Locking apparatus for change lever of vehicle
US6371271B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H61/22
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a locking apparatus for the change lever of a vehicle, which can reliably conduct an operation for preventing a change lever from being operated unless a brake pedal is depressed in a parking state. The apparatus includes a pedal-end slide pin, a lever-end slide pin, and a cable which are operatively connected to the brake pedal. A guide pin is mounted to the change lever in such a fashion that it conducts an arc movement in accordance with a hinging movement of the change lever. The guide pin is selectively engaged with the lever-end slide pin in order to prevent the change lever from being operated in a parking state unless the brake pedal is depressed. An arc-shaped engagement preventing member is operatively connected to the guide pin. The engagement preventing member allows an engagement between the lever-end slide pin and guide pin when the change lever is positioned at a parking range position while preventing the engagement between the lever-end slide pin and guide pin, when the change lever is positioned at a position other than the parking range position, to allow the hinging movement of the change lever. By this configuration, it is possible to reduce the co…
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