Rotary shifter with secondary rotary knob
AssigneeGHSP, Inc.
InventorsRichard W. Harris, Glenn M. Clapp, Josiah Bonewell
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Abstract
A vehicle shifter is provided for selecting gears of a vehicle transmission. The vehicle shifter including: a base configured for mounting to a center floor console of a vehicle; a first rotary knob positioned on the base and rotatable about an axis; and a second rotary knob positioned on the base and below the first rotary knob and rotatable about the same axis as the first rotary knob, wherein rotation of one of the first rotary knob and the second rotary knob causes selection of the gears of the vehicle transmission, and rotation of the other one of the first rotary knob and the second rotary knob provides input for a secondary function.
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A vehicle shifter for selecting gears of a vehicle transmission, the vehicle shifter comprising:
- a base configured for mounting to a center floor console of a vehicle, the base comprising:
- a forward face, and
- a first pair of input buttons provided on the forward face;
- a first rotary knob positioned on the base and rotatable about an axis;
- and
- a second rotary knob positioned on the base and below the first rotary knob and rotatable about the same axis as the first rotary knob,
- wherein rotation of one of the first rotary knob and the second rotary knob causes selection of the gears of the vehicle transmission, and rotation of the other one of the first rotary knob and the second rotary knob provides input for a secondary function.
A vehicle shifter for selecting gears of a vehicle transmission, the vehicle shifter comprising:
- a base configured for mounting to a center floor console of a vehicle, wherein the base comprises:
- a rearward face, and
- a pair of input buttons provided on the rearward face;
- a first rotary knob positioned on the base and rotatable about an axis;
- and
- a second rotary knob positioned on the base and below the first rotary knob and rotatable about the same axis as the first rotary knob,
- wherein rotation of one of the first rotary knob and the second rotary knob causes selection of the gears of the vehicle transmission, and rotation of the other one of the first rotary knob and the second rotary knob provides input for a secondary function.
A vehicle shifter for selecting gears of a vehicle transmission, the vehicle shifter comprising:
- a base configured for mounting to a center floor console of a vehicle;
- a first rotary knob positioned on the base and rotatable about an axis;
- and
- a second rotary knob positioned on the base and below the first rotary knob and rotatable about the same axis as the first rotary knob,
- wherein rotation of one of the first rotary knob and the second rotary knob causes selection of the gears of the vehicle transmission, and rotation of the other one of the first rotary knob and the second rotary knob provides input for a secondary function, wherein the secondary function is an infotainment system control.
A vehicle shifter for selecting gears of a vehicle transmission, the vehicle shifter comprising:
- a base configured for mounting to a center floor console of a vehicle;
- a first rotary knob positioned on the base and rotatable about an axis;
- and
- a second rotary knob positioned on the base and below the first rotary knob and rotatable about the same axis as the first rotary knob,
- wherein rotation of the first rotary knob causes selection of the gears of the vehicle transmission, and rotation of the second rotary knob provides input for a secondary function, wherein the secondary function is an infotainment system control.
A vehicle shifter for selecting gears of a vehicle transmission, the vehicle shifter comprising:
- a base configured for mounting to a center floor console of a vehicle;
- a first rotary knob positioned on the base and rotatable about an axis;
- and
- a second rotary knob positioned on the base and below the first rotary knob and rotatable about the same axis as the first rotary knob,
- wherein rotation of the first rotary knob causes selection of the gears of the vehicle transmission and rotation of the second rotary knob provides input for a secondary function, wherein the second rotary knob functions as a scrolling wheel for scrolling through a list of possible selections on a display screen of an infotainment system when rotated, and wherein the second rotary knob is configured to be depressed to select one of the possible selections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.