Patent ID: 6848331
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shift lock apparatus having a shift lever that is operated selectively in a first direction and a second direction to switch a change gear of a vehicle, wherein said change gear is operated based upon the manual operation of the lever that is shifted in the first direction and wherein said change gear is automatically operated when the lever is shifted in the second direction, said apparatus comprising: a lock member rotatably supported around an axis extending perpendicular to a plane including lines each extending in the first direction and in the second direction; and a plurality of regulating portions disposed in said lock member, each of said regulating portions includes at least a first regulating portion and a second regulating portion, wherein said first regulating portion is capable of regulating the shift lever movement in the first direction and wherein said second regulating portion is capable of regulating the shift lever movement in the second direction; wherein the first shift direction is substantially perpendicular to the second shift direction; and wherein said lock member rotates between a locking position and an unlocking position, wherein the shift lever is locked by the regulating portion in the locking position, and wherein the shift lever is unlocked in the unlocking position.