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Vehicle shifter assembly

A shifter, assembly technology, applied in vehicle components, transportation and packaging, mechanical equipment, etc., to solve problems such as fluid overflow

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-11-25
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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However, since the drain is incorporated into the rigid housing adjacent to the shift lever, the drain still only provides limited coverage of the underlying components
If a large amount of fluid is spilled in the area opposite the marker section or drain, overflow of fluid onto critical components can occur

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[0024] With reference to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 to Figure 6 Exemplary embodiments of various panel or console mounted shifter assemblies are shown, wherein like symbols indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the several figures. Each shifter assembly is compatible with the vehicle transmission. The transmission may be any conventional transmission, eg automatic, manual, continuously variable or electrically variable. The shifter assembly enables the driver to control the mode in which the transmission operates. The shifter includes a user input device (eg, a shift lever) that is connected to various electrical and mechanical components of the transmission located beneath the user input device. Various fluid diversion systems are incorporated into the shifter assembly to direct fluid along predetermined flow paths and away from predetermined components of the shifter assembly. It may be desirable to direct fluid away from electrical components of the s...

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The present disclosure relates to a vehicle shifter assembly having a retainer ring between a housing and an instrument panel or console. The retainer ring includes a fluid diverter system configured to guide fluid away from predetermined shifter assembly component(s).

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to vehicle shifters and fluid diverter systems designed to direct fluid away from predetermined components of a shifter assembly. Background technique [0002] Conventional vehicles utilize shifting devices that enable the driver of the vehicle to shift the transmission into a desired mode of operation. Floor mounted shifter designs are more economical and simpler than steering column mounted shifter designs due to their location in close proximity to the transmission. Nonetheless, there remains a need for cost-reducing improvements to existing shifter designs. [0003] For example, when fluid such as soda, tea or coffee is spilled on a floor mounted shifter, the natural flow path is down to the shifter mechanism below. In some shifter assemblies, located directly under the front of the shifter is the transmission shifter interlock solenoid (transmission shifter interlock solenoid), when the brakes are applied and the a...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60K20/08F16H59/02
CPCB60K20/02F16H59/0213Y10T74/20104Y10T74/2014
Inventor 唐纳德·模丽斯特罗伯特·E·迈耶
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC