Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlled elements
Patent
1993-12-17
1995-08-22
Bonck, Rodney H.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlled elements
74538, 74475, 403289, 403 79, B60K 2004
Patent
active
054429757
ABSTRACT:
A shifter for a vehicle transmission includes a base having a pair of parallel flanges, and a shift stick having a structure adapted to fit between the flanges. The flanges and the structure include apertures that can be co-axially aligned such that pivot pins can be extended through the flanges into the structure to thus form a low friction bearing. Specifically, the pivot pins include a shaft section with an end adapted to snap-lock into the structure and further include a non-uniform surface with ribs that non-rotatably frictionally engage the structure when extended into the apertures in the structure. The pivot pins further include a head adapted to rotatably engage the apertures in the flanges, the head and the flange apertures forming a low friction bearing arrangement for supporting the shift stick on the shifter base. The pivot pins are preferably made from a lubricous polymeric material such as acetal.
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Bonck Rodney H.
Fenstermacher David
Grand Haven Stamped Products Co., Div. of JSJ Corp.
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