Gear Lever Locking Device

A gear lever locking device (200) for installation inside a gear lever cover panel of a vehicle comprising:

• a stud chamber (202) configured to have a shape in accordance with an inner space of the gear lever cover panel, the stud chamber (202) having:
• an upper cover (203) that can be disassembled,
• an inside that includes a portion for the installation of a stud (208) and a stud pushing mechanism (210) that is arranged internally in a correspondent manner, wherein the stud (208) is inserted through a through hole (226a) at an end of a stud chamber (202) configured to be locked with an auxiliary connector (222) and, when unlocked, the stud (208) slides back by a force exerted from a return spring (228) mounted on the stud (208) and the stud pushing mechanism (210), respectively, and the end of the stud chamber (202) on a lateral side is connected to a cover wall member (230) that covers a portion of a sling end connector (232) and the sling retaining plate (209),
• the lower part of the gear lever locking device (200) further comprising
• at least one fixing leg along with fixing leg fastening screws,
• wherein the auxiliary connector (222) is a plate provided with at least one through hole for the insertion of the stud end (208b) to block in a locked position on one end of which is a curved extension (226) that is a portion used as a mounting portion to be fixed to the end of the sling end retaining plate (209), and a sustaining groove (224) at a lateral side of the auxiliary connector (222) at a side connected to the stud (208) for receiving the stud end (208b) in such a manner that the end of the auxiliary connector (222) does not abut a floor of the vehicle or a vehicle mechanism.

A gear lever locking device (300) comprising:

• an axle pipe (302);
• a sliding axle (308), wherein the axle pipe (302) is to be mounted to the sliding axle (308) and a first end (308a) of the sliding axle (308) is curvedly bent, the sliding axle (308) having a tip that includes an engagement member (306) configured to be engaged with a gear lever sling end retaining plate or a gear lever sling end;
• wherein a second end (308c) of the sliding axle (308) includes a recess or cutout (308b) in the sliding position corresponding to a P position or a N position of a gear lever to support a locking stud end (310) of a locking mechanism unit (304) extending through a through hole (302a) on the axle pipe (302);
• wherein a lower front part of the axle pipe (302) includes a fixing leg (311) comprising a flange (312) and a cast bent screw hole (314) extending downward to be engaged with an original screw of a vehicle, and at a rear end of the flange (312) of the fixing leg (311), there is provided an extension member (316) extending upwardly to be engaged with a portion of the axle pipe (302);
• wherein the flange (312) is coupled to a lower part of an upper cover (318) that covers a portion above the front end of the sliding axle (308) to prevent the destruction, and at an other part of the upper cover plate (318), there is a fixing leg (320) extending downwardly;
• wherein at the lower part of the second end of the axle pipe (302), there is a fixing leg (322) having a flange (322a) facing downward;
• the locking mechanism unit (304) is connected to a lateral portion of the rear end of the axle pipe (302), wherein a lateral part of a fastening stud chamber (324) is connected to the lateral side of the axle pipe (302) on the opposite side of the stud chamber (326);
• a turning mechanism (330) with an end pushing stud (328) used in pushing the locking stud when the lock is pressed or the turning mechanism (330) is turned by a key;
• at the lateral side of the stud chamber (326), there is a fixing leg (332) extending downwardly, wherein the fixing leg (332) has a flange (332a) along with a screw hole (332b);
• and
• a screw guard (325) is provided on the flange of the fixing leg, wherein at least two ends of the screw guard (325) are bent into a shape that covers the screw heads of the screws, and a portion of the screw guard (325) is bent to be adjoined to the fixing leg (332) and is connected to the fixing leg (332) by a fastener, and one portion on the lateral side of the locking mechanism unit (304) is provided with an extension member (304a) extending through the lateral opening (324a) used in sliding to cover the screw that fastens the screw guard to prevent the removal of the fixing leg of the gear lever locking device (300) while in the locked position.

A gear lever locking device (400) comprising

• a sliding axle chamber (402) having a sliding axle (404) slidable within the sliding axle chamber (402);
• a locking mechanism unit (406) having a turning mechanism (440), wherein the turning mechanism (440) is turnable inside the locking mechanism chamber (442) and wherein the locking mechanism unit (406) is attached to a lateral side of the sliding axle chamber (402) for use in driving a locking stud (448) to be locked with at least one of stud holes (405a, 405b) in the sliding axle (404) when the gear lever locking device (400) is in a locked position;
• a gear lever transverse member (408) coupled to a first end of the sliding axle (404);
• and
• a first seat unit (410) and a second seat unit (412) extending from part of an outer wall of the sliding axle chamber (402) to be fastened to positions corresponding to original screw positions of a vehicle,
• wherein the gear lever transverse member (408) is includes:
• a loop member (424), wherein the loop member (424) has a transverse aperture (428), wherein one side of the transverse aperture (428) is a circular opening (430) that is larger than a lateral slot (432) on an opposite end of the transverse aperture (428), for use in hooking with a gear lever of the vehicle,
• an extension member (426) extending from the loop member (424);
• and
• a connector (434) for connecting the gear lever transverse member (408) to the sliding axle (404).