Patent ID: 9145113
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: B60T,F16D,F16H

Abstract:
1. A parking pawl actuation assembly for a transmission, the assembly comprising: a shaft having a first and second end, and wherein the second end is rotatably supported by a transmission housing; a hub member having a first and second end, and wherein the hub member is rotatably supported by the shaft, the first end of the hub member is disposed proximate the first end of the shaft, and the second end of the hub member is disposed proximate the second end of the shaft; a cam plate rotatably supported by the hub member and disposed proximate the first end of the hub member; a lever plate rotatably supported by the hub member and disposed adjacent the cam plate; a first resilient member disposed between the cam plate and the lever plate, and wherein the resilient member applies a rotational force on the cam plate in a first rotational direction when the lever plate is rotated in the first rotational direction; an actuator configured to selectively rotate the lever plate to one of a plurality of positions, and a parking pawl member having a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end of the parking pawl member is pivotably supported by the transmission housing and the second end of the parking pawl member has a first portion configured to engage the cam plate and a second portion configured to engage a parking gear of the transmission.