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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:

Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);

Inventors:

Douglas R. Rhoades;

Robert Wright, Haskins, OH (US);

Aaron Gries, Perrysburg, OH (US);

David Miller, Waterville, OH (US);

Adam Hahn, Lambertville, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/3433 (2013.01); F16H 63/3416 (2013.01); F16H 63/3466 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/414 (2013.01);
Abstract

A parking lock mechanism having a motor, an actuation shaft, an engagement cam, a release cam, a cam biasing member, a pawl member and a lock gear. The engagement cam has a first side, a second side and a perforation there through. An outer edge of the engagement cam has a contact portion and an engagement portion. The release cam has a first side, a second side and a perforation there through. An outer edge of the release cam has a release member and an engagement portion. The cam biasing member has a first end, a coil portion and a second end. The pawl member has a pivot perforation, an engagement end, a locking protuberance and a sensor protuberance. The pawl member is disposed adjacent the engagement cam and the release cam. The lock gear has a plurality of inner splines and outer teeth.


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