Patent GB-1172983-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the control of an auxiliary change-speed gearing.
Inventor: LAMBURN ALAN SALISBURY
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 1966-06-16
Abstract: 1,172,983. Change-speed control. AUTO TRANSMISSIONS Ltd. 26 May, 1967 [16 June, 1966; 1 Oct., 1966], Nos. 26903/66 and 43949/66. Heading F2D. A vehicle transmission includes an auxiliary over- or under-drive gear operated by movement of the main clutch pedal when depressed to a predetermined greater extent than necessary for the normal disengagement of the clutch. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the auxiliary gear shift rod 15 carries a fork-operating bracket 16 movable between end positions determined by a ball detent 34 by levers 17 loaded by a spring 20 and actuated by hydraulic pistons 27, 28. The bracket 16 carries a piston 25 loaded by a spring 26 and engaging the underside of a latch lever 21. Pistons 27, 28 are mounted in cylinders 29, 30 connected through lines 33, 45 and pressure relief valve 49 between a master cylinder unit 42 operated by the clutch pedal 39 and a slave cylinder unit 45 operating the main clutch 100. The initial depression of pedal 39 causes release of clutch 100, further movement of the pedal then opening valve 49 and the pressure in the system acting on piston 28 causes movement to the left of lever 17 against the spring 20, together with shift rod 15 and bracket 16 to effect a ratio change in the auxiliary gear. Upon releasing pedal 39 the system pressure falls and spring 20 moves piston 28 and its associated lever 17 to the right, and clutch 100 re-engages. The spring-loaded piston 25 rotates latch lever 21 to release the left-hand lever 17 and engage the right-hand lever 17, so that the next depression of pedal 39 results in piston 27 moving rod 15 and bracket 16 to the right to effect a ratio shift. With this arrangement therefore successive pedal movements result in alternate up and down ratio shifts. A non-return valve 56 in parallel with relief valve 49 prevents the latter from being by-passed by pressure liquid from clutch cylinder 42, but allows return flow from cylinders 29, 30. A modification, Fig. 8 (not shown), includes also a manual preselector valve (78). In the arrangement shown in Fig. 9, a one-way valve 105 and parallel restriction 109 allowing return flow to clutch cylinder 42 at a predetermined rate, are fitted between cylinders 42, 45 and a connection 48 is made to a piston 111 actuating a spring-centred shift member 94 through a latch piston 114. Depression of pedal 39 moves piston 111 and rods 113, 91 to the right to operate shift member 94, but on release of the pedal latch 114 holds the member in the engaged position, and a further depression of the pedal is required to release latch 114 and member 94, the subsequent release of the pedal allowing return movement of member 94 to the left to effect a ratio shift. Modifications of this arrangement include (a) the provision of a baulking member (117) preventing gear change upon movement of the clutch pedal; Fig. 10 (not shown), (b) the provision of a preselector valve (121), Fig. 11 (not shown), and (c) the provision of one-way acting valves (134, 135) acting to reduce the preloading of the spring 112 acting on piston 111 and thus to reduce the pedal operating force, Fig. 12 (not shown).