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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Emad Al-Regib, Westland, MI (US);
Todd Curtis Spaulding, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew Stephen Eiszler, Pinckney, MI (US);
Gerard Patrick Kuchta, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Brian Richard Light, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Eric S. Richardson, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ronald Gaw, Chelsea, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A transaxle and a parking actuator assembly are provided. The parking actuator assembly may include an actuator, a rack, and the biasing member. The actuator may include a pin biased towards an extended position. The rack may be configured to carry a parking rod and may define first and second ramped recesses each configured to receive the pin. The biasing member may be coupled with the rack and may be configured to bias the parking rod towards engagement with a parking mechanism.