Shift rod for a manual transmission
US4872361A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/454
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shift rod for the manual preselecting and shifting of transmission gears is constructed in two rod segments. The two rod segments are connected with one another by means of a vibration-damping coupling joint. The coupling joint is housed in a damping body that, in longitudinal direction of the shift rod, is developed to be softly resilient over a short distance, but with a subsequent strong spring progression, is developed to be very stiff with respect to torsion in twisting direction of the shift rod.
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