Patent ID: 8347752

Claim:
An actuating device for transmitting a shift command to an automatic transmission of a vehicle, the actuating device comprises: a movable selector lever ( 6 ) being movable within an automatic shift lane ( 3 ), a sequential shift lane ( 4 ) and a selector lane ( 5 ), the sequenial shift lane ( 4 ) interconnecting the automatic shift lane ( 3 ) with the sequential shift lane ( 4 ), and the selector lever ( 6 ) being biased to issue the shift command , a shift carrier ( 9 ) for receiving and transmitting the shift command to a transmission transmitting element ( 7 ), a separating device ( 8 , 11 ) for separating the transmitted force between the selector lever ( 6 ) and the shift carrier ( 9 ), the separating device ( 8 , 11 ) comprises a single gate pin ( 8 ) which is fixed with respect to the selector lever ( 6 ), and the shift carrier ( 9 ) comprises an H-shaped channel ( 11 ), the gate pin ( 8 ) is received within the H-shaped channel ( 11 ) and movement of the gate pin ( 8 ) is confined within the H-shaped channel ( 11 ) and is dependent on the issued shift command, and a lock actuator ( 12 ) for locking the selector lever ( 6 ) in at least one selector lever position, and when the shift carrier ( 9 ) is positioned in at least one of the selector lane ( 5 ) and the sequential shift lane ( 4 ), the lock actuator ( 12 ) enables locking of the shift carrier ( 9 ) so that a shifting of the transmission is carried out electronically.