| CPC F16D 11/10 (2013.01) [B60F 5/02 (2013.01); B64C 37/00 (2013.01); B64D 35/00 (2013.01); F16D 23/02 (2013.01); F16D 23/14 (2013.01); F16D 2011/002 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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19. A transmission, comprising:
a first component and a second component that are journaled for rotation relative to each other, and
a locking mechanism for rotationally locking the first component and the second component relative to each other in a locked orientation, the locked orientation being any one of one or more predetermined mutual rotational positions,
wherein the locking mechanism comprises a sleeve and a dog clutch, the sleeve being rotationally locked relative to the first component and the dog clutch being rotationally locked relative to the second component, and the sleeve and the dog clutch are axially displaceable relative to each other for engagement of the sleeve and the dog clutch such that the first component and the second component are rotationally locked relative to each other in the locked orientation, and wherein the sleeve and the dog clutch are engageable only when the first component and the second component are rotationally aligned in one of the one or more predetermined mutual rotational positions, and
wherein the second component is a housing of the transmission.
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