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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1998
Toshio Imao, Nagoya, JP;
Eiji Takeyama, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A speed-change apparatus for satisfactorily performing the automatic gear shifting of the conventional gear transmission by controlling two motors comprises a select mechanisms including a stepping-motor 2, a select shaft provided with a select gear meshing with a motor gear 3 for transferring the rotation, a device for connecting the select shaft with the select-shift rod of the gear transmission, and a select sensor 6 for detecting an angle of rotation of the select shaft; the shift mechanism comprises a shift motor 9, an intermediate shaft 12, an actuator gear 11 meshing with a motor gear 10 for transferring rotation, a long actuator gear 13 provided on the periphery of the intermediate shaft 12, a shift shaft provided with a male screw 15, a cylindrical slider 17 with a female screw 16 meshing with the male screw 15 a shift gear 14 meshing with the long actuator gear 13, a mechanism coupled with the slider 17 for connecting the slider 17 with the select-shift rod, and a stroke sensor 19 for detecting an amount of axial movement of the slider 17.