Patents by Inventor Ulrich Fritschle

Ulrich Fritschle 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).

  • Publication number: 20120247255
    Abstract: A monorail shifting device (1) for a multi-gear variable-speed transmission with a gearshift rail (2), a shifting element (3) and a selector element (5). The gearshift rail (2) is arranged and can be displaced axially, in a transmission housing (10), and the shifting element (3) is connected to the gearshift rail (2), fixed in the axial direction. The shifting element (3) transmits axial shifting movement selectively to one of a plurality of shifting fork arms (6, 7, 8). Relative to the transmission housing (10), the selector element (5) is fixed in the axial direction on the housing. The shifting element (3) and the selector element (5) can pivot together about a central axis (11). A shift position detent (18) acts between the shifting element (3) and the selector element (5). Furthermore, the monorail shifting device is typically incorporated into a multi-gear variable-speed transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Fritschle, Ulrich Stracke, Gerhard Horing
  • Patent number: 6843745
    Abstract: An automatic transmission for vehicles is equipped with a housing in which a number of clutches and brakes, as well as an input shaft and an output shaft and at least one torque-controlling shaft (1), are positioned. The torque-controlling shaft (1) is equipped with neither a lengthwise bore for the central supply of fluid to the clutches or brakes, nor cross bores and grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Ulrich Fritschle
  • Publication number: 20030101835
    Abstract: An automatic transmission for vehicles is equipped with a housing in which a number of clutches and brakes, as well as an input shaft and an output shaft and at least one torque-controlling shaft (1), are positioned. The torque-controlling shaft (1) is equipped with neither a lengthwise bore for the central supply of fluid to the clutches or brakes, nor cross bores and grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: Ulrich Fritschle