Shift Rail Rod Seal with Positioning Feature

摘要

A shift rail rod seal for a transmission shift apparatus. The rod seal includes a case that is over-molded with a seal body that includes a seal lip for engaging a shift rail and a chamfered lip that engages the seal bore chamfered bore entrance when the rod seal is correctly assembled into the seal housing bore. A transmission shift apparatus that is adapted to receive the shift rod seal includes a manifold housing and a clutch housing that together form a sealed cavity. A shift rail and piston are received in the sealed cavity that is pressurized to actuate the shift apparatus.

主权项

1. A rod seal assembled within a seal housing bore that has a chamfered bore entrance for receiving a shift rail of a transmission shift apparatus comprising:
a rigid cylindrical case; a seal body disposed between the case and rod seal housing; a seal lip extending from the seal body and adapted to engage the shift rail; and a chamfered lip provided on the seal body that engages the chamfered bore entrance when the rod seal is correctly assembled into the seal housing bore.