Patent ID: 8539852

Claim:
A gearshift lever for changing a gear range of a vehicle transmission, wherein the gearshift lever is pivotally supported by a base plate, the gearshift lever comprising: a lever body; an extension fixed to the lever body; a detent rod accommodated in the lever body, wherein the detent rod engages a detent receptacle arranged in the base plate to restrict pivoting of the lever body; and an operation unit arranged on the lever body, wherein the operation unit is pushed and operated to disengage the detent rod from the detent receptacle and cancel restriction of the pivoting of the lever body, wherein the operation unit includes: an inclined surface, on which the detent rod slides, wherein the inclined surface moves the detent rod in a direction in which the detent rod disengages from the detent receptacle when the operation unit is pushed; a coil spring that biases the operation unit in a direction, which is the same as a direction in which the operation unit is pushed, to hold the detent rod in contact with the inclined surface, the coil spring arranged circumferentially about the extension; and a mount defined by a cavity in the operation unit so that the mount positions the coil spring, the mount slidably movable relative to the extension.