Patent ID: 7188719

Claim:
A transmission for transmitting power between a first driven gear ( 4 ) and a second driven gear ( 11 ), said transmission comprising: a multi-directional coupling having an outer tubular clutch body ( 22 ) coupled to said second driven gear ( 11 ) for rotation therewith and an inner conical race ( 20 ) coupled to said first driven gear for rotation therewith and axially moveable relative to said outer tubular clutch body and between the first and second driven gears for selective engagement with said outer tubular clutch body; and an actuator for selectively moving said inner conical race axially into rotational locking engagement with said outer tubular clutch body to rotationally decouple the first and second driven gears, said actuator including a stationary end ring ( 18 ) fixedly coupled to the first driven gear, a traveling end ring ( 24 ) supported by said first driven gear and axially moveable between the first and second driven gears for axial engagement with said inner conical race, a shadow cam follower plate ( 17 ) disposed between said stationary end ring and said traveling end ring, and at least one decoupling cone pin ( 19 ) supported by said shadow cam follower plate for selectively engaging and axially moving said traveling end ring into engagement with said inner conical race to thereby displace said inner conical race from rotational engagement with said tubular clutch body and decouple the first driven gear from the second driven gear.