Shift fork/gate assembly
AssigneeNew Venture Gear, Inc.
InventorsGerald Szczepanski, John Forsyth
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Abstract
A shift fork/gate assembly is provided for use in a manual transmission of the type including a gear train having a plurality of gears disposed thereon and a shift control assembly for selecting one of the plurality of gears. The shift fork/gate assembly includes a shift fork member engaging a synchronizer device along the gear train. A gate member is connected to the fork member by inserting a portion of the gate member into an aperture formed in the fork member. The gate member selectively cooperates with a blocker of the shift control assembly to selectively prevent movement of the shift fork member until the shift control assembly is properly aligned.
Claims19
A method of forming a shift fork/gate assembly for a manual transmission including a gear train having a plurality of gears disposed thereon and a shift control assembly for selecting one of said plurality of gears, said method comprising:
- casting a support member;
- forming an aperture in said support member;
- forging a gate member;
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- coupling said gate member to said support member by inserting a portion of said gate member in said aperture and securing said portion to said support member.
In a manual transmission including a gear train and a shift controller disposed in a housing, a shift fork/gate assembly comprising:
- a fork member engaging a synchronizer device disposed along said gear train, said fork including an aperture formed therein;
- a first gate member connected to said fork member by securing a portion thereof in said aperture, said gate member cooperating with a blocker coupled to said housing to selectively prevent movement of said fork member;
- a bracket member engaging a rod of said shift controller, said bracket member including an aperture formed therein;
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- a second gate member connected to said bracket member by securing a portion thereof in said aperture, said gate member cooperating with said blocker to selectively prevent movement of said rod;
- wherein said fork member is disposed between a first gear and a second gear along said gear train and said bracket member is disposed between a fifth gear and a sixth gear along said gear train.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.