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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
May. 01, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yoichiro Isami, Mishima, JP;
Hiroyuki Amano, Susono, JP;
Takayuki Oshima, Susono, JP;
Makoto Takano, Sunto-gun, JP;
Yuta Tsukada, Sunto-gun, JP;
Kiyosuke Hayamizu, Susono, JP;
Hiroaki Kodera, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A shifting device for an electric vehicle having a virtual manual transmission system, that is configured to realize a variety of shift patterns and torque characteristics. The shifting device comprises: an indicator that indicates a shift pattern; and an indication switcher that switches the shift pattern indicated in the indicator to another pattern. At least any one of the number of the shift positions and a virtual gear stage assigned to the shift position in the shift pattern switched by the indication switcher is different from that in the previous shift pattern indicated in the indicator before switched by the indication switcher.