Patent ID: 6761084
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shift lever device including a shift lever operable along first and second directions which are perpendicular to each other, said shift lever device switching shift ranges set in a transmission by operations of Mid shift lever, said operations including a first operation in which said shift lever is moved in said second direction from a predetermined position along said first direction and a second operation in which said shift lever is moved in a direction opposite to the direction of said first operation from a position which is displaced along said first direction from said predetermined position, and said shift lever device comprising:a movement body axially supported to be rotatable about a third direction which is perpendicular to both said first direction and said second direction, said movement body having a first abutting portion which abuts said shift lever at a second direction side of said shift lever during said first operation, said movement body being rotated from an initial position to a first detection position by pressing force from said shift lever abutting said first abutting portion, said movement body having a second abutting portion which abuts said shift lever at a side thereof opposite said second direction side during said second operation, and said movement body being rotated to a second detection position, which is at a side of said initial position opposite from said first detection position, by pressing force from said shift lever abutting said second abutting portion; and a detector which detects presence of said movement body at said initial position, at said first detection position and at said second detection position, said detector including a slidable member adapted to slide to electrical connection positions corresponding to said first and second detection positions.