Patent ID: 8316734

Claim:
An operating device for selecting a fixed gear ratio of a gear shifting transmission, the operating device comprising: a selector lever ( 1 ) being movable between at least three gear selection positions; and a locking device ( 4 ) for limiting a range of motion of the selector lever ( 1 ), for excluding certain selector-lever positions, and for blocking the selector lever ( 1 ); wherein the locking device ( 4 ) includes a cantilever assembly ( 5 , 6 ), having a plurality of locking contours ( 7 , 8 , 9 ) that are each connected to the selector lever, each of the locking contours ( 7 , 8 , 9 ) is assigned to a selector lever position and is engaged with a respective actuator activatable locking element ( 10 , 11 , 12 ) which forms a motion stop for the selector lever ( 1 ).