Patent ID: 6422107
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A breather system for a transmission including a transmission case, a plurality of shift forks, a shift select shaft, a shift lever, and a select spring, for selectively establishing a plurality of gear shift stages wherein the shift forks are operated by the shift select shaft supported on the transmission case, the shift select shaft being moved in the axial direction according to a select operation of the shift lever and being moved in a circular manner according to a shift operation of the shift lever, the breather system having a subassembly comprising the shift select shaft, the select spring for biasing the shift select shaft towards a neutral position, and a cover member coupled to the transmission case such that a breather chamber is formed between the cover member and an indentation formed in the transmission case, wherein the shift select shaft passes through an opening formed in the bottom wall of the indentation and wherein the select spring is housed in the breather chamber.