Shift lever device housing

A shift lever device housing comprising:

• an indicator plate;
• an opening portion in said housing exposing an indication surface of said indicator plate to an exterior;
• a pair of guide rails provided at transverse opposite sides of said opening portion, each guide rail of said pair of guide rails guiding and supporting said indicator plate which is inserted between said pair of guide rails and slid along its longitudinal axis over said opening portion;
• a stopper provided in the vicinity of an indicator plate insertion side end portion of said opening portion, said stopper, together with said pair of guide rails, retaining said indicator plate;
• a guide wall provided at an indicator plate insertion side of said stopper, said guide wall supporting transverse opposite end portions of said indicator plate that do not include said indication surface of said indicator plate;
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• a supporting member provided between said guide wall and said stopper, said supporting member being provided such that, when said indicator plate is inserted, there exists a gap between said indicator plate and said stopper, said supporting member supporting the transverse opposite end portions of said indicator plate that do not include said indication surface of said indicator plate.

A shift lever device housing comprising:

• an elongated sliding cover moving together with a shift lever;
• an opening portion in said housing exposing a portion of a surface of said sliding cover to an exterior;
• a pair of guide rails provided at transverse opposite sides of said opening portion, each guide rail of said pair of guide rails slidably supporting said sliding cover which is inserted between said pair of guide rails and slid along its longitudinal axis over said opening portion;
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• a guide wall provided at a sliding cover insertion side of said opening portion for supporting transverse opposite end portions of said sliding cover which are unexposed by said opening portion after said cover is inserted between said guide rails.