Control lever apparatus for generating electrical control signals
CA 2104065 C · Owner: Cnh America Llc · Inventors: Weiten, Dean M.
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According to the invention, therefore, there is provided a shift control lever apparatus for generating electrical control signals for controlling a remote transmission shift system comprising a housing a lever, means mounting the lever in the housing for movement in two orthogonal directions a manually graspable element on the lever projecting outwardly from the housing for actuating movement of the lever relative to the housing to cause the lever to take up a plurality of different positions relative to the housing indicative of different control requirements and means for generating said electrical control signals in response to movement of the lever comprising a single detection element …
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- Filed August 13, 1993 and granted April 2, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 13, 2013.
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