Shift-lever apparatus of an automatic transmission for enabling manual mode operation

A shift-lever apparatus of an automatic transmission comprising:

• a housing;
• a shift-lever rotatably mounted to the housing, being rotatable in a predetermined direction;
• a base member fixed to the shift-lever;
• first and second switches fixed to the base member apart from each other in the predetermined direction;
• a pressing member mounted on the base member between the first and second switches such that a relative motion between the pressing member and the base member is enabled;
• an elastic member, abutted by both the pressing member and the base member, for providing a restoring force to diminish the relative movement between the pressing member and the base member;
• and
• a locking member for limiting a relative movement between the pressing member and the housing.

A shift-lever apparatus of an automatic transmission for enabling manual mode operation, the shift-lever apparatus comprising:

• a housing;
• a shift-lever;
• a base member coupled to the shift-lever within the housing, where the base member is configured to translate along with the shift-lever;
• a rotating unit rotatably coupled to both a lower portion of the housing and to said base member, such that said rotating unit and said base member can rotate in a first direction relative to each other, and said rotating unit and said housing can rotate in a second direction relative to each other, where said first direction is substantially perpendicular to said second direction;
• an up-shifting switch disposed at a first side of the base member;
• a down-shifting switch disposed at a second side of the base member substantially opposite said first side, such that the up-shifting and down-shifting switches are selectively operated according to the movement of the shift-lever in said second direction.