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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1997
Gerald Szczepanski, Detroit, MI (US);
John Forsyth, Romeo, MI (US);
New Venture Gear, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A shift fork/gate assembly is provided for use in a manual transmission of the type including a gear train having a plurality of gears disposed thereon and a shift control assembly for selecting one of the plurality of gears. The shift fork/gate assembly includes a shift fork member engaging a synchronizer device along the gear train. A gate member is connected to the fork member by inserting a portion of the gate member into an aperture formed in the fork member. The gate member selectively cooperates with a blocker of the shift control assembly to selectively prevent movement of the shift fork member until the shift control assembly is properly aligned.