JP2004196297A - Switch panel device of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To integrally dispose a large number of switches on a handle pipe, and to improve the operability. <P>SOLUTION: The plurality of switches are arrayed and disposed on the lines L1, L2 or steps S1 to S4, and an indication warning system switch group 15 having urgency and high frequently of use are allocated on the line L1 in the vicinity of a handle grip 14. The indication warning system switch group 15 is allocated on the step S2 set on the horizontal line including the handle pipe 14p and on the steps S1, S3 vertically adjacent the step. Since an audio switch group 16 having relatively low level of importance and the group 17 of switches for CB radio transmission are allocated on the place far from the handle grip 14, an integration degree increases as a whole, so that a switch panel surface can be effectively utilized, and the operability can also be improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a switch panel device for a vehicle, and more particularly to a switch panel device which is mounted on a handle pipe and in which a plurality of switches are centrally arranged so that a driver (a rider) can easily operate the switch panel device.

  In a saddle-ride type vehicle that rides over a saddle, such as a large motorcycle or a leisure tricycle, an operation switch may be provided on a handle pipe so that a rider can easily operate the saddle. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional handle switch. In the figure, a switch body 200 provided on a handle pipe adjacent to the left handle grip 14 includes switches for indicating and warning systems such as a dimmer (dimming) switch 201, a blinker switch 202, a horn switch 203, and a hazard switch 204. Is provided. An audio switch unit 300 is provided above the switch body 200 independently of the switch body. The audio switch unit 300 includes a tuning switch 301 and a mute switch 302. Such a switch is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 7-19975.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of the conventional handle switch. In this figure, by providing an audio switch 401 and a switch 402 for CB wireless communication (hereinafter simply referred to as “CB”) on a switch panel 400 provided separately from the switch main body 200, a switch increase request can be satisfied. Yes, it is.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-19975

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the switches are arranged so as to be stacked upward as the number of switches increases, the operability of the uppermost switch deteriorates. That is, it is difficult for the finger of the left hand LH to reach the uppermost CB switch 402 while holding the grip 1. The audio switch 401 and the CB switch 402 include those having similar functions such as volume adjustment and the like, and therefore, those having similar shapes are often used. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 6 in which these are arranged in parallel, it is not easy to identify each other instantaneously, and the operability is reduced.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a switch panel device for a vehicle that solves the above-described problems, increases the degree of integration of switches, facilitates recognition of a large number of switches, and improves operability.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a switch panel device for a vehicle, which is disposed near a handle grip provided at a left and right end portion of a steering handle of a vehicle and has a plurality of switch operators on an operation surface. A plurality of switch operators are arranged on the operation surface by dividing the switch operators into a plurality of vertical columns, and a plurality of and the same number of the switch operators are provided in each row. The first feature is that the switch handle is assigned to the row closest to the steering handle grip and other switch operators are assigned to the remaining rows.

  Further, the present invention provides a switch panel device for a vehicle, which is disposed near a handle grip provided at left and right end portions of a steering handle of a vehicle and has a plurality of switch operators on an operation surface. A total of four or more stages, including a stage set on a horizontal line passing through a handle pipe on which the steering handle is mounted and a stage provided above and below the stage, and a plurality of the switch operators are provided in each stage. In addition to the above, the plurality of switch operators are assigned to a stage set on a horizontal line passing through the handle pipe and a stage adjacent to the upper and lower stages of the plurality of switch operators, and the other switch operators are assigned to the remaining stages. The assigned point has a second feature.

  Further, the present invention is a switch panel device for a vehicle, which is disposed near a handle grip provided at left and right end portions of a steering handle of a vehicle, and has a plurality of switch operators on an operation surface, wherein the plurality of operators are Each of the switch operators is arranged in two or more vertical rows and three or more horizontal rows, and includes switch operators of the audio and wireless communication systems. Is assigned to the farthest row and farthest row from the steering handle grip, and each row and each row is provided with a plurality of switch operators.

  Further, the present invention provides a switch panel device for a vehicle, which is disposed near a handle grip provided at left and right end portions of a steering handle of a vehicle and has a plurality of switch operators on an operation surface. A fourth feature is that the plurality of columns are arranged in a plurality of columns on the operation surface, and the plurality of columns include a column for an instruction warning system and a column for an audio system.

  According to the first feature, since the urgent and frequently used instruction / warning switch operator is assigned to the row closest to the handle grip, it is easily adapted to emergency operation or frequent operation. be able to.

  According to the second feature, when operating the instruction / warning switch operator, the thumb can reach the switch operator concentrated near this horizontal position simply by extending the thumb horizontally while holding the grip. Becomes possible.

  According to the third feature, since switch controls such as an audio system having relatively low urgency and use frequency are assigned to positions far from the handle grip, switch operations such as an instruction warning system having a relatively high importance are performed. A child is assigned near the handle grip. Therefore, even when a large number of switch operators are arranged, good operability can be ensured by effectively using the operation surface of the switch panel.

  According to the fourth feature, it is easy to individually recognize the operation switches of the instruction warning system and the audio system, and the operability can be improved.

  As described above, according to the present invention, by increasing the switch concentration, a plurality of operation switches can be provided by efficiently using the switch panel surface. Further, by arranging the operation switches of the instruction / warning system in a row near the handle grip, the operation of the operation switches of the instruction / warning system can be improved.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a motorcycle equipped with the switch panel device according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a steering handle (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "handle") 1 is fixed to an upper portion of a front fork (not shown) that supports a front wheel 2 at a lower end, and is a separate type including a left handle 1L and a right handle 1R. It is. A front fairing 3 that covers a display panel and a lighting device is provided in front of the handle 1, and a windshield screen 4 is mounted on the front fairing 3.

  A right switch panel 12 having a starter / reverse switch, a reverse shift switch, and the like is provided near the grip of the right handle 1R. Further, near the grip of the left handle 1L, a left switch panel 13 including an instruction / warning switch group, an audio switch group, and a CB switch group is provided. The audio switch group is for operating a radio, a CD player, a tape deck, and the like. The left switch panel 13 will be further described later.

  From the front fairing 3 toward the rear of the vehicle body, a fuel tank 5, a driver seat 6, a passenger seat 7, and a rear box 8 are sequentially arranged. An engine 9 is provided below the fuel tank 5, a rear wheel 10 is located below the rear box 8, and a side box 11 is provided so as to cover the upper left and right of the rear wheel 10.

  Next, the left switch panel 13 provided on the left handlebar 1R will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a left handle including the left switch panel 13, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the left switch panel 13. In FIG. 1, a left handle 1L includes a mounting portion 1a fixed on a top bridge (not shown), an intermediate portion 1m rising obliquely to the left from the mounting portion 1a, and a handle pipe portion extending substantially horizontally to the left from the intermediate portion 1m. 1p, and a handle grip 14 is provided further to the left end of the handle pipe portion 1p. The left switch panel 13 is disposed adjacent to the handle grip 14 on the handle pipe 1p so that the rider can easily operate the grip with the left hand LH while holding the handle grip 14.

  In FIG. 2, an instruction / warning switch group 15 is provided on the front left side of the left switch panel 13, that is, in a row near the handle grip 14. The instruction / warning switch group 15 includes a lowermost horn switch 151, a turn signal switch 152 above the horn switch 151, and a dimmer switch 153 above the horn switch 151. An audio switch group 16 is provided on the right side of the instruction / warning switch group 15, that is, in a row far from the handle grip 14. The audio switch group includes a mute switch 161 at the bottom, a tuning switch 162 above the mute switch 161, and a volume 163 thereabove.

  Further, a CB switch group 17 is arranged above the instruction / warning switch group 15 and the audio switch group 16. The CB switch group 16 includes a CB volume 171, a CB channel switch 172, and a CB squelch switch 173 arranged substantially horizontally. As understood from FIG. 1, the operation surface of the CB switch group 17 is slightly rotated clockwise in plan view with respect to the operation surfaces of the other switch groups 15 and 16, and the handle grip 14 The direction is inclined. Due to this inclination, when the finger F alone is moved while the left hand LH is fixed to the grip handle 14, the arrangement is easily adapted to the arc-shaped movement of the finger F.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for understanding the arrangement of each switch on the left switch panel 13, and the same symbols as those in FIG. 2 indicate the same parts. In the figure, each switch is arranged in approximately two vertical rows and four horizontal rows. That is, a row L1 near the handle grip 14, a row L2 far from the handle grip 14, and steps S1, S2, S3, S4. Of these stages, stage S2 is set on a horizontal line passing through the handle pipe 1p, and other stages S1 and stages S3 and S4 are set above and below this stage S2.

  An instruction / warning switch group 15 with a high operation frequency is arranged on the row L1, and an audio switch group 16 considered to have a lower operation frequency is arranged on the row L2. The CB switch group 17 is arranged in the stage S4. The instruction / warning switch group 15 and the audio switch group 16 are arranged in upper and lower stages around the stage S2, that is, in stages S1 and S3.

  In this way, the instruction / warning switch group 15 is arranged in a concentrated manner near the handle grip 14. Therefore, in a quick operation such as an instruction at the time of a change of direction that can occur frequently or an alert at the time of an emergency, the thumb can be easily extended from the state in which the handle grip 14 is gripped, so that it is easy to respond.

  In addition, since each of the switch groups 15 to 17 is horizontally or vertically arranged in a line, each switch can be easily identified. In particular, since the audio switch group 16 is arranged vertically and the CB switch group 17 is arranged horizontally, even when switches having similar shapes are used, both switch groups can be easily identified, and erroneous operation can be prevented. Hard to wake up.

1 is a perspective view of a left steering wheel of a motorcycle including a switch panel device according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the above-mentioned switch panel device. It is a schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of each switch operator on a switch panel apparatus. 1 is a perspective view of a motorcycle equipped with a switch panel device according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the conventional handle switch. It is a perspective view showing other examples of the conventional handle switch.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Steering handle, 1L ... Left handle, 1R ... Right handle, 5 ... Fuel tank, 6 ... Driver seat, 12 ... Right switch panel, 13 ... Left switch panel, 14 ... Handle grip, 15 ... Instruction warning switch Group 16 Audio switch group 17 CB switch group

Claims (4)

A switch panel device for a vehicle, which is disposed near a handle grip provided at left and right end portions of a steering handle of a vehicle and has a plurality of switch operators on an operation surface,
The switch operators are arranged in a plurality of vertical rows on the operation surface, and a plurality of and the same number of switch operators are provided in each row,
A switch panel device for a vehicle, wherein, among the plurality of switch operators, an indicator warning system for a vehicle is assigned to a row closest to the steering handle grip, and other switch operators are assigned to the remaining rows. . A switch panel device for a vehicle, which is disposed near a handle grip provided at left and right end portions of a steering handle of a vehicle and has a plurality of switch operators on an operation surface,
The plurality of switch operators are arranged and divided into a total of four or more stages including a stage set on a horizontal line passing through a handle pipe on which the steering handle is mounted and a stage provided above and below the stage. While providing a plurality of the switch operators,
Among the plurality of switch operators, the one for warning and instructing the vehicle is assigned to a stage set on a horizontal line passing through the handle pipe and the next vertically adjacent stage, and the other switch operators are assigned to the remaining stages. A switch panel device for a vehicle, comprising: A switch panel device for a vehicle, which is disposed near a handle grip provided at left and right end portions of a steering handle of a vehicle and has a plurality of switch operators on an operation surface,
The plurality of operators include an instruction warning system, an audio system, and a wireless communication system switch operator,
Each switch operator is arranged in two or more vertical rows and three or more horizontal rows.
Assigning each of the audio and wireless communication switch operators to the farthest row and farthest row from the steering handle grip;
A switch panel device for a vehicle, wherein a plurality of switch operators are provided in each row and each stage. A switch panel device for a vehicle, which is disposed near a handle grip provided at left and right end portions of a steering handle of a vehicle and has a plurality of switch operators on an operation surface,
Along with arranging the plurality of switch operators in a plurality of vertical columns on the operation surface,
The switch panel device for a vehicle, wherein the plurality of rows include a row for an instruction warning system and a row for an audio system.

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