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US 11,739,837 B2Granted
Shift device
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsKeisuke Kameyama, Kenji Nakanishi
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Abstract
In a shift device, as a result of lower sliding projections of a lever moving slidingly against lower sliding plates of soft materials, the slidability of the lever is improved. Moreover, as a result of restricting projections of the lever being abutted against stoppers of the soft materials, noise generated when a sliding motion of the lever is restricted is reduced. Additionally, because the lower sliding plates and the stoppers are formed integrally with each other, the structure can be simplified.
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A shift device comprising:
- a shift body that is provided with a sliding portion and a restricted portion, and that, as a result of the shift body, the sliding portion, and the restricted portion being moved slidingly along a length direction, causes a shift position to be altered;
- a slid-against portion that is formed from a softer material than the sliding portion so as to be more deformable than the sliding portion, and along which the sliding portion is moved slidingly as a result of the shift body being moved slidingly;
- a restricting portion that is formed from a softer material than the restricted portion so as to be more deformable than the restricted portion, that is provided integrally with the slid-against portion, and that restricts a sliding motion of the restricted portion so that a sliding motion of the shift body is restricted, and
- a supporting body that supports the shift body, and with which the slid-against portion and the restricting portion are integrally molded,
- wherein at least one reduced-rigidity portion provided at the restricting portion is a stop abutment including a recessed portion, and
- wherein a dimension of the recessed portion in a restricting width direction of the restricting portion is less than a dimension of the restricted portion in the restricting width direction of the restricting portion so that the restricted portion abuts against a face of the restricting portion in which the recessed portion is opened so that the sliding motion of the restricted portion is restricted.
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A shift device comprising:
- a shift body that is provided with a sliding portion and a restricted portion, and that, as a result of the shift body, the sliding portion, and the restricted portion being moved slidingly, causes a shift position to be altered;
- a slid-against portion that is formed from a softer material than the sliding portion so as to be more deformable than the sliding portion, and along which the sliding portion is moved slidingly as a result of the shift body being moved slidingly;
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- a restricting portion that is formed from a softer material than the restricted portion so as to be more deformable than the restricted portion, that is provided integrally with the slid-against portion, and that restricts a sliding motion of the restricted portion so that a sliding motion of the shift body is restricted, and
- further comprising a urging mechanism that urges the shift body in two directions towards a slid-against portion side
- wherein the sliding motion urging mechanism urges the shift body towards a first slide-against portion which is disposed in a sliding width direction of the shift body and towards a second slide-against portion which is disposed in a sliding vertical direction of the shift body.
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A shift device comprising:
- a shift body that is provided with a sliding portion and a restricted portion, and that, as a result of the shift body, the sliding portion, and the restricted portion being moved slidingly along a length direction, causes a shift position to be altered;
- a slid-against portion that is formed from a softer material than the sliding portion so as to be more deformable than the sliding portion, and along which the sliding portion is moved slidingly as a result of the shift body being moved slidingly;
- a restricting portion that is formed from a softer material than the restricted portion so as to be more deformable than the restricted portion, that is provided integrally with the slid-against portion, and that restricts a sliding motion of the restricted portion so that a sliding motion of the shift body is restricted, and
- a sliding motion urging mechanism that urges the shift body towards a slid-against portion side,
- wherein at least one reduced-rigidity portion provided at the restricting portion is a stop abutment including a recessed portion, and
- wherein a dimension of the recessed portion in a restricting width direction of the restricting portion is less than a dimension of the restricted portion in the restricting width direction of the restricting portion so that the restricted portion abuts against a face of the restricting portion in which the recessed portion is opened so that the sliding motion of the restricted portion is restricted, and
- wherein the sliding motion urging mechanism urges the shift body towards a sliding width direction side of the shift body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.