Patent ID: 8127638

Claim:
A shift lever apparatus comprising: a shift lever including a pivot portion and a stick portion formed so as to extend in a vertical direction from the pivot portion; a base member including a shift lever supporting portion for supporting the pivot portion so that the shift lever is pivotable in a select direction and a shift direction and a positioning member for applying a biasing force to the shift lever so as to pivot in one direction and the other direction of the select direction so that the shift lever is balanced at a neutral position of the select direction; and the positioning member including a first elastic member for pressing the shift lever in a manner where one portion of the positioning member contacts the shift lever and for compressing/extending in accordance with the pivotal movement of the shift lever in the select direction, a second elastic member whose spring constant is smaller than that of the first elastic member and provided so as to be in line with the first elastic member, and a second elastic member compressed amount regulating member for regulating the second elastic member to be compressed by a predetermined compressed amount so that a length of the second elastic member is a predetermined length.