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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7107868 | Transmission operating apparatus for vehicle A transmission operating apparatus A mainly includes: a forward/backward direction sensor 3 which detects positions of a shift lever 1 manipulated by the driver; an operation mode selecting switch 7 which selects one of two operation modes to be... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6910565 | Automatic gear shifting devices and methods thereof for vehicles An automatic gear shifting device for a vehicle comprises a member coupled to a portion of a surface of the vehicle. An arm is pivotally coupled to a portion of the member. The arm is coupled to at least at least one actuator for providing reciprocating motion of th... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6708581 | Shifting device for an automatic gearbox in a motor vehicle A shifting device for transmitting shift commands to an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle is provided with a shifting device body or housing, a selector axis and a said shift axis, which are arranged at right angles to one another, and with a gearshift lever... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6622583 | Automatic transmission shifter lever and transfer case shifter lever interlock mechanism A shifter system includes an automatic transmission shifter lever movable along a first shift path in forward and rearward directions and a transfer case shifter lever movable along a second shift path in the forward and rearward directions. The automatic... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6569058 | Linear motion shifter A linearly moveable gear selector system is provided for controlling operation of a vehicle drivetrain component. The gear selector system is coupled to a transmission and/or transfer case unit and is configured to shift the drivetrain component into a de... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6530290 | Speed change control device for tractors A slidable and rotatable first control shaft (61) and a slidable and rotatable second control shaft (67) for respectively shifting main and auxiliary speed change mechanisms (26, 29) project outwardly to one side of a vehicle housing (2) and are connected... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6349609 | Two-lever shift mechanism for an internal-linkage transfer case An apparatus and method for converting an internal-linkage type of a transfer case from single lever to dual lever control includes a sleeve that is adapted for placement into a housing of the transfer case. A pivot pin is disposed in the sleeve and defin... | 02/26/2002 |
| 5878861 | Park/neutral gearbox control mechanism A vehicle gearbox has a rotatable actuator shaft having forward, neutral and reverse positions corresponding to forward, neutral and reverse operational modes of the gearbox. A control mechanism includes a first control lever operatively coupled to the ac... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5062510 | Shifting device for lawn mower and the like A garden tractor or lawn mower of the type having a hydrostatic transmission movable between forward and reverse drive conditions from a neutral condition. An arrangement is incorporated for positively moving the transmission to its neutral condition when... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4733574 | Power transmission system for a four-wheel drive motor vehicle A transmission system has a main transmission, a sub-transmission, and a transfer clutch for four-wheel drive. The sub-transmission has a reduction gear train for providing a low speed range. A gearshift lever of the main transmission has an ultra-low spe... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4620453 | Shift control device of vehicular transmission An improved transmission mechanism for an off the road vehicle including a primary and an auxiliary transmission and a shifting interlock for precluding shifting of the auxiliary transmission into reverse when the primary transmission is in high gear. The... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4462273 | Change-speed apparatus for a tractor A change-speed apparatus for a tractor for transmitting engine power to running travel apparatuses via a main change-speed mechanism, an auxiliary change-speed mechanism and a forward-and-rearward-travel-shifter mechanism. These mechanisms are arranged in... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4326612 | Control device for marine gearbox and engine A control function splitter for controlling a clutch and gearbox assembly and a throttle, particularly in marine applications. The splitter has main and override throttle shafts, and a clutch operating shaft connected to engine and assembly inputs. The sp... | 04/27/1982 |
| 3955437 | Transmission control mechanism Two transmission shift levers are pivotally movable, one universally and the other about a single axis, by respective control members operative thereon through concentric shafts, the shaft associated with the universally pivotable lever being axially slid... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3942390 | Vehicle drive and control system A track laying tractor has a front mounted engine and rear mounted pair of transmissions and right-angle drive units, each transmission and driveunit being provided for one of the two tracks. A single engine output shaft provides input for the two transmi... | 03/09/1976 |
