JP2003291678A - Manual switch for automatic transmission - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manual switch for CVT capable of surely preventing erroneous operation of the switch and improving safety at traveling by performing shift up or shift down operation by feeling of a driver as well as visually confirming. <P>SOLUTION: The manual switch for CVT for manually performing shift up or shift down in a vehicle equipped with the CVT is provided with a manual switch nob 9 constituted by a rocking switch rocking toward two directions while having an central axis as a center. The CVT is shifted up when the manual switch nob 9 is rocked upward, and the CVT is shifted down when the manual switch nob 9 is rocked downward. A neutral position is provided on an intermediate portion, and the manual switch nob 9 is always energized to the neutral position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a manual switch for an automatic transmission for manually shifting up or down an automatic transmission mounted on a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, an automatic transmission for a motorcycle has been selected in which an automatic mode in which a shift operation is automatically performed and a manual mode in which a shift up or down is performed according to a driver's shift operation can be selected. It is proposed to be installed, and in order to operate such an automatic transmission,
It has been proposed that a switch case attached to a handlebar is provided with a push-up button for upshifting and a pushbutton for downshifting.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional manual switch for an automatic transmission, each operation is performed by the push-up button and the shift-down push button. If you do not operate while confirming the button, you may accidentally press the shift down push button with the intention of operating the shift up, or conversely, may accidentally press the shift up push button with the intention of operating the shift down. There was a risk of
As described above, the driver has to look at his hand every shift change in order to confirm the button, and thus there is a problem that the safety during traveling deteriorates.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in addition to the visual confirmation by the driver, the shift up or shift down operation is performed by a sense to surely prevent the malfunction of the switch. , It is to provide a manual switch for an automatic transmission that can improve safety during traveling.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A manual switch for an automatic transmission for manually performing an upshift or a downshift on an automatic transmission mounted on a vehicle, comprising a swing-type manual switch knob that swings in two directions around a central axis, When the manual switch knob is swung in one direction, the automatic transmission is shifted up, and when it is swung in the other direction, downshift is performed.

The driver can shift up the automatic transmission by swinging the manual switch knob in one direction and shift down by swinging in the other direction.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the manual switch knob is provided with a neutral position in the middle thereof, and the manual switch knob is always biased to the neutral position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the manual switch knob is arranged on an upper surface of a switch case attached to a handlebar of a motorcycle, and when the manual switch knob swings upward about the central axis, the automatic transmission shifts. It is characterized in that the automatic transmission shifts down when it is moved up and rocked downward.

According to this structure, if the manual switch knob is swung upward when viewed from the driver, the automatic transmission can be shifted up, and if it is swung downward, downshift can be performed. That is, by matching the shift direction (up or down) with the direction of the manual switch knob (up or down), a sensible operation is performed.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. The manual switch for an automatic transmission according to the present embodiment is for manually shifting the automatic transmission mounted on a two-wheeled vehicle (upshift or downshift) and automatically shifting up or down (auto mode). It is provided together with the auto switch.

By operating such a manual switch (specifically, a manual switch knob which will be described later), the driver enters a manual mode in which the driver appropriately shifts up or down according to the traveling situation. Here, the automatic transmission is a transmission whose gear ratio can be continuously controlled, and in the present embodiment, a mechanical type that operates by belt drive is applied, but it is a fluid type. Good.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the switch case 1 is constructed by sandwiching the handlebar 2 between the front switch case 1a and the rear switch case 1b having a half-split shape while sandwiching them. That is, the switch case 1 is fixed to the tip end side of the left-hand side handlebar 2 of the two-wheeled vehicle on which the grip grip 3 is provided, and the switch operation can be performed by the driver.

The front switch case 1a is provided with a dimmer switch knob 4, a turn signal switch knob 5, a horn button 6, a power switch button 7, an automatic switch knob 8 and a manual switch knob 9. In addition, the passing switch knob 10 is provided in the rear switch case 1b. These switch knobs or buttons are connected to fixed terminals arranged inside the switch case 1 and movable terminals that can be brought into contact with and separated from each other, and are configured so that various electric components of the vehicle can be operated. The power switch button 7 is composed of a push-type switch and is operated to shift down when a large driving force is required on a slope or the like.

The auto switch knob 8 comprises an oscillating switch formed in the center of the right side of the switch case 1 and constitutes an auto switch. When the knob is pressed with a finger, the automatic transmission mounted on the two-wheeled vehicle is set to the auto mode. It can be set.

The manual switch knob 9 is composed of a rocking switch formed on the upper left side of the switch case 1, constitutes a manual switch, and manually switches the automatic transmission mounted on the two-wheeled vehicle. As shown in FIG. 3, the manual switch knob 9 includes a swing shaft 9c.
It is configured so as to be swingable in the a or b direction with respect to the center, and when it swings in the a direction, the automatic transmission shifts up, and when it swings in the b direction, it shifts down. That is, the state shown in the figure is set to the neutral position, and swinging in the directions a or b, which are directions opposite to each other with respect to the neutral position, is allowed.

An accommodation hole 9d for accommodating the spring 9b is formed in the lower portion of the manual switch knob 9, and a ball 9a is provided at the tip of the spring 9b. As a result, the ball 9a is urged in the direction away from the accommodation hole 9d. On the other hand, on the switch case 1 side below the manual switch knob 9, a moderation member 11 having a corrugated portion 11a on the upper surface is fixed, and a ball 9a is placed on the corrugated portion 11a.
Are said to be movable.

When the driver pushes the upper side of the manual switch knob 9 with his / her finger and swings the manual switch knob 9 in the neutral position in the direction a (upper side when viewed from the driver), the corrugated portion 11a of the corrugated portion 11a is moved. The ball 9a in the concave portion at the center rises on the lower inclined surface while compressing the spring 9b, and the state shown in FIG. 4 is obtained. As a result, the movable terminals formed on the manual switch knob 9 are interlocked,
By connecting to the fixed terminal on the shift-up side arranged in the switch case 1 to shift up the automatic transmission, at the same time, the moderation at the time of operation can be obtained.

Here, since the spring 9b is compressed to generate the urging force, when the driver releases the finger pressing the upper side of the manual switch knob 9, the ball 9a will move to the lower sloped surface of the corrugated portion 11a. The manual switch knob 9 is automatically returned to the neutral position and brought into the state of FIG. 3 by moving along with the concave portion at the center of the corrugated portion 11a.

On the contrary, when the driver pushes the lower side of the manual switch knob 9 with his / her finger to swing the manual switch knob 9 in the neutral position in the direction b (downward as viewed from the driver), the waveform shape is obtained. The ball 9a in the concave portion at the center of the portion 11a moves up the upper inclined surface while compressing the spring 9b, and the state shown in FIG. 5 is obtained. As a result, the movable terminals formed on the manual switch knob 9 are interlocked,
The automatic transmission is downshifted by connecting to the fixed terminal on the downshift side provided in the switch case 1, and at the same time, the moderation at the time of operation is obtained.

Here, since the spring 9b is compressed to generate the urging force as in the case of swinging in the a direction,
When the driver releases the finger pushing the lower side of the manual switch knob 9, the ball 9a moves along the upper inclined surface of the corrugated portion 11a and reaches the concave portion at the center of the corrugated portion 11a. The manual switch knob 9 automatically returns to the neutral position and enters the state shown in FIG.

As described above, since the manual switch knob 9 can be swung in the upside down direction a or b to upshift or downshift the automatic transmission, the switch is not only visually but also sensuously. Operation becomes possible, and the driver does not need to look around frequently to check the switch.

That is, in the manual mode, the shift-up or shift-down operation may be continuously performed, and the driver may manually operate the manual switch knob 9 at this time.
Put your finger on top of it, and you can shift gears like up when you upshift and down when you downshift, and it automatically returns to the neutral position after the operation. It is possible to reduce the number of operations, and more accurate operations can be performed, and continuous operations can be easily performed. Therefore, safety during traveling can be improved.

Although the present embodiment is applied to the operation switch of the automatic transmission mounted on the two-wheeled vehicle, it is applied to the operation switch of the automatic transmission mounted on various vehicles such as a four-wheeled vehicle, an ATV or a snow vehicle. can do. The applied manual switch knob is preferably biased to the neutral position by the spring as in the present embodiment, but is always in the neutral position after being operated by other means (for example, an elastic member such as resin). It may be configured as follows.

[0024]

According to the invention of claim 1, the automatic transmission can be shifted up by swinging the manual switch knob in one direction, and can be shifted down by swinging in the opposite direction. In addition to the visual confirmation of the driver, a shift up or shift down operation can be performed with a sense to reliably prevent the malfunction of the switch and improve the safety during traveling.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the manual switch knob is swung in one direction to shift up the automatic transmission, and the other direction is swung to shift down the automatic transmission. After this, the manual switch knob automatically returns to the neutral position, facilitating continuous operation.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to shift up by swinging upward, and shift down by swinging downward, so that operability by feeling is improved,
It is possible to significantly reduce visual confirmation of operations and further improve safety during traveling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a manual switch for an automatic transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view showing a manual switch for an automatic transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing a manual switch knob in a manual switch for an automatic transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a swing operation of a manual switch knob (swing in a direction shown in FIG. 3) in a manual switch for an automatic transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the swing operation (swing in the direction b shown in FIG. 3) of the manual switch knob in the automatic transmission manual switch according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Switch case 1a ... Front switch case 1b ... Rear switch case 2 ... Handlebar 3 ... Grip grip 4 ... Dimmer switch knob 5 ... Turn signal switch knob 6 ... Horn button 7 ... Power switch button 8 ... Auto switch knob 9 ... Manual switch knob 9a ... ball 9b ... Spring 9c ... swing axis 9d ... accommodation hole 10 ... passing switch knob 11 ... Moderation member 11a ... corrugated portion

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Tsuyoshi Nakamura             300, Takatsuka-cho, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture Suzuki shares             In the company F-term (reference) 3D040 AA01 AA14 AA22 AB10 AC02

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A manual switch for an automatic transmission for manually performing an upshift or a downshift of an automatic transmission mounted on a vehicle, wherein the swing type manual switch swings in two directions around a central axis. A manual for an automatic transmission, comprising a knob, wherein the automatic transmission shifts up when the manual switch knob swings in one direction and shifts down when the manual switch knob swings in another direction. switch. 2. The manual switch for an automatic transmission according to claim 1, wherein the manual switch knob is provided with a neutral position in the middle thereof, and the manual switch knob is always biased to the neutral position. . 3. The manual switch knob is arranged on an upper surface of a switch case attached to a handlebar of a two-wheeled vehicle. When the manual switch knob swings upward about the central axis, the automatic transmission shifts up and moves downward. 3. The swinging down shifts down the automatic transmission.
Manual switch for the automatic transmission described.