Granted Patent B2

US 6,880,419 · App. 10/453,883 · Granted Apr 19, 2005

Abstract

Claims (40)

1. An electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) system for shifting a transmission range of a transmission, comprising:

a park servo valve movable between a first position to inhibit a first flow of pressurized fluid and a second position to enable said first flow of pressurized fluid;

a hydraulic servo assembly movable between a first position and a second position based on said first flow of pressurized fluid; and

an actuator arm interconnected to said hydraulic servo assembly, wherein when said hydraulic servo assembly moves to said second position said actuator arm shifts said transmission range from a Park position to an Out-of-Park position and a bias force exerted by said hydraulic servo assembly is relieved to enable a line pressure to components of said transmission.

2. The ETRS system of claim 1 , further comprising a park servo valve solenoid that manipulates a second flow of pressurized fluid to move said park servo valve between said first and second positions based on an electric signal.

3. The ETRS system of claim 1 further comprising a forward-reverse enable (FRE) valve movable between a first position to inhibit said line pressure to said transmission and a second position to provide said line pressure to said transmission.

4. The ETRS system of claim 3 wherein said FRE valve is biased in said first position by said hydraulic servo assembly.

5. The ETRS system of claim 4 wherein said FRE valve is biased in said second position by a spring when a bias force of said hydraulic servo assembly is relieved.

6. The ETRS system of claim 1 , further comprising a detent lever assembly interconnected to said hydraulic servo assembly by a link rod, wherein movement of said hydraulic servo assembly to said second position induces rotation of said detent lever assembly pulling said actuator arm to shift said transmission range to said Out-of-Park position.

7. The ETRS system of claim 6 , wherein said detent lever assembly is manually rotatable to pull said actuator arm to shift said transmission range to said Out-of-Park position.

8. The ETRS system of claim 1 , wherein said hydraulic servo assembly is biased in said first position by a spring.

9. The ETRS system of claim 1 , further comprising a park solenoid that selectively retains said transmission range in said Out-of-Park position.

10. A vehicle operable in a Park mode and an Out-of-Park mode, comprising:

a transmission having an actuator assembly shiftable between a Park position and an Out-of-Park position; and

an electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) system, comprising:

a park servo valve movable between a first position to inhibit a first flow of pressurized fluid and a second position to enable said first flow of pressurized fluid;

a hydraulic servo assembly movable between a first position and a second position based on said first flow of pressurized fluid; and

an actuator arm interconnected to said hydraulic servo assembly, wherein when said hydraulic servo assembly moves to said second position said actuator arm shifts said actuator assembly from said Park position to said Out-of-Park position and a bias force exerted by said hydraulic servo assembly is relieved to enable a line pressure to components of said transmission.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein said ETRS system further comprises a park servo valve solenoid that manipulates a second flow of pressurized fluid to move said park servo valve from said first position to said second position based on an electric signal.

12. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein said ETRS system further comprises a forward-reverse enable (FRE) valve movable between a first position to inhibit said line pressure to said transmission and a second position to provide said line pressure to said transmission.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein said FRE valve is biased in said first position by said hydraulic servo assembly.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein said FRE valve is biased to said second position by a spring when a bias force of said hydraulic servo assembly is relieved.

15. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein said ETRS system further comprises a detent lever assembly interconnected with said hydraulic servo assembly by a link rod and interconnected with said actuator arm, wherein movement of said hydraulic servo assembly to said second position induces rotation of said detent lever assembly pulling said actuator arm to shift said actuator assembly to said Out-of-Park position.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein said detent lever assembly is manually rotatable to pull said actuator rod to shift said actuator assembly to said Out-of-Park position.

17. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein said hydraulic servo assembly is biased in said first position by a spring.

18. The vehicle of claim 10 , further comprising a controller that communicates with said transmission and said ETRS system to shift said transmission to a desired range.

19. The vehicle of claim 18 , further comprising a driver interface that sends electronic signals to said controller indicative of said desired range.

20. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein said ETRS system further comprises a park solenoid that selectively retains said actuator assembly in said Out-of-Park position when said vehicle is above a threshold speed.

21. An electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) system for shifting a transmission from a Park mode to an Out-of-Park mode, comprising:

a park servo valve movable between a first position to inhibit a first flow of pressurized fluid and a second position to enable said first flow of pressurized fluid;

a park servo valve solenoid that manipulates a second flow of pressurized fluid to move said park servo valve between said first and second positions based on an electric signal;

a hydraulic servo assembly movable between a first position and a second position based on said first flow of pressurized fluid;

a forward-reverse enable (FRE) valve movable between a first position to inhibit line pressure to said transmission and a second position to provide line pressure to said transmission; and

an actuator arm interconnected to said hydraulic servo assembly, wherein when said hydraulic servo assembly moves to said second position said actuator arm shifts a transmission range from a Park position to an Out-of-Park position and a bias force exerted by said hydraulic servo assembly is relieved to enable a line pressure to components of said transmission.

22. The ETRS system of claim 21 wherein said FRE valve is biased in said first position by said hydraulic servo assembly.

23. The ETRS system of claim 21 wherein said FRE valve is biased in said second position by a spring when a bias force of said hydraulic servo assembly is relieved.

24. The ETRS system of claim 21 , further comprising a detent lever assembly interconnected with said hydraulic servo assembly by a link rod, wherein movement of said hydraulic servo assembly to said second position induces rotation of said detent lever assembly pulling said actuator arm to shift said transmission range to said Out-of-Park position.

25. The ETRS system of claim 24 , wherein said detent lever assembly is manually rotatable to pull said actuator arm shifting said transmission range to said Out-of-Park position.

26. The ETRS system of claim 21 , wherein said hydraulic servo assembly is biased in said first position by a spring.

27. The ETRS system of claim 21 , further comprising a park solenoid that selectively retains said transmission range in said Out-of-Park position.

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