Patent · US Expired

Vehicle body structure for a longitudinally extending floor tank and a gear shift mechanism

US4545589A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 21, 1984
Grant dateOct 8, 1985
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60K20/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle body structure for positioning a gear shift lever upon a central portion of a floor tunnel, underneath which is provided a fuel tank having a complementary shape to that of the fuel tunnel. The displacement of the shift lever is transmitted through a shift linkage to a transmission. The shift linkage extends through a clearance created between a shift lever cover and the floor tunnel and is substantially parallel to the longitudinally extending tunnel.

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