PARKING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

A parking mechanism for use in a vehicle and method of operation thereof. The parking mechanism includes one or more actuation mechanisms, a parking pawl and a parking gear. At least a portion of the one or more actuation mechanisms are drivingly connected to at least a portion of a cam. The parking...

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Main Authors Wright, Ned W, Gries, Aaron D, Keller, Robert D, Vailliencourt, Robert L, Knapke, Brian V
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.04.2021
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Summary:A parking mechanism for use in a vehicle and method of operation thereof. The parking mechanism includes one or more actuation mechanisms, a parking pawl and a parking gear. At least a portion of the one or more actuation mechanisms are drivingly connected to at least a portion of a cam. The parking pawl has one or more parking pawl teeth extending therefrom that are selectively engagable with at least a portion of one or more parking gear teeth extending from an outer surface of a body portion of the parking gear. The parking pawl also includes a parking pawl pin aperture having a size and shape needed to receive and/or retain at least a portion of a parking pawl pin therein.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916599539