Device for preventing reverse gear buzzing in a manual transmission
US4510818A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2011
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In combination with a manual transmission including a transmission casing, a forward speeds unit provided with a plurality of synchromesh mechanisms, a reverse unit provided with a selective sliding mesh mechanism, a lever shaft, an inner lever, an interlocking plate relatively rotatably mounted to the lever shaft and holding the inner lever at both ends, said interlocking plate serving to hold immovable at the neutral position the remaining shift heads other than one of the shift heads which is selected by the select operation of the inner lever; a device for preventing reverse gear buzzing comprises first front and rear engaging members of the forward speed shift head adjacent to the reverse shift head for releasably engaging with the inner lever when the inner lever is selected into the reverse position, a second front and rear engaging members provided on the reverse shift head, first means for contacting with the interlocking plate at the reverse select position, moving the reverse shift head and the forward shift head with the inner lever by a predetermined amount in the reverse shifting direction and thereafter disengaging the inner lever from the forward speed shift head.
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