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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Greg Alan Weeter, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nilesh Patil, Sangli, IN;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16K 24/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 1/32 (2006.01); F16H 57/027 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0416 (2013.01); F16H 57/027 (2013.01); F16K 1/32 (2013.01); F16K 24/04 (2013.01); F16K 31/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vent for a motor vehicle transmission includes a housing attached to a bell housing of the transmission and a plate mounted in the housing. The housing has an opening, and the plate has an open position to enable heat to dissipate from the interior of the bell hosing through the opening of the housing and a closed position to prevent debris or water from entering through the opening of the housing into the interior of the bell housing.