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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Applicant:
Shinichi Yone, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Shinichi Yone, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); F16H 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transmission operating apparatus for a vehicle includes a shift lever manipulable by a driver, and at least one counterforce applying unit which electrically applies a counterforce counteracting a shifting operation of the shift lever to the shift lever corresponding to a respective position of the shift lever. The counterforce to be applied to the shift lever by the counterforce applying unit is changed when predetermined conditions are satisfied.