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__ P 18OO 1 _ 3 4 5 6 The gear _euer positions are shown in Fig. 2. The power transMission path of the different speeds in shown in Fi'gs. 3-7. The design and function of the synchronizing mechanism is shown in Figs. _1 O. When a gear 'is engaged. the gear selector fork presses the engagingsleeue(3. Fig.8)towardsthecorrespond- ing g$ar wheel. The guides (4) then press the synchron'izing cone (2) against the cone on the gear wheel (1 ). If the synchronizer and gear wheel are rotating at different speeds. the syn- chronizing cone wiII turn in relation to the engaging sleeue. Howeuer. the synchronizing cone is preuented from turning More than half a _ooth w._dth by the gu._deg. gee F._g. g. The teg_h _ on the synchrorizing cone haue haIf their width Fig. 8. Neutral posilion in con_act wìth _he teeth on the engaging g_eeue l. Ring g8ar _. GUide and __n th__g way p_euent __t__om engag__ng Th_ough 2. Synchronizing con8 f. Synchronirerhub ' 3. Engaging slpeve 6. Spring the friction between the SynChroni'zing Cone on _ the gear wheel. the gear wheel attains the same speed of rotation as the synchronizer. When they are both rotating at the sam8 speed the engaging sleeve is able to turn back the syn_ chronizing cone and the gear engages. Fig. 1O. _ fig. 9. Synchroniziny fig. 1O. Gear eng_nged 4-2
 
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