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AU6384386A – Shift lever tower assembly
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AU6384386A – Shift lever tower assembly
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Shift lever tower assembly

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Publication number
AU6384386A

AU6384386A
AU63843/86A
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Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
shift lever
tower assembly
lever tower
assembly
shift
Prior art date
1985-11-08
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)

Granted

Application number
AU63843/86A
Other versions

AU579081B2
(en

Inventor
Donald C. Schultz
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Dana Inc

Original Assignee
Dana Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
1985-11-08
Filing date
1986-10-13
Publication date
1987-05-14

1986-10-13
Application filed by Dana Inc
filed
Critical
Dana Inc

1987-05-14
Publication of AU6384386A
publication
Critical
patent/AU6384386A/en

1988-11-10
Application granted
granted
Critical

1988-11-10
Publication of AU579081B2
publication
Critical
patent/AU579081B2/en

2006-10-13
Anticipated expiration
legal-status
Critical

Status
Ceased
legal-status
Critical
Current

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Classifications

F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS

F16C23/00—Bearings for exclusively rotary movement adjustable for aligning or positioning

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL

B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES

B60K20/00—Arrangement or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles

B60K20/02—Arrangement or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles of initiating means

F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS

F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections

F16C11/04—Pivotal connections

F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints

F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS

F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections

F16C11/04—Pivotal connections

F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints

F16C11/0604—Construction of the male part

F16C11/0609—Construction of the male part made from two or more parts

F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

F16H—GEARING

F16H59/00—Control inputs to control units of change-speed-, or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion

F16H59/02—Selector apparatus

F16H2059/026—Details or special features of the selector casing or lever support

F16H2059/0269—Ball joints or spherical bearings for supporting the lever

Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC

Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

Y10T403/00—Joints and connections

Y10T403/32—Articulated members

Y10T403/32549—Articulated members including limit means

Y10T403/32557—Articulated members including limit means for pivotal motion

Y10T403/32565—Ball and socket with restricted movement about one axis

Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC

Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

Y10T403/00—Joints and connections

Y10T403/32—Articulated members

Y10T403/32606—Pivoted

Y10T403/32631—Universal ball and socket

Y10T403/32647—Plural concave surfaces with diverse curvature

Y10T403/32655—Interposed concavo-convex component

Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC

Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

Y10T403/00—Joints and connections

Y10T403/32—Articulated members

Y10T403/32606—Pivoted

Y10T403/32631—Universal ball and socket

Y10T403/32681—Composite ball

Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC

Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

Y10T403/00—Joints and connections

Y10T403/32—Articulated members

Y10T403/32606—Pivoted

Y10T403/32631—Universal ball and socket

Y10T403/32681—Composite ball

Y10T403/32704—Stud extends into ball

AU63843/86A
1985-11-08
1986-10-13
Shift lever tower assembly

Ceased

AU579081B2
(en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

US06/796,119

US4662772A
(en)

1985-11-08
1985-11-08
Shift lever tower assembly

US796119

1991-11-19

Publications (2)

Publication Number
Publication Date

AU6384386A
true

AU6384386A
(en)

1987-05-14

AU579081B2

AU579081B2
(en)

1988-11-10

Family
ID=25167349
Family Applications (1)

Application Number
Title
Priority Date
Filing Date

AU63843/86A
Ceased

AU579081B2
(en)

1985-11-08
1986-10-13
Shift lever tower assembly

Country Status (13)

Country
Link

US
(1)

US4662772A
(en)

JP
(1)

JPS62114018A
(en)

KR
(1)

KR960002988B1
(en)

AU
(1)

AU579081B2
(en)

BR
(1)

BR8605091A
(en)

CA
(1)

CA1275894C
(en)

DE
(1)

DE3635278A1
(en)

FR
(1)

FR2589798B1
(en)

GB
(1)

GB2183754B
(en)

IT
(1)

IT1198471B
(en)

MX
(1)

MX159855A
(en)

NL
(1)

NL8602647A
(en)

SE
(1)

SE463992B
(en)

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patent/US4662772A/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime

1986

1986-10-08
CA
CA000520086A
patent/CA1275894C/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime

1986-10-13
AU
AU63843/86A
patent/AU579081B2/en
not_active
Ceased

1986-10-14
GB
GB8624611A
patent/GB2183754B/en
not_active
Expired

1986-10-16
DE
DE19863635278
patent/DE3635278A1/en
not_active
Ceased

1986-10-17
BR
BR8605091A
patent/BR8605091A/en
not_active
IP Right Cessation

1986-10-20
MX
MX4082A
patent/MX159855A/en
unknown

1986-10-22
NL
NL8602647A
patent/NL8602647A/en
not_active
Application Discontinuation

1986-11-06
KR
KR1019860009375A
patent/KR960002988B1/en
active
IP Right Grant

1986-11-06
IT
IT48627/86A
patent/IT1198471B/en
active

1986-11-07
FR
FR868615600A
patent/FR2589798B1/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime

1986-11-07
SE
SE8604785A
patent/SE463992B/en
not_active
IP Right Cessation

1986-11-07
JP
JP61264154A
patent/JPS62114018A/en
active
Pending

Also Published As

Publication number
Publication date

FR2589798B1
(en)

1990-10-26

GB2183754A
(en)

1987-06-10

DE3635278A1
(en)

1987-05-14

AU579081B2
(en)

1988-11-10

SE8604785D0
(en)

1986-11-07

FR2589798A1
(en)

1987-05-15

NL8602647A
(en)

1987-06-01

KR870005193A
(en)

1987-06-05

US4662772A
(en)

1987-05-05

BR8605091A
(en)

1987-07-21

MX159855A
(en)

1989-09-21

JPS62114018A
(en)

1987-05-25

SE463992B
(en)

1991-02-18

GB8624611D0
(en)

1986-11-19

KR960002988B1
(en)

1996-03-02

CA1275894C
(en)

1990-11-06

IT8648627D0
(en)

1986-11-06

SE8604785L
(en)

1987-05-09

GB2183754B
(en)

1989-12-06

IT1198471B
(en)

1988-12-21

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