Patent ID: 8708124

Claim:
A parking lock apparatus for a transmission in which a meshing type clutch provided on a gear shaft of a transmission is operated by a gearshift member that is connected to and operated by an actuator so as to establish a predetermined gear position, comprising: the gearshift member, a parking gear provided on the gear shaft, the gear shaft being operable in association with a drive shaft when a vehicle is stopped, a parking pawl that can engage with the parking gear, a parking pawl drive member formed as a parking rod that operates the parking pawl, a cam member which is axially slidable on the parking rod, a spring which is arranged adjacent to the cam member, for urging the cam member in one axial direction, and a joint linking the parking rod to a parking rod support part, wherein the parking rod extends parallel to the gearshift member, and wherein a groove is formed in the gearshift member and a detent ball is engageable with the groove, for establishing a parking position.