Patent ID: 9086129
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shift lever assembly that is adapted to be connected to a manually operable transmission including an input shaft, an output shaft, a plurality of gears selectively engagable with the input shaft and the output shaft to provide a plurality of speed reduction gear ratios therebetween, and a control member that is manually movable throughout a plurality of gear ratio positions for engaging a desired one of the plurality of speed reduction ratios, the shift lever assembly comprising: a hollow shift lever including a first end, a second end, and a hollow interior that extends from the first end to the second end; a shift knob supported on the first end of the hollow shift lever; a switch supported on the shift knob; an electric or pneumatic line extending from the switch through the shift knob, the first end of the hollow shift lever, the hollow interior of the hollow shift lever, the second end of the hollow shift lever, and outwardly from the second end of the hollow shift lever; and a noise and vibration damper assembly including a hollow housing that is connected to the second end of the hollow shift lever and a damper mechanism supported within the hollow housing, wherein the damper mechanism is adapted to be connected to a control member of a manually operable transmission.