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US 11,713,808 B1Granted
Systems for transmission
AssigneeDana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
InventorsMark W. Leber, Robert L. Vailliencourt, Justin Hall, Langston H. Corn, Michael D. Cook, Shane T. Smith
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a transmission housing of a vehicle. In one example, a system comprises a transmission housing comprising at least one cover configured to support a shift fork, wherein the at least one cover is removable from an exterior of the transmission housing.
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A system, comprising:
- a transmission that includes a transmission housing and at least one cover configured to pivotally engage with and support a shift fork, wherein the at least one cover is removable from an exterior of the transmission housing, the at least one cover includes a pair of locating elements each of which is insertable into a corresponding feature of the transmission housing, and the at least one cover is removably attached to a window opening cut-out in a side of the transmission housing via a plurality of fasteners spaced about a periphery of the cover, and wherein the at least one cover is sized and arranged so as to sealingly engage with the window opening cut-out in the side of the transmission housing when attached using the plurality of fasteners.
A system for a transmission of a vehicle, comprising:
- a first shift fork and a second shift fork arranged within a transmission housing of the transmission;
- and
- a first cover arranged at a first side of the transmission housing and a second cover arranged at a second side of the transmission housing, the second side opposite the first side;
- wherein
- the first cover and the second cover each comprise a plurality of bushings to support a shaft of each of the first shift fork and the second shift fork, wherein each of the first cover and the second cover includes a pair of locating elements each of which is insertable into a corresponding feature of the transmission housing, and each of the first cover and the second cover is removably attached to a respective window opening cut-out in a side of the transmission housing via a plurality of fasteners spaced about a periphery of the cover, and wherein each of the first cover and the second cover is sized and arranged so as to sealingly engage with the respective window opening cut-out in the side of the transmission housing when attached using the plurality of fasteners.
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A transmission, comprising:
- a housing having an opening therein, with the opening including a diameter;
- a first shift fork arranged within the housing, the first shift fork comprising a length greater than the diameter, the length measured along a shaft of the first shift fork;
- a second shift fork arranged within the housing, the second shift fork comprising a length greater than the diameter, the length measured along a shaft of the second shift fork;
- and
- a first cover arranged at a first side opening of the housing and a second cover arranged at a second side opening of the housing, a distance between the first side opening and the second side opening being greater than the length of the shaft of the first shift fork and the second shift fork, wherein the first cover and the second cover each comprise a plurality of bushings configured to interface with both the shaft of the first shift fork and the second shift fork, wherein each of the first cover and the second cover includes a pair of locating elements each of which is insertable into a corresponding feature of the housing, and the first cover and the second cover are removably attached, via a plurality of fasteners, to the first side opening and the second side opening, respectively, and wherein each of the first cover and the second cover is sized and arranged so as to sealingly engage with the respective first side and second side openings of the housing when attached using the plurality of fasteners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.