Patent ID: 7086305

Claim:
A gearshift device for a multiple-gear change box of a vehicle, comprising: a housing having a longitudinal rectangular opening; at least two gearshift rods independently moveable from each other in an axial direction within the longitudinal rectangular opening of the housing, wherein the housing non-rotatably guides and locks the at least two gearshift rods, the housing including a roller bearing assembly having a plurality of rolling elements offset parallelly to the longitudinal axis of the housing and said rolling elements being arranged on the inner surfaces of the longitudinal rectangular opening of the housing; a locking device which is axially offset from the roller bearing and includes at least two locking elements, with each of the at least two locking elements associated with a corresponding one of the at least two gearshift rods; and means for effecting a play-free guidance of the rolling elements, comprising a cage for the plurality of rolling elements, wherein the housing has convex protrusions for directly biasing the rolling elements.