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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Torsten Thoreson, Ytterby, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Lastvagnar AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 5/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 5/28 ;
Abstract
Gear shift mechanism for a vehicle gearbox, comprising a gear lever ( ) pivotable between forward and rear end positions via an intermediate neutral position. A pivot element ( ) is pivotable about an axis (c), which is located between and fixed relative to the pivot axis (a) of the gear lever and the lower end of the gear lever. A pair of springs ( ) are set between the pivot element and said end of the gear lever so as to make up together with the pivot element an over center mechanism, which forces the gear lever towards either of the end positions.