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Gear shift lever assembly

  • US 4,527,913 A
  • Filed: 03/16/1983
  • Issued: 07/09/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A gear shift lever assembly including a gear shift lever, a pivot shaft affixed to said gear shift lever and having a rotary axis and bearing means for supporting said pivot shaft;

  • the improvement wherein said bearing means comprises at least one clip bearing mounted on a carrier and supporting said pivot shaft for angular displacement about said axis, whereby said gear shift lever is pivoted in a plane;

    said clip bearing including(a) a longitudinal axis;

    (b) a base part;

    (c) a radially expandable pin portion projecting axially from said base part and being of reduced circumference relative to said base part;

    (d) a bearing portion for receiving said pivot shaft;

    said bearing portion projecting axially from a side of said base part remote from said pin portion; and

    (e) two face-to-face oriented, approximately C-shaped spring tongues projecting from said bearing portion;

    said spring tongues together defining a clearance smaller than the diameter of said pivot shaft;

    said spring tongues being arranged for spreading apart upon forcing said pivot shaft thereon in a direction toward said bearing part, and said spring tongues extending over said pivot shaft when received by said bearing part;

    said spring tongues being arranged unyielding to forces applied by said pivot shaft when seated in said bearing part.

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