Vehicle drive train control interface
AssigneeGHSP, Inc.
InventorRichard W. Harris
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Abstract
A selection assembly includes a primary interface that is operable in at least two directions of movement. A user interface is incorporated within the primary interface and having a selector that is operable relative to the primary interface. The selector includes operative movement along a primary movement path to select between a first transmission setting and a second transmission setting. The selector includes a secondary movement path that deviates from the primary movement path. A combination of the primary movement path and the secondary movement path operate the selector between the second transmission setting and a third transmission setting.
Claims20
A selection assembly for a vehicle, the selection assembly comprising:
- a primary interface that is operable in at least two directions of movement;
- and
- a user interface incorporated within the primary interface and having a selector that is operable relative to the primary interface, wherein,
- the selector includes operative movement along a primary movement path to select between a first transmission setting and a second transmission setting;
- the selector includes a secondary movement path that deviates from the primary movement path;
- and
- a combination of the primary movement path and the secondary movement path operate the selector between the second transmission setting and a third transmission setting, wherein the first transmission setting is a two-wheel drive setting, the second transmission setting is a four-wheel drive high-speed setting, and the third transmission setting is a four-wheel drive low-speed setting.
A selection assembly for a vehicle, the selection assembly comprising:
- a primary interface that is operable in at least two directions of movement;
- and
- a user interface incorporated within the primary interface and having a selector that is operable relative to the primary interface, wherein,
- the selector includes operative movement along a primary movement path to select between a two-wheel drive setting and a four-wheel drive high-speed setting;
- the selector includes a secondary movement path that deviates from the primary movement path;
- and
- a combination of the primary movement path and the secondary movement path operates the selector of the user interface between the four-wheel drive high-speed setting and a four-wheel drive low-speed setting.
A transmission selector for a vehicle, the transmission selector comprising:
- a stalk that is operable in at least two directions of movement;
- a selector incorporated within the stalk that is selectively operable to define a two-wheel drive setting, a four-wheel drive high-speed setting and a four-wheel drive low-speed setting;
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- a blocking feature that selectively prevents operation of the selector between the four-wheel drive high-speed setting and the four-wheel drive low-speed setting, wherein,
- the selector includes operative movement along a primary movement path to select between the two-wheel drive setting and the four-wheel drive high-speed setting;
- the selector includes a secondary movement path that deviates from the primary movement path to disengage the blocking feature;
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- movement of the selector along the primary movement path and the secondary movement path, in combination, operates the selector between the four-wheel drive high-speed setting and the four-wheel drive low-speed setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.