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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2011
Ryuichi Matsushita, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Aichi, JP;
Ryuichi Matsushita, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Aichi, JP;
AISIN AI CO., LTD., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A shifting device of manual transmission apparatus for automobile is provided, shifting device which reduces fluctuations in operational loads at the time of selecting operations. A shifting deviceof manual transmission apparatus for automobile according to the present invention is characterized in that it is a shifting deviceof manual transmission apparatus for automobile, the shifting devicecomprising: a casing; a shift leverbeing retained rotatably with respect to the casing; a retaining memberinterlocking with the shift leverto swing; a locking ball pincomprising a rotatable roller, a locking-ball-pin bodyunit retaining the rollerrotatably, and an expandable and contractible springbeing fixed with respect to the retaining memberat one of the opposite ends and with respect to the locking-ball-pin body unitat the other one of the opposite ends; and a cam membercomprising a cam facewith which the rollercomes into contact rotatably, and being fixed so as to be swingable in relative to the locking ball pin; and it further comprises a damper inhibiting said spring from expanding and contracting.