Patent ID: 9410612
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A shift lever assembly for an automatic transmission vehicle, comprising: a shift lever housing including a left cover, a right cover and an upper cover in a form of divided components to be assembled together; a shift lever with a pair of lever protrusions formed integrally on and protruded from left and right surfaces of a lower end of the shift lever, wherein the pair of lever protrusions are to be assembled pivotably to an inner surface of the left cover and an inner surface of the right cover, respectively, and wherein when assembled an upper end of the shift lever is protruded outside through a range hole formed in the upper cover; and a plurality of elastic pins that are fitted cooperatively into the left cover, the right cover and the upper cover to connect integrally the left cover, the right cover and the upper cover, wherein protrusion grooves into which the lever protrusions are fitted pivotably are formed in an inner surface of the left cover and an inner surface of the right cover, respectively, wherein assembling parts having assembling openings formed therein are protrusively formed on an outer surface of the left cover, the right cover and the upper cover, respectively, and the assembling openings of the assembling parts are configured to match with each other when assembled and the plurality of elastic pins simultaneously are inserted into the assembling openings of the assembling parts, and wherein in a state that the left cover, the right cover and the upper cover are assembled, the assembling parts of the left cover and the right cover are in contact with each other, and arranged between the assembling parts of the upper cover.