Latching shifter with override feature
US-9091340-B2 · Jul 28, 2015 · US
Vehicle shifter assembly
US9529378B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9529378-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414550073-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | Nov 21, 2014 |
| Publication date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
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A shift lever assembly may be used to shift among gears of a vehicle transmission. The shift lever assembly may be of a so-called shift-by-wire type where a shift lever is not directly mechanically coupled to the transmission but is electrically communicated with the transmission to effect transmission gear changes. A driver may move the shift lever through a shift stroke to cause a transmission gear change, and, for example, when the driver releases the shift lever, an actuator may automatically return the shift lever to a home position during a return stroke. The shift lever assembly may include feedback features that provide feedback to the driver that the shift lever is moving among various positions during the shift stroke, and the assembly may be configured so that the shift lever returns to the home position with less or no feedback features being encountered during the return stroke.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle shift lever assembly, comprising: a shift lever movable to permit changing a transmission mode; a selector path including multiple stations through which the shift lever may be moved and including a home station, the stations corresponding to different transmission modes, the selector path having feedback features between adjacent stations that provide an indication that the shift lever has been moved from one station to the next as the shi…
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- What does patent US9529378B2 cover?
- A shift lever assembly may be used to shift among gears of a vehicle transmission. The shift lever assembly may be of a so-called shift-by-wire type where a shift lever is not directly mechanically coupled to the transmission but is electrically communicated with the transmission to effect transmission gear changes. A driver may move the shift lever through a shift stroke to cause a transmissio…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Dura Operating Llc, Dura Operating Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G05G5/05. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).