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Vehicle transaxle and parking actuator assembly

US9855930B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

18Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Emad Al-Regib · Westland, US
Todd Curtis Spaulding · Ann Arbor, US
Matthew Stephen Eiszler · Pinckney, US
Gerard Patrick Kuchta · Grosse Pointe Park, US
Brian Richard Light · Woodhaven, US
Eric S. Richardson · Farmington Hills, US
Ronald Gaw · Chelsea, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 2, 2015
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D2127/06
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transaxle and a parking actuator assembly are provided. The parking actuator assembly may include an actuator, a rack, and the biasing member. The actuator may include a pin biased towards an extended position. The rack may be configured to carry a parking rod and may define first and second ramped recesses each configured to receive the pin. The biasing member may be coupled with the rack and may be configured to bias the parking rod towards engagement with a parking mechanism.

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