least a first shift gate and a second shift gate, and in at least one shift direction for shifting the gears of the transmission, a shift cable coupled to the shift lever and the transmission, a blocker mounted in the shifter housing and operatively cooperating with the shift lever, a select lever pivotally mounted to the shifter housing with the select lever cooperating with the shift lever to allow displacement of the shift lever in the select direction to move between the shift gates, and a solenoid disposed in the shifter housing and cooperating with the blocker to physically block the displacement of the shift lever into a predetermined gear for inhibiting shifting of the transmission during a predetermined condition. | 04-02-2015 |
20160040778 | A JOYSTICK CONTROL FOR A CHANGE SPEED GEARBOX - A joystick control is disclosed for a change speed gearbox having a support body, an axle rotatably supported by the body, an operating lever connected to the axle by a pivot pin having an axis perpendicular to that of the axle such that the operating lever is rotatable about the axis of the axle and is pivotable relative to the axle about the axis of the pivot pin, two actuating members rotatably supported by the axle and arranged one on each side of the operating lever, each actuating member being connectible to a respective Bowden cable to extend and retract the cable in response to rotation of the actuating member about the axle, and mating formations on the operating lever and the actuating members operative to engage the operating lever selectively for rotation with one or the other of the actuating members in dependence upon the direction in which the operating lever is pivoted relative to the axle about the pivot pin. Resiliently biased detents are provided between the support body and the actuating members or the operating lever to resist rotation of the operating lever away from at least one defined stable position. | 02-11-2016 |
20160153555 | PIVOTING ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON A MOTOR VEHICLE GEARBOX FOR SHIFTING AND SELECTING GEARS | 06-02-2016 |
20160377111 | CABLE PULL WITH A GUIDE BUSHING AND LENGTH COMPENSATION, TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT WITH A CABLE PULL, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A CABLE PULL - A cable pull for transmitting a tensile and/or pressure force to a pivot point is presented. The cable pull has a counter bearing, a tie rod, an adjustment unit and a locking element. The counter bearing is designed to introduce a counter bearing into a casing of the cable pull, counter to the tensile and/or pressure force. The tie rod is axially supported in the counter bearing, and coupled to a wire core of the cable pull. The tie rod has a molded part on an end protruding out of the counter bearing, having a first component of a toothing. The adjustment element is designed to adjust a length of the cable pull between the counter bearing and the pivot point. The adjustment element has a guide for the molded part. The molded part can move axially in the guide, and is disposed such that it is guided transverse thereto. The locking element is designed to fix the molded part in place in the adjustment unit. The locking element is disposed in a recess in the adjustment unit oriented transverse to the guide, and can move between a locking position and an adjustment position. The locking element has a second component of the toothing, which is designed to engage in the first component in a form fitting manner when in the locking position, and to suppress the axial movement of the molded part in the guide. | 12-29-2016 |