US Patent 10288169 Shift device

A shift device including: a shift body that is rotatable to change a shift position; an installation body, relative to which the shift body rotates; a contact portion that is provided to one of the shift body or the installation body; a contact member that is provided to the other of the shift body or the installation body, and that makes contact with the contact portion such that a force acts to rotate the shift body from between shift positions toward a shift position side; a rotation portion that causes the shift body to rotate such that a shift position of the shift body is changed; and a release mechanism that releases contact of the contact member with the contact portion when the rotation portion causes the shift body to rotate.