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US 2023/0407964 A1Published application
Systems for transmission
AssigneeDana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
InventorsMark W. LEBER, Justin HALL
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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 and press the shift fork toward a position sensor corresponding thereto, wherein the at least one cover is removable from an exterior of the transmission housing and comprises a spring to press against the shift fork.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a transmission housing;
- and
- at least one cover configured to support a shift fork and physically couple to the transmission housing, and at least one spring and at least one washer inserted into a protrusion of the at least one cover and pressing against an extreme end of the shift fork, wherein the at least one cover is separate and removable from the transmission housing.
A system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a transmission housing;
- a first shift fork and a second shift fork arranged within the transmission housing;
- 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;
- wherein
- the first cover and the second cover comprise a plurality of protrusions with bushings arranged therein,
- the first cover comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion of the plurality of protrusions, a first bushing arranged in the first protrusion and a second bushing arranged in the second protrusion, and further comprising a first spring arranged in the first protrusion;
- the second cover comprises a third protrusion and a fourth protrusion of the plurality of protrusions, a third bushing arranged in the third protrusion and a fourth bushing arranged in the fourth protrusion, and further comprising a second spring arranged in the fourth protrusion;
- and
- the first cover and the second cover are removable and separate from the transmission housing.
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A transmission, comprising:
- a housing comprising a main 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 a first spring is coupled to the first cover and configured to push the first shift fork in a first direction and a second spring is coupled to the second cover and configured to push the second shift fork in a second direction opposite the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.