Gearshift indicator cable mounting clip
US4838197A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20408
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle steering column control cable mounting clip for an automatic transmission indicator dial system permitting the indicator pointer to be readily aligned with the dial indicia. The system includes a curvilinear looped flexible plastic tubular conduit having one end molded to the indicator housing and its other end molded to an adjustment slide selectively movable on a tongue portion of the clip by means of an adjustment screw interconnecting the slide and the clip. A flexible cable is slidable within the shielding conduit having one unshielded end connected to a pointer carrier and its other unshielded end fixed to a column rotatable shift tube actuator arm extending through an aperture in the column outer jacket. The clip has a pair of spring legs adapted for snap-in reception into the column jacket aperture and includes an integrally hinged lock-bar operative for positively capturing the clip in the aperture. Rotation of the column shift lever exerts a pull on the cable in one direction against a coil spring biasing the carrier in the opposite direction. By turning the adjustment screw the curvilinear shape of the conduit is altered relative to the inner cable modifying th…
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