Patent ID: 6357316
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shifting mechanism (1) for pinion gear change transmissions having housing parts (12, 13) for transmitting a gate selection and gear shifting from one manual shift lever or one selector unit (14), the movements of which are transmitted via shifting means (10) to a shifting finger (9), which effects the selection of the desired gate and the desired gear, to selector forks (3, 21) for actuating the selected gear and having automatic locking devices (16) for blocking the non-selected gates and gears, wherein all selector forks (3, 21) are guided by means of a longitudinal guide (2) firmly connected with said housing parts (12, 13) and which slide on said guide actuated by profiled metal plates (4, 5, 6) which by one end slide in a switching comb (7) fastened on said longitudinal guide (2) and having as teeth locking plates (11) between which said shifting finger (9) and said automatic locking devices (16) are moved by said shifting means (10) to interact with one of said profiled metal plate (4, 5, 6) for shifting the gears and block said locking plates (11) for the non-selected gates and gears.