Patent ID: 6125714
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
Selecting device for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, having a selector lever, a first shifting channel for preselecting the individual driving positions in an automatic operation via a mechanical tension/pressure coupling member extending between the automatic transmission and the selector lever, a first end of the mechanical tension/pressure coupling member being connected with the automatic transmission, a second shifting channel for step-by-step shifting of the gears in a manual operation, wherein the selector lever is pivotably supported in a longitudinal and transverse direction of the vehicle by way of a first and a second axle disposed in a vehicle-fixed frame and which, by pivoting about the first axle, can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in one of the shifting channels respectively and, by pivoting about the second axle, can be shifted back and forth between the shifting channels in the transverse direction of the vehicle,wherein, in the automatic operation, a pressure connection is formed by the selector lever directly engaging a second end of the mechanical tension/pressure coupling member to transmit longitudinal movements of the selector lever through the tension/pressure coupling member to operate the automatic transmission; andwherein the mechanical tension/pressure coupling member is uncoupled from the selector lever during the step-by-step shifting of the gears in the manual operation.