Patent ID: 8020469

Claim:
A base frame comprising: a plate shape extending in a front-back direction and a vertical direction of a vehicle body, said base frame having a forward facing end, an opposite rearward facing end, and an intermediate portion disposed between said forward facing end and said rearward facing end, said base frame further defining a first side surface facing one direction with respect to a width direction of the body and a second side surface facing the other direction with respect to the width direction of the body, a lower surface facing toward and mounted to said vehicle body and an upper surface facing away from said vehicle body and adapted to mountingly receive a console, said base frame rearward facing end defining a parking device mounting portion to which a pivotally movable portion of a parking brake device is pivotally secured, the parking brake device applying and releasing a parking brake; said base frame forward facing end further defining a gearshift device mounting portion to which a gearshift device is fixedly provided, the gearshift device controlling a gearshift operation of a transmission; said base frame intermediate portion being adapted to mountingly receive a ratchet plate of said parking brake device at two spaced apart locations, wherein said ratchet plate has an upper end fixed to said base frame intermediate portion adjacent the upper surface of the base frame and a lower end fixed to said base frame intermediate portion adjacent the lower surface of the base frame; said base frame lower surface defining a body mounted portion that is adapted to be fixed to the vehicle body at said base frame forward facing end and said base frame rearward facing end; a ratchet plate fitting configured to fix an upper portion and a lower portion of the ratchet plate of the parking brake device so that an intermediate portion of the ratchet plate is spaced away from the base frame; and a pivotally supporting portion in which the operating lever, which is configured to swing along the ratchet plate, is attached; wherein the parking device mounting portion is provided on the first side surface of the rearward facing end of the base frame, and the gearshift device mounting portion including a gearshift cable mounting portion is provided on the second side surface of the forward facing end of the base frame.