A gearbox for a vehicle includes: a housing; first and second shafts extending parallel to one another; first transmission gears mounted to the first shaft; and second transmission gears mounted to the second shaft. The transmission gears are helical gears. The first transmission gears are in constant mesh with the second transmission gears to form a plurality of gear pairings engageable to operate the gearbox in different gears. A drive gear is mounted to an input shaft extending into the housing. The input shaft is operatively connected to an engine of the vehicle. A driven gear is mounted to the second shaft and is configured to engage the drive gear. The drive and driven gears are spur gears. A flexible driving member is configured to drivingly connect one of the first shaft and the second shaft to an output shaft. A snowmobile including a gearbox is also contemplated.

A switchback control apparatus for an industrial vehicle, includes a forward and reverse operating part, a forward and reverse position detector detecting a position of the forward and reverse operating part, a vehicle speed detector; and a shift control section shifting the transmission forcibly to a first speed stage and then, releasing the first speed stage of the transmission that is set forcibly when the forward and reverse operating part is shifted from the forward position to the reverse position or from the reverse position to the forward position by the forward and reverse position detector and a vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detector greater is than or equal to a threshold value that is smaller than a shift-up vehicle speed for shifting the transmission from the first speed stage to a second speed stage.

A shift device for a boat includes a lever which can be operated about a predetermined axis, and a lever operation suppression mechanism which suppresses an operation of the lever. The lever operation suppression mechanism includes a load applying portions (a first load applying portion and a second load applying portion) which apply different loads to the lever in a first operation period of operating the lever between a neutral position of the lever and a first position corresponding to a forward movement of the boat, and in a second operation period of operating the lever between the neutral position and a second position corresponding to a backward movement of the boat.

A vehicle including a transmission apparatus is provided to distinguish a difference between an automatic shifting operation and a manual shifting operation. The vehicle includes a shift lever that is configured to receive a gear shift command and a transmission apparatus that is configured to perform a gear shifting operation according to the gear shift command received by the shift lever. The shift lever is rotatable to one side and is configured to receive an automatic gear shift command in a laid-down state and to receive a manual shift command in a standing state.

In a shift lever device, a first facing cavity and a second facing cavity of a lever, and a first facing hole and a second facing hole of a printed wiring board, respectively face each other when the lever is disposed in an H position. Thus, in a state in which the lever is disposed in the H position when the shift lever device is being assembled, the first facing cavity and the second facing cavity respectively face the first facing hole and the second facing hole, thereby enabling the accuracy of relative assembly positions of a magnet of the lever and detection elements of the printed wiring board to be increased, and enabling the detection accuracy of a shift position of the lever to be improved.

An assembly for regulating ground speed of a vehicle includes a shift arm fixed to the transmission shaft, a main shaft, a control arm connected to the main shaft, a shift rod transmitting pivotal movement of the control arm to the shift arm, a first pedal unit acting as a seesaw pedal unit, and a second pedal unit acting as a dual pedal system, and a common lever element transmitting pivotal movement caused by the first pedal unit or the second pedal unit to the control arm. The first pedal unit and the second pedal unit are replaceable with each other.

Joystick controllers having one or both of a reference bar and a throat plate. The reference bar substantially surrounds the joystick and is mounted to a control panel, and provides a hand rest surface for an operator while operating the joystick. A top curved surface of the reference bar extends substantially parallel to the path of movement of the joystick in the fore and aft direction of travel. The throat plate has a shape oriented with tapered surfaces and vertices at the furthest fore and aft points to limit turning, caused by movement of the joystick in a side-to-side direction, at higher forward and aft speeds. The joystick can be biased such that, in the neutral position, it is oriented aft of center to allow for a full forward stroke, while limiting rearward stroke.

The present disclosure is directed to an agricultural work vehicle including: a vehicle body configured to support an engine; a transmission configured to perform shifting on drive generated by the engine; a braking unit implemented as a hydraulic brake or a mechanical brake, and configured to reduce the travelling speed of the vehicle body and control the deceleration of each of left and right wheels; an operation unit provided in the vehicle body; and a control unit configured to control the transmission and the braking unit; wherein the control unit includes a conjunctive operation module configured to control the braking unit and the forward-reverse clutch so that both the braking rate at which the braking unit reduces the travelling speed of the vehicle body and the drive transmission rate at which the forward-reverse clutch transmits drive are adjusted.

A vehicle including a transmission apparatus is provided to distinguish a difference between an automatic shifting operation and a manual shifting operation. The vehicle includes a shift lever that is configured to receive a gear shift command and a transmission apparatus that is configured to perform a gear shifting operation according to the gear shift command received by the shift lever. The shift lever is rotatable to one side and is configured to receive an automatic gear shift command in a laid-down state and to receive a manual shift command in a standing state.

A switchback control apparatus for an industrial vehicle, includes a forward and reverse operating part, a forward and reverse position detector detecting a position of the forward and reverse operating part, a vehicle speed detector; and a shift control section shifting the transmission forcibly to a first speed stage and then, releasing the first speed stage of the transmission that is set forcibly when the forward and reverse operating part is shifted from the forward position to the reverse position or from the reverse position to the forward position by the forward and reverse position detector and a vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detector greater is than or equal to a threshold value that is smaller than a shift-up vehicle speed for shifting the transmission from the first speed stage to a second speed stage.