Patent ID: 8857289

Claim:
An automotive transmission shift cable assembly comprising, in combination: a conduit subassembly comprising a conduit and a core wire extending through the conduit, a shifter end portion, and a transmission end portion, wherein the conduit subassembly extends from the shifter end portion to the transmission end portion, and the transmission end portion comprises: a core wire length adjuster defining an isolator socket and comprising: a core wire adjuster isolator in the isolator socket, forming a bore having a connector pin socket portion and a retainer cap socket portion, the core wire adjuster isolator formed of materials selected from silicone, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE), and polyester-type thermoplastic polyurethane compound, and a retainer cap configured to be partially received by the retainer cap socket of the core wire adjuster isolator and having a connector pin end socket configured to receive and engage a portion of a connector pin received into the connector pin socket portion of the core wire adjuster isolator, the retainer cap formed of materials selected from polyether imide thermoplastic (PEI), Nylon 6 thermoplastic (polyamide 6), Nylon 6/6 thermoplastic (polyimide 6/6), and a conduit end fitting comprising a conduit end fitting isolator formed of materials selected from thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), polymeric silicone compound, thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU), thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (polyester) (TPU-polyester), and having a shear strength of at least 10 kN/meter; wherein a core wire travels less than a specified distance of 1.3 mm for core wires under 850 mm in length, less than 2.0 mm for core wires of from 850 to 1200 mm in length, less than 2.5 mm for core wires from 1200-2400 mm in length following 100,000 cycles of movement of the shift assembly and the core wire maintains a length after application of a compressive load of 667 N five times for a duration of 10 seconds followed by application of a compressive load of 333.8 N five times for a duration of 10 seconds.