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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2000
Yoshimasa Kataumi, Saitama, JP;
Ryoichi Fujiwara, Shizuoka, JP;
Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd., Kosai, JP;
Abstract
A column shift device includes a steering column, a bracket secured to the steering column, a shift lever rotatably supported to the steering column through the bracket, a position plate mounted to the shift lever and including a detent portion, a detent plate swingably supported by the bracket for engaging and disengaging from the detent portion of the position plate, a wire arranged through the shift lever and having one end connected to the detent plate and another end connected to a select button of the shift lever, a cam arranged with the shift lever for unitary rotation and including a cam portion, a key cylinder arranged with the bracket, a support lever rotatably supported by the bracket and having one end biased to engage with the cam portion of the cam and another end which can abut on the detent plate, a key lock lever arranged rotatable with the support lever, and a lock pin connected to the key lock lever for engaging and disengaging from the key cylinder.