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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1994
Norio Togano, Kosai, JP;
Katsunori Shirahama, Atsugi, JP;
Shunsuke Ikushima, Kawasaki, JP;
Takehiro Kuroda, Atsugi, JP;
Shuichi Hannya, Fujisawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lock release apparatus includes a gear shift lever assembly including a gear shift lever having a plurality of positions including a parking position, and a detent mechanism shiftable into a detent position wherein said gear shift lever is allowed to move out of the parking position. A lock bushing is supported on the gear shift lever, and has a lock position in which the detent mechanism is prevented from shifting into the detent position and a lock release position in which the detent mechanism is allowed to shift into the detent position. A manual lock release rod is accommodated in a casing secured to the gear shift lever. A screw is fitted into an opening of the casing to prevent an access to the manual lock release, and covered by a lid. The screw is engaged with and disengaged from the opening by using a tool.