Patent ID: 7942075

Claim:
A gear selector fork for a motor vehicle gearbox, comprising: a body including first and second support plates having first and second through-holes, respectively, for supporting the fork slidably along a stationary rod of the gearbox, wherein each of said first and second support plates extends in a respective transverse plane and wherein an axis of the first through-hole coincides with an axis of the second through-hole, a pair of prongs, welded to the first support plate and extended downwardly therefrom, distal ends of the prongs having respective actuating portions configured to operate a sliding coupling sleeve of the gearbox, and an actuating nose fixed to the body so as to impart to the fork the sliding movement along the stationary rod for engagement of a gear, the body and the prongs being formed so as to allow two forks with identical body and prongs to be mounted on the same stationary rod being superimposed at least partially in the direction of the sliding movement along the stationary rod, wherein the prongs are welded to the first support plate in a zone situated underneath the first through-hole and extend downwardly in another transverse plane, parallel to or coincident with the transverse plane of the first support plate, underneath the first through-hole.