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Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2008
Applicants:

Stephen W. Powell, South Lyon, MI (US);

Mark A. Vernacchia, Northville, MI (US);

Brian W. Whitmarsh, Commerce, MI (US);

Ryan M. Jenness, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Inventors:

Stephen W. Powell, South Lyon, MI (US);

Mark A. Vernacchia, Northville, MI (US);

Brian W. Whitmarsh, Commerce, MI (US);

Ryan M. Jenness, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 11/10 (2006.01); B60T 13/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); F16H 31/00 (2006.01); F16H 59/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A pressure assisted park servo assembly for an automatic transmission includes a servo or spool valve which receives pressurized hydraulic fluid from various sources including two solenoid valves and transmission ports. The servo valve controls two flows of pressurized hydraulic fluid to a servo assembly to place the transmission in or release it from park. The improved park servo assembly exhibits enhanced operating speed.


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