Patent ID: 9434038
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: B23Q,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A transmission for a power tool, comprising: an intermediate shaft; first and second driving gears coupled for co-rotation with the intermediate shaft; an output shaft having first and second driven gears continuously engaged with the respective first and second driving gears; a hub coupled for co-rotation with the output shaft; a collar axially movable along the output shaft between a first position in which the collar couples the first driven gear to the hub for co-rotation with the output shaft, and a second position in which the collar couples the second driven gear to the hub for co-rotation with the output shaft; and a shift mechanism operable to move the collar along the output shaft between the first position and the second position, wherein the shift mechanism includes a first bracket engageable with the collar to move the collar toward the first position, and wherein the shift mechanism includes a second bracket engageable with the collar to move the collar toward the second position.