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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2017
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Carrie Dubay, Troy, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A shifter assembly includes a housing, a shaft, a shifter member, a movement restrictor, sensors and a positioning device. The housing a chamber with magnetorheological fluid disposed therein and an electromagnetic coil that selectively generates a magnetic field through the magnetorheological fluid. The shaft is supported within the housing. The shifter member is coupled to the shaft and pivots with the shaft between at least a park position, a reverse position and a drive position. The movement restrictor is within the chamber of the and restrict movement of the shifter member in response to changes in viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid. The sensors are fixed within the housing and detect changes in position of the shifter member. The positioning device is connected to the shaft and/or the shifter member and positions the shifter member to any of the above positions in response to electronic signals received by a controller.
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