Rattle resistant gearshift position indicator

Details Rattle resistant gearshift position indicator Rattle resistant gearshift position indicator

1988-12-22

1990-09-04

Yasich, Daniel M.

Signals and indicators

Vehicle

Transmission indicator

116DIG20, G09F 0940

Patent

active

049534939

ABSTRACT:
An indicator housing has a window in it and an aperture for passing a gearshift lever through it. There is a light guide having indicia on it which are viewable in the window, an indicating member, and a metal tape connecting the indicating member to the gearshift lever and supporting it for movement along a first axis parallel to the light guide over a range that permits it to be visually aligned in the window with the indicia to indicate the lever position. The indicating member includes a surface at a 45.degree. angle to the first axis. A wire spring has two ends attached to the indicating member and a V-shaped portion between the ends. The end of the V engages the housing and forces the sides of the V against the angled surface to prevent the arm from rattling in directions orthogonal to the first axis. The 45.degree. surface also acts as a reflectinhg surface to reflect light from a bulb into the indicating member.

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patent: 4155324 (1979-05-01), Schwabe
patent: 4213415 (1980-07-01), Coha et al.
patent: 4580518 (1986-04-01), Scanlon et al.
patent: 4798160 (1989-01-01), Mochida et al.

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