Range shifting of an automatic transmission
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1. A system for shifting a transmission range, comprising:
- a selector producing a signal representing a selected range;
a source of electric energy that linearly displaces a first actuator to the selected range in response to the signal, and a second actuator that releases a source of mechanical energy for linear displacement to a Park range and;
first and second sensors producing signals representing a position of the first and second actuators, respectively.
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Abstract
A system for shifting a transmission range includes a selector producing a signal representing a selected range, and the system has a primary state wherein a source of electric power shifts the transmission to the selected range in response to the signal, and a secondary state wherein a source of mechanical energy shifts the transmission to a Park range when the primary state is unable to shift the range.
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1. A system for shifting a transmission range, comprising:
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a selector producing a signal representing a selected range; a source of electric energy that linearly displaces a first actuator to the selected range in response to the signal, and a second actuator that releases a source of mechanical energy for linear displacement to a Park range and; first and second sensors producing signals representing a position of the first and second actuators, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for shifting a transmission range, comprising:
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a selector producing a signal representing a selected range; a motor; a source of mechanical energy; an actuator having a primary state enabled by the motor to shift the transmission to the selected range in response to the signal, and a secondary state enabled by the mechanical energy source to shift the transmission to a Park range when the primary state is unable to shift the range; and first and second sensors producing signals representing a position of first and second sleeves, respectively, of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for shifting a transmission range, comprising:
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a selector producing a signal representing a selected range; a motor; a first sleeve releasably connected to the motor and containing a spring a second sleeve alternately engaged with and disengaged from the first sleeve by a solenoid; an actuator having a primary state enabled by the motor to shift the transmission to the selected range in response to the signal, and a secondary state enabled by a mechanical energy source to shift the transmission to a Park range when the primary state is unable to shift the range; and first and second sensors producing signals representing a position of the first and second sleeves, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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