Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho

Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Chuo Hatsujo Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyota Jishoda Kabushiki Kaisha

Tadao Muramatsu

Shozo Kito

Shoichi Harada

Hajime Imai

Yoshinobu Yokoyama

Shinichi Yamamuro

Syuzi Nakamura

Kenichi Suzuki

Shigeru Hoshino

Hisatoshi Ohta

Youichi Hyodo

Hitoshi Sakuma

Shigetoshi Miyoshi

Masamitsu Suzuki

Takaji Hattori

Katsuhiro Fujiwara

Yasuhiko Ichihashi

Shingetoshi Miyoshi

An automatic shift lever locking device is capable of locking the shift of an automatic transmission in a specific non-driving shift position against movement from this position unless a predetermined condition is met. The device has a detent pin provided on the shift lever and movable in response to pressing of a push button on the shift lever, a movable member engageable with the detent pin, and a lock member engageable with the movable member so as to prevent the detent pin from moving out of a lock position thereby to maintain the shift lever locked in the non-driving position. Therefore, when the shift lever is not locked, the manual force exerted by the driver on the push button is not transmitted to the lock members and other parts mechanically or electrically connected to the lock member.

Device for locking shift lever of automatic transmission

A shift lever apparatus for an automatic transmission of a vehicle includes shift positions of which are arranged in the order of a parking range, a reverse range, a neutral range, and a drive range and are selectable in a single shift range by a swinging operation of the shift lever. The apparatus is provided with a control member which is adapted to control the movement of a moving plate caused by the pressing of a detent pin. Control is effected such that even if a pushbutton is pressed, a shifting operation from the parking range to another range is prohibited when the parking range is selected as the shift position and a foot brake of the vehicle is not pressed with the foot. Furthermore, even if the pushbutton is pressed, a shifting operation from the neutral range toward the reverse range is prohibited when a speed of the vehicle is above a predetermined value and a shifting operation is effected to the neutral range.

Shift lever apparatus for automatic transmission of vehicle

An automatic shift lever locking device is capable of locking the shift lever of an automatic transmission in a specific non-driving shift position against movement from this position unless a predetermined condition is met. The device has a detent pin provided on the shift lever and movable in response to pressing of a push button on the shift lever, a movable member engageable with the detent pin, and a lock member engageable with the movable member so as to prevent the detent pin from moving out of a lock position thereby to maintain the shift lever locked in the non-driving position. Therefore, when the shift lever is not locked, the manual force exerted by the driver on the push button is not transmitted to the lock members and other parts mechanically connected to the lock member.

A ball joint includes a pair of generally hemispheric head members including facing surfaces. A bearing member is disposed between the facing surfaces. One of the head members is connected to a ball stud, the other includes a shank hole through which the ball stud passes. Both head members are enclosed in a ball seat which is deformed into conformity with a generally spherical outer surface of the combined first and second head members by a socket that is formed about them. An elastic member between the socket and the ball seat applies an axial force to said first and second head members, whereby a substantial preload on the ball joint permits take-up of wear during use.

Ball joint

A locking apparatus for a shift lever in an automatic transmission of a vehicle which permits the shift lever to move from a vehicle non-driving position to a vehicle driving position by means of an electrically operated member, such as a solenoid, in the presence of a predetermined condition such as that of applying a brake pedal. When the shift lever is located in the non-driving position, a detent pin for inhibiting the shift lever from shifting is engaged with a lock recess formed in a lock member and the lock member is held in a lock position by means for the electrically operated member. Even though the electrically operated member fails to function due to a malfunction or the like, an occupant can manually shift the shift lever from the non-driving position to the driving position in order to move the vehicle.

Locking apparatus for shift lever in automatic transmission

An apparatus for locking a shift lever associated with an automobile automatic transmission in the parking range is provided. A locking member prevents any movement of the shift lever from the parking range to another range except when the brake pedal is stepped down.

Shift lever locking apparatus

An apparatus for locking a shift lever associated with an automobile automatic transmission in the parking range is provided. A locking member prevents any movement of the shift lever from the parking range to another range except when the brake pedal is stepped down. A pivotal movement of the brake pedal is transmitted to the locking member through a cam rotatably mounted on the brake pedal, a cam follower, and a cable.

A control cable connecting device for connecting the cable of a control cable to an operated device. The control cable connecting device comprises a guide sleeve, an operating member slidably fitted in the guide sleeve, supporting lugs fixed to the outer surface of the guide sleeve with a predetermined space therebetween, a guide block fixedly connected to the extremity of the outer casing of a control cable, a driving member slidably fitted in the guide block and fixed to the free end of the cable of the control cable, and a clip for fastening the guide block to the supporting lugs. The driving member can be connected operatively to the operating member simply by placing the guide block containing the driving member in the space between the supporting lugs, and simply by fastening the guide block to the supporting lugs with the clip. Thus, the control cable connecting device requires a small space for installation and is capable of being assembled easily.

Control cable connecting device

A transmission operating apparatus for automatic transmission wherein, when a shift lever of the automatic transmission is shifted to a specific position such as a parking position, a detent pin provided for the shift lever is engaged with a movable body and is moved to a first position so as to be engaged with detent means so that the shift to another shift position is prevented. A lock is engaged with the movable body which has been moved, together with the detent pin, to the first shift position so that the lock means cannot be separated from the movable body if a driver does not perform any special operation such as footing the brake or the like. Therefore, the movable body cannot be moved to the second position, and the shift lever cannot be moved to another shift position. The movable body is positioned at the second position when the shift lever is positioned at another shift position, while the same is engaged with the detent pin immediately after the shift lever is operated to the specific position.

Transmission operating apparatus for automatic transmission

A rear suspension includes a suspension arm for supporting an axle carrier. The suspension arm has a first arm portion disposed laterally of a car body and having an inner end pivotably connected to the car body through a first bushing and an outer end pivotably connected to the axle carrier and a second arm portion disposed longitudinally of the car body and having a front end pivotably connected to the car body through a second bushing and a rear end connected to the first arm portion. The second arm portion is formed to be undeformable vertically, deformable laterally of the car body and deformable by a torsional force.

Rear suspension of automobile

A suspension for an automobile is provided with a suspension arm for supporting an axle carrier. The suspension arm includes a pair of rigid arms disposed spaced from each other longitudinally of a car body each of which is pivotably connected on one end thereof to the car body and on the other end to the axle carrier and at least one coupling member stretched between these rigid arms and connected thereto. The coupling member is formed of a plate material and is deformable in a lateral direction parallel to a plane including centers of connection of the rigid arms to the car body and to the axle carrier.

Suspension for automobile

A camber adjusting device in a strut type suspension system, comprising first and second clamp means for connecting a support bracket and a steering knuckle for supporting a strut at opposite ends and an eccentric adjustment piece rotatably provided on one of said first and second clamp means. Rotation of said eccentric adjustment piece causes said one of clamp means is displaced about the other clamp means by a value of eccentricity of said adjustment piece, whereby said strut is displaced with respect to said steering knuckle to thereby adjust the camber angle.

Camber adjusting device in strut type suspension system

A structure for mounting a hub cap or a wheel cap to a wheel, wherein an annular element having a strap-like body, a number of elastic tongues and a number of first and second detent portions is interposed between the cap and the wheel in such a manner that the annular element is firmly fixed to the cap by the first and second detent portions while the annular element removably engages with the wheel by the elastic tongues.

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Tadao Muramatsu