Gear-Shifting Device for a Transmission

A gear-shifting mechanism for a transmission, comprising:

• a shift activation unit which has a shift activation actuator which is movable along a shift activation axis;
• and
• a selector unit which is able to be connected to the shift activation actuator, wherein
• the selector unit comprises:
• a selector element which, in a direction that is not parallel to the shift activation axis, is configured for assuming different positions so as to be able to be connected in the different positions to different shift forks for displacing transmission components for shifting of gears;
• and
• a switchover actuator having a switchover actuator axis which defines a switchover movement of the switchover actuator to move the selector element into the different positions, wherein
• the switchover actuator axis and the shift activation axis are aligned so as to be mutually parallel.

A method for shifting a gear in a transmission having a gear-shifting mechanism that comprises:

• a shift activation unit which has a shift activation actuator which is movable along a shift activation axis;
• and
• a selector unit which is able to be connected to the shift activation actuator, the selector unit including:
• a selector element which, in a direction that is not parallel to the shift activation axis, is configured for assuming different positions so as to be able to be connected in the different positions to different shift forks for displacing transmission components for shifting of gears;
• and
• a switchover actuator having a switchover actuator axis which defines a switchover movement of the switchover actuator to move the selector element into the different positions, wherein
• the switchover actuator axis and the shift activation axis are aligned so as to be mutually parallel,
• the method comprising the steps of:
• activating the switchover actuator having the switchover actuator axis which is aligned so as to be parallel to the shift activation axis, so as to vary a position of the selector element in a direction not parallel to the switchover actuator axis such that the selector element in a specific shift gate is able to be connected to a specific shift fork;
• and
• activating the shift activation unit in order to establish a gear-specific connection within the transmission by way of the specific shift fork.

A method for shifting a gear in a transmission having a gear-shifting mechanism that comprises:

• a shift activation unit which has a shift activation actuator which is movable along a shift activation axis;
• and
• a selector unit which is able to be connected to the shift activation actuator, the selector unit including:
• a selector element which, in a direction that is not parallel to the shift activation axis, is configured for assuming different positions so as to be able to be connected in the different positions to different shift forks for displacing transmission components for shifting of gears;
• and
• a switchover actuator having a switchover actuator axis which defines a switchover movement of the switchover actuator to move the selector element into the different positions,
• wherein the switchover actuator axis and the shift activation axis are aligned so as to be mutually parallel, and
• wherein the selector element is configured in the different positions to couple a shift rod of the transmission to the different shift forks in an axially displaceable manner, by way of cams on the shift rod and complementary clearances in the shift forks,
• the method comprising the steps of:
• activating the switchover actuator having the switchover actuator axis which is aligned so as to be parallel to the shift activation axis, so as to vary a position of the selector element in a direction not parallel to the switchover actuator axis such that the shift rod is rotated so that said shift rod is coupled in an axially displaceable manner to a specific shift fork;
• and
• activating the shift activation unit in order to establish a gear-specific connection within the transmission by way of the specific shift fork.