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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1997
Richard A Nellums, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A pin-type, double-acting synchronizer (10) with friction rings (22, 36 and 24, 38), jaw members (30, 26, 28), three circumferentially spaced pins (40)including blocker shoulders for preventing asynchronous engagement of the jaw members, pre-energizer assemblies (42) to ensure initial engagement of the friction rings and blocker shoulders in response to initial engaging movement of a shift flange (32), and self-energizing cams (32f, 32g, 20e, 20f) producing an additive axial force (F.sub.a) in response to either of the cams (32f, 32g) moving a rigid link (48) radially inward against either of the cams (20e, 20f). In a modified embodiment the links (48) are replaced by spring capsules (60) which limit the maximum additive force (F.sub.a).