Patent · US Expired

Display unit for a gear selector device

US6918315B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

2References

13Claims

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Assignee

Preh-Werke GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Thomas Noeth · Bad Neustadt an der Saale, DE
Volker Gessner · Freiensteinau, DE
Ralf Weiss · Banteln, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 19, 2003
Grant date	Jul 19, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 26, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/19251
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Increasing complexity brings with it the desire to combine the various display schemes necessary for the different automatic transmission variants in one display unit or one display module. To this end, provision is made to integrate the electronics for the display unit in the combined display scheme, wherein the electronics automatically detect which transmission is installed, preferably by a system cable harness of the motor vehicle, and hence which of the display schemes is needed in order to operate the appropriate light or display in accordance with the shift position. The unneeded display scheme or schemes remain in the deactivated state, and hence are not visible to the driver of the vehicle.

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