Shift fork
AssigneeKoki Technik Transmission Systems GmbH
InventorsBernd Schulze, Wofram Mulitze
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Abstract
In the case of a gear shift fork (1) for the axial shifting of a clutch sleeve rotating around an axis in a gear box, which gear shift fork possesses two fork arm sections (4, 5) which lie opposite to each other and by their connection to each other are aligned and span an essentially semi-circular inner side (6), the fork arm sections (4, 5) and the forked interlock device section (3) shall possess a link structure.
Claims8
A vehicle having a gear box with a gear shift fork for the axial shifting of a clutch sleeve in the gear box, the gear shift fork comprising a first wire link and a second wire link, wherein each wire link is a substantially U-shaped structure comprising a first fork arm section, a second fork arm section and an interlock device section connecting the first fork arm section and second fork arm section to form the substantially U-shaped structure, the first fork arm section, the second fork arm section and the interlock device section are formed of a single wire segment, wherein the wire segments of the interlock device section of each wire link are spaced apart and define a passage opening therebetween, and wherein the first and second fork arm sections of the first wire segment and the second wire segment are positioned to lie adjacent to each other and are connected to each other by a weld.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.