Shift-lever apparatus of an automatic transmission for enabling manual mode operation
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorYang-Rae Cho
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Abstract
The shift-lever apparatus of an automatic transmission for enabling manual mode operation includes a housing, a shift-lever connected to a rotating unit disposed at a lower portion of the housing such that the shift-lever can rotate about the rotating unit, and a base member fixed to the shift-lever and enclosed by the housing, such that the base member moves according to the movement of the shift-lever. The apparatus also includes “+” and “−” switches, each being disposed at either side of the base member, such that the “+” and “−” switches are selectively operated according to the movement of the shift-lever. Finally, the apparatus includes a switch operating unit disposed at the base member such that the switch operating unit selectively presses the “+” and “−” switches.
Claims14
A shift-lever apparatus of an automatic transmission for enabling manual mode operation, the shift-lever apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a shift-lever connected to a rotating unit disposed at a lower portion of the housing, such that the shift-lever can rotate about the rotating unit;
- a base member fixed to the shift-lever and enclosed by the housing such that the base member moves with movement of the shift-lever;
- manual mode shift switches respectively fixed to the base member at either side of the base member such that said switches are selectively operated by movement of the shift-lever;
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- a switch operating unit disposed at the base member such that the switch operating unit selectively presses said switches.
A shift-lever apparatus of an automatic transmission comprising:
- a housing;
- a shift-lever rotatably mounted to the housing, being rotatable in a predetermined direction;
- a base member fixed to the shift-lever;
- first and second switches fixed to the base member apart from each other in the predetermined direction;
- a pressing member mounted on the base member between the first and second switches such that a relative motion between the pressing member and the base member is enabled;
- an elastic member, abutted by both the pressing member and the base member, for providing a restoring force to diminish the relative movement between the pressing member and the base member;
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- a locking member for limiting a relative movement between the pressing member and the housing.
A shift-lever apparatus of an automatic transmission for enabling manual mode operation, the shift-lever apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a shift-lever;
- a base member coupled to the shift-lever within the housing, where the base member is configured to translate along with the shift-lever;
- a rotating unit rotatably coupled to both a lower portion of the housing and to said base member, such that said rotating unit and said base member can rotate in a first direction relative to each other, and said rotating unit and said housing can rotate in a second direction relative to each other, where said first direction is substantially perpendicular to said second direction;
- an up-shifting switch fixed at a first side of the base member;
- a down-shifting switch fixed at a second side of the base member substantially opposite said first side, such that the up-shifting and down-shifting switches are selectively operated according to the movement of the shift-lever in said second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.