Adjustable shift lever assembly for a transmission
AssigneeTREMEC Corporation
InventorDouglas P. Armitage
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Abstract
A shift lever assembly includes a shift tower and a shift lever supported on the shift tower for movement relative thereto. The shift lever includes a pin. A biasing lever is provided that has a first end and a second end. The second end of the biasing lever is engaged for movement with the pin. A biasing mechanism exerts a force against the first end of the biasing lever such that the second end of the biasing lever exerts a force against the pin. The biasing mechanism is adjustable such that the amount of force exerted by the second end of the biasing lever against the pin can be varied.
Claims20
A shift lever assembly comprising:
- a shift tower;
- a shift lever supported on the shift tower for movement relative thereto, the shift lever including a pin;
- a biasing lever having a first end and a second end, the second end of the biasing lever being engaged for movement with the pin;
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- a biasing mechanism exerting a force against the first end of the biasing lever such that the second end of the biasing lever exerts a force against the pin, wherein the biasing mechanism is manually adjustable such that an amount of force exerted by the second end of the biasing lever against the pin is variable.
A shift lever assembly comprising:
- a shift tower;
- a shift lever supported on the shift tower for movement relative thereto, the shift lever including first and second pins;
- first and second biasing levers, each having a first end and a second end, the second ends of the first and second biasing levers being respectively engaged for movement with the first and second pins;
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- first and second biasing mechanism exerting respective forces against the first ends of the first and second biasing levers such that the second ends of the first and second biasing levers exert respective forces against the first and second pins, wherein the first and second biasing mechanisms are each manually adjustable such that amounts of force exerted by the second ends of the first and second biasing levers against the first and second pins are variable.
A shift lever assembly comprising:
- a shift tower;
- a shift lever supported for movement relative to the shift tower;
- a biasing lever that cooperates with the shift lever such that movement of the shift lever relative to the shift tower causes movement of the biasing lever;
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- a biasing mechanism that exerts a force against the biasing lever such that the biasing lever exerts a force against the shift lever that resists movement of the shift lever relative to the shift tower, wherein the biasing mechanism includes a manually adjustable for varying structure that the amount of the force against the shift lever that resists movement of the shift lever relative to the shift tower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.