Gear shift lever assembly
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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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Abstract
A gear shift lever assembly, particularly for an automatic vehicle transmission, has a gear shift lever; a pivot shaft affixed to the gear shift lever and at least one clip bearing mounted on a carrier and supporting the pivot shaft for angular displacement about the axis, whereby the gear shift lever is pivotal in a plane.
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- 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;
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