Patent ID: 6659255
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shift lock device for a shift lever that selects shift positions in a shift apparatus used in an automatic transmission of a vehicle, comprising: a fixed plate having a shift gate that allows movement of the shift lever to each of the shift positions; a movable plate facing the fixed plate and being movable in a direction intersecting a moving direction of shift lever, the movable plate having a corresponding gate that has an area greater than the area of the shift gate; and an actuator connected to the movable plate to move the movable plate between a first position and a second position; wherein the corresponding gate of the movable plate allows movement of the shift lever to any shift position at the first position and restricts movement of the shift lever in cooperation with the fixed plate at the second position, wherein the shift gate has a first crank-shaped opening and a first linear opening, which is formed continuously from the first crank-shaped opening, and the corresponding gate has a second crank-shaped opening, which corresponds to the first crank-shaped opening, and a wide opening, which is formed continuously from the second crank-shaved opening and is wider than the first linear opening.