. Automotive industries . e made instantly, irrespective of roads,loads, grade and brake con-ditions, speed of engine, carspeed and direction. The gearshifting meansalso operates the secondaryclutch. The device consistsof a rotary camshaft, whichis so timed that the gearsdo not begin to shift untilthe rear or secondary clutchis entirely disengaged. Af-ter the gears are completelymeshed, the rear clutch iuto-matically re-engages. Thedevice, therefore, is positivein operation. One of the important ad-vantages claimed for theFlexo transmission gearset ansmission gearset, whose . icribed i
. Automotive industries . e made instantly, irrespective of roads,loads, grade and brake con-ditions, speed of engine, carspeed and direction. The gearshifting meansalso operates the secondaryclutch. The device consistsof a rotary camshaft, whichis so timed that the gearsdo not begin to shift untilthe rear or secondary clutchis entirely disengaged. Af-ter the gears are completelymeshed, the rear clutch iuto-matically re-engages. Thedevice, therefore, is positivein operation. One of the important ad-vantages claimed for theFlexo transmission gearset ansmission gearset, whose . icribed in text. is better control ot the gear or truck on steep grades oron slippery roads, because of the possibility of using theengine for a brake through the lower gears. With theusual sliding, selective transmission it is difficult to shiftdown from the higher to the lower gears. With the Flexogearset, because of the unloading feature, it is possible tomake this down shift just as readily as an upshift, and by * TRANSMISSION. Peerless car equipped with Flexo transmission shovIng lever on steering column for gear shifting. sembly of the Fl< <o transmission showing detailsof parts. June 23, 1921 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES THE AUTOMOBILE 1367 using the engine as a brake, the tendency to skid on slip-pery roads is overcome. It is also claimed that the use ofthe device makes it possible to shift gear more quickly andhence with less loss of car momentum. In making a shift to a lower gear when climbing a hill,it is ordinarily necessary to first allow the speed of thecar to decrease very noticeably. Expert drivers are ableto make this down shift at high speeds by speeding up theengine before disengaging the clutch while the gearset isin neutral. However, this requires a degree of skill be-yond that of the average driver. With the Flexo trans-mission, by the use of the secondary clutch, the changedown is made while the gears are stationary and unloaded,and consequently no clash is experie
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