Patent ID: 9322469
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A folding fan type electronic shift lever apparatus comprising: a plurality of gear shift units disposed on a console surface of a vehicle, and movable to an inside or an outside of a center fascia through an opening portion formed in the center fascia; a console fixing pin penetrating a hole formed at a side of each of the plurality of gear shift units to couple the plurality of gear shift units thereto, and fixedly installed on the console surface of the vehicle; an operating unit coupled to one or more gear shift units of the plurality of gear shift units, and operated by an operating button installed on the center fascia or the console surface of the vehicle to allow the plurality of gear shift units to be rotated about the console fixing pin; and a control unit being disposed on a side of the console surface of the vehicle, receiving operational signals sent from the plurality of gear shift units through the console fixing pin, and being configured to transmit the operational signals to a transmission control unit (TCU) of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of gear shift units are rotated to the outside of the center fascia and then spread when the operating button is operated, and the plurality of gear shift units are sequentially stacked and accommodated inside the center fascia when operation of the operating button is stopped.