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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Spurling, Romford, GB;
Daniel Meckenstock, Wuppertal, DE;
Marius Sawatzki, Pulheim, DE;
Simon Jesse, Braintree, GB;
Herbert Gonska, Merkenich, DE;
Dongpeng Kou, Nanjing, CN;
Wayne Vinh Lam, Werribee, AU;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle transmission apparatus, for an automotive vehicle that has a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, is contained within an engine compartment of the vehicle and includes a vehicle transmission and a roll initiator operable to rotate the vehicle transmission about the lateral axis of the vehicle. The roll initiator is attached to vehicle transmission and has a projecting portion that is arranged to engage with a structure within the engine compartment.