Patent ID: 6378394
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
An operating apparatus for an automatic transmission, comprising:a detent plate (4) having a plurality of detents formed as an uneven shape; a first rotation supporting point (51) provided on the detent plate (4); a select lever (11) rotatably provided on the detent plate (4) through the first rotation supporting point (51); an operating lever (6) comprising an operating portion (6c ) and a working portion (6b ), the operating lever (6) being supported by an upper portion of the select lever (11) such that the working portion (6b) is perpendicular to the upper portion of the select lever (11); and a position member (23) provided on the working portion (6b) of the operating lever (6), the position member (23) selectively engaging with a recess portion of the detent plate (4), wherein the operating apparatus is disposed in an instrument panel (IP) located in front of a driver's seat (DS); and wherein the working portion (6b) projects through and from the instrument panel (IP) toward the driver's seat (DS), thereby locating the operating portion (6c) out of the instrument panel (IP).