IP Library Granted Patent US 11,530,747
Granted Patent B2
US 11,530,747 · App. 17/081,797 · Granted Dec 20, 2022

Methods and systems for a transmission shift assembly

Inventors: Travis J. Miller (Austin, TX); Michael D. Cook (Holland, OH); Jordan M. Houser (Sylvania, OH); George A. Willford (Waterville, OH); Mark A. Davis (Opelika, AL)
Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
F16H63/18F16H63/304F16H63/32F16H2063/3056F16H2063/321
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Patent No.
US 11,530,747
App. No.
17/081,797
Granted
Dec 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various methods and systems are provided for a shift assembly for a vehicle transmission. In one example, a shift assembly for a transmission includes a first barrel cam including a first cam track; a second barrel cam arranged coaxially with the first barrel cam and including a second cam track; a first motor configured to drive the first barrel cam independent of the second barrel cam; and a second motor configured to drive the second barrel cam independent of the first barrel cam.

Claims (8)

1. A method, comprising:

controlling a rotational position of a first barrel cam of a shift assembly of a transmission around a rotational axis via a first motor;

controlling a rotational position of a second barrel cam of the shift assembly around the rotational axis via a second motor, independent of the rotational position of the first barrel cam; and

adjusting a shift timing of the transmission via the first barrel cam and the second barrel cam responsive to an oil temperature of the transmission, wherein adjusting the shift timing based on the oil temperature includes adjusting a relative rotation timing of the first barrel cam and the second barrel cam based on the oil temperature.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the relative rotation timing of the first barrel cam and the second barrel cam includes maintaining a duration between disengagement of a second gear of the transmission and engagement of a third gear of the transmission by retarding a rotation of the second barrel cam relative to a rotation of the first barrel cam responsive to the oil temperature.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the relative rotation timing of the first barrel cam and the second barrel cam includes reducing a duration between disengagement of a second gear of the transmission and engagement of a third gear of the transmission by advancing a rotation of the second barrel cam relative to a rotation of the first barrel cam responsive to the oil temperature.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the relative rotation timing of the first barrel cam and the second barrel cam includes controlling a rotation speed of the first barrel cam based on the oil temperature by controlling an energization of the first motor, and controlling a rotation speed of the second barrel cam based on the oil temperature by controlling an energization of the second motor.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein controlling the energization of the first motor includes adjusting a duty cycle of the first motor and controlling the energization of the second motor includes adjusting a duty cycle of the second motor, where an amount of adjustment of the duty cycle of the first motor is independent of an amount of adjustment of the duty cycle of the second motor.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 18, 2022
From: DANA LIMITED
To: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 060537/0689 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2020
From: MILLER, TRAVIS J.; COOK, MICHAEL D.; HOUSER, JORDAN M.; WILLFORD, GEORGE A.; DAVIS, MARK A.
To: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 054235/0317 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16983896 · Aug 3, 2020
Related Publication 20220034400A1 · Feb 3, 2022