Shift selector
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorHajime Yamada
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Abstract
A shift system for a vehicle is provided that includes a shift component that facilitates shifting between gears of a transmission of the vehicle and a shift indicating component that displays a position of the shift component. The shift indicating component includes a transparent cover that facilitates a three-dimensional effect and illuminating sources that illuminate below the transparent cover adjacent to a gear indicating mark corresponding to a position of the shift component. The transparent cover provides a minor like reflection for the illuminating sources thereby providing the three-dimensional effect.
Claims20
A shift system for a vehicle comprising:
- a shift component that facilitates shifting between gears of a transmission of the vehicle;
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- a shift indicating component that displays a position of the shift component, the shift indicating component including:
- a transparent cover that facilitates a three-dimensional effect;
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- one or more illuminating sources that generate a pattern below the transparent cover adjacent to a gear indicating mark corresponding to a position of the shift component,
- wherein the transparent cover provides one or more internal reflections of the pattern, thereby providing the three-dimensional effect.
A method of shifting a transmission in a vehicle comprising:
- activating a shift component;
- shifting states of the transmission to a selected transmission state;
- activating an illumination source to illuminate a state indicating mark corresponding to the position of the shift component;
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- reflecting an image of the state indicating mark via a transparent domed cover in a vertical direction to provide a three-dimensional visual effect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.