MODULAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER
A shifter mechanism includes a housing, a yoke assembly having a shifter lever and pivotably secured to the housing along a shift path, and a gate cover secured to the housing and forming a slot. The shifter lever extends through the slot to define the shift path. The gate cover is a unitary component formed separate from the housing. The gate cover provides a gate profile and a secondary detent profile. By changing the gate cover alone, a shifter mechanism with different shifter lever travel or a different type of shifter mechanism can be obtained.
1 . A shifter mechanism comprising, in combination:
a housing;
a yoke assembly having a shifter lever and pivotably secured to the housing along a shift path; and
a gate cover secured to the housing and forming a slot;
wherein the shifter lever extends through the slot to define the shift path;
wherein the gate cover is a unitary component formed separate from the housing; and
wherein the gate cover provides a gate profile and a secondary detent profile.
2 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein said gate profile includes a plurality of grooves.
3 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein said secondary detent profile includes a plurality of grooves.
4 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein said gate cover has a park detect switch secured thereto.
5 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein said gate cover has a tiptronic module secured thereto.
6 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 5 , wherein said gate cover has a tiptronic lock lever secured thereto.
7 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein said gate cover has a tiptronic lock lever secured thereto.
8 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the yoke assembly has a cable bracket formed as a separate component from a yoke and secured to the yoke.
9 . The shifter system according to claim 1 , wherein the shifter mechanism is a tiptronic type shifter mechanism.
10 . A tiptronic shifter mechanism comprising, in combination:
a housing;
a yoke assembly having a shifter lever and pivotably secured to the housing along a shift path; and
a gate cover secured to the housing and forming a slot;
wherein the shifter lever extends through the slot to define the shift path;
wherein the gate cover is a unitary component formed separate from the housing; and
wherein the gate cover provides a gate profile and a secondary detent profile and has a tiptronic module and a tiptronic lock lever secured thereto.
11 . The tiptronic shifter mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein said gate profile includes a plurality of grooves.
12 . The tiptronic shifter mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein said secondary detent profile includes a plurality of grooves.
13 . The tiptronic shifter mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein said gate cover has a park detect switch secured thereto.
14 . The tiptronic shifter mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein the yoke assembly has a cable bracket formed as a separate component from a yoke and secured to the yoke.
15 . A shifter mechanism comprising, in combination:
a shifter base;
a shifter assembly secured to the base;
wherein the shifter assembly includes:
a housing;
a yoke assembly having a shifter lever and pivotably secured to the housing along a shift path; and
a gate cover secured to the housing and forming a slot;
wherein the shifter lever extends through the slot to define the shift path;
wherein the gate cover is a unitary component formed separate from the housing; and
wherein the gate cover provides a gate profile and a secondary detent profile;
a shifter knob secured to free end of the shifter lever; and
a shifter cover secured to the shifter assembly and having a slot with the shifter lever extending therethrough.
16 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 15 , wherein said gate cover has a park detect switch secured thereto.
17 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 15 , wherein said gate cover has a tiptronic module secured thereto.
18 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 17 , wherein said gate cover has a tiptronic lock lever secured thereto.
19 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 15 , wherein said gate cover has a tiptronic lock lever secured thereto.
20 . The shifter mechanism according to claim 15 , wherein the yoke assembly has a cable bracket formed as a separate component from a yoke and secured to the yoke.