Borgwarner Inc.

Borg-warner Automotive Gmbh

Chrysler Corporation

Rodney E Barr

Carl Randall Vogt

Richard K Rader

Dan Joseph Showalter

John J Kopera

Thomas Patrick Knox

Daniel L Donovan

Scott P Wood

George E Kochanek

John S Sewell

Michael Wayne Miller

Paul G Kowaleski

Shift control assembly for a power transmission device includes an electric drive motor and gear train having an output which is coupled to and bi-directionally rotates a shift rail. The shift rail includes a pair of spaced-apart cam followers. Freely rotatably receiving the shift rail and disposed thereon between the cam followers is a shift fork assembly. The shift fork assembly includes a body having a pair of spaced-apart helical cam surfaces engaged by the cam followers and a fork engaging a shift clutch collar. As the shift rail rotates bi-directionally, the shift fork assembly and clutch collar bi-directionally translate. A circular plate is disposed for rotation with the shift rail and includes an array of apertures. A plurality of sensors are disposed in adjacent, sensing relationship to the circular plate. As the circular plate and shift rail rotate, the sensors generate unique combinations of signals corresponding to a plurality of specific angular positions of the shift rail and translational positions of the shift fork.

Electric shift control assembly

An electronic sensor (20) for measuring methanol content in gasoline fuels for automotive engines including a sensing coil (108/108') and a paired capacitance element (42,44/42', 44') that cooperates with the coil to define an oscillating circuit wherein the gasoline methanol fuel mixture is used as a dielectric for the capacitor elements of the sensor, a change in the methanol concentration in the fuel resulting in a change in the dielectric constant of the sensor (20) which results in a change in the resonant frequency of the capacitor elements (108/108', 42/44/42', 44'), and a microprocessor circuit (160) which responds to a change in the oscillating frequency to establish a control signal that may be used by an automotive powertrain controller (24) to effect appropriate adjustments in the air/fuel ratio and ignition timing for the engine (10) to compensate for variations in the methanol content of the fuel.

Alcohol concentration sensor for automotive fuels

An electronic sensor (20) for measuring methanol content in gasoline fuels for automotive engines including a sensing coil (108/108') and a paired capacitance element (42,44/42',44') that cooperates with the coil to define an oscillating circuit wherein the gasoline methanol fuel mixture is used as a dielectric for the capacitor elements of the sensor, a change in the methanol concentration in the fuel resulting in a change in the dielectric constant of the sensor (20) which results in a change in the resonant frequency of the capacitor elements (108/108',42,44/42',44'), and a microprocessor circuit (160) which responds to a change in the oscillating frequency to establish a control signal that may be used by an automotive powertrain controller (24) to effect appropriate adjustments in the air/fuel ratio and ignition timing for the engine (10) to compensate for variations in the methanol content of the fuel.

A housing for a capacitive pressure sensor generally utilized to measure fluid pressure. A metallic housing for a ceramic diaphragm provides greater flexural strength to compensate for the differences in the thermal expansion and bulk modulus of elasticity of such ceramic diaphragm and metal housing.

Housing for capacitive pressure sensor

The disclosure embraces a fuel feed and charge forming apparatus wherein the apparatus is of comparatively small size particularly for use with chain saws and other motor driven tools to effect the reduction in weight. The charge forming apparatus embodies a body construction providing external support members to resist creep and bolt-torque deformation, as well as providing a heat sink-heat transfer means. A valve seat construction for shape retention is also provided to inhibit fuel metering distortions caused by deformation of valve seats by carburetor body creep.

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Cary, NC, United States of America

Rodney E Barr