Patent ID: 6435054
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
Selector device for a change-speed gearbox comprising:a fixed body component of a vehicle body connected with a gearbox casing of the change-speed gearbox, the change-speed gearbox including: a selector shaft with a first degree of freedom relative to the gearbox casing for the actuation of gear clutches a second degree of freedom relative to the gearbox casing for the selection of a gear clutch for its actuation by the selector shaft, and an elastic support relative to the body component; a manual selector lever having a bearing arrangement for pivotability about two mutually perpendicular pivoting axes, the bearing arrangement having a holding device for holding the bearing arrangement relative to the fixed body component; a remote selector linkage which connects the manual selector lever kinematically to the selector shaft in such a way that the pivoting movements about the first pivoting axis inevitably lead to movements of the selector shaft in accordance with one of its degrees of freedom for the actuation of gear clutches; a flexible actuating linkage for transmitting pulling and pushing forces, which connects the manual selector lever kinematically to the manual selector lever in such a way that the pivoting movements about the second pivoting axis inevitably lead to movements of the manual selector lever in accordance with another of its degrees of freedom for the selection of a gear clutch; wherein the holding device includes a coupling linkage which, at its first end at the front in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, is coupled to the gearbox casing and, at its second end, the end at the rear in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, is coupled to the fixed body component in a manner which allows limited movement in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, in that the bearing arrangement is provided at the second end of the coupling linkage; and wherein the second end of the coupling linkage can travel along a guided path in the generally longitudinal direction of the vehicle relative to the fixed body component.