Patent ID: 6708581
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shifting device for transmitting shift commands to an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, the shift device comprising:a housing with a selector axis and a shift axis arranged at a right angle to said selector axis; one of an outer right-hand shift gate and an outer left-hand shift gate; a gearshift lever mounted pivotably in relation to a neutral position within said at least one outer right-hand shift gate and outer left-hand shift gate; a shift command transmission for transmitting shift commands based on a movement of the gearshift lever to the automatic transmission; and at least two separate locking levers, each of said levers being pivotable around an auxiliary axis, said auxiliary axis being a rigid part of said housing, said at least two said separate locking levers being indirectly or directly engaged by the said gearshift lever.