US 10,871,221 B2 · Shift by wire gear shift actuator

Abstract

The shift by wire gear shift actuator includes a selector knob rotatable by the user for selecting a gearshift position for controlling a vehicle transmission, and a display arrangement associated with the selector knob for sequentially and dynamically providing optical indications according to gearshift positions simulating a rotational movement of the selector knob. This informs the user about an auto park feature when the vehicle transmission is being automatically driven into a park gearshift position under a determined condition such as for example when a person intends to exit the car, when the vehicle is turned off, when the driver's door is open with the safety belt unlatched, etc.

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Dependent claims

A shift by wire gear shift actuator comprising:

a selector knob rotatable for selecting one of a plurality of gearshift positions among at least Park (P), Reverse (R), Neutral (N), and Drive (D) gearshift positions for controlling a vehicle transmission;
and
a display arrangement associated with the selector knob comprising a plurality of display units arranged to be sequentially on according to the plurality of gear positions for sequentially and dynamically providing optical indications according to the plurality of gearshift positions having the effect of simulating a rotational movement of the selector knob informing a user that the vehicle transmission is being automatically driven into the Park (P) gearshift position when a determined condition is met.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Shift by wire gear shift actuator

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Abstract

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