Patent ID: 6161447
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A selection system for an automatic motor vehicle transmission, comprising a manual selector element configured to be manually adjustable to different positions for selecting transmission adjustments, a locking system having a locking element controlled actuator arrangement for automatic locking and unlocking of the selector element in at least one defined position (P, N) as a function of defined operating conditions,wherein the locking system further comprises a toggle lever arrangement having a toggle assembly formed by two legs, an end of one of the legs being rotatable about a first rotation axis connected with the selector element, and an end of the other of the legs arranged to be swivellable about a second rotation axis disposed in a stationary bearing, the first and second rotation axes and a toggle assembly axis of rotation are arranged parallel to one another and at a substantially right angle with respect to a moving direction of the selector element such that the toggle assembly moved by the selector element swivels about the second rotation axis, and the locking element is operatively arranged to selectively block and release the toggle assembly from movement along a predetermined path as a function of the operating conditions.