Patent ID: 7540213
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gearshift lever for vehicles, the gearshift lever comprising: a gearshift knob in which a plurality of functional and/or control elements are integrated; a gearshift rod which is connected to the gearshift knob and which defines a cavity; wherein the plurality of functional and/or control elements are connected to an electronic system in the gearshift knob, further wherein the electronic system in the gearshift knob is connected to an electronic vehicle system via a bus and a supply line that are in the cavity and the connection between the electronic system in the gearshift knob and the electronic vehicle system consists of three leads, the vehicle including a CAN bus and the bus in the cavity connected to the CAN bus via a control device integrated in the CAN bus to connect the electronic system to the electronic vehicle system.