Patent ID: 7617746

Claim:
A shift lever apparatus including a shift lever assembly, the shift lever assembly being supported by a shaft that is disposed along the transverse direction of a vehicle, the lever assembly being operable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and the transverse direction of the vehicle, the shift lever apparatus comprising: a connection pin which is temporarily assembled when inserted along an axis thereof from one end of the shift lever assembly and the shaft into the lever assembly and the shaft, the connection pin becoming regularly assembled when rotated about the axis thereof from the temporarily assembled state, and which supports the lever assembly to be pivotable on the shaft in the transverse direction of the vehicle; a fallout-preventing mechanism which is provided on the lever assembly to be engageable with the connection pin, and which prevents the connection pin from falling out from the lever assembly and the shaft by engaging the connection pin while the connection pin is in the regularly assembled state, wherein the fallout-preventing mechanism is formed integrally with the lever assembly, and serves as a stopper for preventing the connection pin from falling out by abutting the head portion of the connection pin when the connection pin is rotated a pre-selected angle into the regularly assembled state, and a rattling-preventing member, which is formed integrally with and projects from the shift lever assembly for contacting with the connection pin when in the regularly assembled state, and which serves to prevent the connection pin from moving in the axial direction thereof in the regularly assembled state, wherein at least a portion of the rattling-preventing member which abuts the connection pin is formed of an elastic member.