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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1996
Glenn W Fraley, Canton, MI (US);
Wayne E Mueller, Milford, MI (US);
George A Parsons, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
New Venture Gear, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A manual transmission for use in motor vehicles is disclosed. The transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft, and a plurality of constant-mesh gearsets that can be selectively engaged for establishing corresponding forward gears therebetween. In addition, a reverse gear assembly is provided for establishing the reverse gear. The reverse gear assembly includes an idler shaft, a first idler gear rotatably supported on the idler shaft and which is driven by the input shaft, a second idler gear fixed to the idler shaft and meshed with a reverse output gear fixed for rotation with the output shaft, and a synchronizer clutch operable for selectively coupling the first idler gear to the idler shaft to establish the reverse gear.