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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
William L. Cousins, Ortonville, MI (US);
Kristopher Villegas, Warren, MI (US);
Todd W. Rooney, Howell, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 23/06 (2013.01); F16D 2023/0631 (2013.01); F16D 2023/0656 (2013.01); F16D 2023/0668 (2013.01);
Abstract
A synchronizer for a transmission of a motor vehicle is provided. The synchronizer includes a sleeve and a blocker ring. The sleeve includes sleeve spline teeth and advanced sleeve spline teeth. The blocker ring includes blocker spline teeth. The sleeve spline teeth and blocker spline teeth are each asymmetrical and have a blunt tip, a first angled side, and a second angled side. The first and second angled sides have different angular relationships to a longitudinal axis of the teeth.