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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Kenneth Paul Wozniak, Chelsea, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A transmission control circuit which is adapted for use with an electronically controlled transmission having several transmission control solenoids and and a selectively positionable gear selector Circuit includes a conventional controller electrical switches and a transmission range sensor and vehicle sensors Transmission range sensor is ganged with switches and and is further communicatively coupled to controller Switches and are operatively coupled to gear selector and are respectively and operatively disposed between a battery and solenoids and Switches and are effective to selectively connect and disconnect solenoids and to/from battery thereby selectively enabling and disabling solenoids and