Shift selector
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorHajime Yamada
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Abstract
A shift system for a vehicle is provided that includes a shift component that facilitates shifting between gears of a transmission of the vehicle and a shift indicating component that displays a position of the shift component. The shift indicating component includes a transparent cover that facilitates a three-dimensional effect and illuminating sources that illuminate below the transparent cover adjacent to a gear indicating mark corresponding to a position of the shift component. The transparent cover provides a minor like reflection for the illuminating sources thereby providing the three-dimensional effect.
Claims13
A shift system for a vehicle comprising:
- a shift component that facilitates shifting between gears of a transmission of the vehicle;
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- a shift indicating component that displays a position of the shift component, the shift indicating component including:
- a transparent cover having a top surface and a bottom surface that facilitates a three-dimensional effect;
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- one or more illuminating sources that generate a pattern below the transparent cover adjacent to a gear indicating mark corresponding to a position of the shift component,
- wherein a portion of light from the one or more illuminated sources is transmitted through the transparent cover and a portion of the light is internally reflected off the top and bottom surfaces of the transparent cover thereby generating a plurality of images, and
- wherein the transparent cover provides the generated plurality of images creating the generated pattern, thereby providing the three-dimensional effect.
A transmission shift assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a base attached to a console of the vehicle;
- a shift selector slidably attached to the base;
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- a shift indicator assembly including a transparent cover having a top surface and a bottom surface that facilitates a three-dimensional effect and attached to a top of the base and one or more illumination sources,
- wherein the one or more illumination sources generate an indicator in a cavity adjacent to the shift selector corresponding to a position of the shift selector, and
- wherein a portion of light from the one or more illumination sources is transmitted through the transparent cover and a portion of the light is internally reflected off the top and bottom surfaces of the transparent cover thereby generating a plurality of images;
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- wherein the transparent cover provides the generated plurality of images, thereby providing the three-dimensional effect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.