US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on Jan. 27 for "Drive train comprising an actuating assembly and a coupling device for coupling an output shaft to a drive and for actuating a parking lock" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,947, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Drive train comprising an actuating assembly and a coupling device for coupling an output shaft to a drive and for actuating a parking lock" was invented by Peter Greb (Ottersweier, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a drive train of a motor vehicle, the drive train including an actuating device for actuating a coupling device for coupling at least one drive wheel to a drive motor and for coupling the drive wheel to a parking lock unit. A shifting sleeve is provided which displaces in the axial directi...