Unitized valve body having flow passages
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 valve bores and a plurality of hydraulic passages. Each valve bore is configured to receive a valve. The plurality of hydraulic passages are in fluid communication with the valve bores. The plurality of valve bores are arranged above and below the hydraulic passages.
Claims20
A unitized valve body for use in an automatic transmission, the unitized valve body comprising:
- a plurality of valve bores, each valve bore configured to receive a valve;
- and
- a plurality of hydraulic passages in fluid communication with the valve bores,
- wherein the plurality of valve bores are arranged above and below the plurality of hydraulic passages,
- wherein the hydraulic passages extend substantially an entire length of the valve body.
A unitized valve body for use in an automatic transmission, the unitized valve body comprising:
- a plurality of valve bores, each valve bore configured to receive a valve;
- and
- a plurality of hydraulic passages in fluid communication with the valve bores, the hydraulic passages being substantially linear,
- wherein the plurality of valve bores are arranged above and below a respective hydraulic passage of the hydraulic passages and are in direct fluid communication with the respective hydraulic passage.
A unitized valve body manufactured by an additive manufacturing process, the unitized valve body comprising:
- a plurality of valve bores;
- and
- a plurality of hydraulic passages in fluid communication with the valve bores, the plurality of valve bores extend normal to the hydraulic passages and are arranged above and below the hydraulic passages,
- wherein the hydraulic passages extend substantially an entire length of the valve body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.