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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2002
Jochen Vogel, Stuttgart, DE;
Peter Wieltsch, Böblingen, DE;
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A shift device for a motor vehicle transmission includes a steering-column shift lever which is movable in two directions arranged orthogonally to one another, the steering-column shift lever being capable of being transferred along the first direction into at least one forward driving position (D) and at least one neutral position (N or N ) and along the second direction into positions for successive (sequential) gear selection. To provide a cost-effective shift device, the transmission shift state may be reproduced by an indicator, and the first direction is in the circumferential direction of a steering wheel and includes a reversing position (R), two neutral positions (N and N ) and a forward driving position (D) whereas the second direction is essentially in the vehicle longitudinal direction.