Patent ID: 7257476

Claim:
A select lever device for an automatic transmission comprising: a select lever; a select position detector of a select position mode of the automatic transmission shifted by said select lever; an input torque detecting unit to detect an input torque to said select lever and output an input torque signal; an operating position detecting unit to detect an operating position of said select lever and output a signal of the operating position of said select lever; a characteristic data storing unit in which characteristic data obtained based on a mechanical load characteristic of said select lever is stored; an assist control unit to output an assist control signal that controls assist torque based on the input torque signal inputted from said input torque detecting unit, the operating position inputted from said operating position detecting unit, and the characteristic data read from said characteristic data storing unit; and an assist actuator to output to said select lever the assist torque for assisting the operating force inputted to said select lever, based on the assist control signal inputted from said assist control unit.