JP2000025481A - A/t shift lever device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep the visibility of a shift position indicator satisfactory by fitting the shift position indicator to a cover slide slidably in the vertical direction, and forming the upper face of an indicator guide nearly in parallel with the lower face of an upper housing. SOLUTION: A shift position indicator 40 is fitted to a cover slide 30 slidably in the vertical direction. The upper face 61a of the lower guide 61 of an indicator guide 60 is formed nearly in parallel with the lower face of an upper housing 12 facing it. When a shift lever 20 is shifted in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle, the shift position indicator 40 is kept in parallel with a display board 13 by the guide of the indicator guide 60. Even when the shift lever 20 is shifted to any range, the shift position indicator 40 and the display board 13 are invariably located at the fixed interval, thus good visibility of the shift position indicator 40 can be invariably secured.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an A / T (automatic transmission, automatic transmission) shift lever device for a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vehicle A / T shift lever device, as shown in FIG. 6, a cover slide 3 is slidable along a guide groove 1a formed integrally with an upper housing 1. As the lever 2 is shifted, the cover slide 3 moves. A shift position indicator 4 is integrally formed on the cover slide 3,
Each time the lever 2 is shifted, the shift position indicator 4
Moves in conjunction with lever 2. Display panel 1c having shift position display window 1b above shift position indicator 4
Is provided. The distance between the upper surface of the shift position indicator 4 and the lower surface of the display panel 1c having the shift position display window 1b is made as short as possible, and has a gap into which light from the bulb 5 enters. By moving the shift position indicator 4 to each position of the shift position display window 1b, it is possible to confirm to which position the shift lever 2 is currently shifted.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional vehicle A
The / T shift lever device has the following problem. The direction in which the cover slide extends is limited by devices around the shift lever device, and the cover slide is curved within a range in which the cover slide can move smoothly, and is not parallel to the design surface of the substantially straight display panel. Therefore, the distance between the display panel and the shift position indicator is not the same at the P position, the N position, and the L position. At the P position and the L position, the distance between the shift position indicator and the lower surface of the display panel becomes large, so that the shift position indicator may be difficult to see dark or may have a shadow, and visibility may be deteriorated. The purpose of the present invention is
It is an object of the present invention to provide an A / T shift lever device for a vehicle that can always ensure good visibility of a shift position indicator regardless of a shift position.

[0004]

The present invention to achieve the above object is as follows. A fixing member including a base plate and an upper housing, a shift lever inserted through a long hole formed on the upper surface of the upper housing, a cover slide for closing the long hole movable in a longitudinal direction of the long hole, A shift position indicator that is supported by the cover slide so as to be slidable in the vertical direction and moves integrally with the cover slide in the longitudinal direction of the cover slide; and a base that is provided above and below the cover slide and guides the cover slide. A slide guide and an indicator guide for guiding the shift position indicator, provided above and below the shift position indicator, wherein a lower portion has an upper surface substantially parallel to a lower surface of the upper housing facing the lower portion. A / T shift lever device for a vehicle having the same.

In the vehicle A / T shift lever device of the present invention, the shift position indicator is mounted on the cover slide so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and the indicator guide has an upper surface substantially parallel to the lower surface of the upper housing. Because the shift position indicator is moved up and down by the indicator guide when the cover slide is moved, the distance between the shift position indicator and the display panel is always almost constant, and it is possible to maintain good visibility of the shift position indicator. is there.

[0006]

1 to 3 show an A / T shift lever device for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
5 shows a shift position indicator of the vehicle A / T shift lever device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 shows a vehicle A / T shift lever device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Parts common to the first to third embodiments of the present invention include:
The same reference numerals are given to the first to third embodiments. First, the configuration and operation of a common part of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The vehicle A / T shift lever device of the present invention includes a fixing member 10, a shift lever 20, a cover slide 30, a shift position indicator 40, a base slide guide 50, an indicator guide 60,
Having.

[0007] As shown in FIG. 1, the fixing member 10 includes a base plate 11 and an upper housing 12. The base plate 11 is fixed to the vehicle body. An upper housing 12 is provided on an upper portion of the base plate 11, and a substantially rectangular long hole 12a extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is formed on an upper surface of the upper housing 12. Slot 1 on the upper surface of upper housing 12
A display panel 13 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is provided on the side of 2a. The display panel 13 has P, R, N, D, 2, 1
A symbol indicating each range is provided, and a shift position display window 13b is provided on the long hole 12a side of each symbol.

The shift lever 20 extends in the vertical direction, and its lower end is rotatably attached to a shaft (not shown) provided inside the base plate 11, and has a long hole 12a near the middle portion of the upper housing 12. And the upper end extends above the solid member 10.

The cover slide 30 is formed of a belt-like member extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and has an end bent downward toward the front side or the rear side of the vehicle. Cover slide 3
0 covers the long hole 12a of the upper housing 12 from below, and prevents the inside of the fixing member 10 from being seen from the long hole 12a. The cover slide 30 is disposed with its longitudinal direction facing the vehicle front-rear direction. The cover slide 30 is supported by the fixing member 10 at the end in the width direction so as to be slidable in the vehicle longitudinal direction from above and below. A round hole 31 is formed in the middle portion of the cover slide 30 in the width direction, and the shift lever 20 penetrates the hole 31. The cover slide 30 moves in the vehicle longitudinal direction in conjunction with the swinging of the shift lever 20 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. On the side of the cover slide 30 on the display panel 13 side, a U-shaped section 33 having an opening at an upper side is formed on the side of the shift lever 20. A shift position indicator 40 is supported on the side surface 32 of the U-shaped section 33 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.

The shift position indicator 40 moves integrally with the cover slide 30 in the longitudinal direction of the cover slide 30. The shift position indicator 40 has an indicator portion 41 extending laterally to a position below the shift position display window 13b provided on the display panel 13, and the indicator portion 41 is colored red, for example.

The base slide guide 50 is connected to the fixing member 10.
And is provided at the upper and lower positions of the cover slide 30. The base slide guide 50 includes a lower guide 51 located below the cover slide 30 and an upper guide 52 located above the cover slide 30. The cover slide 30 is composed of the lower guide 51 and the upper guide 52.
And are slidably sandwiched between them. Thereby, the base slide guide 50 restricts the vertical movement of the cover slide 30.

The indicator guide 60 includes a lower guide 61 located below the shift position indicator 40 and an upper guide 62 located above the shift position indicator 40.
And the shift position indicator 40 is
1 and the upper guide 62 so as to be slidable. Thereby, the indicator guide 60 restricts the vertical movement of the shift position indicator 40. The upper surface 61a of the lower guide 61 is formed substantially parallel to the lower surface 12b of the upper housing 12 facing the upper surface 61a of the lower guide 61, and the lower surface 62a of the upper guide 62 is formed substantially parallel to the upper surface 61a of the lower guide 61. Have been.

Next, the operation will be described. Shift lever 2
By shifting “0” in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the cover slide 30 moves in the vehicle longitudinal direction in conjunction with the shift lever 20, and the shift position indicator 40 moves in the vehicle longitudinal direction in conjunction with the cover slide 30. When the shift lever 20 is shifted from the N position to the P position or the L position (when the shift lever 20 is moved from the substantially upright position to the vehicle front side or the vehicle rear side), the cover slide 30 and the shift position are interlocked with the shift lever 20. Indicator 40
Moves to the front side or the rear side of the vehicle. At this time, the cover slide 30 is guided by the base slide guide 50 and separates from the display panel 13 and bends downward as it goes to the P position or the L position. However, since the shift position indicator 40 is guided by the indicator guide 60, the display panel 13 And keep it parallel.

Therefore, when the shift lever 20 is shifted to the N position, the side surface 32 of the U-shaped section 33 of the cover slide 30 and the shift position indicator 40 are located at substantially the same position in the vertical direction. On the other hand, when the shift lever 20 is shifted to the P position or the L position, the shift position indicator 40 is compared with the positional relationship between the side surface 32 and the shift position indicator 40 when the shift lever 20 is shifted to the N position. Is located above the side surface 32 of the U-shaped section 33. Thereby, the distance between the shift position indicator 40 and the display panel 13 is kept constant, and the visibility of the shift position indicator 40 can always be kept good. Shift lever 20
No matter which range is shifted, the indicator 40 and the display panel 13 are always located at a constant interval, so that good visibility of the shift position indicator 40 can always be ensured.

Next, components specific to each embodiment of the present invention and the operation thereof will be described. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the lower guide 51 located below the cover slide 30
Is constituted by a base plate 11, and the upper guide 52 is constituted by an upper housing 12. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a groove 34 is formed on the side surface 32 of the U-shaped section 33, and a convex portion 42 is formed on the shift position indicator 40 and fits into the groove 34. . When the convex portion 42 of the shift position indicator 40 slides vertically in the groove 34 of the cover slide 30, the shift position indicator 40
It can slide up and down with respect to zero. The operation of the first embodiment is the same as the operation of the common part described above.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the lower guide 51 located below the cover slide 30 is
1, and the upper guide 52 is formed by the upper housing 12. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a groove 35 is formed on the shift position indicator 40, and a convex portion 43 is formed on the side surface 32 of the U-shaped section 33 and fitted into the groove 35. . U-shaped section 33
Of the shift position indicator 40
By sliding the groove 35 in the vertical direction, the shift position indicator 40 can slide in the vertical direction with respect to the cover slide 30. The operation of the second embodiment is the same as the operation of the common part described above.

According to a third embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
And upper guide 52 located above cover slide 30
Are formed integrally with the upper housing 12.
In the third embodiment, the method of sliding the shift position indicator 40 and the cover slide 30 in the up-down direction may be either the first embodiment or the second embodiment. Third
The operation of the embodiment is the same as the operation of the common part described above.

[0018]

According to the vehicle A / T shift lever device of the present invention, the shift position indicator is mounted on the cover slide so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and the indicator guide is substantially parallel to the lower surface of the upper housing. With the upper surface, when the cover slide is moved, the shift position indicator is moved up and down by the indicator guide, the distance between the shift position indicator and the display panel is always almost constant, and the visibility of the shift position indicator is kept good. Is possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a display panel of an A / T shift lever device for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention and the vicinity thereof.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the display panel of the A / T shift lever device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and its vicinity in a direction perpendicular to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a shift position indicator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a shift position indicator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a display panel of an A / T shift lever device for a vehicle according to a third embodiment of the present invention and the vicinity thereof.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a display panel of a conventional A / T shift lever device for a vehicle and the vicinity thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 fixing member 11 base plate 12 upper housing 13 display panel 13b shift position display window 20 shift lever 30 cover slide 40 shift position indicator 50 base slide guide 60 indicator guide

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A fixing member comprising a base plate and an upper housing, a shift lever inserted into a long hole formed on an upper surface of the upper housing, and closing the long hole movable in a longitudinal direction of the long hole. A cover slide; a shift position indicator supported on the cover slide so as to be slidable in the up-down direction and moving integrally with the cover slide in a longitudinal direction of the cover slide; A base slide guide for guiding a slide; and a shift position indicator provided above and below the shift position indicator, wherein a lower portion has an upper surface substantially parallel to a lower surface of the upper housing facing the lower portion. An A / T shift lever device for a vehicle, comprising: an indicator guide.