A gear selector comprises a gate pattern 20 and a gear lever 22. The gate pattern 20 comprises a high range gate sub-pattern 24 having one or more high range gear planes 30 for moving the gear lever 22 to select a high range gear 32. A low range gate sub-pattern 26 comprises one or more low range gear planes to select a low range gear L1, L2. A neutral plane 34 extending transversely with respect to the high and low range gear planes and a force profile urges the gear lever toward a resting position in one of the one or more high range gear planes. The force profile comprising a first interference (50, fig 6) arranged to divide the high range gate sub-pattern from the low range gate sub-pattern, wherein the gear lever 22 is moveable past the first interference (50) from the high range gate sub-pattern to the low range gate sub-pattern when a first predefined action is performed by an operator moving the gear lever 22.
Gear selector
2016-02-10
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | F16H Getriebe , GEARING / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / G05G CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY , Steuer- oder Regelvorrichtungen oder Steuer- oder Regelsysteme gekennzeichnet ausschließlich durch mechanische Einzelheiten |
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
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