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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1979
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald W Kelbel, Muncie, IN (US);
Jack M Fisher, Muncie, IN (US);
Assignee:
Borg-Warner Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74476 ; 7447 / ; 74523 ;
Abstract
A shift control mechanism for a manual transmission incorporates a control lever with a ball fulcrum, and a reversing lever between the ball fulcrum and the shift rail. The mechanism acts as a rigid lever in crossover in one direction, and acts as an articulated lever to provide fore and aft motion of the shift rail in the other direction. A positive reverse inhibitor allows shifting into first or reverse from neutral, but prevents shifting into reverse from first.