Manual shift control lever device and self-contained electronic control for transmissions

Patent · Tue Sep 09 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5165458

Parker, F F

A unitized shift control lever device is described for the remote activation of an electrically controlled transmission comprising: a housing; a manually operable range selector lever pivotally supported in the housing for selective movements to predetermined operating positions respectively indicative of a required operating condition of an associated electrically controlled transmission; means in the housing providing a source of radiations; radiation controlled switching means for generating discrete control signals in response to the presence and non-presence of the radiations; means interposed in the radiation path between the source and the switching means operable in response to the movement of the range selector lever for selectively determining the presence or non-presence of the radiations with respect to the switching means at each range selector position of the lever; and electronic circuit control means having input connections for receiving the generated signals and output connections adapted for connection with electrically activated condition controlling devices on the transmission.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-85-024069; EDB-86-175348
• Patent Number(s): US 4610179
• OSTI ID: 5165458
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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