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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Shigeo Tsuzuki, Anjo, JP;
Jiro Maeda, Anjo, JP;
Naoki Ohkoshi, Anjo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H059/00 ; B60K017/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle range changeover mechanism is driven in response to operation of a shift lever. The range changeover mechanism has an output sector gear that is unrotatably connected to a range control shaft, and a position detecting sensor, a portion of which that is interlocked with and connected to the range control shaft. Looseness between the output sector gear and the position detecting sensor portion is eliminated by provision of a leaf or spring plate, thereby assuring rotation of the position detecting sensor portion corresponding one to one with the rotational motion of the range control shaft.