Assembly for actuating a shifting element of a transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12503199-B2
Application number	US-202318835628-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2023
Priority date	Feb 3, 2022
Publication date	Dec 23, 2025
Grant date	Dec 23, 2025

Abstract

An arrangement for actuating a shift element of a gearbox includes a rotatably mounted and preloaded shift pawl (2) and a shift ring (3) with an outer toothing (4) and assigned to a gearbox element. A first end (8) of the shift pawl (2) is assigned to the outer toothing (4) of the shift ring (3) so as to lock or release the shift ring (3) in order to shift a gear stage, and a second end (9) of the shift pawl (2) is assigned to a shift gate (6) of a shift drum (5) that actuates the shift pawl (2). The shift pawl (2) is operatively connected to at least one double torsion spring (10) in order to apply a preload force.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An arrangement for actuating a shift element of a gearbox, comprising:
a shift ring ( 3 ) with an outer toothing ( 4 ), the shift ring ( 3 ) being operatively connected with a gearbox element; a shift pawl ( 2 ), the shift pawl ( 2 ) being rotatably mounted, a first end ( 8 ) of the shift pawl ( 2 ) being selectively engageable with the outer toothing ( 4 ) of the shift ring ( 3 ) so as to lock or release the shift ring ( 3 ) in order to shift a gear stage, and a second end ( 9 ) of the shift pawl ( 2 ) being in engagement with a shift gate ( 6 ) of a shift drum ( 5 ) that is rotatable to actuate the shift pawl ( 2 ); and a double torsion spring ( 10 ) operatively connected to the shift pawl ( 2 ), the double torsion spring ( 10 ) applying a preload force on the shift pawl ( 2 ).

2 . The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the double torsion spring ( 10 ) comprises two legs ( 11 , 12 ) that extend approximately parallel to each other and are symmetrically arranged on the shift pawl ( 2 ).

3 . The arrangement of claim 2 , wherein:
the shift pawl ( 2 ) defines a recess ( 13 ) for rotatable mounting on a pin ( 7 ) as a rotation axis; and the shift pawl ( 2 ) comprises a pair of cylindrical receiving regions ( 14 , 15 ) extending in an axial direction for the two legs ( 11 , 12 ) of the double torsion spring ( 10 ), each of the pair of cylindrical receiving regions ( 14 , 15 ) being disposed on a respective side of the recess ( 13 ).

4 . The arrangement of claim 3 , wherein the pair of cylindrical receiving regions ( 14 , 15 ) have an axial width corresponding at least to a respective width of each of the two legs ( 11 , 12 ) of the double torsion spring ( 10 ).

5 . The arrangement of claim 3 , wherein each of the two legs ( 11 , 12 ) of the double torsion spring ( 10 ) is received in a respective one of the pair of cylindrical receiving regions ( 14 , 15 ), and each of the two legs ( 11 , 12 ) of the double torsion spring ( 10 ) at least partially surrounds the respective one of the pair of cylindrical receiving regions ( 14 , 15 ) in a circumferential direction.

6 . The arrangement of claim 2 , wherein first common ends ( 17 ) of the two legs ( 11 , 12 ) of the double torsion spring ( 10 ) are supported on the first end ( 8 ) of the shift pawl ( 2 ), and second common ends ( 18 ) of the two legs ( 11 , 12 ) of the double torsion spring ( 10 ) are supported on a housing ( 16 ).

7 . The arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the first common ends ( 17 ) of the two legs ( 11 , 12 ) of the double torsion spring ( 10 ) lie in a depression ( 19 ) on the first end ( 8 ) of the shift pawl ( 2 ).

8 . The arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the double torsion spring ( 10 ) is made of a spring steel wire.

9 . The arrangement of claim 8 , wherein two ends of the spring steel wire are arranged opposite each other at a predetermined distance from each other at first common ends ( 17 ) of the two legs ( 11 , 12 ) of the double torsion spring ( 10 ).

10 . A bicycle or pedelec ( 1 ), comprising the arrangement of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Doepfert Hagen
• Ziemer Peter
• Riedisser Thomas
• Doerr Ulrich
• Schraff Uwe
• Strobel Markus
• Margraf Christoph
• Griesmeier Uwe
• Debernitz Leschek
• Wiemer Michel

Classifications

• F16H63/38

  Detents · CPC title

• F16H63/18

  the final actuating mechanism comprising cams · CPC title

• F16D11/06

  with clutching members movable otherwise than only axially, e.g. rotatable keys · CPC title

• F16D41/30

  with hinged pawl co-operating with teeth, cogs, or the like · CPC title

• B62M25/00

  Actuators for gearing speed-change mechanisms specially adapted for cycles (rider operated controls for cycles in general B62K23/00; gearing speed change mechanisms F16H) · CPC title