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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
Thomas M. O'brien, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Lee I. Silva, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Michael A. Bartolino, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Thomas M. O'Brien, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Lee I. Silva, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Michael A. Bartolino, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A detent spring assembly that accurately locates a detent plate in a gear shift mechanism of an automotive vehicle has a detent spring which includes an elongated flexible strip. A roller on the strip is engageable with any one of a series of notches in the detent plate to properly position the detent plate. A fastener secures the detent spring to a support. A part on the strip engages the support at a point spaced from the fastener to cooperate with the fastener in accurately and precisely locating the strip.