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Valve integrated park inhibit solenoid assembly

US9321435B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2012
Grant dateApr 26, 2016
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20024
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for locking a Park device in a transmission in an out-of-Park mode of operation includes a valve body that defines a bore, a solenoid connected to the valve body, a lock feature disposed in the valve body and interconnected with the solenoid, and a servo piston disposed within the bore of the valve body. The servo piston has a detent and the servo piston is interconnected to the Park device and is moveable between a first position and a second position. The detent is radially aligned with the lock feature when the servo piston is in the first position. Activation of the solenoid locks the lock feature into the detent of the servo piston to lock the Park device of the transmission in the no-Park mode.

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