Patent ID: 6189398
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shift-lever device for a motor vehicle with a vehicle body, comprising:a base plate mounted to the vehicle body;a position plate integrated with said base plate, said position plate being formed with a detent groove;a shift lever supported to said base plate to be swingable along said position plate, said shift lever including a base arranged adjacent to said position plate, a knob arranged at an upper end, and a knob button arranged with said knob;a compression rod arranged through said shift lever to axially be movable by operation of said knob button of said shift lever, said compression rod including an arm at a lower end;a detent protrusion positioned at a lower end of said compression rod for engagement with said detent groove of said position plate; anda guide formed in said base of said shift lever, laterally adjacent to a side of said position plate, said detent protrusion being retained within said guide.