Shift lock mechanism of vehicle

A shift lock mechanism for a vehicle, the shift lock mechanism comprising:

• a selector lever for selecting a transmission gear of an automatic transmission of the vehicle;
• a member to be locked that is provided to the selector lever;
• an engaging part provided to the member to be locked at a position corresponding to the transmission gear selected by using the selector lever;
• a lock member disposed so as to face the member to be locked and engageable with the engaging part;
• a slope part disposed at an end of the lock member and configured to prevent the lock member from being caught when the lock member is being engaged or disengaged;
• a driving device including a solenoid and configured to drive the lock member so that the lock member is engaged with the engaging part to lock the selector lever and configured to drive the lock member so that the lock member is disengaged and retracted from the engaging part to enable the selector lever to move;
• a buffer member provided to the driving device and configured to be compressed to urge the lock member toward the member to be locked while the lock member is retracted;
• and
• circuitry configured to receive a depression signal from a brake pedal of the vehicle and a vehicle speed signal from a vehicle speed sensor of the vehicle and to control to drive the solenoid of the driving device.