JP2005335620A - Switch structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To operate a plurality of switches related to an operation by a common operating member. <P>SOLUTION: A kill starter switch 20 provided on a handle switch unit 6 is furnished with a kill switch 30 and a starter switch 40 provided in the circumference of a handle bar 4 and is commonly operated by a knob 21 provided free to revolve on the kill switch 30. The kill switch 30 is a see-saw switch, and the kill switch 30 is switched on when the knob 21 is pressed in the (a) arrow direction and switched off when it is pressed in the (b) arrow direction. The knob 21 is returned and the starter switch 40 is switched off when a finger is removed from the kill switch 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle switch structure used for a handle switch of a motorcycle.

  As a handle switch for motorcycles, a kill switch and a starter switch are provided. By turning the kill switch on and off, the engine is allowed to rotate or not, and the starter switch is pressed to rotate the cell motor. Is rotated (this is called the starter switch on state).

Also, the starter switch is based on the premise that the kill switch is in the engine-permitted state (this is called the kill switch on state), so the starter switch and the operation switch of the kill switch are linked to each other. Yes (see Patent Document 1).
JP 59-96081 A

  By the way, even if the operation knobs of the kill switch and starter switch are interlocked, an operation knob is required for each switch. However, if these switches can be operated with a single operation knob, the number of parts can be reduced and the operability is improved. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable a plurality of switches to be operated by a common operation knob.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 relating to the vehicle switch structure of the present application is characterized in that the first and second switches which are electrically switched by operating the switch operator and have different types from each other. In the vehicle switch unit structure provided,
The switch operator is common to the first and second switches and can be operated between first to third operating positions;
The first switch performs electrical switching by operating the switch operator between a first operating position and a second operating position,
The second switch is configured to operate the electrical switch only by operating the switch operator between the first or second operating position and the third operating position in a predetermined switching state of the first switch. It is characterized in that the switching is performed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the switch operator is operated to be switched so that the switch operator is always selected and arranged at one of the first operating position and the second operating position. In the operating position or the second operating position, the third operating position is obtained by being operated so that the operating amount further increases in the same direction as the operating direction when switched from the other side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the first switch disallows rotation of the engine when the switch operator is in the first operating position, and is in the second operating position. A kill switch that allows the engine to rotate.
The second switch is a start switch provided separately from the kill switch, and when the switch operator is in the second operating position, the switch operator is set to the third operating position. The electrical switching is performed to start the engine.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the first switch switches the optical axis of a headlight to a low side when the switch operator is in the first operating position, and the second operating position. A headlight switch that switches the optical axis of the headlight to the high side at
The second switch is a passing switch that switches the optical axis of the headlight to a high side only while the switch operator is operated to the third operating position.
The passing switch performs the electrical switching by setting the switch operator to the third operating position while the headlight switch is in the first operating position.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the switch operator is common to the first and second switches and can be operated between the first to third operating positions. The first switch can be electrically switched by operating between the operating position and the second operating position.
Further, the second switch is electrically switched only by operating the switch operator between the first or second operating position and the third operating position in the predetermined switching state of the first switch. be able to.
Therefore, since the first switch and the second switch can be operated by a common operation member and a plurality of functions can be realized according to the change in the operation amount, the number of operation members can be reduced and the number of parts can be reduced. In addition to being able to reduce, it is only necessary to operate a common operating member, so that the operability is improved.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the switch operator is operated to be switched so as to be always selected and arranged in one of the first operating position and the second operating position, and the first operating position or the second operating position. Thus, the third operation position is obtained by being operated so that the operation amount further increases in the same direction as the operation direction when switched from the other side. Therefore, the third operating position can be obtained by increasing the operating amount of the switch operator in the second operating position.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the first switch is a kill switch and the second switch is a starter switch, the common operation member is set to the second operating position and the kill switch is switched to the ON side. When the operating member is set to the third operating position in this state, the starter switch is turned on. Accordingly, the kill switch can be switched and the starter switch can be turned on / off simply by changing the operation amount of the operation member.

According to the invention of claim 4, when the operating member is set to the first operating position, the optical axis of the headlight switch is switched to the low side, and when the operating member is set to the second operating position, the optical axis of the headlight switch is switched to the high side. Further, when the operating member is moved to the third operating position from the first operating position, that is, the optical axis of the headlight switch is switched to the low side, the passing switch is electrically switched to perform passing. Therefore, it is possible to switch between the low, high and passing states according to the change in the operation amount or the operation position of the common operation member.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle having a handle switch to which the present invention is applied. This motorcycle is of a scooter type, and a pair of left and right front forks 2 that support the front wheel 1 can be steered by a handle shaft 3. The handle shaft 3 is rotated by a handle bar 4. A handle switch unit 6 is provided near the grip 5 of the handle bar 4. The handle switch unit 6 is provided on the left and right of the handle bar 4.

  Reference numeral 7 in the figure denotes a vehicle body cover, which is provided with a headlight 8 on the front surface and a front blinker 9 on the left and right. Reference numeral 10 denotes a power unit in which an automatic transmission is integrated, which automatically shifts the rotational output of an engine (not shown) to drive the rear wheels 11. Reference numeral 12 denotes a vehicle body frame, 13 a seat frame, 14 a seat, 15 a rear cushion, and 16 a rear turn signal.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the right half side of the handle bar 4, and a handle switch unit 6 is provided on the right side of the handle bar 4. FIG. 3 is a front view of the handle switch unit 6, and FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof. As shown in these drawings, the handle switch unit 6 includes housings 17 and 18 that are divided in the front-rear direction, and various switches are provided therein.

  A housing 17 on the rider side (not shown) is provided with a kill / starter switch 20 in the center of the front side facing the rider, and is operated by a knob 21. Details of the kill / starter switch 20 will be described later. A hazard switch 22 is provided below the kill / starter switch 20 and is operated by a knob 23.

  The hazard switch 22 is turned on when the knob 23 is pressed, so that the left and right sides of the front blinker 9 and the rear blinker 16 blink simultaneously. When the knob 23 is pressed again, the hazard switch 22 is turned off. A seesaw switch may be used.

  The housing 18 is provided with a shift switch 24, and the shift mode in the power unit 10 is switched by operating the knob 25.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an internal structure of the kill / starter switch 20, and the kill / starter switch 20 includes a kill switch 30 as a first switch and a starter switch 40 as a second switch. In the figure, A indicates the fully off state, B indicates the on state of the kill switch, and C indicates the on state (all on state) of the starter switch. The kill switch 30 and the starter switch 40 are arranged around the handle bar 4 and are accommodated inside the housing 17 and the housing 18.

  The kill switch 30 includes a positive contact 31 and a negative contact 32, and is switched on and off by a movable contact plate 33 that rotates integrally with the knob 21 that is rotatably supported by the kill switch 30. When the positive contact 31 and the negative contact 32 are not connected to both the positive contact 31 and the negative contact 32 at the same time, they are turned off (A in the figure), and when both are connected at the same time, they are turned on (B in the figure).

  The kill switch 30 is a seesaw switch, and the knob 21 rotates around the fulcrum 34 in both the counterclockwise direction (a direction indicated by the arrow, ON direction) and clockwise direction (referred to as the arrow B direction, OFF direction). Even if it is turned in either the on direction or the off direction, the turned state is held by a known holding mechanism. When the knob 21 is pushed in the off direction (b arrow direction), the knob 21 is turned off (A in the figure), and when it is pushed in the on direction (a arrow direction), the knob 21 is turned on (B in the figure). In addition, the rotation position P1 of the knob 21 in A of a figure is made into the 1st operation position, and the rotation position P2 of the knob 21 in B is made into the 2nd operation position.

  The positive contact 31 and the negative contact 32 are connected to a power supply circuit (not shown) by cords 35 and 36, respectively. The kill switch 30 is provided between the main switch in the power supply circuit, the ignition circuit, the starter motor circuit, and the fuel control circuit. When the kill switch 30 is turned off, the ignition circuit and The starter motor circuit and the fuel control circuit can be turned off instantaneously. That is, when the kill switch 30 is turned on, the engine is allowed to rotate, and the starter motor can be started. On the other hand, when it is turned off, the engine is switched to a rotation non-permitted state, and the starter motor is also unable to start.

  The starter switch 40 includes a positive contact 41 and a swing contact 43 having one end connected to the negative contact 42, and the swing contact 43 is biased by a spring means (not shown) in a direction away from the positive contact 41. . The oscillating contact 43 has a normally open contact at the tip 44, which is normally opened to turn off the starter switch 40, and only when it is pushed down by the knob 21 is the contact with the positive contact 41 so that the starter switch 40 is turned on. On / off. Also, it is turned on only when it is pushed down by the knob 21 and turned off when the knob 21 is released. The rotation position P3 of the knob 21 in C in FIG.

  The swing contact 43 is irrelevant to the knob 21 in the A and B states of the drawing, that is, the first and second operation positions P1 and P2 of the knob 21, but the knob 21 is in the second operation position P2 in the B on state. Is further pushed in the direction indicated by the arrow a to the third operating position P3, the swing contact 43 comes into contact with one end of the knob 21 and is pushed down to contact the + contact 41 and the starter switch 40 is turned on (C in the figure). ) With the return of the swing contact 43, the knob 21 is also pushed back in the direction indicated by the arrow b to enter the off state shown in FIG. B, and the kill switch 30 maintains the on state.

  The positive contact 41 and the negative contact 42 of the starter switch 40 are connected to a starter motor power supply circuit (not shown) through cords 45 and 46. When the starter switch 40 is turned on, the starter motor starts and the engine starts rotating. When the starter switch 40 is off, the starter motor cannot be started.

  In this way, the kill switch 30 and the starter switch 40 can be operated by the common knob 21, so the number of parts is reduced and the structure is simplified. Further, the kill switch 30 and the starter switch 40 can be operated in accordance with the operation amount of the knob 21, that is, the rotation direction and the rotation amount of the knob 21 in this example, and each can exhibit a plurality of functions. Therefore, the complicated feeling of operation is eliminated and comfortable operation is realized. In this example, since the conventional kill switch 30 and starter switch 40 can be used as they are, the versatility is enhanced.

  FIG. 6 shows another embodiment, and this figure also shows states in which A is all off, B is a kill switch on, and C is a kill switch and starter switch on (all on). In addition, a common code | symbol shall be attached | subjected to the part which is common in previous embodiment.

  In this example, the case 37 of the kill switch 30 is made common with the starter switch 40, and the starter switch 40 is provided on a protrusion 38 that extends from one end of the case 37. The starter switch 40 includes a positive contact 41 and a movable contact 48 that is pushed up and biased away from the positive contact 41 by a contact spring 47, and further from the second operating position P <b> 2 where the knob 21 is turned on. The movable contact 48 is pushed down and brought into contact with the ground contact 49 only when it is turned in the direction of arrow a to reach the third operating position P3 (C in the figure).

  The ground contact 49 is commonly connected to the negative contact 32 of the kill switch 30. Therefore, in this example, the starter switch 40 need only be provided with the cord 45, and the other cord can be omitted. In addition, since the case 37 and the kill switch 30 are shared, the number of parts of the starter switch 40 can be further reduced, and the structure can be simplified. Moreover, the starter switch 40 can be configured with a simple push-type switch.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said each embodiment, A various application etc. are possible. For example, the switch is not limited to a kill switch and a starter switch, and can be applied to an optical axis switching switch of a headlight, for example. In this case, a headlight switch (first switch) for switching the optical axis of the headlight to the low side or the high side and a passing switch (second switch) for blinking the headlight are provided.

  This headlight switch is configured as a seesaw switch, a low-side contact and a high-side contact are arranged symmetrically across a fulcrum of the knob, and a passing contact is provided in the vicinity of the low-side contact. By rotating the knob to the first operating position or the second operating position in the reverse direction, switching between low and high can be performed. When the knob is in the first operating position rotated to the low side, the knob is further moved in the same direction (second When pressed deeply in the direction from the operating position toward the first operating position, the direction opposite to the second operating position), the third operating position is set, the passing switch is turned on, and when the finger is released, the passing switch is turned off and moved to the low side. It comes to return. In this way, the three switches can be switched according to the turning direction and the turning amount of the knob.

Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to various vehicle switches other than the left switch. Further, the switch is not limited to a seesaw switch, and an appropriate type such as a slide switch can be used. In the case of a slide switch, the slide stroke amount is the amount of operation of an operation member such as a knob.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the starter switch 40 is provided above the kill switch 30, you may provide this on the lower side conversely.

Side view of a motorcycle equipped with a handle switch according to the present invention A perspective view showing the right half side of the handle switch Front view of the handle switch Top view of the handle switch The figure explaining the structure and operation of a handle switch The same figure as FIG. 5 which concerns on another form

Explanation of symbols

4: handlebar, 5: grip, 6: handle switch unit, 20: kill / starter switch, 21: knob, 22: hazard switch, 30: kill switch, 40: starter switch

Claims (4)

In a vehicle switch unit structure including first and second switches that are electrically switched by operating a switch operator and have different types,
The switch operator is common to the first and second switches and can be operated between first to third operating positions;
The first switch performs electrical switching by operating the switch operator between a first operating position and a second operating position,
The second switch is configured to operate the electrical switch only by operating the switch operator between the first or second operating position and the third operating position in a predetermined switching state of the first switch. Switch unit structure for a vehicle, characterized in that the switching is performed. The switch operator is operated to be switched so as to be always selected and arranged at either one of the first operating position and the second operating position, and at the first operating position or the second operating position, 2. The switch unit structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the third operation position is obtained by being operated so that the operation amount further increases in the same direction as the operation direction when the operation is switched from the position to the third operation position. The first switch is a kill switch that prohibits rotation of the engine when the switch operator is in the first operating position, and permits rotation of the engine when in the second operating position;
The second switch is a start switch provided separately from the kill switch, and when the switch operator is in the second operating position, the switch operator is set to the third operating position. 3. The vehicle switch unit structure according to claim 1, wherein the engine is started by performing the electrical switching. The first switch switches the optical axis of the headlight to the low side when the switch operator is in the first operating position, and switches the optical axis of the headlight to the high side when in the second operating position. A headlight switch,
The second switch is a passing switch that switches the optical axis of the headlight to a high side only while the switch operator is operated to the third operating position.
The passing switch performs the electrical switching by setting the switch operator to the third operating position in a state where the headlight switch is in the first operating position. 3. A switch unit structure for a vehicle according to 2.

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