Patent ID: 9021912
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: F16H,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shifting apparatus including a controller for selecting a gear position in a vehicle, said apparatus comprising: a housing adapted to be disposed within the vehicle; an actuator coupled to said housing and movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position within said housing; and a haptic device coupled to said actuator, said haptic device comprising; a first element, a second element coupled to said first element and defining a space between said first and second elements with said first and second elements movable relative to one another between a rest position and a triggered position as said actuator is moved between said disengaged and said engaged positions respectively, a biasing member coupled to at least one of said first and second elements and continuously biasing said first and second elements toward one another, a slide having a contoured surface and at least one guide recess having a linear path, said slide being disposed within said space with said slide movable from a first position with said first and second elements in said rest position, to a second position moving said first and second elements to said triggered position, at least one cam follower engaging said slide and following said contoured surface with said cam follower selectively engaging one of said first and second elements to cause said first and second elements to move relative to each other as said slide moves toward said second position thereby causing a tactile feedback to said actuator; and at least one guide follower disposed in said at least one guide recess and remaining within said at least one guide recess as said slide moves between said first and second positions for guiding said slide between said first and second positions to keep said slide moving smoothly as said at least one guide follower moves in the linear path.