Device for adjusting a two-part gear lever
US6240802A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20624
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Arrangement for manually altering the mutual position setting in a lateral direction of the first and second parts of a two-part gear lever (2) mounted articulately in a vehicle, where the first part is an upper lever element (6) and the second part is a lower lever element (8) articulately connected to the upper lever element by means of a link which incorporates a first articulating device (14) fastened in the lower end of the upper lever element and articulately connected to a second articulating device (18) fitted at the upper end of the lower lever element. Between the lever elements (6, 8) there is a locking arrangement (64) which normally prevents manual pivoting of the lever elements in the link. The first articulating device is a guide sleeve (14) which has a cylindrical aperture (16) running through it and is mounted for rotation on a second articulating device consisting of a bearing bushing unit (18) which is mounted on, and for joint rotation with, a supporting spindle (20). This spindle runs through the bearing bushing unit via a cylindrical hole (22) which is situated in the latter and whose centerline forms an acute angle with the centerline of the aperture (16) run…
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