Utility vehicle transmission controls with common pivot shaft
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsBrian David Seegert, William Thomas Ladwig, Stephan R. Hayden
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Abstract
Utility vehicle transmission controls include a common pivot shaft extending transversely across at least part of the operator station. The common pivot shaft has an integral collar. A shift lever has a sleeve pivotably mounted on the common pivot shaft with a portion of the sleeve extending over the integral collar. A differential lock lever has a lower end with a sleeve pivotably mounted on the common pivot shaft with a portion extending over the integral collar adjacent the shift pivot so that the shift lever and differential lock lever independently pivot.
Claims14
A utility vehicle transmission control assembly, comprising:
- a pivot shaft extending transversely across at least part of a utility vehicle operator station;
- the pivot shaft having an integral collar with an axial length;
- a shift lever having a first stepped sleeve pivotably mounted on the pivot shaft with a portion of the first stepped sleeve extending over and having an axial length less than the integral collar;
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- a differential lock lever having a lower end with a second stepped sleeve pivotably mounted on the pivot shaft with a portion of the second stepped sleeve extending over and having an axial length less than the integral collar so that the shift lever and differential lock lever independently pivot.
A utility vehicle transmission control assembly, comprising:
- a common pivot shaft on which a shift lever and a differential lock lever are pivotably mounted side by side;
- each of the shift lever and the differential lock lever having an internally stepped sleeve around the common pivot shaft, at least one of the internally stepped sleeves having a first sleeve portion, a second sleeve portion that extends partially over an axial length of a spacer on the common pivot shaft and has a larger internal diameter than the first sleeve portion;
- and an arm extending radially outwardly from the sleeve.
A utility vehicle transmission control assembly, comprising:
- a shift lever having a shift grip and a rod extending between the shift grip and a stepped sleeve;
- a differential lock lever having a handle grip on a first end and a stepped sleeve on a second end;
- a common pivot shaft on which the stepped sleeves are mounted to independently pivot;
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- an integral collar on the common pivot shaft separating the stepped sleeves;
- each of the stepped sleeves including a first sleeve portion and a second sleeve portion having a larger internal diameter than the first sleeve portion and extending partially over an axial length of the integral collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.