Shift apparatus
AssigneesNissan Motor Co., Ltd., Ohi Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd.
InventorsSatoshi Kobayashi, Sadahiro Kawahara, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Takumi Watanabe, Yasushi Asano, Yoshimasa Kataumi
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Abstract
A gear shift apparatus includes a shaft having a first axis extending laterally with respect to a vehicle body. A bracket is secured to a pivot pin rotatable about a second axis extending laterally with respect to the first axis. A gear shift lever is secured to the bracket for unitary rotation therewith about the second axis. A sleeve is fixed to the gear shift lever for unitary motion therewith. A check ball is supported by the sleeve and urged against a cam surface of a stationary position plate. The cam surface has a plurality of recesses engaged with the check ball.
Claims9
A gear shift apparatus, comprising:
- a shaft having a predetermined first axis and rotatable about said predetermined first axis;
- a bracket;
- a gear shift lever secured to said bracket for unitary motion therewith;
- a sleeve fixed to said gear shift lever for unitary motion therewith;
- a check ball supported by said sleeve;
- a stationary position plate with a cam surface cooperating with said check ball;
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- means for supporting said bracket on said shaft for enabling tilting of the bracket and the gear shift lever about a second axis extending laterally with respect to said predetermined first axis in such a manner as to keep said check ball in contact with said cam surface.
A gear shift apparatus, comprising:
- a shift having a predetermined first axis and rotatable about said predetermined first axis;
- a bracket;
- a gear shift lever secured to said bracket for unitary motion therewith;
- a sleeve fixed to said gear shift lever for unitary motion therewith;
- a check ball supported by said sleeve;
- a stationary position plate with a cam surface cooperating with said check ball;
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- a pivot pin rotatably supported on said shaft about a second axis extending laterally with respect to said predetermined first axis, and fixedly mounting said bracket whereby said bracket and said gear shift lever are tiltable about said second axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.