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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2007
Fredrick R. Poskie, Plymouth, MI (US);
Elizabeth I. Wooden, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Scott H. Wittkopp, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
James W. Haynes, Saline, MI (US);
Fredrick R. Poskie, Plymouth, MI (US);
Elizabeth I. Wooden, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Scott H. Wittkopp, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
James W. Haynes, Saline, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A transmission assembly includes a clutch housing, a gear arrangement disposed within the clutch housing, and a fixed component. A brake having a housing and a hub is also included. The housing is coupled to the fixed component and the hub is coupled to the gear arrangement. The brake is disposed external to the clutch housing and cooperates with the gear arrangement to provide at least one forward or reverse gear ratio.