Gearshift operation device for transmission
AssigneeMitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
InventorsMasayoshi Mita, Tadaharu Suga, Hiroyuki Dohi
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Abstract
A gearshift operation device for a tiltable cab over type truck comprises a shift lever placed at an instrument panel, and a select cable and a shift cable which connect an operation lever unit for the shift lever and a manual transmission. After coming out of a cab, the cables curve to pass close by a hinge pivot which supports the cab, and extend toward the manual transmission.
Claims11
A gearshift operation device for a tiltable cab over type truck, said truck including a vehicle body at which an engine and a transmission are installed, a cab placed over the engine and the transmission, supported by a hinge pivot fitted to the vehicle body, and tiltable forward of the vehicle body, and an instrument panel placed inside the cab,
- said gearshift operation device comprising:
- an operation lever unit placed inside said instrument panel, said operation lever unit having an operation lever protruding from said instrument panel;
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- a control cable for mechanically connecting said operation lever unit and said transmission to enable operation control over said transmission based on operation of said operation lever, said control cable allowing the cab to be tilted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.