CN112555399A

CN112555399A - Operating device assembly of selector and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN112555399A
Application number: CN202011385793.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 洪文波; 李广涛; 康海波; 钟王
Original assignee: Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp
Current assignee: Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp
Priority date: 2020-12-01
Filing date: 2020-12-01
Publication date: 2021-03-26
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-01
Also published as: CN112555399B

Abstract

The invention discloses a shifter which comprises a shell, a gear shifting rocker arm, a locking assembly and a driving assembly, wherein the gear shifting rocker arm is rotatably arranged on the shell, a rotation stopping groove is formed in the gear shifting rocker arm, the locking assembly comprises a locking rod rotatably arranged on the shell, a clamping hook used for clamping the rotation stopping groove is arranged at one end of the locking rod, the locking rod is provided with a locking position used for rotating until the clamping hook is clamped into the rotation stopping groove and an unlocking position used for rotating until the clamping hook is separated from the rotation stopping groove, and the driving assembly is in driving connection with the locking assembly and used for driving the locking rod to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position. According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, a position more suitable for locking can be found on the gear shifting rocker arm according to needs to be provided with the rotation stopping groove, the position is not limited to the position of the valve core, and the requirement on the arrangement precision of the whole unlocking device is lower, so that the problems of higher requirement on the arrangement precision and unreliable unlocking function of the unlocking device of the conventional gear shifter are solved.

Description

Operating device assembly of selector and vehicle

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicle gear shifting, in particular to a gear shifter and an operating mechanism assembly of a vehicle.

Background

Automatic keep off the motorcycle type, when meetting the trouble and need dragging away the circumstances such as with the trailer, the vehicle is because of the solenoid valve outage, under the circumstances that the solenoid valve did not switch on, through the manual unblock switch that presses, lets the solenoid valve actuation, and then realizes that the unblock function of gear level can let the operator keep off the gear level from P and hang out. Because the operating lever of the existing operating mechanism is connected with the rocker arm of the electromagnetic valve, when the automatic transmission vehicle is shifted, the operating lever moves to drive the electromagnetic valve to move. When the operating rod is in the P gear, the valve core of the electromagnetic valve is opposite to the locking hole on the outer shell. Through the limiting effect of the locking hole, the control rod is limited to move, namely the control rod cannot be hooked out of the P gear. If the operating lever is to be out of the P gear, the electromagnetic valve needs to be unlocked.

When the existing manual unlocking switch is used for unlocking, when the pressing position of the manual unlocking switch is pressed, the positioning shaft on the outer shell of the manual unlocking switch rotates as a rotating center to drive the unlocking rocker arm to move, and then the guide shaft moves towards the valve core side. Along with the increase of the pressing stroke, the movement stroke of the valve core and the guide shaft is also increased, the valve core of the electromagnetic valve is separated from the locking hole on the outer shell, namely, the limiting effect of the locking hole on the front and back directions of the valve core of the electromagnetic valve disappears, the electromagnetic valve can move front and back, finally, the valve core of the electromagnetic valve reaches an unlocking state, and the operating rod can be hung from the P gear. Because the unlocking device directly acts with the electromagnetic valve, the position of the electromagnetic valve is fixed, and the position capable of being locked and unlocked only acts on the valve core, so that the requirement on the assembly precision of the unlocking device is higher.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a shifter and an operating mechanism assembly of a vehicle, and aims to provide a shifter which has low assembly precision requirement and can realize unlocking more reliably.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a shifter, wherein the shifter comprises:

a housing;

the gear shifting rocker arm is rotatably arranged on the shell and is provided with a rotation stopping groove;

the locking assembly comprises a locking rod which is rotatably arranged on the shell, one end of the locking rod is provided with a clamping hook which is used for being clamped into the rotation stopping groove, and the locking rod is provided with a locking position which is rotated until the clamping hook is clamped into the rotation stopping groove and an unlocking position which is rotated until the clamping hook is separated from the rotation stopping groove; and the number of the first and second groups,

and the driving assembly is in driving connection with the locking assembly and is used for driving the locking rod to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position.

Optionally, the locking assembly includes a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is rotatably installed in the housing, the rotating shaft is provided with a locking rod and a driving plate, the locking rod and the driving plate extend outwards along the radial direction from the periphery of the rotating shaft, and one end, away from the rotating shaft, of the driving plate is used for being abutted against the driving assembly, so that the driving plate is driven to rotate when the driving assembly moves, and the locking rod is driven to rotate.

Optionally, the drive assembly comprises:

the driving arm is provided with a driving end at one end far away from the rotating shaft and an actuating end at the other end, the driving end is rotatably arranged on the shell, and the actuating end is used for abutting against the driving plate; and the number of the first and second groups,

the handle is arranged at the driving end, at least part of the handle protrudes out of the shell, and when the handle is subjected to external force, the handle drives the locking rod to rotate.

Optionally, the shifter further comprises a reset structure for driving the lock lever to reset from the unlocked position to the locked position.

Optionally, the reset structure includes an elastic component, the elastic component is in driving connection with the locking assembly, the elastic component is a rubber piece arranged on the housing, when the locking lever is located at the unlocking position, the locking assembly compresses the elastic component, and the elastic component provides a reset force, so that the locking lever returns to the locking position.

Optionally, a connecting plate extending outward in the radial direction is arranged on the periphery of the rotating shaft, an elastic column extending to the elastic component is arranged on the connecting plate, the elastic component is a rubber block with a cavity, and in the unlocking position, the elastic column presses against the rubber block, so that the cavity is compressed and deformed.

Optionally, the reset structure further comprises a torsion spring, the torsion spring is arranged on the driving arm, one end of the torsion spring is connected with the shell, and the other end of the torsion spring is connected with the driving arm.

Optionally, the shifter further comprises an electromagnetic valve, the electromagnetic valve comprises an electromagnetic valve body and a valve core, the electromagnetic valve body is fixedly mounted on the shell, and the valve core is fixedly connected with the connecting plate.

Optionally, the driving assembly, the locking assembly and the electromagnetic valves are sequentially distributed in the vertical direction, the electromagnetic valves are arranged outside the housing, and the axes of the electromagnetic valves extend in the vertical direction.

The invention also provides an operating mechanism assembly of a vehicle, which comprises the gear shifter, wherein the gear shifter comprises:

a housing;

In the technical scheme provided by the invention, as the gear shifting rocker arm is rotatably arranged on the shell, when a vehicle needs to be shifted, the gear shifting rocker arm needs to be rotated, the position of the gear shifting rocker arm is adjusted, so that the vehicle can be switched between a P gear and other gears, the gear shifting rocker arm is provided with the rotation stopping groove, the locking assembly comprises a locking rod rotatably arranged on the shell, one end of the locking rod is provided with a clamping hook used for clamping the rotation stopping groove, when the vehicle needs to be in a P gear locking state, the clamping hook of the locking rod rotates to the rotation stopping groove, the locking rod is in a locking position, the vehicle is in the P gear locking state, when the vehicle needs to be out of the P gear, the clamping hook needs to be separated from an unlocking position of the rotation stopping groove, the driving assembly is arranged in abutting connection with the locking assembly, and when external force is applied to the driving assembly, the driving assembly moves so as to drive the locking rod to be switched from the locking position to the unlocking position. The existing locking position is located on the gear shifting rocker arm, a position more suitable for locking can be found as required to set a rotation stopping groove, the locking mechanism is not limited to the position of a valve core, the requirement on the arrangement precision of the whole unlocking device is low, and therefore the problems that the arrangement precision of the unlocking device of the existing gear shifter is high, and the unlocking function is not reliable enough are solved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a shifter provided in the present invention;

fig. 2 is a perspective view of a partial structure of the shifter in fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the shifter portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the latch assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the drive assembly of FIG. 1;

fig. 6 is a perspective view of the reset structure of fig. 1;

fig. 7 is a schematic plan view of the solenoid valve of fig. 1.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
				100	Gear shifter	4	Drive assembly
1	Shell body	41	Driving arm
				2	Gear shifting rocker arm	42	Handle (CN)
21	Rotation stopping groove	5	Reset structure
				3	Locking assembly	51	Elastic column
31	Locking lever	52	Rubber block
				311	Clamping hook	50	Torsion spring
32	Rotating shaft	6	Electromagnetic valve
				33	Driving board	61	Electromagnetic valve body
34	Connecting plate	62	Valve core

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and back … …) are involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the movement situation, and the like in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in an embodiment of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" appearing throughout includes three juxtapositions, exemplified by "A and/or B" including either A or B or both A and B. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

When the existing manual unlocking switch is used for unlocking, when the pressing position of the manual unlocking switch is pressed, the positioning shaft on the outer shell of the manual unlocking switch rotates as a rotating center to drive the unlocking rocker arm to move, and then the guide shaft moves towards the valve core side. Along with the increase of the pressing stroke, the movement stroke of the valve core and the guide shaft is also increased, the valve core of the electromagnetic valve is separated from the locking hole on the outer shell, namely, the limiting effect of the locking hole on the front and back directions of the valve core of the electromagnetic valve disappears, the electromagnetic valve can move front and back, finally, the valve core of the electromagnetic valve reaches an unlocking state, and the operating rod can be hung from the P gear. Because the unlocking device directly acts with the electromagnetic valve, the position of the electromagnetic valve is fixed, and the position capable of being locked and unlocked only acts on the valve core, so that the assembly requirement on the unlocking device is higher. .

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention provides a shifter 100, and fig. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the shifter 100 provided in the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the shifter 100100 includes a housing 1, a shifting rocker arm 2, a locking assembly 3 and a driving assembly 4, the shifting rocker arm 2 is rotatably mounted to the housing 1, the shifting rocker arm 2 has a locking slot 21 thereon, the locking assembly 3 includes a locking rod 31 rotatably mounted to the housing 1, one end of the locking rod 31 has a hook 311 for being clamped into the locking slot 21, the locking rod 31 has a locking position for being rotated to lock the hook 311 into the locking slot 21 and an unlocking position for being rotated to disengage the hook 311 from the locking slot 21, and the driving assembly 4 is drivingly connected to the locking assembly 3 for driving the locking rod 31 to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position.

In the technical scheme provided by the invention, as the gear shifting rocker arm 2 is rotatably arranged on the shell 1, when a vehicle needs to be shifted, the gear shifting rocker arm 2 needs to be rotated, the position of the gear shifting rocker arm 2 is adjusted, so that the vehicle can be switched between a P gear and other gears, the gear shifting rocker arm 2 is provided with the rotation stopping groove 21, the locking assembly 3 comprises a locking rod 31 rotatably arranged on the shell 1, one end of the locking rod 31 is provided with a clamping hook 311 used for clamping the rotation stopping groove 21, when the vehicle needs to be in a P gear locking state, the clamping hook 311 of the locking rod 31 rotates to the rotation stopping groove 21, the locking rod 31 is in a locking position, so that the vehicle is in the P gear locking state, when the vehicle needs to be out of the P gear, the clamping hook 311 needs to be separated from an unlocking position of the rotation stopping groove 21, and a driving assembly 4 is arranged and connected with the locking assembly 3 in a butting way, when an external force is applied to the driving assembly 4, the driving assembly 4 moves, so that the locking rod 31 is driven to be switched from the locking position to the unlocking position. The existing locking position is located on the gear shifting rocker arm 2, a position more suitable for locking can be found as required to set the rotation stopping groove 21, the position is not limited to the position of the valve core 62, the requirement on the arrangement precision of the whole unlocking device is low, and therefore the problems that the arrangement precision of the unlocking device of the existing gear shifter 100 is high, and the unlocking function is not reliable enough are solved.

Further, in order to realize unlocking, the driving assembly 4 drives the locking assembly 3, please refer to fig. 4, in this embodiment, the locking assembly 3 includes a rotating shaft 32, the rotating shaft 32 is rotatably mounted to the housing 1, the rotating shaft 32 is provided with a locking rod 31 and a driving plate 33 extending radially outward from an outer periphery of the rotating shaft 32, the locking rod 31 and the driving plate 33 are distributed along a circumferential direction, one end of the driving plate 33 away from the rotating shaft 32 is used for abutting against the driving assembly 4, when the driving assembly 4 is moved, the driving plate 33 is driven to rotate, thereby also driving the locking rod 31 to rotate, because the locking rod 31 is provided on the rotating shaft 32, when the rotating shaft 32 rotates, the locking rod 31 is also moved, thereby enabling the locking rod 31 to be switched between the locking position and the unlocking position, thus, only the driving plate 33 needs to be driven to move the locking rod 31, so that the operation is simple and convenient, and the locking assembly 3 is simple in structure.

Further, in order to realize that the driving assembly 4 can drive the locking assembly 3 when receiving an external force, referring to fig. 5, in this embodiment, the driving assembly 4 includes a driving arm 41 and a handle 42, one end of the driving arm 41 away from the rotating shaft 32 is a driving end, and the other end is an actuating end, because the driving end is rotatably installed on the housing 1, and the actuating end is used for abutting against the driving plate 33, when an external force for rotating the driving arm 41 is applied to the driving end, the actuating end drives the locking assembly 3. Of course, in order to facilitate the operation of the operator, a handle 42 is provided at the driving end, and the handle 42 at least partially protrudes from the housing 1, so that when the handle 42 is subjected to an external force, the driving arm 41 rotates and drives the rotating shaft 32 to rotate, so as to drive the locking rod 31 to rotate, and preferably, the handle 42 protrudes from the dashboard of the vehicle, so that the operator can more conveniently and directly contact the handle 42 to directly operate the handle 42.

Further, in order to enable the shifting rocker arm 2 to be switched to the P range again when the vehicle needs to be put into the P range again at ordinary times, the locking rod 31 needs to be switched to the locking position, in this embodiment, the shifter 100 further includes a reset structure 5 for driving the locking rod 31 to be switched from the unlocking position to the locking position.

Further, the unlocking structure may be reset by abutting against the driving plate 33 under the driving of an air cylinder, or by rotating the rotating shaft 32, referring to fig. 6, in this embodiment, the resetting structure 5 includes an elastic component, the elastic component is in driving connection with the locking assembly 3, the elastic component is a rubber member disposed on the housing 1, when the locking rod 31 is in the unlocking position, the locking assembly 3 compresses the elastic component, the elastic component provides a resetting force to return the locking rod 31 to the locking position, the existing unlocking device generally adopts a spring or a plastic elastic arm, and the spring generates a large abnormal sound due to an excessive torsion force during the operation process, because the elastic component is a rubber member, when the compression generates elastic deformation, noise can not be generated due to overlarge torsion like a spring, so abnormal sound generated in the unlocking and locking processes is small.

Further, the elastic component and the locking assembly 3 are abutted and interacted, so that the elastic component is compressed to generate elastic shape, the elastic component may be arranged above the locking rod 31 close to the rotating shaft 32, or the elastic component may be arranged on one side of the driving plate 33, in this embodiment, the periphery of the rotating shaft 32 is provided with a connecting plate 34 extending outward in the radial direction, the connecting plate 34 is provided with an elastic column 51 extending toward the elastic component, the elastic component is a rubber block 52 having a cavity, and in the unlocking position, the elastic column 51 presses against the rubber block 52, so that the cavity is compressed and deformed. The elastic column 51 is preferably a rubber member, the connecting plate 34 is driven to move by rotating the rotating shaft 32, and the elastic column 51 is connected with the connecting plate 34, so that the elastic column 51 is also driven to rotate together, the elastic column 51 is abutted to the rubber block 52, and the rubber block 52 is compressed, and because the elastic column 51 and the rubber block 52 are both rubber members, on one hand, the noise is smaller in the interaction process, and the amount of generated elastic deformation is larger, and when the elastic column is reset, the rebound effect is better.

Further, in order to further increase the reset effect of the reset structure 5, please refer to fig. 3, in this embodiment, the reset structure 5 further includes a torsion spring 50, the torsion spring 50 is disposed on the driving arm 41, one end of the torsion spring 50 is connected to the housing 1, and the other end of the torsion spring 50 is connected to the driving arm 41, when the locking lever 31 is located at the locking position, the torsion spring 50 does not deform, when the locking lever 31 is gradually switched to the unlocking position, the driving arm 41 is driven to rotate relative to the housing 1, the torsion spring 50 deforms elastically, a certain torque is generated, when the P-gear needs to be locked again, the torsion spring 50 drives the locking lever 31 to gradually switch back to the locking position, and due to the simultaneous action of the elastic component, not only the torsion force of the torsion spring 50 is used for resetting, so the torsion spring 50 does not generate excessive noise during the action process, the noise of the resetting structure 5 is reduced compared with the existing resetting structure 5, and excessive abnormal sound cannot be generated in the operation process.

Further, when the vehicle can be normally used and the electromagnetic valve can normally work, the vehicle is automatically unlocked by the electromagnetic valve, when the electromagnetic valve is in a power-on state, electric energy flows through the coil to generate electromagnetic attraction to attract the valve core, and when the power is off, the valve core returns through a spring or self gravity. Referring to fig. 7, in this embodiment, the shifter 100 further includes an electromagnetic valve 6, the electromagnetic valve 6 includes an electromagnetic valve body 61 and a valve core 62, the electromagnetic valve body 61 is fixedly installed on the housing 1, the valve core 62 is fixedly connected to the connecting plate 34, the valve core 62 is movably installed on the electromagnetic valve body 61 along an axial direction of the electromagnetic valve 6, and preferably, a spring is further disposed in the electromagnetic valve 6, when the electromagnetic valve 6 is powered on, the electromagnetic valve body 61 attracts the valve core 62 to move, so the valve core 62 can drive the connecting plate 34 to move through a connecting rod, so that the rotating shaft 32 rotates to drive the locking rod 31 to separate from the rotation stopping groove 21, when the electromagnetic suction force disappears when the electromagnetic valve 6 is powered off, the spring recovers its shape, and pushes the valve core 62 to move back. The valve core 62 is attracted and returned through the on-off action of the current in the induction coil, so that the electromagnetic valve 6 is automatically unlocked.

Further, in order to save the space inside the housing 1 of the shifter 100 and simplify the structure, in the present embodiment, the driving unit 4, the locking unit 3, and the solenoid valve 6 are sequentially distributed in the vertical direction, the solenoid valve 6 is disposed outside the housing 1, and the axis of the solenoid valve 6 extends in the vertical direction. Because the solenoid valve 6 is arranged outside the shell 1, convenience is provided for maintenance personnel to overhaul.

The unlocking process of operating the shifter 100 is as follows:

if the entire vehicle fails, that is, the entire vehicle cannot be powered on, and the electromagnetic valve 6 cannot work, the manual unlocking is required, please refer to fig. 2, in this embodiment, the handle 42 is pressed first, the driving arm 41 rotates counterclockwise around the mounting shaft of the driving arm 41, at this time, the driving arm 41 drives the driving plate 33 to rotate clockwise around the rotating shaft 32, at this time, the rotating shaft 32 drives the locking rod 31 to rotate clockwise around the rotating shaft 32, so that the hook 311 of the locking rod 31 is separated from the rotation stopping groove 21, the unlocking is completed, and the shifter 100 can shift gears; at this moment, the elastic column 51 on the connecting plate 34 presses the rubber block 52, the rubber block 52 is compressed to generate elastic deformation, and has elastic potential energy, when the handle 42 is loosened, the rubber block 52 is restored to the original state, at this moment, the rotating shaft 32 and the locking rod 31 are driven to rotate anticlockwise through the connecting plate 34, and are switched to the locking position, meanwhile, the electromagnetic valve 6 is provided with a spring, when the power is off, the electromagnetic suction force disappears, the spring restores to the deformation, the valve core 62 is pushed to move upwards to return, the valve core 62 drives the connecting plate 34 to rotate anticlockwise, and the spring can further increase the locking rod 31 to return.

Under whole car normal state, solenoid valve 6 can normally be worked, needs unblock P to keep off, steps on the braking, solenoid valve 6 works, case 62 is because of the electromagnetic attraction effect downstream, connecting plate 34 is down pulled, this moment pivot 32 drives locking pole 31 clockwise rotation, locking pole 31 trip 311 leaves locking groove 21, rocking arm 2 can normally rotate shifts, can shift the operation, accomplishes the unblock this moment.

The invention further provides an operating mechanism assembly of a vehicle, the operating mechanism assembly of the vehicle comprises the shifter 100, and the shifter 100 comprises all the technical features of the shifter 100, so that the technical effects brought by all the technical features are achieved, and the details are not repeated herein.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A shifter, comprising:

a housing;

2. A shifter as set forth in claim 1 wherein said lock assembly includes a shaft rotatably mounted to said housing, said shaft having a lock lever extending radially outwardly from an outer periphery of said shaft and a drive plate, an end of said drive plate remote from said shaft being adapted to abut said drive assembly such that movement of said drive assembly rotates said drive plate to rotate said lock lever.

3. A shifter as set forth in claim 2 wherein said drive assembly includes:

4. A shifter as set forth in claim 3 further comprising a reset structure for actuating said lock lever from said unlocked position to said locked position.

5. A shifter as set forth in claim 4 wherein said reset structure includes a resilient member in driving communication with said lock assembly, said resilient member being a rubber member disposed on said housing, said lock assembly compressing said resilient member when said detent lever is in said unlocked position, said resilient member providing a reset force to return said detent lever to said locked position.

6. A shifter according to claim 5 wherein a radially outwardly extending web is provided around the periphery of the shaft, said web having a resilient post extending toward said resilient member, said resilient member being a rubber block having a cavity, said resilient post being pressed against said rubber block in said unlocked position such that said cavity is compressively deformed.

7. A shifter as set forth in claim 5 wherein said reset structure further comprises a torsion spring disposed on said drive arm with one end connected to said housing and the other end connected to said drive arm.

8. A shifter according to claim 6 further comprising a solenoid valve body fixedly mounted to said housing and a valve spool fixedly connected to said connecting plate.

9. A shifter according to claim 8 wherein said drive assembly, said lock assembly and said solenoid are sequentially distributed in an up and down direction, said solenoid is disposed outside said housing, and an axis of said solenoid extends in the up and down direction.

10. An operating mechanism assembly for a vehicle, comprising a shifter according to any one of claims 1 to 9.