Patent ID: 6067873
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shifter assembly for a vehicle transmission, comprising:a base including a first pivot structure that defines an axis of rotation;a shift lever including a second pivot structure configured to operably engage the first pivot structure, so that the shift lever is rotatable along a shift lever path about the axis of rotation between a park gear position and other gear positions; andone of the first and second pivot structures including pivot-defining apertures and including access channels that extend into the pivot-defining apertures, with the access channels defining a first width dimension that is about equal to a first diameter of the pivot-defining apertures, the other of the first and second pivot structures including pivot bosses attached to the other of the base and the shift lever and configured to slide along the access channels into operative rotational engagement with the pivot-defining apertures during assembly of the shift lever onto the base, the bosses each having a cylindrically-shaped bearing surface characterized by an absence of any large flat surface, the bearing surface defining a second diameter that is about equal to the first diameter of the pivot-defining apertures and that is also about equal to the first width of the access channels.