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:
Assignee:
KONGSBERG POWER PRODUCTS SYSTEMS I INC (US)
International Classes:
G05G5/06; G05G5/00; G05G5/04; G05G1/04
Foreign References:
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JPH0256262A | 1990-02-26 | |||
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JPS59200321A | 1984-11-13 | |||
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JPS5317889A | 1978-02-18 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HAIDLE, Samuel, J. et al. (450 West Fourth StreetRoyal Oak, MI, US)
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