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Overdrive transmission for automotive vehicles
Assignee: Transmisiones TSP SA de CV
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Filing: 1982-04-19
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Granted: 1984-06-05
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Expires: 2002-04-19
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides an improved automotive transmission, particularly for highway trucks, wherein an overdrive condition of the transmission may be obtained by extension of the normal H-shaped shifting pattern of the gear shift lever. A direct drive condition of the transmission is obtained when the gear shift lever is in the forward position of the last lateral leg of an extended H shift pattern and the overdrive condition is obtained when the gear shift lever is in the rearward position of such last leg of the shifting pattern, thus requiring no unusual shifting movements on the part of the operator to effect the conversion of the transmission into the overdrive condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas C. Schetter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 18:32
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H63/00; F16H63/40; F16H63/44; F16H63/02; F16H63/30; F16H2063/3093; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19219; Y10T74/19242; Y10T74/19377; Y10T74/19414; Y10T74/19419; Y10T74/19442; Y10T74/19451; Y10T74/19456
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
339 words
A clutching mechanism for an automotive transmission comprising, in combination, an input shaft having an end and defining an axis, an output shaft having an end and disposed coaxially with said axis, said ends of said shafts disposed in generally abutting relationship, an annular array of circumferentially-spaced externally-extending splines disposed on said input shaft adjacent said end and having an outside diameter larger than the diameter of said input shaft, an annular array of circumferentially-spaced externally-extending splines disposed on said output shaft, an annular gear disposed for rotation about said output shaft and said axis, said annular gear including an annular array of circumferentially-spaced internally-extending splines disposed more proximate said end of said output shaft and defining a region having an inside diameter larger than the inside diameter of said internal splines, an elongate annular clutch element disposed for rotation about said axis and translation along said axis among a first position, a second position and a third position, said element including a first annular array of circumferentially-spaced internally-extending spline means for engaging said annular array of external splines disposed on said output shaft in said first, second and third positions, a second annular array of circumferentially-spaced internally-extending spline means disposed on said clutch element for engaging said external splines disposed on said input shaft only in said third position, a region between said arrays of internal spline means having an inside diameter larger than the inside diameter of said second array of internal spline means, an annular array of circumferentially-spaced externally-extending spline means disposed on said clutch element for engaging said internal splines disposed on said annular gear only in said first position and a region adjacent said external spline means having an outside diameter less than the outside diameter of said external spline means and means for effecting selective axial translation of said clutch element among said first position, said second position and said third position, whereby direct drive is achieved between said input shaft and said output shaft in said third position of said clutch element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
339 words
A clutching mechanism for an automotive transmission comprising, in combination, an input shaft having an end and defining an axis, an output shaft having an end and disposed coaxially with said axis, said ends of said shafts disposed in generally abutting relationship, an annular array of circumferentially-spaced externally-extending splines disposed on said input shaft adjacent said end and having an outside diameter larger than the diameter of said input shaft, an annular array of circumferentially-spaced externally-extending splines disposed on said output shaft, an annular gear disposed for rotation about said output shaft and said axis, said annular gear including an annular array of circumferentially-spaced internally-extending splines disposed more proximate said end of said output shaft and defining a region having an inside diameter larger than the inside diameter of said internal splines, an elongate annular clutch element disposed for rotation about said axis and translation along said axis among a first position, a second position and a third position, said element including a first annular array of circumferentially-spaced internally-extending spline means for engaging said annular array of external splines disposed on said output shaft in said first, second and third positions, a second annular array of circumferentially-spaced internally-extending spline means disposed on said clutch element for engaging said external splines disposed on said input shaft only in said third position, a region between said arrays of internal spline means having an inside diameter larger than the inside diameter of said second array of internal spline means, an annular array of circumferentially-spaced externally-extending spline means disposed on said clutch element for engaging said internal splines disposed on said annular gear only in said first position and a region adjacent said external spline means having an outside diameter less than the outside diameter of said external spline means and means for effecting selective axial translation of said clutch element among said first position, said second position and said third position, whereby direct drive is achieved between said input shaft and said output shaft in said third position of said clutch element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The clutching mechanism of claim 1 wherein said first position of said clutch element is more proximate said input shaft, said third position is more proximate said output shaft and said second position is between said first and third positions.
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