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Patent No.:

US 10675974 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2018

360° rotatable handle shifter with shifter position reset functionality in lieu of rotating handle to a fixed position

Applicant:

Kuster North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);

Inventors:

Brian Mayville, Northville, MI (US);

Yong Qiang Wang, Troy, MI (US);

Christopher Soave, Brighton, MI (US);

Christopher Curtis, Orion, MI (US);

Scott Hengy, Davison, MI (US);

Assignee:

Kuster North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);

Attorney:

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jake Cook

Assistant Examiner:

T Scott Fix

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/12 (2006.01); F16H 59/08 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); F16H 63/48 (2006.01); F16H 59/50 (2006.01); F16H 63/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/12 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2661 (2013.01); F16H 59/08 (2013.01); F16H 59/50 (2013.01); F16H 63/38 (2013.01); F16H 63/48 (2013.01); F16H 63/483 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/70 (2013.01); F16H 2059/081 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rotary shifter with 360° rotation in each of clockwise and counter clockwise rotating directions. The shifter includes a package housing with a bezel cover. A cylindrical shaped plunger housing is secured to a rotary knob supported atop the housing and which is selectively rotatable in the clockwise direction from a Park gear position, in succession, to each of a Reverse gear position, a Neutral gear position and at least one Drive gear position, with further clockwise rotation preventing movement beyond a final one of the Drive gear positions. The knob is further selectively rotatable in a counter clockwise direction to return to the Park gear position, with additional permitted counter-clockwise rotation retaining the shifter in the Park gear position.

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