SHIFT CABLE HOLDER AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SHIFT AND SELECTOR CABLES ON THE HOLDER

• US 20120091292A1
• Filed: 10/19/2011
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: HAHN, Thorsten, KRAKE, Friedhelm, WOLF, Miriam
• Application Number:
  US13/276,631
• Publication Number:
  US 20120091292A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/73
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 1/105 to a slot in the bracket
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 2361/65 Gear shifting, change speed gear, gear box
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/36 with at least one movement being transmitted by a cable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A shift cable holder is provided for a transmission. In addition, a method is provided for mounting shift and selector cables on the holder. The shift cable holder has a base region. At a distance from the base region at least one retaining profile is provided for receiving at least one coupling element of a shift cable end. The shift cable holder has a guide lug, which projects beyond the retaining profile and is fixed to the retaining profile and has a guide edge.

Claims

1. A shift cable holder for a transmission, comprising:

a base region;

a retaining profile configured to receive a coupling element of a shift cable end at a distance from the base region;

a guide lug that projects beyond the retaining profile and is fixed to the retaining profile and comprises a guide edge.

2. The shift cable holder according to claim 1, wherein the guide edge goes over tangentially into the retaining profile.

3. The shift cable holder according to claim 1, wherein the retaining profile is annular and comprises an opening toward a tangential guide edge of the guide lug, with a width that corresponds to a diameter of the coupling element.

4. The shift cable holder according to claim 1, wherein the coupling element of a selector cable end is fixed on a cable cladding and comprises an annular channeling that is configured to engage into the retaining profile.

5. The shift cable holder according to claim 4, wherein the guide edge of the guide lug has a thickness that is configured to the annular channeling of the shift cable end and configured to engage.

6. The shift cable holder according to claim 1, wherein the base region comprises at least one through hole.

7. The shift cable holder according to claim 1, wherein the base region comprises at least one fixing element that is disposed in the through hole and fixes the shift cable holder on a seat of a transmission casing.

8. The shift cable holder according to claim 7, wherein a selector cable projects from a selector cable end that extends as far as a selector lever on the transmission casing.

9. A shift cable retaining apparatus, comprising:

a shift cable holder, the shift cable holder comprising;

a base region;

a retaining profile configured to receive a coupling element of a shift cable end at a distance from the base region;

a guide lug that projects beyond the retaining profile and is fixed to the retaining profile and comprises a guide edge; and

two retaining profiles in which one selector cable end of a selector cable and one shift cable end of a shift cable are fixed with guide lugs assigned to retaining profiles, and

wherein a selector cable wire projecting is fixed in an articulated manner on a corresponding selector.

10. The shift cable retaining apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the guide edge goes over tangentially into the retaining profile.

11. The shift cable retaining apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the retaining profile is annular and comprises an opening toward a tangential guide edge of the guide lug, with a width that corresponds to a diameter of the coupling element.

12. The shift cable retaining apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the coupling element of a selector cable end is fixed on a cable cladding and comprises an annular channeling that is configured to engage into the retaining profile.

13. The shift cable retaining apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the guide edge of the guide lug has a thickness that is configured to the annular channeling of the shift cable end and configured to engage.

14. The shift cable holder according to claim 9, wherein the base region comprises at least one through hole.

15. A method for mounting a shift and a selector cable on a transmission casing, comprising:

providing a selector cable end and a shift cable end with a projecting selector,

wherein cable ends have coupling elements placed on the respective cable cladding,

fixing a shift cable holder having retaining profiles for the selector cable end and the shift cable end on the transmission casing that comprise an annular channeling of a coupling element;

latching the channeling of a respective coupling element into a guide edge of a guide lug;

turning a cable end into an alignment of a retaining profile while supporting the cable end on the guide edge;

sliding displaceable lowering of the coupling element along the guide lug into the retaining profile; and

articulated fixing of the cable ends on corresponding transmission levers.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising shrinking the coupling elements onto the cable cladding.

17. The method according to claim 15, further comprising seamlessly connecting the coupling element to the cable cladding.

18. The method according to claim 15, further comprising inserting an annular groove in the coupling element as the annular channeling.

19. The method according to claim 15, further comprising tapering a profile of the guide lug toward the guide edge in a frustroconical manner.