Shift control lever assembly
AssigneeChrysler Corporation
InventorsWilliam L. Behrens, Arthur Anderson
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Abstract
A shift control lever assembly for use with a transmission shift control mechanism, wherein the assembly includes a palm abutting knob housing an actuating assembly secured to an operating button extending from an end of the palm abutting knob. A push rod extends downwardly from the latter for actuating the shift control mechanism. A ramp is formed on the actuating assembly, and a ball is rotatably mounted at the top end of the push rod for cooperation with the ramp to urge the push rod downwardly upon manual depression of the operating button.
Claims8
A transmission shift control lever assembly comprising a palm abutting knob and integrally molded hollow stem mounted on and around a fixed elongated cylindrical shift lever, a push rod slidably mounted in the fixed elongated cylindrical shift lever, an integral ball mounting means formed on the upper end of the push rod, a ball rotatably mounted in the integral ball mounting means, an operating button movably mounted in an end of the palm abutting knob, an actuating assembly operatively connected to the operating button and slidably mounted in the palm abutting knob, and a ramp segment formed as part of the actuating assembly adjacent the ball for urging the ball and its associated push rod downwardly upon manual depression of the operating button.
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