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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Derek Kinch, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kurt H. Nickerson, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/10 (2006.01); F16K 11/07 (2006.01); F16K 17/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/00 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0379 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7781 (2015.04); F16H 61/0206 (2013.01); F16H 61/0276 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0288 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system controlling gain in a control element includes a source of line pressure, a source of signal pressure, a control valve that controls communication between line pressure and the control element, including a first differential area communicating with control element pressure, and a second differential area, and a gain control valve that opens and closes communication between control element pressure and the second differential area in response to signal pressure.