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constant mesh gearbox in automobile

Constant Mesh Gear Box

Posted on December 14, 2021December 19, 2021 By Dr. Jennifer Russel 3 Comments on Constant Mesh Gear Box

Table of Contents

  • Main parts of constant mesh gearbox:
    • i) Main Shaft
    • ii) Countershaft
    • iii) Clutch shaft:
    • 3) Gears:
      • i) Helical gears:
      • ii) Bevel gears:
    • Constant knitting gear work:
  • Several transmission ratios
    • Fourth Gear:
    • Reverse Gear:
  • Advantages of Constant Mesh Gearbox:
  • Application:
    • Fourth gear:
    • Reverse gear:
  • Advantages of constant mesh shifting:
  • Application:
constant mesh gearbox

Constant Mesh Gearbox was invented to push the boundaries of the sliding mesh gearbox. In this gearbox, all gears are always in gear. The gear stays fixed and does not slide like the sliding link gearbox.

In this gearbox, the sliding link was replaced by gear pairs that constantly mesh and new gear shifting devices called dog claws were introduced.

A constant-link gearbox usually comes with a 4-speed, 1 reverse manual transmission setup.

This gearbox has different parts like countershaft, main shaft, clutch shaft, gears and toothed clutch.

The countershaft gears are attached to it and the main shaft gears can rotate freely.

Helical and herringbone gears are commonly used in this gearbox, so it is quite different from the sliding link gearbox which uses spur gears.

In this gearbox, all main shaft and countershaft gears are always engaged with each other. Different gear ratios or speed ratios are achieved by using the toothed clutch.

Guided clutches engage main shaft gears to achieve desired speed or torque.

Main parts of constant mesh gearbox:

The main ports of Constant Mesh Gearbox are:

 There are 3 trees present in this gearbox, which are:

i) Main Shaft

Also known as an output shaft. It is the splined shaft on which the driven claws together with the gears are mounted. The gears on this shaft can rotate freely.

ii) Countershaft

It is an intermediate shaft between the main shaft and the clutch shaft. The countershaft gears are in constant mesh with the main shaft gears. Also, the countershaft gears are not free to rotate as they are directly connected to the countershaft.

iii) Clutch shaft:

The clutch shaft carries the engine output to the gearbox but acts as an input to the gearbox. Also known as the input shaft.

2 dog clutch:

The drive clutch couples the drive axle and main shaft by interference rather than by friction.

Guided clutches are used to transmit the correct gear ratio to the main shaft or output shaft, interfering with the gear pair having a correct gear ratio.

There are usually two dog claws in one constant knit change.

3) Gears:

Constant-mesh shift gears are supplied in pairs. All countershaft or countershaft gears are always coupled with gears on a main shaft or output shaft.

These mated main shaft and countershaft gears provide a different gear ratio that can be transmitted to the shaft even by engaging the claw clutch with the appropriate gear ratio required.

Two types of gears are used in the constant mesh gearbox: –

i) Helical gears:

These gears have cylindrical section angled metal cutting teeth bodies.

ii) Bevel gears:

These gears have angular cutting teeth on conical section metal bodies.

Constant-mesh gear construction:

The engine output is affected by a clutch shaft. The gear on the clutch shaft is in constant mesh with the layshaft gear.

There are 5 gears on the layshaft, one of which is connected to the clutch shaft gear and the other 4 are connected to the main shaft gears.

All four gears are of different sizes for different gear ratios.

An idler gear is present between the layshaft gear and the main shaft gear to form the reverse gear.

Constant knitting gear work:

When the claw clutch is engaged with different main shaft gears, different gear ratios are achieved as the main shaft gears are always mated with countershaft gears to form different gear ratios.

If the dog clutch is not in contact with any main shaft gear, the main shaft gears rotate freely and do not rotate the main shaft as they are connected to the main shaft via bearings.

The main shaft rotates only when one of the trigger jaws is engaged with one of the main shaft gears.

The reverse is achieved in this gearbox with the same technique as in the sliding gearbox, i.e. using the intermediate gear between the main shaft gear and the countershaft gear.

Several transmission ratios

Fourth Gear:

This gear provides the highest or maximum speed in a vehicle using a constant mesh gearbox. This gear is obtained when the dog clutch engages with the smallest gear of the main shaft which is in constant mesh with the largest gear of layshaft.

Reverse Gear:

In this gear, the vehicle goes in the reverse direction. Like a sliding mesh gearbox, an idler gear is also used in a constant mesh gearbox between the main shaft gear and layshaft gear to form reverse gear. Reverse gear is obtained when the dog clutch engages with gear in the main shaft which is paired with idler gear.

Advantages of Constant Mesh Gearbox:

  1. Constant Mesh Gearbox are quite (Silent) because helical or herringbone gears can be used in this gearbox instead of spur gears.
  2. Since the gears are engaged by dog clutches, if any damage occurs while engaging the gears, the dog unit members get damaged and not the gear wheels.

Application:

The constant-mesh gearbox was mainly used in farm trucks, motorbikes and heavy machinery.

It is also used in cars like Ford Model T.

Constant Mesh Box was used in motorbikes before the introduction of the synchromesh gearbox in 1928 by General Motors.

What problems of Sliding Mesh Gearbox were solved by Constant Mesh Gearbox?

The Sliding Mesh Gearbox was a great success for the automobile industry as now there was a system that can provide different speed and torque needs by the vehicle to face different road conditions.

But there were some limitations and problems of Sliding Mesh Gearbox which were solved by Constant Mesh Gearbox. These problems are:-

1) The shifting of gears was a very noisy process as spur gears were used but in a constant mesh gearbox, the gear shifting process becomes very less noisy as helical gears and bevel gears are used.

2) In the sliding mesh gearbox, gears to be messed were in continuous rotation, so the meshing of gears can cause breakage of gear teeth or wear and tear of gears. This problem was solved by a constant mesh gearbox by introducing dog clutches.

3) Shifting was not an easy task for drivers and requires special skills to change gears using the double-de-clutching technique. But changing gears become easy for drivers after the introduction of a constant mesh gearbox.

Fourth gear:

This gear provides the maximum or maximum speed in a vehicle that uses a constant mesh gearbox. This gear is achieved when the dog clutch engages with the smaller gear of the main shaft which is in constant mating with the larger gear of the countershaft.

Reverse gear:

In this gear, the vehicle reverses. Like a sliding link gearbox, an idler gear is also used in a constant mesh gearbox between the main shaft gear and the countershaft gear to form reverse. The reverse is achieved when the ratchet clutch engages with the gear in the main shaft which is coupled with the idler gear.

Advantages of constant mesh shifting:

1. Constant mesh gearbox is quiet because helical or herringbone gears can be used in this gearbox instead of spur gears.

2. since the gears are engaged by claw clutches, if damage occurs while engaging the gears, the members of the gear unit are damaged and not the sprockets.

Application:

The constant-mesh gearbox was mainly used in agricultural trucks, motorcycles and heavy machinery.

It is also used in cars such as Ford Model T.

Constant Mesh Box was used in motorcycles before General Motors introduced the synchromesh in 1928.

What Sliding Mesh Gearbox issues did Constant Mesh Gearbox fix?

The sliding link gearbox has been a great success for the automotive industry as there was now a system capable of providing different speed and torque requirements from the vehicle to cope with different road conditions.

But there were some limitations and issues of Sliding Mesh Gearbox which were fixed by Constant Mesh Gearbox. These problems are: –

1) Gear shifting was a very noisy process as spur gears were used, but in a constant mesh shift, the gear shift process becomes much less noisy as helical gears and bevel gears are used.

2) In the sliding link gearbox, the gears to be locked were in continuous rotation, so the gear of the gears can cause the breakage of the gear teeth or wear of the gears. These problems were solved by a constant mesh change by introducing toothed clutches.

3) Shifting was not an easy task for drivers and requires special skills to shift gears using the double disengagement technique. But shifting gears becomes easy for drivers after the introduction of constant mesh shifting.

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