Patent ID: 6408709
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: F16H,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
An automotive dual mode shift lever unit comprising:a lever housing; a lever bracket mounted at a lower end of a shift lever for pivotally connecting the shift lever to a pivot shaft in the lever housing; a cable block pivotally mounted on the pivot shaft outside the lever housing; and a cable block-locking mechanism interposed between the lever bracket and the cable block, wherein the cable block locking mechanism comprises: a stud slidably mounted to the cable block for selectively connecting the cable block with the lever housing; a push rod formed on the lever bracket for depressing the stud so as to release the cable block from the lever housing in an automatic mode; and a return spring mounted around the stud for returning the stud such that a the cable block is coupled to the lever housing in a manual mode.