Unitized valve body having connection orifices
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSteven Anatole Frait, Frank Hanson
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Abstract
A unitized valve body for use in an automatic transmission includes a plurality of first hydraulic passages, a second hydraulic passage and a plurality of orifices. The second hydraulic passage extending through the unitized valve body and configured to be in fluid communication with a plurality of valve bores. Each orifice disposed within the unitized valve body and fluidly connecting the second hydraulic passage to a respective first hydraulic passage of the plurality of first hydraulic passages.
Claims20
A unitized valve body for use in an automatic transmission, the unitized valve body comprising:
- a plurality of first hydraulic passages extending through the unitized valve body;
- a second hydraulic passage extending through the unitized valve body and configured to be in fluid communication with a plurality of valve bores;
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- a plurality of first orifices disposed within the valve body, each first orifice fluidly connecting the second hydraulic passage to a respective first hydraulic passage of the plurality of first hydraulic passages,
- wherein each first orifice extends through a wall of the unitized valve body that separates the first hydraulic passages and the second hydraulic passage.
A unitized valve body for use in an automatic transmission, the unitized valve body comprising:
- a plurality of first hydraulic passages extending through the unitized valve body;
- a second hydraulic passage extending through the unitized valve body and configured to be in fluid communication with a plurality of valve bores;
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- a plurality of orifices disposed within the unitized valve body, each orifice fluidly connecting the second hydraulic passage to a respective first hydraulic passage of the plurality of first hydraulic passages,
- wherein the orifices extend normal to the first and second hydraulic passages.
A unitized valve body manufactured by an additive manufacturing process, the unitized valve body comprising:
- a plurality of first hydraulic passages extending through the unitized valve body,
- a second hydraulic passage extending through the unitized valve body and configured to be in fluid communication with a plurality of valve bores;
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- a plurality of orifices disposed within the unitized valve body, each orifice fluidly connecting the second hydraulic passage to a respective first hydraulic passage of the plurality of first hydraulic passages,
- wherein each orifice extends through a wall of the unitized valve body that separates the first hydraulic passages and the second hydraulic passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.