Universal shifter system for a vehicle

A universal shifter system is adaptable to any of a variety of locations in a vehicle and is thus capable of connecting with any respective one of a variety of shift levers, any respective one of a variety of shift cables and a start device located in any of a variety of remote locations, the universal shifter system comprising:

• a frame;
• a shaft supported rotatably by said frame along a first axis, said shaft having a distal end that is indexed circumferentially and exposed through said frame;
• a shifter mechanism supported by the frame and connected operatively to said shaft;
• and
• a flexible park lock cable having a base end portion connected operatively to said shifter mechanism and a distal end portion for connection to the start device.

A universal shift assembly of a shifter system, the shifter system further having a shift arm and a shifting cam device that is interchangeable with the shift arm dependent upon the location of the shifter system in the vehicle that has a start device, the universal shift assembly comprising:

• a frame for rigid attachment to the vehicle;
• a shaft supported rotatably by said frame along a first axis, said shaft having a distal end that is indexed circumferentially and exposed through said frame for selective attachment to either one of the shift arm and the shifting cam device;
• a mount feature carried by said frame for removable and rotational engagement of the shifting cam device about a second axis that traverses said first axis;
• a shifter mechanism supported by said frame and connected operatively to said shaft;
• and
• a flexible park lock cable having a base end portion connected operatively to said shifter mechanism and a distal end portion for connection to the start device.