Patents by Inventor Uwe Beer
Uwe Beer 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).
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Patent number: 8726752Abstract: A shift securing device of a manual gearbox that is shifted by a selector shaft disposed axially parallel to the gearbox shafts. The selector shaft slides axially and rotates about the longitudinal axis of the selector shaft and can be selectively coupled to a shift fork guided on a shift rail and/or rocker. An axially fixed and rotatable locking body supports locking elements for form-locking the uncoupled shift rail and/or rocker. The locking body is a box frame having two transverse and two longitudinal members. The transverse members have bearing holes in which the selector shaft is accommodated in an axially movable manner. The locking body is rotationally fixed to the selector shaft by a carrier that engages in one of the longitudinal members in a form-locking manner. The locking body is fixed to the housing by an axial bearing disposed on a transverse member.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Uwe Beer
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Patent number: 8464602Abstract: A shifting rocker (2) for a transmission comprises two arms (4, 6), between which a mount for a sliding sleeve is provided. The shifting rocker (2) is mounted in a transmission housing at two bearing points (20, 22) such that it can pivot. Further, a lever arm (16) is positioned on the shifting rocker (2), via which force is applied to the shifting rocker (2) for the purpose of pivoting the shifting rocker (2) about the bearing points (20, 22). The lever arm (16) is positioned on the shifting rocker (2) in the area (24) between the two bearing points (20, 22).Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: ZF FriedrichshafenInventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Publication number: 20120304794Abstract: A shift securing device of a manual gearbox that is shifted by a selector shaft disposed axially parallel to the gearbox shafts. The selector shaft slides axially and rotates about the longitudinal axis of the selector shaft and can be selectively coupled to a shift fork guided on a shift rail and/or rocker. An axially fixed and rotatable locking body supports locking elements for form-locking the uncoupled shift rail and/or rocker. The locking body is a box frame having two transverse and two longitudinal members. The transverse members have bearing holes in which the selector shaft is accommodated in an axially movable manner. The locking body is rotationally fixed to the selector shaft by a carrier that engages in one of the longitudinal members in a form-locking manner. The locking body is fixed to the housing by an axial bearing disposed on a transverse member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2010Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Uwe Beer
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Patent number: 8210067Abstract: A shifting device for a manual transmission having a shift rocker formed by two rocker arms connected by a rocker bridge, which is arranged over a shift sleeve via two slide-blocks attached to a holder at the end of each rocker arm, which pivots about a transverse axis defined by bearing points. A carrier element is positioned off-center on the rocker bridge to engage with a shifting pin of a shifting shaft. The rocker arm closer to the carrier element has a lower elastic rigidity than the other rocker arm. To produce different spring rigidities, the rocker arm closer to the carrier element has the geometrical form of a spring element which is elastic in the pivoting direction. The, rocker arm farther away from the carrier element is a bracket with relatively greater elastic rigidity.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Uwe Beer
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Publication number: 20100234113Abstract: A rotary feed-through is proposed to supply oil to a transmission shaft (1), in an axial extending borehole or oil passage (2), respectively, comprising a stator, positioned at the enclosure, and a rotor, turning with the shaft, in which the bearing cover (4), connected with the enclosure, or the holding plate of the bearing (3), respectively, of the shaft (1) which needs to be supplied with oil, serves as a stator, and the hub (6) of an already present part (5), axial viewed at the side of the bearing (3), facing away from the enclosure and positioned before the bearing (3), and rotationally linked torque-free with the shaft (1), serves as the rotor of the rotary feed-through.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Michael Drabek, Uwe Beer, Jens Patzner
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Publication number: 20100101354Abstract: A shifting device for a manual transmission having a shift rocker formed by two rocker arms connected by a rocker bridge, which is arranged over a shift sleeve via two slide-blocks attached to a holder at the end of each rocker arm, which pivots about a transverse axis defined by bearing points. A carrier element is positioned off-center on the rocker bridge to engage with a shifting pin of a shifting shaft. The rocker arm closer to the carrier element has a lower elastic rigidity than the other rocker arm. To produce different spring rigidities, the rocker arm closer to the carrier element has the geometrical form of a spring element which is elastic in the pivoting direction. The, rocker arm farther away from the carrier element is a bracket with relatively greater elastic rigidity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventor: Uwe BEER
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Patent number: 7444898Abstract: In a shifting assembly for a multiple-gear variable speed motor vehicle transmission, a central selector or shifting shaft (2) is mounted in the transmission housing (12) such that it can be rotated and displaced axially. By rotating the selector or shifting shaft (2) a coupling to be actuated in a shift gate can be selected, and by subsequently axially displacing the shaft, the gears can be engaged. At least two roller arms (4), spaced somewhat from one another, are positioned on the selector or shifting shaft (2), bearing a rod (6) between them. The rod (6) is mechanically linked with a contoured element or lever (16) that is mounted in the transmission housing (12) such that it can swivel. The contoured edge (20) of the contoured element or lever (16) mirrors the selection patterns and is spring loaded against the rod (6) by a spring element (18).Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2003Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Publication number: 20080127767Abstract: A shift device in a manual transmission of a motor vehicle having a central selector shaft (6) with two rocker arms (7, 8) to which a spindle (9) is supported. The spindle (9) supports a roller (10), which communicates with a pivotally mounted, spring-loaded contour element (2). The contour element (2) has a gate guide which extends in a circular arc (k) concentric with the selector shaft (6). The rocker arms (7, 8) have guide pins (19) which extend parallel to the selector shaft (6) on a radius (R) of the circular arc (k). The guide pins (19) are moveable through axially directed movement of the selector shaft (6) to engage the gate guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2005Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Uwe Beer
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Patent number: 7353726Abstract: A shifting device for a transmission, in which at least one gearshift package is allocated to two non-successive gears and each of these gearshift packages is coupled with a gearshift lever. An H- or a multiple H-shifting diagram is allocated to the gearshift lever, in which the gears that can be selected within a gearshift path are allocated to different gearshift packages. The gearshift lever and the gearshift packages are connected to a conversion device with which a gearshift lever movement to take out a previous gear in a gearshift path causes this gear to be taken out in a first gearshift package. A gearshift lever movement for putting in the new gear in the same gearshift path, a second gearshift package puts in this new gear. The conversion device functions in such a way that the gearshift lever is coupled with an axially displaceable and radially pivotable shift finger shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2003Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Patent number: 7225700Abstract: The invention relates to a gear shifting device (2) comprising a single-rod gear shifting system in a housing of a motor vehicle manual gearbox. Said device comprises a central gearshift shaft (32) and fork-type gear shifting elements in the form of gear shifting swinging forks or gear shifting forks (4, 6, 8, 10) which are optionally and individually engaged with the gearshift shaft (32) by rotating the same (32), and which carry out a gear shift of the selected gear shifting element by means of displacement of the gearshift shaft (32) along a rotational axis (34) of said gearshift shaft (32). Said gear shifting device (2) comprises a first element (58, 60) which is connected to the gearshift shaft (32) and which co-operates with a second element (62) fixed in the housing, in order to define the rotation of the gearshift shaft (32).Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2002Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Uwe Beer, Jens Patzner
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Publication number: 20060150761Abstract: A shifting device for a transmission, in which at least one gearshift package is allocated to two non-successive gears and each of these gearshift packages is coupled with a gearshift lever. An H- or a multiple H-shifting diagram is allocated to the gearshift lever, in which the gears that can be selected within a gearshift path are allocated to different gearshift packages. The gearshift lever and the gearshift packages are connected to a conversion device with which a gearshift lever movement to take out a previous gear in a gearshift path causes this gear to be taken out in a first gearshift package. A gearshift lever movement for putting in the new gear in the same gearshift path, a second gearshift package puts in this new gear. The conversion device functions in such a way that the gearshift lever is coupled with an axially displaceable and radially pivotable shift finger shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2003Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Publication number: 20060060020Abstract: In a shifting assembly for a multiple-gear variable speed motor vehicle transmission, a central selector or shifting shaft (2) is mounted in the transmission housing (12) such that it can be rotated and displaced axially. By rotating the selector or shifting shaft (2) a coupling to be actuated in a shift gate can be selected, and by subsequently axially displacing the shaft, the gears can be engaged. At least two roller arms (4), spaced somewhat from one another, are positioned on the selector or shifting shaft (2), bearing a rod (6) between them. The rod (6) is mechanically linked with a contoured element or lever (16) that is mounted in the transmission housing (12) such that it can swivel. The contoured edge (20) of the contoured element or lever (16) mirrors the selection patterns and is spring loaded against the rod (6) by a spring element (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2003Publication date: March 23, 2006Inventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Publication number: 20050199084Abstract: A shifting rocker (2) for a transmission comprises two arms (4, 6), between which a mount for a sliding sleeve is provided. The shifting rocker (2) is mounted in a transmission housing at two bearing points (20, 22) such that it can pivot. Further, a lever arm (16) is positioned on the shifting rocker (2), via which force is applied to the shifting rocker (2) for the purpose of pivoting the shifting rocker (2) about the bearing points (20, 22). The lever arm (16) is positioned on the shifting rocker (2) in the area (24) between the two bearing points (20, 22).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2003Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: Uwe Beer, Michael Drabek
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Publication number: 20040221677Abstract: The invention relates to a gear shifting device (2) comprising a single-rod gear shifting system in a housing of a motor vehicle manual gearbox. Said device comprises a central gearshift shaft (32) and fork-type gear shifting elements in the form of gear shifting swinging forks or gear shifting forks (4, 6, 8, 10) which are optionally and individually engaged with the gearshift shaft (32) by rotating the same (32), and which carry out a gear shift of the selected gear shifting element by means of displacement of the gearshift shaft (32) along a rotational axis (34) of said gearshift shaft (32). Said gear shifting device (2) comprises a first element (58, 60) which is connected to the gearshift shaft (32) and which co-operates with a second element (62) fixed in the housing, in order to define the rotation of the gearshift shaft (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: Uwe Beer, Jens Patzner
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Patent number: 6691590Abstract: The single-rod shifting device for a motor vehicle manual transmission, in particular for a six-speed transmission, has a central shifting shaft, fork-shaped shifting elements that engage into sliding bushings, and a locking device. The locking device is equipped with a lever (3, 11) whose rotation point lies on the rotation axis of the axially displaceably mounted central shifting shaft (1) and which is joined to it via a radial entrainment arrangement. Also provided is a blocking part (5) that is arranged immovably in the housing in the shifting direction, as well as a coupling drive that converts the rotation of the lever into a linear motion of the blocking elements (15, 15′ . . . ) on the shifting elements and on the blocking part (5) ensure that upon superposition of the blocking elements in the shifting direction, a shifting of the shifting elements is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Jens Patzner, Uwe Beer