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Transmission floor shifter control with a park/lock mechanism

  • US 4,474,085 A
  • Filed: 09/13/1982
  • Issued: 10/02/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A manually operable floor mounted transmission shift control mechanism for a motor vehicle comprising;

  • a base member secured to the vehicle;

    a manually operable shift lever pivotally supported about an axis on said base member;

    means secured to said shift lever for operably connecting said shift lever to a transmission;

    a manually operable detent mechanism operatively connected between said base member and said shift lever and including detent means connected to said base member for selectively preventing pivoting of said shift lever relative to said base member and manually operable means for selectively disconnecting said detent means from said base member;

    Park/Lock lever means pivotally disposed on said base member on an axis parallel to the pivot axis of said shift lever, said Park/Lock lever including a first arm operatively connected with said manually operable means of said detent mechanism on an axis normally displaced from the pivot axis of said shift lever and being movable to a position coincidental to the pivot axis of said shift lever when the manually operable means is operated to permit detent disconnection and a second arm; and

    manually selectively actuatable lock means secured to said second arm for selectively preventing pivoting of said Park/Lock lever such that manual operation of said detent disconnecting means is prevented whereby said shift lever cannot be pivoted from a predetermined transmission selected position.

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