Selecting device for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. Selecting device for selecting operating positions of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle by deflection of a selector lever into a plurality of deflecting directions comprising:
- a selector lever which automatically moves back from the deflecting directions for selecting an individual operating position and by which the automatic transmission is controlled in a first or a second operating mode;
the first operating mode including a selection of individual driving positions in an automatic operation and the second operating mode including a step-by-step shifting of gears in a manual operation by way of a transmission control device;
wherein for each operating mode, each individual operating position of the automatic transmission is assigned to a respective deflection direction of the selector lever;
wherein maximally four operating positions are selectable in each of the first and second operating modes by movement of the selector lever in two shifting channels which are disposed substantially perpendicularly with respect to one another;
wherein cruise control functions are controlled by way of the selector lever in a third operating mode.
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Abstract
A selecting device facilitates selecting operating positions of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle by the deflection of a selector lever which moves back automatically from all deflecting directions for selecting the individual operating positions. The automatic transmission can be controlled by this selector lever in a first operating mode—selecting individual driving positions in the automatic operation—or, in a second operating mode—step-by-step shifting of the gears in the manual operation. For each operating mode, one operating position of the automatic transmission respectively is assigned to each deflecting direction of the selector lever. The selector lever is movable, in two shifting channels which are essentially disposed perpendicularly with respect to one another such that maximally four operating positions can be selected in each of the two operating modes. In a third operating mode, cruise control functions can be controlled by means of the selector lever.
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39 Claims
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1. Selecting device for selecting operating positions of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle by deflection of a selector lever into a plurality of deflecting directions comprising:
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a selector lever which automatically moves back from the deflecting directions for selecting an individual operating position and by which the automatic transmission is controlled in a first or a second operating mode;
the first operating mode including a selection of individual driving positions in an automatic operation and the second operating mode including a step-by-step shifting of gears in a manual operation by way of a transmission control device;
wherein for each operating mode, each individual operating position of the automatic transmission is assigned to a respective deflection direction of the selector lever;
wherein maximally four operating positions are selectable in each of the first and second operating modes by movement of the selector lever in two shifting channels which are disposed substantially perpendicularly with respect to one another;
wherein cruise control functions are controlled by way of the selector lever in a third operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. Selector assembly for selecting operating positions of a motor vehicle automatic transmission, comprising:
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a manually engageable selector lever, a shifting channel device including two mutually perpendicular shifting channels which guide shifting movement of the selector lever, an automatic selector lever device operable to automatically return the selector lever to a starting position whenever the selector lever is released, and transmission operating mode selector means operable to switch the transmission between a first operating mode with automatic selection of individual driving gears, a second operating mode with manual step-by-step shifting between driving gears, and a third operating mode with cruise control, wherein the selector lever is selectively movable in the shifting channels to multiple operating positions for each of the first, second and third transmission operating modes. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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