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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2003
Metin Ersoy, Walluf, DE;
Metin Ersoy, Walluf, DE;
ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG, Stemwede-Dielingen, DE;
Abstract
A shifting device is provided for controlling the gear selection of a motor vehicle transmission with a housing, with a gearshift lever, which is arranged within a recess of the housing and can be pivoted in at least one vertical plane. A cover plate follows the pivoting movement of the gearshift lever due to its coupling with the gearshift lever. A scanning device includes sensors and corresponding signal transmitters for detecting the individual gear positions of the transmission. The scanning device has a sensor () arranged stationarily at the housing and a linear signal transmitter unit () at the pivotable cover plate (), which said signal transmitter unit () sweeps over the scanning range of the sensor () and is provided with mark points for the gear positions, wherein the signals picked up by the sensor for the gear position are sent to a corresponding processor unit () for evaluation and forwarding. The shifting device for motor vehicle transmissions is inexpensive and reliable in operation.