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Supporting structure for a floor-mounted type speed change lever
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1982-05-11
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Granted: 1985-06-25
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Expires: 2002-05-11
Abstract
Abstract A supporting structure for a floor-mounted type speed change lever of a motor vehicle is disclosed, which comprises two identically constructed supporting units which are mounted to the vehicle floor and oriented abreast facing toward the front of the vehicle, the two supporting units being arranged to put therebetween an enlarged spherical portion formed on the lever so that the lever is pivotal at the spherical portion relative to the supporting units. The supporting structure is characterized in that each of the units comprises at least two parallel elastic blocks which are spaced from each other in a direction in which the lever extends.
Inventors
- 👤 Masanori Murata
- 👤 Isao Hayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:30
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K20/00; B60K20/02; B60K20/04; F; F16; F16H; F16H59/00; F16H59/02; F16H59/0208; F16H2059/026; F16H2059/0269; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/45; Y10T403/455; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20012; Y10T74/20018; Y10T74/20134; Y10T74/20177
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A supporting structure for a floor-mounted type speed change lever of a motor vehicle, comprising two identically constructed supporting units which are mounted to the vehicle floor and oriented abreast facing toward the front of said vehicle, the two supporting units being arranged to receive therebetween an enlarged spherical portion formed on said lever so that said lever is pivotal at said spherical portion relative to said supporting units, wherein each of said units comprises at least two parallel elastic blocks which are spaced from each other in a direction in which said lever extends.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A supporting structure for a floor-mounted type speed change lever of a motor vehicle, comprising two identically constructed supporting units which are mounted to the vehicle floor and oriented abreast facing toward the front of said vehicle, the two supporting units being arranged to receive therebetween an enlarged spherical portion formed on said lever so that said lever is pivotal at said spherical portion relative to said supporting units, wherein each of said units comprises at least two parallel elastic blocks which are spaced from each other in a direction in which said lever extends.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A supporting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the paired elastic blocks of each unit are arranged such that a horizontal line which passes through the center of said spherical portion of said lever passes between the paired elastic blocks of each unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A supporting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the paired elastic blocks of each unit are arranged such that a horizontal line which passes through the center of said spherical portion of said lever passes below said paired elastic blocks of each unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
A supporting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each unit comprises a first bracket secured to said vehicle floor, a second bracket, and another elastic block supported by said second bracket and pivotally engaging with said spherical portion of the lever to hold the same, and said two parallel elastic blocks of each unit span between said first and second brackets.
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