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Synchronizer clutch assembly for multiple ratio gearing

US5531305A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 1994
Grant dateJul 2, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2023/065
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A synchronizer clutch assembly for a manual transmission comprising a synchronizer hub carried by a torque delivery shaft and including a cone clutch member carried by a gear forming a part of the transmission gearing and a synchronizer blocker ring adapted to be made of forged steel, the synchronizer assembly including a shiftable clutch sleeve that is engageable with at least one spring element secured to the synchronizer blocker ring whereby the blocker ring cone clutch frictionally engages the cone clutch of the gear upon movement of the sleeve toward an engagement position until the rotary motion of the gear is brought into synchronism with the rotary motion of the shaft.

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