JP2000038047A - Shift lever device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a shift lever device to be used in common in a vehicle having the specifications of both a right-handed and a left-handed steering handle. SOLUTION: A shift lever device 10 is formed that a lever body 28 of which a shift lever consists is arranged on a dashed line CL being a central part between a driver seat and an assistant seat. Meanwhile, an operation lever 60 extended to the passenger side in a car room has a right end part fixed at the left end part of a coupling piece 56 fixed at a lever body 28. Thus, the operating lever 60 is arranged on the left side of a vehicle on the dashed line CL. The positions of a driver seat and an assistant seat are situated opposite to each other. Thus, in a case of the operating lever 60 being arranged on the right side of a vehicle on the dashed line CL, only fixing of the left end part of a coupling piece 56 at the lever body 28 and only fixing of the operating lever 60 at the right end part of the coupling piece 56 suffice for operation of the device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shift lever device for changing a shift range of a transmission of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a shift lever device of a floor shift type provided on a floor portion between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle, an operating shift lever is usually provided in a lateral direction (a vehicle) between a driver's seat and a passenger seat. (Width direction) It is provided at a position closer to the passenger seat than the center. Further, characters and the like corresponding to each shift range of the automatic transmission are formed on the driver's seat side of a portion of the housing of the shift lever device where the shift lever penetrates.

[0003]

A vehicle with a right-hand drive specification provided with a driver's seat on the right side in a substantially right and left direction of the vehicle, and a left-handed vehicle provided with a driver's seat on the left side, even if the vehicle has the same basic specifications. There is a steering wheel specification car. In such a right-hand drive specification vehicle and a left-hand drive specification vehicle, each component constituting the shift lever device, for example, a component of a restriction mechanism for restricting a shift operation of the shift lever to a specific shift position, etc. The arrangement position is opposite left and right. For this reason, even if the basic performance of each component is the same or the same, the shape and the like of the right-hand drive vehicle and the left-hand drive vehicle are changed in consideration of the arrangement position and the like. As a result, even if the basic specifications are the same, two parts must be prepared for a right-hand drive vehicle and a left-hand drive vehicle.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shift lever device that can be used for vehicles with either a right-hand drive or a left-hand drive in consideration of the above facts.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shift lever device which is provided between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle and is operated by turning a shift lever connected to a transmission of the vehicle. A shift lever device that can be changed to a shift range corresponding to a turning position of the shift lever among a plurality of shift ranges set in the machine, wherein the shift lever is located at a central portion between the driver's seat and a passenger seat. An occupant-side lever protruding toward the occupant in a state of being displaced to one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat from a driver's seat and a passenger's seat; A base lever that is integrally connected to an occupant-side lever portion that is displaced to any one side and that can integrally connect the occupant-side lever portion that is displaced to one of the other sides. And a part It is characterized in that.

According to the shift lever device having the above structure, the shift lever is constituted by the occupant-side lever portion and the proximal-end lever portion, and the occupant-side lever portion is pivoted around the pivotal support portion of the proximal-end lever portion. When operated, the base end lever portion integrally connected to the occupant side lever portion turns, and the shift range set for the transmission of the vehicle is changed to the shift range corresponding to the turning position.

By the way, in this shift lever device,
The occupant-side lever portion is integrally connected to the base-side lever portion in a state where the occupant-side lever portion is displaced from a central portion between the driver's seat and the passenger seat to one of the driver's seat and the passenger seat, The base-side lever portion can be integrally connected to an occupant-side lever portion displaced to either the driver's seat or the passenger's seat.

Therefore, even in a vehicle of the same vehicle type in which the positions of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat are opposite, if only the position of the occupant-side lever is changed, the position of the base-side lever does not need to be changed. .

In the present invention, the base side lever and the occupant side lever may be an integral member in the first place, or the base side lever and the occupant side lever may be formed as separate parts and fitted together. Alternatively, they may be integrally connected by fixing or the like.

In the present invention, the occupant-side lever must be displaced from the center between the driver's seat and the passenger's seat to one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat. The arrangement of the base end lever is not particularly limited, and may be provided at a central portion between the driver's seat and the passenger seat, or from this central portion to one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat. It may be provided displaced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the shift lever device according to the first aspect, wherein the base end side lever portion is arranged such that the driver's seat is located at a central portion between the driver's seat and the passenger's seat. A first holding portion that holds the occupant-side lever in a state where the occupant-side lever is displaced to one of the passenger seat and the passenger seat, and holds the occupant-side lever in a state where the occupant-side lever is displaced to one of the driver seat and the passenger seat And a second holding unit that performs the operation.

According to the shift lever device having the above-described structure, the first holding portion and the second holding portion are formed on the base side lever portion, and the occupant side lever portion is held by the first holding portion. If the lever portion is integrally connected to the base side lever portion, the occupant side lever portion is displaced toward one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat with respect to the center portion between the driver's seat and the passenger's seat. Provided. On the other hand, when the occupant-side lever is held by the second holding portion and the occupant-side lever is integrally connected to the base-side lever, the occupant-side lever is located at the center between the driver's seat and the passenger seat. It is provided so as to be displaced to the other side of either the driver's seat or the passenger seat with respect to the part.

Therefore, even if the occupant-side lever is displaced to either the driver's seat or the passenger's seat, it can be easily mounted simply by selecting and holding the holding portion according to the specifications of the vehicle.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the shift lever device according to the first or second aspect, wherein a base end portion is provided in the base side lever portion so as to be capable of reciprocating movement and the reciprocating movement. Biased in one direction, and
A restricted member having a distal end protruding outside of the proximal lever; and a member provided on a side of the proximal lever and extending along a pivoting direction around a pivot of the proximal lever. A limiting portion that faces the distal end portion of the restricted member in a biased state and abuts on the restricted member to indirectly restrict the turning of the shift lever; And a release member that presses the base end of the restricted member along the direction opposite to the urging direction to avoid the restricted member from the restriction portion.

According to the shift lever device having the above-described structure, when the shift lever is turned toward a predetermined shift position in a state where the release member is not operated, the restricted member provided on the proximal end lever portion comes into contact with the restriction portion. The turning operation of the shift lever to the predetermined shift position is indirectly restricted by the restricting portion.

In this state, or when an operating force such as a pressing force is applied to a release member provided on the occupant-side lever portion before the turning operation of the shift lever, the release member resists the base end of the restricted member against the urging force. Press and move. Accordingly, the restricted member is moved to a position where the restricted portion can be avoided, whereby the restriction of the rotation of the shift lever by the restricted portion is released.

Here, in the present shift lever device, the occupant side lever portion is provided so as to be displaced to one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, and the release member is provided on the occupant side lever portion. A restricted member is provided on the proximal end lever portion. However, since the release member is configured to press and move the base end of the restricted member in the base side lever portion, the release member is inclined with respect to the direction of action of the urging force on the base end of the restricted member and the opposite direction. The moment in the direction indicated does not act. Therefore, when the restricted member receives the pressing force from the release member, the restricted member moves smoothly in the direction opposite to the biasing direction, and the restricted member is smoothly released by releasing the pressing force from the release member. And smoothly move in the direction of action of the biasing force.

[0018]

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of a vehicle 12 to which a shift lever device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. As shown in this figure, the shift lever device 10 includes a driver's seat 14 (i.e., as shown in FIG. 4) provided on the right side of the center of the vehicle 12 in the left-right direction (arrow LF in FIG. 4 and the opposite direction). Vehicle 12 is a so-called right-hand drive vehicle) and a passenger seat 16 provided on the left side, and the console box 1
8 is provided on the front side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shift lever device 10 is connected to the vehicle 1 by fastening means such as bolts.
2 has a base member 20 fixed to the floor. A pair of side walls 22 are provided upright from both ends of the base member 20 in the left-right direction (the direction indicated by the arrow LF in FIG. 1 and the opposite direction). A bearing hole 24 is formed in each side wall 22 coaxially, and a shaft 26 is bridged.

A lever main body 28 as a base lever portion that constitutes a shift lever together with an operation lever 60 described later is disposed between the side walls 22. The lever main body 28 is a tubular member elongated substantially along the vertical direction of the vehicle, and has a central axis centered between the driver's seat 14 and the passenger seat 16 shown in FIG. Chain line CL
It is arranged so as to substantially correspond to (above). The lower end of the lever main body 28 is elongated in the left-right direction, and has a cylindrical revolving part 30 through which the above-mentioned round rod-shaped shaft 26 penetrates. It is free to turn.

As shown in FIG. 2, a wire locking piece 32 is formed so as to protrude from an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the lever main body 28, and one end of a wire 34 is locked. The other end of the wire 34 is directly or indirectly connected to the automatic transmission of the vehicle via a mechanical transmission mechanism such as a link mechanism. By pulling or releasing the pull, the shift range can be changed to a shift range according to the turning position of the lever main body 28 among a plurality of automatic transmissions set in the automatic transmission.

As shown in FIG. 1, a slider 38, which constitutes a restricted member together with a detent pin 40 described later, is slidably disposed inside the lever main body 28. A detent pin 40 is fixed to the slider 38 and serves as a restricted member that extends substantially along the left-right direction of the vehicle, and whose both ends in the longitudinal direction pass through a slit hole 42 formed in the lever body 28 and protrude to the outside. I have. The slit hole 42 is elongated along the axial direction of the lever main body 28, and the detent pin 40 protruding from the slit hole 42 can move between the upper end and the lower end of the slit hole 42. Therefore, the sliding range of the slider 38 is also limited to the range in which the detent pin 40 moves between the upper end and the lower end of the slit hole 42. Further, FIG.
As shown in (1), both ends in the longitudinal direction of the detent pin 40 enter the detent holes 44 formed in both side walls 22. As shown in FIG.
4 is a state in which the upper inner peripheral portion 46 is located very near the upper end of the slit hole 42 and the detent pin 40 is
When the lever body 28 turns around the shaft 26 while the detent pin 40 is positioned very close to the upper end of the slit hole 42, the detent is curved. Pin 40 is upper inner peripheral portion 4
Turn along 6. In addition, a restriction wall 50 as a restriction part protrudes from a part of the upper inner peripheral part 46 of the detent hole 44 toward the lower inner peripheral part 48 side.
When the lever main body 28 is turned in a state where the detent pin 40 is positioned very close to the upper end of the slit hole 42 at the portion where the slit hole 42 is formed, the slit hole 42 comes into contact with the restriction wall 50 and the restriction wall 50 Restricts the rotation of the lever body 28 via the detent pin 40. However, by moving the detent pin 40 to the vicinity of the lower end of the slit hole 42, the detent pin 40 can turn around the restriction wall 50, thereby releasing the restriction of the rotation of the lever body 28 by the restriction wall 50. can do.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a compression coil spring 52 is disposed below the slider 38 in the lever main body 28. Compression coil spring 5
2 has a lower end supported by a ring-shaped flange portion 54 formed on the inner peripheral portion of the lever main body 28 and an upper end portion engaged with the slider 38, and biases the slider 38 upward. are doing. Thus, when no external force against the urging force of the compression coil spring 52 acts on the slider 38, the detent pin 40 is located very near the upper end of the slit hole 42 (the state shown in FIG. 1).

A connecting piece 56 as a connecting member is fixed to the upper end of the lever body 28 by welding or the like.
The connecting piece 56 is generally in the vehicle left-right direction (arrow LF in FIG. 1).
(The opposite direction), and the right end of the connecting piece 56 is fixed to the lever body 28. Further, an operation lever 60 constituting a shift lever together with the lever body 28 as an occupant side lever portion is fixed to the left end side of the connecting piece 56 by welding or the like. Although the longitudinal (axial) direction of the operation lever 60 is parallel to the axial direction of the lever main body 28, since the operation lever 60 is connected to the lever main body 28 via the connection piece 56, the operation lever 60
1 is displaced to the left (toward the arrow LF direction in FIG. 1) from the center axis of the lever main body 28 (that is, FIG. 1).
, The operation lever 60 is disposed on the left side of the center dot-dash line CL).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a shift lever device 1 such as the base member 20 is provided above the base member 20.
A housing 62 is provided for partitioning the component member installation portion 0 and the occupant side where the driver's seat 14, the passenger seat 16 and the like are arranged. A long hole 64 is formed in the housing 62 so as to extend substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An upper end of the operation lever 60 passes through the long hole 64 and protrudes toward the occupant from the housing 62. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of characters 66 corresponding to a plurality of shift ranges set in the automatic transmission of the vehicle 12 are formed on the right side of the long hole 64. When the operation lever 60 is turned around the shaft 26 until the automatic transmission is located at the position, the shift range of the automatic transmission is changed to the shift range corresponding to the character 66.

Here, the housing 62 has a character 66 formed on the right side of the long hole 64 (ie, on the driver's seat 14 side). This is the housing 62 applied to the vehicle 12 of the right-hand drive type. A housing 68 in which a character 66 is formed on the left side of the long hole 64 in the case of a left-hand drive vehicle.
Is applied. Further, the fixing portion of the connecting piece 56 to the lever main body 28 and the operation lever 60 described above changes. In addition,
This point will be described in detail when describing the operation and effect of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, a knob 76 as an operating handle is provided at the upper end of the operating lever 60, and the occupant shifts the lever main body 28 via the operating lever 60 (turn operation). To do this, the knob 76 is gripped and operated. At the right end of the knob 76, there is provided a release button 78 constituting a release member together with a detent rod 88 described later. The release button 78 can be pushed into the knob 76 by a pressing operation, and is pushed out of the knob 76 when no pressing force is applied by a biasing means such as a compression coil spring and a stopper (both not shown). It is configured to be held in a state where it is projected by a predetermined amount (the state shown in FIG. 2).

The knob 76 described here is for a right-hand drive vehicle in which an occupant sitting in the driver's seat 14 can press the release button 78 with his left hand. On the other hand, the knob 80 for a left-hand drive vehicle shown in FIG. 2 is provided with a release button 78 at the left end, so that an occupant sitting in the driver's seat of the left-hand drive vehicle can turn the knob 80 with his right hand. The release button 78 can be pressed by being gripped.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, a detent rod 88 as a release member is provided inside the operation lever 60.
Are slidably disposed along the longitudinal direction of the operation lever 60. The upper end of the detent rod 88 is in sliding contact with the end of the release button 78 on the inside of the knob 76. When the release button 78 is pushed in, the release button 78 pushes the detent rod 88 downward. On the other hand, at the lower end of the detent rod 88, a cylindrical engaging portion 90 whose outer diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the operation lever 60 is formed. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end portion of the engaging portion 90 is formed with a concave groove portion 92 corresponding to the radius of curvature of the outer peripheral portion of the detent pin 40 described above. In this state, the detent rod 88 is placed on the detent pin 40.

Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

The lever body 28 and the operating lever 60 are integrally connected via a connecting piece 56, and a plurality of characters 6
6 to the side of any of the letters 66 of FIG.
When the operating lever 60 is turned around 6, the lever body 2
8 rotates together with the operation lever 60. As a result, the wire 34 connected to the lever main body 28 via the wire locking piece 32 is pulled or released, and the vehicle 1
The second automatic transmission is operated. As a result, the shift range of the automatic transmission of the vehicle 12 is changed to the shift range corresponding to the character 66 on the side of the operation lever 60.

When the operation lever 60 is turned from a predetermined shift position (turning position) in a predetermined direction, the detent pin 40 comes into contact with the limiting wall 50 and the detent pin 40 turns around the shaft 26. Restrict. This limits inadvertent shift range changes. In this state, the release button 78 provided on the knob 76
Is pressed and pushed into the knob 76, the detent rod 88 slidably in contact with the release button 78 is pushed down. The detent rod 88 that has been pushed down is inserted into the groove 9 of the engagement portion 90.
The detent pin 40 engaged with the compression spring 2 is pushed down, and the slider 38 is pushed down against the urging force of the compression coil spring 52. Thus, the detent pin 40 moves to the vicinity of the lower end of the slit hole 42 so that the detent pin 40 can avoid the restriction wall 50. Therefore, in this state, the detent pin 40 does not come into contact with the restriction wall 50, so that the lever body 28 can be freely shifted (turned) through the operation lever 60 to shift the shift range of the automatic transmission to a desired shift range. Can be changed to range.

As described above, the conventional shift lever (corresponding to the operation lever 60 in the present embodiment) is provided between the vehicle 12 and the passenger seat. The vehicle is displaced to the passenger seat 16 side from the approximate center portion of the vehicle 16 in the lateral direction of the vehicle (the center dashed line CL in FIG. 1), that is, to the left for a right-hand drive vehicle and to the right for a left-hand drive vehicle. Be placed. In this regard, the same applies to the present shift lever device 10. As described above, when the present shift lever device 10 is applied to a right-hand drive vehicle, the left-right direction between the driver's seat 14 and the passenger seat 16 is set. Central part (on the dashed line CL in FIG. 1)
The operation lever 60 is disposed in a state where the operation lever 60 is displaced to the right side of the lever main body 28 disposed at a position indicated by the arrow. On the other hand, when the present shift lever device 10 is applied to a left-hand drive specification vehicle, the operation lever 60 is disposed in a state displaced to the left from the lever body 28, and the upper end of the lever body 28 and the lower end of the operation lever 60 are arranged. Are connected by a connecting piece 56.

However, in the present shift lever device 10, the position at which the operating lever 60 is fixed to the lever body 28 via the connecting piece 56 differs only depending on whether the operating lever 60 is displaced in the left or right direction. The position of each member constituting the shift lever device 10 below the housing 62 (the housing 68 in the case of a left-hand drive vehicle) such as the lever body 28 changes even if the operation lever 60 is displaced to the left or right. Is not provided (that is, the operation lever 6
Even if 0 is displaced to the left or right, the configurations of the base member 20 and the lever main body 28 are completely the same including the arrangement position.)

In addition, when the operation lever 60 is displaced to the right, the engaging portion 90 of the detent rod 88 that moves within the operation lever 60 and pushes down the detent pin 40 is moved to the right side of the lever body 28 of the detent pin 40. When the operation lever 60 is displaced to the left, it only engages with the portion of the detent pin 40 projecting to the left of the lever body 28. That is, the turning restriction of the shaft 26 composed of the detent pin 40, the detent hole 44, and the detent rod 88 and the structure for releasing the same are applied to the right-hand drive vehicle with the shift lever device 1
The engagement position of the engagement portion 90 changes depending on whether the shift lever device 10 is applied to a vehicle with a left-hand drive or to which the shift lever 0 is applied, but the shape does not change. Since it is only necessary to engage the detent pin 40 and it is not necessary to strictly determine the position of the engaging portion 90 with respect to the detent pin 40, the shift lever device 10 can be mounted on either a right-hand drive vehicle or a left-hand drive vehicle. Even if applied, the same parts can be shared.

As described above, in the present shift lever device 10, the parts other than the knob 76 and the housing 62 can be shared by both right-hand drive and left-hand drive vehicles, so that the quality of each component can be stabilized. In addition to this, it is possible to suppress an increase in cost due to an increase in the number of types of parts.

In the present embodiment, the detent holes 4
4 is formed on both the left and right side walls 22 and the detent pins 40 are inserted into both the detent holes 44, but the detent holes 44 may be formed only on either the left or right side wall 22. In this case, the detent pin 40 is protruded by such a length that the detent pin 40 does not contact the side wall 22 on the side where the detent hole 44 is not formed, to ensure the commonality of the above-described components, Lever body 2
It is necessary to provide a pair of wire locking pieces 32 on the lever body 28 so as to oppose each other via the lever body 28 so that the function of the lever body 28 is not impaired even if the 8 is rotated 180 degrees.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part of a shift lever device 110 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the shift lever device 11
0 is the shift lever device 10 according to the first embodiment.
Detent pin 4 instead of slider 38 (see FIG. 1)
A slider 112 is provided which constitutes a restricted member together with 0. The slider 112 has the same configuration as the slider 38 in that the detent pin 40 is fixed by welding or the like, but a connecting pin 114 is fixed to the upper end side separately from the detent pin 40 by welding or the like. Is different from the slider 38.

The connecting pin 114 has a slider 1 at the right end.
12 and protrudes to the left side of the lever main body 28 through a slit 116 formed above each slit 42 of the lever main body 28.

In the first embodiment, the operating lever 60 is connected to the lever main body 28 via the connecting piece 56. However, the shift lever device 11 according to the present embodiment is used.
0, the operation lever 6 is moved to the left side of the outer peripheral portion of the lever main body 28.
0 is fixed by fixing means such as welding or an adhesive.
Further, a slit hole 118 is formed on the right side of the lower end of the operation lever 60 so as to correspond to the slit hole 116 of the lever main body 28. The slit hole 118 is formed by the slit hole 116 when the lever body 28 and the operation lever 60 are fixed.
The connection pin 114 penetrating the slit hole 116 penetrates into the operation lever 60 through the slit hole 118, and the engaging portion 90 of the detent rod 88 is placed on the left end of the connection pin 114. Is done.

The configuration shown by the solid line in FIG. 5 is such that the operation lever 60 is located on the left side of the center between the driver's seat 14 and the passenger's seat 16 substantially in the left-right direction (ie, the passenger's seat in a right-hand drive vehicle). Side). When the operation lever 60 is displaced to the right (ie, the passenger seat side in the case of a left-hand drive vehicle) from the substantially left-right center of the vehicle between the driver seat 14 and the passenger seat 16,
As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, the operation lever 60 is fixed to the left side of the outer peripheral portion of the lever main body 28 by a fixing means such as welding or an adhesive. In this case, the connecting pin 114 has its left end fixed to the slider 112, penetrates the right slit hole 116, and projects to the right of the lever main body 28. Further, the slit hole 118 formed in the operation lever 60 is communicated with the slit hole 116 on the right side so that the left end side of the connecting pin 114 enters the operation lever 60. However, if the operation lever 60 is merely a cylindrical pipe. For example, it is only necessary to rotate the operation lever 60 by 180 degrees around its axis.

That is, in the present shift lever device 110, when the release button 78 (see FIG. 2) which has moved toward the inside of the knob 76 under the pressing force lowers the detent rod 88, the detent rod 88 (the engaging portion) 90) presses the connecting pin 114 to lower the slider 112 via the connecting pin 114. Thereby, the detent pin 4
0 can be lowered to release the restriction of turning of the lever main body 28 by the restriction wall 50 (see FIG. 2).

Here, the shift lever device 110 differs from the first embodiment in that the operation lever 60 is directly fixed to the lever main body 28, but the operation lever 60 is connected to the driver's seat 14 and the passenger's seat 16 , The operation lever 60 is naturally located on the left side of the vehicle center between the driver's seat 14 and the passenger's seat 16 (i.e., in the case of a right-hand drive vehicle). (Passenger side). Also in this case, as described above, the left end of the connecting pin 114 is fixed to the slider 112, the right end of the connecting pin 114 is projected from the right slit hole 116, and the operation lever 60 is rotated 180 degrees about its axis. Only need to be fixed to the outer peripheral right side of the lever body 28. Therefore, the same parts can be shared by both the right-hand drive vehicle and the left-hand drive vehicle in the shift lever device 110 according to the present embodiment.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a main part of a shift lever device 130 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the shift lever device 130 includes a lever main body 132 as a proximal end lever portion that constitutes a shift lever together with the operation lever 60. The lever main body 132 is formed in an axial pipe shape substantially along the vehicle vertical direction (the arrow UP in FIG. 6 and the opposite direction), but the shift lever device according to the first and second embodiments is described. 10, 110 lever body 2
8 is provided with a pipe portion 134 thicker than the pipe portion 134. At the lower end of the pipe portion 134, a shaft portion 136 that is axially formed substantially along the vehicle left-right direction (the arrow LF in FIG. 6 and the opposite direction) is integrally formed, and both end portions of the shaft portion 136 in the axial direction are formed. It is supported by a bearing hole 24 in the side wall 22.

On the other hand, a mounting portion 138 is formed integrally with the upper end of the pipe portion 134. The mounting portion 138 is formed with a pair of mounting holes 140 and 142 whose axial direction is substantially in the vertical direction of the vehicle. In a state where the shaft portion 136 is supported by the bearing hole 24 (that is, a state where the lever main body 132 is mounted on the base member 20 including the side wall 22), the mounting holes 140 and 1 are provided.
Reference numeral 42 is substantially equidistant from the center of the driver's seat 14 and the passenger's seat 16 substantially in the left-right direction of the vehicle.

The mounting hole 140 is formed coaxially with the pipe portion 134, and the operation lever 60 is press-fitted from the upper end thereof. In the shift lever device 130, the mounting hole 14
The release button 7 is provided inside the operation lever 60 that is press-fitted to the position
8 and a straight rod-shaped detent rod 144 that constitutes a release member. This detent rod 144
Also, like the detent rods 88 of the shift lever devices 10 and 110 according to the first and second embodiments,
The upper end thereof is in sliding contact with the release button 78 of the knob 76, and when the release button 78 is pushed inside the knob 76, the release button 78 lowers the detent rod 144.

A substantially spherical ball portion 146 is integrally formed at the lower end of the detent rod 144, and is disposed in the pipe portion 134 so as to be described later.
2 is fitted into a joint hole 150 of a slider 148 that constitutes a member to be restricted.

The slider 148 is basically the same as the slider 38 of the shift lever device 10 according to the first embodiment or the slider 112 of the shift lever device 110 according to the second embodiment. Is slidably disposed along the axial direction thereof, and is urged upward by a compression coil spring 52 provided therebelow. However, unlike the slider 38 or the slider 112 in which the detent pin 40 is formed separately and fixed by welding or the like, the slider 148 has a detent piece 152 as a restricted member projecting in advance from both left and right ends thereof. . Although these detent pieces 152 are formed to be thin as a whole, the portion from the base end on the joint hole 150 side to the portion immediately after protruding to the outside of the lever main body 132 is wider than the portion on the distal end side from that portion. The portion from immediately after protruding to the outside of the lever main body 132 to the distal end portion has a rectangular and narrow width. These detent pieces 152 differ in shape but have substantially the same functions as the detent pins 40 of the shift lever devices 10 and 110 according to the first and second embodiments.
The joint hole 15 formed in the slider 148
Reference numeral 0 indicates that the inner peripheral portion is a sliding surface corresponding to the outer peripheral surface shape of the ball portion 146, and the detent rod 144 can be three-dimensionally displaced with respect to the slider 148 about the ball portion 146 in a predetermined range in the fitted state. It has become.

On the other hand, the mounting hole 142 is
Although it is displaced substantially to the right in the vehicle left-right direction than 32, it communicates with the inside of the upper end side of the lever main body 132 via a communication hole 154 formed at the lower end side in the axial direction. As shown in FIG. 7, instead of the detent rod 144, a release button 78 is provided inside the operation lever 60 pressed into the mounting hole 142.
In addition, a detent rod 156 constituting a release member is arranged. The detent rod 156 has basically the same configuration as the detent rod 144, and has a ball portion 146 formed at the lower end thereof and fitted into the slider 148. The side is bent to the lower left. Thus, even if the detent rod 156 is displaced to the right from the axis of the pipe portion 134, the detent rod 156 can be connected to the slider 148.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the width dimension of the communication hole 154 extends to the vicinity of the lower inner peripheral portion 48 of the detent hole 44 (that is, the restriction wall 50 shown in FIG. 2 can be avoided). Even if the detent rod 156 is lowered by a stroke necessary to lower the detent piece 152), the bent portion of the detent rod 156 does not come into contact with the inner peripheral portion of the communication hole 154. In the present embodiment, the communication hole 154 is
2 is open at the outer peripheral right side.

When the shift lever device 130 is applied to a right-hand drive vehicle, a detent rod 144 is used. When the shift lever device 130 is applied to a left-hand drive vehicle, a detent rod 156 is used.
The operation lever 48 and the operation lever 60 can be commonly used. As a result, the same operation and effects as those of the first and second embodiments can be obtained.

Further, in the present shift lever device 130,
Even when any of the detent rods 144 and 156 is used, the ball portion 146 is fitted into the joint hole 150 of the slider 148, and the detent rod 144
When the slider 148 is lowered, the ball portion 146 presses the slider 148 downward along the axis of the slider 148. Therefore, when the slider 148 is lowered, the ball portion 146 rotates around the axis substantially in the vehicle front-rear direction (see FIGS. 7 (M in the direction of arrow M and its opposite direction) does not occur. Therefore,
When the slider 148 descends, the slider 148 does not attempt to displace its axis in a direction inclined with respect to the axis of the lever body 132. Therefore, the slider 148 can be lowered smoothly.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the structure of a main part of a shift lever device 170 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the present shift lever device 170 includes a lever main body 172 as a proximal end lever portion that constitutes the shift lever together with the operation lever 60. The lever main body 172 is a lever main body 132 of the shift lever device 130 according to the fourth embodiment.
However, the center axis of the mounting hole 140 and the center axis of the mounting hole 142 are substantially opposed to each other along the center axis of the pipe portion 134 along the left-right direction of the vehicle. And a pipe portion 134 from each central axis of the mounting hole 142.
Are approximately equal to the center axis. Therefore, in the present shift lever device 170, in addition to the communication hole 154 that allows the inside of the pipe portion 134 to communicate with the attachment hole 142, the pipe portion 13
Communication hole 1 for communicating the inside of mounting hole 140 with mounting hole 140
74 are formed. The basic configuration of the communication hole 174 is the same as that of the communication hole 154.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a configuration substantially line-symmetric about the center axis of the pipe portion 134.

On the other hand, in the shift lever device 170, a detent rod 176 constituting a release member together with the release button 78 is disposed inside the operation lever 60 press-fitted into each of the mounting holes 140 and 142. The detent rod 176 has basically the same configuration as the detent rod 156 of the shift lever device 130 according to the third embodiment, and the lower end of the detent rod 156 in the operation lever 60 press-fitted into the mounting hole 140 has a lower end. The ball portion 146 is bent to the lower right and fitted into the joint hole 150 of the slider 148. On the other hand, the mounting hole 142
Detent rod 15 in operation lever 60 press-fitted into
The lower end of the slider 6 is bent to the lower left and the ball portion 146 is fitted into the joint hole 150 of the slider 148.

Here, in the present shift lever device 170,
The central axis of the mounting hole 140 and the central axis of the mounting hole 142 are substantially opposed to each other along the left-right direction of the vehicle via the central axis of the pipe portion 134. Since the dimensions up to the central axis of 134 are substantially equal, the mounting hole 140 and the communication hole 174 are symmetric with the mounting hole 142 and the communication hole 174 about the central axis of the pipe portion 134. For this reason, the detent rod 176 has its upper end side (that is, a portion above the bent portion).
Can be arranged inside any of the operation lever 60 press-fitted into the mounting hole 140 and the operation lever 60 press-fitted into the mounting hole 142 by rotating 180 degrees about the axis of The detent rod 176 can be applied to any of the cars). Therefore, in the present shift lever device 170, two types of detent rods 144 and 156 are not required as in the third embodiment, and the detent rods 176 can be unified. Compared with the shift lever device 130 according to the third embodiment, the quality of each component can be further stabilized, and the increase in cost due to an increase in the number of types of components can be suppressed.
As a result, the cost can be reduced.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing the structure of a main part of a shift lever device 190 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this drawing, the present shift lever device 190 includes a lever main body 192 as a proximal end lever portion that constitutes a shift lever together with an operation lever 196 described later. The lever main body 192 has a cylindrical pipe portion 1 whose overall vehicle vertical direction is the axial direction.
94 is provided. The shift lever device 1 according to the third and fourth embodiments is provided at the lower end of the pipe portion 194.
A shaft portion 136 is formed similarly to the lever main bodies 132 and 172 of the levers 30 and 170. The pipe portion 194 is open at the upper end thereof, and an operation lever 196 that constitutes a shift lever together with the lever main body 192 as an occupant-side lever portion is press-fitted from above.

The operation lever 196 is similar to each of the operation levers 60 in each of the above-described embodiments in that the operation lever 196 is formed in a pipe shape. After being curved, the shaft is further curved so that the axial direction is parallel to that before the curve (that is, the upper end side) (that is, it is curved substantially like a crank as a whole). Therefore, the central axes of the portion below the curved portion and the portion above the curved portion are parallel, but the central axis of the portion below the curved portion is the radial direction of the central axis above the curved portion. Displaced outward.

A detent wire 198 constituting a release member together with the release button 78 is provided inside the operation lever 196.
Is housed. The detent wire 198 extends linearly in the state where no external force is applied, but is elastically bent by the action of the external force of a predetermined value or more. Moreover, the elastic force of the detent wire 198 is substantially equal to the spring force of the compression coil spring 52. Detent wire 1
The lower end of 98 is slidably accommodated in the pipe portion 194 and is locked together with the detent piece 152 by the locking portion 202 of the slider 200 which constitutes the restricted member. The slider 200 has the same configuration as the slider 148 of the shift lever devices 130 and 170 according to the third and fourth embodiments, but does not have the joint hole 150 and has a locking portion 202 instead. ing.

On the other hand, the upper end of the detent wire 198 is connected to the detent rod 88 in each of the above-described embodiments.
Like the 144, 156, and 176, the release button 78 is in sliding contact with the release button 78 of the knob 76. When the release button 78 is pressed and pushed into the knob 76, the release button 78 pushes the upper end of the detent wire 198 downward. It has become. However, as described above, since the detent wire 198 has elasticity, the detent wire 198 does not simply descend and depress the slider 200 like the detent rod 88 or the like. The lower end of the detent wire 198 is bent by the lower end of the detent wire 198 due to the restoring force (elastic force) at this time.
The slider 200 is lowered against the urging force.

Here, as described above, in the present shift lever device 190, since the operation lever 196 curved at the lower end side is applied, the center axis of the lower portion than the curved portion is aligned with the driver's seat 14 and the assistant. If the operation lever 196 is displaced around the central axis of a portion below the curved portion in this state while being positioned substantially in the center of the vehicle in the left-right direction between the seat 16 and the vehicle, the curved portion of the operation lever 196 can be more easily moved. The upper part of the driver's seat 14
And the passenger seat 16 can be easily displaced to the left or right from the substantially central portion in the vehicle left-right direction.

Further, the shift lever device 190 has a structure in which the detent wire 198 pushes down the slider 200 by its elastic force. Therefore, even if an excessive pressing force acts on the detent wire 198 via the release button 78, the detent wire 198 bends and absorbs the excessive pressing force. No contact with excessive force. For this reason, the strength of the detent piece 152 can be set relatively low, and the size and weight can be reduced.

[0066]

As described above, the shift lever device according to the present invention can be used for vehicles with either a right-hand drive or a left-hand drive.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a structure of a main part of a shift lever device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the shift lever device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a shape of a distal end portion of a detent rod (release member).

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the inside of a vehicle to which the shift lever device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied. Note that the vehicle in this figure is a so-called right-hand drive vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a structure of a main part of a shift lever device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a main part of a shift lever device according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the occupant-side lever is displaced to the driver's seat side in a right-hand drive vehicle; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state where the holding unit is held by one holding unit.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 6, showing a state in which the occupant-side lever is displaced to the driver's seat side in a left-hand drive vehicle and held by the second holding unit.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a structure of a main part of a shift lever device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a structure of a main part of a shift lever device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Shift lever apparatus 12 Vehicle 14 Driver's seat 16 Passenger's seat 28 Lever body (shift lever, base side lever part) 38 Slider (restricted member) 40 Detent pin (restricted member) 50 Restricted wall (restricted part) 60 Operation lever (Shift lever, occupant side lever part) 78 Release button (release member) 88 Detent rod (release member) 110 Shift lever device 112 Slider (limited member) 130 Shift lever device 132 Lever body (shift lever, base side lever portion) 140 mounting hole (first holding portion) 142 mounting hole (second holding portion) 144 detent rod (release member) 148 slider (restricted member) 152 detent piece (restricted member) 156 detent rod (release member) 170 shift Lever device 172 Lever body (shift lever, proximal end side) Bar part) 176 Detent rod (release member) 190 Shift lever device 192 Lever body (shift lever, base side lever part) 196 Operation lever (shift lever, occupant side lever part) 198 Detent wire (release member) 200 Slider (subject) Limiting member)

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Haruyuki Kitajima 3-260 Toyota, Oguchi-machi, Niwa-gun, Aichi Prefecture F-term in Tokai Rika Electric Works, Ltd. (Reference) 3D040 AA03 AA14 AB01 AC10 AC15 AC17 AC60 AD06 AF07 3J052 AA19 AA20 FB41 FB42 GA01 GA15 LA01

Claims (3)

[Claims] The shift lever is provided between a driver's seat and a passenger's seat of a vehicle and is operated by turning a shift lever connected to a transmission of the vehicle. A shift lever device that can be changed to a shift range corresponding to a turning position of the driver seat, wherein the shift lever moves from a central portion between the driver seat and a passenger seat to one of the driver seat and the passenger seat. An occupant-side lever protruding toward the occupant in a displaced state, an occupant pivotally supported so as to be able to turn around a predetermined axis, and displaced toward one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat A shift lever device comprising: a base lever portion integrally connected to the side lever and capable of integrally connecting the occupant side lever displaced to one of the other sides. 2. The occupant-side lever in a state where the base-side lever portion is displaced to one of the driver seat and the passenger seat with respect to a center portion between the driver seat and the passenger seat. 2. A first holding portion that holds the occupant-side lever while being displaced to either the driver's seat or the passenger's seat. 3. Shift lever device. 3. A base portion is provided inside the base side lever portion so as to be able to reciprocate, is urged in one direction of the reciprocation, and a front end portion is outwardly of the base side lever portion. A protruding restricted member, which is provided on a side of the proximal lever portion and faces a distal end portion of the biased restricted member along a turning direction around a pivotal support portion of the proximal lever portion. A restricting portion that abuts on the restricted member and indirectly restricts the turning of the shift lever; and a restricting portion provided on the occupant side lever portion and receives a manipulation force from outside to move a base end of the restricted member. 3. The shift lever device according to claim 1, further comprising: a release member that presses along the direction opposite to the urging direction to avoid the restricted member from the restricting portion. 4.