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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kunishige Hayashi, Okazaki, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/10 (2006.01); F16H 61/12 (2010.01); F16H 61/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/105 (2013.01); F16H 61/12 (2013.01); F16H 61/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shift device includes: a shift lever which is installed in a vehicle, and which is configured to automatically return to a reference position from a neutral position; a position detecting unit which is configured to detect that the shift lever is placed at the neutral position; and a setting unit which is configured to: set the vehicle to a neutral state when the shift lever is held at the neutral position for a specified time or more; set the vehicle to the neutral state when the shift lever is placed at the neutral position a plurality of times within a predetermined time.