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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Donald Morrissett, Grosse Point Woods, MI (US);
Inventor:
Donald Morrissett, Grosse Point Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 5/18 (2006.01); F16H 61/24 (2006.01); F16H 59/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/24 (2013.01); F16H 59/10 (2013.01); F16H 2061/247 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to various shift selector assemblies having a shift gate with a plurality of indentations corresponding to transmission shift selections. At least one of the indentations is configured to have a flexible depth so as to selectively restrict and accept a pawl pin, thereby mitigating shift position overshoot.