Automotive gear selector lever has mass balances located within a guide and move against springs

摘要

An automotive gear selector has a lever and shaft. The shaft movement is transmitted to a mass balance (4) that is free to move at a distance (a) about an axis of rotation (5). The mass balance is located within a guide (6) and moves (B) against a spring (7, 8) that is at right angles to the axis of rotation (5) and the space vector (A) between the axis of rotation (5) and the mass balance (4). The springs are helical springs. The guide (6) is a chamber (10) defined by sidewalls (9). The mass balances are located between the ends of the chambers (11, 12).