Patent ID: 11953087
Assignee: MANNOH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A shift lever device for an electric vehicle, the shift lever device comprising:
a retainer in which a spherical bearing is disposed;
a lever body that is able to swing in a shift direction and a select direction about a ball held in the spherical bearing; and
a position sensor unit that is placed at a lower portion of the retainer, wherein
the position sensor unit includes a slider that is able to slide in a case in the select direction, a magnet that is able to slide on the slider in the shift direction, a sensor board that is placed on a bottom of the case and configured to detect a position of the magnet, and a detent plate with a manual transmission shift pattern placed on a top surface of the case, and
the magnet is engaged with a lower end of the lever body that penetrates the detent plate and extends into the case, and
wherein the lever body includes a shift bellcrank that is configured to swing in a shift plane when a shifting operation is given to the lever body, and
a shift detent pin that is provided on a tip end of the shift bellcrank is made to come into contact with a shift detent ridge fixed to the retainer to hold a position in the shift direction.