Grand Haven Stamped Products

Grand Haven Stamped Products, Division of Jsj Corporation

Honda Motors

Scott M Ebenstein

Lee N Bowers

A shifter having a base and a shift lever assembly pivotally mounted on the base by a separate pivot member. The pivot member includes a device for keying it to the shift lever assembly and the base includes an opening device configured for receiving the pivot member which includes a radially extending tab at its extreme end. After being inserted in the opening device of the base, the tab prohibits the pivot member from being withdrawn from the base.

Shifter with pivot pin having retention tab

A shifter for a vehicle includes a base for attachment to the vehicle, and a transmission shift lever having a slidably connectable pivot for pivoting shift lever to the base. The base includes configured sidewalls defining opposing sockets having a first diameter and inlets to the sockets having a first width less than the first diameter. The shift lever includes an integrally molded pivot member with protruding flat-sided rod sections. The rod sections define a second diameter about equal to the first diameter, and the flat sides of the rod sections define a second width about equal to the first width. By positioning the shift lever in an assembly-permitting angular position, the flat sides align with the inlet and the pivot member can be slid through the inlets into releasable pivotal engagement with the sockets. When the shift lever is pivoted from the assembly-permitting angular position to a plurality of gear shift positions, the flat sides of the rod sections are pivoted out of alignment with the inlets such that the shift lever is non-releasably pivotally retained in the sockets. A method includes slidably engaging the pivot members on the shift lever into the sockets in the base, and pivoting the shift lever from an assembly-permitting angular position to the gear positions to retain the shift lever in the sockets.

Vehicle shifter with mechanically connectable pivot

A transmission shifter having a unique structure for pivoting its lever assembly and a novel structure and method for assembling the parts. The structure for pivoting the lever assembly includes caps mounted on the ends of axles extending from the lever assembly. The apparatus and method for assembling the parts includes sockets mounted on a base and on a detent housing, which sockets capture trunnions extending from the lever assembly. Preferably such trunnions are the cap and axle combinations.

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Rockford, MI, United States of America

Scott M Ebenstein