Patent ID: 7302872

Claim:
A shift gate position determining system for a vehicle transmission comprising: a base portion supporting an engaging portion; at least one shift gate to be engaged with and to be disengaged from the engaging portion, the at least one shift gate defining a vehicle shift stage; a movable member being movable to engage the at least one shift gate with the engaging portion and to disengage the at least one shift gate from the engaging portion; an actuator for moving the movable member in a direction for engaging the at least one shift gate with the engaging portion and for disengaging the at least one shift gate from the engaging portion; and the at least one shift gate including: a stabilizing range for stabilizing an engagement between the engaging portion and the at least one shift gate, wherein the system moves the movable member by intermittently driving the actuator and discontinues driving the actuator immediately before the engaging portion reaches the stabilizing range, so that the engaging portion is stabilized in the stabilizing range and a stabilizing position of the engaging portion is determined as a position of the at least one shift gate.