Patent · US Expired

Shift device

US6925903B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

6Claims

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Rainer Bunsch · Hamburg, DE
Dieter Junge · Eberbach, DE
Armin Segler · Husum, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 2003
Grant date	Aug 9, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20159
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a shift device for an electronically controllable control unit of a motor vehicle having a shift selector lever (1) which can be pivoted on a transverse spindle (7), mounted on a selector-lever support structure (20), against the action of a spring (10), the selector-lever support structure (20) being arranged together with the selector lever (1) pivotally on support hosing (23), which includes an opening (27) holding the spring (10), the selector lever support structure (20) has a slotted-guide opening (8) receiving a guide pin (9), which is supported in a slot (22) in the support housing (23) and can be shifted against the force of the spring (10), for shifting the selector lever (1) into at least two locking positions.

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