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Sliding Mesh Gearbox Overview

Gearboxes provide several functions including varying torque, changing speed, and providing neutral and reverse positions. There are several types of gearboxes including sliding mesh, constant mesh, synchromesh, and epicyclic. The sliding mesh gearbox uses a clutch gear that is always engaged with a gear on the lay shaft. All gears on the lay shaft rotate continuously, while gears on the main shaft can slide in and out of mesh. The constant mesh gearbox always keeps all gears in constant mesh through the use of dog clutches that can slide freely on the main shaft. This allows for the use of quieter helical gears compared to the sliding mesh type.

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Sliding Mesh Gearbox Overview

Gearboxes provide several functions including varying torque, changing speed, and providing neutral and reverse positions. There are several types of gearboxes including sliding mesh, constant mesh, synchromesh, and epicyclic. The sliding mesh gearbox uses a clutch gear that is always engaged with a gear on the lay shaft. All gears on the lay shaft rotate continuously, while gears on the main shaft can slide in and out of mesh. The constant mesh gearbox always keeps all gears in constant mesh through the use of dog clutches that can slide freely on the main shaft. This allows for the use of quieter helical gears compared to the sliding mesh type.

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GEARBOXES

By: Chandan Manghnani

Functions of Gearbox
Provide means to vary torque.
Allow to change the speed.
Provides a neutral position.
A means to back the car by reversing

the direction of rotation of the drive is


also provided by the transmission.

Types of Gearbox
Sliding mesh gearbox
Constant mesh gearbox
Synchromesh gearbox
Epicyclic Gearbox

Sliding mesh type gearbox

Sliding mesh type gearbox


The power comes from the engine to

the clutch shaft and then to the clutch


gear which is always in mesh with a
gear on the lay shaft.
All the gears on the lay shaft are fixed
to it and as such they are all the time
rotating when the engine is running
and clutch is engaged.

Gear positions in sliding mesh type


Gearbox

Working of Sliding Mesh Type


Gearbox

Disadvantages of Sliding Mesh type


Gear Box
Gear noise due to the type of gear.
The difficulty of obtaining a smooth,

quit and quick change of gear without


the great skill and judgment.

Cannot use helical gears in this type of

gear box.

Constant mesh gearbox


All the gear are in constant mesh with the

corresponding gears on the layshaft. The


gears on the splined main shaft are free

The dog clutch are provided which are free

to slide on the main shaft.

The gears on the lay shaft are fixed.

Constant mesh gearbox

Constant Mesh type Gearbox

Advantages of Constant Mesh Type


Gearbox
As the gear remain always in mesh, it is no

longer necessary to use straight spur gear.


Instead helical gear is used which are quieter
running.

Wear of dog teeth on engaging and

disengaging is reduced because here all the


teeth of the dog clutches are involved
compared to only two or three teeth in the
case of sliding gears.

Thank You

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