Patent ID: 8156841
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: B60K,B60Y,B62K,F16D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manipulation lever connection structure for a vehicle including an arm for operating a driving changeover device configured to change over a driving state between two-wheel drive mode and four-wheel drive mode, and for connecting a wire extending from a manipulation lever to the arm, comprising: an adjustment bolt mounted on a distal end of the wire; a joint slidably mounted on the adjustment bolt on an axis of the adjustment bolt; and an adjustment nut for supporting the joint, said adjustment nut being fastened to the adjustment bolt; a pair of joint support plate portions each having an elongated shaped hole formed therein for allowing the joint to pass therethrough; and wherein when the manipulation lever is moved in a first direction in order to move the arm from an initial position to a second position, the driving changeover device is changed to the four-wheel drive mode, and while the driving changeover device remains in the four-wheel drive mode, and the manipulation lever is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the arm remains in the second position, and wherein the adjustment nut is inserted between the pair of joint support plate portions, and an impact buffer member is mounted on the adjustment nut with a clearance formed between the adjustment nut and the elongated shaped holes of the respective joint support plate portions, wherein joint support plate portions are substantially flat and are parallel to each other.