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Device and method for selecting an operating mode of a transmission of a vehicle and system for setting an operating mode of a transmission of a vehicle

US10184559B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

20Claims

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Assignees

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE
Lemförder Electronic GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ralf Pfeifer · Diepholz, DE
Andreas Peukert · Barnstorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 26, 2014
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 17, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05G5/005
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for selecting an operating mode of a transmission of a vehicle is presented. The device has a control panel thereby, having at least one selector switch for selecting an operating mode, and one release switch for enabling a function of the at least one selector switch. The release switch has a touch sensitive button, serving as a first interface to a sensor circuit for enabling the function of the at least one selector switch. The sensor circuit has a second interface on an actuator for a driving function of the vehicle thereby. The sensor circuit can be closed by producing an electrically conductive connection between the first interface and the second interface via a driver region of an interior space of the vehicle.

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