Shift changing device for torque converter

Abstract

A tip of the shift lever 5 is connected with the head member 10 and is freely swingable in the up and down directions around the second swing center axis 12 and is made integrally with the head member 10 to swing freely in the right and left directions around the first swing center axis 6. While the click ball 18 in a tip of the head member 10 is pushed against the click groove 19, the rotating position of the shift lever 5 is engaged with any one position of the neutral N, the first forward position F1, the second forward position F2, the first reverse position R1, or the second reverse position R2 and the shift switch is changed corresponding to each position by the tip of the head member 10. The engaging plate 25 provided on the tip of the shift lever 5 controls so that when the first engaging portion 26 is abutted against the step changing portion 36 or 37 of the step-like guide 31, the shift lever 5 can not be continuously swung unless the sift lever 5 is made to swing upwardly and run on to the upper step 34 or 35. When the shift lever 5 is swung upwardly, the second engaging portion 27 falls to the side of the jumping control projection 32 and when the shift lever 5 is returned to the direction of the neutral position on the upper step 34 or 35, the second engaging portion 27 makes the shift lever 5 to stop to rotate till it falls down to the lower step 33.