Safe parking system

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PATENT NO 12139118
APP PUB NO 20230104316A1
SERIAL NO

18063102

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A safe parking system is provided with: a torque-generating motor; a final drive including side gears drivingly coupled with the motor, a differential gear with a lock to prevent a differential motion between the side gears and an actuator for releasing the lock; an ignition key having an ON position and an OFF position; a differential-lock switch having an open position and a closed position; a switching unit for selecting whether the actuator is turned on or off; and a controller configured to, when the ignition key is detected to be in the OFF position, turn off the actuator if the differential-lock switch is in the open position, and execute no operation about the actuator if the differential-lock switch is in the closed position.

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GKN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITEDBIRMINGHAM

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hirota, Isao Tochigi, JP 119 2316
Nagaoka, Takahiro Tochigi, JP 47 635

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