Patent ID: 9447867
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A park shift assist mechanism, comprising: an electronic park assist solenoid having an armature movable between a plurality of positions corresponding to different gear positions of a gear shift lever; a shift plate operably connected to the armature via a connection pin and operably connected to the gear shift lever, the shift plate having a positioning groove extending through the shift plate, spaced apart from the connection pin; and a positioning pin that extends within the positioning groove, the positioning groove includes a first portion corresponding to a park position of the gear shift lever and a second portion corresponding to a plurality of other gear positions of the gear shift lever, the electronic park assist solenoid is configured to activate a magnetic field to move the armature when the armature is moving from a position corresponding to a reverse position of the gear shift lever to a position corresponding to the park position of the gear shift lever such that the armature applies a pressing force to the shift plate.