Patent ID: 6783480
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
An automatic transmission control device for a vehicle comprising:a housing for including the transmission control device; a first rotary shaft supported on the housing and extended in a substantially widthwise direction of a vehicle body; a lock plate having a guide opening containing range positions for an automatic transition mode including a series of a parking position, a reverse position, a neutral position and a driving position; a select lever supported on the first rotary shaft and being rotatable for selecting one of the range positions; a guide pin supported on the select lever, an end of the guide pin for defining a selective operation of the select lever accepted in the guide opening to engage with any of the range positions; and a shift lock system for prohibiting the selective operation of the select lever, the shift lock system comprising: a lock pin extending substantially in parallel with the first rotary shaft, the lock pin being movable in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle body with response to a rotation of the select lever; a second rotary shaft supported on the housing and extended substantially in parallel with the first rotary shaft; and a lock member having a lock part supported on the second rotary shaft so as to rotate around the second rotary shaft to have one of a lock position and an unlock position, the lock position for prohibiting the selective operation of the select lever by bringing the lock part into contact with a periphery of the lock pin.