JP2002036902A - Gearshift lever device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gearshift lever device capable of miniaturizing the gearshift lever, while preventing disengagement of gears. SOLUTION: The first shift-lock component 10 is fitted to be movable to the locking position in synchronism with select operation of the gearshift lever in the PARK(P) range and to be operable by the locking device only when the brake is not actuated in a locking position. The second shift-lock component 20 is fitted to be movable to the locking position in synchronism with the movement of the first component 10. Thus, the first component 10 when locked allows free select operation of the gearshift lever, whereas the second component 20 blocks shift operation of the gearshift lever.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shift lever which can be operated in a selectable manner in a P range, and shifts the shift lever from a P range to another range in a state where a brake is not operated. The present invention relates to a shift lever device provided with a shift lock mechanism for preventing operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional example of this type of shift lever device will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 is a partially cutaway side view showing a main part of the shift lever device in a state where the shift lever is in a position where the P range is settled, FIG. 11 is a partial plan view showing the shift lock mechanism in FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a shift lock mechanism. 13 is a partial plan view showing the state where the shift lever is in a position other than the P range, FIG. 13 is a partial plan view showing the state where the shift lever is in the position where the shift operation is possible in the P range, and FIG. It is a top view.

In FIG. 10, a shift shaft (not shown) is supported by a bracket 30 so as to be rotatable about an axis L1 extending in the front and back directions in FIG.
A lever holder 42 of the shift lever 40 is provided on the shift shaft.
Are rotatably supported about an axis L2 of a select axis orthogonal to the shift axis. Therefore, the shift lever 40 is provided so as to be operable in a direction around the shift axis (referred to as a shift direction) and a direction around the select axis (referred to as a select direction). Shift lever 4
An operation in the shift direction of 0 is called a shift operation, and an operation in the select direction is also called a select operation. The bracket 30 is fixed to, for example, a steering tube for accommodating a steering shaft in a steering of a vehicle (not shown).

The state shown in FIG.
0 is in the position where the P range (parking) is settled. The shift lever 40 can perform a select operation (also referred to as a pull operation) to a position on the shift side (also referred to as a pull position) in the front direction of the paper surface of FIG. Further, the shift lever 40 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 10 from a position on the shift side of the P range to perform a shift operation to a range other than the P range (see an arrow in the “other range” direction in FIG. 10). be able to. Further, as is well known, a shift change of a transmission (not shown) of the vehicle is performed in conjunction with a shift operation of the shift lever 40. Also, ranges other than the P range
For example, in the case of a general automatic transmission, R (reverse) range, N (neutral) range, D (drive) range, 2 (second) range, L
(Low) range.

[0005] As shown in FIG.
An engagement projection 44 is provided on the 0 lever holder 42. The engagement convex portion 44 is provided in the opening 32 of the bracket 30.
(See FIG. 11). A shift lock link 10 constituting a shift lock mechanism is rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the bracket 30 via a rotation shaft 16 (see FIG. 11). A long and narrow guide groove 12 is formed in the shift lock link 10 (see FIG. 11).

The shift lock link 10 is at a lock position shown in FIG. 11, and is rotated in a counterclockwise direction (see an arrow b in FIG. 11) from the lock position to unlock the shift position shown in FIG. Becomes Conversely, clockwise from the unlocked position (see arrow B in FIG. 13)
, The lock position shown in FIG. In FIG. 14, the locked position of the shift lock link 10 is indicated by a dotted line, and the unlocked position is indicated by a solid line. Note that the shift lock link 10 corresponds to a shift lock member as referred to in this specification, and the guide groove 12 corresponds to an engagement concave portion as referred to in this specification.

As shown in FIG. 11, a stopper portion 34 is provided at a front portion (a lower portion in FIG. 11) of the bracket 30 (see FIG. 10). The stopper portion 34 is provided as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 13, the shift lock link 10 is positioned at the unlock position by abutting.

As shown in FIG. 11, a cable support portion 36 is provided at a rear portion (an upper portion in FIG. 11) of the bracket 30 (see FIG. 10). The cable support portion 36 supports a connecting member 52a at the end of the cable tube 52. A shift lock cable 50 is slidably accommodated in the cable tube 52. A connecting member 50a at the end of the shift lock cable 50 that is drawn forward (downward in FIG. 11) from the cable tube 52 is rotatably connected to the shift lock link 10 via a connecting shaft 56. . Connecting member 50a of shift lock cable 50 and cable tube 5
A coil spring (simply called a spring) 54 is interposed between the second connecting member 52a. The spring 54 always urges the shift lock cable 50 in the pulling direction, that is, the pulling direction.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, when the shift lock link 10 is in the lock position, the shift lock cable 50 is pushed into the cable tube 52 by using the elastic deformation of the spring 54. Become. When the shift lock link 10 rotates from the lock position shown in FIG. 11 to the unlock position shown in FIG. 13 (see the direction of the arrow b in FIG. 11), the shift lock cable 50 resiliently restores the spring 54 from the cable tube 52. It is pulled using power. When the shift lock link 10 rotates from the unlock position shown in FIG. 13 to the lock position shown in FIG. 11 (see the arrow B direction in FIG. 13), the shift lock cable 50 Pushed using elastic deformation.

Although not shown, the other terminal of the shift lock cable 50 is connected to, for example, a brake interlocking lock device as lock means. The brake interlocking lock device locks the shift lock cable 50 only when the shift lever 40 is at the position where the P range is settled and the brake pedal of the vehicle is not depressed, that is, when the brake is not operated. In the state, the shift lock cable 50 is unlocked, that is, in a free state. About this brake interlocking lock device,
Since it is well known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In some cases, a brake interlocking device having a key interlock mechanism may be employed.

The operation of the above-described shift lever device will be described. Now, the shift lever 40 (see FIG. 10)
Assuming that the shift lock cable 10 is in a range other than the range, as shown in FIG. 12, the shift lock link 10 is in the unlock position with the shift lock cable 50 pulled by the spring 54.

Then, with the shift lever 40 pulled, a shift operation is performed to a P range (specifically, a position on the shift side) (see an arrow in the "P range" direction in FIG. 10).
Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the engagement protrusion 44 engages with the guide groove 12 of the shift lock link 10. Subsequently, the shift lever 40 is selected (pushed) to the stopped position. Then, the engaging projection 44 moves upward in FIG. Thereby, the shift lock link 10 is rotated clockwise (see the direction of arrow B in FIG. 13) by the engagement protrusion 44 relatively sliding along the guide groove 12, and finally, It rotates to the lock position shown in FIG. The shift lock cable 50 is pushed to the lock position following the rotation of the shift lock link 10.

In this state, when the brake is operated, the brake interlocking lock device is unlocked, so that the shift lock cable 50 is in a free state. At this time, when the shift lever 40 (see FIG. 10) is selected (pulled) to a position where the shift operation is possible, the engaging projection 44 moves downward in FIG. This allows
When the engagement convex portion 44 relatively slides along the guide groove 12, the shift lock link 10 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (see the direction of arrow b in FIG. 11), and finally the shift lock link 10 is rotated.
Rotate to the unlocked position shown in FIG. Following the rotation of the shift lock link 10, the shift lock cable 50 is pulled to the unlock position by the elastic restoring force of the spring 54.

As a result, a shift lock release state is established in which the engaging projection 44 can be disengaged from the guide groove 12 of the shift lock link 10 as shown in FIG. In this state, the shift lever 40 can be shifted from the P range to another range (see the arrow in the “other range” direction in FIG. 10).

When the brake is not operated at the lock position of the shift lock link 10 (see FIG. 11), the shift lock cable 50 is locked at the lock position by the brake interlocking lock device. For this reason, in FIG.
The movement in the direction of arrow d, that is, the pull operation is restricted. As a result, the rotation of the shift lock link 10 is restricted, and at the same time, the shift lever 40 cannot be selectively operated, and the shift lever 40 is in a shift locked state in which the shift operation from the P range to another range is not possible. .

[0016]

However, in the above-described conventional example, the shift lock cable 50 restricts the rotation of the shift lock link 10 to provide a shift lock mechanism that prevents the shift lever 40 from being pulled. I have. For this reason, the pulling operation force of the shift lever 40 (referred to as pulling operation force) is generated by the shift lock link 1.
0, rotating shaft 16, connecting shaft 56, shift lock cable 5
A high load is added to 0 mag. Especially in the shift locked state, even though the brake is not operated
When the shift lever is erroneously operated, the pull operation force exerts a considerably large load on the shift lock link 10, the connecting shaft 56 and the like. The shift lock link 10, the rotation shaft 16, the connecting shaft 56, the shift lock cable 50, and the like are collectively referred to as the shift lock link 10 or a related member related to the shift lock member.

Therefore, the shift lock link 10
Is required to have a strength capable of withstanding a high load caused by the pull operation of the shift lever 40. For example, the shift lever 40 is connected to the shift lock cable 50.
Since a high load is applied in the pulling direction by the pull operation of
The strength, that is, the thickness, that can withstand the high load is required. A connecting shaft 56 connecting the connecting member 50 a of the shift lock cable 50 and the shift lock link 10.
Also, since a high load is applied by the pull operation of the shift lever 40, a strength that can withstand the high load, that is, a shaft diameter is required. Also, the shift lock link 10 is subjected to a high load due to the pull operation of the shift lever 40, so that
A strength, that is, a thickness that can withstand the high load is required.

If the strength of the related members related to the shift lock link 10 is low, the related parts are deformed, so that the shift lever 40 should originally be a mechanism that cannot perform the select operation. It becomes possible, and so-called “missing shift” in which the user can select up to the shiftable position is likely to occur. For this reason,
It is difficult to reduce the strength of the related members related to the shift lock link 10.

As described above, according to the conventional example, in order to prevent the shift from slipping out, the shape of the related members related to the shift lock link 10 is inevitably increased, resulting in an increase in the size of the shift lever device. was there.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shift lever capable of preventing a shift-out and reducing the size of a shift lever device. It is to provide a device.

[0021]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a shift lever capable of performing a shift operation is provided so as to be selectable in a P range, and the shift lever is provided in a state where a brake is not operated. L of lever
A shift lever device comprising a shift lock mechanism for preventing a shift operation from a range to another range, wherein the shift lock mechanism includes a first shift lock member and a second shift lock member, The shift lock member can be moved to the lock position in conjunction with the shift operation of the shift lever from the shift side position to the stop position in the P range and is operated only when the brake is not operated in the lock position. The second shift lock member is provided so as to be lockable by lock means, and is movable to a lock position in synchronization with the movement of the first shift lock member. In this case, the shift lever can be freely selected, and the shift lever can be shifted by the second shift lock member. A shift lever device which is characterized in that a structure for preventing the door operation.

According to the shift lever device configured as described above, the first shift lock member of the shift lock mechanism and the first shift lock member and the shift lock member thereof are interlocked with the shift lever selection operation from the shift side position to the stop position in the P range. The second shift lock member linked to the shift lock member is moved to the lock position. Then, when the first shift lock member is at the lock position and the brake is not operated, the first shift lock member is locked by the operation of the lock means, so that the shift lock state is established. In this state, if the shift lever is erroneously operated even though the brake is not operated, even if the shift lever is selected from the stop position to the shift side position, the select operation is performed freely, and The first shift lock member is not interlocked with the select operation. Further, even if an attempt is made to shift the shift lever from the P range to another range, the shift operation is blocked by the second shift lock member. For this reason, erroneous operation of the shift lever can be prevented.

Therefore, when the shift lock mechanism is in the shift locked state, the operating force of the shift lever is not applied to the first shift lock member. Therefore, the strength of the first shift lock member and members related to the shift lock member and the like (collectively referred to as related members of the first shift lock member) is smaller than that of the conventional shift lever device. As a result, the shape of the related member related to the first shift lock member can be reduced. Further, since the second shift lock member to which the shift operation force of the shift lever is applied is not directly linked to the operation of the shift lever, it can withstand a high load due to the shift operation of the shift lever while reducing its size. It is possible to surely prevent a shift loss.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the shift lever device according to the first aspect, wherein the first shift lock member and the second shift lock member are operably connected. This is a shift lever device. With this configuration, the second shift lock member moves in conjunction with the movement of the first shift lock member, so that the movement of the second shift lock member can be easily performed with the movement of the first shift lock member. Can be synchronized.

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 and the first shift lock member are engaged only in a P range of the shift lever. An engaging means comprising a mating engaging convex part and an engaging concave part is provided, and the engaging means is provided with a first operation in response to a shift lever selection operation from a shift side position to a stop position in a P range. The shift lock member is formed so as to be movable to a lock position, and the engagement recess allows the engagement protrusion to move freely in accordance with a shift lever selection operation when the first shift lock member is locked. Shift lever device.

With this configuration, the engaging projection and the engaging recess of the engaging means provided between the shift lever and the first shift lock member engage only in the P range of the shift lever. . The first shift lock member is moved to the lock position via the engagement means in accordance with the shift lever selection operation from the shift side position to the stop position in the P range. In addition, when the first shift lock member is locked, the engaging convex portion freely moves in the engaging concave portion with the selecting operation of the shift lever, so that the selecting operation of the shift lever can be freely performed. . Therefore, the shift lever and the first shift lock member can be easily associated with each other via the engagement means including the engagement protrusion and the engagement recess.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the shift lever device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the second shift lock member slides with respect to a bracket in a shift lever select direction. A shift lever device characterized in that the shift lever device is supported as possible. With this configuration, the second shift lock member is slidably supported with respect to the bracket in the shift lever select direction, so that the shift operation force substantially orthogonal to the shift lever select direction, that is, the shift direction operation is performed. Power can be received well.

[0028]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the shift lever device, and FIG.
3 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state in which the P range is settled, and FIG. 3 is a partial plan view showing the shift lock mechanism in FIG. In the present embodiment, since a part of the conventional example is modified, the modified portion will be described in detail, and redundant description will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the shift lock mechanism in the shift lever device of the present embodiment includes a first shift lock link 10 and a second shift lock link 2.
0. Note that the first shift lock link 1
Since 0 performs a basic function substantially the same as that of the shift lock link 10 of the conventional shift lever device (see FIGS. 10 to 14), the same reference numerals are given to the same portions. FIG. 4 is a partial plan view showing the shift lock mechanism in a state where the shift lever 40 is outside the P range.
FIG. 5 is a partial plan view showing the shift lever 40 in a position on the shift side of the P range, and FIG. 6 is a view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG.
7 is a partial plan view for explaining the operation of the shift lock mechanism, FIG. 8 is a partial plan view showing a state in which the shift lever 40 is incorrectly operated when the first shift lock link is locked, and FIG. 9 is FIG. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the guide groove 12 of the first shift lock link 10 is substantially D-shaped. Thereby, when the first shift lock link 10 is locked, the engagement convex portion 44 is freely moved downward in the guide groove 12 in FIG. 3 in accordance with the selection operation (pull operation) of the shift lever 40 (see FIG. 1). The shift lever 40 can be moved, and a free select operation of the shift lever 40 is possible. In FIG. 8, the position of the engagement convex portion 44 before the pull operation when the first shift lock link 10 is locked is indicated by a two-dot chain line, and the position of the engagement convex portion 44 during the pull operation is indicated by a solid line. Indicated by

As shown in FIG. 1, a guide portion 38 is formed on the upper left side of the bracket 30. The guide portion 38 supports the second shift lock link 20 so as to be slidable only in the front-rear direction, that is, in the select direction of the shift lever 40 (up and down direction in FIG. 3). FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, a part of the second shift lock link 20 is overlapped on the lower side of the first shift lock link 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, a substantially square stopper protruding portion 22 which protrudes rightward is formed in the front half (the lower half in FIG. 3) of the second shift lock link 20. An elongated pin hole 24 extending in the left-right direction is formed at the front end (the lower end in FIG. 3) of the second shift lock link 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first shift lock link 10 is provided with an interlocking pin 18.
The link pin 18 is connected to the second shift lock link 20.
(See FIG. 5). Thus, the second shift lock link 20 and the first shift lock link 10 are connected so as to be interlocked. That is, the second shift lock link 20 moves to the lock position shown in FIG. 3 (moves forward) in synchronization with the movement, ie, rotation, of the first shift lock link 10 or moves to the unlock position shown in FIG. (Back).

The stopper projection 22 of the second shift lock link 20 is close to the engagement projection 44 in the lock position shown in FIG. 3 (see FIG. 9), and is in the unlock position shown in FIG. It retracts to the rear of the engaging projection 44 and opens the left side of the engaging projection 44 (see FIG. 6). In FIG. 7, the locked position of both shift lock links 10 and 20 is indicated by a dotted line, and the unlocked position is indicated by a solid line. Note that the first shift lock link 10 corresponds to a first shift lock member in this specification, and the second shift lock link 20 corresponds to a second shift lock member in this specification.

Next, the operation of the shift lever device will be described. Now, the shift lever 40 (FIG. 1)
4) is in a range other than the P range.
As shown in (1), the first shift lock link 10 is in the unlocked position with the shift lock cable 50 pushed out by the spring 54. Along with this, the second
Is also in the unlocked position.

When the shift lever 40 is pulled and the shift operation is performed to the P range (specifically, the position on the shift side) (see the arrow in the “P range” direction in FIG. 2), the engagement convex portion 44 is pulled out. 6 and is engaged with the guide groove 12 of the first shift lock link 10 (see FIG. 5). Subsequently, the shift lever 40 is selected (pushed) to the stopped position. Then, the engaging projection 44 moves upward in FIG. As a result, the engagement convex portion 44 relatively slides along the guide groove 12 (specifically, the upper edge portion 12a), so that the first shift lock link 10 rotates clockwise (FIG. 5).
(See the direction of arrow B in the middle) and finally move to the lock position shown in FIG. Following the rotation of the first shift lock link 10, the shift lock cable 50 is pushed to the lock position. At the same time, in conjunction with the rotation of the first shift lock link 10, the second
5 is slid in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 5, and finally moves to the lock position shown in FIG.

In this state, when the brake is operated, the brake interlocking lock device is unlocked, and the shift lock cable 50 is in a free state. At this time, when the shift lever 40 (see FIG. 1) is selected (pulled) to a position on the shift side, the engaging projection 44 moves downward in FIG. At the same time, the shift lock cable 50 is pulled to the unlocked position by the elastic restoring force of the spring 54 (see the arrow d in FIG. 3), so that the engagement convex portion 44 becomes the edge 12a of the guide groove 12.
The first shift lock link 10 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (see the arrow b direction in FIG. 3) while sliding relatively along, and finally rotates to the unlock position shown in FIG. I do. At the same time, the second shift lock link 20 is linked to the rotation of the first shift lock link 10.
Is slid in the direction of arrow c in FIG.
Move to the unlock position shown in.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the shift lock release state in which the engaging projection 44 can be disengaged from the guide groove 12 of the first shift lock link 10 as shown by the arrow a. Becomes In this state, the shift lever 40 is shifted from the P range to another range (FIG. 1).
In the middle, see the arrow in the “other range” direction).

The first shift lock link 10
When the brake is not operated at the lock position (see FIG. 3), the brake interlocking lock device
The shift lock cable 50 is locked in the lock position. Therefore, the shift lock cable 50 shown in FIG.
During the movement, the movement in the direction of arrow d, that is, the pull operation is restricted. Thus, the rotation of the first shift lock link 10 is restricted, and the second shift lock link 2
The shift lock state is established by restricting the sliding of 0.

In this state, if the shift lever 40 is erroneously operated even though the brake is not operated, the shift lever 40 (see FIG. 1) is operated to select from the stop position to the shift side position. However, since the engaging projection 44 can freely move in the guide groove 12 as shown in FIG. 8, the selecting operation is freely performed, and the first shift lock link 10 is interlocked with the selecting operation. Nothing.

When the shift lever 40 is to be shifted (see the arrow in the "other range" direction in FIG. 2), as shown in FIG. The engaging projection 44 contacts the stopper projection 22 of the link 20. Therefore, the movement of the engaging projection 44 in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 9 is prevented. Therefore, the shift operation of the shift lever 40 from the P range to another range is prevented, thereby preventing the shift lever 40 from being erroneously operated.

According to the shift lever device described above, the operating force of the shift lever 40 is not applied to the first shift lock link 10 in the shift locked state of the shift lock mechanism. Therefore, the first shift lock link 1
0, rotating shaft 16, connecting shaft 56, shift lock cable 5
The strength of the “related members of the first shift lock link 10” such as 0 may be smaller than that of the conventional shift lever device. From this, the first shift lock link 1
0 can be downsized.

Further, the second shift lock link 20 to which the shift operation force of the shift lever 40 is applied is not directly linked to the operation of the shift lever 40. For this reason, it is possible to withstand a high load caused by the shift operation of the shift lever 40 while reducing the size of the shift lever 40, thereby reliably preventing the shift from being lost.

Further, the first shift lock link 10 and the second shift lock link 20 are operatively connected via an interlocking pin 18 and a pin hole 24. Therefore, the second shift lock link 20 moves in conjunction with the movement of the first shift lock link 10. Thereby, the movement of the second shift lock link 20 can be easily synchronized with the movement of the first shift lock link 10.

Further, the shift lever 40 and the first shift lock are connected to each other through an engaging means comprising an engaging projection 44 and a guide groove 12 provided between the shift lever 40 and the first shift lock link 10. The link 10 can be easily related.

Further, since the second shift lock link 20 is slidably supported in the select direction of the shift lever 40 with respect to the bracket 30, the shift operation force, that is, the shift operation force substantially orthogonal to the select direction of the shift lever 40 is provided. The operation force in the direction can be received well.

Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reliably prevent the shift from being lost by slightly changing the shift lock mechanism in the conventional shift lever device. Therefore, the structure of the shift lever 40 and the shift lock cable 50 does not need to be changed.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the shift lever device of the present invention
For example, the present invention can be applied to a floor shift lever device, a column shift lever device, an instrument panel shift lever device, and the like. Also, the shift lever 40 is not a pull operation,
A selection operation from a stop position to a shift-side position by a push operation may be performed. Further, the second shift lock link 20 is connected to the first shift lock link 10 in an interlockable manner, but the second shift lock link 20 is synchronized with the movement of the first shift lock link 10 by an actuator such as a solenoid. If the second shift lock link 20 is moved, the second shift lock link 20 does not need to be connected to the first shift lock link 10. For this reason, the first shift lock link 10 and the second shift lock link 2
0 can be replaced by a member other than the link. Also,
The first shift lock link 10 may be changed from rotating to sliding. Further, the second shift lock link 20 may be changed from sliding to rotating. Also, both shift lock links 1
The support structures 0 and 20 can be appropriately changed.

Further, when the second shift lock link 20 is connected to the first shift lock link 10 so that the second shift lock link 20 can be linked with the first shift lock link 10,
Alternatively, the second shift lock link 20 may be locked. Further, the shift lock cable 50 of the lock means may be omitted, and the first shift lock link 10 may be directly locked by the lock means. It is also conceivable to dispose the engaging protrusion 44 of the engaging means and the guide groove 12 in reverse, that is, to provide the engaging protrusion 44 in the first shift lock link 10 and arrange the guide groove 12 in the shift lever 40. Can be In addition, the shapes of the engaging projections 44 and the guide grooves (engaging recesses) 12 of the engaging means can be appropriately changed.

[0050]

According to the shift lever device of the present invention, the operation force due to the erroneous operation of the shift lever in the shift lock state of the shift lock mechanism is not directly linked to the operation of the shift lever. Therefore, the shift lever device can be downsized while preventing the shift from slipping out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a shift lever device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view showing a main part of the shift lever device in a state where the shift lever is in a position where the P range is settled;

FIG. 3 is a partial plan view showing a shift lock mechanism in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a partial plan view showing the shift lock mechanism in a state where the shift lever is out of a P range.

FIG. 5 is a partial plan view showing the shift lock mechanism in a state where the shift lever is at a position on the shift side of a P range.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a partial plan view for explaining the operation of the shift lock mechanism.

FIG. 8 is a partial plan view showing a state in which a shift lever is erroneously operated when the first shift lock link is locked.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway side view showing a main part of the shift lever device in the conventional example in a state where the shift lever is in a position where the P range is settled.

FIG. 11 is a partial plan view showing a shift lock mechanism in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a partial plan view showing the shift lock mechanism in a state where the shift lever is outside the P range.

FIG. 13 is a partial plan view showing the shift lock mechanism in a state where the shift lever is at a position on the shift side of a P range.

FIG. 14 is a partial plan view for explaining the operation of the shift lock mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10 first shift lock link (first shift lock member) 12 guide groove (engagement concave portion) 20 second shift lock link (second shift lock member) 30 bracket 40 shift lever 44 engagement convex portion

Continuing on the front page (72) Koji Uchida, 1-1 1-1 Kochicho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inside Tsuda Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Takashi Sakai 2-1-1 Taoyuan, Ikeda-shi, Osaka Daihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. Company F term (reference) 3D040 AA14 AB01 AC13 AC29 AC42 AC60 AF08 3J070 AA03 AA24 BA03 BA71 CB01 CC03 CC23 DA02 EA12

Claims (4)

[Claims] A shift lever capable of performing a shift operation is provided so as to be selectable in a P range, and a shift lever of the shift lever in a state where a brake is not operated is provided.
A shift lever device including a shift lock mechanism for preventing a shift operation from a range to another range, wherein the shift lock mechanism includes a first shift lock member and a second shift lock member, The shift lock member can be moved to the lock position in conjunction with the shift operation of the shift lever from the shift side position to the stop position in the P range and is operated only when the brake is not operated in the lock position. The second shift lock member is provided so as to be lockable by a lock means, and is provided so as to be movable to a lock position in synchronization with the movement of the first shift lock member. When the first shift lock member is locked, , Allows the shift lever to be freely selected,
A shift lever device, wherein the shift operation of the shift lever is prevented by the second shift lock member. 2. The shift lever device according to claim 1, wherein the first shift lock member and the second shift lock member are operably connected. 3. The shift lever device according to claim 1, wherein the shift lever and the first shift lock member have an engagement protrusion that can be engaged only in a P range of the shift lever. And an engagement recess comprising an engagement recess, the engagement means locking the first shift lock member in response to a shift lever selection operation from a shift-side position to a stop position in a P range. A shift lever device, wherein the engagement recess is formed so as to be movable to a position, and the engagement recess allows the engagement protrusion to move freely in accordance with a select operation of the shift lever when the first shift lock member is locked. 4. The shift lever device according to claim 1, wherein the second shift lock member is slidably supported on a bracket in a shift lever select direction. A shift lever device, characterized in that: