JP2013254621A - Switch device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a switch device capable of facilitating to recognize whether an operation direction is a direction in which a value set at an operation position is increasing or decreasing, and to recognize to what extent the value changes.SOLUTION: A lever device 1 is configured to include a plurality of operation positions and a rotary operation part 14 in which an (i+1)-th operation amount from an (i+1)-th operation position to an (i+2)-th operation position is increasing or decreasing compared with an i-th operation amount from an i-th operation position to an (i+1)-th operation position.

Description

  The present invention relates to a switch device.

  As a conventional technique, a rotation operation unit that continuously changes the operation interval time by a rotation operation and a rotation operation unit are provided, and the correspondence between the direction of the rotation operation and the change direction of the operation interval time is determined by the tactile sensation of the operator's finger. A wiper operation element having a tactile sensation part indicated by is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  When the driver picks the rotary operation part with his / her finger and rotates it in the forward / backward direction, he / she can recognize the shape of the tactile sensation by the tactile sensation with his / her finger and know which direction is wider in the tactile sensation part. it can. Therefore, the driver can recognize in which direction the rotation operation unit can be rotated to increase or decrease the operation interval time.

JP 2004-262307 A

  However, the conventional wiper operator has a problem that it is difficult to recognize how long or how long the operation interval time is.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it easy to recognize whether the operation direction is a direction to increase or decrease the value set at the operation position, and to easily recognize how much the value changes. An object of the present invention is to provide a switch device that can be made to operate.

  One embodiment of the present invention has a plurality of operation positions, and the (i + 1) th operation amount from the (i + 1) th operation position (i is a positive integer) to the (i + 2) th operation position of the plurality of operation positions is the i-th operation. Provided is a switch device including an operation unit that increases or decreases from an i-th operation amount from a position to an i + 1-th operation position.

  According to the present invention, it is easy to recognize whether the operation direction is a direction to increase or decrease the value set at the operation position, and to easily recognize how much the value changes. Can do.

FIG. 1A is a schematic view of the inside of a vehicle on which the lever device according to the first embodiment is mounted, FIG. 1B is a schematic view of the lever device, and FIG. It is the schematic for demonstrating. FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of the lever device according to the first embodiment taken along line II (a) -II (a) in FIG. FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram enlarging a part of FIG. 2A in order to explain the moderation portion. FIGS. 3A and 3B are schematic views of the operating device according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 3C is a schematic diagram for explaining a moderation unit of the operating device.

(Summary of embodiment)
The switch device according to the embodiment has a plurality of operation positions, and the (i + 1) th operation amount from the (i + 1) th operation position (i is a positive integer) to the (i + 2) th operation position of the plurality of operation positions is ith. An operation unit that increases or decreases from the i-th operation amount from the operation position to the (i + 1) -th operation position.

[First embodiment]
(Configuration of lever device 1)
FIG. 1A is a schematic view of the inside of a vehicle on which the lever device according to the first embodiment is mounted, FIG. 1B is a schematic view of the lever device, and FIG. It is the schematic for demonstrating. FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of the lever device according to the first embodiment taken along line II (a) -II (a) in FIG. FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram enlarging a part of FIG. 2A in order to explain the moderation portion. In each drawing according to the embodiment, the ratio between parts may differ from the actual ratio.

  In the present embodiment, as an example, a case where a switch device is applied to the lever device 1 mounted on the vehicle 5 will be described as shown in FIG.

  The lever device 1 is attached to a steering column that covers a steering column shaft of the vehicle 5, for example. The steering column is covered with a steering cover 50.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the lever device 1 includes an operation lever 10 having a cylindrical shape. This operation lever 10 is provided with a switch (not shown). This switch detects an operation position of a rotation operation unit 14 described later and outputs a switch signal corresponding to the operation position. For example, the lever device 1 controls a wiper device mounted on the vehicle 5. The wiper device is configured so that the operation interval can be switched based on a switch signal acquired from the lever device 1.

  The electronic device controlled by the switch device is not limited to the wiper device, and may be an air conditioner, a music playback device, a radar cruise control device that adjusts the length of the inter-vehicle distance, or the like.

  The lever device 1 has a plurality of operation positions, and the (i + 1) th operation amount from the (i + 1) th (i is a positive integer) operation position to the (i + 2) th operation position of the plurality of operation positions is from the ith operation position. The rotation operation unit 14 is roughly configured as an operation unit that increases or decreases than the i-th operation amount up to the (i + 1) -th operation position. In the present embodiment, a case where the operation amount increases will be described.

  Further, the lever device 1 rotates when the valley portions and the mountain portions are alternately provided, and the moderation piece 18a as the moderation member that moves between the valley portions along with the operation of the rotation operation portion 14 is located in the valley portion. A moderation unit 18 that holds the operation unit 14 is provided.

  In this valley, the i + 1th distance between the valleys from the (i + 1) th operation position to the (i + 2) th operation position is greater than the ith distance between the valleys from the ith operation position to the (i + 1) th operation position. It is provided inside the rotation operation unit 14 so as to increase.

  The rotation operation unit 14 of the lever device 1 is supported by the operation lever 10 so as to enable an operation of rotating around the rotation shaft 161 shown in FIG.

  As an example, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the lever device 1 has a first operation position 131 to a fifth operation position 135 as a plurality of operation positions for switching the operation interval. . Therefore, the i-th operation position is one of the first operation position 131 to the third operation position 133 as an example. As an example, when the i-th operation position is the first operation position 131, the i + 1-th operation position is the second operation position 132, and the i + 2 operation position is the third operation position 133. As an example, when the i-th operation position is the second operation position 132, the i + 1-th operation position is the third operation position 133, and the i + 2 operation position is the fourth operation position 134. The number of operation positions is not limited to the above example.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, the operation lever 10 is provided with a marking portion 140. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the marking unit 140 includes a first scale 141 to a fourth scale 144 and is formed on the operation lever 10 by printing. In addition, the marking part 140 may be three-dimensional printing to such an extent that the operator can recognize it by touching.

  As shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the first scale 141 to the fourth scale 144 are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the operation direction from the first scale 141 toward the fourth scale 144. The width of the scale and the length of the scale in the operating direction are increasing. This is to make it easier to visually recognize that the operation interval to be switched becomes faster when the rotation operation unit 14 is operated clockwise when viewed from the end 12 side.

  The rotation operation unit 14 is provided with a mark 145 having a triangular shape. The interval between the scales indicated by the mark 145 is the operation position of the rotation operation unit 14. In the lever device 1, the marking unit 140 may be provided in the rotation operation unit 14, and the mark 145 may be provided in the operation lever 10.

  Specifically, the first operation position 131 is an operation position where the mark 145 indicates the upper side of the first scale 141 on the paper surface of FIG. The second operation position 132 is between the first scale 141 and the second scale 142, the third operation position 133 is between the second scale 142 and the third scale 143, and the fourth operation position 134 is The operation position is indicated by a mark 145 between the third scale 143 and the fourth scale 144. Further, the fifth operation position 135 is an operation position where the mark 145 indicates the lower side of the fourth scale 144 on the paper surface of FIG.

  The rotation operation unit 14 can be operated in the order of the first operation position 131 to the fifth operation position 135 when rotated clockwise as viewed from the end 12 side of the operation lever 10, and when rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the fifth operation position 135. The operation position 135 to the first operation position 131 can be operated in this order.

  When the rotation operation unit 14 is operated to the first operation position 131, for example, the operation interval of the wiper device is the shortest. The first operation position 131 is a reference operation position. When the rotation operation unit 14 is operated to any one of the second operation position 132 to the fourth operation position 134, as an example, the wiper is operated as the operation is performed to the second operation position 132 to the fourth operation position 134. The operation interval of the apparatus becomes longer. When the rotation operation unit 14 is operated to the fifth operation position 135, for example, the operation interval of the wiper device is the longest. The reference operation position is not limited to the first operation position 131 and may be another operation position.

  Here, the distances L1 to L4 between the operation positions illustrated in FIG. 1C schematically indicate the distances by which the marks 145 move by the operation of the rotation operation unit 14. Specifically, the distance from the first operation position 131 to the second operation position 132 is L1. The distance from the second operation position 132 to the third operation position 133 is L2. The distance from the third operation position 133 to the fourth operation position 134 is L3. The distance from the fourth operation position 134 to the fifth operation position 135 is L4. Therefore, this distance is L1 <L2 <L3 <L4.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, the operation amount of the rotation operation unit 14 is a straight line connecting the i-th operation position and the rotation shaft 161 when operating from the i-th operation position to the (i + 1) -th operation position. The angle between the (i + 1) th operation position and a straight line connecting the rotation shaft 161. Hereinafter, this angle is referred to as an operation angle.

  That is, when the operation is performed from the first operation position 131 to the second operation position 132, the operation amount becomes the first operation angle θ1. When the second operation position 132 is operated to the third operation position 133, the operation amount becomes the second operation angle θ2. When the third operation position 133 is operated to the fourth operation position 134, the operation amount becomes the third operation angle θ3. When operated from the fourth operation position 134 to the fifth operation position 135, the operation amount becomes the fourth operation angle θ4. Therefore, the operation angle is θ1 <θ2 <θ3 <θ4.

  Here, as an example, when the set value at the (i + 1) th operation position is a (> 0) times at the (i + 2) th operation position, the lever device 1 is changed from the (i + 1) th operation position to the (i + 2) th operation position. By configuring the operation amount up to a times the operation amount from the i-th operation position to the (i + 1) -th operation position, the operator recognizes that the set value easily becomes a times. It becomes possible to do. That is, when the i-th operation position is the reference operation position, by adopting the above-described configuration, the operator starts the operation from the reference operation position and rotates the operation position to a desired set value. It becomes easy to operate the part 14. In addition, said example is an example and is not limited to this.

(Configuration of moderation unit 18)
As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the moderation portion 18 includes a moderation piece 18a, a stopper 180, a first valley portion 181 to a fifth valley portion 185, and a first peak portion 186 to A fourth peak portion 189 and a stopper 190 are provided and schematically configured.

  The first valley portion 181 to the fifth valley portion 185 and the first peak portion 186 to the fourth peak portion 189 are alternately formed inside the rotation operation portion 14. Further, a stopper 180 is formed at one end of a portion where the valleys and the peaks are alternately formed, and a stopper 190 is formed at the other end.

  The height of the stopper 180 from the inner periphery 14a indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 2B is h1. The stopper 180 restricts the rotation operation unit 14 from rotating counterclockwise from the first operation position 131. In addition, the inner periphery 14a extends the inner surface of the rotation operation part 14 in which a trough part and a peak part are not formed, and the distance from the rotating shaft 161 is constant.

  The first valley 181 has a height h2 from the inner periphery 14a. When the moderation piece 18 a is fitted into the first valley 181 by the operation of the rotation operation unit 14, the rotation operation unit 14 is held at the first operation position 131.

  The second valley portion 182 has a height h4 from the inner periphery 14a. When the moderation piece 18 a is fitted into the second valley portion 182 by the operation of the rotation operation portion 14, the rotation operation portion 14 is held at the second operation position 132.

  The height of the third valley portion 183 from the inner periphery 14a is h6. When the moderation piece 18 a is fitted in the third valley 183 by the operation of the rotation operation unit 14, the rotation operation unit 14 is held at the third operation position 133.

  The height of the fourth valley portion 184 from the inner periphery 14a is h8. When the moderation piece 18 a is fitted into the fourth valley 184 by the operation of the rotation operation unit 14, the rotation operation unit 14 is held at the fourth operation position 134.

  The height of the fifth valley 185 from the inner periphery 14a is h10. When the moderation piece 18 a is fitted into the fifth trough 185 by the operation of the rotation operation unit 14, the rotation operation unit 14 is held at the fifth operation position 135.

  The first peak portion 186 has a height h3 from the inner periphery 14a. Since the 1st peak part 186 is located between the 1st trough part 181 and the 2nd trough part 182, the 2nd operation position 132 from the 1st operation position 131 and the 2nd operation An operation feeling associated with the operation from the position 132 to the first operation position 131 is generated.

  The second peak portion 187 has a height h5 from the inner periphery 14a. Since the 2nd peak part 187 is located between the 2nd trough part 182 and the 3rd trough part 183, the 3rd operation position 133 from the 2nd operation position 132 and the 3rd operation An operation feeling associated with the operation from the position 133 to the second operation position 132 is generated.

  The third peak portion 188 has a height h7 from the inner periphery 14a. Since the third peak portion 188 is located between the third valley portion 183 and the fourth valley portion 184, the third operation position 133 to the fourth operation position 134, and the fourth operation An operation feeling associated with the operation from the position 134 to the third operation position 133 is generated.

  The height of the fourth peak portion 189 from the inner periphery 14a is h9. Since the 4th peak part 189 is located between the 4th trough part 184 and the 5th trough part 185, from the 4th operation position 134 to the 5th operation position 135, and the 5th operation An operation feeling associated with the operation from the position 135 to the fourth operation position 134 is generated.

  The height of the stopper 190 from the inner periphery 14a is h11. The stopper 190 restricts the rotation operation unit 14 from rotating clockwise from the fifth operation position 135.

  In the present embodiment, the height h2 of the first valley 181 to the height h10 of the fifth valley 185 are substantially the same. Further, the height h3 of the first peak 186 to the height h9 of the fourth peak 189 are substantially the same. Therefore, the operator can obtain substantially the same operation feeling in the operation to each operation position.

  The height h1 of the stopper 180 and the height h11 of the stopper 190 are higher than the height h3 of the first peak portion 186 and the height h9 of the fourth peak portion 189.

  In addition, the height of a trough part and a mountain part may each differ. For example, the operation load changes by increasing the height of the mountain portion as the operation amount increases. The operator can recognize how long or shorter the operation interval of the wiper device is based on the operation amount and the operation load.

  Here, when the heights of the valleys are the same, the length of the arc obtained by cutting a circle having a radius from the rotation axis 161 to the lowest point of the valleys by the lowest point of the adjacent valleys is as shown in FIG. It is proportional to the distance between the operation positions shown in (c). When the length of this arc is the distance between the valleys, the distance between the valleys increases in the order of the first operation position 131 to the fifth operation position 135 in the same manner as the distance between the operation positions.

  The moderation piece 18a is a cylinder having a hemispherical tip. The moderation piece 18 a is inserted together with the elastic member 18 b into the opening 160 formed in the core 16 accommodated in the operation lever 10. The moderation piece 18 a is configured to be movable in the radial direction of the core 16.

  The elastic member 18b is, for example, a coil spring in which an elongated metal wire is spirally wound. The elastic member 18b is inserted into the opening 160, and generates a force in a direction in which the moderation piece 18a is pressed against the peak portion and the valley portion. In other words, the elastic member 18b applies a force in the radial direction of the core 16 to the elastic member 18b. In addition, the elastic member 18b is not limited to a coil spring, What is necessary is just to produce | generate the force of the direction which presses the moderation piece 18a to a trough part and a peak part.

  Moreover, although the trough part and the crest part in this Embodiment were formed in the rotation operation part 14, and the moderation piece 18a was inserted in the opening 160 formed in the core 16, it is not limited to this, A trough part and The mountain portion may be formed in the core 16 and the moderation piece 18 a may be provided in the rotation operation unit 14.

  Below, operation | movement of the lever apparatus 1 which concerns on this Embodiment is demonstrated.

(Operation)
A case where the operator operates the rotary operation unit 14 from the third operation position 133 to the fourth operation position 134 will be described.

  The operator rotates the rotation operation unit 14 clockwise on the paper surface of FIG.

  The moderation piece 18a comes out of the state where the tip of the moderation piece 18a is fitted in the third valley 183 as the rotation operation unit 14 rotates, and contacts the slope of the third peak 188 while contracting the elastic member 18b. Subsequently, after the moderation piece 18 a exceeds the top of the third peak portion 188, the moderation piece 18 a comes into contact with the slope while receiving the elastic force based on the extension of the elastic member 18 b and fits into the fourth valley portion 184.

  The rotation operation unit 14 is held at the fourth operation position 134 by fitting the moderation piece 18 a into the fourth valley portion 184.

(Effects of the first embodiment)
The lever device 1 according to the present embodiment makes it easy to recognize whether the operation direction is a direction in which the value set in the operation position is increased or decreased, and how much the value changes. It can be made easy to recognize.

  Specifically, in the lever device 1, the operation interval of the wiper device is set according to the operation position. The lever device 1 is configured such that the operation amount increases as the operation interval becomes longer. Accordingly, the operator can easily recognize that the operation interval becomes longer as the operation amount increases, and can easily recognize that the operation interval becomes shorter as the operation amount decreases.

  Further, as an example, when the operation interval at the (i + 1) th operation position is a (> 0) times at the (i + 2) th operation position, the lever device 1 operates from the (i + 1) th operation position to the (i + 2) th operation position. Is configured to be a times the operation amount from the i-th operation position to the i + 1-th operation position, the operator can easily recognize that the operation interval is a times.

[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the operation unit slides.

(Configuration of switch device 6)
FIGS. 3A and 3B are schematic views of the operating device according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 3C is a schematic diagram for explaining a moderation unit of the operating device.

  In the present embodiment, as an example, a case will be described in which a switch device is applied to the switch device 6 in which the operation unit 66 is configured to be slidable as shown in FIGS.

  The switch device 6 can operate electronic devices such as an air conditioner mounted on the vehicle 5, a music playback device, and a radar cruise control device that adjusts the length of the inter-vehicle distance. In the present embodiment, as an example, it is assumed that the switch device 6 is electrically connected to the air conditioner and can switch the temperature of the air blown out.

  The switch device 6 has a plurality of operation positions, and the (i + 1) th operation amount from the (i + 1) th operation position to the (i + 2) th operation position of the plurality of operation positions is from the ith operation position to the (i + 1) th operation position. The operation unit 66 is configured to increase or decrease from the i-th operation amount. The operation unit 66 is configured to allow a sliding operation with respect to the main body 60. In the present embodiment, a case where the operation amount increases will be described.

  Further, the switch device 6 is configured such that the trough portions and the crest portions are alternately provided, and the moderation piece 7a as a moderation member that moves between the trough portions in accordance with the operation of the operation portion 66 is located in the trough portion. A moderation portion 7 holding 66 is provided.

  In this valley, the i + 1th distance between the valleys from the (i + 1) th operation position to the (i + 2) th operation position is greater than the ith distance between the valleys from the ith operation position to the (i + 1) th operation position. The main body 60 is provided so as to increase.

  As an example, as illustrated in FIG. 3B, the switch device 6 includes a first operation position 611 to a fifth operation position 615 as a plurality of operation positions for switching preset values. Therefore, the i-th operation position is one of the first operation position 611 to the third operation position 613 as an example. As an example, when the i-th operation position is the first operation position 611, the i + 1-th operation position is the second operation position 612, and the i + 2 operation position is the third operation position 613. As an example, when the i-th operation position is the second operation position 612, the i + 1-th operation position is the third operation position 613, and the i + 2 operation position is the fourth operation position 614. The number of operation positions is not limited to the above example.

  The main body 60 is provided with a marking portion 68 as shown in FIGS. For example, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the marking unit 68 includes a first scale 681 to a fourth scale 684 and is formed on the main body 60 by printing.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the first scale 681 to the fourth scale 684 are scales along the operation direction from the first scale 681 toward the fourth scale 684. The length is increasing. This is to make it easier to visually recognize that the set value to be switched becomes large by operating the operation unit 66 from the right to the left in FIG.

  The operation unit 66 is provided with a mark 660 having a triangular shape. The interval between the scales indicated by the mark 660 is the operation position of the operation unit 66.

  Specifically, the first operation position 611 is an operation position where the mark 660 indicates the vicinity of the right side of the first scale 681 on the paper surface of FIG. The second operation position 612 is between the first scale 681 and the second scale 682, the third operation position 613 is between the second scale 682 and the third scale 683, and the fourth operation position 614 is The operation position is indicated by a mark 660 between the third scale 683 and the fourth scale 684. Further, the fifth operation position 615 is an operation position where the mark 660 indicates the vicinity of the left side of the fourth scale 684 on the paper surface of FIG.

  The main body 60 is provided with a slide portion 62. The slide portion 62 is an area in which the operation portion 66 moves, and a slide guide 64 is provided in which a convex portion (not shown) protruding from the surface of the operation portion 66 on the main body 60 side is inserted to guide the movement of the operation portion 66. It has been. The slide guide 64 is an opening elongated in the left-right direction of the paper surface of FIG. The operation part 66 has a base part 66a in which an opening 661 is formed at the tip of the convex part. The base 66 a is located in the main body 60.

  When the operation part 66 is operated to the 1st operation position 611, the operation | movement of an air conditioner shall be stopped as an example. That is, the first operation position 611 is a reference operation position. When the operation unit 66 is operated to any one of the second operation position 612 to the fourth operation position 614, for example, the temperature adjustment is performed according to the operation to the second operation position 612 to the fourth operation position 614. The amount of air blown out increases. When the operation unit 66 is operated to the fifth operation position 615, for example, based on a temperature sensor or the like mounted on the vehicle 5, the air conditioner performs an operation suitable for the temperature inside the vehicle 5. The reference operation position is not limited to the first operation position 611 and may be another operation position.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the operation amount of the operation unit 66 depends on the distance between the i-th operation position and the i + 1-th operation position when the operation is performed from the i-th operation position to the i + 1-th operation position. expressed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3B, the distance between the first operation position 611 and the second operation position 612 is the distance between the first operation amount 681 a and the second operation position 612 and the third operation position 613. The distance is the second operation amount 682a, the distance between the third operation position 613 and the fourth operation position 614 is the third operation amount 683a, and the distance between the fourth operation position 614 and the fifth operation position 615. Becomes the fourth operation amount 684a. Therefore, the operation amount is such that the first operation amount 681a <the second operation amount 682a <the third operation amount 683a <the fourth operation amount 684a.

  The switch device 6 includes a switch (not shown) that detects an operation position of the operation unit 66 and outputs a switch signal corresponding to the detected operation position. The electronic device to which the switch device 6 is electrically connected is configured to switch the value set according to the operation position based on the switch signal.

  Here, as an example, when the set value at the (i + 1) th operation position is a (> 0) times at the (i + 2) th operation position, the switch device 6 is changed from the (i + 1) th operation position to the (i + 2) th operation position. By configuring the operation amount up to a times the operation amount from the i-th operation position to the (i + 1) -th operation position, the operator recognizes that the set value easily becomes a times. It becomes possible to do. That is, when the i-th operation position is the reference operation position, by adopting the above-described configuration, the operator starts the operation from the reference operation position, and moves the operation unit to the operation position that has a desired set value. 66 becomes easy to operate. In addition, said example is an example and is not limited to this.

(Configuration of moderation unit 7)
As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the moderation portion 7 includes a moderation piece 7a, a stopper 70, a first valley portion 71 to a fifth valley portion 75, and a first peak portion 76 to A fourth peak portion 79 and a stopper 80 are provided and schematically configured.

  The first trough portion 71 to the fifth trough portion 75 and the first peak portion 76 to the fourth peak portion 79 are alternately formed in the moderation portion 7. Further, a stopper 70 is formed at one end of the portion where the valleys and the peaks are alternately formed, and a stopper 80 is formed at the other end.

  As shown in FIG. 3C, the first valley portion 71 to the fifth valley portion 75 in the present embodiment have substantially the same distance from the back surface 700 of the moderation portion 7 to each lowest point. is there. Further, in the first peak portion 76 to the fourth peak portion 79 in the present embodiment, the distance from the back surface 700 of the moderation portion 7 to each vertex is substantially the same. Therefore, the operator can obtain substantially the same operation feeling in the operation to each operation position.

  The height of the stopper 70 and the stopper 80 is higher than the height of the first peak portion 76 to the fourth peak portion 79.

  The stopper 70 restricts the operation portion 66 from being slid to the right side from the first operation position 611.

  When the moderation piece 7 a is fitted into the first valley portion 71 by the operation of the operation unit 66, the operation unit 66 is held at the first operation position 611.

  When the moderation piece 7 a is fitted in the second valley portion 72 by the operation of the operation unit 66, the operation unit 66 is held at the second operation position 612.

  When the moderation piece 7 a is fitted into the third valley portion 73 by the operation of the operation unit 66, the operation unit 66 is held at the third operation position 613.

  When the moderation piece 7 a is fitted into the fourth valley portion 74 by the operation of the operation unit 66, the operation unit 66 is held at the fourth operation position 614.

  When the moderation piece 7 a is fitted into the fifth valley 75 by the operation of the operation unit 66, the operation unit 66 is held at the fifth operation position 615.

  Since the 1st peak part 76 is located between the 1st trough part 71 and the 2nd trough part 72, the 2nd operation position 612 from the 1st operation position 611 and the 2nd operation An operation feeling associated with the operation from the position 612 to the first operation position 611 is generated.

  Since the 2nd peak part 77 is located between the 2nd trough part 72 and the 3rd trough part 73, from the 2nd operation position 612 to the 3rd operation position 613, and the 3rd operation An operation feeling associated with the operation from the position 613 to the second operation position 612 is generated.

  Since the third peak portion 78 is located between the third valley portion 73 and the fourth valley portion 74, the third operation position 613 to the fourth operation position 614, and the fourth operation. An operation feeling associated with the operation from the position 614 to the third operation position 613 is generated.

  Since the fourth peak portion 79 is located between the fourth valley portion 74 and the fifth valley portion 75, the fourth operation position 614 to the fifth operation position 615 and the fifth operation are performed. An operation feeling associated with the operation from the position 615 to the fourth operation position 614 is generated.

  The stopper 80 restricts the operation portion 66 from being slid to the left from the fifth operation position 615.

  In addition, the height of a trough part and a mountain part may each differ. For example, the operation load changes by increasing the height of the mountain portion as the operation amount increases. The operator can recognize how much the blowout amount increases or decreases from the operation amount and the operation load.

  The moderation piece 7a is a cylinder having a hemispherical tip. The moderation piece 7a is inserted into the opening 661 formed in the base portion 66a of the operation portion 66 together with the elastic member 7b. The moderation piece 7a is configured to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the operation direction.

  The elastic member 7b is, for example, a coil spring in which an elongated metal wire is spirally wound. The elastic member 7b is inserted into the opening 661 and generates a force in a direction in which the moderation piece 7a is pressed against the peak and valley. In addition, the elastic member 7b is not limited to a coil spring, What is necessary is just to produce | generate the force of the direction which presses the moderation piece 7a to a trough part and a peak part.

  Below, operation | movement of the switch apparatus 6 which concerns on this Embodiment is demonstrated.

(Operation)
A case where the operator operates the operation unit 66 from the second operation position 612 to the third operation position 613 will be described.

  The operator slides the operation unit 66 from right to left on the paper surface of FIG.

  The moderation piece 7a comes out of the state where the tip of the moderation piece 7a is fitted in the second valley portion 72 in accordance with the sliding operation of the operation portion 66, and contacts the slope of the second peak portion 77 while contracting the elastic member 7b. Subsequently, after the moderation piece 7 a exceeds the apex of the second peak portion 77, the moderation piece 7 a comes into contact with the slope while receiving the elastic force based on the extension of the elastic member 7 b and fits into the third valley portion 73.

  The operation unit 66 is held at the third operation position 613 by fitting the moderation piece 7 a to the third valley portion 73.

(Effect of the second embodiment)
The switch device 6 according to the present embodiment makes it easy to recognize whether the operation direction is a direction in which the value set in the operation position is increased or decreased, and how much the value changes. It can be made easy to recognize.

  Specifically, in the switch device 6, the amount of air that has been temperature-controlled by the air conditioner is set in accordance with the operation position. The switch device 6 is configured such that the operation amount increases as the blowing amount increases. Therefore, the operator can easily recognize that the amount of blowing increases as the amount of operation increases, and can easily recognize that the amount of blowing decreases as the amount of operation decreases.

  Further, as an example, when the blowout amount at the (i + 1) th operation position is a (> 0) times at the (i + 2) th operation position, the switch device 6 operates from the (i + 1) th operation position to the (i + 2) th operation position. Is configured to be a times the operation amount from the i-th operation position to the i + 1-th operation position, the operator can easily recognize that the blow-out amount is a times.

  In each of the above embodiments, the switch device is configured to be capable of rotating and sliding. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the switch device may be applied to a push button having a plurality of strokes.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the moderation portion is configured using the valley portion and the mountain portion, but is not limited to this, and other known configurations may be used.

  As mentioned above, although some embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is only an example and does not limit the invention which concerns on a claim. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, changes, and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. In addition, not all the combinations of features described in these embodiments are essential to the means for solving the problems of the invention. Furthermore, these embodiments are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lever apparatus, 5 ... Vehicle, 6 ... Switch apparatus, 7 ... Moderation part, 7a ... Moderation piece, 7b ... Elastic member, 10 ... Operation lever, 12 ... End part, 14 ... Rotation operation part, 14a ... Inner circumference, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16 ... Core, 18 ... Moderation part, 18a ... Moderation piece, 18b ... Elastic member, 50 ... Steering cover, 60 ... Main body, 62 ... Slide part, 64 ... Slide guide, 66 ... Operation part, 66a ... Base part, 68 ... Marking Part, 70 ... stopper, 71 to 75 ... first valley part to fifth valley part, 76 to 79 ... first peak part to fourth peak part, 80 ... stopper, 131 to 135 ... first operation Position to fifth operation position, 140 ... marking section, 141 to 144 ... first scale to fourth scale, 145 ... mark, 160 ... opening, 161 ... rotating shaft, 180 ... stopper, 181 to 185 ... first Valley of the first to fifth valleys, 186 to 189. Mountain portion to fourth mountain portion, 190 ... stopper, 611 to 615 ... first operation position to fifth operation position, 660 ... mark, 661 ... opening, 681 to 684 ... first scale to fourth scale , 681a to 684a ... first operation amount to fourth operation amount, 700 ... rear surface

Claims (3)

  A plurality of operation positions, and the (i + 1) th operation amount from the (i + 1) th operation position (i is a positive integer) to the (i + 2) th operation position of the plurality of operation positions is from the ith operation position to the (i + 1) th operation position. A switch device including an operation unit that increases or decreases than an i-th operation amount to an operation position. A trough portion and a crest portion are provided alternately, and a moderation portion that holds the operation portion when a moderation member that moves between the trough portions in association with the operation of the operation portion is located in the trough portion. ,
In the valley, the i + 1th distance between the valleys from the i + 1 operation position to the i + 2 operation position is the ith distance between the valleys from the i operation position to the i + 1 operation position. The switch device according to claim 1, wherein the switch device is increased or decreased.   The switch device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is configured to enable an operation of rotating around a rotation axis.

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