Shift device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019211916-A1
Application number	US-201815862653-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 5, 2018
Priority date	Jan 5, 2018
Publication date	Jul 11, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a shift device, when a lock lever is disposed at a restriction position or an intermediate position, a detent groove of a lever is abutted by the lock lever, and pivoting of the lever from a D position toward an S position, and pivoting of the lever from the S position toward the D position, is restricted. However, when the lever is disposed at the D position or the S position, by moving the lock lever to a permitted position, the detent groove does not abut the lock lever and so pivoting of the lever from the D position toward the S position and pivoting of the lever from the S position toward the D position is permitted. Thus, pivoting of the lever from the D position toward the S position and pivoting of the lever from the S position toward the D position can be restricted and permitted.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A shift device comprising:
a shift body that is moved to change a shift position; and a restriction section that is operable from a first position to a second position and to a third position, movement of the shift body between a first shift position and a second shift position is restricted when the restriction section is disposed at the first position or the second position, and, that is disposed at the third position upon a predetermined condition being met when the shift body has been moved to the first shift position or the second shift position, so as to permit movement of the shift body between the first shift position and the second shift position.

2 . The shift device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition is operation of an operation section provided at the shift body.

3 . The shift device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition is engaging of a brake to brake a vehicle.

4 . The shift device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition is a speed of a vehicle reaching a predetermined speed.

Assignees

• Tokai Rika Co Ltd

Inventors

• Morimura Kunihiro

Classifications

• F16H59/105 Primary

  consisting of electrical switches or sensors · CPC title

• F16H2061/223

  Electrical gear shift lock, e.g. locking of lever in park or neutral position by electric means if brake is not applied; Key interlock, i.e. locking the key if lever is not in park position · CPC title

• F16H59/44

  dependent on machine speed {, e.g. the vehicle speed} (F16H59/46 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16H59/0204

  for automatic transmissions with means for range selection and manual shifting, e.g. range selector with tiptronic · CPC title

• F16H2059/0282

  Lever handles with lock mechanisms, e.g. for allowing selection of reverse gear or releasing lever from park position · CPC title