Patent ID: 11971096
Assignee: GHSP, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G  B | IPC B  F  G

Claim 5:
6. A selector mechanism for a vehicle, the selector mechanism comprising:
a selector interface having a positioning member;
an artificial feel positioner having a continuous screw channel that defines a plurality of selectable positions of the selector interface, wherein the continuous screw channel in a stationary state defines a detent relationship between the positioning member and the continuous screw channel that defines a corresponding rotational position, with respect to a rotational axis of the selector interface, of each selectable position of the plurality of selectable positions; and
an actuator that operates to define a translating state that rotates the artificial feel positioner about a positioner rotational axis, wherein operation of the actuator guides the positioning member through the continuous screw channel and about the rotational axis of the selector interface, wherein the continuous screw channel includes a profile that is concentrically oriented about the rotational axis of the selector interface.