JP2001233077A - Shift lever device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shift lever device capable of enhancing an assembling property and reducing the number of parts. SOLUTION: In the shift lever device 10, a lever rod 14 of a shift lever 12 is supported to a support portion 26 in the state that a space is formed at a lower portion. A rod part 20 of a detent member 18 is inserted into the lever rod 14 and a detent groove 50 is provided immediately below an engagement portion 24 of the detent member 18. Therefore, in order to assemble the shift lever device 10, the rod part 20 of the detent member 18 is inserted into the lever rod 14 and the engagement portion 24 of the detent member 18 may be projected from a lower end of the lever rod 14 to enhance an assembility. Since the rod part 20 of the detent member 18 and the engagement portion 24 are integrally formed, the number of parts can be reduced.

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 shifting a transmission of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional shift lever device includes, for example, a shift lever connected to an automatic transmission of a vehicle. The automatic transmission is shifted by turning the shift lever in the front-rear direction of the vehicle to perform a shift operation. Is done. The shift lever is cylindrical and has a metal detent rod inserted therein.The detent rod is slidable in the shift lever and is urged upward by a spring disposed in the shift lever. ing. A metal grooved pin is press-fitted into the lower end of the detent rod, and both ends of the grooved pin protrude from a pair of long holes formed at an axially intermediate portion of the shift lever.

Further, a pair of detent grooves are fixed to the side of the shift lever corresponding to the grooved pins along the front-rear direction of the vehicle. Both ends of the grooved pin are engaged with the groove. Thereby, the predetermined shift position (for example, “R”) of the shift lever
Shift operation (turning) to the shift position) is prevented. On the other hand, the engagement between the detent groove and the grooved pin is released by sliding the detent rod downward against the urging force of the spring to move the grooved pin downward. Thus, the shift lever can be shifted to a predetermined shift position.

However, in such a shift lever device, since a grooved pin can be inserted only in a plane direction into a pair of long holes formed in the shift lever, the lower end of the detent rod is first placed on the lower end of the detent rod. If the grooved pin is press-fitted, the detent rod cannot be inserted into the shift lever and assembled (since the insertion of the grooved pin into the pair of long holes is hindered by the wall surface of the shift lever). Therefore, in order to assemble such a shift lever device, the lower end of the detent rod is arranged at a position corresponding to a pair of long holes in the shift lever against the urging force of the spring, and in this state, the lower end of the detent rod is moved from one of the long holes. The grooved pin must be pressed into the lower end of the detent rod, and the end of the grooved pin must be inserted into the other elongated hole. For this reason, there has been a problem that the assembling work is complicated and the assembling property is poor.

If the grooved pin is first pressed into the lower end of the detent rod as described above, the detent rod cannot be inserted into the shift lever and assembled, so that the detent rod and the grooved pin need to be separate parts. However, there is also a problem that the number of parts is increased due to complexity.

Further, when the shift operation of the shift lever to the predetermined shift position is prevented, both ends of the grooved pin pressed into the lower end of the detent rod abut against a pair of detent grooves, so that a bending load is applied to the grooved pin. (Especially, a load is applied to a portion where the grooved pin comes into contact with the detent groove or a portion where the grooved pin is pressed into the detent rod.) Accordingly, it is necessary to increase the strength of the grooved pin and the detent rod. For this reason, the grooved pin and the detent rod are made of metal as described above, but this has a problem that the weight of the grooved pin and the detent rod increases.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a shift lever device which can improve assemblability and reduce the number of parts in consideration of the above facts.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shift lever device, wherein the support portion is formed in a cylindrical shape with a support portion rotatably supported in a vehicle front-rear direction and has a space formed below. And a lever rod supported by
A shift lever that is connected to a transmission of the vehicle and that is shifted by being turned in the vehicle front-rear direction to shift the transmission; a rod portion slidably inserted inside the lever rod; A detent member integrally provided at the lower end and having an engaging portion protruding from the lower end of the lever rod; an urging means for urging the detent member downward; and a depressed groove-shaped detent member. Immediately below the vehicle in the front-rear direction, the engaging portion is engaged by the urging force of the urging means to prevent a shift operation of the shift lever to a predetermined shift position, and the urging means The detent member is moved upward against the urging force of the above, and the engagement of the engaging portion is released, thereby enabling the shift operation of the shift lever to a predetermined shift position. A detent groove that has a.

In the shift lever device according to the first aspect,
By turning the shift lever in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the shift lever is shifted and the transmission of the vehicle is shifted.

Further, since the engaging portion of the detent member is engaged with the detent groove by the urging force of the urging means for urging the detent member downward, the shift operation of the shift lever to the predetermined shift position is prevented. You.

On the other hand, by moving the detent member upward against the urging force of the urging means, the engagement of the engaging portion with the detent groove is released, and the shift lever is shifted to a predetermined shift position. Operation becomes possible.

Here, the lever rod of the shift lever is supported by the supporting portion in a state in which a space is formed below, so that the shift lever device according to claim 1 is assembled by using a cylindrical lever rod. The simple operation of inserting the rod portion of the detent member from the lower end side of the lever rod so that the engaging portion of the detent member protrudes from the lower end of the lever rod may be performed. For this reason, assemblability can be improved.

Further, since the rod portion can be inserted and assembled into the lever rod as described above even when the rod portion and the engaging portion of the detent member are integrated, the rod portion of the detent member and the engaging portion can be assembled. Are integrated with each other, whereby the configuration can be simplified and the number of parts can be reduced.

A shift lever device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the shift lever device according to the first aspect, wherein the shift lever corresponds to an L-shaped portion formed at an upper portion and a side portion of the engaging portion. A vehicle provided to the engaging portion by the detent groove when the engaging portion is engaged with the detent groove and a shift operation of the shift lever to a predetermined shift position is prevented. It is characterized by comprising a receiving portion for receiving a load in the front-rear direction by contacting the L-shaped portion.

In the shift lever device according to the second aspect,
When the engaging portion of the detent member engages with the detent groove and the shift operation of the shift lever to the predetermined shift position is prevented, the lower portion of the engaging portion abuts on the detent groove, and the engaging portion engages with the front and rear of the vehicle. A load in the direction (shear load) is applied.

Here, the shift lever is integrally provided with a receiving portion corresponding to an L-shaped portion formed at an upper portion and a side portion of the engaging portion, and the load is applied to the engaging portion. In this case, the L-shaped portion of the engaging portion comes into contact with the receiving portion to receive the load. That is, since the side portion (the portion along the vertical direction of the L-shaped portion) of the engaging portion abuts on the receiving portion, the vertical force acting on the engaging portion due to the load is received by the load. In addition, the upper part (L
When the lateral portion of the engaging portion contacts the receiving portion, the horizontal force acting on the engaging portion is received by the side portion of the engaging portion contacting the receiving portion. Can be For this reason, the detent member can be prevented from being damaged without increasing the strength of the detent member, whereby the detent member can be made of resin to reduce the weight.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the shift lever device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the shift lever device has elasticity and an upper portion has a shape corresponding to the shape of the detent groove. And a cushion member which is provided in the detent groove so as to protrude upward from the detent groove, and which comes into contact with the engaging portion when the engaging portion engages with the detent groove.

In the shift lever device according to the third aspect,
Since the cushion member provided in the detent groove protrudes upward from the detent groove, the engaging portion contacts the cushion member when the engaging portion engages with the detent groove. Here, since the cushion member has elasticity, it is possible to prevent the contact noise between the engaging member and the detent groove when the engaging member engages with the detent groove.

Moreover, since the upper portion of the cushion member has a shape conforming to the groove shape of the detent groove, the contact noise at all shift positions can be prevented with one cushion member component.

A shift lever device according to a fourth aspect is the shift lever device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the support portion supports the support portion so as to be tiltable in a vehicle width direction, and An escape groove for preventing the engagement of the engaging portion with the detent groove when the shift lever is turned in a state where the shift lever is located at a specific shift position and the shift lever is inclined in the vehicle width direction. It is characterized in that it is formed in the detent groove.

In the shift lever device according to the fourth aspect,
A relief groove is formed in the detent groove, and when the shift lever is turned at a specific shift position and the shift lever is turned in a state in which the shift lever is inclined in the vehicle width direction, the relief groove causes the detent groove to turn to the detent groove. Are prevented from conflicting with each other. For this reason, when the shift lever device is, for example, a so-called Tiptoro type, it is possible to prevent the shift operation of the shift lever in the manual mode from being hindered.

A shift lever device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the shift lever device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the rod portion and the engaging portion of the detent member are integrally formed of resin. It is characterized by doing.

In the shift lever device according to the fifth aspect,
Since the rod portion and the engaging portion of the detent member are integrally formed of resin, the detent member can be reduced in weight,
The manufacturing of the detent member can be facilitated.

[0024]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing a main part of a shift lever device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the shift lever device 10 in a side view. Shown. FIG. 3 shows the shift lever device 1.
0 is shown in a rear view, and FIG. 7 shows the shift lever device 10 in a plan view.

Shift lever device 10 according to the present embodiment
Is a so-called Tiptoro type (see FIG. 7), and has a shift lever 12 at the center. Shift lever 1
2 has a cylindrical lever rod 14 on the upper side,
The diameter of the hollow portion 14A at the lower part of the lever rod 14 is larger than the diameter of the hollow portion 14B at the middle part of the lever rod 14. At the lower end of the lever rod 14, a pair of long holes 16 forming a receiving portion are formed. The pair of long holes 16 are opposed to each other in the vehicle width direction, and the lower ends of the pair of long holes 16 are both downward. Open to the public.

The lever rod 14 is provided with a detent member 18 made of resin. The detent member 18 includes a substantially cylindrical rod portion 20, and the rod portion 20 is inserted inside the lever rod 14. Rod part 20
An enlarged diameter portion 20A is formed at a lower end of the enlarged diameter portion 20A.
A is larger in diameter than the intermediate portion of the rod portion 20 in the axial direction. Thus, the diameter of the enlarged diameter portion 20A is substantially equal to the diameter of the hollow portion 14A below the lever rod 14, and
The enlarged diameter portion 20 </ b> A can contact the inner wall of the lever rod 14. A compression coil spring 22 as urging means is fitted on the outer periphery of the lower part of the rod portion 20 in a state of contacting the enlarged diameter portion 20A, and the compression coil spring 22 is in contact with the upper end of the hollow portion 14A. Therefore, the rod portion 20 (the detent member 18) is urged downward by the compression coil spring 22.

A substantially rectangular engaging portion 24 is provided at the lower end of the rod portion 20, and the engaging portion 24 is formed integrally with the rod portion 20 by resin. The upper part of the engaging part 24 is inserted into the pair of long holes 16, so that the upper part of the engaging part 24 can contact the lower part of the pair of long holes 16. The lower portion of the engaging portion 24 projects from the lower end of the lever rod 14, and both ends of the engaging portion 24
(Lever rod 14) protrudes outward. Also,
The upward movement of the engagement portion 24 is allowed by the pair of long holes 16, so that the rod portion 20
Is slidable upward along with the detent member 18 (the rod portion 20 and the engaging portion 2).
4) is movable upward.

A support portion 26 is provided below the lever rod 14, and the support portion 26 and the lever rod 14 constitute the shift lever 12. The lower part of the lever rod 14 is fixed to the upper end of the support part 26, and the support part 26 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, so that a space is formed below the lever rod 14 so that the support part 26 is formed. Supports the lever rod 14. Further, a first rotating shaft 28 is fixed to a lower end of the support portion 26, and the first rotating shaft 2
Reference numeral 8 is parallel to the vehicle front-rear direction. First rotating shaft 28
Is rotatably attached to the second rotating shaft 30, and the second rotating shaft 30 is rotatably attached to the vehicle so as to be parallel to the vehicle width direction. For this reason, the shift lever 12
Can be turned in the vehicle front-rear direction by a second rotation shaft 30 and can be tilted in the vehicle width direction by a first rotation shaft 28.

A pair of receiving walls 32 forming a receiving portion are formed on the upper portion of the supporting portion 26 so as to be adjacent to the pair of long holes 16. They are opposed to each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction while being sandwiched. Thereby, the L-shaped part 24A (see FIG. 1) formed at the upper part and the side part of the engaging part 24 can be brought into contact with the pair of long holes 16 and the receiving wall 32. Also, the support 2
6, a contact portion 34 is formed adjacent to the receiving wall 32, and a side portion of the engaging portion 24 can contact the contact portion 34. Further, an insertion protrusion 3 is provided on the upper portion of the support portion 26.
6 are formed, and the insertion protrusion 36 protrudes toward the support plate 40 described later.

The support plate 3 is provided beside the support portion 26.
8 is provided, and the support plate 38
It is rotatably supported on a rotating shaft 30. An insertion hole 40 is provided at the upper end of the support plate 38, and the insertion protrusion 36 of the support 26 is inserted into the insertion hole 40. Therefore, when the shift lever 12 is turned in the vehicle front-rear direction, the support plate 38 is turned in the vehicle front-rear direction via the insertion protrusion 36 and the insertion hole 40.

The support plate 38 has a cable pin 4
2, and a shift cable (not shown) is attached to the cable pin 42, and the shift cable is connected to a transmission (not shown) of the vehicle. For this reason, when the shift lever 12 is turned in the vehicle front-rear direction and the support plate 38 is turned in the vehicle front-rear direction, the cable pin 42 turns together with the support plate 38 in the vehicle front-rear direction, thereby changing the speed via the shift cable. Machine is shifted in automatic mode. That is,
By turning the shift lever 12 in the vehicle front-rear direction, for example, the shift lever 12 is set to “P”, “R”,
The shift operation is performed to each of the shift positions of “N”, “D”, “4”, “3”, and “2” (see FIGS. 2 and 7).

When the shift lever 12 is shifted to a specific shift position (the "D" shift position in the present embodiment), the shift lever 12 is tilted toward the support plate 38 side (in the vehicle width direction). It is possible (see FIG. 3). When the shift lever 12 is tilted toward the side opposite to the support plate 38 in this manner, the insertion protrusion 36 of the support portion 26 is pulled out from the insertion hole 40 of the support plate 38, and is independent of the support plate 38 (the support plate is (With 38 not turned)
The shift lever 12 can be turned in the vehicle front-rear direction. As described above, when the shift lever 12 is turned in the vehicle front-rear direction in a state where the shift lever 12 is tilted toward the side opposite to the support plate 38, the transmission is shifted in the manual mode. Specifically, the shift lever 12 is shifted to the + side (a turning position corresponding to an intermediate position between the “N” shift position and the “D” shift position in the present embodiment) and the − side (the “4” shift position in the present embodiment). The transmission is shifted in the manual mode by turning (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 7). Further, when the shift lever 12 is tilted toward the side opposite to the support plate 38, the side portion of the engaging portion 24 abuts on the abutting portion 34 of the support portion 26. The member 18 (engaging portion 24) is prevented from dropping from the detent groove 50 described below due to the urging force of the compression coil spring 22 or the like.

Further, the support plate 38 has a "P" shift position locking hole 44 and an "N"
A shift position locking hole 46 and a “D” shift position locking hole 48 are formed.

Immediately below the engaging portion 24 of the detent member 18, a detent groove 50 is fixed along the vehicle longitudinal direction. The detent groove 50 has a predetermined groove shape, and the engaging portion 24 is engaged with the detent groove 50 by urging the detent member 18 (rod portion 20) downward by the compression coil spring 22 as described above. are doing. Thus, the shift operation of the shift lever 12 to a predetermined shift position (for example, the “R” shift position) is prevented. On the other hand, when the detent member 18 is moved upward against the urging force of the compression coil spring 22,
The engagement between the engaging portion 24 and the detent groove 50 is released, whereby the shift operation of the shift lever 12 to a predetermined shift position is enabled.

A fixing hole 52 is formed in the center of the detent groove 50 in the width direction along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a plate-shaped cushion member 54 is fitted in the fixing hole 52.
The cushion member 54 has elasticity, and the upper portion of the cushion member 54 has a shape conforming to the shape of the detent groove 50. This cushion member 54 is slightly projected upward from the detent groove 50, and therefore,
When the engaging portion 24 engages with the detent groove 50, the engaging portion 24 comes into contact with the cushion member 54.

As shown in detail in FIG.
An escape groove 56 is formed on the part corresponding to the “4” shift position on the side opposite to the support plate 38. The half of the part corresponding to the “4” shift position of the detent groove 50 on the side opposite to the support plate 38 by the escape groove 56 has the same groove depth as the part corresponding to the “N” shift position and the “D” shift position of the detent groove 50. It has been. As a result, when the shift lever 12 is turned to the negative side (the turning position corresponding to the “4” shift position) in a state where the shift lever 12 is inclined toward the anti-support plate 38 side as described above, the detent member 18 The engagement portion 24 is prevented from hitting the detent groove 50.

As shown in detail in FIG.
A substantially U-shaped lock member 58 is provided on the rear side of the vehicle, and a pair of arm portions 58A, 5A of the lock member 58 are provided.
8B is disposed outside the support plate 38 and the shift lever 12 (the support plate 38 side is an arm portion 58A, and the shift lever 12 side is an arm portion 58B). A cylindrical support cylinder 60 is provided at the center of the lock member 58.
Is provided so as to protrude toward the rear side of the vehicle, and the support cylinder 60 is provided.
A support shaft 62 is inserted therein, and the support shaft 62 is fixed parallel to the vehicle width direction. For this reason, the support cylinder 60
Slides along the support shaft 62, so that the lock member 58 is slidable in the vehicle width direction. A compression coil spring 64 is fitted on the outer periphery of the support shaft 62 between the shift lever 12 side end of the support shaft 62 and the support cylinder 60. 60 is urged in a direction toward the end of the support shaft 62 on the support plate 38 side. Thereby, the lock member 58 is urged in the release direction (“the direction in which the arm 58A separates from the support plate 38”).

By the way, in order to shift the shift lever 12 in the manual mode, the shift lever 12 is tilted toward the support plate 38 side while the shift lever 12 is shifted to the "D" shift position as described above. The arm portion 58B of the lock member 58 is pressed by the support portion 26 of the shift lever 12 so that the lock member 58 is locked in the locking direction (“the arm portion 58A is
8 direction). here,
A lock projection 66 is provided on the arm portion 58A of the lock member 58 corresponding to the "D" shift position locking hole 48, and the shift lever 12 is tilted toward the support plate 38 side to lock as described above. When the member 58 is slid in the locking direction, the locking projection 66 is inserted into the “D” shift position locking hole 48 of the support plate 38. Accordingly, even if the shift lever 12 is inclined toward the side opposite to the support plate 38 and the insertion protrusion 36 of the support portion 26 is pulled out from the insertion hole 40 of the support plate 38 as described above, the support plate 38 is rotated by the second weight by its own weight. Rotation around the shaft 30 is prevented (hereinafter, this state is referred to as “locked state”).

On the other hand, from this locked state, the shift lever 1
When the shift lever 12 is rotated toward the support plate 38 and the tilt of the shift lever 12 toward the opposite support plate 38 is released, the lock member 58 is slid in the release direction by the urging force of the compression coil spring 64. Then, the lock projection 66 is pulled out from the "D" shift position locking hole 48, and the support plate 38 is locked in the locked state as described above.
Is prevented from rotating around the second rotation axis 30, so that the insertion protrusion 36 of the support portion 26 is inserted into the insertion hole 40 of the support plate 38 in a favorable manner. Therefore, the shift to the shift operation of the shift lever 12 in the manual mode and the return to the shift operation of the shift lever 12 in the automatic mode can be performed without any trouble.

As shown in detail in FIG.
A solenoid 68 is fixed to the front side of the vehicle, and the solenoid 68 is connected to a brake pedal (not shown) via a brake cable (not shown), and the solenoid 68 has a substantially L-shaped shift lock link. The center (corner) of 70 is connected. Shift lock link 7
0 is rotatably supported by the vehicle, and the other end of the shift lock link 70 is provided with a shift lock pin 72.
The shift lock pin 72 corresponds to the “P” shift position locking hole 44 and the “N” shift position locking hole 46.

If the brake pedal is not operated when the shift lever 12 is in the "P" shift position or the "N" shift position, the shift lock link 70 is rotated around one end by the solenoid 68. The shift lock pin 72 moves to the support plate 38 side by the
Is inserted into the “P” shift position locking hole 44 or the “N” shift position locking hole 46. Accordingly, the rotation of the support plate 38 is prevented, and the shift operation of the shift lever 12 from the “P” shift position or the “N” shift position is prevented (the insertion hole 40 of the support plate 38 Since the insertion protrusion 36 is inserted).

On the other hand, when the brake pedal is operated while the shift lever 12 is at the "P" shift position or the "N" shift position, the shift lock link 70 is rotated around one end by the solenoid 68. As the shift lock pin 72 moves toward the support plate 38 side, the shift lock pin 72 is pulled out of the “P” shift position locking hole 44 or the “N” shift position locking hole 46. Accordingly, the support plate 38 can be rotated, and the shift operation of the shift lever 12 from the “P” shift position or the “N” shift position becomes possible.

As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the shift lever device 10 has a substantially L
A character-shaped key lock link 74 is provided. The key lock link 74 is connected to the engagement portion 24 of the detent member 18.
The center (corner) of the key lock link 74 is rotatably supported by the vehicle. A key lock hole 76 is formed at one end of the key lock link 74, and the shift lever device 1 corresponding to the key lock hole 76 is formed.
0 is provided with a key lock pin 78, and the key lock pin 78 can be inserted into the key lock hole 76. The key lock pin 78 is connected to a key cylinder (not shown) via a key cable (not shown), and an ignition key (not shown) is inserted into the key cylinder to start an engine (not shown). Is performed.

If the ignition key is located at a position other than the "ON" position when the shift lever 12 is at the "P" shift position, the key lock pin 78 is inserted into the key lock hole 76 at one end of the key lock link 74. As a result, the rotation of the key lock link 74 is prevented. As a result, the upper end of the engaging portion 24 contacts the other end of the key lock link 74, and the upward movement of the engaging portion 24 (detent member 18) is prevented. For this reason, the detent groove 5 of the engagement portion 24
Therefore, the shift operation of the shift lever 12 from the “P” shift position is prevented.

On the other hand, if the ignition key is at the "ON" position while the shift lever 12 is at the "P" shift position, the key lock pin 78 is inserted through the key lock hole 76.
Is extracted, and the key lock link 74 can be rotated. As a result, the upper end of the engaging portion 24 pushes the other end of the key lock link 74 upward, and the key lock link 7
By rotating 4, the engaging portion (detent member 18)
Can be moved upward. Therefore, the engagement of the engaging portion 24 with the detent groove 50 can be released, and accordingly,
The shift operation of the shift lever 12 from the “P” shift position becomes possible.

The shift lever device 10 has an upper cover 80 fixed to the vehicle. The lever rod 14 of the shift lever 12 passes through the upper surface of the upper cover 80, and as shown in FIG. Shift lever 12
A guide groove 82 is formed to guide the operation. Further, on the upper cover 80, “P” indicating a shift position when the shift lever 12 is shifted in the automatic mode is set,
“R”, “N”, “D”, “4”, “3”, and “2”, and “M” indicating the operation direction of the shift lever 12 when shifting the shift lever 12 in the manual mode. , "+" And "-" are displayed.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

In the shift lever device 10 having the above configuration,
By turning the shift lever 12 in the vehicle longitudinal direction,
The shift lever 12 is shifted to shift the transmission of the vehicle in the automatic mode.

Further, the engaging portion 24 of the detent member 18 is engaged with the detent groove 50 by the urging force of the compression coil spring 22 for urging the detent member 18 downward, so that the shift lever 12 has a predetermined shift position ( For example, the shift operation to the “R” shift position) is prevented.

On the other hand, by moving the detent member 18 upward against the urging force of the compression coil spring 22, the engagement of the engaging portion 24 with the detent groove 50 is released, and the shift lever 12 The shift operation to the shift position becomes possible.

Here, since the lever rod 14 of the shift lever 12 is supported by the supporting portion 26 in a state where a space is formed below, the shift lever device 10 must be installed in the cylindrical lever rod 14 in order to assemble it. The rod portion 20 of the detent member 18 (the rod portion 20 in which the compression coil spring 22 is fitted on the lower periphery) is inserted from the lower end side of the lever rod 14 so that the engaging portion 24 of the detent member 18 is moved to the lower end of the lever rod 14. What is necessary is just to perform the simple work of making it protrude from. For this reason, assemblability can be improved.

The rod portion 20 of the detent member 18
Since the rod portion 20 can be inserted into the lever rod 14 and assembled as described above even in a state in which the rod portion 20 and the engaging portion 24 are integrated, the rod portion 20 of the detent member 18 and the engaging portion 24 are integrally formed. Thus, the configuration can be simplified, and the number of parts can be reduced.

Here, the engaging portion 24 is provided in the detent groove 5.
0, when the shift operation of the shift lever 12 to the predetermined shift position is prevented, the lower portion of the engaging portion 24 abuts against the detent groove 50 and the load in the vehicle front-rear direction is applied to the engaging portion 24. (Shear load).

Incidentally, the pair of receiving walls 32 and the pair of long holes 16 provided integrally with the shift lever 12
4 corresponds to the L-shaped portion 24A (see FIG. 1) formed at the upper portion and the side portion, and when the load is applied to the engaging portion 24, the receiving wall 32 and the elongated hole 16 The load is received by the L-shaped portion 24A of the engaging portion 24 abutting and the enlarged diameter portion 20A of the rod portion 20 abutting on the inner wall of the lever rod 14. That is, the side portion (the portion along the vertical direction of the L-shaped portion 24A) of the engaging portion 24 comes into contact with the receiving wall 32 and the enlarged diameter portion 20A comes into contact with the inner wall of the lever rod 14, so that the load is reduced by the load. Engagement part 24
The upper portion of the engaging portion 24 (the portion along the left-right direction of the L-shaped portion 24A) abuts on the receiving wall 32 and the elongated hole 16. When the side portion of the engaging portion 24 comes into contact with the receiving wall 32, the rotational force acting on the engaging portion 24 along the horizontal direction is received. For this reason, the detent member 18 can be prevented from being damaged without increasing the strength of the detent member 18, and the detent member 18 can be made of resin to reduce the weight.

Further, the rod portion 2 of the detent member 18
Since the 0 and the engaging portion 24 are integrally formed of resin, the weight of the detent member 18 can be reduced, and the manufacturing of the detent member 18 can be facilitated.

Further, since the cushion member 54 provided in the detent groove 50 protrudes upward from the detent groove 50, when the engaging part 24 engages with the detent groove 50, the engaging part 24 Touch 54. Here, since the cushion member 54 has elasticity, it is possible to prevent the contact noise between the engagement portion 24 and the detent groove 50 when the engagement portion 24 engages with the detent groove 50.

Further, since the upper portion of the cushion member 54 has a shape conforming to the groove shape of the detent groove 50, the contact noise at all shift positions can be prevented by the cushion member 541.

Here, a relief groove 56 is formed in the detent groove 50, and the shift lever 12 is positioned at a specific shift position (“D” shift position) so that the shift lever 12 is moved away from the support plate side (vehicle). When the shift lever 12 is turned between the + side and the − side (in the front-rear direction of the vehicle) in a state where the shift lever 12 is tilted (in the width direction), the contact of the engaging portion 24 with the detent groove 50 is caused by the escape groove 56. Has been prevented. Therefore, when the shift lever device 10 is of a so-called Tiptro type as in the present embodiment, the shift operation of the shift lever 12 in the manual mode can be performed.

In this embodiment, the shift lever device 10 is of a so-called tiptoro type, but may be of a so-called straight type as in the shift lever device 100 shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the shift lever 1
When the shift operation to the predetermined shift position is prevented, the enlarged diameter portion 20A of the rod portion 20 comes into contact with the inner wall of the lever rod 14.
0A may not be in contact with the inner wall of the lever rod 14.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the shift operation of the shift lever 12 to the predetermined shift position is prevented, the L-shape formed by the upper portion and the side portion of the engaging portion 24 of the detent member 18 is used. The configuration is such that the U-shaped portion 24A is in contact with the receiving wall 32 and the elongated hole 16, but the U-shaped portion formed at the upper portion and both sides of the engaging portion of the detent member is the receiving wall and the elongated hole (receiving portion). May be configured to abut.

[0062]

According to the shift lever device of the first aspect, the rod portion of the detent member is inserted into the cylindrical lever rod so that the engaging portion of the detent member projects from the lower end of the lever rod. By performing a proper operation, the shift lever device can be assembled, so that the assemblability can be improved.

Since the detent member has a structure in which the rod portion and the engaging portion are integrated, the structure can be simplified and the number of parts can be reduced.

In the shift lever device according to the second aspect,
The load applied to the engaging portion by the detent groove when the shift operation of the shift lever to the predetermined shift position is prevented is received by the L-shaped portion of the engaging portion abutting the receiving portion of the shift lever. Therefore, the detent member can be prevented from being damaged without increasing the strength of the detent member, and the detent member can be made of resin to reduce the weight.

In the shift lever device according to the third aspect,
The contact noise between the engaging portion and the detent groove when the engaging portion engages with the detent groove can be prevented by the cushion member. Moreover,
The contact noise at all shift positions can be prevented with the cushion member 1 component.

In the shift lever device according to the fourth aspect,
Since the escape groove prevents the engaging portion from contacting the detent groove, the shift operation of the shift lever in the manual mode can be performed when the shift lever device is, for example, a so-called Tiptro type.

In the shift lever device according to the fifth aspect,
Since the rod portion and the engaging portion of the detent member are integrally formed of resin, the detent member can be reduced in weight,
The manufacturing of the detent member can be facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing a main part of a shift lever device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the shift lever device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the shift lever device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a detent groove of the shift lever device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a lock member of the shift lever device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a solenoid, a shift lock link, and a shift lock pin of the shift lever device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an upper cover of the shift lever device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an upper cover of a shift lever device according to a modification of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 shift lever device 12 shift lever 14 lever rod 16 long hole (receiving portion) 18 detent member 20 rod portion 22 compression coil spring (biasing means) 24 engaging portion 24A L-shaped portion 26 supporting portion 32 receiving wall (receiving portion) Part) 50 detent groove 54 cushion member 56 relief groove

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle comprising: a support portion rotatably supported in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a lever rod formed in a cylindrical shape and having a space formed below and supported by the support portion.
A shift lever that is connected to a transmission of the vehicle and that is shifted by being turned in the vehicle front-rear direction to shift the transmission; and a rod portion slidably inserted inside the lever rod and the rod portion. A detent member integrally provided at a lower end and having an engaging portion protruding from a lower end of the lever rod; an urging means for urging the detent member downward; and a depressed groove-shaped detent member. Immediately below the vehicle in the front-rear direction, the engaging portion is engaged by the urging force of the urging means to prevent a shift operation of the shift lever to a predetermined shift position, and the urging means The detent member is moved upward against the urging force of the above, and the engagement of the engagement portion is released, thereby enabling the shift operation of the shift lever to a predetermined shift position. Shift lever device including a detent groove, the to. 2. The shift lever is provided integrally with the shift lever so as to correspond to an L-shaped portion formed at an upper portion and a side portion of the engagement portion, and the engagement portion engages with the detent groove to form the shift lever. A receiving portion that abuts against the L-shaped portion to receive a load in the vehicle longitudinal direction applied to the engagement portion by the detent groove when the shift operation of the shift lever to the predetermined shift position is prevented. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein
The shift lever device as described in the above. 3. The detent groove is provided in the detent groove in a state of having elasticity and having an upper part conforming to the groove shape of the detent groove and protruding upward from the detent groove. The shift lever device according to claim 1, further comprising a cushion member that contacts the engaging portion when engaging with the detent groove. 4. The shift lever is supported in such a manner that the support portion is tiltably supported in the vehicle width direction, and the shift lever is positioned at a specific shift position and the shift lever is tilted in the vehicle width direction. 4. The shift lever device according to claim 1, wherein a relief groove is formed in the detent groove so as to prevent the engagement portion from contacting the detent groove when turning. 5. . 5. The detent member according to claim 1, wherein the rod portion and the engaging portion are integrally formed of resin.
The shift lever device according to claim 4.