Patent ID: 6053066
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shifting device for an automatic transmission of a vehicle with a steering wheel, comprising:a shift lever for selecting an automatic shift mode and a manual shift mode, and for selecting either of upshift and downshift operations when said manual shift mode is selected;a control unit for outputting upshift and downshift commands to said transmission based on an upshift signal and a downshift signal;a shift switch for transmitting said upshift signal to said control unit when said shift lever has selected said upshift operation and for transmitting said downshift signal to said control unit when said shift lever has selected said downshift operation; anda steering switch disposed on said steering wheel for transmitting said upshift signal and said downshift signal to said control unit;wherein said control unit comprises two input terminals, one input terminal for inputting said upshift signal transmitted from said shift switch and said steering switch, and another input terminal for inputting said downshift signal transmitted from said shift switch and said steering switch.