Patent ID: 6238295
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: F16D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A fork for a transmission, the fork comprising:a splined seat with an annular recess for receiving a splined shaft;a push-button immobilizing element engaging tangentially in said annular recess for axial locking in of the splined shaft;a fork base with a housing formed therein, the immobilizing element being accommodated in said housing;an elastic element, said push-button immobilizing element being stressed elastically in an immobilizing position and being movable to be pressed down manually in order to unlock the splined shaft;a base enlarged portion adjacent to said housing, said base enlarged portion defining a cavity, said base enlarged portion having an outer peripheral surface located outwardly of a surface of said cavity, said push-button immobilizing element projecting outwardly of said surface of said cavity in the immobilizing position and not projecting beyond said base enlarged portion outer peripheral surface in the immobilizing position whereby said cavity is large enough to allow said push-button immobilizing element to be pressed down in order to unlock the splined shaft.