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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Inteva Products, Llc, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ian J. Dow, Bloomfield, MI (US);
John R. Rice, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Donald M. Perkins, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/10 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01); F16D 11/10 (2006.01); F16H 61/32 (2006.01); G05G 1/04 (2006.01); F16H 61/22 (2006.01); F16H 59/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/105 (2013.01); F16D 11/10 (2013.01); F16D 23/12 (2013.01); F16H 59/044 (2013.01); F16H 59/10 (2013.01); F16H 61/32 (2013.01); G05G 1/04 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01); F16H 2061/226 (2013.01); F16H 2061/326 (2013.01); Y10T 74/18128 (2015.01); Y10T 74/20396 (2015.01);
Abstract
An actuator for a shift by wire system is provided. The actuator having: a motor; a rack; a gear train configured to cause linear movement of the rack in response to rotational movement of the motor; a clutch mechanism for coupling and decoupling the rack to the motor; and a manual override for operating the clutch mechanism.