WO 2016/068971 PCT/US2014/063309 1B CLAIMS. What is claimed is: 1 ‘A Variable displacement vane pump having a housing with a pump chamber, the pump chamber having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a pump control ring, and a vane pump rotor the pump control ring disposed within the housing for altering the displacement of the pump by rotating between a first position that corresponds to a maximum volumetric capacity of the pump, a second position that corresponds to an intermediary volumetric capacity of the pump, and a third position that corresponds to a minimum volumetric capacity of the pump, the vane pump rotor rotatably mounted within the pump control ring and having a plurality of slidably mounted vanes e an inside surface of the pump control ring, the vane pump rotor having an axis of rotation eccentric from a center of the pump control ring, the vane pump rotor rotating to pressurize fluid as the fluid. moves from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, compr ising a biasing assembly for urging the pump control ring toward the first position, wherein the biasi orce to the pump control ring when the pump control ring is located between the first position and the second position and applies a second biasing force to the pump control ring when the pump control ring is located between the second position and the third posi a control chamber formed between the housing and the pump control ring, wherein fluid pre Lure within the control chamber urges the pump control ring toward the third position. The variable displacement vane pump of claim 1, further comprising: a needle bearing mounted between the pump control ring and the housing to allow the pump control ring to pivot relative to the needle bearing.WO 2016/068971 PCT/US2014/063309 14 The variable displacement vane pump of claim 1, further comprising a feedbath path in communication with the fluid outlet supplying a pressurized fluid to the control chamber. The variable displacement vane pump of claim 1, further comprising: a spring chamber formed between the housing and the pump control ring, wherein the spring chamber has a maximum volume when the pump control ring is in the first when the pump control position and a minimum volu the third position. ‘The variable displacement vane pump of claim 4, wherein the biasing assembly is disposed within the spring chamber The variable displacement vane pump of claim 1, wherein the biasing assembly further comprises: a first spring havin; a first spring load; a second spring having a second spring load; and a control pin having a substantially T-shaped configuration with a first leg extending through the radial center of the first spring and a second leg located between the first spring and the second spring. The variable displacement vane pump of clai 6, wherein the first spring and the second spring are substantially coaxially aligned. ‘The variable displacement vane pump of claim 6, wherein the second spring load of the second spring is greater than the first spring load of the first spring. The variable displacement vane pump of claim 6, wherein the pump control ring engages the first spring and the second spring engages the housingWO 2016/068971 PCT/US2014/063309 10. 15 The variable displacement vane pump of claim 6, further comprising: a spring chamber formed between the housing and the pump control ring, wherein the spring chamber has a maximum volume when the pump control ring is in the first position and a minimum volume when the pump control ring is in the third position. The variable displacement vane pump of claim 10, wherein the first spring, the second spring, and the control pin are disposed within the spring chamber. The variable displacement vane pump of claim 11, wherein the second spring engages the spring chamber. The variable displacement vane pump of claim 6, wherein the first spring and the second spring are compression springs. The variable displacement vane pump of claim 13, wherein the first compression spring and the second compression spring are substantially coaxially aligned, and the second. spring load of the second compression spring is greater than the first spring load of the first compression spring. . The variable displacement vane pump of claim 14, wherein the second leg of the control the pin compresses the second compression spring when the pump control ring eng: first leg of the control pin. The variable displacement vane pump of claim 15, further comprising: aspri ind the pump control ring, wherein the spring chamber has a maximum volume when the pump control ring is in the first position and a minimum volume when the pump control ri the third position.