Patent ID: 7757576
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A transmission assembly comprising: a housing; a primary shaft and a secondary shaft; a plurality of gears arranged on the primary shaft and a plurality of gears arranged on the secondary shaft, each of the pluralities of gears being disposed within the housing; at least one fork rod having an axis, the at least one fork rod being supported by the housing; at least one shift fork slidably mounted on the at least one fork rod so as to move relative to the axis of the fork rod, the at least one shift fork being operatively connected to one of the gears to effect a change of gears; and a reverse gear having a central opening, the reverse gear disposed within the housing such that the fork rod and the axis of the fork rod pass through the central opening of the reverse gear, at least one of the plurality of gears arranged on the primary shaft selectively engaging at least one of the plurality of gears arranged on the secondary shaft directly, and at least one of the plurality of gears arranged on the primary shaft engaging at least one of the plurality of gears arranged on the secondary shaft via the reverse gear.