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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2007
Tamara Reppuhn, Hemlock, MI (US);
Michael C. Vermeersch, Saginaw, MI (US);
Tamara Reppuhn, Hemlock, MI (US);
Michael C. Vermeersch, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A universal shifter system that is adaptable to any of a variety of locations in a vehicle has a shift assembly with a frame supporting a shaft for rotation about a primary axis. An end of the shaft is exposed axially through the frame for circumferentially indexed attachment of either a shift arm or a cam device of the system dependent upon the selected system location in the vehicle. A side mount feature has a secondary axis that traverses the primary axis. The cam device rotates about both axes when selected. A shifter mechanism is supported by the frame and is constructed and arranged to rotate the shaft between park and drive positions. Preferably, a flexible park lock cable interfaces between the shifter mechanism and a start device of the vehicle to prevent the shaft from rotating from the park and into the drive position if the start device is not in a predetermined position.