Patents by Inventor Andreas Palme

Andreas Palme has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Groove follower for a shift drum of a multi-step transmission
    Patent number: 7631576
    Abstract: A groove follower (70; 90) for cooperating with a shift groove (48) of a shift drum (44) of a multi-step transmission for a motor vehicle, the groove follower (70; 90) having a vertical crowning and a longitudinal crowning, and the shift groove (48) defining an active diameter along which the groove follower (70; 90) is to be guided in a state in which the groove follower (70; 90) engages into the shift groove (48), and the entirety of all the vertices (SHB) of the vertical crowning forming a guide curve (L) along the circumference of the groove follower, characterized in that the position of the vertices of the vertical crowning is selected such that the guide curve (L) corresponds essentially to the active diameter of the shift drum (44).(FIG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Getrag Getriebe- und Zahradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Stefan Kapp, Andreas Palme
  • Groove follower for a shift drum of a multi-step transmission
    Publication number: 20060283681
    Abstract: A groove follower (70; 90) for cooperating with a shift groove (48) of a shift drum (44) of a multi-step transmission for a motor vehicle, the groove follower (70; 90) having a vertical crowning and a longitudinal crowning, and the shift groove (48) defining an active diameter along which the groove follower (70; 90) is to be guided in a state in which the groove follower (70; 90) engages into the shift groove (48), and the entirety of all the vertices (SHB) of the vertical crowning forming a guide curve (L) along the circumference of the groove follower, characterized in that the position of the vertices of the vertical crowning is selected such that the guide curve (L) corresponds essentially to the active diameter of the shift drum (44).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Stefan Kapp, Andreas Palme