Vibration isolation mount for gear shifter
AssigneeJSJ Corporation
InventorCharles Osborn
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Abstract
In an automotive transmission shifter of the type mounted directly on the side of an automotive transmission and having a shift stick extending into the vehicle passenger compartment, vibration isolation means disposed between the transmission and the shifter. The shifter includes a plurality of mounting posts formed from the ends of side plate clamping bolts and a carrier pivot shaft bolt. A plurality of elastomer grommets are disposed in an apertured mounting plate adapted to be rigidly mounted to the side of the transmission. The mounting posts are then inserted in the elastomer grommets to suspend the shifter from the side of the transmission.
Claims21
In an automotive transmission shifter of the type mounted directly on an automotive transmission and including a shift stick extending into a vehicle passenger compartment, said shifter comprising a plurality of displaceable gear actuators and a plurality of spacer plates sandwiched between a pair of side plates, said side plates being bolted together by at least one bolt, the improvement comprising sound and vibration isolation means disposed between the transmission and said shifter comprising:
- a plurality of sound and vibration isolating grommets for providing a widely spaced three-point connection between the transmission and said shifter;
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- at least one post for mounting one of said grommets disposed on the end of said at least one bolt.
In an automotive transmission shifter of the type mounted directly on an automotive transmission, and including a shift stick extending into a vehicle passenger compartment, the improvement comprising sound and vibration isolation means disposed between the transmission and said shifter comprising:
- at least one vibration isolating grommet disposed between the transmission and said shifter;
- at least one mounting post disposed on said shifter said grommet encompassing said mounting post;
- said mounting post being provided with a first circumferential groove;
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- said grommet being provided with an internal flange received in said first circumferential groove to secure said grommet to said mounting post.
In an automotive transmission shifter of the type mounted directly on an automotive transmission, and including a shift stick extending into a vehicle passenger compartment, the improvement comprising sound and vibration isolation means disposed between the transmission and said shifter comprising:
- a mounting plate secured to the transmission;
- a plurality of apertures disposed in said mounting plate;
- a plurality of widely spaced mounting posts projecting from said shifter;
- a plurality of elastomeric vibration isolating grommets, one of said grommets being disposed on each of said mounting posts;
- each of said grommets being sufficiently deformable to permit insertion of said grommets and said posts in said apertures;
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- each of said grommets further comprising shoulder means for gripping the periphery of said apertures and preventing withdrawal of said grommets and said posts from said apertures, whereby a push-in combination vibration isolating and fastening arrangement for an automotive transmission shifter is provided.
An automotive transmission shifter of the type mounted directly on an automotive transmission and including a shift stick extending into a vehicle passenger compartment the combination comprising:
- a pair of side plates;
- a plurality of displaceable transmission gear actuator members;
- a plurality of spacer plates;
- a pair of side plates, said actuator members and said spacer plates being sandwiched therebetween;
- a plurality of side plate bolts clamping said side plates together;
- a pivotable carrier for actuating said actuator members;
- a carrier pivot shaft bolt;
- the ends of said carrier pivot shaft bolt and at least two of said side plate bolts being provided with mounting posts;
- a plurality of vibration isolation grommets;
- each of said grommets being disposed on one of said mounting posts;
- an apertured mounting plate adapted to be secured to the transmission;
- a plurality of mounting apertures disposed in said mounting plate, said grommets being inserted therein for mounting said shifter to the transmission.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.