Patent ID: 6192770
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shift select lever device for an automatic transmission having a shift lever pivoted on a stationary base member to swivel in first and second directions perpendicular to each other for selecting a plurality of automatic driving positions including at least an automatic gear shift selecting position in which said automatic transmission is automatically shifted to forward gears according to scheduled shift patterns and a manual gear shift selecting position in which said automatic transmission is shifted one gear step-by-step, said shift lever being swiveled in said first direction to select said driving positions, swiveled in said second direction to switch between said manual gear shift selecting position and said automatic gear shift selecting position, and further swiveled in said first direction in said manual gear shift selecting position to manually shift said automatic transmission one gear step-by-step, characterized by:a valve operative to control a hydraulic control circuit according to said driving positions;a shifting cable installed between said shift lever and said valve operative to transfer swivel movement of said shift lever in said first direction to said valve;a control member separate from said shift lever and movable in said second direction between a connecting position in which said control member connects said transfer of swivel movement of said shift lever in said first direction to said valve and a disconnecting position in which said control member disconnects said transfer of swivel movement of said shift lever in said first direction to said valve, said shift lever being movable relative to said control member in said second direction when said control member is in said connecting position; anda restraint member operative to hold said control member in said connecting position while said shift lever is moved to select drive positions other than said automatic gear shift selecting position and said manual gear shift selecting position and to allow said control member to move between said disconnecting position and said connecting position following swivel movement of said shift lever in said second direction between said manual gear shift selecting position and said automatic gear shift selecting position;wherein a path in which said shift lever moves between each adjacent positions to select one of said drive positions other than said manual gear shift selecting position and said automatic gear shift selecting position partly includes a path section extending in said second direction and partly overlapping a path in said first direction in which said shift lever moves between said automatic gear shift selecting position and said manual gear shift selecting position.