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Document | Title | Date |
20080264193 | Shifting Device for a Transmission of a Motor Vehicle and Shifting Method - A shift device for a transmission of a motor vehicle has a shift lever that can be moved into different shift positions, an actuating unit that, as a function of the shift position of the shift lever, generates a shift signal for transmitting to an electric transmission control unit, and an electric transmission control unit that, as a function of the shift signal of the actuating unit, sends an electric activation signal to a shift element of the transmission in order to set the desired shift stage. The actuating unit includes a restoring element or restoring elements operating in such a way that the shift lever, after reaching the selected shift position, is always moved automatically into a predefined starting position. | 10-30-2008 |
20080295632 | Shift Module - The present invention relates to a shift module | 12-04-2008 |
20090000413 | Selection Device for Shifting a Vehicle Transmission - A selection device for shifting a vehicle transmission, with a operating element ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090000414 | SPEED CHANGE OPERATION APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - A speed change operation apparatus for a vehicle for performing speed change operation of a transmission of a vehicle by a pivotal operation of an operating-lever shaft can comprise a body adapted to be mounted on a vehicle and an operating-lever shaft pivotally supported on the body. A metal core member can be rotated by pivotal operation of the operating-lever shaft. Coils can be arranged along a pivotal trajectory of the core member and can have a voltage applied thereto. Shift positions of the operating-lever shaft can be detected by variations of voltage caused by movement of the core member in the coils. | 01-01-2009 |
20090007712 | SHIFTER WITH ONE-TOUCH LOCKING KNOB - A transmission shifter includes a shift lever, and a knob with attachment clip that mechanically locks the knob atop the lever with a single assembly motion. The clip is located inside a hole in the select knob, and the lever includes a notch near its top. The clip is positioned to flex to facilitate assembly as the lever is inserted into the hole, but then unflex to engage the notch and lock the knob to the lever. To remove the knob from the lever, a removal tool is used to depress the clip, pushing it out of the way and allowing the select knob to be pulled off the lever. The illustrated shifters include a mechanically-actuated pawl actuator system and an electrically-actuated pawl actuator system. | 01-08-2009 |
20090038426 | Haptic Gear Shifter - The subject of the present invention is a haptic gear shifter and a method of controlling a haptic gear shifter for use in a vehicle or a vehicle simulator. A method is disclosed for establishing gear shifter characteristics, for calibrating a haptic gear shifter, and for operating the haptic gear shifter. | 02-12-2009 |
20090193921 | SPEED CHANGE OPERATION APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - A speed change operation apparatus for a vehicle can comprise an operating lever for performing speed change operation of a transmission of a vehicle by a pivotal operation of the operating lever. An operating knob can be secured on the tip end of the operating lever and adapted to be gripped by a driver of vehicle. A push knob can be mounted on the operation knob and adapted to be actuated by a driver to descent a lock-pin rod arranged within the operating lever. The push knob can be outsert-molded by soft resin at its first portion abutting the lock-pin rod when the push knob is actuated or at its second portion abutting the operating knob after the actuation of the push knob. | 08-06-2009 |
20090199669 | EXTERNAL GEAR SHIFT FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION - An external gear shift for the gear selection in a manual transmission is provided that includes, but is not limited to a gearshift/selector lever, which is guided in a link plate and which is movable along a selector track and a plurality of shifting tracks, and a measuring sensor to detect an instantaneous position (s, w) of the gearshift/selector lever. Guide fingers of the link plate disposed between shifting and selector tracks each have flanks oriented obliquely to the shifting and selector tracks. | 08-13-2009 |
20090282942 | PUSH-BUTTON SWITCH WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK - A user interface for an automatic transmission includes a base surface, a display configured to display the operational status of the automatic transmission, and a selector. The selector includes a selector surface spaced apart from the base surface, a boundary surface coupled to the selector surface and coupled to the base surface. The boundary surface is shaped such that the boundary surface and the selector surface cooperate to define a plurality of interconnected selector inputs. The selector inputs are independently actuable and each is operative to provide a specific input to the automatic transmission and configured such that a user may tactilely distinguish the first selector and each of the plurality first selector inputs. | 11-19-2009 |
20090293660 | Transmission shift mechanism having insert molded crank arm - A transmission shift mechanism for use with a vehicle transmission. The transmission shift mechanism includes a user-operated selector and a sub-assembly operably disposed between said user-operated selector and the vehicle transmission. The sub-assembly includes a torque-transfer member having a first portion and a second portion wherein the first portion is pivotally secured to the transmission shift mechanism about a pivot axis and the second portion defines a section of a substantially spherical surface which is engageably disposed within a non-linear camming slot defined by the transmission shift section. The torque-transfer member takes the form of a molded polymeric body with a sheet metal insert disposed within the molded polymeric body. The second portion of the torque-transfer member may include flats to reduce the volume of polymeric material required in the manufacture of the member. A method of manufacturing such a torque-transfer member or crank arm is also disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
20090320633 | SELECTOR LEVER DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A selector lever device for a transmission of a motor vehicle has a selector lever which, for the selection of gears, is arranged in or on a housing so as to be adjustable between predetermined shift positions. A sensor arrangement determines a position of the selector lever relative to the housing, with the sensor arrangement having a magnetic field generator which is coupled in terms of movement to the selector lever and which, by an adjustment of the selector lever for the selection of a gear, can be adjusted along a movement path. A high level of reliability is obtained if the sensor arrangement has a plurality of magnetic field sensors distributed along the movement path such that each predetermined shift position is assigned at least two magnetic field sensors which are actuated by the magnetic field generator when the selector lever is situated in the associated shift position. | 12-31-2009 |
20100000359 | SHIFTER WITH ONE-TOUCH ASSEMBLY - A shifter assembly includes a post-like shift lever, a knob with a bore configured to receive the top section, and a retainer spring extending longitudinally within the bore. The spring includes retainer barbs shaped to frictionally grip the knob and further has a leg(s) configured to frictionally engage the top section and also take up clearance between the top section and the bore for frictionally engaging the post-like shift lever. The spring can be alternative shapes, such as U-shaped or L-shaped. A method of assembly includes pressing the knob onto a shift lever with a single one-touch motion. | 01-07-2010 |
20100043584 | SHIFTING DEVICE FOR A TRANSMISSION - A shifting device ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100132497 | HANDHELD POWER TOOL WITH A SHIFTABLE GEAR - A handheld power tool is provided with a shiftable gear that has at least two gear steps which are meant to be selected via a user control element disposed adjustably on the housing, which user control element actuates a transmission member that acts upon an adjustable gear component, and the user control element is intended to be adjusted between at least two detent positions that correspond to the gear steps of the gear. The transmission member is intended to be adjusted into the detent positions, which can be transmitted to the user control element via the coupling between the user control element and the transmission member. | 06-03-2010 |
20100139435 | FOUR-WHEEL VEHICLE - A four-wheel vehicle includes a compact operation lever unit and is constructed so as to secure a sufficient space between the seat and the dashboard. In the four-wheel vehicle, a main body of the operation lever unit includes a first pivoting member, a stopper, and a second pivoting member. The first pivoting member is pivotable between a first position at which a first drive switching mechanism is set to a first mode, and a second position at which the first drive switching mechanism is set to a second mode. The first pivoting member is biased toward the second position. The stopper is arranged to restrict pivoting of the first pivoting member beyond the second position. The second pivoting member is pivotable in conjunction with an operation lever and includes a contact portion that causes the first pivoting member to pivot to a side of the first position against a biasing force. Further, when the contact portion is brought into contact with the first pivoting member, the second pivoting member sets a second drive switching mechanism to the first mode, and when the contact portion is at a predetermined position separated from the first pivoting member, the second pivoting member sets the second drive switching mechanism to the second mode. | 06-10-2010 |
20100147096 | TRANSFER BOX FOR TRANSFERRING GEARSHIFTING MOVEMENTS IN A VEHICLE - A transfer box for transferring movements and forces from a gearshift lever of a tiltable vehicle cab portion to a gearbox includes a first frame portion mounted on the cab portion, the first frame portion including at least one first journalled lever portion and being connectable to cable ends or push rods connected to the gear shift lever, a second frame portion mounted on a vehicle chassis, the second frame portion including at least one journalled second lever portion and being connected to the gearbox via cable ends or pushrods, wherein the first lever portions and the second lever portions interact to enable movement/force transfer from the cable ends/push rods connected to the first lever portions to the cable ends/push rods connected to the second lever portions. The at least one first and the at least one second lever portions are provided with wedge shaped cooperating portions. | 06-17-2010 |
20100275713 | GEAR SHIFT ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - Gear shift arrangement for a shiftable manual gearbox ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100300231 | SHIFT LEVER DEVICE - In a shift lever device, when the shift lever is operated from a position C to a position N, a pusher slides along a select sliding region of an indexing section due to biasing force. In the indexing section, an anchor is formed at positions over the entire range of the select sliding region by a secondary resin penetrating completely into a through hole in a primary resin. Therefore, lifting of the secondary resin relative to the primary resin can be suppressed during molding of the secondary resin. | 12-02-2010 |
20100307276 | OPERATING DEVICE WITH GATE SHAFTS - An actuating device for a gear shifting transmission. The actuating device includes a selector lever which has stable selector lever positions, and a detent mechanism with a detent element and notched gate, the detent element is connected to the selector lever. The notched gate is disposed on a gate shaft that rotates when actuated. The gate shaft includes at least one helical return groove for the detent element. Due to rotation of the gate shaft, the detent element can be transferred from a start position, along the return groove, into a target position. The selector lever position always reflects the actual gear stage of the transmission, even with shift-by-wire-controlled gear shifting transmissions. The driver is provided with reliable visual and tactile feedback about the gear state of the transmission. The actuating device is structurally reliable, has low energy consumption, produces minimal noise, and requires minimal construction space. | 12-09-2010 |
20100326225 | Selector Lever Arrangement for Automatic Transmissions of Motor Vehicles - Selector lever arrangement for automatic transmissions of motor vehicles, having a manual shift facility and a selector lever, which in a shifting gate can be moved forwards or backwards in only one plane into the positions P, R, N and D, all positions being situated in series in one plane and the selector lever having a hand rest together with a release mechanism, the hand rest being pivotally guided relative to the selector lever by way of a four-bar linkage, in such a way that its angle in relation to the selector lever varies according to the position of the selector lever. | 12-30-2010 |
20110011196 | NEUTRAL LOCK MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE SHIFTER - A shifter apparatus is associated with a neutral lock lever and includes a detent ball bearing, a shaft seal, a detent spring, and a retention pin. A shaft associated with the neutral lock lever can be inserted into a matching hole configured within or integrated with a shifter housing. The shaft can be rotated if a cammed lobe portion associated with the shaft moves into an inner wall of the shifter housing. The retention pin can be pressed via an end of the neutral lock lever into a groove located on an outside wail of the shifter housing after the neutral lock lever is rotated into position. The retention pin rides inside the groove thereby limiting the rotation of the neutral lock lever. The neutral lock lever locks the shift lever in a neutral position preventing accidental movement of the vehicle in a forward and a reverse direction. | 01-20-2011 |
20110023645 | One Touch Combination Structure of Knob for Automatic Transmission - A one touch combination structure of a knob for an automatic transmission may include the knob which is provided with an operation button, an insert which is interposed inside the knob, a lever pipe which is housed in the insert and a lower end portion of which is hingedly supported to regulate shift speeds, and an operation rod which is slidably inserted into the lever pipe and elastically supported therein so as to vertically move according to an operation of the operation button, wherein a first fitting protrusion and a second fitting protrusion having different width and length are provided at an inner circumference of the insert, and a first cut groove and a second cut groove respectively responding to the first fitting protrusion and the second fitting protrusion are formed at an upper end portion of the lever pipe. | 02-03-2011 |
20110023646 | SHIFT OPERATION DEVICE - A shift operation device that has a simple structure and is provided with a lever knob that can absorb impact load that acts on the lever shaft in the axial direction. A core | 02-03-2011 |
20110048154 | Rotational Coupling Device - In an image printing device, such as a laser printer or ink jet printer, a coupling device for creating a coupling between a rotatable shaft and an interface component, such as a gear. The coupling device is an elongated modified c-shaped body having a portion for receiving the rotatable shaft, and includes integrated hinges that facilitate the coupling device to be spread apart and to receive and interface with the rotatable shaft. The integrated hinges function to compress between the rotatable shaft and interface component substantially inhibiting relative longitudinal movement and wherein a flat on the exterior of the rotatable shaft engages with a flat on the interior the interface component, to additionally inhibit relative rotational movement between the interface component and the shaft. The shaft further includes a plurality of ribs that extend from the rotatable shaft into the coupling device providing additional reduction in rotational movement between the shaft and the interface component. Retainers extending from the coupling device into the interface component provide another method of inhibiting relative rotational movement and/or provide a stop for press fit of the interface component onto the shaft. | 03-03-2011 |
20110067515 | OPERATING DEVICE HAVING A BUNDLE OF LIGHT GUIDES - An operating device for selecting shift positions of a gear-changing transmission, for example an automatic transmission. The operating device comprises a shift operating device and a console arrangement with an operating lever and a shift position indicator device with illuminatable shift position designations. The shift position indicator device includes an electronics unit and a light-emitting device. The electronics unit and the light-emitting device are integrated into the shift operating unit. An ordered fiber-optic bundle for the selective illumination of shift position designations is disposed between the light-emitting device and shift position indicator device. The operating device enables cost savings in production and assembly by eliminating, for example, the electronic module in the region of the shift gate. Flexible, selective illumination of the illuminated symbols or shift position designations in the region of the shift gate becomes possible. | 03-24-2011 |
20110107862 | GEAR SHIFT UNIT FOR AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION - A gear shift unit for an automated manual transmission, may include a shift block that is restricted in the rotational direction and slidably movable along a control shaft, and has a shift finger in order to implement a selecting operation with straight motion thereof and a shifting operation with rotation motion thereof, a driving actuator, a shifting unit selectively engaged with the driving actuator to rotate the control shaft by power of the driving actuator, wherein the shifting unit changes rotational direction of the control shaft in accordance with rotational angles of the driving actuator, and a selecting unit selectively engaged with the driving actuator to slide the shift block along the control shaft by power of the driving actuator while the shifting unit is not driven by the power of the driving actuator. | 05-12-2011 |
20110126656 | SHIFT LEVER WITH BUTTON TYPE SHIFT KNOB - A shift lever assembly with a button type shift knob may include a lower skirt slidably and rotatably coupled around a shift rod, an upper skirt disposed on the lower skirt and rotatably coupled to the lower skirt to allow relative rotation therebetween and to prevent relative straight motion therebetween, and a shift knob detachably attached to an upper portion of the shift rod, wherein the shift knob is slidably coupled to the upper skirt to permit an upper motion of the upper and lower skirts along a center axis of the shift rod and is eccentrically coupled to the upper skirt to prevent a relative rotation therebetween. | 06-02-2011 |
20110132120 | FOLDING GEARSHIFT MECHANISM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A gearshift assembly for a motor vehicle includes a gearshift lever configured to engage a detent unit to select one of a plurality of gearshift positions in an operative position. The gearshift lever can be folded into a non-operative position by disengaging a locking mechanism from the detent unit, when the gearshift lever is in the neutral position. The non-operative position is selected by pressing a fold button, which causes a fold rod to engage the detent unit, and prevents accidental shifting of gears in the folded non-operative position. | 06-09-2011 |
20110138955 | SHIFT DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMATED OR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A shift device for an automated or automatic transmission, in particular of a motor vehicle, has a manual selector lever which can be moved into the following stable selector lever positions: P, R, N and E and into four non-stable selector lever positions. Here, the stable selector lever positions are all arranged in alignment in a shift gate. Here, a stable selector lever position E is provided which is arranged in alignment with the stable selector lever positions in the shift gate and, here, is situated between two non-stable tilt positions +/−, which are arranged in alignment with the selector lever positions P, R and N, for step-by-step or multiple shifting, and in a transverse gate, which runs transversely with respect to the shift gate, between the two non-stable selector lever positions D and M arranged in the transverse gate. | 06-16-2011 |
20110162474 | Slap stick shifter - A hand operated shift lever that connects to the existing shift spline and linkage of Harley Davidson Motorcycles. This shift lever replaces the existing heel shifter. | 07-07-2011 |
20110162475 | SELECTOR LEVER HAVING ACTUATING CHANGE OF POSITION - An operating device for shift-by-wire transmission comprises a selector lever which has a detent mechanism. The detent mechanism comprises bevel and notched contours that can be displaced for automatically returning the selector lever back to the first lock position or shift gate. The notched contour is spring-biased toward the selector lever detent element and overlaps the bevel contour in its first position, and an actuating block is provided for locking the notched contour in its first position near the detent element. The spring-loading of the notched contour is weaker than the spring-loading of the detent element, and the shape of the first detent position of the notched contour matches that of the first detent position of the bevel contour when the notched contour is located in the first position. The operating device enables actuator-controlled automatic return, and optional locking of the selector lever with little design effort, while simultaneously having low space requirements and minimal generation of any disturbing noise. | 07-07-2011 |
20110174106 | SHIFT LEVER DEVICE - In a shift lever device, even when a magnet is immovably installed, the shift lever device can shift a shift lever between blocking and allowing operation from a “P” shift position to an “R” shift position because a first link and a yoke plate are slidable, a second link is rotatable with respect to the first link, and the magnet switches between attraction and non-attraction with respect to the yoke plate. For this reason, the magnet can be immovably installed. | 07-21-2011 |
20110219901 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR SELECTING FIXED GEAR RATIOS OF A GEAR CHANGING TRANSMISSION - An actuating device for selection on shift steps of a gear changing transmission. The actuating device comprises a flexible gear selection device ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110219902 | ASSEMBLY WITH METAL CASTING AND POLYMERIC MEMBER AND TRANSMISSION SHIFT MECHANISM - An assembly including a polymeric member and a unitary metal casting wherein the metal casting relatively moveably captures the polymeric member on the metal casting. The assembly can be adapted for use as a crank arm in a transmission shift mechanism. In some embodiments of the assembly, the polymeric member includes an opening defining a rotational axis of said polymeric member. The metal casting extends into the opening and includes at least one enlarged diameter portion with the polymeric member being rotationally disposed on the metal casting and axially captured on the metal casting by the at least one enlarged diameter portion of the metal casting. A method of manufacture is also disclosed. | 09-15-2011 |
20110232408 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE CONTROL OF AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device and a method are provided for the actuation and for the control of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle with at least one actuation element arranged on a steering device of the vehicle, which is designed for the manual selecting or activating of an operating state of the vehicle and/or of its transmission, wherein the at least one actuation element is optionally transferred into a rest position or into an actuation position and wherein the actuation element can be exclusively actuated in the actuation position for selecting or activating the transmission or vehicle function, while in its rest position it stays in a position that is not visible to the driver. | 09-29-2011 |
20110239802 | SHIFT LEVER DEVICE - A shift lever device includes: a body case configured to pivotally support a shift lever swingably; a circuit board including a electric component disposed on a board of the circuit board; a board cover including a housing part housing the circuit board in the board cover and configured to be mounted to the body case with the circuit board being housed in the housing part; a board supporting part provided to the board cover and configured to support the circuit board in the housing part; and an electric component supporting part provided to any one of the body case and the board cover and configured to support the electric component disposed on the circuit board. The circuit board is configured to be supported to the body case via the board cover. | 10-06-2011 |
20110247442 | Gear selection device for a vehicle transmission - A gear shift device for a vehicle transmission by the hand of the operator which includes a housing having and opening therethrouh. A gear shift lever is mounted within the housing having an upper first end for gripping by the hand of the operator and a bottom second end for coupling to the transmission. A mechanism is mounted in the housing for providing an upper pivot point for the lever for forward and backward movement and a lower pivot point for providing sideways movement for the lever, when moved by the hand of the operator | 10-13-2011 |
20110265595 | SHIFT LEVER APPARATUS - A pair of wiring structures | 11-03-2011 |
20110277578 | SHIFTER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING DISPLAY AND ACTUATION FOR DRIVER CONTROL - A shifter assembly for a vehicle that includes a shift lever connected to a shifter and in communication with the vehicle and a transmission. A display is positioned on the shift lever indicating data of the vehicle or transmission. A start button is positioned on the shift lever and is linked with an ignition of the vehicle. | 11-17-2011 |
20110314942 | RANGE SWITCHING DEVICE - A range switching device controls an actuator in response to a shift command from a shift operation portion. The actuator moves a manual valve which sets a shift range of an automatic transmission based on an axial position, and has a drive shaft which, being disposed parallel to the manual valve, is driven so as to be extendable and contractible in an axial direction. The device further includes a holder portion provided at an end portion of the manual valve, and a link pin in which one end is linked to the actuator's drive shaft, and in which the other end is a spherical portion fitted into the holder portion, and engaged in point contact with two axial sides of an inner surface of the holder portion. | 12-29-2011 |
20120000310 | END-CONNECTOR OF SELECT CABLE FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE - An end-connector of a select cable for a manual transmission is configured to allow a driver to perform a sufficiently smooth selecting operation even with small force by ball joint type combination between a rear protrusion of a fastener and a ball portion of a connector pin. The end-connector includes a connector housing integrally connected with both ends of a select cable and having a housing hole formed through the left and right sides, a fastener inserted in the housing hole of the connector housing, with one end protruding through the housing hole, an elastic clip member fixed to the connector housing and restraining the end of fastener which protrudes from the housing hole to prevent the fastener from separating from the housing hole, and a connector pin assembled with the fastener to freely rotate with the other end of the fastener in the housing hole. | 01-05-2012 |
20120000311 | GEARSHIFT KNOB ATTACHING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE GEARSHIFT LEVER UNIT - When an end portion of a gearshift lever | 01-05-2012 |
20120006139 | AUTO TRANSMISSION LEVER MOUSE DEVICE FOR SHIFT BY WIRE SYSTEM - A mouse AT lever includes a pair of A/B buttons generating control signals when being pressed and an operation dial turning to implement P, R, N, D, and M shift ranges, and can implement a basic function of outputting operation signals for the positions of the selected shift ranges and implementing operation feeling according to the shifting in various ways using the pressing time of A/B buttons, a function of preventing mis-operation in the shifting by using H-MATIC functions, a shift-lock function that prevents the ranges from being switched under a predetermined condition, a function of starting the engine by using a button, a customer-directional safety control function that is set by the customer, and an interface function for communicating with an DIS (Driver Information System) controlling the devices mounted in the vehicle. | 01-12-2012 |
20120011955 | TRANSMISSION SHIFT FORK - A transmission shift fork engages with a coupling sleeve of a synchronizer and shifting the coupling sleeve. The transmission shift fork includes a first part, second part, and at least one fin. The first part is arranged to movably mount the transmission shift fork in a shift fork movement direction. The second part includes a coupling sleeve facing surface, an outwardly facing surface, and a pair of shift-direction facing surfaces. The coupling sleeve facing surface includes at least one coupling sleeve engagement part arranged to engage with an engaging groove formed on an external circumferential surface of the coupling sleeve. The outwardly facing surface includes an oil catch disposed in a position with respect to the coupling sleeve engagement part such that the oil catch captures lubricating oil and supplies to the coupling sleeve engagement part. The fin projects from inside an oil receiving recess defined by the oil catch. | 01-19-2012 |
20120017715 | SELECTOR - A selector ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120125136 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CREATING A SHIFTING FORCE OR SELECTION FORCE IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION - A device for producing a shifting force or a selection force in a manual-shift transmission for a motor vehicle. The device comprises a contour element ( | 05-24-2012 |
20120152049 | GEAR ABSOLUTE POSITION SENSOR FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION - The present invention provides a gear absolute position sensor assembly (GAPS) that senses the current absolute, position of the shift lever of a manual transmission. The sensor assembly provides data to an associated electronic controller such as an engine control module (ECM) regarding the current position of the shift lever, such as an engaged gear. The sensor assembly preferably comprises two Hall effect or other type of magnetic field (proximity) sensors in combination with an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which is supplied with data from the sensors, decodes the output of the sensors and provides an output identifying a specific engaged gear or neutral for use by vehicle or engine management electronics. The sensors are mounted proximate the shift linkage at a location where they can sense both rotation and translation. | 06-21-2012 |
20120204668 | DOUBLE BUMP SHIFT SELECTOR FOR A VEHICLE - A method controls a transmission of a vehicle. The vehicle includes an engine for driving wheels, a transmission coupled between the engine and the wheels. The transmission automatically selects driving gear positions enabling the vehicle to move in a forward or reverse direction. The method provides gear shift structure associated with the transmission. While the transmission is in a presently selected gear position to move the vehicle in the forward or reverse direction, the gear shift structure is permitted to be initially manually engaged and moved to a first position to cause one gear change from the presently selected gear position. While the gear shift structure is in the first position, the gear shift structure is permitted to be manually engaged again to cause a gear change from the one gear change position. The gear change will provide optimum up-shift for performance or, when down-shifting, will provide maximum gear braking. | 08-16-2012 |
20120247252 | ENCLOSING SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE FOR A BICYCLE TRANSMISSION - An enclosing shift control device for a bicycle transmission is set up by an enclosing casing enclosing a bicycle handle. Through the enclosing shift control device, a rider only turns an operating casing to shift bicycle transmissions from one gear ratio to another. | 10-04-2012 |
20120247253 | SHIFT CONTROL MACHINE FOR A BICYCLE TRASMISSION - A shift control machine for a bicycle transmission is set up by an enclosing casing enclosing a bicycle handle. Through the enclosing shift control device, a rider only turns an operating casing to shift bicycle transmissions from one gear ratio to another. | 10-04-2012 |
20120266710 | UTILITY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION CONTROLS WITH COMMON PIVOT SHAFT - Utility vehicle transmission controls include a common pivot shaft extending transversely across at least part of the operator station. The common pivot shaft has an integral collar. A shift lever has a sleeve pivotably mounted on the common pivot shaft with a portion of the sleeve extending over the integral collar. A differential lock lever has a lower end with a sleeve pivotably mounted on the common pivot shaft with a portion extending over the integral collar adjacent the shift pivot so that the shift lever and differential lock lever independently pivot. | 10-25-2012 |
20120285284 | Latching Shifter With Override Feature - A latching shifter with override feature is interfaced with a shift-by-wire transmission, wherein the latching of the shifter with respect to a gear cam is autonomously synchronized to a gear selected by the electronics of the transmission whenever the shifter is physically at another gear via autonomous actuation of a gear synchronization cam having an inclined cam follower guide surface. The incline urges the cam follower under its inherent biasing into the gear notch corresponding to the gear selected by the electronics of the transmission. | 11-15-2012 |
20120291579 | SHIFT DEVICE - Regardless of the shift range of the ‘current shift stage’ while the shift lever is at the home position, the shift range is necessarily shifted to N range if the operator presses the first button. Thus, the operator can shift the shift range from N range to R range or D range (N→R, N→D) if, while maintaining the pressed state of the first button, the operator moves the shift lever lever from the home position, which is at the center of the three shift positions, to A position or B position corresponding to indication R or indication D. | 11-22-2012 |
20130025395 | SHIFTING APPARATUS - A haptic device for an actuator of a gear selector for a vehicle. The haptic device includes a first element and a second element coupled to one another and movable from a rest position, when the actuator is in a disengaged position, to a triggered position, when the actuator is moved to an engaged position. The elements define a space for accepting a slide between the first and second elements. A biasing member continuously biases the first and second elements toward one another. The slide defines a contoured surface. A cam follower selectively engages the contoured surface and urges the first and second elements toward the triggered position to create the tactile feedback to the actuator. | 01-31-2013 |
20130047768 | SHIFT DEVICE FOR A TRANSMISSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a shift by wire transmission, a control unit limits the shift position (P, R, N, D, L) to be changed beyond a prescribed shift position depending on an initial shift position and an amount of the movement of the shift member in a single shifting operation. Thereby, even when the shift member is excessively advanced or otherwise improperly advanced, the actually selected shift position can be suitably selected so that an undesired change of the shift position can be avoided. The control unit may also limit the selected shift position to be changed beyond a prescribed shift position depending on a traveling speed of the vehicle so that an improper change in the shift position due to vehicle speed constraints can be avoided by using a simple structure. | 02-28-2013 |
20130081500 | SPEED CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR A SELF-PROPELLED WALK-BEHIND LAWN MOWER - A speed control mechanism for controlling selective engagement of the self-propelled transmission assembly for a walk-behind lawn mower is provided. The speed control mechanism is also configured to control the relative output speed of the transmission assembly. The speed control mechanism includes a speed engagement assembly and a speed adjustment assembly, wherein the speed engagement assembly includes a pair of rotatable levers for causing the transmission assembly to actuate between a disengaged position and an engaged position and the speed adjustment assembly includes a rotatable knob for causing the relative output speed of the transmission assembly to the wheels of the lawn mower to increase or decrease. | 04-04-2013 |
20130091971 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A control device for a motor vehicle has a manually controllable drive position selector element and a control element for controlling secondary functions of the motor vehicle. The drive position selector element and the control element for the secondary functions are attached to a common base body which is movable relative to an interior lining part of the motor vehicle. The drive position selector element is designed such that it can be used as a hand rest for the control element for the secondary functions. | 04-18-2013 |
20130133455 | VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is a vehicle drive control apparatus including a shift mechanism configured to be able to selectively switch its shift position to either a driving position or a non-driving position; and a controller configured to control the drive force output from a motor serving as a drive source of the vehicle according to operation of an accelerator, to transmit the drive force from the motor to wheels when the shift position is in the driving position, and to stop the transmission of the drive force from the motor to the wheels when the shift position is in the non-driving position. The controller also performs drive force suppression processing to control the drive force, when the shift position is switched from the non-driving position to the driving position with the accelerator turned ON, such that the acceleration of the vehicle does not exceed an upper limit of acceleration. | 05-30-2013 |
20130133456 | SHIFTING DEVICE OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOBILE - A shifting device of manual transmission apparatus for automobile is provided, shifting device which reduces fluctuations in operational loads at the time of selecting operations. A shifting device 11 of manual transmission apparatus for automobile according to the present invention is characterized in that it is a shifting device 11 of manual transmission apparatus for automobile, the shifting device 11 comprising: a casing; a shift lever 2 being retained rotatably with respect to the casing; a retaining member 3 interlocking with the shift lever 2 to swing; a locking ball pin 4 comprising a rotatable roller 41, a locking-ball-pin body 43 unit retaining the roller 43 rotatably, and an expandable and contractible spring 42 being fixed with respect to the retaining member 3 at one of the opposite ends and with respect to the locking-ball-pin body unit 43 at the other one of the opposite ends; and a cam member 5 comprising a cam face 51 with which the roller 41 comes into contact rotatably, and being fixed so as to be swingable in relative to the locking ball pin 4; and it further comprises a damper inhibiting said spring from expanding and contracting. | 05-30-2013 |
20130139632 | TRANSLATORY ACTIVATION DEVICE WITH INDIRECT LATCHING - An activation device for selecting shift stages of a shift-by-wire vehicle transmission comprises a housing and an activation knob which can be moved in a translatory fashion and a latching device with a latching pin and latching contour as latching elements for generating latching forces and restoring forces. The activation device is defined by a latching gearwheel which is in engagement with a toothing arrangement on the activation knob. In this context, one of the two latching elements is connected to the latching gearwheel and in this way forms a rotatable latching element. The second latching element is directly or indirectly connected to the base housing and forms the fixed latching element. | 06-06-2013 |
20130145882 | Vibration Isolated Manual Transmission Shifter With Precise Shifting Feel - A manual transmission shifter attachment arrangement which provides vibration isolation and precise shifting feel. A fore-aft movable attachment constrains movement of the shifter housing in all directions except a fore-aft direction. A fore-aft linkage causes the shifter housing to move in unison with the driveline in the fore-aft direction and reacts only to applied forces between the driveline and the shifter housing parallel to the fore-aft direction. | 06-13-2013 |
20130192404 | JOYSTICK CONTROL FOR A CHANGE SPEED GEARBOX - A joystick control is disclosed for a change speed gearbox in which two selector are separately controllable remotely. The joystick control comprises a support body, an axle rotatably supported by the body, and an operating lever connected to the axle by a pivot pin such that the operating lever is rotatable about the axis of the axle in one plane and is pivotable relative to the axle about the axis of the pivot pin in an orthogonal plane. Two actuating members are rotatably supported by the axle and arranged one on each side of the operating lever. Each actuating member is connectible by a respective Bowden cable to one of the selectors of the gearbox and extends and retracts the cable in response to rotation of the actuating member about the axle. Mating formations on the operating lever and the actuating members allow the operating lever to be engaged selectively for rotation with one or the other of the actuating members in dependence upon the direction in which the operating lever is pivoted relative to the axle about the pivot pin. | 08-01-2013 |
20130220051 | Adjustable Shifter Mechanism - A gear shifter includes a frame and a pivot frame pivotally mounted to the frame. A gear shift lever is pivotally interfaced to the pivot frame by a pivot pin passing through a bore in the gear shift lever. The gear shift lever extends upwardly beyond the frame and a lower section of the gear shift lever extends downwardly into the frame. A fastener passes at least partially though the gear shift lever and interfaces with the pivot pin such that, one position of the fastener locks the pivot pin within the gear shift lever and within the pivot frame and, a second position of the fastener frees the pivot pin from both, therefore facilitating removal of the gear shift lever. The lower section of the gear shift lever is interfaced to a first transmission linkage and the pivot frame is interfaced to a second transmission linkage. | 08-29-2013 |
20130269463 | Vehicle Having a Gearbox and a Manually Operated Selector Device - A vehicle having a gearbox, a gear control unit and a manually operable selector device, which is electrically connected to the gear control unit and which is provided for selecting different states of the gearbox, includes a sensor device, by which it is possible on actuation of the selector device, to detect whether the selector device is being actuated by a human body part or in some other way. | 10-17-2013 |
20130298712 | SHIFT LEVER OF AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION - A shift lever of an automotive transmission is provided, which reduces operating time and an assembling process. The shift lever includes a knob, a rod coupled to the knob, and a plurality of connectors formed at one side of each of the knob and the rod and electrically connected when the knob and the rod are coupled to each other, wherein the plurality of connectors comprises: a first connector including a plurality of first connection terminals spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other, and a second connector including a plurality of second connection terminals inserted between each of the plurality of first connection terminals when the knob and the rod are coupled to each other to face the plurality of first connection terminals, the plurality of second connection terminals each having a surface contacting a surface of each of the plurality of first connection terminals. | 11-14-2013 |
20130333507 | SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY WITH PARK SHIFT ASSIST MECHANISM - A park shift assist mechanism of a shift lever assembly for a vehicle is provided. The park shift assist mechanism includes a pressing portion configured to apply a pressing force and a follower configured to cause rotation of a gear shift lever from a reverse position to a park position when the gear shift lever is positioned between the reverse position and the park position in response to the pressing force being applied to the follower. | 12-19-2013 |
20140013889 | SHIFT DEVICE - A shift lever is movable from a home position in a left or rear direction. A reverse mode selection position is set in a route extending in the left direction from the home position. A drive mode selection position is set in a route extending in the rear direction from the home position. | 01-16-2014 |
20140053673 | ENGAGE LEVER FOR GEARBOX DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH BEARING BLOCK - An engage lever that connects a shift lever and a gear shift cable of a gearbox of a vehicle. The engage lever is directly connected on a body of a bearing block disposed at a lower portion of the engage lever. | 02-27-2014 |
20140076084 | Multi-Piece Gear Shift Knobs and Gear Shift Lever Assemblies Comprising The Same - A multi-piece gear shift knob and a gear shift lever assembly including the same are disclosed. The multi-piece gear shift knob includes a grip portion and a lock portion. The grip portion includes an installation opening that extends through at least one face of the grip portion, and a partial thread form. The lock portion includes a partial thread form. The grip portion and the lock portion include corresponding attachment features such that when the lock portion is installed into the installation opening, the attachment features of the grip portion and the lock portion couple the lock portion to the grip portion. | 03-20-2014 |
20140076085 | OPERATOR CONTROL ELEMENT - An operator control element ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140123797 | INTEGRATED APPARATUS FOR DETECTING GEAR SHIFTING - An integrated apparatus for detecting a gear shifting is provide that has a switch and a gear shifting detection controller for detecting a sports mode of a vehicle that are integrally implemented. The apparatus is configured to detect whether the mode is converted in to the sports mode based on a non-contact recognition manner. Therefore, production and assembly processes are simplified for providing the gear shifting detection controller and the switch to a gear shifting detection configuration, thereby reducing production costs, minimizing noise generated when a general gear shifting mode is converted into the sports mode, or the sports mode is converted into the general gear shifting mode. In addition, a lifespan of the switch configured to detect whether the mode is converted into the sports mode is increased. | 05-08-2014 |
20140123798 | SHIFT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - In the present invention, an operation knob is provided with a knob outer section that forms an outer shell, and a knob inner section into which one edge of a lever section is inserted. The knob inner section has a claw section that allows insertion when the lever section is inserted, and once the lever section has been inserted, hooks the lever section towards the inner side of the knob inner section. A groove section is formed in the lever section and extends in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the lever section. The knob outer section is made up of two parts, which are an outer casing and a knob cover. The knob cover is provided with protruding sections, which protrude towards the outer casing and fit into the groove section when the lever section is attached to the knob inner section. | 05-08-2014 |
20140144270 | ASSEMBLY WITH METAL CASTING AND POLYMERIC MEMBER AND TRANSMISSION SHIFT MECHANISM - An assembly includes a polymeric member and a unitary metal casting. The metal casting is engaged with and relatively moveably capturing the polymeric member on the metal casting. The polymeric member includes an opening extending through the polymeric member. The opening defines a rotational axis of the polymeric member and includes a central cylindrical portion and first and second end portions having diameters greater than the central cylindrical portion. The first and second end portions are disposed proximate opposite ends of the opening, and the metal casting substantially fills the central cylindrical portion and the first and second end portions of the opening, thereby rotatably disposing and axially capturing the polymeric member on the metal casting. The assembly can be adapted for use as a crank arm in a transmission shift mechanism. | 05-29-2014 |
20140150590 | SHIFT SELECTOR - A shift system for a vehicle is provided that includes a shift component that facilitates shifting between gears of a transmission of the vehicle and a shift indicating component that displays a position of the shift component. The shift indicating component includes a transparent cover that facilitates a three-dimensional effect and illuminating sources that illuminate below the transparent cover adjacent to a gear indicating mark corresponding to a position of the shift component. The transparent cover provides a minor like reflection for the illuminating sources thereby providing the three-dimensional effect. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157930 | ACTIVATION ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AUTOMATIC MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND FOR A BRAKE DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR ACTIVATING SUCH AN ACTIVATION ARRANGEMENT - An activation arrangement for both an automatic motor vehicle transmission and for a parking brake includes a transmission selector device for selecting different drive positions and a momentary contact switch device for actuating the parking brake. The momentary contact switch device including a push-push momentary contact switch. | 06-12-2014 |
20140157931 | SHIFT DEVICE - A shift device includes: a shift lever which is installed in a vehicle, and which is configured to automatically return to a reference position from a neutral position; a position detecting unit which is configured to detect that the shift lever is placed at the neutral position; and a setting unit which is configured to: set the vehicle to a neutral state when the shift lever is held at the neutral position for a specified time or more; set the vehicle to the neutral state when the shift lever is placed at the neutral position a plurality of times within a predetermined time. | 06-12-2014 |
20140174233 | MODULAR ACTUATOR FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS - An actuator for selecting shift stages of a vehicle transmission comprises a lever housing, a selector lever, as well as a transfer device for transferring switching commands to the speed change gear. The actuator is characterized by am exchangeable module adapter which is arranged between the lever housing and the transfer device. The module adapter has the purpose of adapting the actuator in such a way that the ergonomic point of the actuator can be changed in vertical and/or horizontal direction and thus be adapted to different situations of assembly. The actuator can be adapted to be installed in different vehicle types primarily by selecting the appropriate module adapter and without requiring considerable structural changes. | 06-26-2014 |
20140216193 | Activation Apparatus for a Transmission of a Motor Vehicle - An activation apparatus is provided for a transmission of a motor vehicle, having a gear selector that is moveable in one shift gate for the selection of at least one forward travel program and a reverse travel gear of the transmission. The gear selector is designed to assume a monostable rest position in the shift gate. The activation apparatus is designed to select at least one addition drive program via at least partially simultaneous and/or sequential activation of the gear selector and an activation device arranged on the gear selector. | 08-07-2014 |
20140238172 | SHIFT DEVICE - In a shift lever device, a width dimension of left ribs and right ribs is set larger than a diameter dimension of a left support shaft portion and a right support shaft portion. In the event of an impact load being imparted to a shift lever in different directions to a control lever axial direction, the left rib and the right rib are broken in this impact load direction since the left rib and the right rib are formed so as to face the whole diameter of the left support shaft portion and the right support shaft portion. Impact load can accordingly be absorbed even in the event that an impact load is imparted to the shift lever in different directions to a control lever axial direction. Namely, impact load can be absorbed for impact load directions within a range of a specific angle. Dependency on the impact load direction is accordingly suppressed when absorbing an impact load imparted to the shift lever. | 08-28-2014 |
20140260749 | SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A shift control device for an automatic transmission comprises a shift control member configured for manipulation by an operator to control a shift mechanism of a vehicle transmission, and an artificial feel mechanism coupled to the shift control member for providing tactile feedback. The artificial feel mechanism comprises a sensor, a controller, and a piezoelectric element. The sensor is configured for detecting a position of the shift mechanism and sending a signal that is indicative of the position. The controller is configured for receiving the signal, determining a control voltage, and providing the control voltage to the piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element is configured and arranged so as to receive the control voltage and to apply a mechanical force that depends upon the control voltage and that is configured and applied so as to mechanically resist movement of the shift control member relative to the shift control bracket. | 09-18-2014 |
20140305242 | SHIFTER APPARATUS - A shifter apparatus for manually changing gear ratio in a planetary gear transmission, said planetary gear transmission being of the type which comprises a plurality of actuators, wherein the sequential actuation of said actuators progressively causes a change of gear ratio in said planetary gear transmission. The shifter apparatus advantageously provides a single lever which can be quickly and easily shifted by a user. | 10-16-2014 |
20140311269 | PARK RELEASE APPARATUS FOR A TRANSMISSION - An apparatus for manually shifting an automatic transmission can include a lever assembly, a coupling member and a lock arrangement. The lever assembly can include a variable length lever. The coupling member can be connected at a first end to the lever assembly and can be adapted to be coupled at a second end to a shift lever of the transmission. The lock arrangement can be associated with the lever assembly, and can be configured to provide for selective movement of the variable length lever between a stowed position having a first length and a deployed position having a second length greater than the first length. Actuation of the lever assembly can be adapted to move the shift lever to manually release a parking lock of the automatic transmission. | 10-23-2014 |
20140318293 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK SHIFT KNOB - Automotive vehicles having a manual shift transmission, with driver feedback to indicate when a shift change is recommended or to provide other event notifications. | 10-30-2014 |
20140326096 | ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER - An electronic shift lever includes a case through which a hollow is formed in a longitudinal direction, and a shift lever cover covering the hollow and is connected to the case. A rod housing is located adjacent the bottom of the case where a through-pipe is disposed in a longitudinal direction. A rod is disposed in the through-pipe and slides frontward and rearward. The electronic shift lever further includes a recognition sensor disposed in a longitudinal direction at an inner lower side of the rod housing. Shift stage magnets are arranged in a longitudinal direction spaced apart from a lower side end of the shift lever cover and able to stop the rod temporarily. The electronic shift lever does not protrude to an outside of an automobile console, thereby reducing the risk of a driver injury, and forming an enough space, and to easily recognize a shift stage display. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331804 | ACTUATING DEVICE HAVING KEYS - This invention relates to a system for selecting switching steps of a shift-by-wire gear change drive, which features a key arrangement with at least two keys and means for generating electrical signals for transmission to the shift-by-wire gear change drive. This invention specifies an activation control system with which can prevent errors and can lift out a key from a lowered position. The activation control system also features a pressure pad located below the keys. | 11-13-2014 |
20140338488 | SHIFTER ASSEMBLY - A shifter assembly ( | 11-20-2014 |
20140345409 | SHIFT DEVICE - A shift device includes a knob that is rotatable about an axis and movable when pushed in the axial direction. An alternating action generation unit switches the knob, whenever the knob is pushed, between a base position and a hold position, which is separated from the base position in the axial direction. A base position return unit returns the knob to the base position when the knob has been rotated from the base position. A push restriction unit restricts pushing of the knob that has been rotated from the base position. A rotation restriction unit restricts rotation of the knob that is located at the hold position. | 11-27-2014 |
20140345410 | SHIFT DEVICE - The present invention provides a shift device capable of improving positioning accuracy of a center of pivot of an operating member. In a shift lever device, a supporting shaft is formed to a retainer, and a supporting hole is formed to a shift lever plate. Furthermore, by sliding the retainer in the support shaft axial direction with respect to the shift lever plate, the supporting shaft is inserted into the supporting hole, and the shift lever plate is supported by the retainer so as to be capable of pivoting. Positioning accuracy of the supporting shaft 116 with respect to the retainer, and positioning accuracy of the supporting hole 16 with respect to the shift lever plate can be increased as a result. The positioning accuracy of the center of pivot of the retainer is thereby capable of being improved. | 11-27-2014 |
20140352474 | ROTATION POSITION DETECTION MECHANISM FOR TRUNNION AXIS - The invention is provided with an operation lever one end side of which is supported by the trunnion axis so as to be incapable of relative rotation and which is configured to be capable of rotating the trunnion axis, a follower lever a middle portion of which is supported by the trunnion axis so as to be capable of free relative rotation, and a detection switch. For the operation lever, a link for operating the operating lever is connected to the middle portion thereof so that, when rotated by the link, the other side end portion of the operating lever comes into tactile contact with other side end portion of the follower lever so as to rotate the follower lever in order to on/off the detection switch. | 12-04-2014 |
20150040708 | APPARATUS FOR ACTUATING SHIFT LEVER FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for actuating a shift lever for a vehicle may include a shift pattern unit that has two reference ranges in series at which the position of the shift lever is fixed and a passageway connecting the reference ranges for the shift lever to move, and a driving unit that provides the restoration force to the shift lever to selectively return the shift lever to one of the reference ranges when the shift lever is located on the passageway outside of the reference ranges. | 02-12-2015 |
20150040709 | ORGAN TYPE ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER - Disposed is an organ type electronic shift lever formed on a console surface at a periphery of a driver seat in a vehicle. The electronic shift lever may include a step motor coupled to the console surface and having both ends to which motor rotation shafts are connected, a pair of lever arms each having one end rotatably coupled to one or each of the motor rotation shafts, a pair of lever pins each rotatably coupled to the other end of one or each of the lever arms, a shift lever having side portions rotatably connected to the lever arms by the lever pins and a rear end to which a magnetic unit is coupled, a display unit formed on the shift lever, and a recognition sensor formed in the console surface and sensing a position of the magnetic unit. When the shift lever is moved forward or rearward while forming an inclination angle with the console surface, a gear shift stage of the vehicle is changed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150040710 | SHIFT DEVICE HAVING ROTATIONAL FREE TRAVEL FOR THE SHIFT SHAFT, AND MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAVING SUCH SHIFT DEVICE - A shift device for a motor vehicle transmission, in particular for a motor vehicle automatic transmission, includes a shift shaft operatively connected to the transmission and a shift lever for actuating the shift shaft, wherein the shift shaft and the shift lever are connected to one another by way of a spline connection. The spline connection is formed with rotational play, permitting a restricted rotational free travel of the shift shaft when the shift lever is stationary. A motor vehicle transmission having a shift device of this type is also disclosed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150053038 | POP-UP TYPE ELECTRONIC AUTO SHIFT LEVER - A pop-up type electronic auto shift lever is disposed in a console of a vehicle and interworks with an automatic transmission control unit of an automatic transmission. The pop-up type electronic auto shift lever may include a pop-up lever, a pop-up part and a controller which controls the pop-up lever and the pop-up part. The controller controls the pop-up lever to be inserted into the console of the vehicle when the pop-up lever is not used, and controls the pop-up lever to protrude outside the console of the vehicle when the pop-up lever is used. | 02-26-2015 |
20150059509 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR A STEERING WHEEL - An actuating device for performing gearshifts in a transmission and for switching functional elements includes substantially two control levers which are connected to, and arranged so as to rotate conjointly with, the steering wheel. One control lever is designed as a so-called gearshift paddle and is arranged above a further control lever for the functional elements. The lower control lever is designed so as to be movable relative to the upper gearshift paddle control lever. | 03-05-2015 |
20150068339 | SHIFT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSMISSION - A shift rod assembly for a transmission of a vehicle having a pair of shift rod members, a gear set assembly, and a pair of link members. The shift rod members each have a splined portion formed in the outer surface that mesh with a gear of the gear set assembly to translate rotational movement from one shift rod member to the other. The link members connect the shift rods to translate axial movement from one shift rod member to the other. | 03-12-2015 |
20150075313 | AUTO TRANSMISSION LEVER MOUSE DEVICE FOR SHIFT BY WIRE SYSTEM - A mouse AT lever includes a pair of A/B buttons generating control signals when being pressed and an operation dial turning to implement P, R, N, D, and M shift ranges, and can implement a basic function of outputting operation signals for the positions of the selected shift ranges and implementing operation feeling according to the shifting in various ways using the pressing time of A/B buttons, a function of preventing mis-operation in the shifting by using H-MATIC functions, a shift-lock function that prevents the ranges from being switched under a predetermined condition, a function of starting the engine by using a button, a customer-directional safety control function that is set by the customer, and an interface function for communicating with an DIS (Driver Information System) controlling the devices mounted in the vehicle. | 03-19-2015 |
20150107390 | SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF - A shift lever assembly and assembling method for an automatic transmission vehicle may include a shift lever housing including divided components to be assembled, a shift lever, when assembled, one end of which is disposed in the divided components and connected pivotably to one or more of the divided components and the other end of which is arranged to protrude outside through a range hole formed in one of the divided components, and a plurality of elastic pins that are fitted cooperatively into the divided components when assembled to connect integrally the divided components. | 04-23-2015 |
20150107391 | SHIFT MANIPULATION STATE RECOGNIZING METHOD FOR SHIFT MANIPULATION APPARATUS - A stable operation performance of a shift operation apparatus is ensured by allowing the shift lever to be stably recognized using a specific shift stage even in the case where the shift lever has stopped ambiguously between the two neighboring shift stages, and to exactly recognize by judging more exactly which one of the other shift stages, such as + stage and N stage, has been selected even in the case where sensor errors of a sensor for sensing whether the M stage or a manual mode has been selected occur. | 04-23-2015 |
20150128741 | SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAVING A DEVICE FOR COUPLING A SHROUD TO A LEVER AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A shifter assembly ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150345617 | SHIFT DEVICE - In a shift device, the fingers of a driver are guided to a “D” switch side by a right guide face, a right front guide face, and a right rear guide face of a guide body, are guided to an “N” switch side by a front guide face, the right front guide face, and a left front guide face of the guide body, and are guided to an “R” switch side by a rear guide face, the right rear guide face, and a left rear guide face of the guide body. This thereby enables the driver to easily identify the positions of the “D” switch, the “N” switch, and the “R” switch, and enables incorrect operation of the “D” switch, the “N” switch, and the “R” switch to be suppressed. | 12-03-2015 |
20150354696 | SHIFTING DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMATIC GEARBOX - The invention relates to a shifting device for a transmission, especially an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, having an actuating lever that can be moved into different positions in order to select gears, and having a movably mounted transmission component that serves to transmit movements of the actuating lever to at least one additional component, especially a control cable, whereby the actuating lever can be either coupled to or uncoupled from the transmission component. The shifting device is characterized in that, in order to effectuate the coupling, a projection of the actuating lever engages into a receptacle that is movably mounted on and/or in the transmission component. Alternatively or additionally, the shifting device is characterized in that, in order to effectuate the coupling, a projection of the transmission component engages into a receptacle that is movably mounted on and/or in the actuating lever. | 12-10-2015 |
20150362064 | Shift Knob Structure - A shift knob structure includes a shift knob body and a cover member. Movement of the shift knob body in a direction of shaft axis is restricted by a securing member supported by a support part of the shift knob body being locked by a locking groove in the shift shaft. When the cover member is rotated relative to the shaft knob body, the securing member is deformed radially outward and the securing member is unlocked from the locking groove in the shift shaft so that the shift knob body can be removed from the shift shaft. | 12-17-2015 |
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20160047463 | SPEED CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR A SELF-PROPELLED WALK-BEHIND LAWN MOWER - A speed control mechanism for controlling selective engagement of the self-propelled transmission assembly for a walk-behind lawn mower is provided. The speed control mechanism is also configured to control the relative output speed of the transmission assembly. The speed control mechanism includes a speed engagement assembly and a speed adjustment assembly, wherein the speed engagement assembly includes a pair of rotatable levers for causing the transmission assembly to actuate between a disengaged position and an engaged position and the speed adjustment assembly includes a rotatable knob for causing the relative output speed of the transmission assembly to the wheels of the lawn mower to increase or decrease. | 02-18-2016 |
20160052519 | COAST SWITCH FOR AN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE - An example method of controlling an electrified vehicle includes activating a coast switch to a place an electrified vehicle in a coast mode. | 02-25-2016 |
20160083009 | LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A linkage adjustment system adapted to adjust a linkage, and a vehicle incorporating the same. In one embodiment, the linkage adjustment system adjusts a linkage operatively connecting an input (e.g., operator control lever of a lawn mower) to an output (e.g., drive system of a first drive wheel associated with a first (e.g., left) side of the mower). An adjustment device may adjust the linkage so that the first drive wheel rotates at the same speed as a second drive wheel (e.g., on the right side of the mower) when the control levers associated with both drive wheels are in a maximum forward position. A range setting arm of the system may adjust the total output of the first drive wheel (total forward and reverse output) to match the total output of the second drive wheel. | 03-24-2016 |
20160116057 | SHIFT DEVICE - In a shift lever device, when a lever is rotate-operated to an “R” position or a “D” position, a cushion of the lever abuts a stopper inside the housing, and the rotating operation of the lever is stopped. Note that when the lever is rotate-operated to the “R” position or the “D” position under a heavy load, a low rigidity plate and a low rigidity tube of the cushion undergo elastic deformation, and the high rigidity column of the cushion is sandwiched between the lever and the stopper. The rotating operation of the lever is thereby restricted. The high rigidity column is thereby able to effectively restrict the rotating operation of the lever. | 04-28-2016 |
20160131247 | MOTION DEMONSTRATION TYPE ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A motion demonstration type electronic gear shift lever may include a motion demonstration device having a gear shift stage selection device configured to change a gear shift stage of a vehicle, and movably mounted in the vehicle, a controller configured to recognize an operation of the gear shift stage selection device to move the motion demonstration device, and to transmit a signal generated by the gear shift stage selection device to a transmission control unit (TCU) of the vehicle to change the gear shift stage, and a movable device configured to move the motion demonstration device forward and rearward by receiving a signal from the controller. | 05-12-2016 |
20160137217 | Integrated Vehicle Control System and Apparatus - The present invention provides a system which integrates motor vehicle component operation into actuators located in the rim of a motor vehicle steering wheel. The two actuators of the system of the present invention are located in an arc segment of the steering wheel defined by the three o'clock and 12 o'clock positions for the right-hand actuator and the nine o'clock and 12 o'clock positions for the left-hand actuator. The actuators may operate in parallel with a conventional stalk switch or controls associated with an on board computer and only operate a motor vehicle component when activated and subsequently depressed. The integrated vehicle control system and apparatus of the present invention further provides for vehicle component operation which does not require a driver to remove his or her hands from the steering wheel. Furthermore, the integrated vehicle control system and apparatus of the present invention when integrated with steering wheel and vehicle position detection systems provides a means to disengage an activated turn signal depending on the position of the steering wheel and/or the vehicle. | 05-19-2016 |
20160186858 | AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION - An automotive transmission, having a reduced weight and size improves a driver's manipulating feel in gear shifting, prevents shifting failure, and improves durability. The automotive transmission includes a housing, a knob manipulated by a driver, a lever that moves in linkage with the operation of the knob, and a linear drive motor that provides a reaction force. The linear drive motor includes a rear component disposed in the housing, a head component movably installed with respect to the rear component, a magnet disposed in the head component or the rear component and a coil disposed in the other component. The head component includes a sidewall having a portion that overlaps the rear component, and a cover that extends from one end of the sidewall to an interior side of the head component and a thickness greater than the thickness of the sidewall. | 06-30-2016 |
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