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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1996
Patrick L Brown, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Michael J Huggins, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Joseph D Reynolds, Climax, MI (US);
Daniel M Armock, Sparta, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An improved single shift shaft shifting mechanism (300) for shifting a mechanical change-gear transmission (10/110) is provided. The shifting mechanism includes a shift shaft (302) which is mounted for axial and rotational movement in a housing (H) for selectively axially moving and/or locking selected or non-selected, respectively, shift forks (302, 304, 306) relative to the housing. To provide an easily shifted, reliable and economical assembly, the shifting projections are defined by a plurality of generally annular shift pins (316, 318, 320) extending radially from bores (322, 324, 326) provided in the shift shaft (308).