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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1989
Filed:
May. 03, 1988
Donald L Dzioba, Midland, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A transmission shift control assembly has a rotary arm member to which a transmission shift control cable is attached. The rotary motion at the arm member translates to linear motion at the cable. A manual lever is pivotally mounted on the arm member for rotation therewith to permit operator selection of the desired transmission operating condition. The manual lever cooperates with a detent control member to position the shift control at the selected transmission operating condition. There is also disposed on the detent control mechanism an ignition interlock latching mechanism which is operable to prevent removal of the shift control mechanism from the 'Park' position prior to unlocking of the ignition lock and to prevent locking of the ignition lock prior to the transmission control mechanism being placed in the 'Park' position.