Shifter assembly having a device for coupling a shroud to a lever and corresponding method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9528598
APP PUB NO 20150128741A1
SERIAL NO

14398655

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A shifter assembly (23) for selecting one of a plurality of gears of a transmission of a vehicle. The shifter assembly includes a lever (24) having a retention surface (34) and defining a first engagement feature (36) and a shroud (48) at least partially disposed about the lever. A collet 54) is at least partially disposed about the lever and is movable. An actuator (58) has a second engagement feature (68) selectively engaging the first engagement feature and has an abutment surface (60) selectively engaging the collet. The actuator rotates about the lever from an unlocked position to a locked position which facilitates engagement of the abutment surface with the collet and correspondingly moves the collet to sandwich the shroud between the collet and the retention surface of the lever. The actuator further defines a cable passage (78) and the shifter assembly includes a cable (46) with the cable extending through the cable passage.

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KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ABBOX 504 MULLSJO SE-565 28

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Farkas, Viktor Mullsjö, SE 2 8
Svensson, Karin Jönköping, SE 1 3

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