US 11,953,092 B2
Vehicle transmission shift shaft bushing assembly
Dylan Sebastian LaLone, Dummerston, VT (US)
Assigned to Sonnax Transmission Company, Bellows Falls, VT (US)
Filed by Sonnax Transmission Company, Bellows Falls, VT (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/406,610.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/082,891, filed on Sep. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0090628 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. F16C 33/74 (2006.01); F16C 17/10 (2006.01); F16C 33/20 (2006.01); F16F 1/36 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); F16H 63/30 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 63/30 (2013.01) [F16C 17/10 (2013.01); F16C 33/20 (2013.01); F16C 33/74 (2013.01); F16F 1/36 (2013.01); F16H 61/0003 (2013.01); F16C 33/046 (2013.01); F16C 2361/65 (2013.01); F16H 2063/3076 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bushing assembly for a vehicle transmission shift shaft, the shift shaft having a first diameter, a shift lever fixedly mounted to an end thereof, and a step defining a second diameter smaller than the first diameter along a length thereof, the bushing assembly comprising:
a seal;
a spacer;
a bushing, wherein the seal, the spacer, and the bushing are configured to be positioned on the shaft such that the seal abuts the shift lever, the spacer abuts the seal, and the bushing is positioned over the spacer; and
a retainer clip configured to be positioned on the shaft adjacent to the step of the shaft to retain the bushing.