CN217328412U - Gear shifting control assembly, automobile center console and automobile - Google Patents

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CN217328412U
CN217328412U CN202220257958.9U CN202220257958U CN217328412U CN 217328412 U CN217328412 U CN 217328412U CN 202220257958 U CN202220257958 U CN 202220257958U CN 217328412 U CN217328412 U CN 217328412U
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A shift control assembly comprising: shifter, shifter includes: a shifter housing; a shift operating member movable relative to the shifter housing to different shift positions; and a position sensor that senses a shift position at which the shift operating member is located and that issues a shift position signal, and an actuating mechanism controller that includes: the data acquisition device acquires a gear shifting position signal; data processing device, data processing device handle the gearshift position signal of gathering and send the actuation signal of shifting, and position sensor sends the gearshift position signal through the gearshift position signal line, and data acquisition device gathers the gearshift position signal that the gearshift position signal line sent. The utility model discloses still relate to accuse platform and car in the car including this shift control assembly. With the help of the utility model discloses a shift control subassembly allows actuating mechanism controller and different mechanical structure's selector phase-match.

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Gear shifting control assembly, automobile center console and automobile
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of mechanical transmissions, such as gear shifters, in particular to the field of automatic control of mechanical transmissions, such as automatic gear shifters, and more particularly to a shift control assembly.
Background
Shifters are a common component in automotive transmissions. In recent years, automatic gear shifters have become increasingly widely used in various types of automobiles of different brands and different models.
Generally, an automatic shift control device in the prior art includes two parts, a shifter and an Actuator Controller (ACM).
The gear selector can be mounted on the surface of the center console of the automobile as an appearance control part, and the actuating mechanism controller is mounted inside the center console of the automobile as a black box part with invisible appearance.
The two parts, the gear shifter and the actuator control, generally require separate power supply means, data processing means and communication means, respectively, i.e. at least two such power supply means, data processing means and communication means, respectively, which makes the overall cost of the gear shifting mechanism high.
In addition, due to the diversification of the models of automobiles, the gear shifter needs to be developed in various models according to the different models of automobiles, and the actuator controller also needs to be adaptive in structure and circuit design according to the different mechanical appearances of the gear shifter, so that the overall design cost is high.
For example, in the case of a bus communication system such as a CAN bus, a Microcontroller (MCU) in the shift-by-wire control unit (SBW) collects and processes sensor signals that reflect the position of the shift unit and converts them into data messages containing shift position information, which are sent to the bus. And a microcontroller in the actuating mechanism controller receives the data message through a bus to obtain gear shifting position information, and sends a gear shifting actuating signal to the gear shifting actuating device to control the gear shifting actuating device after calculating the gear shifting position. In this solution, the shift-by-wire controller and the actuator controller need to be provided with their own respective microcontrollers, which is costly. And the meanings of data messages sent by microcontrollers of different models of drive-by-wire shifters and the expressions of the positions of the shifters in the messages can be different, so that the technical scheme needs to carry out new software and hardware design on the circuit control of the microcontroller in the actuating mechanism controller aiming at different drive-by-wire shifters.
For another example, in another prior art solution, the common bus communication method is dispensed with for the shifting operation, and the functions of the shift-by-wire controller and the actuator controller are integrated by software and hardware design. The solution comprises only one microcontroller. The microcontroller collects and processes sensor signals reflecting the position of the gear shifter, and the sensor signals are converted into gear shifting actuating signals through hardware circuit signal collection and software control logic to be sent to the gear shifting actuating device. This solution reduces the cost with respect to the previous solution, but further enhances the relevance of the shift-by-wire and actuator controls in terms of mechanical and electrical coupling, often requiring redesign of the mechanical structure of the whole system and the software and hardware of the circuit control for different shift-by-wire. And the larger occupied space of the integrated module greatly weakens the flexibility of the technical scheme, and the design and adjustment of the installation space of the integrated module on different control consoles are always required to be considered.
The above-mentioned technical solutions in the prior art do not solve the need for quickly and inexpensively selecting corresponding actuator controls for different types of gear shifters, either the hardware quantity is large and the cost is increased, or the design of the original actuator controls needs to be substantially modified to match the corresponding gear shifters.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Based on the foretell problem that exists among the prior art, the utility model aims to: a shift control assembly is provided that allows an actuating mechanism controller to be matched with shifters of different mechanical construction.
Therefore, the utility model provides a shift control assembly, shift control assembly includes:
a shifter, the shifter comprising:
a shifter housing;
a shift operating member movable relative to the shifter housing to different shift positions; and
a position sensor that senses a shift position at which the shift operating member is located and that emits a shift position signal, an
An actuation mechanism controller, the actuation mechanism controller comprising:
a data acquisition device that acquires the shift position signal;
a data processing device for processing the collected gear shifting position signal and sending out a gear shifting actuating signal,
the position sensor sends the gear shifting position signal through a gear shifting position signal line, and the data acquisition device acquires the gear shifting position signal sent through the gear shifting position signal line.
According to a preferred embodiment of the shift control assembly of the present invention, the actuating mechanism controller is arranged outside the shifter housing.
According to the utility model discloses a shift control assembly's preferred embodiment, shift position signal line be one end with position sensor is connected and the other end with the pencil that data acquisition device is connected.
According to a preferred embodiment of the shift control assembly of the present invention, the actuating mechanism controller further comprises a communication device, the data processing device is capable of issuing a shift request to the communication device and of confirming to an external device via the communication device whether the shift request needs to be executed.
According to a preferred embodiment of the shift control assembly of the present invention, the actuating mechanism controller further comprises a drive output device, the drive output device receiving the shift actuation signal and based thereon the shift actuation signal drives the execution of the shift operation.
According to a preferred embodiment of the shift control assembly of the present invention, the actuating mechanism controller further comprises a power source maintaining power to the data processing device and the drive output device.
According to a preferred embodiment of the gear shift control assembly of the present invention, the power supply further comprises a protection device, the protection device ensuring that the power supply to the data processing device and the power supply parameter of the drive output device are within a desired range.
The utility model also relates to an automobile center console, which comprises the gear shifting control component according to the preferred embodiment of the utility model,
the shifter and the actuating mechanism controller are separately installed in the center console and are communicatively connected to each other through the shift position signal line arranged in the center console.
The utility model discloses still relate to an automobile, it includes the aforesaid basis the utility model discloses a preferred embodiment's shift control subassembly.
The utility model discloses still relate to an automobile, it includes the aforesaid basis the utility model discloses a preferred embodiment's well accuse platform.
From the above, the solution of the present invention is an improvement over the prior art solution, which still does not use bus communication for the gear shifting operation, to keep the number of microcontrollers one, but makes the shift-by-wire and the actuator controller separable in a space-mounted position, and places the microcontroller in the actuator controller, thereby improving the inconvenience of the overall bulky integrated module. In this solution, the microcontroller is connected to the shift-by-wire selector by means of a hard wire in order to collect a sensor signal reflecting the position of the selector, and after processing the sensor signal, the microcontroller converts the sensor signal into a shift actuation signal in various conventional ways known in the art and sends it out to the shift actuation device.
Matter says, the utility model discloses for prior art's different technical essential lie in at least:
1) in the utility model, the relative position relationship between the shift-by-wire device and the actuator controller is variable;
2) the utility model discloses in, the sensor signal of drive-by-wire selector conveys the microcontroller of actuating mechanism controller through extra pencil.
The utility model discloses a too big problem of module encapsulation volume in the prior art scheme has been solved to the scheme on the one hand, and on the other hand selects the sensor signal for reflecting the selector position with drive-by-wire selector and actuating mechanism controller information exchange interface between them to the commonality of actuating mechanism controller to different drive-by-wire selectors has been increased.
To sum up, the utility model discloses a shift control assembly's technical advantage lies in at least:
1) the data processing device and the communication device are integrated into the actuating mechanism controller, only one microcontroller and one peripheral circuit are needed, the gear shifter only needs to send a gear shifting signal operated by a driver through a wire harness, the cost of the gear shifter and the cost of the gear shifter changing due to modeling change are reduced, and the integration level of the whole gear shifting control device is improved.
2) Software and hardware development cost greatly reduces when the selector remodels, and the drive-by-wire selector has bigger design flexibility, can compatible different forms's selector design to make the design freedom of selector strengthen greatly, engineering technical personnel can select for use finger pressure formula selector, rod-type selector and/or slidingtype selector etc. according to actual demand.
3) The overall packaging of the different components in the shift control assembly is better adapted to the space of the center console.
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With reference to the above purposes, the technical features of the invention are clearly described below, and the advantages thereof are apparent from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate by way of example a preferred embodiment of the invention, without limiting its scope.
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fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a preferred embodiment of a shift control assembly according to the present invention.
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10 shift controller assembly
100 shifter
110 shifter housing
120 shift operating member
130 position sensor
200 actuator controller
210 data acquisition device
220 data processing device
230 communication device
240 drive output device
250 power supply
300 actuator mechanism actuator
400 gearbox device
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described below.
While the present invention will be described in conjunction with the exemplary embodiments, it will be appreciated that this description is not intended to limit the invention to those embodiments illustrated. On the contrary, the invention is intended to cover not only these exemplary embodiments, but also various alternatives, modifications, equivalents and other embodiments, which may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention.
For convenience in explanation and accurate definition of the technical solutions of the present invention, the terms "upper", "lower", "inner" and "outer" are used to describe features of the exemplary embodiments with reference to the positions of these features as shown in the figures.
Furthermore, in this document, the expressions "receiving", "transmitting", "communicating", and the like, referring to the various signal transfers, all refer to the ultimate flow direction of the particular signals mentioned, without limiting the specific communication mode, which may include simplex, full-duplex, and/or half-duplex, among other communication modes.
A shift control assembly 10 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in fig. 1. As seen in fig. 1, the shift controller assembly 10 includes at least a shifter 100 and an actuating mechanism controller 200.
The gear selector 100 may be a Shift By Wire (SBW), for example. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the particular type of shifter 100 does not affect the implementation of the shift control assembly 10 of the present invention, as long as the shifter 100 is capable of issuing the desired shift control signals as desired. The skilled person will be able to select a suitable gear shifter 100 according to the actual requirements, and for the sake of brevity, this will not be described again.
With continued reference to fig. 1, as schematically illustrated in fig. 1, a shifter 100 in a shift controller assembly 10 according to the present invention includes: a shifter housing 110, a shift operating member 120 and a position sensor 130.
Wherein the shifter housing 110 is schematically illustrated in block form in fig. 1, it is not intended to impose any limitation on the shape of the shifter housing 110, but merely to demonstrate that the shifter housing 110 provides a fixed reference basis for the shifter 100 and even the shift controller assembly 10 of the present invention. Based on this, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the shifter housing 110 may be enclosed or open and may have a variety of different profiles that are not described in detail herein for the sake of brevity.
The shift operating member 120 is movable relative to the shifter housing 110 to different shift positions. Similarly, the shift operating member 120 shown in fig. 1 is also only a schematic representation and is not intended to define the shape and mounting location of the shift operating member 120. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the shift operating member 120 may be in the form of a shift lever, for example, as shown in fig. 1, but the shift operating member 120 may also include various other conventional forms such as a toggle button, a push button, etc., which are not described herein for brevity.
The position sensor 130 senses the shift position of the shift operating member 120 and issues a shift position signal. It is noted herein that the position sensor 130 can be a variety of sensors capable of sensing the position and/or change in position of an object, including but not limited to a hall sensor where the shift operating member 120 is provided with a magnet that follows the movement of the shift operating member 120. Of course, those skilled in the art can select other suitable sensors according to actual requirements.
It is further noted that the signaling of a shift position by the position sensor 130 as defined herein may refer to the signaling of a shift position by a controller integrated within the position sensor 130 itself, but may also refer to the position sensor 130 providing the necessary information to an operator controller to signal a shift position. In the latter case, the presence controller should also be considered as part of the position sensor 130.
With continued reference to fig. 1, an actuating mechanism controller 200 in a shift controller assembly 10 according to the present invention includes: a data acquisition device 210 and a data processing device 220.
In a more preferred embodiment, the actuation mechanism controller 200 may further include: a communication device 230, a drive output device 240, and/or a power supply 250.
In a preferred embodiment, the aforementioned actuating mechanism controller 200 may be disposed outside the shifter housing 110.
The data acquisition device 210 acquires the shift position signal emitted by the position sensor 130 of the gear shifter 100. Those skilled in the art can select a common data acquisition card or data acquisition device as the data acquisition device 210 according to actual situations such as the type of the shift position signal. In other words, the specific type of the data acquisition device 210 itself does not affect the implementation of the present invention, and is not described herein again.
The data processing device 220 processes the acquired shift position signal and sends a shift actuation signal. Furthermore, preferably, as schematically shown in fig. 1, the data processing device 220 can also issue a shift request to the communication device 230, and can confirm whether the shift request needs to be executed to the external device through the communication device 230. The external device is, for example, the transmission device 400. The data processing device 220 may be selected from various microcontroller chips or controllers commonly used in the art, and those skilled in the art can select the microcontroller chips or controllers according to actual needs, which are not described herein again.
According to the concept of the present invention, the position sensor 130 transmits a shift position signal through a shift position signal line (not shown in the figure), and the data acquisition device 210 acquires a shift position signal transmitted through the shift position signal line.
It is noted that, in this context, a shift position signal line generally refers to a physical wiring harness having one end connected to the position sensor 130 and the other end connected to the data acquisition device 210. At this time, the position sensor 130 can transmit the shift position signal to the physical shift position signal line and can transmit the shift position signal to the data collection device 210 through the physical shift position signal line. The shift position signal line may be implemented by selecting various common communication lines according to actual requirements, and those skilled in the art can select a suitable communication line according to the type of the signal to be transmitted, the input/output requirements of data, the actual operating conditions, and other factors, which are not described herein again.
In a preferred embodiment, as also schematically shown in fig. 1, the drive output device 240 may receive a shift actuation signal issued by the data processing device 220 and drive the execution of a shift operation based on the shift actuation signal. For example, the drive output device 240 controls the actuator 300 to perform a corresponding shift operation. The specific type of the driving output device 240 can be selected by those skilled in the art according to actual needs in various commercially available products, and will not be described herein.
In a preferred embodiment, also shown schematically in fig. 1, a power supply 250 may maintain power to the data processing device 220 and the drive output device 240. More preferably, the power supply 250 may also include a protection device that ensures that the power supply 250 supplies power to the data processing device 220 and the drive output device 240 within a desired range of parameters. The specific type of power supply 250 and its protection device can be selected by those skilled in the art according to actual needs in various commercially available products, and will not be described herein.
The present invention also relates to an automotive center console that includes a shift control assembly 10 according to any of the various preferred embodiments described above.
In the utility model discloses a vehicle center console, preferably, selector 100 and actuating mechanism controller 200 detachable install, and through the gear shift position signal line intercommunication connection who lays in this vehicle center console. The direction and arrangement of the shift position signal lines can be selected by those skilled in the art according to actual requirements in various common ways such as exposed or concealed, and will not be described herein again.
The utility model discloses still relate to an automobile, this automobile includes aforementioned shift control assembly or aforementioned well accuse platform.
The utility model discloses in integrating actuating mechanism controller 200 with data processing device 220, communication device 230 for shifter 100 only needs to send the shift signal of driver's operation through the pencil, and this helps reducing the cost of shifter cost and shifter change the cost of going on because of the molding change shift controller subassembly 10, improves the integrated level of whole shift controller subassembly 10.
A brief description of a possible shift control flow when using the shift controller assembly 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention follows. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the following description of the shift control process is exemplary only and does not limit the shift controller assembly 10 of the present invention in any way.
1) The shift operating member 120 of the shifter 100 changes position according to the operation of the driver;
2) position sensor 130, which includes a controller, detects a change in position of shift actuator 120 and converts it into a shift position signal, which is then sent to data processing device 220;
3) the data processing device 220 of the actuator controller 200 converts the shift position signal into a shift request and sends the shift request to the transmission device 400 through the communication device 230;
4) the transmission device 400 determines whether a shift request needs to be executed according to the driving state, and feeds back a signal to the actuator controller 200;
5) the data processing device 220 determines whether the drive output device 240 is faulty while receiving the shift execution communication of the transmission device 400;
6) if the driving output device 240 has a fault, the data processing device 220 does not execute the gear shifting operation and sends a fault signal to the whole vehicle;
7) if the drive output device 240 is not faulty, the data processing device 220 controls the drive output device 240 to perform a gear shifting operation.
While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, it should be understood that aspects of the embodiments can be modified, if necessary, to employ aspects, features and concepts of the various patents, applications and publications to provide yet further embodiments.
These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of the above detailed description. In general, in the claims, the terms used should not be construed to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should be construed to include all possible embodiments along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

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1. A shift control assembly, the shift control assembly comprising:
a shifter, the shifter comprising:
a shifter housing;
a shift operating member movable relative to the shifter housing to different shift positions; and
a position sensor that senses a shift position at which the shift operating member is located and that emits a shift position signal, an
An actuation mechanism controller, the actuation mechanism controller comprising:
a data acquisition device that acquires the shift position signal;
a data processing device for processing the collected gear shifting position signal and sending out a gear shifting actuating signal,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
the position sensor sends the gear shifting position signal through a gear shifting position signal line, and the data acquisition device acquires the gear shifting position signal sent through the gear shifting position signal line.
2. The shift control assembly of claim 1,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
the actuation mechanism controller is disposed outside of the shifter housing.
3. The shift control assembly of claim 1,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
the gear shifting position signal line is a wiring harness, one end of the wiring harness is connected with the position sensor, and the other end of the wiring harness is connected with the data acquisition device.
4. The shift control assembly of claim 1,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
the actuator controller further comprises communication means, and the data processing means is capable of issuing a shift request to the communication means and confirming to an external device via the communication means whether the shift request needs to be executed.
5. The shift control assembly of claim 1,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
the actuating mechanism controller further comprises a drive output device which receives the gear shifting actuating signal and drives the gear shifting operation to be executed based on the gear shifting actuating signal.
6. The shift control assembly of claim 5,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
the actuation mechanism controller also includes a power source that maintains power to the data processing device and the drive output device.
7. The shift control assembly of claim 6,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
the power supply further comprises a protection device which ensures that the power supply parameters of the power supply to the data processing device and the drive output device are within a desired range.
8. A center console for a vehicle,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
the center console includes a shift control assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, and wherein the shifter and the actuation mechanism controller are separately housed in the center console and communicatively connected to each other by the shift position signal line routed in the center console.
9. A kind of automobile is provided, which comprises a base,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
the motor vehicle comprising a gear change control assembly according to any of claims 1-7.
10. A kind of automobile is provided, which comprises a base,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
the automobile including the console of claim 8.
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