Shift lever device

Abstract

To enable easily assembling a shift lever device body and a bracket for securing a vehicle body.SOLUTION: Provided is a shift lever device 10 having a body unit 11 with a lever 16 for operating a transmission and a lower bracket 12 for securing the body unit 11 and a vehicle body. On the lower bracket 12, a pedestal surface 25, on which an upper bracket 15 of the body unit 11 is place and which allows the body unit 11 to slide forward to a securing position, is provided, and a stopper 38, which regulates movement further forward from the securing position of the body unit 11, is also provided. At the securing position, relative movement in vertical and lateral directions of the lower bracket 12 and the upper bracket 15 is regulated by a flange part 31 of the upper bracket 15 and a guide 35 of the lower bracket 12, and relative movement in a front-rear direction of the lower bracket 12 and the upper bracket 15 is regulated by a pin 32 to have a structure to secure the body unit 11 and the lower bracket 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a structure of a shift lever device for changing gears used in a vehicle or the like. [Background technology]

[0002] Many shift lever devices installed in vehicles are fixed to the vehicle body using a bracket as a base. By making the shift lever device main body and the fixing bracket separate, it is possible to standardize the shift lever device main body by preparing various brackets to suit the vehicle bodies of various vehicles.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a shift lever device having a structure in which a shifter assembly (a main body of the shift lever device) is fixed to a bracket fixed to a vehicle body. In this shift lever device, a flange provided on the front end of the housing of the shifter assembly is hooked onto a tab on the bracket, and the rear end of the housing and the bracket are fastened together with a pin, thereby fixing the housing and the bracket. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] U.S. Patent No. 7874603B2 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In a shift lever device in which the shift lever device main body and the fixing bracket are configured separately, the assembly of the shift lever device is completed by fixing the fixing bracket to the shift lever device main body. In order to improve productivity, it is required to automatically assemble the shift lever device main body and the fixing bracket by a machine tool such as a robot after the shift lever device main body is prepared.

[0006] However, in the shift lever device having the structure as disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to hook the flange of the housing of the main body of the shift lever device onto the tab of the bracket on the vehicle side, and then rotate the main body of the shift lever device around the hooked point as a fulcrum to align the pin hole of the housing with the pin hole of the bracket. This circular movement and the positioning of the pin hole by a machine tool causes problems such as a complicated configuration and operation control of the machine tool. In addition, even if a worker assembles the main body of the shift lever device and the fixing bracket, there is a problem that the moving and positioning work is troublesome.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its object is to provide a shift lever device having a structure that allows easy assembly of the shift lever device main body and a bracket for fixing to the vehicle body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the shift lever device of the present invention is a shift lever device having a main body portion having a shift lever for operating a transmission, and a first bracket for fixing the main body portion to a vehicle body, wherein the first bracket is provided with a slide surface on which the main body portion is placed and which allows the main body portion to slide in a predetermined forward / backward direction toward a fixed position, and is provided with a stopper for restricting further movement of the main body portion in the predetermined forward / backward direction beyond the fixed position, and is characterized in that the shift lever device is provided with a support portion for restricting relative movement between the first bracket and the main body portion in the left / right and up / down directions, and a fixing portion for restricting forward / backward movement between the first bracket and the main body portion at the fixed position.

[0009] In addition, preferably, the main body portion includes a second bracket, the first bracket has a pair of side walls supporting the left and right side surfaces of the second bracket, the left and right side surfaces of the second bracket are respectively provided with protrusions that protrude outward in the left and right direction, and the support portion is provided on the side wall of the first bracket and supports the protrusions at the fixed position to regulate relative movement between the first bracket and the second bracket in the left and right directions and the up and down directions.

[0010] In addition, preferably, at least one of the left and right protrusions of the second bracket has a first inclined portion that is inclined so that the left-right width between the left and right protrusions narrows toward the forward side in the direction of movement of the main body part to the fixed position, and that determines the left-right relative position of the second bracket with respect to the first bracket as the main body part moves to the fixed position with respect to the first bracket.

[0011] In addition, preferably, at least one of the left and right side walls of the first bracket has a second inclined portion that is inclined so that the left-right spacing between the pair of side walls narrows toward the forward side in the direction of movement of the main body part to the fixed position, and that determines the left-right relative position of the second bracket with respect to the first bracket as the main body part moves to the fixed position with respect to the first bracket.

[0012] In addition, preferably, the protrusion and the support portion have a pair of upper and lower opposing surfaces opposing in the up-down direction and a pair of left and right opposing surfaces opposing in the left-right direction, and are provided with a first convex portion protruding toward and contacting one of the pair of upper and lower opposing surfaces, and a second convex portion protruding toward and contacting one of the pair of left and right opposing surfaces.

[0013] In addition, it is preferable that the sliding surface of the first bracket be provided with a retaining portion that protrudes toward the second bracket and engages with the second bracket at a fixed position of the second bracket relative to the first bracket to retain the second bracket in the fixed position.

[0014] In addition, preferably, the fixing portion is composed of a hole portion that passes through the first bracket and the second bracket when the second bracket is positioned at the fixed position relative to the first bracket, and a pin that is inserted into the hole portion of the first bracket and the second bracket.

[0015] In addition, preferably, the protrusion and the support portion are positioned further forward in the direction of movement of the second bracket to the fixed position than the midpoint in the fore-aft direction, and the fixed portion is positioned further rearward in the direction of movement of the second bracket to the fixed position than the midpoint in the fore-aft direction. Effect of the Invention

[0016] According to the present invention, the main body part is placed on the sliding surface of the first bracket and slid in a predetermined forward / backward direction until it is restricted by a stopper, and the support part restricts the relative movement between the first bracket and the main body part in the left / right and up / down directions, while the fixing part restricts the relative movement between the first bracket and the main body part in the forward / backward direction, thereby fixing the main body part and the first bracket in a fixed position. Therefore, it is possible to assemble the first bracket and the main body with a simple relative movement, which allows an operator to easily assemble the first bracket and the main body, and when assembling the first bracket and the main body with a machine tool such as a robot, movement control becomes easy, thereby improving the productivity of the shift lever device. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which a shift lever device according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a vehicle. [Diagram 2] 2 is a perspective view showing a method for assembling the shift lever device of the embodiment to a lower bracket. FIG. [Diagram 3] 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a method for assembling the shift lever device and the lower bracket. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a top view of the shift lever device. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the shift lever device in the left-right direction. [Figure 6] 4 is a partially enlarged vertical cross-sectional view in the left-right direction showing the structure of a front support portion of the shift lever device. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the shift lever device in the front-rear direction. [Figure 8] 4 is a partially enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the structure of a fall-off prevention portion of the shift lever device. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0019] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which a shift lever device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a vehicle. The shift lever device 10 has a main unit 11 (main body portion) and a lower bracket 12 (first bracket) for fixing to the vehicle body 1.

[0020] The main unit 11 has an upper bracket 15 (second bracket) and a lever 16 (shift lever) for operating a transmission that is swingably supported on the upper bracket 15. The lever 16 is connected to a transmission (not shown) via a cable, and the transmission can be changed gears by operating the lever 16. The main unit 11 may be configured as a unit equipped with various devices (not shown), such as a sensor that detects the swing position of the lever 16.

[0021] In the following explanation, the direction in which the lever extends when not in operation is the up-down direction, the direction in which the lever moves is the front-to-rear direction, and the structure of the shift lever device 10 is explained using the vehicle direction when installed in the vehicle; however, the installation direction of the shift lever device 10 in the vehicle is not limited to this.

[0022] The lower bracket 12 has a base portion 20 on which the upper bracket 15 of the main unit 11 is placed, and feet 21 extending downward from the four corners of the base portion 20 and fixed to the vehicle body 1.

[0023] Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing how to assemble the main unit 11 and the lower bracket 12 in the shift lever device 10 of this embodiment. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the front-rear direction showing how to assemble the main unit 11 and the lower bracket 12. 2 and 3, the upper surface of the lower bracket 12 is provided with a base surface 25 (slide surface) which is a substantially rectangular flat surface extending in the front-rear and left-right directions. The base surface 25 may be a rail-shaped or lattice-shaped surface other than a flat surface, as long as the upper bracket 15 described below can be placed thereon and slid. The upper part of the lower bracket 12 is provided with a pair of side walls 26 which protrude upward from the left and right ends of the base surface 25 and extend in the front-rear directions. The side walls 26 support the left and right side surfaces of the upper bracket 15.

[0024] The lower surface 30 of the upper bracket 15 has substantially the same shape as the seat surface 25 of the lower bracket 12. The lower surface 30 of the upper bracket 15 is placed on the seat surface 25 of the lower bracket 12.

[0025] The lower end of the upper bracket 15 is formed with plate-shaped flanges 31 (protruding parts) on the left and right, respectively, which protrude outward in the left-right direction by, for example, several mm to several cm and extend in the front-rear direction.

[0026] The front portions of the side walls 26 of the lower bracket 12 are provided with guides 35 (supports) that are disposed above the base surface 25 with a gap equal to the vertical thickness of the flange 31 and protrude inward in the left-right direction from the side walls 26. The vertical gap between the lower surfaces of the guides 35 and the base surface 25 is such that the flange 31 of the upper bracket 15 can be inserted with almost no gap.

[0027] The front end of the base surface 25 of the lower bracket 12 is provided with a stopper 38 that protrudes upward from the base surface 25. When the main unit 11 is aligned in the front-to-rear position relative to the lower bracket 12, the front lower end of the upper bracket 15 abuts against the stopper 38, restricting the movement of the main unit 11 forward (in the direction of movement). In this embodiment, the stopper 38 is provided in two locations near the left and right ends of the front end of the base surface 25.

[0028] The lower bracket 12 has holes 33 (fixing parts) at the rear of the pair of side walls 26, penetrating in the left-right direction. The upper bracket 15 has a hole 34 (fixing part) that penetrates coaxially with the two holes 33 when the main unit 11 is disposed at a fixed position relative to the lower bracket 12. A pin 32 such as a spring pin can be inserted into the holes 33 and 34. The pin 32 may be a pin such as a solid shaft or a hollow shaft other than a spring pin. The holes 33, 34 and pin 32 correspond to the fixing parts of the present invention that restrict the movement of the lower bracket 12 and the upper bracket 15 in the front-rear direction at the fixed position of the main unit 11 and the lower bracket 12.

[0029] The procedure for assembling the main unit 11 and the lower bracket 12 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0030] First, as shown in Figures 2(A) and 3(A), the main unit 11 is positioned behind the lower bracket 12. At this time, the vertical position of the lower surface 30 of the upper bracket 15 is aligned with the base surface 25 of the lower bracket 12. In addition, the left-right position of the lower surface 30 of the upper bracket 15 is aligned between the pair of side walls 26 of the lower bracket 12.

[0031] Then, the main unit 11 is slid forward (in a predetermined front-to-rear direction) relative to the lower bracket 12 until the front lower end of the upper bracket 15 abuts against the stopper 38, and the front-to-rear positions of the lower bracket 12 and the main unit 11 are aligned to fixed positions as shown in Figures 2(B) and 3(B). At this time, the flange portion 31 of the upper bracket 15 is inserted into the gap between the guide 35 in the lower bracket 12 and the base surface 25, and the front portion of the upper bracket 15 of the main unit 11 is supported relative to the lower bracket 12.

[0032] Then, by inserting pin 32 into hole 33 in the pair of side wall portions 26 and hole 34 in upper bracket 15, the rear of upper bracket 15 and lower bracket 12 are supported, and main unit 11 and lower bracket 12 are fixed together. When assembling main unit 11 and lower bracket 12, it is assumed that a robot will be used to support and move main unit 11, lower bracket 12, and pin 32.

[0033] Each part of the shift lever device 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

[0034] FIG. 4 is a top view of the shift lever device 10. FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view in the left-right direction of the shift lever device 10. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged vertical cross-sectional view in the left-right direction showing the structure of the front support part of the shift lever device 10. FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view in the front-rear direction of the shift lever device 10. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged vertical cross-sectional view in the front-rear direction showing the structure of the slip-off prevention part of the shift lever device 10. FIG. 4 shows a state in the middle of sliding the main unit 11 forward relative to the lower bracket 12. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the part AA shown in FIG. 4 in a state in which the main unit 11 has been completely slid forward relative to the lower bracket 12 and is positioned at a fixed position. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the part C shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the part BB shown in FIG. 4 in a state in which the main unit 11 has been completely slid forward relative to the lower bracket 12. FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the part D shown in FIG. 7.

[0035] As shown in Fig. 4, the left-right distance between the pair of side wall portions 26 in the lower bracket 12 of this embodiment is wider at the rear than at the front. Accordingly, the lower surface 30 of the upper bracket 15 also has a larger left-right width at the rear than at the front. In this embodiment, in the middle portion in the front-rear direction of the right flange portion 31 of the upper bracket 15, the right end face has an inclined surface 40 (first inclined surface portion) inclined leftward (inward in the left-right direction) toward the front (forward in the direction of movement). In addition, in accordance with the inclined surface 40, the right side wall portion 26 also has an inclined surface 41 (second inclined surface portion) inclined leftward toward the front.

[0036] The upper bracket 15 and the lower bracket 12 are formed from a material that is relatively strong and slightly elastic, such as resin.

[0037] In this way, the distance between the rear sides of the pair of side wall portions 26 of the lower bracket 12 is wider in left-right direction than the front end portion of the upper bracket 15, so when assembling the main unit 11 to the lower bracket 12, it is not necessary to increase the precision of positioning the main unit 11 in the left-right direction behind the lower bracket 12. Then, by moving the main unit 11 forward between the pair of side wall portions 26 of the lower bracket 12, the inclined surface 40 of the flange portion 31 comes into contact with the inclined surface 41 of the side wall portion 26, moving the main unit 11 to the left, and making it easy to position the main unit 11 relative to the lower bracket 12 in the left-right direction.

[0038] In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a stopper 38 is provided at the front end of the base surface 25 of the lower bracket 12 to restrict the forward movement of the main unit 11 relative to the lower bracket 12, so that the fore-and-aft positioning of the main unit 11 relative to the lower bracket 12 can be easily and accurately performed.

[0039] As shown in Figures 5 and 6, when the main unit 11 is fixed to the lower bracket 12, the lower surface of the guide 35 and the upper surface of the flange portion 31 are arranged to face each other with a small gap maintained, and the left and right side wall portions 53 above the flange portion 31 on the upper bracket 15 and the left and right inner end faces of the guide 35 are arranged to face each other with a small gap maintained.

[0040] In this way, the lower bracket 12 is structured to support the flange 31 of the upper bracket 15 by the guide 35 and the base surface 25 so as to sandwich it from above and below, so that the movement of the upper bracket 15 and the lower bracket 12 in the up-down direction can be restricted at the front of the upper bracket 15. In addition, the left and right side wall parts 53 of the upper bracket 15 are configured to contact the left and right inner end faces of the guide 35, so that the movement of the upper bracket 15 and the lower bracket 12 in the left-right direction is restricted. Note that, at the rear of the upper bracket 15, the upper bracket 15 and the lower bracket 12 are supported by the pin 32, and although the movement of the upper bracket 15 and the lower bracket 12 in the front-rear direction is restricted, the support part is configured so that they can swing relative to each other around the pin 32. However, at the front of the upper bracket 15, the flange part 31 and the guide 35 support the upper bracket 15 so as not to move in the up-down, left-right, up-down directions, so that the upper bracket 15 and the lower bracket 12 can be firmly fixed so as not to move in any of the front-rear, left-right, up-down directions.

[0041] Furthermore, the front part of the upper bracket 15 (the forward side in the direction of movement from the intermediate position in the fore-and-aft direction to the fixed position) is supported by the flange 31 and the guide 35 so as to be immovable relative to the lower bracket 12 in the up-down, left-right direction, and the rear part of the upper bracket 15 (the rear side in the direction of movement from the intermediate position in the fore-and-aft direction to the fixed position) is supported by the pin 32 so as to be immovable relative to the lower bracket 12 at least in the fore-and-aft direction, so that the upper bracket 15 is supported or fixed to the lower bracket 12 at two positions spaced apart in the fore-and-aft direction. Therefore, when a moment load acts on the main unit 11 in the fore-and-aft direction by operating the lever 16 or the like after the shift lever device 10 is fixed to the vehicle body 1, the load acting on the support position and the fixed position can be reduced.

[0042] Furthermore, the lower surface of the guide 35 is provided with a first protrusion 50 that protrudes downward. Also, above the flange 31 of the left and right side wall portions 53 of the upper bracket 15, there are second protrusions 55 that protrude outward to the left and right toward the guide 35. The first protrusions 50 and the second protrusions 55 are formed so as to extend in the front-rear direction.

[0043] In this way, by providing the elastic first protrusions 50 on the pair of upper and lower opposing surfaces that are the contact portions between the guide 35 and the flange 31, rattling in the up-down direction between the guide 35 and the flange 31 is suppressed. Also, by providing the elastic second protrusions 55 on the pair of left-right opposing surfaces that are the contact portions between the guide 35 and the side wall 53 near the flange 31, rattling in the left-right direction between the guide 35 and the side wall 53 near the flange 31 is suppressed. This makes it possible to suppress rattling in the up-down direction and the left-right direction at the front portions of the lower bracket 12 and the upper bracket 15.

[0044] 2, 7 and 8, an upwardly protruding claw portion 60 (holding portion) is provided at approximately the center in the front-to-rear direction of the base surface 25 of the lower bracket 12. The claw portion 60 is formed, for example, by cutting out the base surface 25 in a U-shape except for the rear side, and bending the front side upward so that the front end portion protrudes upward by several mm.

[0045] In addition, in the upper bracket 15, at the front-rear position corresponding to the claw portion 60 of the lower bracket 12, the lower end of the plate-like member 61 extending in the left-right direction becomes the lowest end of the upper bracket 15. The front-rear position of the claw portion 60 is set so that the rear end of the lower end of the plate-like member 61 of the upper bracket 15 engages with the front end of the claw portion 60 when the upper bracket 15 is positioned at a fixed position relative to the lower bracket 12.

[0046] With this configuration, by sliding the upper bracket 15 forward relative to the lower bracket 12 and positioning it in a fixed position, the plate-shaped member 61 of the upper bracket 15 engages with the claw portion 60, preventing the main unit 11 from moving backward relative to the lower bracket 12.

[0047] Therefore, after the lower bracket 12 and the main unit 11 are aligned in a fixed position, the main unit 11 is prevented from moving backward relative to the lower bracket 12, and the aligned state is maintained, making it easier to insert the pin 32 into the holes 33 and 34.

[0048] As described above, in this embodiment, the upper bracket 15 of the main unit 11 is placed on the base surface 25 of the lower bracket 12 and the main unit 11 is slid forward until it abuts the stopper 38 to move it to a fixed position, whereby the flange portion 31 and guide 35 restrict the relative movement between the upper bracket 15 and the lower bracket 12 in the left-right and up-down directions, and the pin 32 is inserted into the hole portion 33 and hole portion 34 to restrict the relative movement between the upper bracket 15 and the lower bracket 12 in the front-to-back directions, thereby fixing the main unit 11 and the lower bracket 12.

[0049] This allows the main unit 11 and the lower bracket 12 to be assembled with a simple relative movement. When assembling the main unit 11 and the lower bracket 12 using a machine tool such as a robot, movement control becomes easy, improving the productivity of the shift lever device 10. Also, even when assembling the main unit 11 and the lower bracket 12 by a worker, assembly becomes easy.

[0050] Although the description of the embodiment has been completed above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the structures of the various components of the shift lever device 10 may be modified as appropriate. For example, in the above embodiment, the inclined surface 40 is provided on the right flange 31 of the upper bracket 15, and the inclined surface 41 is provided on the right side wall 26 of the lower bracket 12, but they may be provided on the left side or on both the left and right sides. Also, only one of the inclined surface 40 and the inclined surface 41 may be provided. The present invention can be widely applied to shift lever devices having main units of various structures. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 10. Shift lever device 11 Main unit (main body) 12 Lower bracket (first bracket) 15 Upper bracket (second bracket) 16 Lever (shift lever) 25 Pedestal surface (slide surface) 26 Side wall 31 Flange (protrusion) 33, 34 hole part (fixed part) 35 Guide (support part) 32 pin (fixed part) 38 Stopper 40 Slope (first slope) 41 Slope (second slope) 50 First protrusion 55 Second protrusion 60 Claw part (holding part)

Claims

1. A shift lever device including a main body having a shift lever for operating a transmission, and a first bracket for fixing the main body to a vehicle body, the first bracket is provided with a slide surface on which the main body is placed and on which the main body can be slid in a predetermined forward and backward direction toward a fixed position, and a stopper is provided to restrict further movement of the main body in the predetermined forward and backward direction beyond the fixed position, a support portion that restricts relative movement between the first bracket and the main body portion in the left-right direction and the up-down direction at the fixed position; a fixing portion that restricts movement of the first bracket and the main body portion in the front-rear direction at the fixed position. A shift lever device comprising:

2. The main body portion includes a second bracket, the first bracket includes a pair of side walls supporting left and right side surfaces of the second bracket, The second bracket has left and right side surfaces each provided with a protruding portion protruding outward in the left-right direction, The support portion is provided on the side wall of the first bracket and supports the protrusion at the fixed position to restrict relative movement between the first bracket and the second bracket in the left-right direction and the up-down direction.

2. The shift lever device according to claim 1.

3. At least one of the left and right protrusions of the second bracket has a first inclined surface portion that is inclined so that a left-right width between the left and right protrusions narrows toward a forward side in a movement direction of the main body portion to the fixed position, and that defines a left-right relative position of the second bracket with respect to the first bracket as the main body portion moves to the fixed position with respect to the first bracket.

3. The shift lever device according to claim 2.

4. At least one of the left and right side walls of the first bracket has a second inclined surface portion that is inclined such that the left-right distance between the pair of side walls becomes narrower toward the forward side in the movement direction of the main body portion to the fixed position and that defines the left-right relative position of the second bracket with respect to the first bracket as the main body portion moves to the fixed position with respect to the first bracket.

3. The shift lever device according to claim 2.

5. The protrusion and the support have a pair of upper and lower opposing surfaces opposed to each other in a vertical direction and a pair of left and right opposing surfaces opposed to each other in a left and right direction, a first protrusion that protrudes from one of the pair of upper and lower opposing surfaces toward the other of the pair of upper and lower opposing surfaces and is in contact with the other of the pair of upper and lower opposing surfaces; A second protrusion protruding from one of the pair of left and right opposing surfaces toward the other of the pair of left and right opposing surfaces.

3. The shift lever device according to claim 2.

6. A holding portion is provided on the sliding surface of the first bracket, the holding portion protruding toward the second bracket and engaging with the second bracket at a fixed position of the second bracket relative to the first bracket to hold the second bracket at the fixed position.

3. The shift lever device according to claim 2.

7. The fixing portion is a hole portion that penetrates the first bracket and the second bracket in a state in which the second bracket is located at the fixed position relative to the first bracket; a pin inserted into the hole of the first bracket and the second bracket; 3. The shift lever device according to claim 2.

8. the protruding portion and the support portion are disposed forward of a middle position of the second bracket in a front-rear direction in a direction of movement of the second bracket to the fixed position, The fixing portion is disposed rearward of a middle position of the second bracket in a direction of movement to the fixing position in a front-rear direction.

3. The shift lever device according to claim 2.

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