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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2005
Kurt Gerlofs, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Dave Stevens, Athens, MI (US);
Mark Hirsch, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Charles Bradley, Gobles, MI (US);
Michael J. Huggins, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Kurt Gerlofs, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Dave Stevens, Athens, MI (US);
Mark Hirsch, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Charles Bradley, Gobles, MI (US);
Michael J. Huggins, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An embodiment provides a shift inhibitor apparatus for a multiple speed transmission main section. The transmission includes an input shaft and an output shaft The transmission main section has a plurality of selectively engageable ratios. The transmission also has a range section shiftable between a range high ratio and a range low ratio. The shift inhibitor includes an interlock moveable between a locked condition and a released condition, wherein the interlock selectively prevents a gear shift in the transmission main section. The shift inhibitor also includes a range sensor valve. The range sensor valve selectively detects a range shift of the range section. The range sensor valve selectively causes the interlock to be positioned in the released condition upon detection of a completed range shift. The interlock is selectively positioned by a fluid.