Patent ID: 7555967

Claim:
A shift control apparatus for an automatic transmission having an automatic shift mode for performing a shift operation by determining a gear position or gear ratio to be set according to a vehicle running condition and a manual shift mode for performing a shift operation instructed by a manual operation by an operator, said shift control apparatus comprising: vehicle speed comparing means for comparing a vehicle speed at the time of inputting a first manual shift command for downshift to a predetermined gear position or gear ratio in said manual shift mode and a vehicle speed at the time of inputting a second manual shift command for downshift in the same direction as that of said first manual shift command during a first shift control period from the time of inputting said first manual shift command to the time of completing first shift control according to said first manual shift command; and successive shift allowing means for allowing the downshift by said second manual shift command when said vehicle speed comparing means has determined that the vehicle speed at the time of inputting said second manual shift command is lower than or equal to the vehicle speed at the time of inputting said first manual shift command.