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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn W Fraley, Canton, MI (US);
Gerald S Szczepanski, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
New Venture Gear, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74331 ; 74329 ; 74333 ;
Abstract
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.