CN215521936U

CN215521936U - Electronic gear shifter

Info

Publication number: CN215521936U
Application number: CN202121151105.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谢光; 余波; 罗水根; 符耀明; 周志恒
Original assignee: GAC Component Co Ltd
Current assignee: GAC Component Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-05-26
Filing date: 2021-05-26
Publication date: 2022-01-14
Anticipated expiration: 2031-05-26

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electronic gear shifter, wherein a gear shifting component is rotatably arranged on a support, an upper magnet component and a middle magnet component are movably arranged on the support, a lower magnet component is fixedly arranged on the support, and the adsorption force between the upper magnet component and the middle magnet component is greater than that between the middle magnet component and the lower magnet component; the rotary magnet is fixed on the gear and positioned on one side of the circuit board, and the gear is matched with the rack of the middle magnet assembly; the gear shifting assembly is matched with the middle magnet assembly, so that the magnet assembly is driven to move when the gear shifting assembly rotates, the middle magnet assembly drives the upper magnet assembly to move until the upper magnet assembly is abutted against the support, the electronic gear shifter is located at a first gear, the gear shifting assembly rotates to drive the middle magnet assembly to continue moving until the middle magnet assembly is abutted against the support, the electronic gear shifter is located at a second gear, the rack drives the gear to rotate when the middle magnet assembly moves, and the circuit board senses the rotation of the rotary magnet so as to identify the gears of the electronic gear shifter.

Description

Electronic gear shifter

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a gear shifter, in particular to an electronic gear shifter.

Background

Most of the conventional gear shifters on the market provide gear shifting hand feeling and gear shifting force through friction and impact between the bullet heads and the gear sensing modules, but the design causes the structure of the gear shifter to be complex, a plurality of molds are needed in the manufacturing process, and the cost is high; and the gear shifting force and the gear shifting noise are difficult to adjust to the design requirements.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides an electronic gear shifter which provides gear shifting hand feeling in a non-contact manner through mutual attraction and repulsion force of magnets.

One of the purposes of the utility model is realized by adopting the following technical scheme:

an electronic shifter comprises a bracket and a shifting assembly, wherein the shifting assembly is rotatably mounted on the bracket, and the electronic shifter further comprises an upper magnet assembly, a middle magnet assembly, a lower magnet assembly and a gear identification assembly; the upper magnet assembly and the middle magnet assembly are movably arranged on the bracket, the lower magnet assembly is fixedly arranged on the bracket, and the adsorption force between the upper magnet assembly and the middle magnet assembly is greater than that between the middle magnet assembly and the lower magnet assembly; the gear identification assembly comprises a gear, a rotary magnet and a circuit board, the rotary magnet is fixed on the gear and positioned on one side of the circuit board, and the gear is matched with a rack of the middle magnet assembly; the gear shifting assembly and the middle magnet assembly are matched to enable the gear shifting assembly to drive the middle magnet assembly to move when rotating, the middle magnet assembly drives the upper magnet assembly to move until the upper magnet assembly is abutted to the support, at the moment, the electronic gear shifter is located at a first gear, the gear shifting assembly rotates to drive the middle magnet assembly to continue to move until the middle magnet assembly is abutted to the support, at the moment, the electronic gear shifter is located at a second gear, a rack drives the gear to rotate when the middle magnet assembly moves, and the circuit board senses the rotation of the rotary magnet to identify the gears of the electronic gear shifter.

Further, the distance between the upper magnet assembly and the middle magnet assembly is smaller than the distance between the middle magnet assembly and the lower magnet assembly.

Furthermore, a rotary Hall chip is arranged on the circuit board, and the rotary Hall chip senses the rotation of the rotary magnet so as to identify the gear of the electronic gear shifter.

Further, go up the magnet subassembly and include upper base and last magnet, it is fixed in to go up the magnet upper base, well magnet subassembly includes well base and well magnet, go up the magnet about the utmost point with the relative utmost point magnetic pole of well magnet is different.

Further, lower magnet subassembly includes lower base and lower magnet, lower magnet is fixed in lower base, the lower magnet is controlled the utmost point and is in the same place with the relative utmost point magnetic pole of controlling of well magnet.

Further, the subassembly of shifting is including dialling the button and gum cover, dial the button rotate install in the support, the gum cover is located dial the button with well magnet assembly cooperation department.

Further, the electronic shifter further comprises a P-gear button, the P-gear button comprises a button cover, a button sliding rail and a button restoring piece, the button cover is fixedly installed at the top of the button sliding rail, the button sliding rail is slidably installed on the support, and the button restoring piece is installed on the support and located at the bottom of the button sliding rail to provide restoring force for the button sliding rail.

Further, the sliding direction of the button sliding rail is perpendicular to the moving direction of the middle magnet assembly.

Furthermore, the electronic gear shifter further comprises a bottom plate, the bottom plate is provided with a clamping portion, the support is provided with a clamping hole, and the clamping portion and the clamping hole are clamped to enable the bottom plate to be fixed at the bottom of the support.

Compared with the prior art, the electronic gear shifter has the advantages that gear shifting handfeel is provided in a non-contact mode through mutual attraction and repulsion among the upper magnet assembly, the middle magnet assembly and the lower magnet assembly, the overall structure is simple, the cost is low, and gear shifting noise is greatly reduced.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the electronic shifter of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic shifter of fig. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a magnet structure of the electronic shifter of fig. 1.

In the figure: 10. a support; 11. a snap-in hole; 12. a first flange; 13. a second flange; 20. A shift assembly; 21. a toggle button is pushed; 22. a rubber sleeve; 30. an upper magnet assembly; 31. an upper base; 32. An upper magnet; 40. a middle magnet assembly; 41. a middle base; 410. a rack; 42. a middle magnet; 50. a lower magnet assembly; 51. a lower base; 52. a lower magnet; 60. a gear identification component; 61. A gear; 62. rotating the magnet; 63. a circuit board; 70. a P gear button; 71. a button cover; 72. A button slide rail; 73. a button recall; 80. a base plate; 81. a buckling part.

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 will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present, secured by intervening elements. When a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or intervening components may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly disposed on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the utility model herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Fig. 1 to 3 show an electronic shifter of the present invention, which includes a bracket 10, a shift assembly 20, an upper magnet assembly 30, a middle magnet assembly 40, a lower magnet assembly 50, a gear recognition assembly 60, a P-range button 70, and a bottom plate 80.

The bottom of the side wall of the bracket 10 is provided with a buckling hole 11. The bracket 10 is provided with a first flange 12 and a second flange 13 inside. The second rib 13 is located between the side wall of the bracket 10 and the first rib 12.

The gear shifting assembly 20 includes a dial button 21 and a rubber sleeve 22, and the rubber sleeve 22 is sleeved on a bullet head extending from the dial button 21.

The upper magnet assembly 30 includes an upper base 31 and an upper magnet 32. The upper magnet 32 is fixed to the upper base 31. In the present embodiment, the number of the upper magnets 32 is two, and the two upper magnets 32 have different magnetic poles.

The middle magnet assembly 40 includes a middle base 41 and a middle magnet 42. The middle magnet 42 is fixed to the middle base 41. In the present embodiment, the number of the middle magnets 42 is two, and the two middle magnets 42 have different magnetic poles. The middle base 41 is provided with a rack 410 at an end thereof.

The lower magnet assembly 50 includes a lower base 51 and a lower magnet 52. The lower magnet 52 is fixed to the lower base 51. In the present embodiment, the number of the lower magnets 52 is two, and the two lower magnets 52 have different magnetic poles.

The gear identifying assembly 60 includes a gear 61, a rotary magnet 62, and a circuit board 63. The rotary magnet 62 is fixed to the gear 61, and the circuit board 63 is located below the rotary magnet 62. The circuit board 63 is provided with a rotary hall chip which recognizes the rotation of the rotary magnet 62 on the gear 61 to thereby recognize the shift position of the shifter.

The P-range button 70 includes a button cover 71, a button slide 72, and a button return 73. The button cover 71 is fixed to the top end of the button rail 72. The button return 73 is located at the bottom of the button slide 72.

The bottom plate 80 is provided with a plurality of locking portions 81.

When the electronic shifter is assembled, the dial knob 21 of the shift assembly 20 is rotatably mounted to the bracket 10. The upper magnet assembly 30 and the middle magnet assembly 40 are slidably mounted to the bracket 10. The lower magnet assembly 50 is fixed to the bracket 10 by screws. The dial knob 21 is sleeved with a bullet of the rubber sleeve 22 to be matched with the middle base 41 of the middle magnet assembly 40. At this time, the left and right magnetic poles of the upper magnet assembly 30 facing the middle magnet assembly 40 are different, and an attractive force is generated between the upper magnet assembly 30 and the middle magnet assembly 40. The opposing left and right magnetic poles of the middle magnet assembly 40 and the lower magnet assembly 50 are different, so that an attractive force is generated between the middle magnet assembly 40 and the lower magnet assembly 50. The distance between the upper magnet assembly 30 and the middle magnet assembly 40 is smaller than the distance between the middle magnet assembly 40 and the lower magnet assembly 50, so that the attractive force between the upper magnet assembly 30 and the middle magnet assembly 40 is greater than the attractive force between the middle magnet assembly 40 and the lower magnet assembly 50. The gear 61 of the gear identifying assembly 60 is rotatably mounted to the bracket 10, and the circuit board 63 is mounted to the bracket 10 and positioned below the rotary magnet 62. The button sliding rail 72 of the P-range button 70 is slidably mounted inside the bracket 10, and the button return 73 is mounted on the bracket 10 and located below the button sliding rail 72. The button return 73 provides a return force to the button slide 72. The bottom plate 80 is fastened to the bracket 10 by the fastening part 81 and the fastening hole 11 of the bracket 10.

When the electronic gear shifter is used, the dial button 21 is dialed, the circular motion of the bullet head below the dial button 21 is converted into the linear motion in the X direction and the Z direction, and a motion gap space is reserved between the bullet head below the dial button 21 and the Z direction of the rubber sleeve 22; the bullet structure under the toggle button 21 is sleeved with the rubber sleeve 22 to drive the middle base 41 to move along the X direction, because the distance between the upper magnet assembly 30 and the middle magnet assembly 40 is smaller than the distance between the middle magnet assembly 40 and the lower magnet assembly 50, the adsorption force between the upper magnet assembly 30 and the middle magnet assembly 40 is larger than the adsorption force between the middle magnet assembly 40 and the lower magnet assembly 50, when the toggle button 21 is toggled to the F1/B1 position, the shifting force is provided by overcoming the adsorption force between the middle magnet assembly 40 and the lower magnet assembly 50, the upper magnet assembly 30 and the middle magnet assembly 40 move along the X direction together, when the toggle button moves to the F1/B1 position, the upper base 31 is stopped contacting with the first blocking edge 12 of the bracket 10, and at the moment, the adsorption force between the middle magnet assembly 40 and the lower magnet assembly 50 and the self-restoring force of the middle magnet assembly 40 are provided; the movement of the middle base 41 drives the rotary magnet 62 to rotate, and the rotating angle of the rotary magnet 62 is identified through the rotary Hall chip, so that the gear position where the gear shifter rotates is judged. During the process of continuously dialing the dial knob 21 to F2/B2, the attraction force between the upper magnet assembly 30 and the middle magnet assembly 40 needs to be overcome, at this time, the shifting force of F2/B2 is provided by overcoming the attraction force between the upper magnet assembly 30 and the middle magnet assembly 40, the middle magnet assembly 40 moves along the X direction, and when the middle base 41 moves to the F2/B2 position, the contact between the middle base 41 and the second retaining edge 13 of the bracket 10 is stopped. At this time, the attraction and repulsion between the upper magnet assembly 30 and the middle magnet assembly 40 provide the self-restoring force of the middle base 41; the movement of the middle base 41 drives the rotation of the rotary magnet 62, and the rotating angle of the rotary magnet 62 is identified through the rotary Hall chip, so that the gear position to which the gear shifter rotates is judged.

The electronic gear shifter provided by the utility model provides gear shifting hand feeling through mutual attraction and repulsion among the upper magnet assembly 30, the middle magnet assembly 40 and the lower magnet assembly 50 and in a non-contact manner, has a simple integral structure and low cost, and greatly reduces gear shifting noise.

The above examples only show some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model, and all equivalent modifications and changes can be made to the above embodiments according to the essential technology of the utility model, which falls into the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An electronic gear shifter, includes support and the subassembly of shifting, its characterized in that: the gear shifting assembly is rotatably mounted on the bracket, and the electronic gear shifter further comprises an upper magnet assembly, a middle magnet assembly, a lower magnet assembly and a gear identification assembly;

the upper magnet assembly and the middle magnet assembly are movably arranged on the bracket, the lower magnet assembly is fixedly arranged on the bracket, and the adsorption force between the upper magnet assembly and the middle magnet assembly is greater than that between the middle magnet assembly and the lower magnet assembly;

the gear identification assembly comprises a gear, a rotary magnet and a circuit board, the rotary magnet is fixed on the gear and positioned on one side of the circuit board, and the gear is matched with a rack of the middle magnet assembly;

the gear shifting assembly and the middle magnet assembly are matched to enable the gear shifting assembly to drive the middle magnet assembly to move when rotating, the middle magnet assembly drives the upper magnet assembly to move until the upper magnet assembly is abutted to the support, at the moment, the electronic gear shifter is located at a first gear, the gear shifting assembly rotates to drive the middle magnet assembly to continue to move until the middle magnet assembly is abutted to the support, at the moment, the electronic gear shifter is located at a second gear, a rack drives the gear to rotate when the middle magnet assembly moves, and the circuit board senses the rotation of the rotary magnet to identify the gears of the electronic gear shifter.

2. The electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: the distance between the upper magnet assembly and the middle magnet assembly is smaller than the distance between the middle magnet assembly and the lower magnet assembly.

3. The electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: the circuit board is provided with a rotary Hall chip, and the rotary Hall chip senses the rotation of the rotary magnet so as to identify the gears of the electronic gear shifter.

4. The electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: go up the magnet subassembly and include upper base and last magnet, it is fixed in to go up the magnet upper base, well magnet subassembly includes well base and well magnet, go up the magnet about the utmost point with the relative utmost point magnetic pole difference about well magnet.

5. The electronic shifter of claim 4, wherein: the lower magnet assembly comprises a lower base and a lower magnet, the lower magnet is fixed on the lower base, and the left and right poles of the lower magnet are different from the left and right poles opposite to the middle magnet.

6. The electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: the gear shifting assembly comprises a shifting button and a rubber sleeve, the shifting button is rotatably installed on the support, and the rubber sleeve is sleeved on the matching position of the shifting button and the middle magnet assembly.

7. The electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: the electronic gear shifter further comprises a P-gear button, the P-gear button comprises a button cover, a button sliding rail and a button restoring piece, the button cover is fixedly installed at the top of the button sliding rail, the button sliding rail is slidably installed on the support, and the button restoring piece is installed on the support and located at the bottom of the button sliding rail and used for providing restoring force for the button sliding rail.

8. The electronic shifter of claim 7, wherein: the sliding direction of the button sliding rail is perpendicular to the moving direction of the middle magnet assembly.

9. The electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: the electronic gear shifter further comprises a bottom plate, the bottom plate is provided with a clamping portion, the support is provided with a clamping hole, and the clamping portion and the clamping hole are clamped to enable the bottom plate to be fixed at the bottom of the support.