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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2022
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-rika-denki-seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Tomonori Hayase, Aichi-ken, JP;
Koji Imai, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomoaki Asai, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kota Nishida, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yohei Nakano, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yosuke Murakami, Aichi-ken, JP;
Munetoshi Makimura, Aichi-ken, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
In this shift device, in a case in which an external force has acted on a lever when an operating mechanism is causing the lever to pivot, a clutch mechanism permits rotation of a first detent plate with respect to a second detent plate, such that pivoting of the lever is permitted. Note that a restraining mechanism urges the lever toward a shift position. This enables to the restraining mechanism to urge the lever separately to the clutch mechanism, thereby enabling the degrees of freedom for setting a biasing load on the lever by the restraining mechanism to be increased.