Shift assisting system
US5072629A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H63/502
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shift assisting mechanism for assisting the shifting of a dog clutch of a marine transmission by reducing the engine speed. The requirement for engine speed reduction is sensed by a pressure sensitive conductive rubber type pressure sensing switch contained within the interconnection between the operator and the dog clutch.
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