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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven Anatole Frait, Milan, MI (US);
Frank Hanson, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 27/00 (2006.01); F16K 11/22 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 27/00 (2013.01); F16K 11/22 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A unitized valve body for use in an automatic transmission includes a plurality of valve bores and a plurality of hydraulic passages. Each valve bore is configured to receive a valve. The plurality of hydraulic passages are in fluid communication with the valve bores and arranged parallel to each other. The plurality of valve bores extend normal to the hydraulic passages and are arranged above and below the hydraulic passages.