JP2008006958A - Shift lever device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shift lever device capable of surely preventing detachment of a shift lever, and facilitating management of accuracy of a supporting member. <P>SOLUTION: This shift lever device comprises a shift lever L provided with a spherical pivot shaft 24, and a base plate 6 rotatably supporting the pivot shaft 24. A shaft SH supporting the shift lever L swingably in the fore-and-aft direction is provided on the base plate 6. The shaft SH is inserted in the pivot shaft 24, and an irregular hole 24a allowing rightward and leftward inclination of the shift lever L is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a shift lever device that can arbitrarily switch between an automatic mode and a manual mode.

  Conventionally, as a shift lever device that can be arbitrarily switched between automatic mode and manual mode, a spherical pivot shaft is provided on the shift lever, so that the shift lever swings in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction around this pivot shaft. The thing which can be tilted to is known (for example, refer patent document 1). Specifically, the shift lever device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has the following structure.

  In the shift lever device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the spherical pivot shaft of the shift lever has two support members in which substantially the entire left and right substantially semispherical portions have substantially hemispherical recesses. Is supported by. Each of these support members is formed with a deformed hole that engages with a small-diameter pin portion formed so as to protrude outward at appropriate positions on the left and right sides of the pivot shaft. These deformed holes are formed so as to widen from the pivot shaft side toward the outside, and are symmetric with respect to the center point of the pivot shaft, whereby the shift lever can be tilted in the horizontal direction. Are now regulated. In such a shift lever device, since it is not preferable in terms of strength to use only the engaging portion between the small-diameter pin portion formed on the pivot shaft and each of the irregular holes for preventing the shift lever from coming off, the pivot shaft Two support members are provided on the left and right sides of the support member, and the pivot shaft is restrained from above by the concave portions of these support members.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-12581 (FIGS. 4 and 5)

  However, in the above-described apparatus, since the two support members for preventing the shift lever from being set are set as separate casings, it is difficult to obtain accuracy such as coaxial and concentricity.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a shift lever device that can surely prevent the shift lever from coming off and can easily improve the accuracy of the support member.

  The present invention that solves the above-mentioned problems is provided with a shift lever provided with a spherical pivot shaft serving as a center for a swinging operation of the shift lever in the front-rear direction or a tilting operation in the left-right direction, and rotatably supporting the pivot shaft. A shift lever device provided with a base plate that provides a support shaft for swinging the shift lever in the front-rear direction to the base plate, and a pivot hole into which the support shaft is inserted is provided in the pivot shaft. The deformed hole is formed by at least an inner peripheral wall for automatic contact with the support shaft in the automatic mode and an inner peripheral wall for manual contact with the support shaft in the manual mode.

  According to the present invention, the support shaft that passes through the deformed hole contributes to preventing the shift lever from coming off, so that the shift lever can be reliably prevented from coming off simply by increasing the rigidity of the support shaft. In addition, since the shift lever can be prevented from coming off only by the support shaft, it is not necessary to suppress the upper side of the pivot shaft by the concave portions of the two support members as in the prior art. Only one member having a recess for supporting the lower half of the pivot shaft may be provided. Therefore, according to the present invention, since the number of support members can be one, the accuracy of the support members can be easily increased.

Further, in the present invention, the deformed hole is a pair of left and right automatic inner peripheral walls that contact the support shaft in the automatic mode, and a pair of left and right manual inner peripheral walls that contact the support shaft in the manual mode. It may be formed point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the pivot shaft.
According to this, it is possible to suppress excessive shift operation of the shift lever in the left-right direction by the pair of left and right automatic inner peripheral walls or manual inner peripheral walls.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent the shift lever from coming off only by increasing the rigidity of the support shaft, and it is possible to make one support member that supports the pivot shaft, so that the accuracy of the support member can be controlled. Can be easily.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In the drawings to be referred to, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a shift lever device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the shift lever device is disassembled. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a tilting operation of the shift lever, and is a cross-sectional view (a) illustrating the state of the shift lever in the automatic mode and a cross-sectional view (b) illustrating the state of the shift lever in the manual mode.
1 to 3 show a shift lever device assembled for a right-hand drive vehicle, and its front and rear, left and right and up and down directions are the front and rear, left and right and up and down directions when mounted on a vehicle. The direction indicated by the arrow in the middle.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the shift lever device S mainly includes a shift lever L, a manual switch 3, a guide plate (guide member) 4, an automatic swing arm 5, and a base plate 6. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 2, the shift lever L includes a lever upper structure 1 and a lever cap 2.
The lever upper structure 1 includes a grip portion 11 and a rod 12.
The grip portion 11 is a bottomed cylindrical member gripped by the driver, and a button 13 for moving the rod 12 up and down relative to the grip portion 11 is provided on the side wall thereof.
The rod 12 is a rod-like member extending vertically, and a projection 12a formed at the upper end thereof engages with an oblique groove 13a formed on the button 13, so that the rod 12 moves upward as the button 13 is pushed. The button 13 is moved downward in accordance with the returning operation.

  The lever cap 2 includes a rod accommodating portion 21, a frame-shaped portion 22, a detent plunger accommodating portion 23, and a pivot shaft 24.

The rod accommodating portion 21 is a cylindrical portion in which the rod 12 is accommodated, and the grip portion 11 is fixed to the upper end thereof, and the frame-shaped portion 22 is integrally formed at the lower end thereof.
The frame-shaped part 22 is formed in a substantially square frame shape, and is arranged with the openings at both ends thereof facing forward and backward. The lower surface (inner surface) of the upper wall 22a of the frame-shaped portion 22 has a hole (not shown) for projecting the lower end 12b of the rod 12 downward or retracting upward, and a protrusion 22b projecting downward. Is formed. The protrusion 22b is provided at a predetermined distance from the left side wall 22c of the frame-shaped part 22, and as a result, as shown in FIG. 3B, the protrusion 22b and the left side in the manual mode. A left side wall 42 of the guide plate 4 to be described later is sandwiched between the wall 22c via a predetermined gap. Further, a stopper wall 22g having a predetermined thickness is formed between the projection 22b and the left side wall 22c and is located in a notch 42a (see FIG. 2) of the left side wall 42 of the guide plate 4 in the manual mode. The stopper wall 22g is in contact with the front and rear end surfaces of the notch 42a, so that the manual operation in the front-rear direction is restricted to a predetermined range.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a switch engagement portion 22 d that engages with the manual switch 3 is formed on the inner surface of the left side wall 22 c of the frame-shaped portion 22. Furthermore, a guide tube 22f that restricts the movement of the detent plunger DP in the vertical direction is formed on the lower wall 22e of the frame-shaped portion 22.

  The detent plunger accommodating portion 23 is a bottomed cylindrical portion that accommodates a detent plunger DP and a spring SP that constantly presses the detent plunger DP against the lower surface of the guide plate 4 (detent groove 7; see FIG. 3). And this detent plunger accommodating part 23 is integrally formed in the lower wall 22e of the frame-shaped part 22 so that the upper end may become coaxial with the said guide cylinder 22f, and the pivot shaft 24 is integrally formed in the lower end. ing.

  The pivot shaft 24 is a portion that becomes the center of swinging and tilting of the shift lever L, and is formed in a substantially spherical shape. The pivot shaft 24 is formed with a deformed hole 24a penetrating in the left-right direction. A shaft (support shaft) SH fixed to the base plate 6 is inserted into the deformed hole 24a, whereby the shaft SH. The shift lever L is swingable with respect to the base plate 6 in the front-rear direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the deformed hole 24a has a shape that is point-symmetric with respect to the center point CP of the substantially spherical pivot shaft 24, whereby the shift lever L is moved in the left-right direction. The shift lever L is positioned to the automatic mode position or the manual mode position in the left-right direction. That is, the deformed hole 24a includes a horizontal upper wall 24b that hits the upper left of the shaft SH and a horizontal lower wall 24c that hits the lower right of the shaft SH when the shift lever L is switched from the manual mode to the automatic mode (right to left), When the mode is switched from the manual mode to the manual mode, the inclined upper wall 24d hits the upper right of the shaft SH and the inclined lower wall 24e hits the lower left of the shaft SH. The pivot shaft 24 is supported at its outer peripheral surface by a hollow hemispherical lever support portion 62 formed on the base plate 6 which will be described in detail later, whereby the support rigidity of the shift lever L is enhanced and the pivot shaft 24 is pivoted. The mounting operation of the shaft SH to the deformed hole 24a of the shaft 24 is also facilitated. Here, the horizontal upper wall 24b and the horizontal lower wall 24c correspond to “a pair of left and right automatic inner walls” in the claims, and the inclined upper wall 24d and the inclined lower wall 24e are in the claims. Corresponds to “a pair of left and right manual inner walls”.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the manual switch 3 includes a switch body 31 formed in a rectangular shape and a pair of switch levers 32 provided so as to protrude from one surface thereof. The manual switch 3 is disposed in the frame-like portion 22 of the lever cap 2 described above. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the manual switch 3 is shifted when switching from the automatic mode to the manual mode. When the lever L is tilted to the right, the switch engaging portion 22d of the frame-like portion 22 is engaged between the pair of switch levers 32. When the switch lever 32 is pushed forward from the neutral position by the shift lever L, the manual switch 3 outputs a command for raising the gear by one step to a control device (not shown), and the switch lever 32 moves backward from the neutral position. When pressed, a command to lower the gear by one step is output to the control device.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the guide plate 4 includes a guide groove 41 extending in the front-rear direction, and a left side wall 42 and a right side wall 43 that form the guide groove 41 in the upper part thereof. The guide groove 41 is engaged with the lower end portion 12b of the rod 12 that moves up and down from the upper wall 22a of the frame-like portion 22 of the lever cap 2 so as to restrict the automatic operation of the shift lever L in the front-rear direction. The left side wall 42 functions so as to restrict the manual operation of the shift lever L in the front-rear direction by being sandwiched between the protruding portion 22b of the frame-like portion 22 and the left side wall 22c. The right side wall 43 contributes to the restriction of manual operation in the left-hand drive vehicle. Further, notches 42a and 43a are formed at appropriate positions on the left side wall 42 and the right side wall 43, so that the shift lever L can be tilted left and right only at the notches 42a and 43a. ing.

  The guide plate 4 also functions as a support for supporting the manual switch 3, and a support hole 44 that can support the manual switch 3 in both the left direction and the right direction is provided at the left and right in the center. It is formed so as to penetrate in the direction. Here, the direction of the manual switch 3 refers to the direction of the surface on which the switch lever 32 is provided. In a right-hand drive vehicle like this embodiment, the switch lever 32 faces the outside from the left side of the support hole 44 by inserting the manual switch 3 in the left-facing state from the right side of the support hole 44 and mounting it. It has become.

Furthermore, a detent groove 7 (see FIG. 3) is formed on the lower surface of the guide plate 4 to engage with a detent plunger DP that is always urged by a spring SP. Here, the detent groove 7 includes a central groove 71 extending in the front-rear direction, a left-side groove 72 and a right-side groove 73 formed on both left and right sides of the central groove 71, and the left-right direction so as to connect these grooves 71 to 73. And a switching groove (not shown) extending in the direction. The central groove 71 is a wave-shaped groove for positioning the shift lever L in a predetermined range while giving an appropriate feeling of moderation to the driver by engaging with the detent plunger DP in the automatic mode. . The left-hand groove 72 or the right-hand groove 73 is a groove that engages with the detent plunger DP in the manual mode in the right-hand drive vehicle or the left-hand drive vehicle, and the switching groove extends from the central groove 71 to the left-hand groove 72 or the right-hand groove 73. It is a groove | channel for accept | permitting the movement of the detent plunger DP to a side, and the movement to the reverse direction.
And the guide plate 4 comprised as mentioned above is arrange | positioned in the frame-shaped part 22 of the lever cap 2 by being fixed to the base plate 6 explained in full detail later.

  The automatic swing arm 5 has a shape obtained by bending a long plate body into a crank shape, and its substantially central portion is pivotally fixed at an appropriate position of the base plate 6 so that it can be moved in the front-rear direction. The structure can swing freely. Specifically, the automatic swing arm 5 includes an upper wall portion 51 that is disposed substantially horizontally, a side wall portion 52 that is bent downward from the right end of the upper wall portion 51, and the side wall portion 52. A lower wall portion 53 bent to the right from the lower end of the cable, and a substantially U-shaped cable bent to be turned upward again once going downward from the right end of the lower wall portion 53. A mounting portion 54 is provided.

The upper wall 51 is formed with a hole that is substantially H-shaped when viewed from above, with its right side portion opened outward, so that a pair of engaging portions 51a, 51a are formed at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction. Is formed so as to project inward from the outer edge of the upper wall portion 51, and a pair of relief portions 51b and 51c are formed on the left and right sides of the engaging portions 51a and 51a.
The engaging portions 51a and 51a are provided to face each other in the front-rear direction, and engage with the shift lever L (specifically, the rod accommodating portion 21 of the lever cap 2) in the front-rear direction in the automatic mode. ing. Thereby, in the automatic mode, the shift lever L and the automatic swing arm 5 swing integrally.
The escape portions 51b and 51c are for allowing the shift lever L to move relative to the automatic swing arm 5 in the front-rear direction in the manual mode, and are formed as holes having a predetermined length extending in the front-rear direction. Yes.

  A relief hole 52a is formed in the side wall portion 52 from its upper end to the substantially central portion. As a result, interference between the left side wall 22c of the frame-like portion 22 of the shift lever L and the side wall portion 52 of the automatic swing arm 5 is prevented. Further, a swing center hole 52 b that engages with a pin (not shown) fixed to the base plate 6 is formed in the side wall portion 52 as a swing center of the automatic swing arm 5. A cable attachment portion 54 is disposed at the lower end of the side wall portion 52 with a predetermined amount offset to the right side via a lower wall portion 53.

The cable attachment portion 54 is a portion to which a push-pull cable (not shown) for changing the gear stage of the automatic transmission is attached, and attachment holes 54a and 54a for attaching the push-pull cable are formed at appropriate positions. Yes.
By configuring the automatic swing arm 5 as described above, when the engaging portions 51a, 51a of the automatic swing arm 5 and the shift lever L are engaged, the shift lever L and the automatic swing arm 5 are engaged. As the swing arm 5 swings integrally, the push-pull cable is pushed and pulled to realize automatic transmission. Further, when the shift lever L is disengaged from the engaging portions 51a and 51a and is positioned at the escape portion 51c (51b), the shift lever L swings relative to the automatic swing arm 5, Since the automatic swing arm 5 is not moved, automatic transmission using a push-pull cable is not realized.

  The base plate 6 is a substantially plate-shaped base for supporting the shift lever L, the guide plate 4 and the automatic swing arm 5 described above, and the shift lever L and the automatic swing arm are provided at the approximate center thereof. A rectangular hole 6a into which 5 is inserted is formed. As shown in FIG. 3A, a hollow hemispherical lever support 62 formed integrally with the plate-like portion 61 of the base plate 6 is formed below the hole 6a. Thus, the pivot shaft 24 of the shift lever L is rotatably supported.

  A pair of guide plate support portions 63 and 64 for supporting the guide plate 4 are formed on both the front and rear sides of the hole 6a of the plate-like portion 61 so as to protrude upward. Specifically, a rectangular hole (not shown) for fitting a rectangular projection 45 formed on the front surface of the guide plate 4 is formed on the rear surface of the front guide plate support portion 63. Further, the rear guide plate support portion 64 is formed in a bifurcated shape so as to sandwich the rear portion of the guide plate 4, and a pair of tip portions are formed so as to penetrate the rear portion of the guide plate 4 in the left-right direction. Through holes 64a and 64a that coincide with the through holes 4a are formed, and pins PN are inserted into these holes 4a, 64a, and 64a, so that the rear part of the guide plate 4 is fixed to the rear guide plate support part 64. It has come to be.

  Next, after explaining the assembly method and operation method of the shift lever device S according to the present embodiment as a right-hand drive vehicle specification, the assembly method and operation method of the shift lever device S as a left-hand drive vehicle specification will be explained. .

First, an assembly method of the shift lever device S as a right-hand drive vehicle specification will be described.
When assembling the shift lever device S as a right-hand drive vehicle specification, as shown in FIG. 2, first, the shift lever L and the automatic swing arm 5 are inserted into the holes 6 a of the base plate 6, and these are respectively attached to the base plate 6. It is fixed so that it can swing freely. At this time, the shift lever L is arranged so that the direction of the button 13 faces the driver's seat side (right side).

  Next, after the manual switch 3 is fixed to the support hole 44 of the guide plate 4 to the left, the guide plate 4 is passed through the frame-shaped portion 22 of the shift lever L from the guide plate support portion 64 on the rear side of the base plate 6. At the same time, it is attached to the front guide plate support 63. Thereafter, the guide plate support 64 on the rear side and the guide plate 4 are coupled by the pin PN. Thus, the assembly work of the shift lever device S as the right-hand drive vehicle specification is completed. Note that the detent plunger DP and the spring SP may be appropriately installed in the detent plunger accommodating portion 23 before the guide plate 4 is inserted into the frame-shaped portion 22 of the shift lever L.

Subsequently, an operation method of the shift lever device S of the right-hand drive vehicle specification will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the automatic mode, by engaging the shift lever L in a substantially vertical direction, the engaging portions 51a and 51a of the shift lever L and the automatic swing arm 5 are moved. By engaging, when the shift lever L is swung back and forth, the automatic swing arm 5 swings integrally with the shift lever L. As a result, a push-pull cable (not shown) is appropriately pushed and pulled to realize automatic shift. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3A, the detent plunger DP engages with the automatic detent groove 7 (central groove 71) formed on the lower surface of the guide plate 4 so that the shift lever L Gives a suitable feeling of moderation. At this time, the switch engaging portion 22d of the shift lever L is disengaged from the switch lever 32 of the manual switch 3, so that the gear stage is not switched by the signal from the manual switch 3. Yes. Further, at this time, the lower end portion 12b of the rod 12 of the shift lever L protrudes from the lower surface of the upper wall 22a of the frame-shaped portion 22 and engages with the guide groove 41 of the guide plate 4, thereby moving the shift lever L in the left-right direction. Movement is regulated.

  When switching from the automatic mode to the manual mode, the shift lever L is moved to a predetermined position in the front-rear direction (the positions of the notches 42a and 43a of the guide plate 4) and then tilted to the right (driver's seat side). 3B, the protrusion 22b and the left side wall 22c of the frame-like part 22 move to a position where the left side wall 42 of the guide plate 4 can be sandwiched. Here, the positioning of the shift lever L to this position is reliably performed by the inclined upper wall 24d and the inclined lower wall 24e of the pivot shaft 24 coming into contact with the shaft SH. Then, when the shift lever L is moved back and forth to perform manual operation thereafter, the protrusion 22b and the left side wall 22c of the frame-like portion 22 move while sandwiching the left side wall 42 of the guide plate 4 so that the shift lever L Movement in the left-right direction is restricted. At this time, the lower end portion 12b of the rod 12 of the shift lever L moves within the range of the notch width of the notch portion 43a of the guide plate 4, and thus moves without interfering with the right side wall 43 of the guide plate 4. can do.

  When the shift lever L is tilted to the right as described above, the switch engagement portion 22d of the shift lever L is engaged with the switch lever 32 of the manual switch 3. As a result, the gear stage can be switched by a signal from the manual switch 3, and a manual operation is realized. At this time, the detent plunger DP is engaged with a detent groove 7 (right groove 73) for manual mode formed on the lower surface of the guide plate 4. At this time, since the shift lever L is positioned in the escape portion 51c on the right side of the automatic swing arm 5 shown in FIG. 1, the automatic swing arm 5 does not move back and forth. The automatic shift by is not performed. When switching from the manual mode to the automatic mode again, the shift lever L is tilted to the left so that the horizontal upper wall 24b and the horizontal lower wall 24c of the pivot shaft 24 abut against the shaft SH, and the shift lever L It is positioned at a predetermined position corresponding to the automatic mode.

Next, a method for assembling the shift lever device S as a left-hand drive vehicle specification will be described.
This assembly method is basically the same as the assembly method in the case of the right-hand drive vehicle specification described above, except that the shift lever L and the manual switch 3 are reversed and attached to the left and right. That is, the shift lever device S for the left-hand drive vehicle specification is completed using all the components used for the right-hand drive vehicle specification by simply inverting the shift lever L and the manual switch 3 to the left and right.

Next, an operation method of the shift lever device S for the left-hand drive vehicle specification will be described.
In this operation method, the operation method of the shift lever device S for a right-hand drive vehicle is simply reversed. That is, in brief, in the automatic mode, as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging portions 51 a and 51 a of the shift lever L and the swing arm 5 for automatic engagement are engaged, and automatic operation can be executed. . In the manual mode, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the switch engaging portion 22d of the shift lever L is moved to the manual switch 3 by tilting the shift lever L to the left side (driver's seat side). By engaging with the switch lever 32, manual operation can be executed. In this manual mode, the shift lever L is positioned on the left escape portion 51b (see FIG. 4) of the automatic swing arm 5, and the detent plunger DP is a manual formed on the lower surface of the guide plate 4. It engages with the mode detent groove 7 (left groove 72). Even when the shift lever L is reversed left and right as a left-hand drive vehicle specification, the inclined upper wall 24d and the inclined lower wall 24e of the pivot shaft 24 are connected to the shaft SH in the same manner as in the right-hand drive vehicle specification. By abutting, the shift lever L is positioned at a position corresponding to the manual mode, and when the horizontal upper wall 24b and the horizontal lower wall 24c of the pivot shaft 24 abut on the shaft SH, the shift lever L is a position corresponding to the automatic mode. Is positioned.

According to the above, the following effects can be obtained in the present embodiment.
Since the shaft SH that passes through the deformed hole 24a contributes to preventing the shift lever L from coming off, the shift lever L can be prevented from coming off simply by increasing the rigidity of the shaft SH. In addition, by preventing the removal only by the shaft SH in this way, it is not necessary to suppress the upper side of the pivot shaft by the concave portions of the two support members as in the prior art, and thus the support member that rotatably supports the pivot shaft 24. As a result, only one lever support portion 62 that supports the lower half of the pivot shaft 24 may be formed. Therefore, it is not necessary to set the two support members as separate housings as in the prior art, and the accuracy of the support member (lever support portion 62) can be easily achieved.
Since the tilting range of the shift lever L in the left-right direction is determined by the deformed hole 24a, it is not necessary to provide other stopper members, and the cost can be reduced. Note that the tilting range of the shift lever can also be restricted by providing a pin outside the pivot shaft and engaging the pin with the left and right deformed holes as in the prior art, but in this way on the outside of the spherical pivot shaft. Compared to the structure in which the pin is provided, the structure in which the odd-shaped hole is formed in the pivot shaft as in the present embodiment has an advantage that it can be easily manufactured. Furthermore, the structure of the present embodiment in which a deformed hole is formed in one member (pivot shaft) is more accurate than the conventional structure in which a deformed hole is formed in each of the two support members. Can be improved.

All parts that make up the shift lever device S such as the shift lever L, the manual switch 3, the guide plate 4, the automatic swing arm 5, and the base plate 6 can be shared by both right-hand drive cars and left-hand drive cars. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced.
The means for restricting the manual operation direction of the shift lever L formed on the guide plate 4 is the side walls 42 and 43 forming the guide grooves 41 for restricting the automatic operation direction. Compared with the case of providing three rows of guide grooves for restricting operation and manual operation, the width in the left-right direction can be reduced.

The detent plunger DP is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat from the lower wall 22e of the frame-shaped part 22, and
Since the structure has three rows of detent grooves 7 on the lower surface of the guide plate 4, a structure in which a detent mechanism is prepared separately (for example, a detent plunger is provided at the lower end of the shift lever in this embodiment, and a detent groove is provided below the detent plunger. Compared with a structure in which a structure is provided, the entire apparatus can be downsized.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can utilize with various forms so that it may illustrate below.
In the above embodiment, the deformed hole 24a is formed by the inclined upper wall 24d and the inclined lower wall 24e that contact the shaft SH in the manual mode, and the horizontal upper wall 24b and the horizontal lower wall 24c that contact the shaft SH in the automatic mode. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the walls 24b to 24e forming the deformed hole 24a are formed large so as not to contact the shaft SH in each mode, and the tilting of the shift lever L in the left-right direction is restricted by a separate stopper member. You may make it do.
In the above embodiment, the frame-shaped portion 22 is provided at the intermediate position (position between the upper and lower ends) of the shift lever L. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the frame-shaped portion is formed at the lower end of the shift lever L. The portion 22 may be provided, and the pivot shaft 24 may be provided at an intermediate position of the shift lever L. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the frame-shaped part 22 was integrally formed in the lever cap 2, this invention is not limited to this, It is good also as a different body.

In the above embodiment, the operation direction of the shift lever L is restricted by the guide groove 41, the side walls 42 and 43, and the notches 42a and 43a of the guide plate 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, detents. The operation direction of the shift lever may be restricted only by the groove 7.
In the above embodiment, the shift lever L is reversed left and right so as to correspond to a right-hand drive vehicle and a left-hand drive vehicle. It may be possible not to invert by adopting a certain structure. Further, the manual switch 3 may not be reversed by providing the switch lever 32 on both the left and right sides.

In the above-described embodiment, the guide plate 4 is used as a support body that supports the manual switch 3, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a component other than the guide plate 4 may be used.
In the above embodiment, the guide groove 41 that engages with the lower end portion 12b of the rod 12 is adopted as the central guide portion that regulates the automatic operation. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the central guide portion is a guide wall, and The lower end 12b of the rod 12 may be formed in a groove shape.

In the above-described embodiment, the mode is switched to the manual mode by tilting the shift lever L toward the driver's seat. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mode may be switched to the manual mode by tilting toward the passenger seat.
In the embodiment, the support hole 44 for attaching the manual switch 3 to the guide plate 4 is formed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, recesses for attaching the switch are formed on both side walls of the guide plate 4. Thus, you may make it attach the manual switch 3 to each recessed part. However, in the case where the support hole 44 is employed, the portions other than the switch lever 32 of the manual switch 3 do not protrude from the side surface of the guide plate 4 even if the guide plate 4 and the manual switch 3 are formed to have substantially the same width. The entire width of the combined body of the guide plate 4 and the manual switch 3 can be reduced.

It is a perspective view which shows the shift lever apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the shift lever apparatus. It is a figure which shows tilting operation of a shift lever, and is sectional drawing (a) which shows the state of the shift lever at the time of automatic mode, and sectional drawing (b) which shows the state of the shift lever at the time of manual mode. It is a perspective view which shows the shift lever apparatus of a left-hand drive vehicle specification. FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating a tilting operation of the shift lever of FIG. 4, which are a cross-sectional view showing a state of the shift lever in the automatic mode and a cross-sectional view showing the state of the shift lever in the manual mode.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lever upper structure 2 Lever cap 3 Manual switch 4 Guide plate 5 Automatic swing arm 6 Base plate 24 Pivot shaft 24a Deformed hole 24b Horizontal upper wall (automatic inner peripheral wall)
24c Horizontal lower wall (Inner wall for automatic)
24d Inclined upper wall (manual inner wall for manual operation)
24e Inclined lower wall (inner peripheral wall for manual operation)
DP Detent plunger L Shift lever S Shift lever device SP Spring SH Shaft (support shaft)

Claims (2)

A shift lever provided with a spherical pivot shaft serving as a center for a swing operation in the front-rear direction or a tilt operation in the left-right direction of the shift lever;
A shift lever device comprising a base plate that rotatably supports the pivot shaft,
A support shaft for swinging the shift lever in the front-rear direction is provided on the base plate, and
A shift lever device in which the support shaft is inserted into the pivot shaft, and a deformed hole that allows the shift lever to tilt in the left-right direction is provided. The deformed hole is centered on the pivot shaft by a pair of left and right automatic inner peripheral walls that contact the support shaft in the automatic mode and a pair of left and right manual inner peripheral walls that contact the support shaft in the manual mode. A shift lever device characterized in that it is formed point-symmetrically with respect to a reference.

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