CN212564345U - Shift operation device - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a shift operation device. The gear shift operation device is provided with a rotary switch which is arranged on a panel beside a driver seat in the vehicle width direction and is circular in plan view for a driver to select gears; and a shift position indication portion provided on the panel and located forward of the rotary switch in the vehicle length direction, wherein a descending portion surrounding the rotary switch is formed on the panel, the descending portion has an inclined surface extending obliquely from the periphery of the rotary switch toward the axial lower end of the rotary shaft of the rotary switch, and the shift position indication portion is arranged on the inclined surface forward of the rotary switch in the vehicle length direction. Based on the above structure of the utility model, can ensure rotary switch's operating performance, can discern the fender position again easily to can shorten the ascending length of panel in car length side.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a shift operation device.
Background
In recent years, shift operation devices provided with rotary switches have become widespread. The rotary switch of the shift operation device is generally provided on the upper surface of a panel disposed on the seat cushion side of the driver's seat. The rotary switch is circular in plan view, for example. The shift position of the transmission is switched among "P", "N", "D", "R", and the like by operating the rotary switch to rotate about a rotary shaft perpendicular to the upper surface of the panel.
In the above configuration, the panel is provided with a shift position indication portion on which characters indicating shift positions such as "P", "N", "D", and "R" are marked. When the driver selects a desired shift position, the driver operates the rotary switch while looking at the shift position characters marked on the shift position indication portion.
Further, since the shift position indication portion is disposed in front of the rotary switch in the vehicle length direction, it is necessary to provide a sufficiently large space between the rotary switch and the shift position indication portion so that all the characters marked on the shift position indication portion can be seen by the driver when the rotary switch is operated in order to prevent all the characters on the shift position indication portion from falling within the blind spot of the driver's view.
However, when the distance between the rotary switch and the shift position indication portion is large, the length of the panel in the vehicle length direction becomes long, and the degree of freedom in design of the panel and its surrounding portion is reduced. In particular, when the axial length of the rotary switch is set to be long in order to improve the operability of the rotary switch, the dead angle region of the line of sight generated by the rotary switch increases. In this case, in order to prevent all the characters on the shift position indication portion from falling within the above-described dead angle region of the line of sight, it is necessary to set the interval between the rotary switch and the shift position indication portion to be larger, and the length of the panel in the vehicle length direction is further increased.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
To solve the above technical problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a shift operation device capable of ensuring the operability of a rotary switch and easily identifying a shift position and shortening the length of a panel in the vehicle length direction.
As a solution to the above-described problem, the present invention provides a shift operation device including a rotary switch which is provided on a panel on a side of a driver's seat in a vehicle width direction and is circular in plan view, and which allows a driver to perform a shift selection operation; and set up on the panel and be located the fender position of rotary switch's car length direction the place ahead shows the portion, its characterized in that: the panel is provided with a descending portion surrounding the rotary switch, the descending portion has an inclined surface extending from the periphery of the rotary switch to the axial lower end of the rotary shaft of the rotary switch, and the shift position indication portion is arranged on the inclined surface in front of the rotary switch in the vehicle length direction.
The utility model discloses an above-mentioned operating means that shifts's advantage lies in, can ensure rotary switch's operating performance, can discern the fender position again easily to can shorten the ascending length of panel in the car length side. Specifically, since the descending portion surrounding the rotary switch has the inclined surface extending obliquely from the periphery of the rotary switch toward the axial lower end of the rotary shaft of the rotary switch, the rotary switch is located at the lowest position of the descending portion, and the height of the rotary switch in the vehicle height direction with respect to the panel is reduced as compared with the conventional configuration in which the rotary switch is disposed on a horizontal panel, and therefore, the length of the view line blind spot region generated by the rotary switch in the vehicle length direction is shortened, and the length of the panel in the vehicle length direction can be shortened. In addition, since the height of the rotary switch in the vehicle height direction with respect to the panel is reduced, the axial length of the rotary switch can be increased appropriately to improve the convenience of the pressing operation and the screwing operation of the rotary switch. Further, since the shift position indication portion is disposed on the inclined surface, the angle between the perpendicular line of the shift position indication portion and the line of sight of the driver becomes small. Therefore, the driver can easily see the shift position indicated on the shift position indication portion. Further, since the line-of-sight dead angle region generated by the rotary switch is projected on the inclined surface of the descending portion, the length of the line-of-sight dead angle region in the vehicle length direction is reduced as compared with a structure projected on a horizontal panel. Therefore, even if the shift position indication portion is moved to the rotary switch side by a certain length, characters on the shift position indication portion do not fall within a blind spot area of a line of sight generated by the rotary switch, as compared with a structure in which the rotary switch is provided on a horizontal panel.
In addition, in the above-described shift operation device of the present invention, it is preferable that the position of the lower end of the gear indication portion is higher than the position of the lower end of the rotary switch.
With the above configuration, the gear position indicating section is less likely to enter a blind spot area generated by the rotary switch. Specifically, since the visual blind spot area generated by the rotary switch is wider as the visual blind spot area is closer to the axial lower end of the rotary switch, the lower end of the shift position indication portion is positioned higher than the lower end of the rotary switch, so that the shift position indication portion is less likely to enter the visual blind spot area generated by the rotary switch, and the driver can more easily see the shift position or the like marked on the shift position indication portion.
In the shift operation device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the rotary switch is configured to be movable in an axial direction of a rotary shaft of the rotary switch, and a top surface of the rotary switch is located higher than an uppermost position of the inclined surface.
With the above structure, the operation performance of the rotary switch can be improved. Specifically, since the top surface of the rotary switch is located higher than the upper end of the inclined surface, the descending portion does not interfere with the driver's pressing operation and screwing operation of the rotary switch even though the rotary switch is located at the lowest position of the descending portion.
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Fig. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a front half of a vehicle interior of a vehicle including a shift operation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the shift operation device.
Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a rotary switch and a shift position indication portion of the shift operation device.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the rotary switch and its surrounding structure.
Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the rotary switch and the shift position indication portion.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a comparative example in which a rotary switch is provided on the upper surface of a horizontal panel.
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a front half of a vehicle interior of a vehicle including a shift operation device according to the present embodiment. In fig. 1 and the later-described drawings, the direction of arrow FR indicates the vehicle front side; the direction of the arrow LH indicates the left side in the vehicle width direction; the direction of the arrow RH indicates the right side in the vehicle width direction; the direction of arrow UP indicates vehicle UP.
As shown in fig. 1, a driver seat 4 located behind a steering wheel 3 and a passenger seat 5 located on the right side in the vehicle width direction are disposed in a cabin 2 of a vehicle 1. The shift operation device 7 according to the present embodiment is disposed on the right side of the driver seat 4 in the vehicle width direction (the middle portion of the vehicle 1 in the vehicle width direction), that is, between the driver seat 4 and the passenger seat 5. The steering wheel 3 and the driver seat 4 may be disposed on the right side in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle, and the passenger seat 5 may be disposed on the left side in the vehicle width direction.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the shift operation device 7. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the shift operation device 7, the panel 10 is arranged to extend in the vehicle length direction. The upper surface 10a of the panel 10 is formed in an inclined shape having a height that increases as the vehicle approaches the front of the vehicle, but the height increase width is small. A rotary switch 15, which is circular in plan view, is provided on the upper surface 10 a. The rotary switch 15 is formed as a knob having a substantially cylindrical shape. However, the upper surface 10a of the panel 10 may not be inclined but may extend horizontally in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
Although not shown in detail, the rotary switch (knob) 15 is configured to be rotatable in the left and right directions about a rotary shaft 15a extending in the vehicle height direction perpendicular to the upper surface 10a of the panel 10, and the rotary switch 15 is configured to be movable up and down in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 15 a. Thus, the rotation switch 15 can be screw-operated and press-operated.
When the driver uses the rotary switch 15 to select a shift range of a transmission (not shown) of the vehicle 1, the driver can switch the shift range to any one of the shift ranges "P", "N", "D" and "R" by first pressing the rotary switch 15 toward the panel 10 and then further screwing the rotary switch 15 in the right or left direction in this state.
The rotary switch 15 is configured to have a neutral position in the rotational direction, and the rotary switch 15 is held at the neutral position by an elastic force applied by a spring or the like, not shown. When the rotary switch 15 is returned to the normal state (i.e., the state in which the rotary switch 15 is not pressed) by releasing the hand after the above-described shift operation is performed, the rotary switch 15 is automatically returned to the neutral position.
A shift position indication portion 20 is provided on the upper surface 10a of the panel 10, and the shift position indication portion 20 is disposed on the front side in the vehicle length direction of the rotary switch 15. Further, a plurality of operation button groups 21 are disposed on the left and right sides of the rotary switch 15 in the vehicle width direction, respectively. Further, a storage box 24 with a lid 24a is disposed on the rear side of the rotary switch 15 in the vehicle length direction.
Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the rotary switch 15 and the shift position indication unit 20. As shown in fig. 3, the shift position indication portion 20 has a rectangular area in a plan view. In this region, the left side in the vehicle width direction is marked with a character "R"; the right side in the vehicle width direction is marked with a character of 'D'; the middle part is marked with characters of 'N'; the upper side of the "N" word is marked with the word "PUSH". Arrows indicating the operation direction are marked on the left and right sides of the "PUSH" character. The shift position indicator 20 is configured to light up a character of a selected shift position when the rotary switch 15 is pressed (PUSH operation) and screwed to a certain shift position. Further, a P (stop) switch 22 is disposed on the front side of the shift position indication unit 20 in the vehicle length direction.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the rotary switch 15 and its surroundings, and fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line v-v in fig. 4. As shown in fig. 3 to 5, a depressed portion 25 surrounding the outer periphery of the rotary switch 15 is formed in the panel 10. The descending portion 25 is formed in a shape inclined from the periphery of the rotary switch 15 toward the axial lower end of the rotary shaft 15a of the rotary switch 15. In other words, the descending portion 25 has an inclined surface extending obliquely at a predetermined inclination rate from the periphery of the rotary switch 15 toward the lower end 15d of the rotary shaft 15a of the rotary switch 15, and the lower end 25d of the descending portion 25 is annular in plan view and surrounds the lower end 15d of the rotary switch 15. That is, the descending portion 25 is configured to extend obliquely upward in the vehicle height direction with the lower end 25d as a base.
As shown in fig. 5, the descending portion 25 is configured such that a length Sr extending rearward in the vehicle length direction from a rear end portion position 15r of the rotary switch 15 facing rearward in the vehicle length direction is short; the length Sf extending forward in the vehicle length direction from the front end portion 15f of the rotary switch 15 facing forward in the vehicle length direction is long, that is, Sf > Sr. Therefore, in the depressed portion 25, the height hf of the portion extended by the length Sf is also larger than the height hr of the portion extended by the length Sr, that is, hf > hr.
In the cross-sectional view shown in fig. 5, the length of the view-line dead angle region in the vehicle length direction due to the rotary switch 15 is Dc. An intersection point between a connecting line between a portion extending forward in the vehicle length direction by a length Dc from a front end portion 15f of the rotary switch 15 facing forward in the vehicle length direction and the top most front end of the rotary switch 15 and the inclined surface of the depressed portion 25 is located at a position indicated by 20 d. Therefore, the above-mentioned line-of-sight dead angle region is a region extending from the front end portion 15f of the rotary switch 15 facing the front in the vehicle length direction to a portion indicated by 20d in the descending portion 25.
In the present embodiment, the shift position indication portion 20 is disposed on the inclined surface of the descending portion 25 in the front of the rotary switch 15 in the vehicle length direction, the upper end 20u of the shift position indication portion 20 is aligned with the upper end 25u of the descending portion 25, and the lower end of the shift position indication portion 20 is located at the position indicated by 20 d. Thus, the shift position indication portion 20 is located outside the blind spot area on the descending portion 25, and the shift position indication portion 20 is inclined so as to face upward and rearward of the vehicle, so that the driver can clearly see all the characters marked on the shift position indication portion 20.
Since the position of the upper end 20u of the shift position indication portion 20 overlaps the position of the upper end 25u of the descending portion 25, the height hf of the upper end 20u of the shift position indication portion 20 is the same as the height of the horizontal upper surface 10a of the panel 10. The gear position indication portion 20 has a lower end located at a position indicated by 20d and a height hd, i.e., higher than the lower end 15d of the rotary switch 15.
On the other hand, the upper end surface 15u of the rotary switch 15 is higher than the upper end 25u of the descending portion 25, and the height difference therebetween is hs. That is, the rotary switch 15 is configured to protrude upward in the vehicle height direction by a length corresponding to hs with respect to the position of the upper end 25u of the drop portion 25.
In the above configuration of the present embodiment, since the depressed portion 25 surrounding the rotary switch 15 is formed in the panel 10 and the rotary switch 15 is located at the lowest position of the depressed portion 25, the height of the rotary switch 15 in the vehicle height direction with respect to the panel 10 is reduced as compared with the conventional configuration in which the rotary switch 15 is disposed on the upper surface 15a of the horizontal panel 10 shown in fig. 6. Therefore, the length of the blind spot area in the vehicle length direction due to the rotary switch 15 is shortened, the length of the panel 10 in the vehicle length direction is shortened, and the degree of freedom in design of the shift operation device 7 is improved.
In addition, since the height of the rotary switch 15 in the vehicle height direction with respect to the panel 10 is reduced, the axial length of the rotary switch 15 can be increased appropriately to improve the convenience of the pressing operation and the screwing operation of the rotary switch 15.
Further, since the shift position indication portion 20 is arranged on the inclined surface of the descending portion 25 that is inclined so as to face upward and rearward of the vehicle, the perpendicular line PL of the shift position indication portion 20 is inclined rearward of the vehicle, that is, the angle between the perpendicular line PL of the shift position indication portion 20 and the line of sight of the driver becomes smaller. Therefore, the driver can easily see the characters marked on the shift position indication portion 25.
Further, since the view-line dead angle region generated by the rotary switch 15 is projected on the inclined surface of the descending portion 25 inclined so as to face the vehicle rear upper side, the length of the view-line dead angle region in the vehicle length direction is reduced by a length corresponding to (Dc-Du) as compared with the configuration projected on the upper surface 10a of the horizontal panel 10. Therefore, compared to the configuration in which the rotary switch 15 is provided on the upper surface 10a of the horizontal panel 10, even if the shift position indication unit 20 is moved toward the rotary switch 15 by a length corresponding to (Dc-Du), the characters on the shift position indication unit 20 do not fall within the blind spot area of the line of sight generated by the rotary switch 15.
Since the rotary switch 15 is configured such that the height of the upper end surface 15u is higher than the height of the upper end 25u of the depressed portion 25 (the uppermost end of the inclined surface) and the height difference therebetween is hs, the depressed portion 25 does not hinder the pressing operation and the screwing operation of the rotary switch 15 even though the rotary switch 15 is located at the lowest position of the depressed portion 25.
The present invention is not limited to the description of the above embodiments, and can be modified as appropriate. For example, in the above embodiment, the inclination of the inclined surface of the descending portion 25 is a fixed value, but a configuration may be adopted in which the inclination of the inclined surface is a variable value. For example, the inclination of the descending portion 25 may be first larger and then smaller from top to bottom, and the inclination may be smallest at the lower end of the descending portion 25. The shift position indicated by the shift position indication unit 20 may be changed according to the shift position type of the transmission provided in the vehicle 1. The method and characters for indicating the shift position in the shift position indication unit 20 may be changed according to the shift position type of the transmission provided in the vehicle 1. The method of selecting the shift position of the rotary switch 15 may be changed as appropriate.
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1. A gear shift operation device is provided with a rotary switch which is arranged on a panel beside a driver seat in the vehicle width direction and is circular in plan view for a driver to perform gear selection operation; and set up on the panel and be located the fender position of rotary switch's car length direction the place ahead shows the portion, its characterized in that:
a depressed portion surrounding the rotary switch is formed in the panel, the depressed portion having an inclined surface extending obliquely from the periphery of the rotary switch toward the lower end in the axial direction of the rotary shaft of the rotary switch,
the shift position indication unit is disposed on the inclined surface in front of the rotary switch in the vehicle length direction.
2. The shift operating device according to claim 1, characterized in that:
the lower end of the gear indication part is higher than the lower end of the rotary switch.
3. The shift operating device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:
the rotary switch is configured to be movable in an axial direction of a rotary shaft of the rotary switch,
the top surface of the rotary switch is higher than the uppermost end of the inclined surface.
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