Switching device for a transmission of a motor vehicle and method for operating such a switching device

A switching device (10) for a transmission of a motor vehicle, comprising:

• an unsynchronized claw switching element (14) that comprises a first switching part (16) and a second switching part (18) which are rotatable relative to each other around an axis of rotation (22), wherein the first switching part (16) has a first switching gearing (24) and the second switching part (18) has a second switching gearing (30) which are displaceable relative to each other along the axis of rotation (22) between a coupled position, in which the first and second switching gearings (24, 30) engage with each other such that the first and second switching parts (16, 18) are coupled to each other in a manner fixed against rotation, and an uncoupled position, in which the first and second switching gearings (24, 30) are uncoupled from each other such that the first and second switching parts (16, 18) are rotatable relative to each other around the axis of rotation (22);
• a detection device (36), wherein rotation positions in which the first and second switching parts (16, 18) are rotated relative to each other around the axis of rotation (22) are detectable by the detection device;
• and
• an electronic computing device (38), wherein the electronic computing device (38) moves the first and second switching parts (16, 18) from the uncoupled position into the coupled position depending on detected rotation positions;
• wherein the detection device (36) comprises a sensor element (44) and a transmitter element (40) fixedly connected to the second switching part (18) such that the transmitter element (40) is rotated with the second switching part (18) relative to the sensor element (44) around the axis of rotation (22) and wherein the transmitter element (40) has transmitter segments (42) that are detectable by the sensor element (44) such that the rotation positions are detected by detecting the transmitter segments (42);
• wherein a number of the transmitter segments (42) corresponds to at least a sum of a number of teeth (32) of the second switching gearing (30) of the second switching part (18) and a number of tooth gaps (34) of the second switching gearing (30) of the second switching part (18);
• wherein the transmitter element (40) has one tooth (32) and one tooth gap (34) per transmitter segment (42).