Patent ID: 11859711
Assignee: SL CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A method of operating a transmission device of a vehicle, comprising:
detecting whether the vehicle is in a first state or a second state, wherein the first state includes a state in which an engine of an internal combustion engine vehicle is not running or a state in which an electric vehicle is not drivable, and the second state includes a state in which the engine of the internal combustion engine vehicle is running or a state in which the electric vehicle is drivable; and
slidingly moving a transmission operation unit between a first position, in which a transmission operation is disabled, and a second position, in which the transmission operation is enabled to allow selection of one of a plurality of transmission stages depending on whether the vehicle is in the first state or the second state,
wherein, while the transmission operation unit is moved from the first position to the second position, the transmission operation unit is subject to a combination of a translational motion and a rotational motion with respect to a seating cover disposed under the transmission operation unit.