Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlled elements
Patent
1994-02-14
1996-02-27
Bonck, Rodney H.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlled elements
267150, F16H 5904, G05G 9053
Patent
active
054939313
ABSTRACT:
A shifter for a manual transmission of a vehicle includes a shift stick configured to operably engage the transmission, and a base adapted for mounting to the vehicle and configured to pivotally support the shift stick for movement about first and second orthogonal axes. In particular, a trunnion is pivotally mounted to the base for movement about the first axis, and the shift stick is configured to pivotally engage the trunnion for movement about the second axis, the shift stick being configured to move with the trunnion as a unit when pivoted about the first axis. A plate spring is compressively mounted on the base and the trunnion is configured to operably engage the spring so that the spring biases the trunnion and shift stick to a neutral position about the first axis but so that the spring does not bias the shift stick when pivoted about the second axis. The trunnion is configured so that the second axis is located closer to the transmission than the first axis so that the shift stick provides more mechanical advantage when shifting about the second axis than the first axis.
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Bonck Rodney H.
Grabow Troy
Grand Haven Stamped Products Company, Div. of JSJ Corp.
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