Patent ID: 9447876
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A transmission actuator for use with a vehicle transmission that includes at least one gear disposed within a transmission case, the transmission case including an exterior surface and an opening defined therein, the transmission actuator comprising: a release shaft operatively coupled to the at least one gear, and movable between a first position in which the at least one gear is in an engaged state, and a second position in which the at least one gear is in a disengaged state, the release shaft extending through the opening of the transmission case so as to define an exterior portion that projects beyond the exterior surface of the transmission case; a protuberance disposed at the exterior surface of the transmission case and having an exterior geometry, the release shaft extending through the protuberance; and a bracket including an interior space and an opening in communication with the interior space, the interior space having an interior geometry that is compatible with the exterior geometry of the protuberance, the opening of the bracket is operatively connectable to the exterior portion of the release shaft to enable manual actuation of the release shaft from the first position to the second position such that,