US Patent 7395729 Position detection of a shifting device

Patent 7395729 was granted and assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen on July, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

ZF Friedrichshafen

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7395729

Patent Inventor Names

Kai Heinrich0

Date of Patent

July 8, 2008

Patent Application Number

11070341

Date Filed

March 2, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Tisha D Lewis

Patent abstract

A device and a method for determining the position of a gear shift element 1 in a claw clutch operated automated gear box of a vehicle. The gear shift element 1 has gear teeth that correspond to at least two gear wheels 5, 8 which have a different axial extension on both sides of a groove 9. The position of the gear shift element 1 can be determined by way of the method according to the invention.