Patent ID: 7726215

Claim:
A device for converting a biaxial pivoting movement of a gearshift lever into a planar movement of a gearshift lever position transmitter, the device comprising: a guide element for limiting the movement of the gearshift lever position transmitter to a movement in a noncurved plane, a transmission element for transmitting a pivoting movement of the gearshift lever about a first pivot axis into a pivoting movement of the gearshift lever position transmitter in said noncurved plane; and a hinge joint for converting a pivoting movement of the gearshift lever about a second pivot axis into a movement of the gearshift lever position transmitter in said noncurved plane, so that the positions of the gearshift lever can be detected in said noncurved plane, said first pivot axis of said gearshift lever comprising a bearing bolt with an end including a joint head for being accommodated in the gearshift lever position transmitter, wherein to accommodate the joint head, the gearshift lever position transmitter has an elongated opening with a cross section geometry that reflects essentially the geometry of the joint head at right angles to the axis of the bearing bolt at equal or larger dimensions.