Gear-shift mechanism for manual transmission

Patent · Tue Jul 22 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5402422

Fukuchi, H

This patent describes a gear-shift mechanism for a manual transmission comprising a housing for the transmission; a movable shaft mounted in place within the housing for both axial and rotary movements and being operatively connected to a manual shift lever to be axially shifted from its neutral position to a forward or reverse position in selecting operation of the manual shift lever and to be rotated at its shifted position in shifting operation of the manual shift lever; a shift-and-select lever fixed to an intermediate portion of the movable shaft; an interlock member rotatably mounted in place on the movable shaft and having a pair of interlock arms located at the opposite sides of the shift-and-select lever; means for restricting rotary movement of the interlock member and permitting axial movement of the same; a pair of resilient means for centering the movable shaft to retain the shift-and-select lever and the interlock member in their neutral positions; and first, second and third shift heads arranged in sequence within the housing.

• Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
• Patent Number(s): US 4601214
• OSTI ID: 5402422
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
GEARS
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS
MOTION
POSITIONING
ROTATION
SHAFTS
SPEED REGULATORS
SYNCHRONIZATION
VEHICLES