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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Donald Morrissett, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/02 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); F16H 59/10 (2006.01); F16H 61/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/0278 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); F16H 59/10 (2013.01); F16H 61/24 (2013.01); B23P 2700/50 (2013.01); F16H 2061/247 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49872 (2015.01); Y10T 74/2011 (2015.01); Y10T 74/20116 (2015.01);
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.