Patent ID: 7370551

Claim:
A gearshift operating device for a normally contact-mesh type transmission comprising a shift finger selectively engaged with or disengaged from shift fork shafts of said normally contact-mesh type transmission, a shift selection shaft including said shift finger, at least one electrically controllable driving means for driving said shift selection shaft in a gear shift direction parallel with said shift fork shafts, at least one electrically controllable driving means for driving said shift selection shaft in a gear selection direction perpendicular to said shift fork shafts, a follower formed integrally with said shift selection shaft, and a guide slit engaged by said follower to guide the movement of said shift selection shaft, wherein: said guide slit has a plurality of parallel slit parts parallel with said shift fork shafts and a plurality of slant slit parts converging so as to come to a point at a neutral position from said plurality of parallel parts.