Patents by Inventor Ronald Olsson

Ronald Olsson 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: 6422363
    Abstract: Vehicle gearbox with a control shaft rotatably and axially displacebly mounted transversely to the axial direction of the vehicle gearbox, the rotational movement of the control shaft from a neutral position effecting, via motion-transmitting elements, engagement of a gear speed. A lock element cooperating with the control shaft is coordinated with a sensor sensing the position of a clutch connected to the gearbox, and locks the control shaft in the neutral position when the clutch pedal is not depressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagner AB
    Inventors: Ronald Olsson, Sverker Alfredsson
  • Patent number: 6370980
    Abstract: A vehicle gearbox includes a basic gearbox with a main shaft that is an input shaft to a high-low range gearset joined to the basic gearbox. The basic gearbox has a control shaft, which, rotated in either direction from a neutral position, engages a selected gear. The control shaft is coordinated with a lock-out device which is controlled by a first sensor, which senses the speed of the output shaft from the range gearbox, and a second sensor which senses the engaged range in the range gearbox. An operating device holds the lock-out device in a lock-out position which prevents rotation of the control shaft towards the position for the lowest synchronized gear in the basic box, when the vehicle speed exceeds a predetermined speed in the low range of the gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Ronald Olsson, Sverker Alfredsson, Stig-Erik Johannesson
  • Patent number: 6053294
    Abstract: A synchronizer in a vehicle gearbox includes a synchronizing ring and a torque-transmitting element, which transmits a torque from the synchronizing ring to an engaging sleeve in such a manner that the engaging sleeve is imparted an extra force in the engaging direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: AB Volvo
    Inventor: Ronald Olsson
  • Patent number: 5678670
    Abstract: Synchronizing device in a motor vehicle gearbox, comprising outer and inner synchronizing rings (12, 13) and a torque transmitting element (20) which transmits torque from the inner synchronizing ring to an engagement sleeve (4) in such a manner that the engaging sleeve is imparted extra force in the engagement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventor: Ronald Olsson