Hydraulic clutch-controlled transmission gear detent system
OwnerJack Reinhardt, Kenneth Albert Moehle +1inventors
InventorsJack Reinhardt, Kenneth Albert Moehle, Jerald Dietrich Hinke
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Abstract
A hydraulic clutch-controlled transmission gear detent system including a gear shiftably mounted on a shift rail and a detent member interposed between the rail and the gear for holding the gear in a shifted position. A hydraulic system, including a valve and a valve controller, such as a clutch pedal, are associated with the detent member to hold the detent member in securing position relative to the shifted gear.
Claims8
A hydraulic clutch-controlled transmission gear detent system comprising a vehicle, a clutch actuator movably mounted on said vehicle, a transmission shift rail, a shift member slidably mounted on said shift rail for sliding therealong, a connector connected with said shift member for sliding said shift member along said rail, a detent member operatively disposed intermediate said shift rail and said shift member for releasably securing said shift member in position along said shift rail, a hydraulically movable member operatively associated with said detent member for moving said detent member, a gear operatively connected with said shift member for shifting and positioning with respect to the position of said shift member, a hydraulic system operatively associated with said movable member for moving said movable member and thereby move said detent member into operative position relative to said shift rail and said shift member, said hydraulic system including a hydraulic valve for releasing hydraulic pressure in said hydraulic system, and said clutch actuator being connected with said valve for actuating said valve for releasing the hydraulic pressure and thereby releasing said detent member relative to said shift member and said shift rail.
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