Patent ID: 6588290
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle comprising a vehicle body having a transmission; a shift control; and a cable extending between said shift control and said transmission with one end of said cable being attached to said shift control and another end being attached to said transmission; wherein said cable transmits a movement from said shift control to said transmission thereby engaging and disengaging a park locking system and wherein said movement pulls said cable in tension when said shift control disengages said park locking system, wherein said park locking system is a park pawl locking system, said park pawl locking system comprising a park pawl having a tooth adapted to enmesh with a tooth of a transmission gear, said park locking system thereby being engaged when said teeth are enmeshed and being disengaged when said teeth are not enmeshed, wherein said shift control is mounted adjacent and below an instrument panel, wherein said cable is routed from said shift control toward a front side of said vehicle, wherein said shift control includes a body defining a bottom side and a rear side of said shift control, wherein no portion of said shift control extends beyond said bottom side and said rear side, thereby providing an open area between said shift control and a floor and another open area between said shift control and a seat.