Patent ID: 7628092

Claim:
A gearshift lock protection mechanism comprising: a gearbox having a gearbox shaft extending therefrom; a gearshift module comprising: a control panel having a plurality of gear ranges positioning holes located on a surface, the control panel in operable communication with the gearbox shaft such that rotation of the control panel about an axis causes rotation of the gearbox shaft about the axis; and a gearshift leading wire set controllable by a driver, the gearshift leading wire set configured to rotate the control panel into a plurality of positions corresponding to gears in the gearbox; and a gearshift lock controller comprising: a positioning terminal that is both extendable and compressible, the positioning terminal configured to extend through at least one of the plurality of gear range positioning holes of the control panel such that it locks the particular gear range positioning hole; a control valve in operable communication with the positioning terminal and configured to control extension and compression of the positioning terminal into at least one of the plurality of gear range positioning holes; and a gearshift positioning leading wire located between the control valve and the positioning terminal.