Ford Motor Company Limited

Guido De Crouppe

Gerd Adams

Graeme Turner

A steering column shift mechanism having a wheel brake interlock includes a gear selector shaft moved by a gear selector action initiated by the vehicle operator manually by manipulating a gear selector lever between a park position and at least one drive position. A brake pedal actuates a switch within an electrical circuit containing an electrical solenoid and a power supply to actuate a locking bolt that blocks movement of the selector shaft unless the brake pedal is depressed. The selector lever includes an arm extending into a shift gate containing a system of interconnected recesses corresponding to selected drive positions among which the selector lever 15 moved. A locking bolt, actuated by an electrical solenoid for movement parallel to the axis of the selector shaft, includes a ramp contacted by a spring-loaded bolt mounted for movement laterally with respect to a second bolt, held by a compression spring in contact with the selector lever.

Steering column mounted gear selector mechanism for automatic

A device for adjusting and holding the length of a Bowden cable includes a supporting sleeve, which supports a sheath end-piece for axial sliding movement but prevents rotation. External threads formed on the outer surface of the sheath end-piece are engaged by corresponding teeth on the inner surface of a locking sleeve, which is rotated about the longitudinal axis of the device to engage and disengage the teeth. A ribbed actuating sleeve engages cogs on the outer surface of the locking sleeve to facilitate rotation. When the teeth are engaged, the length of the cable is releasably fixed.

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Guido De Crouppe