Patent ID: 6738701
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B60W,F16H

Abstract:
A gear shifter to transmission interface and control sub-system for a mobile vehicle, the vehicle having a chassis and an operators cab, the vehicle having a transmission engaged to a chassis of the vehicle for driving an axle, the transmission engaged to an engine of the vehicle, and the engine also engaged to the chassis of the vehicle, comprising:a vehicle electrical system with a common data bus; an electrical system controller electrically engaged to communicate on said common data bus; an engine controller engaged to the engine to control engine operation; said engine controller electrically engaged to said common data bus to communicate along said common data bus; a transmission controller engaged to the transmission to control transmission operation; said transmission controller electrically engaged to said common data bus to communicate along said common data bus; a gear shift, located within the cab; and said gear shift electrically directly engaged to said common data bus to communicate changes of gears or mode to said transmission controller along said common data bus.