Patent attributes
A shift lever device for transmission operation of a vehicle has a shift lever, a locking member, a withdrawing member and a biasing member. When force is applied to the shift lever due to transmission operation of the shift lever by a vehicle occupant, the withdrawing member is pushed, and, due to a component of force thereof, is withdrawn from a path of movement for transmission operation of the shift lever. When the locking member is set in a movement limited state due to operation of the vehicle occupant, the locking member impedes movement of the shift lever due to transmission operation. When the locking member is set in a movable state, the locking member as well is, by a torsion spring, interlocked with the withdrawing member and withdrawn from the path of movement of the shift lever.
