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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
May. 09, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Timothy A. Kiester, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jared Van Dam, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Eric O. Williams, Southfield, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A transmission shifter assembly includes a shifter and a shifter bezel. The shifter includes a shifter body and a shifter handle movably coupled to the shifter body. The shifter bezel includes a bezel body and defines a handle opening extending through the bezel body. The handle opening is sized to partially receive the shifter handle. The shifter handle extends through the handle opening. The transmission shifter assembly further includes a plurality of locating features, such as shock absorbers, interconnecting the shifter bezel and the shifter body in order to align the shifter bezel relative to the shifter.