Locking device for shift mechanism of an automotive power transmission system
US3958658A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1974 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2022/4891
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The shift mechanism of an automotive power transmission system is locked in the neutral or parking position by a locking device which is responsive to completion or incompletion of a prescribed manipulative procedure to render a safety device such as a safety belt arrangement into a proper protective position, the locking device including a cam movable with any suitable member of the shift mechanism and a catch member which is moved into locking engagement with the cam if the prescribed manipulative steps to move the safety device into the proper protective position is incomplete.
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