Vechicle shifter with offset cable actuator
AssigneeDura Operating, LLC
InventorsSami H. Abu-Soud, Dale A. Beattie, Alberto Polonio Morales
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Abstract
In at least some implementations, a shifter for a vehicle transmission includes a shift member and a cable actuator. The shift member is pivoted at a first pivot for movement between multiple positions corresponding to multiple transmission gears. The cable actuator pivoted at a second pivot, driven for movement about the second pivot by movement of the shift member about the first pivot and has a cable connector adapted to be connected to a shift cable that is associated with the vehicle transmission, wherein the first pivot is arranged about a first axis and the second pivot is arranged about a second axis that is not parallel to the first axis.
Claims21
A shifter for a vehicle transmission, the vehicle also having a steering assembly including a main shaft, comprising:
- a shift member mounted separately from the main shaft and pivoted at a first pivot for movement between multiple positions corresponding to multiple transmission gears;
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- a cable actuator pivoted at a second pivot, driven for movement about the second pivot by movement of the shift member about the first pivot and having a cable connector adapted to be connected to a shift cable associated with the vehicle transmission, wherein the first pivot is arranged about a first axis that is not parallel to the main shaft and the second pivot is arranged about a second axis that is not parallel to the first axis, and wherein a path of movement of the cable actuator is within an imaginary plane that is not parallel to the main shaft and is at an angle of at least 10 degrees to an imaginary plane that is perpendicular to the first axis.
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A shifter for a vehicle transmission, comprising:
- a shift member pivoted at a first pivot for movement between multiple positions corresponding to multiple transmission gears;
- a cable actuator pivoted at a second pivot, driven for movement about the second pivot by movement of the shift member about the first pivot and having a cable connector, wherein the first pivot is arranged about a first axis and the second pivot is arranged about a second axis that is not parallel to the first axis;
- a link coupled to the shift member at a coupler pivot so that the link moves with the shift member as the shift member moves and the link can pivot relative to the shift member about the coupler pivot, the link including a portion that is engageable with the cable actuator to displace the cable actuator about the second pivot as the link moves;
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- a shift cable having a core received within a conduit and movable relative to the conduit, wherein the core is connected to the cable connector and movement of the cable actuator about the second pivot moves the core relative to the conduit and wherein the shift cable is adapted to be connected to a transmission shift mechanism so that movement of the core causes a transmission shift when the shifter is installed on the vehicle.
A shifter for a vehicle transmission, comprising:
- a shift member pivoted at a first pivot for movement between multiple positions corresponding to multiple transmission gears;
- a cable actuator pivoted at a second pivot, driven for movement about the second pivot by movement of the shift member about the first pivot and having a cable connector adapted to be connected to a shift cable associated with the vehicle transmission, wherein the first pivot is arranged about a first axis and the second pivot is arranged about a second axis that is not parallel to the first axis;
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- a link coupled to the shift member at a coupler pivot so that the link moves with the shift member as the shift member moves and the link can pivot relative to the shift member about the coupler pivot, the link including a coupler that is engageable with the cable actuator to displace the cable actuator about the second pivot as the link moves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.