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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. Vermeersch, Essexville, MI (US);
Arthur W. Nellett, Davison, MI (US);
Assignee:
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 20/00 (2006.01); G05G 5/00 (2006.01); F16H 59/10 (2006.01); F16H 61/24 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/10 (2013.01); F16H 61/24 (2013.01); F16H 2059/0295 (2013.01); F16H 2061/243 (2013.01); F16H 2061/245 (2013.01); F16H 2061/247 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2014 (2015.01);
Abstract
A park shift assist mechanism of a shift lever assembly for a vehicle is provided. The park shift assist mechanism includes a pressing portion configured to apply a pressing force and a follower configured to cause rotation of a gear shift lever from a reverse position to a park position when the gear shift lever is positioned between the reverse position and the park position in response to the pressing force being applied to the follower.