Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – In series plural interchangeably locked nonplanetary units
Patent
1996-07-24
1998-08-11
Marmor, Charles A.
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
In series plural interchangeably locked nonplanetary units
744733, B60K 2002
Patent
active
057911975
ABSTRACT:
A shifter for an automatic transmission includes a base, a detent member attached to the base, and a shift lever pivotally attached to the base by a ball and socket pivot for multi-axial movement along a configured shift pattern. The shift pattern includes a first shift path segment for shifting the transmission in an automatic mode, a second shift path segment for shifting the transmission in a manual mode, and a transverse path segment for moving between the first and second path segments. In one form the shift pattern is H-shaped, and the shifter includes a pair of switches connected to a vehicle shift control circuit for upshifting and downshifting as the shift lever is selectively moved along the second shift path segment. In the shifter with the H-shaped pattern, an upper and lower leg are pivoted to the base. The lower leg is configured to interconnect with a linkage for operating the automatic transmission, and the upper leg is configured to engage the shift lever when the shift lever is in the first shift path segment but disengage the shift lever when the shift lever is in the second shift path segment. In another form the shift pattern is S-shaped, and the shifter is adapted to, in the manual mode, shift the automatic transmission to specific forward gears (eg first, second, third or overdrive gears) as the shift lever is moved to particular positions along the second shift path segment. The shifter preferably includes a brake-ignition-transmission-shift-interlock system including a bell crank pivoted to the detent member to control movement of the shift lever out of the park position.
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Bazany Ronald
Mandala Anil
Rempinski Donald R.
Tran Phong T.
Fenstermacher David M.
Grand Haven Stamped Products
Marmor Charles A.
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