Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Lemforder Electronic Gmbh

Ralf Pfeifer

Andreas Peukert

The present disclosure relates to a shift device for a control system for a vehicle. The shift device may include at least one optical fiber for conducting a light signal, where the light signal has an input characteristic when entering the shift device, and where the light signal has an output characteristic when exiting the shift device. The shift device may further include a control element, where the control element can be moved between a home position, a first actuation position, and a second actuation position by an actuation force. The control element may have an adjustment device for adjusting the characteristic of the light signal, where the adjustment device is configured to set the output characteristic of the light signal to a first value when the control element is in the home position.

Switching apparatus for a control system for a vehicle, and control system for a vehicle

The current embodiments provide a control lever. The control lever may have a first connection unit with a plurality of inputs and at least one output. The at least one output may be configured for outputting an operation signal that represents the position of the control lever. The number of inputs of the plurality of inputs may exceed the number of outputs of the at least one output. The first connection unit may be configured to couple a first input of the plurality of inputs to the at least one output at a first point in time, and the connection unit may be configured to connect a second input of the plurality of inputs to the at least one output at a second point in time subsequent to the first point in time.

Operating lever and method for operating an operating lever

In one general aspect, the present disclosure is related to a sensor device for detecting selector lever positions of a selector lever for a motor vehicle. The sensor device may include at least four sensors and a code carrier, where the code carrier is arranged such that it is faced by the at least four sensors. The code carrier may be movable with respect to the at least four sensors. The code carrier may be attached to the selector lever. The code carrier may include several coding areas each with an encoding. The code carrier can thus be referred to as coding carrier. The encoding of the individual coding areas can be read by using the sensors.

Sensor device for sensing a selector lever position and selector lever device for a motor vehicle

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.

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

A gear change lever device for a vehicle transmission with a holder, a gear change lever movably arranged on a holder and comprising a gripping surface, wherein the gear change lever can be moved to pre-determined positions (P, R, N, D), a sensor device, by which the current position of the gear change lever can be detected, an evaluation device coupled to the sensor device for the control of transmission, by means of which in cooperation with the sensor device a change in the gear change lever position can be recognized, and at least one touch sensor coupled to the evaluation device and arranged on the gear change lever in the area of the grip surface, by means of which a human touch of the grip surface can be detected and information about the touch state of the gripping surface can be sent to evaluation device.

Gear change lever device for a vehicle gearing, evaluation device for a gear change lever device and method for electronic activation of a vehicle device

A sensor device having at least one sensor element, such as a Hall sensor element, and at least one magnet element that can move in relation to the sensor element. The sensor element has a number of differently magnetized regions. The sensor element is configured to issue a sensor signal, which represents a condition defined by a magnetization of a region of the magnet element located in the measurement range of the sensor element. The sensor element determines the condition by means of one of at least three pre-defined sensor signal values.

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Diepholz, Germany

Ralf Pfeifer