Class 200/61.28 - Gear shift lever mounted

Subclass of Class 200 - Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Definition: Devices supported in or on the manual transmission ratio
No. of patents: 26
Last issue date: 04/17/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7204338	Handle knob for industrial vehicle A steering wheel mounted on a forklift 1 is provided with a steering wheel knob 17 which can be operated with one hand holding it. The steering wheel knob 17 has an approximately egg-like shape with switches 46, 47 provided on its end fac...	04/17/2007
7180020	Steering column module A steering column cover body accommodates therein at least one of an electric junction block, a meter and at least one switch which are directly connected with each other. The switch includes at least one of a turn switch, a wiper switch, a hazard switch and an igni...	02/20/2007
7000949	Steering column module A steering column connected to a vehicle electronic system having an electronic jack and a vehicle steering mechanism for a motor vehicle. The steering column includes a clock spring in electronic communication with a steering wheel. The clock spring includes a firs...	02/21/2006
6945349	Control arrangement for a vehicle A control device in a vehicle, which control device is connected to, and is for operating, a semi-automatic gearbox, can be set in various gearchange function positions and can, in at least one gearchange function position for traveling forwards, be operated for gea...	09/20/2005
6930594	Electronically-active vehicle gear-shift knob An electronically-active vehicle gear-shift knob (10) consisting of a hand-grasping section (12), an electronics enclosure (44) that is attached to an upper edge (14) of the hand-grasping section (12), and an electronics control ci...	08/16/2005
6670564	Lever apparatus for vehicle A lead wire (18) is connected to a terminal (17) of a substrate (14) of an electrical component. Subsequently, the substrate is attached to a substrate attaching portion (5) of a lever base (1). Moreover, a midway portion of the lead wire is inserted into...	12/30/2003
6506988	Inhibitor switch An inhibitor switch is disclosed, including a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor which detects a magnetic force of the permanent magnet in a non-contacting state and outputs a linear change in a voltage value in response to a change in a relative posi...	01/14/2003
6472622	Steering column switch A steering column switch comprises, located on a steering column jacket tube of a motor vehicle, a support (2) for individual switches and comprises a housing (3). At least the visible wall sections (19) of the housing (3) and at least the visible wall se...	10/29/2002
6236004	Steering column assembly A steering column assembly for arranging in the area of a steering column in a motor vehicle, comprises a locating device, a centrally arranged support board, and at least one steering column switch. The locating device comprises a receptacle for the supp...	05/22/2001
6218743	Starting apparatus for vehicle having electronically controlled clutch A starting apparatus for starting an engine only under constant conditions includes an electronically controlled clutch which is engaged or disengaged by an actuator in accordance with output signals from various detectors. The detectors sense a driving s...	04/17/2001
6172311	Lever switch In a lever switch assembly, a sliding portion is formed on a bracket at an area located inside a first unit case. The sliding portion is constructed so as to slide along a face inside the first unit case which is directed facing away from a second unit ca...	01/09/2001
6172312	Combination transmission gear select and auxiliary switch lever A combined transmission gear shift selector and vehicle operating device switch lever includes an actuator movably mounted on a transmission shift lever for movement between distinct positions, each defining a separate circuit for activating a vehicle ope...	01/09/2001
6140916	Apparatus and method for position encoding A transfer case motor controls the rotation of a cam. The cam actuates various gear states of a transfer case of a four-wheel-drive vehicle. A contact plate rotates with the cam and encodes the position of the cam as a four-bit binary code. The code is su...	10/31/2000
6118089	Modular steering column switch with selectable switching functions A steering column switch unit (1) includes a housing (3) in which at least one operating lever (9) is tiltably and/or displaceably retained, for which, during installation, different operating lever types with respective contact device are installable, wh...	09/12/2000
6060671	Rotary switch with an intermediate blocking device between the rotation steps A rotary switch of the type assembled in steering column switches. In switches of that type it is frequently necessary to safeguard that in small angular switching distances they reliable take the switching positions in which the desired indexing operatio...	05/09/2000
6025565	Lever switch for vehicles A lever switch for vehicles has a first lever 6, a second lever 7, and a third lever 5. The first lever 6 is provided with a first operation rod 9 for operating a first movable member 18 disposed on a pole board 22. The second lever 7 is provided with a s...	02/15/2000
5973275	Electric switch with microswitches fitted in the region of the manually operated actuating component The invention relates to a steering column switch which should, with a uniform construction, be easily adaptable to different switching tasks. The invention is operated, in an optional manner, by means of microswitches which can be inserted into a mountin...	10/26/1999
5905237	Vehicular knob switch apparatus A vehicular knob switch apparatus suitable for the attainment of size reduction and multi-function is provided. An operating knob is attached to a cylindrical housing rotatably from the exterior. Integral with the operating knob is a first gear which is d...	05/18/1999
5806664	Adaptive shaped vehicle control device Switches incorporate a material layer which becomes fluent upon reaching a predetermined temperature such that the switch body moves to correspond to the individual position and shape of a user's hand. The material layer is made to become fluent, and the ...	09/15/1998
5786554	Shift switching device for torque converter A slider 13 is operated by a lever and provided with a neutral recess 23, a forward recess 24, and a reverse recess 25 which are adapted to serve as a compulsory separation means. Actuating members 16, 17, and 18 are disposed to enter the corresponding re...	07/28/1998
5614883	Automotive opto-electric starter interlock An automotive opto-electric starter interlock for use in a motor vehicle for the purpose of preventing the engine from being remotely started unless the transmission is in neutral. The starter interlock includes an optical sensors array mounted to the tra...	03/25/1997
5519256	Motor vehicle lights, auxiliary brake and cruise controls A control for the headlights, clearance lights, auxiliary engine brake and cruise control of a tractor trailer motor vehicle has second control switches mounted on the gear shift lever adjacent the top knob thereon. The switches are operatively associated...	05/21/1996
5481077	Shifter mounted accessory control panel A shifter mounted accessory control panel which fits onto a shifter pole to cooperate with an existing shifter knob which includes a housing having a rear pole mounting portion and front a switch enclosing portion separated by an internal wall. The pole m...	01/02/1996
4158833	Manual downshift deacceleration warning light system A normally open switch is mounted on the gear shift knob and manually operated to activate the rear brake lights during downshifting. The switch is optimally positioned to minimize inadvertent activation of the brake lights. In some embodiments the switch...	06/19/1979
4125827	Automatically cancelling turn signal The invention provides an automatic cancelling turn signal for a motorcycle or the like having a transmission with at least two forward speeds which operates by cancelling the turn signal in response to an upshift. The apparatus comprises left and right t...	11/14/1978
4105994	Manual downshift deacceleration warning light system A normally open switch is mounted on the gear shift knob and manually operated to activate the rear brake lights during downshifting. The switch is optimally positioned to minimize inadvertent activation of the brake lights. In some embodiments the switch...	08/08/1978

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