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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2007
Applicant:
Michael Drabek, Brandenburg, DE;
Inventor:
Michael Drabek, Brandenburg, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/08 (2006.01); F16H 59/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gear transmission mechanism () for motor vehicles having a main shaft () and a countershaft () parallel to one another, on which different gears for different gear ratios are arranged. The countershaft () is arranged above a horizontal plane (X-Y axis) containing a main shaft axis () with respect to the axle system of the vehicle so that installation space for the functional components (gearshift elements, a hydraulic system) of the transmission is available below the gearset formed by the gearbox wheels.