Actuating device with a master cylinder actuatable by a gear selector drum for actuating the clutch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9890855-B2
Application number	US-201415027407-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2014
Priority date	Oct 28, 2013
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

An actuating device for the selection and/or actuation of a gear ratio of a motor vehicle transmission and for engaging and/or disengaging a motor vehicle clutch, having a drive motor which drives a drive shaft that is connectible non-rotatingly to a gear selector drum of a transmission actuating device to move and/or rotate the gear selector drum, the gear selector drum also being connected to a transmission, and having a clutch actuating device which controls a release bearing of a clutch, wherein a master cylinder of the clutch actuating device, which is connected hydraulically to a slave cylinder that moves the release bearing, is actuatable depending on the position of the drive shaft, wherein an actuating segment which protrudes in the radial direction from the drive shaft is connected non-rotatingly to the drive shaft and the actuating segment actuates the master cylinder when the drive shaft is rotated in at least one direction of rotation, as well as to a drivetrain having such an actuating device is provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An actuating device for the selection or actuation of a gear ratio of a motor vehicle transmission and for engaging or disengaging a motor vehicle clutch, the actuating device comprising:
a drive motor driving a drive shaft connectible non-rotatingly to a gear selector drum of a transmission actuating device, the drive motor moving or rotating the gear selector drum, the gear selector drum also being connected to a transmission, and
a clutch actuating device controlling a release bearing of a clutch, wherein a master cylinder of the clutch actuating device is connected hydraulically to a slave cylinder moving the release bearing and is actuatable depending on a position of the drive shaft, an actuating segment protruding in a radial direction from the drive shaft being connected non-rotatingly and fixed rotationally to the drive shaft, the actuating segment actuating the master cylinder when the drive shaft is rotated in at least one direction of rotation.

2. The actuating device as recited in claim 1 wherein the actuating segment has the form of a cam or of a lever.

3. The actuating device as recited in claim 1 wherein the actuating segment is materially connected to the drive shaft.

4. The actuating device as recited in claim 1 wherein the actuating element is materially separate from the drive shaft.

5. The actuating device as recited in claim 1 wherein the master cylinder has a pressure piston movable by the actuating segment.

6. The actuating device as recited in claim 1 wherein the master cylinder in a longitudinal direction is aligned transversely to the gear selector drum.

7. The actuating device as recited in claim 1 wherein the master cylinder in a longitudinal direction is aligned transversely to the axis of rotation of the drive shaft.

8. The actuating device as recited in claim 1 wherein the master cylinder is located in a transmission bell housing enclosing the transmission or in a clutch bell housing enclosing the clutch.

9. The actuating device as recited in claim 8 wherein the actuating segment is located on an end of the drive shaft protruding into the clutch bell housing.

10. The actuating device as recited in claim 1 wherein the actuating segment is located on the drive shaft on a side of the gear selector drum facing away from the drive motor.

11. The actuating device as recited in claim 8 wherein an equalizing container is additionally connected hydraulically to the master cylinder.

12. A drivetrain of a motor vehicle, comprising the actuating device as recited in claim 1 , a clutch connected to the actuating device and a transmission connected to the actuating device.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag
• Schaeffler Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Malitourne Jerome
• Man Lazlo

Classifications

• F16H61/688

  with two inputs, e.g. selection of one of two torque-flow paths by clutches · CPC title

• F16H61/32

  Electric motors  {, actuators or related electrical control means}  therefor · CPC title

• F16H2063/025

  Final output mechanisms for double clutch transmissions · CPC title

• F16D21/00

  Systems comprising a plurality of actuated clutches (for synchronisation F16D23/04) · CPC title

• F16D29/005

  with a fluid pressure piston driven by an electric motor · CPC title