Patent ID: 6182530
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: F16H,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A shift lever device for a shifting operation of a speed change gear of a vehicle, comprising:a shift lever movable along an axis;a housing for covering a lower part of the shift lever, the housing having a top surface and side walls, anda drain formed on one of the side walls of the housing below said top surface of said housing for receiving liquid dripped onto said top surface of said housing and guiding said liquid to a position outside of said housing, said drain including a bottom wall and a groove wall that are parallel both to the side wall onto which said drain is formed and to said axis of movement of said shift lever, said groove wall rising upwardly to form a U-like groove having an open top that conducts liquid along said axis, andan elongated projecting portion provided on the top surface of the housing for guiding liquid dripped onto said top surface of the housing into said drain wherein the longitudinal axis of said projection is parallel to the axis of movement of said shift lever.