Wednesday, 6 July 2016

Principle and operation of Synchromesh gear box






 
1. I speed gear

2. II speed gear

3. Main shaft

4. Outer engaging unit

5. Inner engaging unit

6.Top gear engaging teeth

7. Main drive gear

8. Top gear synchronising cones

9. Counter shaft 




Introduction:
 
  Gears on the main shaft are free to rotate
  Gears on the counter shaft also rigidly fixed
  The main shaft gears and counter shaft gears are always remain meshed with each other
  Engaging of the gears are done by the synchronizer
  As we are using synchronizing device, it is called as synchromesh gear box
   
Synchromesh Device:
 
Synchromesh disengaged, Gear running freely on main shaft

Conical synchromesh faces mate causing gear to rotate at the same speed as 
  synchromesh unit

Further movement of selector lever results in teeth of sleeve engaging dog teeth on gear
  locking drive
 
  
Construction of the Synchro Mesh Gear Box:
 
This type of gear box is employed modern vehicles 
 
Construction of this gear box is similar to constant mesh gear box 
 
In place of dog clutches synchronizing devices are used
 
Working:
 
When the gear lever is moved the synchronizer cone contacts with a similar cone on the 
  gear 
 
Due to friction, the speed of  the rotating gear gets synchronised to the speed of the 
  synchromesh unit 
 
A slight delay is required before engaging the dog teeth so that cones have a chance to 
  bring the synchronizer and pinion to the same speed
   
Then the synchronizer sleeve engages dog teeth  on the gear 
 
Since both pinion and synchromesh units are moving at same speed, this engagement is 
  done with out noise
 
A slight delay is required before engaging the dog teeth so that cones have a chance to 
  bring the synchronizer and pinion to the same speed
 
 
Advantages:
 
As the engaging of the gears are very smoothly, there is no noise
  
No damage will occurred to the gears or dogs 
 
It prevents the jerky motion
 
 

 

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