Longitudinally displaced shifter
AssigneeSteeda Autosports, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Mathis, Christopher Lyew
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Abstract
A shifter apparatus for a manual transmission constructed and arranged for variable longitudinal displacement along the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle. The instant invention provides a shifter body assembly that is flexibly coupled at a first end to the vehicle body and flexibly coupled at a second end to a portion of the transmission housing via a structural connecting link. The connecting link may include various fixed or adjustable lengths to allow the shifter displacement.
Claims20
In a vehicle driveline, wherein said drive-line includes a manual transmission and an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) shifter for operator controlled manipulation of said manual transmission, a shifter kit comprising:
- a shifter assembly for replacing said OEM shifter, said shifter assembly including a shifter body assembly for operator controlled manipulation of said manual transmission and a structural connecting link for displacing said shifter body with respect to said manual transmission substantially along the longitudinal centerline of said vehicle, wherein said shifter body assembly is constructed and arranged for flexible connection to a vehicle body at a first end of said shifter assembly and wherein said connecting link is constructed and arranged for flexible connection to said manual transmission at a second end of said shifter assembly, wherein said shifter body assembly is displaced a predetermined distance with respect to said manual transmission substantially along the longitudinal centerline of said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.