Transmission Control System, Method, and Apparatus

A method, comprising:

• actuating a first transmission control valve assembly between a first position and a second position, the first transmission control valve assembly being disposed upstream from a transmission component;
• providing a second transmission control valve assembly upstream from the first transmission control valve assembly;
• pressurizing a transmission fluid at a location that is upstream from the second transmission control valve assembly;
• directing a pressurized flow of the transmission fluid to bypass the second transmission control valve assembly;
• continuously applying the pressurized flow to the first transmission control valve assembly, irrespective of an actuating position of the second transmission control valve assembly;
• allowing the pressurized flow to pass through the first transmission control valve assembly in its first position to lock the transmission component;
• and
• blocking the pressurized flow using the first transmission control valve assembly in its second position to unlock the transmission component.

A vehicle transbrake system, comprising:

• a transmission regulator valve assembly that is actuatable between a first position and a second position;
• a vehicle transmission gear fluidly connected to the transmission regulator valve assembly;
• and
• a transmission clutch select valve assembly, which is actuatable between a first position and a second position, fluidly connected to the transmission regulator valve assembly;
• wherein the transmission regulator valve assembly is disposed between the transmission clutch select valve assembly and the vehicle transmission gear;
• wherein the vehicle transmission gear is locked when the transmission regulator valve assembly is in its first position;
• wherein the vehicle transmission gear is unlocked when the transmission regulator valve assembly is in its second position;
• and
• wherein a pressurized transmission fluid bypasses the transmission clutch select valve assembly when the transmission clutch select valve assembly is in either its first position or its second position.