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US 7,621,387 B2Granted
Parking brake and shift mechanism for vehicles
AssigneeIndustrial Technology Research Institute
InventorsYeu-Jou Lin, Li-Yu Chen
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Abstract
A parking brake and shift mechanism for vehicles comprises a transmission shaft, a parking shift gear wheel, a stopper, and a dog clutch. The parking shift gear wheel is provided with at least one tooth to move in conjunction with the axis of the transmission shaft. The stopper is provided with at least one groove which contains the tooth. The dog clutch is fixed on the transmission shaft and provided with at least one concavity for accommodating the tooth.
Claims11
A parking brake and shift mechanism, comprising:
- a transmission shaft;
- a parking shift gear wheel with teeth axially movable along said transmission shaft;
- a stopper with at least one groove containing one of said teeth;
- an elastomer pushing between said teeth and said stopper;
- a dog clutch provided with at least one convexity for insertion between said teeth;
- a transmission case enclosing said transmission shaft, said parking shift gear wheel, said stopper, and said dog clutch wherein said stopper is fixed to said transmission case;
- a gearshift lever mounted outside said transmission case;
- a gearshift drum mounted inside said transmission case and rotated by movement of said gearshift lever;
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- a gearshift fork mounted inside said transmission case to push said dog clutch axially moving in an axial direction of said transmission shaft when said gearshift drum is rotated.
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