Patents by Inventor Michael Drabek
Michael Drabek 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).
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Patent number: 8464602Abstract: A shifting rocker (2) for a transmission comprises two arms (4, 6), between which a mount for a sliding sleeve is provided. The shifting rocker (2) is mounted in a transmission housing at two bearing points (20, 22) such that it can pivot. Further, a lever arm (16) is positioned on the shifting rocker (2), via which force is applied to the shifting rocker (2) for the purpose of pivoting the shifting rocker (2) about the bearing points (20, 22). The lever arm (16) is positioned on the shifting rocker (2) in the area (24) between the two bearing points (20, 22).Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: ZF FriedrichshafenInventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Patent number: 8387754Abstract: A method for oiling the axial stops (10) on components (6, 17, 18) fixed on a shaft (1), provided for loose wheels (2, 3) arranged on the shaft. According to the method, oiling of the axial stops (10) occurs by supplying oil through an axially extending bore or oil duct (5) of the shaft (1) and through grooves (11, 12) formed on the axial stop (10) with the grooves being in fluid flow connection with the oil duct (5).Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Jan-Peter Konig, Michael Drabek, Harald Klose
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Patent number: 8272287Abstract: A device for latching and locking of shift rockers (1, 1?) of a shift device of a transmission. The device has a lock part (3, 3?), for each shift rocker (1, 1?), which resides in a receptacle (2) of the shift rocker (1, 1?), which interacts with a lock contour (5, 5?), positioned in a non-moving area of the transmission, for the latching purpose, whereby the lock part (3, 3?) also serves, in addition to the latching, as an interlock for the shift rocker (1, 1?).Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Michael Drabek, Matthias Retsch
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Publication number: 20120103748Abstract: A synchronizer device (100) for a manual transmission which comprises a synchronizer hub (1) and at least one synchronizer ring (2) which can be fixed relative to one another in the circumferential direction by indexing (3). The indexing (3) is formed by at least one projection (4) disposed on the synchronizer ring (2) and which extends substantially in the axial direction and engages in at least one recess (5) of the synchronizer hub (1). The recess (5) on the synchronizer hub (1) comprises at least one oblique surface section (6; 7) on which the projection (4) rests, in a sliding manner, when the synchronizer ring (2) rotates relative to the synchronizer hub (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventor: Michael Drabek
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Patent number: 8082815Abstract: An arrangement of a hydraulically actuated shift actuator including a shift cylinder (3), arranged outside the hydraulic control unit of a transmission. The shift cylinder (3) of the shift actuator is fixed on a flat or circular machined area (2) on the inside of a housing (1). The side of the housing (1) facing away from the shift cylinder (3) has a flat surface (4) on which the hydraulic control unit (5) is fixed in a hydraulically leak-proof manner.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Michael Drabek
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Patent number: 7950323Abstract: A shifting device (1) for shifting a motor vehicle transmission with a shift selector shaft on which a plurality of shift elements (2) such as shift forks or shift rockers (3) are arranged and can be displaced to carry out a shifting operation. The shifting device (1) includes one hydraulic shift cylinder (5, 11, 18, 25), that can be actuated from both sides, with a piston (9, 15, 16, 19, 26) that can be displaced within a cylinder housing (6) and which is actively connected with a shift element (2) to be actuated. To simplify a shifting device (1) of this type, the piston (9, 15, 16, 19, 26) has a piston rod (10, 17, 23, 29) that follows the movement of the piston (9, 15, 16, 19, 26) and can be connected directly to the shift element (2) in a detachable manner.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Rudolf Kauffeldt, Hans-Joachim Martin, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Michael Ebenhoch, Wolfgang Rieger, Michael Drabek, Stefan Csajagi
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Publication number: 20110048155Abstract: A device is proposed for latching and locking of shift rockers (1, 1?) of a shift device of a transmission. The device has a lock part (3, 3?), for each shift rocker (1, 1?), which resides in a receptacle (2) of the shift rocker (1, 1?), which interacts with a lock contour (5, 5?), positioned in a non-moving area of the transmission, for the latching purpose, whereby the lock part (3, 3?) also serves, in addition to the latching, as an interlock for the shift rocker (1, 1?).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2008Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Michael Drabek, Matthias Retsch
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Publication number: 20100234113Abstract: A rotary feed-through is proposed to supply oil to a transmission shaft (1), in an axial extending borehole or oil passage (2), respectively, comprising a stator, positioned at the enclosure, and a rotor, turning with the shaft, in which the bearing cover (4), connected with the enclosure, or the holding plate of the bearing (3), respectively, of the shaft (1) which needs to be supplied with oil, serves as a stator, and the hub (6) of an already present part (5), axial viewed at the side of the bearing (3), facing away from the enclosure and positioned before the bearing (3), and rotationally linked torque-free with the shaft (1), serves as the rotor of the rotary feed-through.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Michael Drabek, Uwe Beer, Jens Patzner
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Publication number: 20100200335Abstract: A method for oiling the axial stops (10) on components (6, 17, 18) fixed on a shaft (1), provided for loose wheels (2, 3) arranged on the shaft. According to the method, oiling of the axial stops (10) occurs by supplying oil through an axially extending bore or oil duct (5) of the shaft (1) and through grooves (11, 12) formed on the axial stop (10) with the grooves being in fluid flow connection with the oil duct (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Jan-Peter Konig, Michael Drabek, Harald Klose
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Patent number: 7730799Abstract: A gear transmission mechanism (2) for motor vehicles having a main shaft (10, 12) and a countershaft (14) parallel to one another, on which different gears for different gear ratios are arranged. The countershaft (14) is arranged above a horizontal plane (X-Y axis) containing a main shaft axis (16) with respect to the axle system of the vehicle so that installation space for the functional components (gearshift elements 18, a hydraulic system 20) of the transmission is available below the gearset formed by the gearbox wheels.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2007Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Michael Drabek
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Publication number: 20090301242Abstract: Arrangement of a hydraulically actuated shift actuator, comprising a shift cylinder (3), arranged outside the hydraulic control unit of a transmission is proposed, in which the shift cylinder (3) of the shift actuator is fixed on a flat or circular machined area (2) on the inside of a housing, and the side of the housing (1) facing away from the shift cylinder (3) has a flat surface (4) on which the hydraulic control unit (5) is fixed in a hydraulically leak-proof manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: ZF FRIENDRICHSHAFEN AGInventor: Michael Drabek
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Patent number: 7467563Abstract: A switching mechanism of a multiple change-over gear with an axially displaceable and pivoted gearshift lever shaft having a shift finger formed on the gearshift lever shaft with switching wings which are operatively connected with a synchronization and coupling device for wheels supported on a wheel set shaft of the gearing unit, and with cams formed on the switching wings with which the shift finger can mesh for the execution of a process of gear ratio modification and, over the cams, can axially displace the switching wings.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2005Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Michael Drabek, Jan-Peter König
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Publication number: 20080296112Abstract: A shifting device (1) for shifting a motor vehicle transmission with a shift selector shaft on which a plurality of shift elements (2) such as shift forks or shift rockers (3) are arranged and can be displaced to carry out a shifting operation. The shifting device (1) includes one hydraulic shift cylinder (5, 11, 18, 25), that can be actuated from both sides, with a piston (9, 15, 16, 19, 26) that can be displaced within a cylinder housing (6) and which is actively connected with a shift element (2) to be actuated. To simplify a shifting device (1) of this type, the piston (9, 15, 16, 19, 26) has a piston rod (10, 17, 23, 29) that follows the movement of the piston (9, 15, 16, 19, 26) and can be connected directly to the shift element (2) in a detachable manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Rudolf Kauffeldt, Hans-Joachim Martin, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Michael Ebenhoch, Wolfgang Rieger, Michael Drabek, Stefan Csajagi
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Patent number: 7444898Abstract: In a shifting assembly for a multiple-gear variable speed motor vehicle transmission, a central selector or shifting shaft (2) is mounted in the transmission housing (12) such that it can be rotated and displaced axially. By rotating the selector or shifting shaft (2) a coupling to be actuated in a shift gate can be selected, and by subsequently axially displacing the shaft, the gears can be engaged. At least two roller arms (4), spaced somewhat from one another, are positioned on the selector or shifting shaft (2), bearing a rod (6) between them. The rod (6) is mechanically linked with a contoured element or lever (16) that is mounted in the transmission housing (12) such that it can swivel. The contoured edge (20) of the contoured element or lever (16) mirrors the selection patterns and is spring loaded against the rod (6) by a spring element (18).Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2003Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Patent number: 7353726Abstract: 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, in which the gears that can be selected within a gearshift path are allocated to different gearshift packages. The gearshift lever and the gearshift packages are connected to a conversion device with which a gearshift lever movement to take out a previous gear in a gearshift path causes this gear to be taken out in a first gearshift package. A gearshift lever movement for putting in the new gear in the same gearshift path, a second gearshift package puts in this new gear. The conversion device functions in such a way that the gearshift lever is coupled with an axially displaceable and radially pivotable shift finger shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2003Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Publication number: 20070227285Abstract: A gear transmission mechanism (2) for motor vehicles having a main shaft (10, 12) and a countershaft (14) parallel to one another, on which different gears for different gear ratios are arranged. The countershaft (14) is arranged above a horizontal plane (X-Y axis) containing a main shaft axis (16) with respect to the axle system of the vehicle so that installation space for the functional components (gearshift elements 18, a hydraulic system 20) of the transmission is available below the gearset formed by the gearbox wheels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Michael Drabek
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Publication number: 20070157753Abstract: A switching mechanism of a multiple change-over gear with an axially displaceable and pivoted gearshift lever shaft having a shift finger formed on the gearshift lever shaft with switching wings which are operatively connected with a synchronization and coupling device for wheels supported on a wheel set shaft of the gearing unit, and with cams formed on the switching wings with which the shift finger can mesh for the execution of a process of gear ratio modification and, over the cams, can axially displace the switching wings.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2005Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Michael Drabek, Jan-Peter Konig
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Publication number: 20060150761Abstract: 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, in which the gears that can be selected within a gearshift path are allocated to different gearshift packages. The gearshift lever and the gearshift packages are connected to a conversion device with which a gearshift lever movement to take out a previous gear in a gearshift path causes this gear to be taken out in a first gearshift package. A gearshift lever movement for putting in the new gear in the same gearshift path, a second gearshift package puts in this new gear. The conversion device functions in such a way that the gearshift lever is coupled with an axially displaceable and radially pivotable shift finger shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2003Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Publication number: 20060060020Abstract: In a shifting assembly for a multiple-gear variable speed motor vehicle transmission, a central selector or shifting shaft (2) is mounted in the transmission housing (12) such that it can be rotated and displaced axially. By rotating the selector or shifting shaft (2) a coupling to be actuated in a shift gate can be selected, and by subsequently axially displacing the shaft, the gears can be engaged. At least two roller arms (4), spaced somewhat from one another, are positioned on the selector or shifting shaft (2), bearing a rod (6) between them. The rod (6) is mechanically linked with a contoured element or lever (16) that is mounted in the transmission housing (12) such that it can swivel. The contoured edge (20) of the contoured element or lever (16) mirrors the selection patterns and is spring loaded against the rod (6) by a spring element (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2003Publication date: March 23, 2006Inventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Publication number: 20050199084Abstract: A shifting rocker (2) for a transmission comprises two arms (4, 6), between which a mount for a sliding sleeve is provided. The shifting rocker (2) is mounted in a transmission housing at two bearing points (20, 22) such that it can pivot. Further, a lever arm (16) is positioned on the shifting rocker (2), via which force is applied to the shifting rocker (2) for the purpose of pivoting the shifting rocker (2) about the bearing points (20, 22). The lever arm (16) is positioned on the shifting rocker (2) in the area (24) between the two bearing points (20, 22).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2003Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek