Patent ID: 7172063
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gearshift unit for electronic transmission control in motor vehicles, said gearshift unit comprising: a gearshift lever housing and a gearshift lever moveable in relation to the gearshift lever housing, the gearshift lever being rotatable about a main pivot axis of the gearshift lever within an active position range for active gearshift positions and a neutral position; the gearshift unit comprising a locking unit configured to assume a first, locked position when the gearshift lever is prevented from passing the neutral position and a second opened position when the gearshift lever is allowed to pass the neutral position, the active range being defined by an active slot encompassing the active gear positions and the neutral positions, said locking unit including a pivot pin which is arranged to run in said first active slot and a neutral locking position slot into which said pivot pin is forced when said locking unit is not in its second opened position, wherein said active slot is, with exception of said neutral locking position slot, free of mechanical catches whereby the active gearshift positions have no locking units so that the neutral position is freely accessible front the active gearshift positions solely by rotating the gearshift lever about the main pivot axis without deactivating locking elements.