SYNCHRONIZERS

• Main Author: MAGNIER R,FR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.06.1973
• Subjects: BLASTING; BRAKES; CLUTCHES; COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A device for synchronizing the driving and driven elements of a change-speed transmission mechanism comprising a hub rigid with the driving shaft, an axially movable sliding member forming an outer ring, a synchromesh ring formed with a tapered friction surface which is rotatably rigid with said hub and adapted to be shifted angularly between two abutment surfaces of said hub and to move axially towards the conjugate tapered surface of a driven loose pinion as a consequence of the axial thrust exerted by said sliding member and of intermediate connecting members engaging on the one hand notches formed in said hub and on the other hand a common groove formed in said sliding member, said elements being radially retractable during the synchronization and consisting of balls adapted to be moved in a manner known per se by the sliding member towards an abutment surface formed on said synchromesh ring in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of said ring.