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US 2003/0140723 A1Published application
Bearing sphere for a gear shift lever
AssigneeTeleflex Automotive Germany GmbH
InventorCarsten Zimmermann
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AssigneeTeleflex Automotive Germany GmbH
InventorCarsten Zimmermann
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A bearing sphere for a gear shift lever is provided, preferably for a transmission for motor vehicles, in which the bearing sphere is disposed around the shift rod and the selection finger. The bearing sphere consists of two half-shells, which are releasably connected with the shift rod, the selection finger, and one another. Each half-shell has at least one depression for the shift rod, at least one claw element around the shift rod, an opening to hold an opposite claw element, at least one centering pin, and at least one hole for a centering pin, as well as an opening for the selection finger. The bearing sphere has the advantage that it no longer has to be produced on the gear shift lever using the injection-molding process, but rather can be affixed so as to be releasably connected with the shift rod, with little effort.
A bearing sphere for a gear shift lever including a shift rod and a selection finger, which comprises first and second half-shells releasably connected with one another and at least one selection finger opening for receipt of the selection finger formed in one of said half-shells or formed by both half-shells when connected to each other, each of said half-shells having:
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