Patent ID: 6109414
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shift lever device comprising:a shift lever for a gear changing operation of a transmission of a vehicle;an interlocking member which is provided at said shift lever and is attached so as to move from a first position to a second position by the operation of a knob button;a detent member provided with a detent portion which, when said shift lever is shifted, abuts said interlocking member at the first position and restricts the shifting operation if said shift lever is shifted from the parking range position to another range position, and said detent member separates from said interlocking member at the second position so that the shifting operation is effected freely;a restricting member which, when said shift lever is disposed at the parking range position, is pivotally attached so as to be able to move between a shiftlock released state which allows said interlocking member to move and a shift-locked state which does not allow said interlocking member to move from the first position to the second position;a manual operation mechanism which manually effects an operation of moving said restricting member from the shift-locked state to a shift-lock released state; andan actuator connecting member which is pivotally attached so as to move integrally with said restricting member due to the operation of an actuator,wherein when said restricting member is placed in a shift-locked state, said restricting member is moved relative to said actuator connecting member by operating said manual operation mechanism and can be moved to the shift-lock released state.