New Venture Gear, Inc.

Gerald S Szczepanski

John R Forsyth

Glenn W Fraley

A shift fork/gate assembly is provided for use in a manual transmission of the type including a gear train having a plurality of gears disposed thereon and a shift control assembly for selecting one of the plurality of gears. The shift fork/gate assembly includes a shift fork member engaging a synchronizer device along the gear train. A gate member is connected to the fork member by inserting a portion of the gate member into an aperture formed in the fork member. The gate member selectively cooperates with a blocker of the shift control assembly to selectively prevent movement of the shift fork member until the shift control assembly is properly aligned.

Shift fork/gate assembly

The present invention is directed to a reverse brake incorporated into the geartrain of a manual transmission which functions to stop inertial rotation of the input shaft prior to engagement of reverse gear. In particular, a constant-mesh gearset is operable with a first clutch to establish a forward drive connection between the input shaft and the output shaft, and is further operable with a second clutch to brake rotation of the input shaft without establishing a forward drive connection with the output shaft.

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Detroit, MI, United States of America

Gerald S Szczepanski