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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yohei Nakano, Aichi, JP;
Etsuo Shimizu, Toyota, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A lever device includes a housing and a lever unit pivotally coupled to the housing. The lever unit includes a lever shaft and a pivot shaft that extends in a direction intersecting the lever shaft. The pivot shaft functions as a pivot axis of the lever unit when the lever is pivoted in a first direction. The housing includes a retainer that accommodates the pivot shaft. The pivot shaft includes first and second guides. The first guide slides on the retainer when the lever unit is pivoted in the first direction to permit movement of the lever unit. The second guide that slides on the retainer when the lever unit is operated in a second direction to permit movement of the lever unit.