Patents by Inventor Paolo Mancin

Paolo Mancin 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).

  • Patent number: 11125320
    Abstract: A gear lever for a motor-vehicle gearbox includes an elongated body, an actuating member arranged on the elongated body and a transmission member arranged within an inner passage of the elongated body. The transmission member is operatively connected to the actuation member and is configured to transmit movement of the actuation member to a controlled member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Nuara, Dario Luvison, Paolo Mancin
  • Publication number: 20200355260
    Abstract: A gear lever for a motor-vehicle gearbox includes an elongated body, an actuating member arranged on the elongated body and a transmission member arranged within an inner passage of the elongated body. The transmission member is operatively connected to the actuation member and is configured to transmit the movement of the actuation member to a controlled member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Vincenzo NUARA, Dario LUVISON, Paolo MANCIN
  • Patent number: 10830346
    Abstract: A device for controlling a gearbox includes a transmission member that transmits movement of a control lever to a control cable. A locking member, having a first and second portions for locking the lever in respective park and neutral positions, is mounted in a device casing. An actuator causes the locking member to rotate when the lever must be unlocked from park position and when the lever must be locked in neutral position. The device includes an anti-locking pawl mounted on the transmission member, having an operative position preventing the second portion from being received in a transmission member seat for locking the lever in the neutral position. If the lever is freed from park position and moved through the neutral position while the actuator is active, the pawl is pushed by the locking member into its operative position, thereby preventing unwanted locking of the lever in the neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Nuara, Paolo Mancin
  • Patent number: 10598274
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle gearbox includes a support casing and a control lever pivotally mounted about an oscillation axis within said support casing. A pivoting body is rotatably mounted within the support casing about the oscillation axis of the control lever and is connected in rotation with the control lever. A connecting member for a gearbox control cable is connected to the pivoting body by an adapter element. The adapter element and the pivoting body are configured so they can be coupled with each other in different relative positions, in order to create different positions and/or different orientations of the control cable with respect to the pivoting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Contessa, Dario Luvison, Valter Maggiora, Paolo Mancin, Vincenzo Nuara
  • Publication number: 20190219164
    Abstract: A device for controlling a gearbox includes a transmission member that transmits movement of a control lever to a control cable. A locking member, having a first and second portions for locking the lever in respective park and neutral positions, is mounted in a device casing. An actuator causes the locking member to rotate when the lever must be unlocked from park position and when the lever must be locked in neutral position. The device includes an anti-locking pawl mounted on the transmission member, having an operative position preventing the second portion from being received in a transmission member seat for locking the lever in the neutral position. If the lever is freed from park position and moved through the neutral position while the actuator is active, the pawl is pushed by the locking member into its operative position, thereby preventing unwanted locking of the lever in the neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Vincenzo NUARA, Paolo MANCIN
  • Patent number: 10330190
    Abstract: A gear lever for motor vehicles is provided, of the type including a lever body, a grip, a block and a rod. The lever body defines a main axis and is configured for being associated to a gearshift device of a motor vehicle. The block is arranged to be displaced between an operative position and an inoperative position, respectively, for blocking and releasing the lever in or from a given gearshift position. The rod is slidably mounted within the lever body, and connected to which is said lever block, and which is arranged to be governed via a control member positioned on the lever body or on the grip for shifting the block from the operative position to the inoperative position. The lever is also height-adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Dario Luvison, Valter Maggiora, Paolo Mancin, Vincenzo Nuara
  • Publication number: 20190186625
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle gearbox includes a support casing and a control lever pivotally mounted about an oscillation axis within said support casing. A pivoting body is rotatably mounted within the support casing about the oscillation axis of the control lever and is connected in rotation with the control lever. A connecting member for a gearbox control cable is connected to the pivoting body by an adapter element. The adapter element and the pivoting body are configured so they can be coupled with each other in different relative positions, in order to create different positions and/or different orientations of the control cable with respect to the pivoting body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Francesco CONTESSA, Dario LUVISON, Valter MAGGIORA, Paolo MANCIN, Vincenzo NUARA
  • Patent number: 10160502
    Abstract: A device for loading and unloading a wheel of a vehicle includes an actuating device operable to move a cable between a lifted wheel position and a lowered wheel position. A support anchored to the wheel is elastically suspended to a supporting rod carried by the cable. A bracket secured to the vehicle has an axially fixed bush, through which the supporting rod moves following actuation of the cable. The rod has a lateral surface provided with projections. The rod and the bush have cam surfaces which come into engagement with each other during a final lifting stage to cause the bush to rotate towards a position in which, following a lowering of the cable, the projections rest on seats on the upper end surface of the bush to discharge the weight of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Mancin, Antonio Magliocca
  • Publication number: 20170276237
    Abstract: A gear lever for motor vehicles is provided, of the type including a lever body, a grip, a block and a rod. The lever body defines a main axis and is configured for being associated to a gearshift device of a motor vehicle. The block is arranged to be displaced between an operative position and an inoperative position, respectively, for blocking and releasing the lever in or from a given gearshift position. The rod is slidably mounted within the lever body, and connected to which is said lever block, and which is arranged to be governed via a control member positioned on the lever body or on the grip for shifting the block from the operative position to the inoperative position. The lever is also height-adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Dario LUVISON, Valter MAGGIORA, Paolo MANCIN, Vincenzo NUARA
  • Publication number: 20160311477
    Abstract: A device for loading and unloading a wheel of a vehicle includes an actuating device operable to move a cable between a lifted wheel position and a lowered wheel position. A support anchored to the wheel is elastically suspended to a supporting rod carried by the cable. A bracket secured to the vehicle has an axially fixed bush, through which the supporting rod moves following actuation of the cable. The rod has a lateral surface provided with projections. The rod and the bush have cam surfaces which come into engagement with each other during a final lifting stage to cause the bush to rotate towards a position in which, following a lowering of the cable, the projections rest on seats on the upper end surface of the bush to discharge the weight of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo MANCIN, Antonio MAGLIOCCA
  • Publication number: 20150034888
    Abstract: A jack, defining a portable accessory for replacing a motor vehicle wheel, is adapted to be placed on the ground and has a scissors-like pantograph provided with a first and a second arm hinged to each other; the first and second arms have respective lower end portions, which can be moved close or away by actuating a screw/nut-screw device; the second arm is shorter than said first arm and is provided with an upper end portion hinged to an intermediate portion of the first arm; the jack further has a supporting member, which is supported only by an upper end of the first arm and can rotate about an axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Mancin, Antonio Magliocca