Patent ID: 6282974
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
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 (151) provided on the detent plate (4);a select lever (11) rotatably provided on the detent plate (4) through the first rotation supporting point (151);an operating lever (6) comprising an operating portion and a working portion, the operating lever (6) being supported by an upper portion of the select lever (11) such that the working portion is oriented at an angle with respect to the upper portion of the select lever (11);a position member (23) provided on the working portion of the operating lever (6), the position member (23) selectively engaging with a recess portion of the detent plate (4), wherein the position member is located between the rotating supporting point and a lower portion of said select lever,the operating lever disposed in an instrument panel (IP) located in front of a driver's seat (DS); andthe working portion extending from the detent plate (4) projecting through and from the instrument panel (IP) toward the driver's seat (DS), thereby locating the operating portion out of the instrument panel (IP).