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Granted Patent B2
US 11,312,233 · App. 16/535,511 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Shift bracket

Inventors: Kazuma Otoguro (Toyota, JP); Satoshi Kasai (Nagoya, JP); Naruaki Tsutsumi (Nisshin, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60K20/04B62D25/2009F16H59/02F16H2059/026
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,312,233
App. No.
16/535,511
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a shift bracket that is coupled to a top plate of a cover panel for covering a floor tunnel and to which a shift lever unit is attached on an upper side. The shift bracket includes: a base plate to which the shift lever unit is attached; and a front leg portion and a rear leg portion that are coupled to the base plate and the top plate of the cover panel and hold the base plate with a space being provided upward in a vehicle vertical direction from the top plate. An ECU is disposed in the space between the top plate of the cover panel and the base plate.

Claims (24)

1. A shift bracket disposed at a center in a vehicle width direction, attached to a top plate of a cover panel for covering a floor tunnel that is projected upward in a vehicle vertical direction from a floor panel and extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and to which a shift lever is attached on an upper side in the vehicle vertical direction, the shift bracket comprising:

a base plate to which the shift lever is attached; and

a plurality of leg portions that are coupled to the base plate and the top plate of the cover panel and hold the base plate with a space being provided upward in the vehicle vertical direction from the top plate, at least one of the leg portions including a plate-shaped member, wherein

at least one of the leg portions is spot welded to the base plate,

an electronic control unit is disposed in the space between the top plate of the cover panel and the base plate, and

the plate-shaped member at least partially overlaps the electronic control unit in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

2. The shift bracket according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic control unit is attached to the base plate or one of the leg portions.

3. The shift bracket according to claim 1 , wherein

the base plate is a groove-shaped cross-section member having a groove-shaped cross-section with a lower side opened in the vehicle vertical direction and having flanges that are located on both sides in the vehicle width direction and extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction,

at least one of the leg portions is a groove-shaped cross-section member having a groove-shaped cross-section opened in the vehicle longitudinal direction and having flanges that are located on both sides in the vehicle width direction and extend in the vehicle vertical direction, and

the flanges of the base plate are coupled to the flanges of the leg portions.

4. The shift bracket according to claim 2 , wherein

the base plate is a groove-shaped cross-section member having a groove-shaped cross-section with a lower side opened in the vehicle vertical direction and having flanges that are located on both sides in the vehicle width direction and extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction,

at least one of the leg portions is a groove-shaped cross-section member having a groove-shaped cross-section opened in the vehicle longitudinal direction and having flanges that are located on both sides in the vehicle width direction and extend in the vehicle vertical direction, and

the flanges of the base plate are coupled to the flanges of the leg portions.

5. The shift bracket according to claim 3 , wherein

a portion between the flanges of at least one of the leg portions includes the plate-shaped member, and

at least one of the leg portions has a width in the vehicle width direction that is equal to or greater than that of the electronic control unit in the vehicle width direction.

6. The shift bracket according to claim 4 , wherein

a portion between the flanges of at least one of the leg portions includes the plate-shaped member, and

at least one of the leg portions has a width in the vehicle width direction that is equal to or greater than that of the electronic control unit in the vehicle width direction.

7. The shift bracket according to claim 3 , wherein the flanges of the base plate are coupled to the flanges of the leg portions by spot welding.

8. The shift bracket according to claim 4 , wherein the flanges of the base plate are coupled to the flanges of the leg portions by spot welding.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2019
From: OTOGURO, KAZUMA; KASAI, SATOSHI; TSUTSUMI, NARUAKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 050008/0131 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-154733 · Aug 21, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200062113A1 · Feb 27, 2020
Cited By (1)
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