Transmission shift lever assembly
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsDieter Rückert, Jörg Höfle
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Abstract
A transmission shift lever assembly has a manually operated shift lever that can be moved in a longitudinal direction and in a transverse direction. The shift lever operates upon transmitting elements in order to transmit information to the vehicle gearbox or a gearbox control corresponding to the movement of the lever. The shift lever is coupled to a retainer, and a plurality of arms form four-bar linkages which couple the retainer to housing members so that the lever pivots about a virtual pivot axis which is repositioned remote from the lever, and so that the shift lever moves with little tilting motion.
Claims11
A shift lever assembly having a manually operated shift lever movable in longitudinal and transverse directions, and operatively coupled to a plurality of transmitting levers which move in response to movement of the lever, the shift lever assembly comprising:
- a pair of plates which are spaced apart and which are connected to each other by a connecting member, the plates being thereby constrained to pivot together about a longitudinal axis, and the plurality of transmitting levers being located between the plates;
- a retainer fixed to the shift lever;
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- a pair of arms, each arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the retainer and a second end pivotally coupled to the connecting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.