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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Daryl A. Wilton, Macomb, MI (US);
James M. Hart, Belleville, MI (US);
James B. Borgerson, Clarkston, MI (US);
Edward W. Mellet, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A transmission is provided having a housing, a plurality of planetary gear sets, a structural member, a sprocket member, a first dog clutch member, a second dog clutch member, and a biasing member. The structural member is secured to the housing and includes a plurality of splines and defines a cavity. The sprocket member is rotationally supported by the structural member. The first dog clutch member is disposed in the cavity of the structural member and includes splines and dogteeth. The splines are engaged with the splines of the structural member. The second dog clutch member includes dogteeth that are aligned with the dogteeth of the first dog clutch member. The biasing member is disposed between the structural member and the first dog clutch member.