Patent ID: 6295885
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A racing car transmission including a main shaft having a reverse gear mounted thereon and a reverse idler gear mounted for engagement with the reverse gear comprising:a main shaft having splines on the exterior surface thereof;a splined collar mounted to the main shaft having a series of external splines and internal splines to engage the exterior splines on the shaft;a reverse gear mounted on the main shaft having internal splines for engagement with the external splines on the collar;a spring urged member mounted to the reverse gear for aligning the internal splines on the reverse gear with the external splines on the collar;wherein the reverse gear is normally in a freewheeling mode during forward motion of the shaft and is moved into engagement with the reverse idler gear as the collar engages the internal splines on the reverse gear.