Patent ID: 6792821
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shifting device for operating a shift lever of a transmission, equipped with a synchronizing mechanism, in the direction of shift to bring the gears of the transmission into engagement or disengagement, said shifting device comprising:a shift actuator including an operation member coupled to the shift lever, an operation rod engaged with said operation member, a magnetic moving member on the outer peripheral surface of said operation rod, a cylindrical fixed yoke encircling said magnetic moving member, and a pair of coils arranged side by side in the axial direction inside said fixed yoke; a shift stroke sensor for detecting the shift stroke position of the shift lever; and control means for controlling electric power supplied to said pair of coils of said shift actuator based on a signal from said shift stroke sensor; wherein said control means controls the electric power supplied to said pair of coils of said shift actuator in response to the shift stroke position detected by said shift stroke sensor.