Gear selection lever for automobile automatic transmission - has control knob for releasing ratchet element incorporated in handgrip, and has cog mechanism for coupling to Bowden cable for automatic transmission

摘要

The gear selection lever (10) is supported in a housing (2) attached to the floor of the vehicle passenger compartment and pivots about a horizontal transverse axis (9) along a guide slot defined by a cover plate (20) fitted to the housing, with a ratchet device (14) defining the different gear positions. The top end of the lever has a handgrip (11) with a control knob (12) for releasing a ratchet element (19) allowing movement of the lever into a different position, its bottom end having a cog segment (22) cooperating with a second cog segment (23) controlling a lever arm (25) for a Bowden cable (27) linked to the automatic transmission. ADVANTAGE - Eliminates reverse movement of gear selection lever.