Patents by Inventor Horst Schellens

Horst Schellens 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).

  • Reverse speed shift device for a motor vehicle change-speed gearbox
    Patent number: 4332312
    Abstract: A reverse idler gear lever pivots to move a reverse gear into engagement with an after-running gearwheel mounted on a layshaft. A connecting arm is pinned to the idler lever and defines a slot within which a pin mounted on a brake lever moves. The pin engages a bowspring within the slot and transmits a force to the brake lever until the bowspring is cleared by the pin. The spring force operates to pivot the brake lever and to bring a brake surface into abutting contact with the after-running gearwheel. Alternatively, a spring force is developed on a cam surface as the brake lever moves relative to the connecting arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gustav Sabel, Horst Schellens