Patent ID: 8400242

Claim:
A solenoid for a park lock mechanism comprising: an annular frame having a reduced diameter at one end; a bobbin with a coil wound thereon with the bobbin projecting outward of the coil at one end and defining an integral bearing; the bobbin received in the annular frame with its integral bearing positioned in said one end of the annular frame; an elongated plunger received in said bobbin for sliding movement relative thereto; said plunger having a first reduced section at one end and a second reduced section at its other end, both of which project longitudinally out of said bobbin; said first reduced section including an element a longitudinally outer portion extending outwardly from the bobbin for connecting to a shifter; said solenoid having two operating conditions, a first condition in which no magnetic force is applied to the plunger and a connected shifter is locked, and a second condition in which magnetic force is applied to the plunger and a connected shifter is unlocked for shifting, and a spring biases the plunger to place the solenoid in the first condition; said solenoid further comprising a manual release coactinq with the plunger for putting the solenoid into the second condition in the absence of power wherein the second reduced section of the plunger is provided with a groove and a retaining clip is received in the groove and coacts with the manual release.