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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2020
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroki Uemura, Aki-gun, JP;
Yoshito Hirata, Aki-gun, JP;
Tomonori Ohtsubo, Aki-gun, JP;
Masanori Taguchi, Aki-gun, JP;
Kouji Tokunaga, Aki-gun, JP;
Akira Michinaga, Aki-gun, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A shift device comprises a shift lever and a shift knob. A driver moves the shift knob in a longitudinal direction when a shift change is conducted between plural traveling positions. The driver moves the shift knob, in a lateral direction, toward a driver's side when the shift change is conducted from a R position to a P position. When viewed from a vehicle rear side, the shift lever located at the traveling positions takes a first position where the shift lever is inclined, relative to its upright state, in a direction of separating its upper end portion with the shift knob from a driver's seat, whereas the shift lever located at the P position takes a second position where the shift lever is in the upright state or in a state which is closer to the upright state than the first position.