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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1979
Dan R Kimberlin, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A manual shift control mechanism for a transmission has two drive transmitting cables which are connected to the steering column lock mechanism and the transmission control mechanism, respectively. The cables are interconnected by a pin which is connected through a leaf type spring to the manual shift lever. When the steering column lock mechanism is in the 'Lock' mode, the cable attached thereto cannot move so that movement of the shift lever results in flexing of the spring and the pin and transmission cable does not move. Thus, when the steering column lock mechanism is in the 'Lock' mode, the transmission control mechanism cannot be moved from the 'Park' mode. When the steering column lock mechanism is in an operating mode other than 'Lock', movement of the manual shift lever is transmitted to the transmission cable through the spring and pin to effect shifting of the transmission control.