Patents by Inventor Michael Linkens

Michael Linkens 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).

  • Parking interlock device, transmission including said parking interlock device, and related assembly method
    Patent number: 10823286
    Abstract: An actuating device (19) for manually releasing a parking lock device (9) of a transmission (1) includes a manual actuator (18) and a pivotably mounted actuating shaft (20). The actuating shaft (20) includes a shaft outer section (20a), to which the manual actuator (18) is attached, and includes a shaft inner section (20b), on which a parking disk (15) is mounted. The parking disk (15) includes a recess (21), and on which an engaging piece is mounted, which includes a projection (23) engaging into the recess (21). The engaging piece is an engaging lever (22) which includes a foot section (22a) for mounting the engaging lever (22) on the shaft inner section (20b) of the actuating shaft (20), and includes the projection (23) on a head section (22b) positioned opposite a foot section (22a). An associated parking lock device (9), transmission (1), and assembly method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Tobias Schlosser, Tobias Miller, Adalbert Schoida, Michael Linkens, Matthias List
  • Parking Interlock Device, Transmission Including Said Parking Interlock Device, and Related Assembly Method
    Publication number: 20190257422
    Abstract: An actuating device (19) for manually releasing a parking lock device (9) of a transmission (1) includes a manual actuator (18) and a pivotably mounted actuating shaft (20). The actuating shaft (20) includes a shaft outer section (20a), to which the manual actuator (18) is attached, and includes a shaft inner section (20b), on which a parking disk (15) is mounted. The parking disk (15) includes a recess (21), and on which an engaging piece is mounted, which includes a projection (23) engaging into the recess (21). The engaging piece is an engaging lever (22) which includes a foot section (22a) for mounting the engaging lever (22) on the shaft inner section (20b) of the actuating shaft (20), and includes the projection (23) on a head section (22b) positioned opposite a foot section (22a). An associated parking lock device (9), transmission (1), and assembly method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Tobias Schlosser, Tobias Miller, Adalbert Schoida, Michael Linkens, Matthias List