Patent ID: 7131347
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manual gearshift device for providing a gearshift command signal for shift-up or shift-down operative to cause an automotive automatic transmission to shift one gear up or down every time of manual operation thereof, said manual gearshift device comprising: a steering wheel having at least a wheel ring and a pair of spokes extending in substantially diametrically opposite directions; a first gearshift switch having a manually operable first lever which is installed on said spoke at an obverse side of said steering wheel above a transversely horizontal center line of said steering wheel that is in a neutral position so that an upper end thereof is pendent beyond an upper edge of said spoke and actuated to provide a gearshift command signal for either one of shift-up and shift-down when said manually operable first lever is operated; and a second gearshift switch having a manually operable second lever which is installed on said steering wheel at said reverse side of said steering wheel below said transversely horizontal center line so that a lower end thereof extends from behind said spoke to be pendent beyond a lower edge of said spoke and actuated to provide a gearshift command signal for the other of shift-up and shift-down when said manually operable second lever is operated.