Automatic transmission apparatus for vehicle

摘要

An automatic transmission apparatus (10) is provided with a compact shifting mechanism (20). The apparatus includes an automatic transmission (11), the shifting mechanism (20) arranged inside the vehicle cabin to have a shift lever (21) to be manipulated by a driver and also adapted to allow a desired driving range of the vehicle to be selected by the driver's manipulating of the shift lever, a link mechanism (30) to transmit a movement of the shift lever (21) to the shifting mechanism and a manipulating-force assisting device (40) acting on a connecting part (50) between the shifting mechanism (20) and the link mechanism (30) to assist a driver's force to manipulate the shift lever, the manipulating-force assisting device having a motor (42A) as a driving source.