Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlled elements
Patent
1997-01-02
1998-12-08
Herrmann, Allan D.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlled elements
74335, 7447327, 74527, 200 6188, F16H 5902, F16H 6338
Patent
active
058455353
ABSTRACT:
A gearshift apparatus having a shift lever is constructed so that the transmission stage can be set or changed by manual operation when the shift lever is moved from a main gate for an automatic transmission mode to a manual gate for a manual transmission mode through a transit gate. The apparatus comprises a detent unit attached to the body of a vehicle. The unit contains a moving member for selection therein. The moving member moves integrally with the shift lever when the lever moves in the transit gate. When the lever moves in the main gate or the manual gate, the moving member never follows the motion of the lever. The detent unit is provided with a retaining mechanism for producing a retaining force for retaining the shift lever and a click feeling at either end of the transit gate as the lever moves along the transit gate. The shift lever has a simple construction, although it is provided with all necessary functions for the change between the automatic and manual transmission modes.
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Hirano Mineo
Sato Yasuhiro
Torii Yasuo
Wakabayashi Hideaki
Herrmann Allan D.
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Niles Parts Co, Ltd.
White John P.
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