Patent ID: 9291258
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: F16H,G05G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A joystick control for a change speed gearbox, comprising: a support body; an axle rotatably supported by the body; an operating lever connected to the axle by a pivot pin having an axis perpendicular to that of the axle such that the operating lever is rotatable about the axis of the axle and is pivotable relative to the axle about the axis of the pivot pin; first and second actuating members rotatably supported by the axle, the first actuating member being disposed on a first side of the operating lever and defining a first opening configured to receive one end of the axle, the second actuating member being disposed on an opposite second side of the operating lever and defining a second opening configured to receive an opposed end of the axle, each actuating member being connectable to a respective Bowden cable to extend and retract the cable in response to rotation of the actuating member about the axle; and mating formations on the operating lever and each of the first and second actuating members to engage the operating lever selectively for rotation with one of the first actuating member or the second actuating member in dependence upon a direction in which the operating lever is pivoted relative to the axle about the pin.