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Shifter detent plate for automatic transmission

US8459136B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 2010
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 21, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20098
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An improved shifter detent plate to replace the stock shifter detent plate used in certain automatic transmissions equipped with horseshoe shifters to provide positive stops between gears during forward shifts, thereby allowing the user to manually shift through the gears of the automatic transmission without accidentally skipping a gear.

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