JP2005329756A - Reverse mis-shift prevention structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure a required stroke of a shift cable while shortening the length of a shift lever in a reverse mis-shift prevention structure. <P>SOLUTION: The reverse mis-shift prevention structure 10 is provided with the shift lever 30 and a base member 50. The shift lever 30 has a ball member 31; lower and upper shift levers 32, 33; a guide pin 34; and a spring. The lower shift lever 32 is fixed to the ball member 31 and a long hole part 32b is formed thereon. The upper shift lever 33 is slidably supported to the lower shift lever 32. The guide pin 34 is fixed to the upper shift lever 33 so as to penetrate through the long hole part 32b. The spring upwardly urges the upper shift lever 33. The base member 50 is fixed to a vehicle body and has a support part 51 for supporting the ball member 31 and a restriction member 59 for restricting movement of the shift lever 30 to a reversing shift-lane side. A bracket 41 for fixing a shift cable is mounted to an upper end of the lower shift lever 32. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a reverse misshift prevention structure in which a reverse shift of a shift lever is permitted by a push operation of a shift lever of a manual transmission.

Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1, for example, a reverse misshift prevention structure is known. This reverse miss shift prevention structure is designed to permit reverse shift of the shift lever by pushing the shift lever of the manual transmission. In the above-described reverse misshift prevention structure, a ball seat is slidably fitted in an upwardly projecting assembly hole of the retainer, and a ball provided at the center of the shift lever in the axial direction. The part is supported so that the shift lever can swing freely. The shift lever is urged upward by an urging spring accommodated in the assembly hole, and can be pushed against the urging force. A projecting portion is projectingly formed at the assembly hole opening of the retainer. The shift lever is also provided with a protrusion. When the shift lever is selected to the reverse side and the shift lever is not pushed, the shift lever protrusion comes into contact with the protrusion of the assembly hole opening and the shift lever moves to the reverse side. To regulate.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-118412

  However, in the above-described reverse misshift prevention structure, the entire shift lever is moved up and down together with the ball seat, so that the connecting member that connects the lower end of the shift lever and the control rod absorbs the vertical movement of the shift lever and becomes longer vertically. As a result, the overall height was high. Further, a space for slidably supporting the ball seat and a space for a spring for biasing the entire shift lever upward are required in the assembly hole. From the above, there has been a problem that the space in the vehicle interior becomes small.

  Accordingly, the present inventors have developed the following reverse misshift prevention structure in order to solve the above problem. That is, the shift lever is provided between the upper shift lever, the lower shift lever provided below the upper shift lever, and the upper shift lever and the lower shift lever. And a spring urging upward with respect to the side shift lever. The lower shift lever is constituted by a ball portion and a lever portion that is fixed to the ball portion so as to extend in the vertical direction and that slidably supports the upper shift lever. According to this structure, when the shift lever is pushed, only the upper shift lever moves downward relative to the lower shift lever. That is, the lower shift lever constituting the lower portion of the shift lever does not move up and down with the push operation of the shift lever. Therefore, the connecting member that connects the lower end portion of the shift lever (the lower end portion of the lower shift lever) and the control rod can be shortened up and down as compared with the prior art, and the overall height can be kept low. In addition, since a ball portion is provided on the lower shift lever and a spring is provided between the upper shift lever and the lower shift lever, there is a space for the ball seat and the spring in the assembly hole. It becomes unnecessary. As described above, space efficiency in the passenger compartment can be improved.

  By the way, in order to realize the direct operation feeling of the shift lever, it is necessary to lower the position of the lever operation knob provided at the upper end portion of the shift lever, that is, to shorten the length of the shift lever. is there. However, when the length of the shift lever is shortened, the stroke (movement amount) of the shift lever is reduced, and accordingly, the stroke (movement amount) of the shift cable that moves in accordance with the shift operation of the shift lever is also reduced. Therefore, if the shift cable is attached to the upper shift lever constituting the upper portion of the shift lever in order to ensure the necessary stroke of the shift cable, the shift cable moves each time the shift lever is pushed, which is not preferable. On the other hand, when the shift cable is attached to the lower shift lever, it is necessary to lengthen the lower shift lever in order to secure the necessary stroke of the shift cable, and thus it is impossible to realize a direct operational feeling of the shift lever.

  Thus, the present inventors have now developed a reverse miss shift prevention structure that can secure the necessary stroke of the shift cable while shortening the length of the shift lever.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and the object of the present invention is to provide a reverse misshift prevention structure in which a reverse shift of the shift lever is permitted by a push operation of a shift lever of a manual transmission. An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for ensuring the necessary stroke of the shift cable while shortening the length of the shift lever.

  A first invention is a reverse misshift prevention structure in which a reverse shift of a shift lever is permitted by a push operation of a shift lever of a manual transmission, the shift lever including a spherical ball member and the ball member A lower shift lever that is fixed so as to extend in the vertical direction, is formed in a hollow shape that is open at least at the upper end, communicates with the hollow portion in the radial direction, and has a long hole portion that extends in the vertical direction. An upper shift lever that is slidably inserted in the hollow portion of the lower shift lever in the vertical direction and provided with a lever operation knob at the upper end portion; and the upper shift lever is inserted into the elongated hole portion. A pin fixed in a state, a spring member for urging the upper shift lever upward, and an upper end of the lower shift lever, A bracket to which a shift cable that moves according to the operation is attached, and when the pin is not pushed, the pin is positioned at the upper end of the long hole portion by upward biasing of the spring member with respect to the upper shift lever. On the other hand, when the push operation is performed, the upper shift lever moves downward relative to the lower shift lever against the upward bias of the spring member, so that the upper shift lever moves downward from the upper end position of the long hole portion. And a base member that is fixed to the vehicle body and has a support portion that supports the ball member so that the shift lever is swingable. Only when the pin is positioned at the upper end of the long hole during operation, the pin abuts so that the reverse shift of the shift lever It is characterized in that a regulating member for regulating the.

  Thus, since the shift cable is fixed to the upper end portion of the lower shift lever via the bracket, the shift cable does not move every time the shift lever is pushed as described above. Further, since the shift cable is fixed to the upper end of the lower shift lever via the bracket, the necessary stroke (movement amount) of the shift cable can be ensured without increasing the length of the lower shift lever as described above. . From the above, it is possible to secure the necessary stroke of the shift cable while shortening the length of the shift lever.

  According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, the bracket extends upward from a position where the bracket is attached to the lower shift lever.

  Accordingly, since the bracket extends upward from the attachment position to the lower shift lever, the attachment position of the shift cable to the shift lever can be further raised. Therefore, the stroke of the shift cable can be improved.

  According to a third aspect, in the first aspect, the bracket extends in a shift direction from an attachment position to the lower shift lever.

  By the way, in general, an operation in the select direction of the shift lever is mainly performed using the elbow, while an operation in the shift direction of the shift lever is mainly performed using the wrist. Therefore, the shift direction stroke of the shift lever tends to be shorter than the select direction.

  Here, according to the present invention, since the bracket extends in the shift direction from the attachment position to the lower shift lever, the attachment position of the shift cable to the shift lever can be set away from the shift lever in the shift direction. . Therefore, the stroke of the shift cable can be improved.

  According to the present invention, since the shift cable is fixed to the upper end portion of the lower shift lever via the bracket, the shift cable does not move every time the shift lever is pushed. Further, since the shift cable is fixed to the upper end portion of the lower shift lever via the bracket, the required stroke (movement amount) of the shift cable can be ensured without lengthening the lower shift lever. From the above, it is possible to secure the required stroke of the shift cable while shortening the length of the shift lever, and it is possible to improve the operational feeling of the shift lever because it is easy to absorb the play.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a reverse miss shift prevention structure (reverse inhibit structure) 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the reverse misshift prevention structure 10. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the base member 50. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the shift lever (change lever) 30. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the shift lever 30. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a shift pattern.

  The reverse miss-shift prevention structure 10 is configured so that a reverse shift lane r4 side in the select direction (vehicle width direction) of the shift lever 30 by pushing the shift lever 30 of the manual transmission (MT mission) of the driver (depressing operation) (see FIG. 8) is permitted. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the reverse miss shift prevention structure 10 includes a base member 50 that supports the shift lever 30 in a swingable manner in addition to the shift lever 30.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the shift lever 30 is configured to be operable along a shift pattern. This shift pattern includes a 1-2 speed shift lane r1, a 3-4 speed shift lane r2 and a 5-6 speed shift lane r3 arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval in the select direction, and the left end of the select direction (1-2 And a reverse shift lane r4 provided independently on the left side of the fast shift lane r1. Note that r5 is a neutral lane in which an operation in the select direction of the shift lever 30 (hereinafter referred to as a select operation) is performed, and the neutral position is on the intersection of the neutral lane r5 and the 3-4 speed shift lane r2. When the shift lever 30 is selected from the 1-2 speed shift lane r1 to the reverse shift lane r4 (hereinafter referred to as reverse operation), only when the shift lever 30 is pushed, the shift lever 30 moves backward in the select direction. Movement to the shift lane r4 side (left side in the select direction) is permitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the shift lever 30 includes a spherical ball member 31, a lower shift lever 32 above the ball member 31, and an upper shift lever above the lower shift lever 32. 33, a guide pin 34 fixed to the upper shift lever 33, and a spring 35 for urging the upper shift lever 33 upward. The spring member according to the present invention corresponds to the spring 35.

  The ball member 31 is supported by a ball member support portion 51 of the base member 50 (the ball member support portion 51 will be described later). The ball member 31 is formed with a shift lever hole 31a extending in the vertical direction and a rod hole 31b extending in the select direction. A select rod 36 extending in the select direction is inserted and fixed in the rod hole 31b. The left end portion of the select rod 36 constitutes an engaging portion 36a. The engaging portion 36 a is engaged with an engaging hole of the engaging portion 37 a fixed to the L-shaped select cable fixing bracket 37. The select cable fixing bracket 37 is configured to rotate about the axis of a shaft member 38 extending in the vehicle width direction when the shift lever 30 is selected. One end of a select cable 70 (see FIG. 1) that moves in response to a select operation is attached and fixed to the select cable fixing bracket 37 via a select cable fixing pin 37b. The other end of the select cable 70 is connected to a manual transmission. In addition, the code | symbol 71 of FIG. 5 is a spring member for returning the shift lever 30 to a neutral position.

  The lower shift lever 32 has a hollow cylindrical shape whose upper and lower ends are open. The lower shift lever 32 is fixed to the ball member 31 such that its lower end is inserted into the shift lever hole 31a of the ball member 31 so that its axis extends in the vertical direction.

  A pair of elongated holes 32a and 32a extending in the axial direction, that is, the vertical direction are formed in the intermediate portion of the lower shift lever 32 in the axial direction. These two long holes 32a and 32a are provided at positions facing each other, penetrate the lower shift lever 32 in the radial direction (specifically, the select direction) and communicate with the hollow portion 32f of the lower shift lever 32. ing. And the part in which the long holes 32a and 32a of the lower side shift lever 32 were formed comprises the long hole parts 32b and 32b, respectively.

  The upper part of the long hole portions 32b, 32b of the lower shift lever 32 constitutes an expanded portion 32c. The extended portion 32c is formed so as to protrude outward from the outer peripheral surface of the lower shift lever 32 over the entire periphery. That is, the outer diameter of the extended portion 32 c is larger than the lower portion of the extended portion 32 c of the lower shift lever 32. In other words, the lower shift lever 32 has a stepped portion. In addition, the protrusion part which concerns on this invention respond | corresponds to the expansion part 32c.

  Two moderation mechanism recesses 32d and 32d are formed in the lower portion of the extended portion 32c of the lower shift lever 32. The moderation mechanism recesses 32d and 32d are formed at the bottoms of the moderation mechanism recesses 32d and 32d, respectively. Moderation mechanism through-holes 32e and 32e are formed through the side shift lever 32 in the radial direction (specifically, the select direction) and communicating with the hollow portion 32f of the lower shift lever 32. A moderation mechanism 39 is attached and fixed to the moderation mechanism recesses 32d and 32d to provide a moderation feeling to the driver as an operator when the shift lever 30 is pushed. The moderation mechanism 39 has a U-shaped fixing portion 39a that is externally fitted and fixed to the moderation mechanism recesses 32d and 32d, and the moderation mechanism through-hole 32e that protrudes inward from the inner peripheral surface of the fixing portion 39a. , 32e and two protrusions 39b, 39b. These protrusions 39b and 39b have elasticity.

  An annular rubber member 40 is fitted to the lower shift lever 32. The rubber member 40 is positioned between the lower end surface of the extended portion 32 c of the lower shift lever 32 and the guide pin 34, and is supported by the lower end surface of the extended portion 32 c and the guide pin 34. The thickness of the rubber member 40 is slightly larger than the distance between the lower end surface of the extended portion 32c and the guide pins 34 positioned at the upper ends of the long hole portions 32b and 32b. The elastic member according to the present invention corresponds to the rubber member 40.

  A shift cable fixing bracket 41 is fixed to an upper portion of the extension portion 32 c of the lower shift lever 32, that is, an upper end portion of the lower shift lever 32. The shift cable fixing bracket 41 includes a plate-like horizontal portion 41a extending in the horizontal direction and a plate-like vertical portion 41b extending in the vertical direction. The horizontal portion 41a is formed in a triangular shape, and extends from the attachment position with respect to the lower shift lever 32 to the front side in the shift direction (direction perpendicular to the select direction, vehicle front-rear direction) and to the right in the select direction. A through hole 41c that penetrates in the thickness direction is formed in the horizontal portion 41a. The shift cable fixing bracket 41 is fixedly attached to the lower shift lever 32 by inserting the lower shift lever 32 through the through hole 41c. The vertical portion 41b is formed in a triangular shape and extends upward from the right side portion of the horizontal portion 41a. As a result, the shift cable fixing bracket 41 extends upward from the attachment position to the lower shift lever 32. A through hole 41d penetrating in the thickness direction is formed at the upper corner of the vertical portion 41b. A shift cable fixing pin 42 is inserted and fixed in the through hole 41d. One end of a shift cable 72 extending in the shift direction is attached and fixed to the shift cable fixing pin 42 so as to move in accordance with the operation of the shift lever 30 in the shift direction. The other end of the shift cable 72 is connected to a manual transmission. The bracket according to the present invention corresponds to the shift cable fixing bracket 41.

  The upper shift lever 33 is a solid member. The upper shift lever 33 includes a cylindrical upper lever portion 33a whose axis extends in the vertical direction, a cylindrical horizontal lever portion 33b whose axis extends in the substantially horizontal direction, and a cylindrical lower lever portion whose axis extends in the vertical direction. Side lever portion 33c. A lever operating knob (not shown) held by a driver when the driver operates the shift lever 30 is fixedly attached to the upper end of the upper lever 33a, that is, the upper end of the upper shift lever 33. The upper shift lever 33 is slidably supported only in the vertical direction with respect to the lower shift lever 32 by inserting the lower lever portion 33c into the hollow portion 32f of the lower shift lever 32. A spring recess 33d extending in the axial direction is formed at the lower end of the lower lever portion 33c. A guide pin through-hole 33e penetrating in the radial direction (specifically, the select direction) is formed in an upper portion of the lower lever portion 33c from the spring recess 33d. A moderation mechanism recess 33f is formed in the lower lever portion 33c above the guide pin through-hole 33e. When the shift lever 30 is not pushed, the projection 39b of the moderation mechanism 39 is caught in the moderation mechanism recess 33f.

  The guide pin 34 is inserted into and fixed to the guide pin through hole 33e of the upper shift lever 33 in a state of being inserted into the long hole portions 32b and 32b. Specifically, the guide pin 34 is inserted into the hollow portion 32f of the lower shift lever 32 with the upper shift lever 33 inserted from the one long hole portion 32b of the lower shift lever 32 into the guide pin through hole for the upper shift lever 33. It is press-fitted and fixed to the upper shift lever 33 by being press-fitted into 33e and inserted into the other long hole portion 32b. Both ends of the guide pin 34 protrude in the select direction from the long holes 32b and 32b of the lower shift lever 32, and are guided only in the vertical direction by the long holes 32b and 32b. As a result, the guide pin 34 prevents the upper shift lever 33 from coming out of the hollow portion 32f of the lower shift lever 32 and prevents the upper shift lever 33 from rotating in the hollow portion 32f of the lower shift lever 32. Play a role to prevent. When the shift lever 30 is not pushed, the guide pin 34 is positioned at the upper ends of the long holes 32b and 32b by the upward biasing force of the spring 35 against the upper shift lever 33. The left end portion of the guide pin 34 positioned at the upper ends of the long hole portions 32b and 32b abuts on a regulating member 59 described later only when the shift lever 30 is in the 1-2 speed shift lane r1 (see FIG. 3). See dotted line). Thereby, the guide pin 34 plays a role of restricting the movement of the shift lever 30 toward the reverse shift lane r4 in the select direction only when the shift lever 30 is not pushed during the reverse operation of the shift lever 30 (this). Details of regulations will be described later). When the shift lever 30 is pushed, the guide pin 34 is moved by the upper shift lever 33 to move downward with respect to the lower shift lever 32 against the upward biasing force of the spring 35. It moves downward from the upper end position of 32b. The guide pin 34 also has a function of preventing the rubber member 40 from falling off the lower shift lever 32.

  The spring 35 is accommodated in the hollow portion 32 f of the lower shift lever 32. A part of the spring 35 is inserted into the spring recess 33 d of the upper shift lever 33. The upper end of the spring 35 is in contact with the bottom of the spring recess 33 d of the upper shift lever 33, while the lower end of the spring 35 is an outer peripheral surface of the select rod 36 inserted and fixed in the rod hole 31 b of the ball member 31. (See FIGS. 3 and 4).

  The base member 50 is attached and fixed to a vehicle body (not shown) so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction. A ball member support portion 51 that supports the ball member 31 so that the shift lever 30 can swing is provided on the rear portion of the base member 50. The ball member support 51 has a circular shift lever hole 52 that opens upward, and extends from the left side in the select direction of the shift lever hole 52 to the left in the select direction and passes through the base member 50. Rubber that suppresses play by being interposed between the rod hole 53, the upper and lower C-rings 54 and 55 fitted in the shift lever hole 52, and the upper C-ring 54 and the regulating member 59, respectively. And a ring 56.

  The shift lever hole 52 includes an upper hole 57 and a lower hole 58 located below the upper hole 57. The opening diameter (diameter) of the upper hole portion 57 is the same from the upper side to the lower side (see FIGS. 3 and 4). That is, the inner peripheral surface of the upper hole 57 is a vertical surface. The upper hole 57 is formed with three recesses 57a each having an inner peripheral surface recessed outward (see FIG. 5). These recesses 57a, 57a, 57a extend in the vertical direction. A bottom portion of the upper hole portion 57 is formed in a shelf shape (step shape) to constitute a shelf portion 57b.

  The opening diameter (diameter) of the lower hole 58 is smaller than that of the upper hole 57. The opening diameter of the lower hole portion 58 decreases linearly from the upper side to the lower side (see FIGS. 3 and 4). That is, the lower hole 58 is a so-called tapered hole. The lower hole 58 is provided with one recess 58a having an inner peripheral surface recessed outward (see FIG. 5). The recess 58a extends in the vertical direction.

  The upper and lower C-rings 54 and 55 are made of resin. The portions corresponding to the rod hole portions 53 of the upper and lower C-rings 54 and 55 are missing. The upper C-ring 54 has the same outer diameter from the upper side to the lower side, while the inner diameter decreases linearly from the upper side to the lower side (see FIGS. 3 and 4). . That is, the outer peripheral surface of the upper C ring 54 is a vertical surface, while the inner peripheral surface forms a tapered hole. Three protrusions 54a are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the upper C-ring 54 so as to protrude outward (see FIG. 5). These protrusions 54a, 54a, 54a extend in the vertical direction. The upper C-ring 54 is placed on the shelf 57b of the upper hole 57 with the bottom thereof and the protrusions 54a, 54a, 54a are fitted into the recesses 57a, 57a, 57a of the upper hole 57, respectively. It is fixed to. The lower C-ring 55 has a linearly decreasing outer diameter as it goes from the upper side to the lower side, while its inner diameter is curvilinearly smaller as it goes from the upper side to the lower side. That is, the outer peripheral surface of the lower C ring 55 is a vertical surface. In detail, the inner peripheral surface of the lower C-ring 55 is formed so that the gap with the ball member 31 increases from the lower side to the upper side when the shift lever 30 is not pushed. . The outer peripheral surface of the lower C-ring 55 is provided with one protrusion 55a that protrudes outward (see FIG. 5). The protrusion 55a extends in the vertical direction. The lower C-ring 55 is fixed to the lower hole 58 by placing the bottom of the lower C-ring 55 on the bottom of the lower hole 58 and fitting the protrusion 55a into the recess 58a of the lower hole 58. The ball member 31 is supported so as to be sandwiched between the upper and lower C-rings 54 and 55.

  On the upper surface of the vehicle rear side portion of the base member 50, the shift lever 30 moves toward the reverse shift lane r4 in the select direction only when the shift lever 30 is not pushed when the shift lever 30 is reversely operated. A regulating member 59 for regulating is installed. The restricting member 59 includes a restricting main body portion 59 a and a fixing portion 59 b for fixing the restricting member 59 to the base member 50. The restriction main body 59 a is located above the rod hole 53. The upper end portion on the right side surface in the select direction of the regulation main body 59a constitutes the contact surface 59c. The abutment surface 59c abuts the left end portion of the guide pin 34 only when the guide pin 34 is positioned at the upper end of the long hole portions 32b and 32b during the reverse operation of the shift lever 30 of the driver. A guide pin recess 59d (see FIG. 3) is formed on the lower side of the contact surface 59c on the right side in the select direction of the restriction main body 59a. In the guide pin recess 59d, the left end portion of the guide pin 34 is fitted when the shift lever 30 is pushed during the reverse operation of the shift lever 30 of the driver. The fixing portion 59b is a U-shaped plate member. The regulating member 59 is fixed to the base member 50 by fixing the fixing portion 59b to the upper surface of the base member 50 with four bolts. A part of the fixing portion 59b is bridged over the rod hole portion 31b.

-Operation of reverse misshift prevention structure-
Hereinafter, the operation of the reverse miss shift prevention structure 10 when the shift lever 30 is reversely operated will be described. Here, when the shift lever 30 is in the 1-2 speed shift lane r1, the left end portion of the guide pin 34 is in contact with the contact surface 59c of the regulating member 59 regardless of the position in the shift direction. Accordingly, when the driver reversely operates the shift lever 30 and does not push the shift lever 30, the left end portion of the guide pin 34 abuts against the abutment surface 59c of the restricting member 59 so that the shift lever 30 moves backward in the select direction. Movement to the shift lane r4 side is prohibited.

  On the other hand, when the driver reversely operates the shift lever 30, when the shift lever 30 is pushed, the protrusion 39b of the moderation mechanism 39 is disengaged from the moderation mechanism recess 33f of the upper shift lever 33, and the driver feels moderation. At the same time, the upper shift lever 33 moves downward relative to the lower shift lever 32 against the urging force of the spring 35. As the upper shift lever 33 moves downward with respect to the lower shift lever 32, the guide pin 34 also moves downward while being guided by the elongated holes 32b and 32b. When the guide pin 34 moves downward to the opening position of the guide pin recess 59d, the shift lever 30 can be moved toward the reverse shift lane r4 in the select direction. At this time, when the driver selects the shift lever 30 and hooks the left end portion of the guide pin 34 into the guide pin recess 59d, the shift lever 30 enters the reverse shift lane r4 and the shift lever 30 moves to the reverse position. Is possible.

-Effect-
As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the shift cable is fixed to the upper end portion of the lower shift lever 32 via the shift cable fixing bracket 41, the shift cable moves each time the shift lever 30 is pushed. There is nothing. Further, since the shift cable is fixed to the upper end portion of the lower shift lever 32 via the shift cable fixing bracket 41, the required shift stroke (( (Movement amount) can be secured. From the above, it is possible to secure the necessary stroke of the shift cable while shortening the length of the shift lever 30, and to improve the operational feeling of the shift lever 30 because it becomes easy to absorb the play.

  Further, since the shift cable fixing bracket 41 extends upward from the attachment position to the lower shift lever 32, the attachment position of the shift cable to the shift lever 30 can be further upward. Therefore, the stroke of the shift cable can be improved.

  By the way, in general, the selection operation of the shift lever 30 is mainly performed using the elbow, while the shift operation of the shift lever 30 is mainly performed using the wrist. Therefore, the stroke of the shift lever 30 in the shift direction tends to be shorter than that in the select direction.

  Here, according to the present embodiment, since the shift cable fixing bracket 41 extends from the attachment position to the lower shift lever 32 to the front side in the shift direction, the attachment position of the shift cable to the shift lever 30 is set to the shift lever. The position can be further away from 30 in the shift direction. Therefore, the stroke of the shift cable can be improved.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the spirit or main features thereof.

  As described above, the above-described embodiment is merely an example in all respects and should not be interpreted in a limited manner. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims, and is not restricted by the text of the specification. Further, all modifications and changes belonging to the equivalent scope of the claims are within the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the present invention is useful for a vehicle shift lever device or the like that allows a reverse shift of the shift lever by pushing a shift lever of a manual transmission.

It is a perspective view of the reverse misshift prevention structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of a reverse miss shift prevention structure. It is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a base member. It is a perspective view of a shift lever. It is a disassembled perspective view of a shift lever. It is a figure which shows a shift pattern.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Reverse misshift prevention structure 30 Shift lever 31 Ball member 32 Lower shift lever 32b Long hole part 33 Upper shift lever 34 Guide pin 35 Spring 41 Shift cable fixing bracket 50 Base member 51 Ball member support part 59 Restriction member

Claims (3)

A reverse misshift prevention structure that allows a reverse shift of the shift lever by pushing a shift lever of a manual transmission,
The shift lever
A spherical ball member;
A lower side that is fixed to the ball member so as to extend in the vertical direction, is formed in a hollow shape having at least an upper end opened, and has a long hole portion that extends in the radial direction and communicates with the hollow portion and extends in the vertical direction. A shift lever,
An upper shift lever that is slidably inserted into and supported by the hollow portion of the lower shift lever in the vertical direction, and has a lever operation knob at the upper end;
A pin fixed to the upper shift lever in a state of being inserted into the elongated hole portion;
A spring member for urging the upper shift lever upward;
The bracket is fixed to the upper end of the lower shift lever and to which a shift cable that moves according to the shift operation is attached,
When the pin is not pushed, the pin is positioned at the upper end of the long hole portion by upward biasing of the spring member with respect to the upper shift lever. Accordingly, it is configured to move downward from the upper end position of the long hole portion by moving downward with respect to the lower shift lever.
A base member fixed to a vehicle body and having a support portion for supporting the ball member so that the shift lever can swing;
A regulating member that is provided on the base member and regulates the reverse shift of the shift lever by contacting the pin only when the pin is positioned at the upper end of the elongated hole during reverse operation of the shift lever. A reverse miss-shift prevention structure characterized by comprising In the reverse misshift prevention structure according to claim 1,
The reverse misshift prevention structure characterized in that the bracket extends upward from a mounting position on the lower shift lever. In the reverse misshift prevention structure according to claim 1,
The reverse misshift prevention structure, wherein the bracket extends in a shift direction from a mounting position to the lower shift lever.

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