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Switching mechanism for fluid-operated gear shifters

  • US 4,360,718 A
  • Filed: 09/10/1980
  • Issued: 11/23/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an automotive vehicle having traction wheels driven from an engine via a transmission provided with electrically controllable fluid-operated gear-shifting means, said vehicle being further provided with a fluid-operated working implement powered by the engine,the combination therewith of a switching mechanism for the control of said implement and said gear-shifting means comprising:

  • a lever universally jointed on a base for selective pivotal motion into any of a plurality of implement-controlling positions;

    a housing rigid with said lever;

    a knob above said base having a stem journaled in said housing for selective rotation into a plurality of transmission-controlling angular positions relative to said lever; and

    a plurality of microswitches in said housing actuatable by cam means on said stem to close different control circuits for said gear-shifting means in said angular positions.

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