Operation apparatus for vehicle automatic transmission mechanism

An operation apparatus for a vehicle automatic transmission mechanism, which comprises a stroke contact type operation switch for switching a travel range in said automatic transmission mechanism, and

• wherein
• said operation switch is arranged on the side surface of a steering column at a position where said operation switch can be directly seen from a driver through a steering wheel set in a straight travel state, so that at least forward travel ranges can be switched by only a stretched middle finger of a hand of a vehicle driver while the driver continues to maintain his grip on said steering wheel with the same hand.

A room inside structure of a vehicle which comprises:

• an operation apparatus for a vehicle automatic transmission mechanism including a transmission wire one end of which is connected to a hydraulic valve for switching a travel range in said automatic transmission mechanism, and an operation lever, connected to the other end of said transmission wire, for switching a travel range in said hydraulic valve through said transmission wire when said operation lever is swung along a predetermined path along which travel ranges to be set are sequentially defined, wherein said operation lever is swingably arranged on an instrument panel opposing a steering wheel, so that at least forward travel ranges can be switched by only a stretched middle finger of a hand of a vehicle driver while the driver continues to maintain his grip on a steering wheel with the same hand;
• and
• a driver's seat which is slidable in a back-and-forth direction, a seat cushion which is reclinable with respect to a floor, and a seat back which is reclinable with respect to said seat cushion so as to arbitrarily set a seating position of a driver with respect to said steering wheel which is fixed in position on said instrument panel.