Shift select lever device for manually-shiftable automatic transmission
US6192770A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20067
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shifting arrangement for an automatic transmission with manual gear shift feature has a control member which is operative to connect and disconnect operational linkage between a shift lever and a shift cable connected to a manual valve in a hydraulic control circuit. The control member is supported to slide relatively to the shift lever while the shift lever is operated between driving positions including an automatic gear shift selecting position so as that the shift lever remains operationally connected to the shift cable and is coupled to the shift lever when the shift lever is moved in the transverse direction from the automatic gear shift selecting position to a manual gear shift selecting position so as to operationally disconnect the shift lever from the shift cable. The shift lever is movable relative to the control member in the transverse direction when the control member is connected to the shift cable.
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