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Motor vehicle gearbox

US5799536A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 25, 1997
Grant dateSep 1, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19233
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Motor vehicle gearbox with a parking brake, consisting of a toothed wheel (30) non-rotatably mounted on a reverse gear shaft (5) and a locking arm (33) swingably mounted in the housing (1) of the gearbox and having a detent (33a) which can be inserted into a tooth space (32) in the toothed wheel with the aid of a knob (41) on the selector shaft (38) of the reverse gear fork (37). The reverse gear shaft has a non-rotatable gear (29) meshing with a final drive, so that locking the reverse gear shaft locks the vehicle drive wheels.

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