摘要 |
According to the invention, therefore, there is provided a shift contro l 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 mounted for movement in response to movement of the lever and an array of detectors fixed relative to the housing, each detector being responsive to movement of the detection element to a position adjacent the respective detector to produce an electrical output signal, the array being arranged such that movement of the lever causes the single detection element to move to a position adjacent different ones of the detectors in response to movement of the lever to said different positions , and processor means responsive to said output signals for generating said electrical control signals. |