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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1982
Filed:
May. 19, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gustav Sabel, Cologne, DE;
Horst Schellens, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 744115 ;
Abstract
A reverse idler gear lever pivots to move a reverse gear into engagement with an after-running gearwheel mounted on a layshaft. A connecting arm is pinned to the idler lever and defines a slot within which a pin mounted on a brake lever moves. The pin engages a bowspring within the slot and transmits a force to the brake lever until the bowspring is cleared by the pin. The spring force operates to pivot the brake lever and to bring a brake surface into abutting contact with the after-running gearwheel. Alternatively, a spring force is developed on a cam surface as the brake lever moves relative to the connecting arm.