Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlled elements
Patent
1993-06-09
1994-12-13
Laub, David W.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlled elements
74523, 74538, B60K 2000, G05G 506
Patent
active
053720512
ABSTRACT:
A shift lever assembly adapted for use in a power transmission of an automotive vehicle, composed of a shift lever having a tubular body portion formed therein with an axial bore and provided at its lower end with a support portion to be mounted on a vehicle body structure and arranged perpendicularly to the tubular body portion and a connecting arm extending forwardly from the lower end of the tubular body portion, an operation rod slidably disposed within the axial bore of the tubular body portion and provided at its lower end with a detent mechanism for retaining the shift lever in a shifted position, and an operation knob having a grip portion connected to the upper end of the tubular body portion and an operation button assembled within the grip portion and maintained in engagement with the upper end of the operation rod. The tubular body portion, support portion and connecting arm of the shift lever are integrally made of synthetic resin, and the tubular body portion of the shift lever is enlarged in width at its lower end portion.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3561281 (1971-02-01), Wilfert
patent: 4324149 (1982-04-01), Johansson et al.
patent: 5179870 (1993-01-01), Behrens et al.
Kanematsu Hideki
Suzuki Masaichi
Laub David W.
Tsuda Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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