System, Method and Apparatus for Driver Training of Shifting
First Claim
1. A shifter simulator for driver training, the shifter simulator comprising:
- a shaft;
a handle covering an upper end of the shaft, the handle providing a grip for a hand of a trainee;
an upper plate coupled to the shaft, the upper plate slideable interface to a lower plate by a plurality of linear bearing, the linear bearing allowing the upper plate to slide in a Y direction with respect to the lower plate;
a plurality of spring loaded Y ball detents attached to the lower plate, the spring loaded Y ball detents interface to a plurality of Y detent grooves in the upper plate, the spring loaded Y ball detents and Y detent grooves provide a plurality of natural stopping locations similar to those of a transmission of the target vehicle; and
a shift arm guide affixed to the shaft, the shift arm guide interfacing to an H-gate, the H-gate affixed to the lower plate and the H-gate having detents, the H-gate and shift arm guide simulating gear shifting positions.
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Abstract
An application for a shifter simulator for driver training includes a shaft with a handle covering an upper end of the shaft. An upper plate is coupled to the shaft and is slideably interfaced to a lower plate by a plurality of linear bearings, allowing the upper plate to slide in a Y direction with respect to the lower plate. There are spring loaded Y ball detents attached to the lower plate which interface to Y detent grooves attached to the upper plate. The spring loaded Y ball detents and Y detent grooves provide a plurality of natural stopping locations similar to those of a transmission of the target vehicle. A shift arm guide is affixed to the shaft and interfaces to an H-gate. The H-gate is affixed to the lower plate and has detents such that the H-gate and shift arm guide simulate gear shifting positions.
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20 Claims
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1. A shifter simulator for driver training, the shifter simulator comprising:
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a shaft; a handle covering an upper end of the shaft, the handle providing a grip for a hand of a trainee; an upper plate coupled to the shaft, the upper plate slideable interface to a lower plate by a plurality of linear bearing, the linear bearing allowing the upper plate to slide in a Y direction with respect to the lower plate; a plurality of spring loaded Y ball detents attached to the lower plate, the spring loaded Y ball detents interface to a plurality of Y detent grooves in the upper plate, the spring loaded Y ball detents and Y detent grooves provide a plurality of natural stopping locations similar to those of a transmission of the target vehicle; and a shift arm guide affixed to the shaft, the shift arm guide interfacing to an H-gate, the H-gate affixed to the lower plate and the H-gate having detents, the H-gate and shift arm guide simulating gear shifting positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of training a trainee regarding shifting, the method includes:
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providing a shifting training simulator device comprising; a shaft; a handle covering an upper end of the shaft, the handle providing a grip for a hand of a trainee; an upper plate coupled to the shaft, the upper plate slideable interface to a lower plate by a plurality of linear bearing, the linear bearing allowing the upper plate to slide in a Y direction with respect to the lower plate; a plurality of spring loaded Y ball detents attached to the lower plate, the spring loaded Y ball detents interface to Y detent grooves attached to the upper plate, the spring loaded Y ball detents and Y detent grooves provide a plurality of natural stopping locations similar to those of a transmission of the target vehicle; and a shift arm guide affixed to the shaft, the shift arm guide interfacing to an H-gate, the H-gate affixed to the lower plate and the H-gate having detents, the H-gate and shift arm guide simulating gear shifting positions; providing a computer and a windshield display coupled to the computer; providing a training segment to the computer; the computer presenting the training segment on the windshield display while the trainee shifts the handle of the shifting training simulator; and the computer monitoring response by the trainee that involve operating of the shifting training simulator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A shifter simulator for driver training, the shifter simulator comprising:
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a shaft; a handle covering an upper end of the shaft, the handle providing a grip for a hand of a trainee; an upper plate coupled to the shaft; a lower plate slideably interfaced in a Y direction to the upper plate, allowing the upper plate to slide in a Y direction with respect to the lower plate; means for providing a plurality of natural stopping locations similar to those of a transmission of the target vehicle; means for simulating gear shifting positions; and means for reading a position of the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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