Patent ID: 8904898

Claim:
An electronic shift lever apparatus of an automatic transmission improving operability which is provided in a room of a vehicle adopting the automatic transmission, the electronic shift lever apparatus comprising: a base having a lower member fixed to the vehicle and an upper member positioned above the lower member; a frame engaged to the upper member and horizontally slidable with respect to the upper member; a shift lock controlling device disposed between the frame and the upper member of the base and selectively locking the frame to the base; and an upper cover positioned above the frame, slidable vertically, and selectively unlocking the shift lock controlling device which controls an engaging state of the frame to the base; wherein the shift lock controlling device includes: a locking groove formed in a locking block which is formed integrally with the frame; and a locking lever rotatably provided on the upper member of the base, wherein an end of the locking lever is selectively unlocked from the locking groove while another end of the locking lever is actuated by a vertical movement of the upper cover.