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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2005
Kazuhiko Soeda, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Soeda, Tokyo, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
A twin-clutch manual transmission including: first and second input shafts provided with respective clutches; a counter shaft parallel to these input shafts; gear sets of an odd-numbered gear range group disposed between the rear end portion of the first input shaft and the counter shaft; gear sets of the even-numbered gear range group disposed between the second input shaft and the counter shaft; an output shaft being concentric with and abutting on a rear end of the first input shaft; and a synchronizer provided between the rear end of the first input shaft and the output shaft to provide a direct-coupling gear range. The odd-numbered gear range group includes the direct-coupling gear range.