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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2007
Mario Steinborn, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Ramon Cordt, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Mario Steinborn, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Ramon Cordt, Friedrichshafen, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a gear brake device for a multi-speed manual transmission (), comprising a gear brake () that is arranged outside the transmission housing, that is led out of the transmission housing, and which has a power take-off shaft that is drive-connected or can be drive-connected with an input side gear shaft arrangement, said gear brake performing a synchronization function during up-shifting of the transmission in the known manner. According to the present invention, at least one PTO connection () with a drive connection to the power take-off shaft () is arranged downstream of the gear brake (), so that the power take-off shaft () is also available for a PTO function.