Patent ID: 7770486

Claim:
A gearshift device for an automatic transmission having a plurality of operation ranges, comprising: a shift lever initially positioned at a home position that is a default position, the shift lever being shifted by a driver from the home position to any of a plurality of shift lever positions to select at least one of the plurality of the operation ranges, the plurality of the shift lever positions each of which corresponds to one of the plurality of the operation ranges including a first operation range and a second operation range, the plurality of the shift lever positions including a momentary position corresponding to the first operation range, the momentary position from which the shift lever shifts back to the home position without the shift lever being shifted by the driver after the first operation range is selected, and a retention position being different from the momentary position and corresponding to the second operation range different from the first operation range, the retention position at which the shift lever is retained with the second operation range selected; a parking switch for selecting a parking range; and a shift lever return mechanism and a controller to control the shift lever mechanism to return the shift lever retained at the retention position to the home position without the shift lever being shifted by the driver when the parking switch is turned on or when an ignition switch is turned off.