Polarized gearchange lever, in particular for a motor vehicle gearbox
US5228361A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20612
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A polarised manual gearchange lever for a motor vehicle gearbox or the like comprises an upstream part having a knob and carried by a downstream part of the lever, with a slight misalignment between the two parts occurring on manipulation of the knob, together with a force threshold detector which includes electrical sensor means. The force threshold detector comprises a resiliently deformable, or elastic, bar having a head portion, which is fixed with respect to the knob, and a foot portion which is fixed against deflection in a female element that is itself fixed to the downstream part of the lever.
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