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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1994
Eugene R Braun, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A baulkring-type synchronizer (18) includes cone clutch friction surfaces (24,48 and 26,50) and jaw clutch teeth (36b,28 and 36c,30) for frictionally synchronizing and positive connecting gears (14,16) to a shaft (12). A plurality of rigid members (72) are drivingly interposed between blocker teeth (44,46) affixed to baulkrings (40,42) and self-energizing ramp surfaces (70a-70d) defined on an outer circumference of a hub 32 affixed to the shaft (12). A shift sleeve (34) is slidably splined to the hub (32) and is moved by an operator shift force (F.sub.o) and an additive force (F.sub.a) provided by the self-energizing ramp surfaces. Both forces (F.sub.o and F.sub.a) react against the blocker teeth to engage the friction surfaces. The self-energizing ramp surfaces may be long enough to assist shift completion as unblocking occurs.