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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Christopher Jay Weingartz, Holly, MI (US);
Glenn W. Hoefflin, Fenton, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling movement of an actuator fork and attached synchronizer sleeve of a transmission through a pre-synchronization phase of a synchronization event at a pre-synchronization fork velocity below a breakaway velocity such that a strut is retained to the sleeve by a ball plunger for the duration of the pre-synchronization phase. A method of adjusting one of a pressure signal and a flow signal to an actuator piston to control movement of the actuator fork includes moving the fork from an initial disengaged position through a pre-synchronization phase of a synchronization event by controlling one of a pre-synchronization fluid pressure value and flow value, where the controlled pre-synchronization fluid value is less than a threshold value corresponding to a breakaway force of a ball plunger configured to selectively retain a strut assembly to a synchronizer sleeve operatively attached to the actuator fork.