Device for emergency release of an automotive parking interlock
US8770057B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20104
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The mechanism for emergency release of a parking lock of an automatic transmission. The mechanism comprises and is connected, in a rotationally fixed manner, with the selector shaft (1) of the shifting device of the transmission. A lever (2), which is positioned facing the transmission housing (3), at the side of the shifting device, can be activated by an unlocking tool (5) that is inserted from the outside through an opening (4) in the transmission housing (3) to release the parking lock.
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