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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1996
Shigetoshi Tomida, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a shift lever device of which structure is simplified and assembling and manufacturing operation is facilitated and which can be manufactured at a low cost. A pivot-supporting retainer portion is provided at a base end portion of a shift lever and a detent pin is mounted at an intermediate portion of the shift lever. A retainer-portion insertion hole and a lever-shaft-portion through hole are formed in a base member and in a box-shaped pivot-supporting housing portion. The retainer portion is inserted into and supported at a bottom portion of the pivot-supporting housing portion. Further, a detent pin is provided to face a detent opening of a detent portion formed to project from peripheral edges of the retainer-portion insertion hole and the lever-shaft-portion through hole, and in this state, the shift lever provided with the retainer portion and the detent pin can be mounted in the base member.