Patent ID: 6462651
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A gear indicator for use with an output from a gear position switch having a plurality of leads for transmitting data via at least one predetermined signal through at least one of the plurality of leads when a transmission is in a particular gear, and a central processing unit which receives via an input through a similar number of plurality of leads the data from the gear position switch, said input of the central processing unit detachably connected to the output of the gear position switch, and said indicator comprising:a bridge having a bridge input and a bridge output, said bridge input connectable to the output of the switch, and said bridge output connectable to the input of the central processing unit, wherein the bridge has an appropriate number of bridge leads to communicate data from the gear position switch to the central processing unit; a display for reporting the gear of the gear position switch; a plurality of bridge connections, said bridge connections communicating each of the leads from the gear position switch to a processor; and a processor interpreting the data received from the bridge connections and providing display signals to the display to reflect the gear indicated by the gear position switch.