Patent ID: 6339968
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A shift lever apparatus comprising:a shift lever connected to a gearbox of a vehicle, the shift lever, by being shift-operated to a predetermined shift position, changing a shift range to a predetermined shift range which corresponds to the predetermined shift position, among a plurality of shift ranges set at the gearbox; a rod integrally moved together with said shift lever within the shift lever due to shift-operation of said shift lever, said rod having a projection portion which is movable with respect to said shift lever due to a releasing operation and which projects toward an outer side of said shift lever; a detent member through which the projection portion penetrates, the detent member being located opposite the projection portion along a direction in which the projection portion moves as the shift lever is shift-operated, the plate portion of the detent member having a restricting portion formed on the detent hole which can be avoided by the projection portion by a releasing operation; and a base member supporting the shift lever in a pivotable manner and having a first holding portion for holding the detent member on one side of the shift lever and having a second holding portion for holding the detent member on the opposite side of the shift lever, the base member being made substantially integral with the detent member when said detent member is in one of the first holding portion and the second holding portion.