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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kei Takakuwa, Chiryu, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A shift lever device includes a shift knob, a rod member including a first portion. The rod member is configured to cancel limitations on changes in a shift position by moving in a first direction. And the shift lever device includes a button portion including a second portion configured to engage the first portion and a button top protruding from the shift knob. The button portion is configured to move the rod member in the first direction by moving in a second direction when the first portion and the second portion are in contact with each other. And the shift lever device includes an urging member. The urging member is configured to urge the button portion such that the second portion approaches the first portion.