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US 11,994,211 B2Granted
Groove follower
AssigneePunch Powertrain N.V.
InventorKoen Roger Emma Hendrickx
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Abstract
A groove follower is provided for cooperating with a shift groove of a shift drum of a multi-step sequential transmission for a motor vehicle, comprising a groove follower body, comprising at least one contact surface for contacting a lateral face of the shift groove of the shift drum, wherein at least part of the at least one contact surface is formed as part of an outer surface of a three-dimensional helix with a helix diameter and a helix pitch.
Claims14
A groove follower for cooperating with a shift groove of a shift drum of a multi-step sequential transmission for a motor vehicle, the groove follower comprising:
- a groove follower body, comprising at least one contact surface for contacting a lateral face of the shift groove of the shift drum,
- wherein at least part of the at least one contact surface is formed as part of an outer surface of a three-dimensional helix with a helix diameter and a helix pitch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.