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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2011
Akifumi Nishino, Sakai, JP;
Kiyokazu Nakanishi, Kawachinagano, JP;
Shinichi Morita, Sakai, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A speed change operation apparatus includes a pivotal body operatively connected to a trunnion shaft to be pivotally displaced in response to an operational displacement by an operational tool, a positioning body operatively coupled with the pivotal body so as to be pivotally displaced in response to a pivotal displacement of the pivotal body, a main urging mechanism for applying an urging force to the pivotal body via the positioning body for returning the pivotal body from an operational position to the neutral position, and an auxiliary urging mechanism for applying an auxiliary urging force to the pivotal body for returning the pivotal body from the operational position to the neutral position.