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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Woodhouse, Troy, MI (US);
Soo Young Kang-Morales, Northville, MI (US);
Ryan G. Niemiec, Northville, MI (US);
Ryan Blodi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 20/08 (2006.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01); F16H 59/12 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 20/08 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); F16H 59/12 (2013.01); B60K 2350/2039 (2013.01); F16H 2059/026 (2013.01); H01H 2233/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pushbutton shifter interface is provided on a vehicle and includes a plurality of pushbutton keys arranged horizontally on a dashboard. The pushbutton shifter interface may be fixedly coupled with the dashboard generally forward of a driver seat. The pushbutton shifter interface is accessible by a driver to select a vehicle operating mode.