Patent ID: 7854181
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An automobile manual transmission shifter comprising: a lower shaft having a lower vertical symmetry axis, a lower end portion that is configured to properly interface with a manual automobile transmission and an upper end portion having a mounting boss where a top of said mounting boss comprises a tapped, threaded hole for receiving a shaft joining bolt; a vibration absorbent cap, said vibration absorbent cap being mounted upon said mounting boss, and configured to dampen at least part of the vibration transmitted from the manual automobile transmission; an upper shaft having an upper vertical symmetry axis, a lower end portion that is configured to properly mate with said vibration absorbent cap, and a hole extending down said upper vertical symmetry axis for passing a shank of the joining bolt, said lower end portion of said upper shaft being joined upon said vibration absorbent cap where said lower vertical symmetry axis and said upper vertical symmetry axis are in alignment along a common symmetry axis; and a shifter handle configured for supporting a shift knob and rotatably joined to an upper portion of said upper shaft such that its vertical motion is substantially constrained and is enabled to rotate on a substantially horizontal plane about said upper vertical symmetry axis.