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Title:
SHIFTER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/065037
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A shifter assembly for use in a vehicle includes a support having a pivot axis and a gate coupled to the support with the gate having a channel defining a channel length and at least one seat spaced from the channel relative to the pivot axis of the support. A lever is pivotally coupled to the support and moveable between a plurality of positions relative to the gate and the support for transferring user input to control a component of the vehicle. A plunger is coupled to the lever and moveable along a longitudinal axis to define a locked mode, a limited movement mode, and an unlocked mode of the lever such that the lever is, respectively, held in one position, moveable through a portion of the positions corresponding with the length of the channel, and capable of moving into all of the positions.

Inventors:
HARRISON VERNON (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2015/056713
Publication Date:
August 11, 2016
Filing Date:
October 21, 2015
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
KONGSBERG POWER PRODUCTS SYSTEMS I INC (US)
International Classes:
G05G5/06; G05G5/00; G05G5/04; G05G1/04
Foreign References:
US20070068325A12007-03-29
JPH0256262A1990-02-26
JPS5810120U1983-01-22
JP2007058520A2007-03-08
JPS60187921U1985-12-12
JPS59200321A1984-11-13
US4252032A1981-02-24
GB269563A1928-01-05
JPS5317889A1978-02-18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HAIDLE, Samuel, J. et al. (450 West Fourth StreetRoyal Oak, MI, US)
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