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US 2003/0074993 A1Published application
Shaft clutch
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorCarsten Schupp
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Abstract
A shaft clutch which may be designed as a dog clutch. In order to save axial construction space, the two end regions of the dog clutch are utilized for the transmission of torque from the shaft to the motor vehicle transmission member to be coupled. The middle region between the two end regions has solely the function of axial fixing during torque transmission and can be made correspondingly short axially.
Claims8
Shaft clutch for the alternate positive connection of one of two motor vehicle transmission members to a shaft, which has, concentrically to its clutch axis,
- a shift sleeve with shift dogs, which is arranged fixedly in terms of rotation and axially displaceably in relation to a shaft toothing;
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- a shift toothing which is fixed in terms of rotation in relation to the one motor vehicle transmission member and can be intermeshed with the shift dogs;
- the shift dogs being subdivided into two axial end regions and at least one axially middle region which deviates from the shape, and, in the case of a torque-transmitting positive connection, one of the two end regions being capable of being supported on the shift toothing in the circumferential direction, characterized in that, in the case of the said torque-transmitting positive connection, the other end region is supported on the shaft toothing.
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