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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Ma, Chelmsford, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/18 (2006.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01); F16H 59/54 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/04 (2006.01); F16H 59/18 (2006.01); F16H 61/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/18 (2013.01); F16H 59/0217 (2013.01); F16H 59/04 (2013.01); F16H 59/18 (2013.01); F16H 59/44 (2013.01); F16H 59/54 (2013.01); F16H 61/24 (2013.01); F16H 2059/0295 (2013.01); F16H 2061/241 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a gear shifter operable to shift a manual transmission. An actuator is connected to the shifter and actuatable to bias the shifter to at least a first or second neutral position. The vehicle further includes a controller configured to bias the shifter, via the actuator, to one of the neutral positions based on a speed of the vehicle.