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US 9,046,127 · App. 13/951,888 · Granted Jun 2, 2015

Lever shifter control cable assembly

Inventors: Subba Narahari Rao (Bangalore, IN); Basavaraj Ukanal (Bangalore, IN); Mukund Rao (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Suprajit Engineering Ltd.
F16C1/12Y10T74/20438F16C2310/00G05G1/04
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Patent No.
US 9,046,127
App. No.
13/951,888
Granted
Jun 2, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The assembly includes a casing having two halves defining a chamber there between and a lever shifter movably mounted between the two halves of the casing for pivotal movement, wherein the lever shifter configured for to and fro movement. The assembly has a roller-spring-sleeve unit operatively connected to the lever shifter for controlling the lever shifter. The assembly further has four numbers of snap fit units each comprising a flat spring configures into a U-shaped nylon molded part have been inserted into left and right covers to retain the casing to the panel. The assembly also has a cable assembly mounted on an abutment, wherein the abutment is housed within the casing by a snap fit and coupled to the lever shifter on one end and a control cable connected to the casing through the abutment through a hole in the casing on the other end.

Claims (17)

1. An assembly for lever shifter cable control, the assembly comprising:

a. a casing comprising two halves defining a chamber there between;

b. a lever shifter movably mounted between the two halves of the casing for pivotal movement about a pivot axis, wherein the lever shifter configured for to and fro movement;

c. a roller-spring-sleeve unit operatively connected to the lever shifter, the roller-spring-sleeve unit housed in a receptacle in the casing for controlling the lever shifter, wherein the roller-spring-sleeve unit comprises:

a compression spring coupled to a lug and positioned in a vertical orientation;

a sleeve connected to the compression spring, wherein the sleeve has a dish shaped configuration and configured to match with the lug; and

a roller configured to be received by the sleeve;

d. a snap fit unit comprising a flat spring configured into a U shaped nylon molded part, a pocket to receive the flat spring, wherein the flat spring inserted in the pocket is configured to provide a lock fit for the lever shifter cable control assembly to a panel; and

f. a control cable connected to the casing through an abutment through a hole in the casing, wherein the abutment is housed within the casing and coupled to the lever shifter.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lever shifter movably mounted between the two halves of the casing pivots on a cylindrical projection and radially spins with respect to an inner wall of the casing.

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the casing has an inner wall, wherein the lever shifter, the roller-spring-sleeve unit and the snap fit unit are configured to the inner wall.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the compression spring is composed of a nylon resin material.

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the roller is composed of high chromium steel.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the roller-spring-sleeve unit is continuously and consistently connected to the lever shifter.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the lever shifter further comprises a groove, wherein upon operating the lever shifter the roller-spring-sleeve unit rides against a wall of the lever shifter and the roller engages with the groove.

8. The assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the lever shifter is operated by a user.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the lever shifter when operated the roller-spring-sleeve unit disengages from the groove and rides on the wall of lever shifter until stopping against a boundary of the wall.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2014
From: RAO, SUBBA NARAHARI; UKANAL, BASAVARAJ; RAO, MUKUND
To: SUPRAJIT ENGINEERING LTD.
Reel/Frame 032552/0504 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 4338/CHE/2012 · Oct 17, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140102241A1 · Apr 17, 2014