Patent ID: 6044790
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: F16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A manual operating apparatus for an automatic transmission comprising:a first groove disposed along a first shift line of a shift lever;a second groove located at a side of the first groove and disposed along a second shift line of the shift lever;a third groove disposed in such a manner that the shift lever moves between the first shift line and the second shift line reciprocatingly,a first lighting device disposed at a peripheral edge portion of the first groove for clarifying the first groove, and a second lighting device disposed at a peripheral edge portion of the second groove for clarifying the second groove, anda position detecting device for detecting whether the shift lever is positioned at the first shift line or at the second shift line, for alternately actuating either the first or second lighting device,wherein only the lighting device disposed at the first or second groove at the selected shift line emits a light.