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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Daisuke Kato, Aichi, JP;
Hideaki Hayakawa, Aichi, JP;
Haruyuki Kodera, Toyota, JP;
Kazumi Endo, Toyota, JP;
Yusuke Nakade, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Kamada, Toyota, JP;
Daisuke Kato, Aichi, JP;
Hideaki Hayakawa, Aichi, JP;
Haruyuki Kodera, Toyota, JP;
Kazumi Endo, Toyota, JP;
Yusuke Nakade, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Kamada, Toyota, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A shift device is provided with a shift lever, a parking switch, and a neutral switch. A transmission is switched to a range, in which the transmission of driving force to driving wheels of a vehicle is started, by the shift lever being operated in two or more directions from a home position and arriving at a specific position. The transmission is switched to a range, in which the transmission of driving force to the driving wheels of the vehicle is interrupted, by the parking switch and the neutral switch being operated in one direction.