Lever
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorsTom Dearden, Steven Dunseith, Phillip Cashmore
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Abstract
A lever, or a lever assembly comprising a lever, for actuating a release mechanism of a vehicle, the lever being arranged for translating input force applied to an input of the lever into output force exerted at an output of the lever. The input comprises an input formation for engaging a lever extension for enhancing a mechanical advantage of the lever, and the output comprises an output formation co-operable with a release element of a release mechanism.
Claims20
A lever assembly comprising a lever, for actuating a transmission park lock release mechanism of a vehicle, the lever being arranged for translating input force applied to an input of the lever into output force exerted at an output of the lever, wherein the input comprises a finger grip, and a separate input formation for engaging a lever extension for enhancing a mechanical advantage of the lever, wherein the lever assembly is configured to enable finger access to the finger grip to enable finger actuation of the finger grip to move the lever at least from a first position associated with the transmission park lock being in a locked state, and wherein the output comprises an output formation configured to co-operate with a release element of the transmission park lock release mechanism.
A method of releasing a transmission park lock release mechanism in a vehicle including a lever assembly comprising a lever connected to a release element of the transmission park lock release mechanism, and the lever comprising a finger grip, wherein the lever assembly is configured to enable finger access to the finger grip to enable finger actuation of the finger grip to move the lever at least from a first position associated with the transmission park lock being in a locked state, the method comprising:
- extending the lever by engaging a rod-like extension with an input of the lever to provide an extended input;
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- actuating the release element by applying a force to the extended lever by actuating the extended input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.