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Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011

Filed:

Sep. 26, 2007
Applicants:

Hiroshi Sotani, Saitama, JP;

Kinya Mizuno, Saitama, JP;

Seiji Hamaoka, Saitama, JP;

Eiji Kittaka, Saitama, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Sotani, Saitama, JP;

Kinya Mizuno, Saitama, JP;

Seiji Hamaoka, Saitama, JP;

Eiji Kittaka, Saitama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/08 (2006.01); F16H 59/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); F16H 63/00 (2006.01); F16H 59/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A vehicular transmission for an internal combustion engine includes lead grooves disposed on an outer periphery of a shift drum having communication portions connecting a pair of gear train establishment portions extending circumferentially along the shift drum. The communication portions include half neutral portions formed at a center thereof, extending circumferentially along the shift drum. The resulting configuration suppresses an engagement noise to a minimum during changing of a gear position through a sliding motion of a shifter.


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