Gangschalthebel mit Lagerkugel

摘要

A drop-in type shifter is provided for an automotive transmission, the shifter employing one or more washer-like flat springs (12) for spring biasing a shift stick (14) to a predetermined position on the shifter and actuatable for changing the drive ratio of the transmission when the shift stick is pivoted. A base (30) is adapted for mounting the shifter on the transmission. A spherical socket (36) is disposed on the base, and a spherical ball (40) is disposed on the shift stick, the shift stick being received in the ball for pivotally mounting the shift stick on the base. One or more flat washer-like springs (12) are provided having an aperture through which the upper end of the shift stick extends, the washer-like spring being normally planar in an unstressed condition but being compressible into a curvilinear predetermined cross-sectional shape as installed. A rocking shaft (54) on the shift stick includes opposing ends (56,58) engaging the washer-like springs to resiliently flex the washer-like springs into an increasing curvilinear cross-sectional shape as the shift stick is moved away from a predetermined neutral position so as to spring bias the shift stick to return to the predetermined position.