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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2021
Ka Group Ag, Zürich, CH;
Bengt Cyrén, Svanesund, SE;
Jasmin Insanic, Jönköping, SE;
KA Group AG, Zürich, CH;
Abstract
The present teachings provide for a system comprising a gearbox including a gear assembly, the gearbox having an outer surface, the outer surface with a pair of apertures; and an actuator. The actuator including a support with a pair of lugs, with each lug having an opening; an drive system connected to the support; a shift fork including a pair of arms, the shift fork in communication with the drive system and configured to move a distance defining a stroke length between a disengaged position and an engaged position; and an actuation assembly operatively connected with the drive system to move the shift fork between a neutral position, and a shifted position, with a plurality of intermediate positions between the neutral and shifted positions. The actuator is mounted onto the outer surface of the gearbox, with the pair of lugs extending into the pair of apertures of the gearbox, and at least a portion of the shift fork extends extending through the lugs into and below the outer surface of the gearbox. The portion of the shift fork within the gearbox engages a gear assembly within the gearbox.