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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2010
Brian J. Deurloo, Howell, MI (US);
William R. Goodwin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Christopher L. Danks, Northville, MI (US);
Louis A. Nagy, Canton, MI (US);
Brian J. Deurloo, Howell, MI (US);
William R. Goodwin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Christopher L. Danks, Northville, MI (US);
Louis A. Nagy, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Tehnologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for testing a transmission gear shift device includes using an electric machine and a primary mechanism to place the device and a secondary mechanism, latched to the primary mechanism, in a park position, using a motor to delatch the secondary mechanism from the primary mechanism, using the electric machine to absorb energy released by a spring when delatching, and using the electric machine to relatch the secondary mechanism to the primary mechanism.