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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Michael J. Hornbrook, Orland, IN (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Hornbrook, Orland, IN (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/12 (2006.01); F16D 65/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electromagnetic inertia brake for a vehicle transmission in a vehicle powertrain has a non-rotatable armature and a brake reaction plate in which a friction brake retarding force is developed on both sides of the brake reaction plate, the brake reaction plate being secured to a transmission torque input shaft, whereby rotary elements of transmission gearing are braked during a transmission shift interval to improve shift quality.