Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlled elements
Patent
1992-09-24
1994-02-22
Braun, Leslie A.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlled elements
745005, 745016, G05G 700
Patent
active
052877434
ABSTRACT:
A manual transmission shifter for operating a pair of transmission control cables includes a shift lever, a base, and a cross having first and second axles defining the first and second intersecting orthogonal axes. The first axle ends are pivotally mounted on the base for pivotal movement. A shift lever bracket mounts the shift lever and has a pair of spaced legs which are pivotally mounted on the second axle ends to enable relative pivotal movement of the shift lever about the second axis. A cable control member is attached at its lower end to one of the control cables and has a pair of spaced flanges at its upper end which are pivotally attached to the second axle outwardly of the shift lever bracket legs to enable pivotal movement of the cable control member about the second axis independent of pivotal movement of the shift lever. A bellcrank is pivotally mounted on the base on a third axis that is coplanar with the orthogonal axes. A control arm mounted on the shift lever bracket has a universal connection to a shoe slidably received in a slot in one leg of the bellcrank. This enables operation of the shift lever and cross about the second axis to operate the one cable without moving the other cable.
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Doolittle Miles G.
Gurney Anthony R.
LaRocca William J.
Braun Leslie A.
Dura Mechanical Components, Inc.
Greenlee David A.
Trousdell William O.
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