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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1997
Takayoshi Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Takehiro Kuroda, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A shift-lever device includes a key lever operating with key-lock mechanism, a sub lever independently rotatably arranged to the key lever and including a pin, a spring arranged to enable the key lever and the sub lever to rotate together, and a lock lever contacting the pin of the sub lever and operating with the key lever. The lock lever operates with the shift-lock mechanism to prevent and allow shifting of a shift lever from a predetermined position. The device also includes a release rod arranged to be operable from outside of the device and serving to rotate the lock lever to rotate the sub lever against the spring independently of the key lever.