Shift lever apparatus and method of constructing thereof
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsKenichi Kabo, Noriyasu Shamoto, Haruyuki Kanda
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Abstract
A structure of a shift lever apparatus is disclosed in which, after a slider has been assembled at a case, a link is assembled to the case while an intrusion shaft is intruded at a hole. For assembly of the link to the case, an assembly pawl provided at the link is resiliently deformed and inserted at an assembly portion which is provided at the case. At this time, an engaging protrusion is engaged with a surrounding area of the assembly portion by resilient force of the assembly pawl.
Claims20
A shift lever apparatus comprising:
- a shift lever, a shift position of which is changed by moving;
- an assembly member disposed at a vicinity of the shift lever;
- a rotating member which is rotatably assembled to the assembly member and which detects the shift position of the shift lever by rotating in accordance with pivoting of the shift lever;
- an assembly portion provided at one of the assembly member and the rotating member;
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- at least one assembly pawl provided at the other of the assembly member and the rotating member, the assembly pawl including resilience, the assembly pawl including an engaging protrusion which protrudes to an outer side, and the assembly pawl being inserted at the assembly portion and the engaging protrusion engaging at a surrounding area of the assembly portion for assembling the rotating member to the assembly member.
A shift lever apparatus comprising:
- a shift lever, a shift position of which is changed by pivoting;
- an assembly member disposed at a vicinity of the shift lever;
- a rotating member which is rotatably assembled to the assembly member and which detects the shift position of the shift lever by rotating in accordance with pivoting of the shift lever;
- an assembly portion provided at the rotating member;
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- at least one assembly pawl provided at the assembly member, the assembly pawl including resilience, the assembly pawl including an engaging protrusion which protrudes to an outer side, and the assembly pawl being inserted at the assembly portion and the engaging protrusion engaging at a surrounding area of the assembly portion for assembling the rotating member to the assembly member.
A method for constructing a shift lever apparatus which includes a shift lever, a case disposed at a vicinity of the shift lever, a rotating member which is rotatable in accordance with pivoting of the shift lever for detecting a shift position of the shift lever, and an assembly portion provided at the case, the method comprising the steps of:
- assembling a slider to the case;
- intruding an intrusion shaft, which is integrally provided at the slider, at an intrusion hole formed in the rotating member;
- after the step of assembling the slider to the case, assembling the rotating member to the case so as to be rotatable, including the sub-steps of
- inserting an assembly pawl at the assembly portion and
- engaging an engaging protrusion, which is provided at the assembly pawl, at a surrounding area of the engaging portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.