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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshitaka Watanabe, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masaki Fujita, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; G05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
744733 ; 7447333 ; 74523 ;
Abstract
A shift lever gripped by a driver for operating the transmission of a vehicle is inserted into a hole of a lever holder. The lever holder is axially supported to the vehicle so as to transmit the operation of the shift lever to the transmission. A plurality of ribs are projected into the holes and when a heavy load acts in the axial direction of the shift lever, the shift lever moves to break the rib. Accordingly, the axial direction load of the shift lever is absorbed.