Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for increasing the strength of an automobile transmission and kits and replacement components for the same
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Application No.: US15793462Application Date: 2017-10-25
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Publication No.: US10794472B1Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: Brian G. Rowell , Gregg A. Nader
- Applicant: Sonnax Transmission Company
- Applicant Address: US VT Bellows Falls
- Assignee: Sonnax Transmission Company
- Current Assignee: Sonnax Transmission Company
- Current Assignee Address: US VT Bellows Falls
- Agency: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
- Main IPC: F16H57/08
- IPC: F16H57/08 ; F16D13/52 ; F16H3/44 ; F16H57/00

Abstract:
Methods of modifying a OE prior art transmission, including Ford's AOD, AODE and 4R70W transmissions, to strengthen the transmission by replacing components known to fail. In one example, the intermediate shaft and direct clutch cylinder of an OE transmission are replaced to eliminate the splined connection joining the two components, to simultaneously eliminate the weak splined connection while also making space within the transmission available for an increased diameter shaft. Aspects of the present disclosure also include kits for increasing the strength of a transmission and methods of assembling a transmission.
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