Patent ID: 7272988
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shift knob for a gearshift lever of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, the shift knob comprising: a lever arm; a mounting site, said lever arm being rotatably mounted to said mounting site; a spring; a mount, said mount supporting said spring, said mount being located at a position offset from the position of said mounting site; a locking bar guided axially in said gearshift lever; a release button for manually actuating said locking bar in relation to said gearshift lever, wherein said release button is arranged in said shift knob at the top end of said gearshift lever, said release button being pivotally mounted to said shift knob by means of said lever arm via said mounting site, wherein the length of said lever arm of said release button is selected such that said release button performs a linear movement during actuation; and a deflecting lever formed independent of said release button, said deflecting lever being movable relative to said release button, said deflecting lever being in contact with said spring such that said release button is free from clearance in each shift position, said deflecting lever converting said linear movement of said release button into a rotary movement acting on said lock bar for releasing said locking bar, said deflecting lever pivoting about said mount relative to said release button when said release button pivots about said mounting site.