INDEPENDENT BLOCK WITH INTEGRATION OF INHIBITOR SYSTEM FOR DOUBLE ENGAGEMENT AND INDEPENDENT DETENT RAILS

摘要

Openings in the end block of a gear shift assembly are connected to one another via passageways. Shift rails include an end having first and second surfaces, and an outer surface at a radial distance that is greater than a radial distance of the first and second surfaces. The assembly includes circular objects positioned within passageways of the end block, such that the circular objects are loosely in contact with one another and with the first and second flats of each shift rail. When one of the shift rails is repositioned axially during a manual gear shift, two of the circular objects that are in contact respectively with the first and second surfaces engage against the outer surface of the shift rail, forcing the circular objects within the passageways to engage against each other, preventing any of the other shift rails from being able to shift axially.