Patent ID: 9518656
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: F16H

Claim Text:
1. A locking assembly for a ring gear operatively connected to a crankshaft, the assembly comprising: a pawl rotatable about a pivot axis between an engaged position and a disengaged position, with the pawl adapted to engage the ring gear when in the engaged position for preventing movement of the ring gear, wherein the pawl includes a first pawl segment and a second pawl segment each rotatable about the pivot axis; an actuator selectively actuated to move the pawl to the engaged position; a biasing mechanism engaging the pawl to continuously bias the pawl toward the disengaged position; and wherein the pawl includes a first tooth and a second tooth spaced from each other to define a gap therebetween, with the first tooth and the second tooth adapted to trap a tooth of the ring gear in the gap when the pawl is in the engaged position for preventing rotation of the ring gear.