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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1990
Satoshi Kobayashi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Motohiro Saito, Kosai, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., both of, JP;
Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd., both of, JP;
Abstract
A column-mounted gear selector mechanism for an automatic transmission includes a locking lug installed on a control rod and is engageable with a catch lever so as to lockingly hold the control rod when the control rod is in a 'parking' position, i.e., when a parking switch is turned on and either of an ignition switch and a brake switch is turned off. The locking lug has side surfaces opposed in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body. A switch actuator is provided which has a first arm placed on one of the side surfaces of the locking lug to be secured to same and a second arm extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The parking switch has a movable contact which is elongated in a lateral direction of the vehicle body so as to be engageable with the second arm of the switch actuator.