Transmission control apparatus for an automobile
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May 27, 2003
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Feb 21, 2002
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Jul 18, 2001
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Jul 18, 2000
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A transmission control apparatus for an automobile to be arranged on or near an instrument panel of a vehicle comprising: a bracket for supporting a control lever unit for speed-change operation; a plate secured to the bracket; a shaft passed through both the bracket and the plate for rotatably supporting the control lever unit therearound; a first shock absorbing portion adapted to be broken when a shock load exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the control lever unit in order to absorb the shock load and to release the support of the shaft from the bracket or the plate; and a second shock absorbing portion adapted to be deformed by the shaft released from the bracket and displaced together with the control lever unit over a predetermined stroke in order to continuously absorb the shock load.
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