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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shane R. Smith, Zanesfield, OH (US);
Jason W. Grundey, Wapakoneta, OH (US);
Scott D. Batdorf, Raymond, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/24 (2006.01); F16H 59/10 (2006.01); F16H 61/36 (2006.01); F16H 61/18 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/24 (2013.01); F16H 59/0278 (2013.01); F16H 59/10 (2013.01); F16H 61/18 (2013.01); F16H 61/36 (2013.01); F16H 2059/0282 (2013.01); F16H 2061/242 (2013.01); F16H 2061/247 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gear shift lever biasing apparatus includes a shift lever biased primarily along a first dimension axis using a spring. The shift lever is retained to a backing plate, which may be mounted on a frame. A contact area on the backing plate engages with a bumper that is secured to the frame with a semi-rigid retainer, thereby providing bias to the gated shift lever primarily along a second dimension axis that is primarily orthogonal to the first dimension axis.