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AssigneeValeo Transmission Limited
InventorsBrian Joseph Dutson, Gary Armstrong, Michael James William Thompson
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A composite selector fork arrangement adapted to cooperate with a selector shaft to resist rotational and translational movement relative to the selector shaft. The arrangement also being adapted to cooperate with a selector sleeve to effect translational movement of the selector sleeve. The arrangement including a first and second metallic portion. The first metallic portion being arranged to impart stiffness to the fork arrangement in a direction generally in line with the axial extent of a selector shaft and the second metallic portion being arranged to impart stiffness to the fork arrangement in a direction generally transverse to the axial extent of a selector shaft. The arrangement including a non-metallic portion being arranged to at least partially surround the first and second portions, and in which, in use, the non-metallic portion cooperates with a selector shaft to assist in resisting rotational movement of the selector fork arrangement relative to the selector shaft. The non-metallic portion is located in position when the first and second portions are located in their required positions relative to the selector shaft by forming the non-metallic portion when the first and second portions are so located.
A composite selector fork arrangement adapted to cooperate with a selector shaft to resist rotational and translational movement relative to the selector shaft, the arrangement also being adapted to cooperate with a selector sleeve to effect translational movement of the selector sleeve, the arrangement including a first and second metallic portion defining two independent components, the first metallic portion being arranged to impart stiffness to the fork arrangement in a direction generally in line with the axial extent of the selector shaft and the second metallic portion being arranged to impart stiffness to the fork arrangement in a direction generally transverse to the axial extent of the selector shaft, the arrangement including a non-metallic portion, the non-metallic portion being arranged to at least partially surround the first and second portions, and in which, in use, the non-metallic portion cooperates with the selector shaft to assist in resisting rotational movement of the selector fork arrangement relative to the selector shaft, and in which the non-metallic portion is located in position when the first and second portions are located in their required positions relative to the selector shaft by forming the non-metallic portion when the first and second portions are so located.
A composite selector fork arrangement adapted to cooperate with a selector shaft to resist rotational and translational movement relative to the selector shaft, the arrangement also being adapted to cooperate with a selector sleeve to effect translational movement of the selector sleeve, the arrangement including a first and second metallic portion defining two independent components, the first metallic portion being arranged to impart stiffness to the fork arrangement in a direction generally in line with the axial extent of the selector shaft and the second metallic portion being arranged to impart stiffness to the fork arrangement in a direction generally transverse to the axial extent of the selector shaft, the first portion including a pair of spaced arms, said spaced arms being at a location away from part of the first portion and said spaced arms being adapted to cooperate with the selector shaft, the arms being movable away from each other against a resilient force caused by flexure of the first portion, with the movement of the spaced arms of the first portion away from each other being arranged to assist in the location and engagement of the first portion with the second portion by subsequently causing or allowing those arms to move back towards each other.
A composite selector fork arrangement adapted to cooperate with a selector shaft to resist rotational and translational movement relative to the selector shaft, the arrangement also being adapted to cooperate with a selector sleeve to effect translational movement of the selector sleeve, the arrangement including a first and second metallic portion defining two independent components, the first metallic portion being arranged to impart stiffness to the fork arrangement in a direction generally in line with the axial extent of the selector shaft and the second metallic portion being arranged to impart stiffness to the fork arrangement in a direction generally transverse to the axial extent of the selector shaft, the first portion including a pair of spaced arms, said spaced arms being at a location away from part of the first portion and said spaced arms being adapted to cooperate with the selector shaft, the arms being movable away from each other against a resilient force caused by flexure of the first portion, the movement of the pair of spaced arms of the first portion allowing the first portion to be moved into a position to cooperate with the selector shaft by relative movement of the first portion to the selector shaft.
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