Shift-by-wire shifter assembly with mechanical override
AssigneeDura Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorYong Qiang Wang
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Abstract
A shift-by-wire shifter assembly is provided. The shift-by-wire shifter assembly includes a shift lever, a sensor, a cable bracket, and a lever lock. The shift lever is movable between shift position locations. The sensor is operative to detect the shift position of the shift lever and generate an electrical signal corresponding to the shift position location of the shift lever. The cable bracket has a transmission shift cable mount. The lever lock is operative in a first condition to releasably interlock the shift lever to the cable bracket for movement of the cable bracket with the shift lever between shift position locations, and has a second condition in which the shift lever is movable between shift position locations independently of the cable bracket.
Claims20
A shift-by-wire shifter assembly comprising:
- a shift lever movable between shift position locations;
- a sensor operative to detect the shift position location of the lever and to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the shift position location of the shift lever;
- a cable bracket having a transmission shift cable mount;
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- a lever lock operative in a first condition to releasably interlock the shift lever to the cable bracket for movement of the cable bracket with the shift lever between shift position locations, and having a second condition in which the shift lever is movable between shift position locations independently of the cable bracket, wherein the shift position locations in the second condition are the same as the shift position locations in the first condition.
A shift-by-wire shifter assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a shift lever pivotally mounted to the housing and movable between shift position locations;
- a sensor attached to the housing and operative to detect the shift position location of the shift lever and to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the shift position location of the shift lever;
- a cable bracket pivotally mounted in the housing, configured to receive the shift lever;
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- a sleeve slidable along at least a portion of the length of the shift lever and configured to engage the shift lever to the cable bracket for movement of the cable bracket with the shift lever between shift position locations.
A shift-by-wire shifter assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a yoke sub-assembly comprising detents corresponding to shift position locations and a pivot pin for pivotally mounting the yoke sub-assembly to the housing;
- a shift lever attached to the yoke sub-assembly;
- a sensor attached to the base and operative to detect the shift position location of the shift lever and to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the shift position location of the shift lever;
- a cable bracket pivotally mounted on the pivot pin of the yoke sub-assembly and having a cable mount;
- a lever lock comprising a sleeve slidable along at least a portion of the length of the shift lever and operative in a first condition to releasably interlock the shift lever to the cable bracket for movement of the cable bracket with the shift lever between shift position locations, and having a second condition in which the shift lever is movable between shift position locations independently of the cable bracket;
- components of a brake transmission interlock system including at least a BTSI lever pivotally mounted on the pivot pin of the yoke sub-assembly and a solenoid in communication with the BTSI lever;
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- a shifter knob mounted on a free end of the shift lever opposite of the yoke sub-assembly and operative to operate the lever lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.