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Vehicle gearbox with an integrated electric motor

US7798032B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE

Inventors

Bernd Schepperle · Konstanz, DE
Hubert Remmlinger · Friedrichshafen, DE
Karl-Hermann Ketteler · Markdorf, DE
Kai Heinrich · Bodnegg, DE
Peter Feulner · Friedrichshafen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 2, 2005
Grant date	Sep 21, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/2186
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electromechanically activated motor vehicle transmission (31, 14) such as an automated manual transmission (31) or a transfer case (14). This transmission includes at least a transmission housing (11), an electromagnetic selecting or shifting device (1) and an electric motor (2, 8, 22) by which the selecting or shifting device (1) can be actuated. In the inventive motor vehicle transmission (31, 14), the electric motor (2, 8, 22) of the selecting or shifting mechanism (1) arranged within the transmission housing (11) and the motor housing (9, 12, 24) of the electric motor (2, 8, 22) is designed so that it corresponds to a portion of the transmission housing (11).

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