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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117938 | Shifter with shape memory alloy and safety A shifter incorporates a shape memory alloy wire (SMA actuator) to control movement of a blocker to selectively prevent moving a shift lever (or pawl) out of its park position until predetermined vehicle conditions are met. A mechanical fuse (i.e., flexible overload... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8079282 | Switch device for transmission and transmission using same To provide a dual-system switch device for a transmission, using conventional components, without newly preparing a new dual-system switch device, a switch device 1 for a transmission comprises: a main inhibitor switch 11 which is connected to a shift ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7921746 | Actuating device with shift lock An actuating device (1) for a technical system, especially for selecting gears of a shift-by-wire speed-change gear includes an actuating element (2) with at least two shift positions and a locking device (8). The locking device (8) has a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7832302 | Shift-by-wire shifter with default to park A shift-by-wire shifter system includes a spring biased DTP lever engageable with a shifter lever assembly to move the shifter lever assembly to a park position. A DTP lock assembly secures the DTP lever so that the shifter lever assembly is selectively movable alon... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7784375 | Electric shift unit for a motor vehicle An electrical shifting device for a vehicle includes a shift lever, a slider, and an actuator. The lever is rotatable about perpendicular axes to be able to deflect from a neutral position in anyone of different deflection directions. The lever includes a projection... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7779715 | Shifter with actuator incorporating magnetic unlock mechanism A shifter includes an actuator, such as a shape memory alloy wire, to control movement of a set of strategically placed magnets on lever-position-controlling components of a vehicle transmission shift lever. In one arrangement, the actuator controls movement of a ca... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7721619 | Vehicular shift lock device A vehicular shift lock device including (a) a shift lock member movable between a locking position which is located on a predetermined path of movement of a shift lever from one operating position to another operating position and in which the shift lock member inhi... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7677128 | Vehicular shift lock device having pivotal stopper and linkage devices A vehicular shift lock device for selectively inhibiting and permitting a movement of a shift lever, including (a) a stopper member pivotable about an axis between a stopping position and a non-stopping position for respectively preventing and permitting a movement ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7628092 | Gearshift lock protection mechanism Disclosed herein is a gearshift lock protection mechanism including a gearbox, a gearshift module and a gearshift lock controller. The gearshift module includes a control panel and a gearshift leading wire set. The control panel is combined with a gearbox shaft of t... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7568404 | Shifter having neutral lock A shifter for controlling a transmission of a motor vehicle includes a base structure and a shift lever that is movably mounted to the base structure for movement between a plurality of control positions. At least one of the control positions comprises a NEUTRAL pos... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7469614 | Electronic actuated shifter for automatic transmissions A shifter mechanism includes a shifter lever movable along a shift path and a detent plate movable with the shifter lever along the shift path and forming a detent profile defining a plurality of gear positions. A pawl is movable between a locking position wherein t... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7360469 | Shift lever A shift lever includes: a knob having a opening, which is mounted on the distal end of the lever main body; a moving body, movably arranged in the interior of the lever main body with one end protruding from the opening thereof and is placed in the interior of the k... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334497 | Monostable shifting device with P position A shifting device for the preferably powerless transmission of shift commands to a fully automatic or semi-automatic transmission of a motor vehicle and a frame and/or housing and a gearshift lever mounted pivotably along a shift gate. A first shift stop and a secon... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322457 | Shifting device for the mechanical coupling-free transmission of shift commands to the automatic transmission of a motor vehicle A shifting device (1) for the mechanical coupling-free transmission of shift commands to an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle (shift-by-wire shifting), with at least one housing and/or one frame and one selector lever for the manual selection of shift... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308838 | Shift lever lock device for vehicular automatic transmission In association with a solenoidal coil 10 being energized to unlock a shift lever 1C, a first movable core 9 and a second movable core 11 magnetically stick together so as to rotationally move in unison from an original position in which t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7272988 | Shift knob A shift knob (1) for a gearshift lever (3) of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle has a locking bar (5) guided axially in the gearshift lever (3) and a release button (2) which can be actuated manually for actuating the lo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7213483 | Shift lever lock device for vehicular automatic transmission In association with a solenoidal coil 10 being energized to unlock a shift lever, a first movable core 9 and a second movable core 11 magnetically stick together so as to rotationally move in unison from an original position in which the first m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7086306 | Shift device A shift device includes a housing, a shift lever, a sensor unit. The shift lever is moved forward and rearward, and leftward and rightward of the shift device for selecting the connection state of the transmission of a vehicle. The sensor unit is attached to the hou... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082851 | Hydraulic servo assembly for an internal electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) system A hydraulic servo assembly includes a piston slidably disposed within a housing and a pin extending from the piston. The pin is interconnected with a servo link rod of the ETRS system. A port enables inlet of hydraulic fluid to induce movement of the piston and the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059209 | Shift actuator for a transmission A shaft actuator for a transmission. A first electromagnetic solenoid is provided to operate a shifting mechanism of the transmission to a first shifted position. A second electromagnetic solenoid is provided to operate the shifting mechanism to a second shifted pos... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021174 | Parking brake actuator with anti-release feature A parking brake actuator for a vehicle includes a toothed stationary sector fixed to a mounting structure, a brake lever pivotably mounted to the sector, a pawl mounted to the brake lever for movement between engaged and disengaged positions relative to the teeth, a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6993994 | Gear input unit A blocking and releasing of actuating elements especially used in a manually shifted automatic transmission in vehicles for a manual gear input unit with a plurality of actuating elements, e.g., a selector lever and a button. A manual gear input unit (1) is s... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6931963 | Automatic shift knob actuator A stick shift handle assembly has a stick shift handle and an actuator for releasing the stick shift handle for movement between a plurality of gear positions. The actuator has a housing. A sleeve is disposed between the actuator and the housing. The sleeve and the ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923083 | Shift manipulating device for an automatic transmission A shift manipulating device for an automatic transmission includes a shift lever of an automatic transmission device and a path formed on an upper cover of a control switch device. The path includes manipulating positions arranged in at least P range, R range, N ran... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915718 | Selector handle in a motor vehicle A selector lever for automatic transmission for an automobile has an automatic selector handle in which the horizontal movement of the push button into the housing is transmitted to the rod by means of a deflecting lever which is swivelable around a cylindrical pin.... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6865967 | Shift lever device A select member has a stopper arm, is pivotally connected to a case and is pivotal about a first axis substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the case. A shift lever is connected to the select member and pivotal about a second axis substantially in par... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6854354 | Shifting device for an automobile gearbox A shifting device for a motor vehicle transmission is provided comprising a selector lever for selecting different shift positions (P, R, N, D, 3, 2, . . . ). The lever is mounted in a housing pivotably around at least one axis. A first locking member and at least o... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6848331 | Shift lock device A shift lock apparatus has a shift lever operated selectively in a first and second directions to switch a gear of a vehicle. The change gear is operated based the manual operation of the lever shifted in the first direction. The gear is automatically operated when ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6848559 | Shift locking apparatus for an automatic transmission A shift locking apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a lock cam connected to a shift lock cable and a key lock cable, respectively. The lock cam is positioned between a latched and unlatched state depending on an engaged or disengaged state of the brake ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6789444 | Shift lever device with locking mechanism A shift lever device which includes a housing, a shift lever, a knob, a rod with a key and a locking mechanism. The shift lever has a tube and a supporting member provided with a pivot supported by the housing on the vehicle body and a base block to which the tube i... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6718842 | Shift lever unit Shift lever unit for transforming the tilting movements of a shift lever (1) in electrical control signals, in particular for controlling a gearbox, with a shift lever, a rotating element (30, 3′) which is rotated by the tilting movements of the shif... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6701798 | Shift device for a motor vehicle gearbox An automatic transmission of a motor vehicle is provided that can be in at least one secured state and one unsecured state has a pivotable selector lever for selecting different gears and/or gear selections and has a first blocking mechanism, which can bl... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6684730 | Gear shift device for an automatic transmission A shifting device for an automatic transmission is provided with a shifting mechanism, which is mounted in a housing pivotably around a axis within at least one shift gate. The shift mechanism detects the shift signals electrically, electromagnetically or... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6658958 | Positive lock-out A positive lock-out adapter device which is interposed between the shifter of a vehicle and the transmission housing. The device positively prevents shifting into 5th gear and reverse.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6631654 | Driving position selector with an emergency release for a parking position A driving position selector for selecting at least the driving steps of the automatic transmission, "D", "N", "R", "P", which are selected by the driver over a control device and engaged by electro-hydraulic setting elements is provided. It is possible to... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6575049 | Shift lever device A shift lever device in which a shift lever lock mechanism is not released inadvertently, and improper operation is prevented. In the shift lever device, a lock plate, which impedes movement of a detent rod, is covered by a cavity portion of a shift lever... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550564 | Saddle-type vehicle with automatic transmission A vehicle having a fuel tank mounted about the central upper part of the vehicle is disclosed. A tank cover covers the fuel tank, and a gearshift lever for an automatic transmission is located on a side of the fuel tank. A recess is formed in the side of ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6487927 | Automatic neutral finder for a motorcycle transmission Automatic neutral finder apparatus for a motorcycle transmission, for automatically locating and positively engaging the transmission's neutral position. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes a shifter cam rotatable about an axis through predet... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6443026 | Shift lever operating apparatus for automatic transmission A shift lever operating apparatus includes: a control tube rotatably supported; a shift lever axially attached to the control tube; a compression rod inserted into the control tube which moves in an axial direction in accordance with an operation of the s... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6336373 | Rotary electromagnetic actuator A drivig rotary shaft and a follower rotary shaft are rotatably carried in a housing of a rotary solenoid. Operating members fixed to the rotary shafts by clips are operatively connected to each other by gears, and a locked member is locked non-movably by... | 01/08/2002 |
