# US 2019/0316673 A1 · Shifting device

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- Number: US 2019/0316673 A1
- Document ID: US20190316673A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/454,205
- Filed: 2019-06-27
- Published: 2019-10-17
- Earliest claimed: 2014-10-29
- Assignees: U-Shin Ltd.
- Applicants: U-Shin Ltd.
- Inventors: Manabu TSUKAZAKI; Ippei MAKIO
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190316673A1

## CPC

- F16H 59/105: {consisting of electrical switches or sensors}
- F16H 59/0204: {for automatic transmissions with means for range selection and manual shifting, e.g. range selector with tiptronic}
- F16H 59/0213: {with sealing means, e.g. against entry of dust}
- F16H 2059/0269: {Ball joints or spherical bearings for supporting the lever}
- F16H: GEARING

## Abstract

A shifting device shifting device includes a rotor member pivotally-supported by a base member in a turnable manner, and configured to turn following a shifting direction of a shift lever; a lever member pivotally-supported by the base member in a turnable manner, and configured to turn following a selecting direction of the shift lever; a hall sensor as a detector member mounted on a circuit board and facing against a detection target section of the rotor member; and a hall sensor mounted on a surface of the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the lever member, the surface being identical to a surface on which the hall sensor is mounted.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A shifting device comprising:
a shift lever configured to be operated from a neutral position to a plurality of operational positions;
a guide member having a guide groove for guiding the shift lever to the plurality of operational positions;
a circuit board having a detector member arranged thereon, the detector member being for detecting a swing direction of the shift lever; and
a shift lever restricting mechanism configured to restrict the shift lever, under a predetermined condition, from moving to a predetermined operational position, and further comprising:
a first detection target member configured to change a position following swinging of the shift lever in a first swing direction;
a second detection target member configured to change a position following swinging of the shift lever in a second swing direction;
a restricting member provided for the shift lever restricting mechanism, and configured to change a position between a shift-restricting position and a released position; and
a third detection target member configured to change a position following an operation of the restricting member, wherein
the detector member includes:
a first detector member mounted on the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the first detection target member; and
a second detector member mounted on a surface of the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the second detection target member, the surface being identical to a surface on which the first detector member is mounted, and further includes:
a third detector member mounted on a surface of the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the third detection target member, the surface being identical to the surface on which the first detector member is mounted.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The shifting device according to claim 1, comprising:
an actuator configured to drive the shift lever restricting mechanism;
a control section configured to control the actuator; and,
a shift lever holding mechanism configured to hold the shift lever in a manual operation position when the shift lever is operated from the neutral position to the manual operation, wherein
the restricting member includes a contact section configured to be brought into contact with the shift lever and to release the shift lever from a holding state by the shift lever holding mechanism, the contact section being brought into contact with the shift lever by actuation of the actuator by the control section under a condition that a predetermined condition is satisfied when the shift lever is in the manual operation position, to change the position of the restricting member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The shifting device according to claim 2, wherein
the restricting member includes an arc-like cam section provided rotatably about and integrally with a rotational shaft parallel to the shift lever when the shift lever is in the neutral position, the cam section being eccentric with respect to the rotational shaft and having the contact section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The shifting device according to claim 3, wherein
if the control section determines that a vehicle satisfies a predetermined shift-restriction condition when the shift lever is in the manual operation position, the control section controls the actuator such that, by actuating the actuator to drive the restricting member to bring the cam section into contact with the shift lever, the shift lever is released from the holding state by the shift lever holding mechanism and the restricting member is held in the shift-restricting position at which the shift lever is prevented from moving from the neutral position to the manual operation position.