Patent ID: 6817262
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shifter for a vehicle having an electrical control circuit, the shifter comprising:a base; a shift lever pivoted to the base; an interlock device on one of the base and the shift lever, and an abutment surface on the other of the base and the shift lever, the abutment surface being configured for selective engagement by the interlock device to control movement of the shift lever; the interlock device including a preassembled switch, an electromechanical device, and a lead frame, the lead frame having at least four conductors, the electromechanical device having an interlock member movable to an extended position engaging the abutment surface, and a retractable position where the interlock device operates the switch; the at least four conductors operably interconnecting the switch and the electromechanical device to each other and being adapted for electrical connection to the vehicle control circuit for operating the electromechanical device and for signaling to the vehicle control circuit via the switch that the interlock member has been extended.