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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hajime Yamada, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/10 (2006.01); F16H 59/08 (2006.01); F16H 63/42 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/10 (2013.01); F16H 59/08 (2013.01); F16H 63/42 (2013.01); F16H 2059/0239 (2013.01); F16H 2063/423 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2014 (2015.01);
Abstract
A shift system for a vehicle is provided that includes a shift component that facilitates shifting between gears of a transmission of the vehicle and a shift indicating component that displays a position of the shift component. The shift indicating component includes a transparent cover that facilitates a three-dimensional effect and illuminating sources that illuminate below the transparent cover adjacent to a gear indicating mark corresponding to a position of the shift component. The transparent cover provides a minor like reflection for the illuminating sources thereby providing the three-dimensional effect.