Patent ID: 6588537
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B60K,B60W,B60Y,F16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A vehicle comprising:an engine; a gear box operatively coupled to the engine; a clutch assembly operatively coupled to the gear box; and a foot shifter assembly operatively coupled to at least one of the clutch assembly and the gear box and displaceable over a predetermined distance (d), wherein displacing the foot shifter assembly over the predetermined distance (d) permits the shifting of gears of the gear box using a predetermined amount of work (W), the predetermined amount of work being defined by the following expression: W=(F)*(d), and wherein at least one of the following conditions exist: 1) W is less than about 5.3 joules for an up-shift and 2) W is less than about 5.0 joules for a down-shift.