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US 9,068,642 B2Granted
Shifter assembly with decoupling mechanism
AssigneeDura Operating, LLC
InventorsJeremy Gill, Sai Her, Timothy J. Waterman
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Abstract
A shifter assembly that includes a base and a shift lever pivotal relative to the base along a straight shift path. A cable mount is linked to the shift lever and a cable is attached to the cable mount. A clutch is linked with the shift lever and cable mount. The clutch selectively transmits motion of the shift lever to the cable mount for a first travel position and decouples the cable mount from the shift lever at a second travel position.
Claims24
A shifter assembly for a vehicle transmission comprising:
- a base;
- a shift lever pivotal relative to the base along a straight shift path;
- a cable mount;
- a transmission shift cable attached to the cable mount;
- a clutch linked with the shift lever and cable mount;
- wherein the clutch selectively couples the shift lever to the cable mount for a first travel position and decouples the cable mount from the shift lever at a second travel position, the clutch including a pivot hub attached to the shift lever and disposed within the cable mount and a spring disposed within the cable mount, the spring selectively transferring motion of the shift lever through the pivot hub.
3 more elements
A shifter assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a shift lever pivotal relative to the base;
- a cable mount;
- a torsion lock mechanism linked with the shift lever and cable mount;
- wherein the torsion lock mechanism selectively transmits motion of the shift lever to the cable mount for a first travel position and decouples the cable mount from the shift lever at a second travel position the torsion lock including a spring disposed within the cable mount, the spring selectively transferring motion of the shift lever to the cable mount.
2 more elements
A straight gate shifter assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a shift lever assembly pivotal relative to the base along a straight shift path, the shift path including at least a park position and a drive position;
- a cable mount assembly linked to the shift lever;
- wherein the shift lever transmits motion to the cable mount assembly when moving to the park position and decouples from the cable mount when moving along the straight travel path to the drive position and a spring disposed within the cable mount, the spring selectively transferring motion of the shift lever to the cable mount.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.