摘要 |
<p>A vehicular steering and transmission shifting control mechanism (10) includes a transversally rockable control handle (8) and a steering actuator element (35) connected at the bottom thereof to selectively depress either a left or right actuating plunger (54, 56) of a hydraulic pilot valve assembly (48) for effecting steering. The control handle (8) is contoured to be easily grasped and to position an electrical switch actuating element (88) for comfortable movement by an operator's thumb to change the speed of a multi-speed transmission through an associated electronic transmission control system (136). A three-way electrical switch actuating element (100) at the front of the control handle (8) is adapted to be rocked to select one of forward, neutral, and reverse modes of the transmission (86).</p> |