Patent ID: 9291259
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A transmission shift device, comprising: a dial knob configured to be rotatable about an axis and movable when pushed in the axial direction, wherein the axis is fixed to be stationary in a direction orthogonal to the axis, wherein when the dial knob reaches a reached position that includes one of a neutral position, a drive position, and a reverse position, a transmission is switched to a mode corresponding to the reached position; an alternating action generation unit configured to switch the dial knob, whenever the dial knob is pushed, between a base position and a hold position, which is separated from the base position in the axial direction; a base position return unit configured to return the dial knob to the base position when the dial knob has been rotated from the base position; a push restriction unit configured to restrict pushing of the dial knob that has been rotated from the base position; and a rotation restriction unit configured to restrict rotation of the dial knob that is located at the hold position.