Description:FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT 1970
39 OF 1970
&
THE PATENT RULES 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(SEE SECTIONS 10 & RULE 13)
1. TITLE OF THE INVENTION

A GEAR SHIFT LEVER ROD OF A VEHICLE FOR FACILITATING APPLICATION OF FLEXIBLE LOAD
2. APPLICANTS (S)
NAME NATIONALITY ADDRESS

MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LIMITED

Indian
Maruti Suzuki India Limited
1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj,
New Delhi - 110070
India
3. PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION

The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.

A GEAR SHIFT LEVER ROD OF A VEHICLE FOR FACILITATING APPLICATION OF FLEXIBLE LOAD

TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a gear shift lever rod of a vehicle for facilitating application of flexible load. In particular, the present disclosure relates to the lever rod capable of facilitating at least two shift lever ratio in order to enable the operator to apply flexible load by selection of appropriate lever ratio based on requirement.
BACKGROUND
[0002] A gear shift lever assembly (GSLA) also known as a transmission lever, is used to allow a vehicle to be put into different gears on a manual transmission system and is normally located between two front seats of the vehicle. Typically, the gears used in the vehicle are of a fixed height, but as per the comfort of an operator the automobile manufacturers are now focusing on more advanced mechanism to provide different options that may provide adjustability of the gears thereby enabling them to operate easily and comfortably.
[0003] Figures 1 (a) and 1 (b) show basic structure of the manual transmission system (100). The manual transmission system (100) comprises, the gear shift lever assembly (101) having a knob (101-1) which is connected at an upper end of a lever rod (101-2), a boot (101-3) which covers the lever rod (101-2), a shift pin (208) configured at the lower end of the lever rod (101-2) to select parking gear. The manual transmission system (100) further comprises a bell crank (101-4) placed in lower part of the gear shift lever assembly (101) for changing motion of the vehicle through an angle, a shifter box (101-5) configured with the shift pin (208) a select pin and a shift tower (101-7) that is assembled in a transmission unit (101-8) and connected to a select cable (101-9) from one end and to a shift cable (101-10) from the other end.
[0004] Now, if a load is to be applied to the knob (101-1) of gear shift lever for shifting, the load primarily depends on the lever ratio already set in the lever rod (101-2) of the gear shift lever assembly (101). The load applied to the knob (101-1) actuates the shift cable (101-10) and the select cable (101-9), thereby, actuating the shift tower (101-7). This in turn, shifts the gear to the selected position based on mechanism provided in the transmission unit (101-8). The lever rod (101-2) which is the part of the gear shift lever assembly (101) has been illustrated in Figure 2. The lever rod (200) comprises of an upper half lever portion (202) and a lower half lever portion (204) with a pivot ball (206) dividing the upper half lever portion (202) and the lower half lever portion (204). The pivot ball (206) is mounted on the lower end of the upper shaft (202) and the shift pin (208) that is fixed at the lower end of the lower shaft (204). The shift lever ratio being expressed as a ratio of length of the upper shaft (202) to the lower shaft (204) plays a crucial role in determining the load required to be applied on the knob (101-1) for actuation of the gear of the vehicle. However, in an existing arrangement, only one set of lever ratio is available, enabling an operator to apply a fixed amount of load everytime.
[0005] Further, as only one set of load can be applied by the operator during shifting, it leads to discomfort in driving experience to the operator. Moreover, the height of the lever is not adjustable in the existing designs of the lever thus, providing a fixed mechanism with no flexibility.
[0006] However, though there are some existing technologies providing adjustable height of the gear shift lever, but the kind of arrangement are not suitable for the operator as the lever rod designed in these scenario are completely movable, which causes distress for the operator while driving the vehicle.
[0007] Hence, towards this direction, there is a need to design and develop the lever rod that is flexible with adjustable height and overcomes the limitations posed by the already existing arrangements.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[0008] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfy, are listed herein below.
[0009] It is an object of the present subject matter to overcome the aforementioned and other drawbacks existing in the prior art systems and methods.
[0010] It is a significant object of the present disclosure to develop a lever rod of a gear shift assembly of a vehicle that facilitates application of flexible load.
[0011] It is another principal object of the present disclosure to develop the lever rod that enables the operator to choose the lever ratio based on requirement.
[0012] It is another principal object of the present disclosure to develop the lever rod capable of providing lever ratio by fixing a lower shaft for ease of operation.
[0013] It is another object of the present disclosure to design the lever rod such that height of the lever can be adjusted to suit ergonomics for operators of variable heights.
[0014] It is yet another object of the present disclosure to design the lever rod that is simple and easy to implement.
[0015] These and other objects and advantages of the present subject matter will be apparent to a person skilled in the art after consideration of the following detailed description taking into consideration with accompanied drawings in which preferred embodiments of the present subject matter are illustrated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0016] This summary is provided to introduce concepts related to a structure and its structural attributes. The concepts are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.
[0017] According to an embodiment of a present disclosure, there is provided a lever rod of a gear shift lever assembly of a vehicle in order to facilitate application of flexible load.
[0018] In an aspect, the lever rod comprises an upper half lever portion and a lower half lever portion, where a pivot ball divides the lever rod in the upper half lever portion and the lower half lever portion.
[0019] In an aspect, the upper half lever portion comprises a moveable upper portion configured to receive a knob at an upper end, a fixed lower portion slidably coupled with the moveable upper portion, where lower end of the fixed lower portion is fixed with the pivot ball and upper end of the fixed lower portion defines a hollow cavity to receive lower end of the moveable upper portion.
[0020] In an aspect, there is provided a detent spring positioned on the moveable upper portion to facilitate movement of the moveable upper portion in a vertically upward/downward direction in the fixed lower portion with a plurality of two diametrically opposite holes provided on the fixed lower portion to receive balls of the detent spring.
[0021] In an aspect, there is provided a release device having a sleeve positioned around upper end of the fixed lower portion and two arms projecting outward from the sleeve in diametrically opposite ends, where distal ends of the two arms define concave surface to receive spherical surface of balls of the detent spring when the detent spring engaged with the two diametrically opposite holes.
[0022] In an aspect, there is a multi-threaded screw provided in the plurality of the two diametrically opposite holes positioned in between the detent spring and the sleeve of the release device to fix position of the moveable upper portion and the fixed lower portion.
[0023] In an aspect, the lower end of the moveable upper portion defines a flange extending in circumferential outward direction and the upper end of the fixed lower portion defines a flange extending in circumferential inward direction, the moveable upper portion and the fixed lower portion coupled with each other by means of the flanges.
[0024] In an aspect, the lever rod facilitates at least two shift lever ratios by enabling selection of height of the lever rod by pushing the moveable upper portion inside the fixed lower portion.
[0025] In an aspect, a vertical elongated groove is present in the fixed lower portion and correspondingly a sleeve on the release device together prevents anti-rotation of the release device.
[0026] In an aspect, the sleeve of the release device defines a third arm projecting outward from the sleeve in between the two arms and distal end of the third arm define a projection to engage with a vertical elongated groove of the fixed lower portion to prevent anti-rotation of the release device with respect to the fixed lower portion.
[0027] In an aspect, the moveable upper portion has a spring welded at the lower end, the spring seated on the hollow cavity provided at the upper end of the fixed lower portion.
[0028] In an aspect, a concave surface of the distal ends of the two arms pushed balls of the detent spring upon application of force to disengage balls (push inward) of the detent spring from the diametrically opposite holes.
[0029] In an aspect, multi-threaded screw passes through the plurality of holes of the movable upper portion and the fixed lower portion.
[0030] In an aspect, screw receiving holes of the multi-threaded screw is positioned vertically offset to the two diametrically opposite holes configured to receive the detent spring.
[0031] To further understand the characteristics and technical contents of the present subject matter, a description relating thereto will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are illustrative only but not used to limit the scope of the present subject matter.
[0032] Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which numerals represent like components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWING(S)
[0033] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present subject matter and are therefore not to be considered for limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments. The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the figures to reference like features and components. Some embodiments of system or methods or structure in accordance with embodiments of the present subject matter are now described, by way of example, and with reference to the accompanying figures, in which
[0034] Figures 1 (a, b) depict an existing arrangement of a lever rod in a gear shift assembly of a vehicle;
[0035] Figure 2 illustrates a lever rod assembled in a gear shift lever assembly as per the existing arrangement;
[0036] Figure 3 (a-d) illustrates a front view and side view of the upper half lever portion in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0037] Figure 4 (a-d) illustrates a release device and its associated parts in the upper shaft in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
[0038] Figure 5 (a-c) illustrates an exemplary working of the upper half lever portion in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0039] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for the purposes of illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0040] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0041] While the embodiments of the disclosure are subject to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiment thereof have been shown by way of example in the figures and will be described below. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternative falling within the scope of the disclosure.
[0042] The terms “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variations thereof used in the disclosure, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a device, system, assembly that comprises a list of components does not include only those components but may include other components not expressly listed or inherent to such system, or assembly, or device. In other words, one or more elements in a system or device proceeded by “comprises… a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the system or device.
[0043] The present disclosure provides a lever rod that is capable of facilitating application of flexible load as per requirement of the operator. This is achieved by providing at least two shift lever ratio in the lever rod of the same gear shift lever assembly, thereby, enabling the operator to choose the lever ratio based on requirement. The corresponding structural and functional aspects of the lever rod are elaborated in the subsequent sections.
[0044] The structural attributes of the lever rod (200) are known and have been already described with reference to Figure 2 in above mentioned sections.
[0045] Figure 3 depicts a front view and a side view of the upper half lever portion (202) in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The upper half lever portion (202), on the other hand, comprises of a moveable upper portion (202-1) and a fixed lower portion (202-2).
[0046] In an aspect, the moveable upper portion (202-1) is configured to receive a knob (302) at an upper end. The fixed lower portion (202-2) is cylindrical in nature and is slidably coupled to the moveable upper portion (202-1) with lower end of the fixed lower portion (202-2) being fixed with the pivot ball (202-6). However, an upper end of the fixed lower portion (202-2) defines a hollow cavity to receive lower end of the moveable upper portion (202-1).
[0047] In an aspect, the moveable upper portion (202-1) further comprises of a detent spring (202-5) to facilitate movement of the moveable upper portion (202-1) in a vertically upward/downward direction, further to be received by the hollow cavity of the fixed lower portion (202-2).
[0048] The fixed lower portion (202-2) is having a plurality of two holes arranged diametrically opposite to each other in order to receive balls of the detent spring (202-5) when the upper moveable portion (202-1) is pushed in the vertically downward/upward direction. The plurality of holes include (202-9), (202-10) and (202-11) present in the fixed lower portion (202-2) facilitating fixed position to mount the detent spring (202-5) to enable vertically upward/downward movement of the moveable upper portion (202-1).
[0049] In an aspect, as shown in Figure 4, the upper end of the fixed lower portion (202-2) comprises of a release device (402) having a sleeve (202-4) in order to push the balls of the detent spring (202-5) inwards. As can be seen from Figure 3, there are provided two arms (202-7) projecting outward from the sleeve (202-4) in diametrically opposite ends. The distal ends of the two arms (202-7) define a concave surface to receive spherical surface of balls of the detent spring (202-5) when the detent spring (202-5) is engaged with any of the two diametrically opposite holes.
[0050] In an aspect, upper portion of the sleeve (202-4) defines a flange extending circumferentially outwards to facilitate user to hold the release device (402) while pulling up the release device (402) from its initial position in upward direction.
[0051] In an aspect, the concave surface of the distal ends of the two arms (202-7) help in pushing balls of the detent spring (202-5) upon application of force in order to disengage balls of the detent spring (202-5) from the diametrically opposite holes.
[0052] In an aspect, as can also be seen from Figure 4, a vertical elongated groove is present on an outer surface of the fixed lower portion (202-2). The vertical elongated groove enables step wise movement of the release device (402) in case the moveable upper portion (202-1) is pushed in vertically upward direction. Additionally, the position and orientation of the vertical elongated groove and the sleeve (202-4) together prevent anti-rotation of the release device (402) as well.
[0053] In an aspect, the sleeve (202-4) of the release device (402) define a third arm (404) projecting outward from the sleeve (202-4) in between the two arms and distal end of the third arm (404) define a projection to engage with a vertical elongated groove of the fixed lower portion (202-2) to prevent anti-rotation of the release device (402) with respect to the fixed lower portion (202-2).
[0054] Furthermore, in an aspect, as per the Figure 3(a), there is provided a multi-threaded screw (202-8) in two diametrically opposite holes positioned in between the detent spring (202-5) and the sleeve (202-4) of the release device (402). The multi-threaded screw (202-8) passes through the holes of the moveable upper portion (202-1) and the fixed lower portion (202-2) and is also configured to fix position of the moveable upper portion (202-1) and fixed lower portion (202-2). The multi-threaded screw (202-8) is also configured to be locked in suitable position according to position of the detent spring (202-5) and the release device (402) when the moveable upper portion (202-1) is pushed in vertically upward or downward direction as per requirement.
[0055] In an aspect, screw receiving holes (202-12, 202-13, 202-14) of the multi-threaded screw (202-8) is positioned vertically offset to the plurality of two diametrically opposite holes (202-9, 202-10, 202-11) configured to receive the detent spring (202-5).
[0056] In an aspect, the moveable upper portion (202-1) is provided with a plurality of diametrically opposite holes (202-12), (202-13) and (202-14) to facilitate the locking in suitable position of the moveable upper portion (202-1) and the fixed lower power portion (202-2) using the multi-threaded screw (202-8) when the detent spring (202-5) is positioned at location (202-9), (202-10) and (202-11) respectively.
[0057] In an aspect, the lower end of the moveable upper portion (202-1) is defining a flange extending in circumferential outward direction. The upper end of the fixed lower portion (202-2), on the other hand, defines a flange extending in circumferential inward direction. Both the flanges are helping the moveable upper portion (202-1) to be coupled with the fixed lower portion (202-2).
[0058] In an aspect, as can be observed from Figure 3 and Figure 4, the moveable upper portion (202-1) is protruded in vertically downward direction and is having a spring (202-3) welded at the lower end. The spring (202-3) is welded in a manner such that it remains seated on the hollow cavity provided at the upper end of the fixed lower portion (202-2).
[0059] Figures 5 (a)-(c) illustrates an exemplary working of the upper half lever portion in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As already mentioned, the shift lever ratio may be defined as ratio of length of the moveable upper portion (202-1) (say A) and the fixed lower portion (202-2) (say B). Now, since the load required to shift the upper half lever portion (202) of the lever rod (200) is inversely proportional to the shift lever ratio (i.e. A/B), higher shift lever ratio corresponds to application of less load for shifting of gears and vice versa.
[0060] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides the lever rod (200) where length of the upper lever portion (202) is variable due to presence of the moveable upper portion (202-1) (i.e. A) in the upper lever portion (202).
[0061] Firstly, say, when the shift lever ratio is greater than 1 i.e. A>B, the moveable upper portion (202-1) remains in spring load position and the spring (202-3) remains uncompressed due to locking mechanism provided by the multi-threaded screw (202-8).
[0062] In an aspect, when the moveable upper lever (202-1) has to be moved in downward direction in the fixed lower lever (202-2) (i.e. position changed from Figure 5(b) to Figure 5(a)), the multi-threaded screw (202-8) is unscrewed from the two diametrically opposite holes and the release device (402) is moved upward using the sleeve (202-4). The two arms (207) are brought in contact with the detent spring (202-5), which is then pushed inward with the help of the distal ends of the two arms (202-7). As a result, the moveable upper lever (202-1) is pushed against the spring load to engage the detent spring (202-5) with two diametrically opposite holes provided on the fixed lower lever (202-2) (as shown in Fig. 5(a)). Once with the detent spring (202-5), which is then pushed inward the release device (402) moves back (free falling) to its neutral position (as shown in Fig. 3(c)) i.e. the two arms (202-7) are rested over the protruded area on the fixed lower portion (202-2).
[0063] In an aspect, additionally as shown in Figure 5 (c), when the moveable upper lever (202-1) is pushed vertically in downward direction, the release device (402) is released from the current position to engage detent spring (202-5) with the holes present in the lower portion of the moveable upper lever (202-1).
[0064] Therefore, as shown in Figures 5 (a)-(c), the moveable upper lever (202-1) can be adjusted to variable lengths L1, L2 and L3 where L1 is greater than L2 but less than L3. In this manner, variable lever ratio mechanism is conducted in the lever rod (200) of the gear shift lever assembly based on requirement of the operator.
[0065] In an aspect, the outer surface of the fixed lower portion (202-2) is provided with protrusion which engages with an elongated groove present on the outer surface of the moveable upper portion (202-1), providing an anti-rotation feature to the engagement.
[0066]
Technical Advantages
[0067] All in all, the invention described in the present disclosure is having the following advantages:
a) The lever rod (200) is having at least two set of variable load which may be applied by the operator during shifting of gears.
b) The lever rod (200) facilitates adjustment of height as per requirement.
c) The lever rod (200) is simple to design.
d) The lever rod (200) is easy to implement in working condition.
Equivalents
[0068] It should be noted that the description and figures merely illustrate the principles of the present subject matter. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present subject matter. It should also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that by devising various systems that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present subject matter and are included within its spirit and scope. Furthermore, all examples recited herein are principally intended expressly to be for pedagogical purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the present subject matter and the concepts contributed by the inventor(s) to furthering the art and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the present subject matter, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures.
[0069] Although embodiments for the present subject matter have been described in language specific to package features, it is to be understood that the present subject matter is not necessarily limited to the specific features described. Rather, the specific features and methods are disclosed as embodiments for the present subject matter. Numerous modifications and adaptations of the system/device of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and thus it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such modifications and adaptations which fall within the scope of the present subject matter.
[0070] It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”
[0071] It will be further appreciated that functions or structures of a plurality of components or steps may be combined into a single component or step, or the functions or structures of one-step or component may be split among plural steps or components. The present invention contemplates all of these combinations. Unless stated otherwise, dimensions and geometries of the various structures depicted herein are not intended to be restrictive of the invention, and other dimensions or geometries are possible. In addition, while a feature of the present invention may have been described in the context of only one of the illustrated embodiments, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of other embodiments, for any given application. It will also be appreciated from the above that the fabrication of the unique structures herein and the operation thereof also constitute methods in accordance with the present invention. The present invention also encompasses intermediate and end products resulting from the practice of the methods herein. The use of “comprising” or “including” also contemplates embodiments that “consist essentially of” or “consist of” the recited feature.

, Claims:We Claim:
1. A lever rod (200) of a gear shift lever assembly of a vehicle for facilitating application of flexible load, the lever rod (200) comprising:
- an upper half lever portion (202) and a lower half lever portion (204), where a pivot ball (206) divides the lever rod (200) in the upper half lever portion (202) and the lower half lever portion (204);
- the upper half lever portion (202) comprises:
a moveable upper portion (202-1) configured to receive a knob (302) at an upper end;
a fixed lower portion (202-2) slidably coupled with the moveable upper portion (202-1), where lower end of the fixed lower portion (202-2) is fixed with the pivot ball (206) and upper end of the fixed lower portion (202-2) defines a hollow cavity to receive lower end of the moveable upper portion (202-1);
a detent spring (202-5) positioned on the moveable upper portion (202-1) to facilitate movement of the moveable upper portion (202-1) in a vertically downward direction in the fixed lower portion (202-2),
a plurality of two diametrically opposite holes provided on the fixed lower portion (202-2) to receive balls of the detent spring (202-5);
a release device (402) having a sleeve (202-4) provided around upper end of the fixed lower portion (202-2) and two arms (202-7) projecting outward from the sleeve (202-4) in diametrically opposite ends, where distal ends of the two arms (202-7) define concave surface to receive spherical surface of balls of the detent spring (202-5) when the detent spring (202-5) engaged with the two diametrically opposite holes; and
a multi-threaded screw (202-8) provided in two diametrically opposite holes positioned in between the detent spring (202-5) and the sleeve (202-4) of the release device to lock position of the moveable upper portion (202-1) and the fixed lower portion (202-2).

2. The lever rod (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower end of the moveable upper portion (202-1) defines a flange extending in circumferential outward direction and the upper end of the fixed lower portion defines a flange extending in circumferential inward direction, the moveable upper portion (202-1) and the fixed lower portion (202-2) coupled with each other by means of the flanges.

3. The lever rod (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lever rod (200) facilitates at least two shift lever ratios by enabling selection of height of the lever rod (200) by adjusting the moveable upper portion (202-1) inside the fixed lower portion (202-2).

4. The lever rod (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein upper portion of the sleeve (202-4) defines a flange extending circumferentially outwards to facilitate user to hold the release device (402) while pulling up the release device (402) from its initial position in upward direction.

5. The lever rod (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sleeve (202-4) of the release device (402) define a third arm (404) projecting outward from the sleeve (202-4) in between the two arms and distal end of the third arm (404) define a projection to engage with a vertical elongated groove of the fixed lower portion (202-2) to prevent anti-rotation of the release device (402) with respect to the fixed lower portion (202-2).

6. The lever rod (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the moveable upper portion (202-1) has a spring (202-3) welded at the lower end, the spring (202-3) seated on the hollow cavity provided at the upper end of the fixed lower portion (202-2).

7. The lever rod (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a concave surface of the distal ends of the two arms (207) pushed balls of the detent spring (202-5) upon application of force to disengage balls of the detent spring (202-5) from the diametrically opposite holes.

8. The lever rod (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the moveable upper portion (202-1) is provided with a plurality of diametrically opposite holes (202-12), (202-13) and (202-14) to facilitate the locking in suitable position of the moveable upper portion (202-1) and the fixed lower power portion (202-2) using the multi-threaded screw (202-8) when the detent spring (202-5) is positioned at location (202-9), (202-10) and (202-11) respectively.

9. The lever rod (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein multi-threaded screw (202-8) passes through the holes of the movable upper portion (202-1) and the fixed lower portion (202-2).

10. The lever rod (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein screw receiving holes (202-12, 202-13, 202-14) of the multi-threaded screw (202-8) is positioned vertically offset to the plurality of two diametrically opposite holes (202-9, 202-10, 202-11) configured to receive the detent spring (202-5).

Dated this 31st day of October, 2022

AMIT JAIN
PATENT AGENT
IN/PA – 2189
OF L. S. DAVAR & CO.,
APPLICANT’S AGENT