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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Brian G. Rowell, Saxtons River, VT (US);
Brian G. Rowell, Saxtons River, VT (US);
Sonnax Industries, Inc., Bellows Falls, VT (US);
Abstract
A high performance intermediate servo assembly wherein the servo piston has been modified to provide at least a 17% increase in surface apply area and a corresponding increase in hydraulic pressure delivered to the 2gear clutch band which it actuates is disclosed. The present servo piston is reconfigured to an overall length equivalent to the assembled stack-up dimensions of the original equipment servo piston, accumulator, accumulator spring, and spring retainer components and integrates the critical working surfaces thereof to retain proper function. Such original equipment components have been eliminated to simplify the intermediate servo assembly operation since shift feel is not a concern in this application. Further, the standard O-ring seals on the original equipment servo piston are replaced by high performance seals such as quad-lobed seals to ensure the hydraulic integrity of the present intermediate servo assembly under the increased fluid pressure generated.