Shift selector lever device
US6644142B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20159
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a selector lever device, for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, with a selector lever, which is fixed in a selector lever support seat and is guided in a gate structure including at least one gate branch wherein it is held in a home position by a detent unit, the selection lever is supported so that it can be swivelled from the home position about at least one swivel axis for actuating the detent structure providing for a one-touch function. The detent unit has a selector lever seat separate from the first selector lever engagement lever seat, by way of which the detent unit is operatively connected to the selector lever.
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