Patent ID: 8490512
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shifter assembly for a vehicle transmission, comprising: a shifter adapted to move between at least two positions corresponding to different modes of operation of the transmission; a cable connection feature associated with the shifter; a cable connected to the cable connection feature and adapted to be connected to the transmission such that movement of the shifter is transmitted to the transmission by the cable, the cable including a conduit and a core received within the conduit, and a dampener connected to the conduit to bend the conduit and engage the core with the conduit, wherein the dampener is a wire form having spaced apart connection features connectable to the conduit and a body extending between the connection features, the connection features being laterally offset from the body so that the dampener is bent in the shape of the intended bend of the conduit when the dampener is installed on the conduit and the dampener biases the conduit into the bend when connected to the conduit.