JP2014034361A - Shift position reporting device for shift levers - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately report a shift position of a shift lever by a sound without complication of an arrangement, and readily adapt the arrangement to an existing arrangement.SOLUTION: A shift position reporting device 5 preliminarily stores (learns) a value of an output voltage, which is associated with a shift position of a shift lever 4 (parking position, reverse position, etc.), as a memory value. When inputting the value of the output voltage as a measurement value from a range-finding sensor 16, the shift position reporting device identifies a current shift position using stored memory values of respective shift positions, and permits utterance of reporting voice with which the identified shift position can be identified. The range-finding sensor 16 that measures a distance from the shift lever 4 is included, and the distance from the shift lever 4 is measured in order to identify each shift position, whereby the shift position of the shift lever 4 can be appropriately reported without complication of an arrangement.

Description

  The present invention relates to a shift position notification device that notifies a shift position of a shift lever that is movable in a predetermined direction.

  Conventionally, a configuration has been provided in which the behavior of a vehicle is switched by moving (switching) a shift lever to a plurality of shift positions such as a parking position, a reverse position, a neutral position, and a drive position. In this type of configuration, an operation error (misunderstanding) of the shift lever may cause a behavior that is not assumed by the user. For example, it may be assumed that the shift lever is moved to the drive position even though the shift lever is actually moved to the second position in order to apply the engine brake when going down a hill. Further, for example, it may be assumed that the shift lever is moved to the drive position even though the shift lever is actually moved to the neutral position, and the accelerator is operated (blank). Under such circumstances, a configuration for notifying the shift position of the shift lever by sound is disclosed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 03-28924 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 01-12924

  Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a sensor is provided corresponding to the reverse position and a sound is notified when the shift lever is moved to the reverse position. However, in Patent Document 1, not only is the sound notified when the shift lever is moved to the reverse position, but also when the shift lever is moved to a position other than the reverse position (parking position, neutral position, drive position, etc.). In order to notify the sound, it is necessary to provide a sensor corresponding to each shift position, and there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the configuration becomes complicated.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a configuration for notifying different sounds when the shift lever is moved to each shift position. However, Patent Document 2 has a configuration in which a switch (plate) is provided corresponding to each shift position. Similar to Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the configuration becomes complicated. In addition, it is necessary to provide a switch at the stage where the shift lever is assembled to a case such as the center console, and there is a problem that it cannot be applied to the existing configuration in which the shift lever is assembled to the case (so-called retrofitting).

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to appropriately notify the shift position of the shift lever by sound without complicating the configuration, and to an existing configuration. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shift lever shift position notification device that can be easily applied.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the storage means stores the physical quantity corresponding to each shift position of the shift lever as each stored value. When the distance measuring means measures the distance to the shift lever and acquires the physical quantity according to the measurement result, the shift position specifying means stores the physical quantity acquired by the distance measuring means and each memory stored in the storage means. The shift position of the shift lever is specified based on the value. The notification sound output control means causes the notification sound output means to output a notification sound that can specify the shift position of the shift lever specified by the shift position specification means.

  Thus, unlike the conventional configuration in which a plurality of sensors and switches are provided corresponding to each shift position and each shift position is specified, a distance measuring means for measuring the distance to the shift lever is provided, and between the shift lever By measuring this distance and specifying each shift position, the shift position of the shift lever can be appropriately notified by sound without complicating the configuration. In addition, any part that can measure the distance to the shift lever can be mounted, so it can be easily applied to the existing structure in which the shift lever is assembled (so-called retrofit). )be able to.

Functional block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention The perspective view which shows the aspect with which the vehicle interior was mounted | worn The figure which shows a light emission part and a light-receiving part The figure which shows the relationship between the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor and the distance to the object A side view (a) and a plan view (b) schematically showing an aspect mounted in the passenger compartment The top view which shows typically the some aspect with which the vehicle interior was mounted | worn The figure which shows the relationship between the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor and the distance to the shift lever Flow chart showing output voltage storing process for shift position Flow chart showing shift position specifying process The figure which shows the judgment area of each shift position Fig. 10 equivalent Flowchart showing shift position notification processing Fig. 10 equivalent FIG. 12 equivalent view showing the second embodiment of the present invention FIG. 12 equivalent view showing the third embodiment of the present invention FIG. 12 equivalent diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention FIG. 1 equivalent view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention Equivalent to FIG. Equivalent to FIG. Figure equivalent to FIG. FIG. 1 equivalent view showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention FIG. 5 equivalent view showing the seventh embodiment of the present invention

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment applied to a shift lever disposed on a floor in a vehicle interior will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13. As shown in FIG. 2, a center console 3 is installed between the driver's seat 1 (right-hand drive vehicle) and the passenger seat 2 in the passenger compartment of the automobile. A shift lever 4 for changing the shift position of the automatic transmission is provided upright on the upper surface portion 3 a of the center console 3. The shift position notifying device 5 of the shift lever 4 has a rectangular housing 6, and is located on the vehicle front side (instrument panel (not shown) side) as viewed from the shift lever 4 on the upper surface 3 a of the center console 3. Installed (installed).

  As an aspect with which the shift position alerting | reporting apparatus 5 is mounted | worn with the upper surface part 3a of the center console 3, there exist the aspect adhere | attached with an adhesive tape, the aspect fixed with a screw, etc., for example. The mode of being bonded by the adhesive tape has an advantage that it can be easily attached and detached while having an appropriate adhesive strength. On the other hand, the screwed mode requires an effort to attach and detach, but has an advantage that it can be securely fixed. The user (occupants including the driver) may select which mode to mount the shift position notification device 5 according to the usage pattern of the shift position notification device 5. That is, if there is a high possibility that the shift position notification device 5 will be used in another vehicle (for example, a private vehicle and a vehicle used for work, etc.) Adhere. On the other hand, if there is a low possibility of using the shift position notification device 5 in another vehicle, it is preferable to screw it with priority on reliable fixing.

  The shift lever 4 includes a grip portion 7 that can be gripped by the user, and a shaft portion 8 that supports the grip portion 7, and is movable linearly in the front-rear direction (predetermined direction) of the vehicle (operation). Possible). As shift positions at which the shift lever 4 can move, six positions are set from the front side to the rear side of the vehicle: a parking position, a reverse position, a neutral position, a drive position, a second position, and a low position. The user can move the shift lever 4 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle by holding the grip portion 7 and releasing the movement restriction (lock) by operating the lock release button 4a as necessary. The shift position of the lever 4 can be arbitrarily changed (shift change is possible). Further, on the upper surface portion 3a of the center console 3, character portions 9 and 6 indicating “P”, “R”, “N”, “D”, “2”, “L” corresponding to each shift position are provided. A window portion 10 is provided along the moving direction of the shift lever 4. The window portion 10 corresponding to the shift position where the shift lever 4 is moved is visually distinguished from the other window portions 10.

  The shift position notification device 5 is configured such that a power source (predetermined voltage power) is supplied from the cigarette lighter socket 11 by attaching a power source connection portion 12 to a cigarette lighter socket 11 serving as a vehicle-side power source installed in the passenger compartment of the automobile. It is supplied via the power line 13. That is, the shift position notification device 5 is turned on following the fact that the Acc switch is turned on and power is supplied from the vehicle battery (not shown) to the cigarette lighter socket 11. The shift position notification device 5 may be supplied with power from an Acc (accessory) switch or an IG (ignition) switch.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the shift position notification device 5 includes a first power supply unit (first regulator) 14, a second power supply unit (second regulator) 15, and a distance measuring sensor 16 (corresponding to distance measuring means). ), A microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer) 17, a speaker 18 (corresponding to notification sound output means and guidance sound output means), and a setting switch 19 (corresponding to stored value setting operation means). The first power supply unit 14 steps down the electric power of a predetermined voltage supplied from the cigarette lighter socket 11 via the power supply line 13 to the first constant voltage and supplies it to the distance measuring sensor 16 and the microcomputer 17. The second power supply unit 15 steps down the power of a predetermined voltage supplied from the cigarette lighter socket 11 via the power supply line 13 to a second constant voltage and supplies it to the speaker 18 with a built-in amplifier.

  The distance measuring sensor 16 operates using power of a first constant voltage supplied from the first power supply unit 14 as operating power. As shown in FIG. 3, the distance measuring sensor 16 includes a light emitting unit 20 and a light receiving unit 21, and irradiates infrared rays (light) from the light emitting unit 20 toward an object that is a detection target. The light (reflected light) reflected by is detected by a PSD (Position Sensitive Detector) of the light receiving unit 21, and a voltage signal (output voltage as a physical quantity) corresponding to the distance from the distance measuring sensor 16 to the object is output. FIG. 4 shows the relationship between the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 and the distance from the distance measuring sensor 16 to the object, and shows an example of the waveform of the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16. As can be seen from FIG. 4, in the range where the distance from the distance measuring sensor 16 to the object exceeds a predetermined distance (about 5 [cm] in FIG. 4), the distance from the distance measuring sensor 16 to the object becomes longer. As a result, the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 is lowered. That is, the distance from the distance measuring sensor 16 to the object and the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 have a corresponding relationship. The region (detection region) in which the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 decreases following the increase in the distance from the distance measuring sensor 16 to the object varies depending on the specifications of the distance measuring sensor 16.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the light emitting unit 20 and the light receiving unit 21 of the distance measuring sensor 16 are irradiated from the light emitting unit 20 so as to be on the extension line of the movement locus of the shift lever 4. Since the shift position notification device 5 is mounted so that the optical axis of the infrared light that follows the movement locus of the shift lever 4 and the detection target that irradiates the infrared light is the shift lever 4, the distance measuring sensor 16 is the shift lever 4. A voltage signal corresponding to the distance to is output. That is, when the shift lever 4 is moved by using the detection area of the distance measuring sensor 16, the distance from the distance measuring sensor 16 to the shift lever 4 changes, and the output voltage follows the change in the distance. Therefore, the shift position of the shift lever 4 can be detected by detecting the change in the output voltage.

  When the intensity of the reflected light from the shift lever 4 is weak (the light receiving level has not reached a predetermined level), a reflection member may be attached to the shift lever 4 to increase the reflectance. The light emitting unit 20 and the light receiving unit 21 may be mounted so as to be aligned in the horizontal direction, or the light emitting unit 20 and the light receiving unit 21 may be mounted so as to be aligned in the vertical direction (the same direction as the axial direction of the shaft unit 8). May be. Further, the distance measuring sensor 16 may be any sensor as long as it can measure the distance to the shift lever 4 and output a physical quantity indicating the measured distance to the microcomputer 17, for example, an ultrasonic wave or a radar. The sensor etc. which measure the round-trip time of light, such as, may be sufficient.

  The microcomputer 17 is a controller 22 (corresponding to a shift position specifying means, a notification sound output control means, and a guide sound output control means) that is a microcomputer body that performs various controls, and an A / D converter that inputs a voltage signal from the distance measuring sensor 16. 23, a non-volatile memory 24 for data storage (corresponding to storage means) and a speech synthesizer 25 for synthesizing speech. The controller 22 executes a control program stored in advance to control the overall operation of the shift position notification device 5. When the voltage signal is input from the distance measuring sensor 16, the A / D converter 23 converts the input voltage signal from an analog signal to a digital signal and outputs the converted signal to the controller 22. The non-volatile memory 24 has a storage area capable of storing the relationship between the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 and the shift position of the shift lever 4 in a state where the shift position notification device 5 is mounted. The non-volatile memory 24 has a storage area capable of storing setting information of various flags including a stored value stored flag which will be described later.

  When the voice synthesis unit 25 receives a synthesis command from the controller 22, the voice synthesis unit 25 synthesizes voice according to the inputted synthesis command to generate a voice signal, and outputs the generated voice signal to the speaker 18. The speaker 18 is driven when a voice signal is input from the voice synthesizer 25, and utters a voice corresponding to the voice signal input from the voice synthesizer 25. The speaker 18 is provided on the upper surface portion 6a of the housing 6 so that the spoken voice can be easily heard by the user.

  The setting switch 19 is a switch that can be operated by the user, and outputs an operation detection signal to the controller 22 when a user operation is detected. The setting switch 19 is provided on the upper surface portion 6a of the housing 6 in the same manner as the speaker 18 so as to receive an operation from the user from the upper side. The setting switch 19 is preferably enabled on condition that the user presses and holds the button for a long time (an operation exceeding a predetermined continuous time) in order to prevent a user's erroneous operation. The setting switch 19 may be provided on the side surface of the housing 6.

  Here, the relationship between the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 and the shift position of the shift lever 4 will be described. The movement range of the shift lever 4 (the distance between “P (parking position)” and “L (low position)” which is the shift position at both ends) and the mounting position (shift position) of the shift position notification device 5 with respect to the shift lever 4 The distance from the notification device 5 to “P”, which is the nearest shift position, varies depending on the type of vehicle, the size and shape of the center console 3, and the like. Therefore, the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 differs depending on the movement range of the shift lever 4 and the mounting position of the shift position notification device 5 with respect to the shift lever 4. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the mounting position of the shift position notification device 5 with respect to the shift lever 4 is the same, but the movement range of the shift lever 4 is different (a) and (b). Then, the difference in the output voltage increases as the distance from the distance measuring sensor 16 becomes longer (the shift position goes to “L”) ((a) in FIG. 7 is indicated by a solid line, (b) ) Is indicated by a broken line).

  Further, in the cases (a) and (c) in which the shift lever 4 is mounted on the shift lever 4 at different positions while the shift lever 4 has the same movement range, the shift lever 4 is output regardless of the distance from the distance measuring sensor 16. The voltage difference is substantially constant (in FIG. 7, (a) is indicated by a solid line and (c) is indicated by a one-dot chain line). Thus, even if the shift position of the shift lever 4 is the same, the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 is the movement range of the shift lever 4 and the mounting position of the shift position notification device 5 with respect to the shift lever 4, that is, the type of vehicle. Depends on the size and shape of the center console 3, etc. Under such circumstances, the relationship between the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 and the shift position of the shift lever 4 when the shift position notification device 5 is mounted as described above can be stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 (learnable). It has become.

Next, the operation of the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The controller 22 of the microcomputer 17 performs processing related to the present invention when the shift position notification device 5 is in the power-on state.
(1) Output voltage storing process for shift position (2) Shift position specifying process (3) Shift position notifying process is executed in parallel. Hereinafter, these processes will be sequentially described.

(1) Output Voltage Storage Processing for Shift Position As shown in FIG. 8, when the controller 22 starts output voltage storage processing for the shift position, the controller 22 determines whether a stored value stored flag is set, It is determined whether or not the stored value of the output voltage corresponding to each shift position (each shift position can be specified) is already stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 (step S11). Here, when the controller 22 determines that the stored value of the output voltage corresponding to each shift position has already been stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 (step S11: YES), it determines whether or not the setting switch 19 has been pressed. (Step S12). If the controller 22 determines that the setting switch 19 has been pressed (step S12: YES), the controller 22 outputs a synthesis command to the speech synthesizer 25, and for example, causes the speaker 18 to utter a voice “Please park” (step S13). . The voice uttered in the process of storing the output voltage for the shift position, including the voice “Please park”, is a guide sound for guiding the movement operation to the predetermined shift position.

  On the other hand, when the controller 22 determines that the stored value of the output voltage corresponding to each shift position is not yet stored (not stored) in the nonvolatile memory 24 (NO in step S11), the setting switch 19 is pressed. Without being a condition, a synthesis command is output to the voice synthesis unit 25, and for example, a voice “Please park” is uttered from the speaker 18 (step S13).

  Next, the controller 22 determines again whether or not the setting switch 19 has been pressed after uttering the voice “Please park” from the speaker 18 (step S14). If the setting switch 19 has been pressed, the controller 22 again. If it is determined (step S14: YES), the value of the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 at that time is stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 as the storage value “Vp” of the output voltage of the parking position (step S15). That is, after the user confirms the voice “Please park” spoken from the speaker 18, if the shift lever 4 is not in the parking position, the user moves the shift lever 4 from the parking position to the parking position. If 4 is the parking position, the stored value “Vp” of the output voltage at the parking position can be stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 by maintaining the shift lever 4 at the parking position and pressing the setting switch 19.

  Next, the controller 22 outputs a synthesis command to the voice synthesizer 25, and for example, causes the speaker 18 to utter a voice “Please reverse” (step S16). For example, the controller 22 determines again whether or not the setting switch 19 has been pressed after uttering a voice “Please reverse” from the speaker 18 (step S17), and determines again that the setting switch 19 has been pressed. (Step S17: YES), the value of the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 at that time is stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 as the storage value “Vr” of the output voltage at the reverse position (Step S18). That is, after confirming the voice “Please reverse” uttered from the speaker 18, the user moves the shift lever 4 from the parking position to the reverse position and presses the setting switch 19 to output the reverse position. The stored value “Vr” of the voltage can be stored in the nonvolatile memory 24.

  In the same manner, the controller 22 subsequently utters, for example, “please set to neutral”, “set to drive”, “set to second”, and “set to low” from the speaker 18 in sequence. When it is determined that the setting switch 19 has been pressed each time, the output voltage value of the distance measuring sensor 16 at that time is stored as the output value storage value “Vn” of the neutral position, the output value storage value “Vd” of the drive position, and the second The stored value “V2” of the output voltage at the position and the stored value “Vl” of the output voltage at the low position are sequentially stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 (steps S19 to S30). That is, the user sequentially confirms the voices uttered from the speaker 18, and then sequentially moves the shift lever 4 to the neutral position, the drive position, the second position, and the low position, and depresses the setting switch 19 each time. The stored value “Vn” of the output voltage at the neutral position, the stored value “Vd” of the output voltage at the drive position, the stored value “V2” of the output voltage at the second position, and the stored value “Vl” of the output voltage at the low position are nonvolatile. The data can be sequentially stored in the memory 24.

  Then, the controller 22 sets a stored value stored flag (step S31), and returns to step S11. In this embodiment, the case where the stored value stored flag is set when the stored values of the output voltages of all shift positions are sequentially stored is exemplified. However, for example, the user did not press the setting switch 19. When the stored values of output voltages at some shift positions are stored, but the stored values of output voltages at the remaining shift positions are not stored, the stored value stored flag is not set. A stored value stored flag may be provided for each shift position.

(2) Shift position specifying process As shown in FIG. 9, when starting the shift position specifying process, the controller 22 determines whether or not the value of the output voltage has been input from the distance measuring sensor 16 as a measured value (step S41). ). When the controller 22 determines that the output voltage value is input from the distance measuring sensor 16 as a measured value (step S41: YES), the storage value “Vp” of the output voltage at each shift position stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 is obtained. , “Vr”, “Vn”, “Vd”, “V2”, “Vl”, the shift position of the shift lever 4 is specified (steps S42 to S53), and the process returns to step S41.

  That is, the controller 22 measures the output voltage measurement value input from the distance measuring sensor 16 and the output voltage storage values “Vp”, “Vr”, “Vn”, “Vd”, “V2”, “V2”, “ When the measured value of the output voltage input from the distance measuring sensor 16 is determined to be within the determination region of any shift position, the shift position corresponding to the determination region is specified. .

  More specifically, when the controller 22 determines that the output voltage measurement value input from the distance measuring sensor 16 is within the parking position determination region (step S42: YES), the shift lever 4 is at the parking position. Specify (step S43). Similarly, the controller 22 determines that the measured value of the output voltage input from the distance measuring sensor 16 is within the determination region of any shift position for the reverse position, neutral position, drive position, second position, and low position. Then, the shift position according to the determination area is specified (steps S44 to S53), and the process returns to step S41. In this case, as the method for setting the determination region, the following two methods are exemplified in the present embodiment.

(2-1) Method of using intermediate value of each stored value as boundary of determination area As shown in FIG. 10, the controller 22 sets (Vp + Vr) / 2 as the boundary of the determination area between the parking position and the reverse position. Vr + Vn) / 2 is a boundary between the reverse position and the neutral position, (Vn + Vd) / 2 is a boundary between the neutral position and the drive position, and (Vd + V2) / 2 is the drive position and the second position. The boundary of the determination area is set, and (V2 + Vl) / 2 is set as the boundary of the determination area between the second position and the low position.

In this case, the controller 22
Measurement value of output voltage of distance sensor 16> (Vp + Vr) / 2
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the parking position,
(Vp + Vr) / 2 ≧ measured value of the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16> (Vr + Vn) / 2
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the reverse position,
(Vr + Vn) / 2 ≧ measured value of output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16> (Vn + Vd) / 2
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the neutral position,
(Vn + Vd) / 2 ≧ measured value of the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16> (Vd + V2) / 2
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the drive position,
(Vd + V2) / 2 ≧ measured value of the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16> (V2 + Vl) / 2
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the second position,
If it is determined that (V2 + Vl) / 2 ≧ measured value of the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16, it is specified that the shift lever 4 is in the low position.

(2-2) Method of using a value obtained by multiplying each stored value by a constant (constant) as a determination area As shown in FIG. 11, the controller 22 sets Vp ± Vp × kp% (kp is a predetermined constant) as a parking position. Vr ± Vr × kr% (kr is a predetermined constant) as a reverse position determination region, Vn ± Vn × kn% (kn is a predetermined constant) as a neutral position determination region, and Vd ± Vd Xkd% (kd is a predetermined constant) is a drive position determination area, V2 ± V2 × k2% (k2 is a predetermined constant) is a second position determination area, and Vl ± Vl * kl% (kl is a predetermined area) Constant) is set as the determination region for the low position.

In this case, the controller 22
Vp−Vp × kp% ≦ Measurement value of output voltage of distance measuring sensor ≦ Vp + Vp × kp%
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the parking position,
Vr−Vr × kr% ≦ Measurement value of output voltage of distance measuring sensor ≦ Vr + Vr × kr%
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the reverse position,
Vn−Vn × kn% ≦ Measurement value of output voltage of distance measuring sensor ≦ Vn + Vn × kn%
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the neutral position,
Vd−Vd × kd% ≦ Measured value of output voltage of distance measuring sensor 16 ≦ Vd + Vd × kd%
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the drive position,
V2−V2 × k2% ≦ Measurement value of output voltage of distance measuring sensor ≦ V2 + V2 × k2%
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the second position,
Vl−Vl × kl% ≦ Measured value of output voltage of distance measuring sensor ≦ Vl + Vl × kl%
If it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the low position, it is determined.

(3) Shift position notification process As shown in FIG. 12, when starting the shift position notification process, the controller 22 determines whether or not the shift lever 4 is in the parking position (step S61). If the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 is at the parking position (step S61: YES), whether or not the measured value of the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 has changed from the parking position determination area to a determination area other than the parking position. It is determined whether or not the shift lever 4 has changed from the parking position (step S62). When the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 has changed from the parking position (step S62: YES), the controller 22 outputs a synthesis command to the voice synthesizer 25 and starts to utter the notification voice corresponding to the changed shift position ( Step S63). At this time, the controller 22 maintains the output level of the speaker 18 at a predetermined level (other than zero), thereby allowing the user to listen to the notification sound.

  Next, the controller 22 continues to determine whether or not the shift position of the shift lever 4 has changed after starting the utterance of the notification voice (step S64), and determines whether or not the utterance of the notification voice has ended. Determination is made (step S65). If the controller 22 determines that the shift position of the shift lever 4 has changed before determining that the utterance of the notification voice has ended (step S64: YES), the controller 22 interrupts the utterance of the notification voice during the utterance. Then (step S66), the process returns to the above-described step S63, and the utterance of the notification voice corresponding to the shift position after the change is started. On the other hand, before determining that the shift position of the shift lever 4 has changed, the controller 22 determines that the utterance of the notification voice has ended (step S65: YES), and returns to step S61.

  More specifically, when the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 has been moved to the reverse position, for example, the controller 22 starts uttering a notification sound “reverse, lowering”, and the shift lever 4 is moved to the neutral position. For example, when the shift lever 4 is determined to have been moved to the drive position, for example, the utterance of the notification voice “drive, go forward” is started and the shift is started. When it is determined that the lever 4 has been moved to the second position, for example, the utterance of the notification sound “second, proceed forward” is started, and when it is determined that the shift lever 4 has been moved to the low position, for example, “low, proceed forward”. The utterance of the notification voice “Masu” is started. The voice uttered in the shift position notification process including the voice “reverse, descending backward” is a notification sound that can specify the shift position.

  In this case, for example, when the user sequentially moves the shift lever 4 from the parking position to the drive position via the reverse position and the neutral position, the shift lever 4 moves relatively quickly (this is a quick operation), and the speech If the operation of moving the shift lever 4 to the next shift position is performed before the utterance of the informing voice is terminated, the utterance of the informing voice is interrupted, for example, “reverse, backward”, “newt”, A notification voice that was interrupted in the middle of “drive, go ahead” is uttered. On the other hand, when the movement of the shift lever 4 is relatively slow (slow operation), and the operation of moving the shift lever 4 to the next shift position after the utterance of the informing voice is finished, The notification voice that can specify the next shift position is not uttered.

  When the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 has changed from the parking position to another shift position as described above, the controller 22 is not limited to uttering a notification sound for notifying the shift position after the change. When it is determined that is a parking position, for example, a notification voice “parking, parking” may be uttered. That is, when the shift lever 4 is in the parking position immediately after the user gets on or when the user moves the shift lever 4 to the parking position in order to get off, for example, “parking, parking”. Utters the notification voice. In addition, the user may be able to select a male voice, a female voice, a chime, a buzzer, etc. as the notification voice to be uttered.

  Also, in the shift position determination regions shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the voltage range in which the shift position can be determined becomes narrower as the shift position moves to the drive position, the second position, and the low position. Therefore, in order to secure a sufficient shift position determination area, it is determined that the drive position is the drive position (the shift position of the vehicle in the same section) when moving to the second position or the low position as shown in FIG. May be. In this case, when the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 has been moved from the neutral position to the drive position, the controller 22 starts to utter an informing voice “drive, go forward”. Thereafter, the shift lever 4 moves to the drive position. Since the measured value of the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 is within the drive region determination area, the notification voice is uttered even if it is determined that the position has moved from the second position to the second position or from the second position to the low position. Do not start. Similarly, even if the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 has moved from the low position to the second position or moved from the second position to the drive position, the measured value of the output voltage of the distance measuring sensor 16 is the drive value. Since it is within the position determination area, the utterance of the notification voice is not started. Note that if the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 has been moved from the drive position to the neutral position, the controller 22 starts to utter the notification voice “neutral”.

  By configuring in this way, the shift position can be specified while enhancing the resistance to disturbances such as noise and vibration (intensifying). In the present embodiment, the method of setting the intermediate value of each stored value as the boundary of the determination region has been described as determining the drive position when moving to the second position or the low position. Similarly, a method of using a value multiplied by a constant (constant) as the determination region may be determined as the drive position when moving to the second position or the low position.

Further, in order to cope with the temperature characteristics of the distance measuring sensor 16, aging, displacement of the mounting position due to vibration, etc., the stored value of each shift position stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 is automatically corrected. Also good. For example, when it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the parking position,
Vp (n) = Wp * Vp (n-1) + (1-Wp)
× (Current output voltage value of the distance measuring sensor 16)
Wp: Weight coefficient (0 <Wp <1)
Vp (n-1): Previously stored value Vp (n): The stored value “Vp” of the parking position may be corrected according to the formula for calculating the current stored value.

For example, at the timing when it is determined that the shift lever 4 is in the reverse position,
Vr (n) = Wr * Vr (n-1) + (1-Wr)
× (Current output voltage value of the distance measuring sensor 16)
Wr: Weight coefficient (0 <Wp <1)
Vr (n−1): Previously stored value Vr (n): The stored value “Vr” at the reverse position may be corrected according to the formula for calculating the current stored value.

Similarly, the stored value “Vn” of the neutral position, the stored value “Vd” of the drive position, the stored value “V2” of the second position, and the stored value “Vl” of the low position may be corrected.
As described above, according to the first embodiment, the value of the output voltage corresponding to each shift position of the shift lever 4 is stored (learned) in advance as a stored value, and the output voltage is output from the distance measuring sensor 16. When a value is input as a measured value, the current shift position is identified using the stored value of each shift position, and a notification voice that can identify the identified shift position is uttered. Thus, unlike the conventional configuration in which a plurality of sensors and switches are provided corresponding to each shift position and each shift position is specified, a distance measuring sensor 16 that measures the distance to the shift lever 4 is provided, and the shift lever 4 By measuring the distance between the shift lever 4 and the shift position, the shift position of the shift lever 4 can be appropriately notified without complicating the configuration. Further, any part can be used as long as the distance to the shift lever 4 can be measured, so that the present invention is appropriately applied to an existing configuration in which the shift lever 4 is assembled (so-called Can be retrofitted).

  Further, since the output voltage value corresponding to each shift position of the shift lever 4 is stored as a stored value, a voice for guiding (navigating) the movement of the shift lever 4 is uttered. The user can move the shift lever 4 in accordance with the voice that guides the movement of the user, and the operability can be improved.

  Further, when determining the shift position of the shift lever 4, it is determined that the shift position is moved to the drive position even when the shift position determination area is moved to a narrow second position or low position. The shift position can be specified after improving the resistance to disturbance.

  Further, only when the user moves the shift lever 4 from the parking position, the notification voice capable of specifying the changed shift position is uttered, so that the user has moved the shift lever 4 from the parking position. Can be appropriately alerted to the user. That is, when the user moves the shift lever 4 from any shift position for all the shift positions, if the notification voice that can specify the changed shift position is uttered uniformly, Although there is a possibility that the user may habitually manipulate the shift lever 4 habitually, only when the user moves the shift lever 4 from the parking position, the user can speak the notification voice that can specify the shift position after the change. It is possible to appropriately alert the user that 4 has been moved from the parking position. In particular, when the user moves the shift lever 4 from the parking position, there is a high possibility that the vehicle will move forward or backward (start moving) from the parking state, and appropriate attention can be given to the vehicle starting to move.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same part as above-mentioned 1st Embodiment, and a different part is demonstrated. In the shift position notification process, the first embodiment is configured to start the utterance of the notification sound corresponding to the shift position after the change only when the shift lever 4 is changed from the parking position. The configuration is such that the notification mode of the utterance of the notification voice corresponding to the shift position after the change is different between when the shift lever 4 is changed from the parking position and when the shift lever 4 is changed from other than the parking position (for example, the reverse position). .

  When starting the shift position notification process, the controller 22 determines whether the shift lever 4 is in the parking position or other than the parking position (steps S71 and S72). When the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 is at the parking position (step S71: YES), the controller 22 executes steps S73 to S77 equivalent to steps S62 to S66 described in the first embodiment. That is, when the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 has changed from the parking position (step S73: YES), the controller 22 starts to utter an informing voice corresponding to the changed shift position (step S74). In this case, the controller 22 starts uttering the notification voice in the first notification mode.

  On the other hand, when the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 is located at a position other than the parking position (step S72: YES), in this case as well, steps S78 to S82 equivalent to steps S62 to S66 described in the first embodiment are executed. To do. That is, if the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 has changed from a position other than the parking position (step S79: YES), the controller 22 starts to utter an informing voice corresponding to the changed shift position (step S80). In this case, the controller 22 starts the utterance of the notification voice in a second notification mode different from the first notification mode.

  In this case, a 1st alerting | reporting aspect is an alerting | reporting aspect which encourages a user's alerting rather than a 2nd alerting | reporting aspect. That is, when the shift lever 4 changes from the parking position to another shift position, there is a high possibility that the vehicle moves forward or backward (starts moving) from the parking state, so that the shift lever 4 can be alerted reliably. The utterance is made more conspicuous by changing the sound quality or changing the sound quality than when the parking position is changed to another shift position.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, when the user moves the shift lever 4 from the parking position to another shift position, the user moves the shift lever 4 from a position other than the parking position to another shift position. The notification voice capable of specifying the shift position after the change is uttered in a notification mode different from the case of moving. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately alert the user that the user has moved the shift lever 4 from the parking position.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same part as above-mentioned 2nd Embodiment, and a different part is demonstrated. Although 2nd Embodiment is a structure which performs the speech of the alerting | reporting voice | voice corresponding to the shift position after a change by the case where the shift lever 4 changes from the parking position and the case where it changes from other than a parking position in a different alerting | reporting aspect, In the third embodiment, the notification voice corresponding to the shift position after the change is uttered in the same notification mode even when the shift lever 4 is changed from any shift position.

  The controller 22 determines whether or not the shift position of the shift lever 4 has changed (step S91). If the controller 22 determines that the shift position of the shift lever 4 has changed (step S91: YES), the controller 22 will be described in the first embodiment. Steps S92 to S95 equivalent to steps S63 to S66 are executed.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, even when the user moves the shift lever 4 from any shift position, a notification voice that can specify the shift position after the change is uttered. I did it. Thereby, even if it is a case where a user moves the shift lever 4 from which shift position, a user can be made to grasp | ascertain that the user moved the shift lever 4. FIG.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same part as above-mentioned 1st Embodiment, and a different part is demonstrated. In the shift position notification process, the first embodiment is configured to start uttering a notification voice corresponding to the shift position after the change when it is determined that the shift lever 4 has changed from the parking position. The configuration is such that after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when it is determined that the shift lever 4 has changed from the parking position, the informing voice corresponding to the changed shift position is started.

  When starting the shift position notification process, the controller 22 determines that the shift lever 4 is in the parking position (step S101: YES), and determines that the shift lever 4 has changed from the parking position (step S102: YES). Is started (step S103), it is determined whether or not the timer has ended (step S104), and it is determined whether or not the shift position of the shift lever 4 has changed (step S104). Step S105).

  If the controller 22 determines that the counting of the predetermined time by the timer has ended before determining that the shift position of the shift lever 4 has changed (step S104: YES), step S63 described in the first embodiment is performed. Steps S106 to S109 equivalent to S66 are executed. On the other hand, if the controller 22 determines that the shift position of the shift lever 4 has changed before the timer finishes counting the predetermined time (step S105: YES), the controller 22 returns to step S103 and counts the predetermined time by the timer. Is restarted, and it is determined again whether or not the timer has finished counting a predetermined time, and whether or not the shift position of the shift lever 4 has changed is determined again.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when it is determined that the shift lever 4 has changed from the parking position, the notification voice that can specify the changed shift position is uttered. I started. Thereby, by setting a time longer than a time that can be assumed that the user completes the operation of the shift lever 4 as the predetermined time, only the notification sound that can identify the shift position finally moved by the user is uttered. be able to. That is, for example, when the user sequentially moves the shift lever 4 from the parking position to the drive position via the reverse position and the neutral position, the reverse position or the neutral position, which is the shift position that passes, can be specified as “reverse, backward. It is possible to make only the notification voice “drive, go forward” that can specify the final shift position, is not spoken, and the notification voice “down” or “neutral” is not spoken.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same part as above-mentioned 1st Embodiment, and a different part is demonstrated. In the first embodiment, the user cannot select whether or not to start the utterance of the notification voice corresponding to the changed shift position. In the fifth embodiment, however, the shift position after the change is not changed. In this configuration, the user can select whether or not to start the corresponding notification voice.

  In this case, the position notification device 31 includes a skip switch 32 (corresponding to non-notification setting operation means) that can be operated by the user in addition to the setting switch 19 described in the first embodiment. When the skip switch 32 detects a user operation, the skip switch 32 outputs an operation detection signal to the controller 33. The skip switch 32 is also provided on the upper surface portion 6a of the housing 6 so as to receive an operation from the user from the upper side. Note that it is desirable that the skip switch 32 is made effective when the user presses and holds it for a long time (an operation exceeding a predetermined continuous time) in order to prevent an erroneous operation by the user. The skip switch 32 may also be provided on the side surface of the housing 6. The non-volatile memory 24 has a parking position notification permission flag, a reverse position notification permission flag, a neutral position notification permission flag, a drive position notification permission flag, a second position notification as shift position notification permission flags corresponding to each shift position described later. It has a storage area that can store a permission flag and a low position notification permission flag.

  The controller 33 starts storing the output voltage for the shift position, determines that the stored value of the output voltage corresponding to each shift position has already been stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 (step S111: YES), and sets the switch. If it is determined that 19 is pressed (step S112: YES), for example, after a voice “Please park” is uttered from the speaker 18 (step S113), it is determined again whether the setting switch 19 is pressed. (Step S114), it is determined whether or not the skip switch 32 has been pressed (Step S115).

  When the controller 33 determines again that the setting switch 19 has been pressed (step S114: YES), it sets a parking position notification permission flag (step 116), and determines the output voltage value of the distance measuring sensor 16 at that time as the parking position. The storage value “Vp” of the output voltage is stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 (step S117). On the other hand, if the controller 33 determines that the skip switch 32 has been pressed (step S115: YES), the controller 33 cancels the parking position notification permission flag (step S118), and determines the output voltage value of the distance measuring sensor 16 at that time as the parking position. Is stored in the nonvolatile memory 24 as the stored value “Vp” of the output voltage (step S117).

  That is, after confirming the voice “Please park” spoken from the speaker 18, the user presses the setting switch 19 to set the parking position notification permission flag, and then sets the parking position output voltage. The stored value “Vp” can be stored in the nonvolatile memory 24. On the other hand, the user can store the stored value “Vp” of the output voltage of the parking position in the nonvolatile memory 24 by releasing the parking position notification permission flag by pressing the skip switch 32. Thereafter, the controller 33 similarly sets or cancels the reverse position notification permission flag, neutral position notification permission flag, drive position notification permission flag, second position notification permission flag, and low position notification permission flag, and stores the stored value. A flag is set (steps S119 to S149).

  The controller 33 starts the shift position notification process, determines that the shift lever 4 is at the parking position (step S151: YES), and determines that the shift lever 4 has changed from the parking position (step S152: YES). It is determined whether or not a shift position notification permission flag corresponding to the shift position after the change is set (step S153). If the controller 33 determines that the shift position notification permission flag corresponding to the shift position after the change is set (the non-notification setting operation by the user is not accepted) (step S153: YES), the first embodiment Steps S154 to S157 equivalent to Steps S63 to S66 described in the above are executed. On the other hand, if the controller 33 determines that the shift position notification permission flag corresponding to the shift position after the change is not set (the non-notification setting operation by the user is accepted) (step S153: NO), the composition command is issued. Output to the speech synthesizer 25 and start utterance of the notification sound corresponding to the shift position after the change. By changing the output level of the speaker 18 from a predetermined level (other than zero) to zero, the notification sound is sent to the user. It is made not to listen (step S158). That is, the controller 33 starts uttering the notification sound corresponding to the shifted shift position regardless of whether or not the shift position notification permission flag is set, but if the shift position notification permission flag is not set, By changing the output level of the speaker 18 to zero, the shift position after the change is not notified (dummy reproduction is performed). If the shift position notification permission flag is not set, the speaker 18 may not be driven.

  Specifically, for example, when the user sequentially moves the shift lever 4 from the parking position to the drive position via the reverse position and the neutral position, the reverse position notification permission flag and the neutral position notification permission flag are cancelled. If the drive position notification permission flag is set, when the shift lever 4 is moved to the reverse position, the utterance of the notification voice “reverse, lowering” is not started, and the shift lever 4 is set to the neutral position. Even when it is moved, the utterance of the notification voice “Neutral” is not started, and when the shift lever 4 is moved to the drive position, the utterance of the notification voice “drive, go forward” is started.

  As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, when the user presses the setting switch 19, the shift position notification permission flag is set, and when the user presses the skip switch 32, the shift position notification permission is set. On the condition that the flag is canceled and the shift position notification permission flag is set, a notification voice capable of specifying the shift position is uttered. Thereby, the user can select whether or not to utter an informing voice capable of specifying the shift position.

(Sixth embodiment)
Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same part as above-mentioned 1st Embodiment, and a different part is demonstrated. The first embodiment has a configuration in which the distance measurement sensor 16 is provided integrally with the shift position notification device 5 (incorporated in the housing 6). However, in the sixth embodiment, the distance measurement sensor notifies the position. It is the structure provided separately from the apparatus.

  That is, the distance measuring sensor 41 is provided separately from the position notification device 42. A power line (not shown) and a signal line (not shown) are connected between the distance measuring sensor 41 and the position notification device 42. The distance measuring sensor 41 operates using the power of the first constant voltage supplied from the first power supply unit 14 of the position notification device 42 via the power line as the operating power, and the distance sensor 41 has a distance from the shift lever 4 to itself. The corresponding voltage signal is output to the A / D converter 23 of the position notification device 42 via the signal line. The position notification device 42 can be made smaller in size than the position notification device 5 described in the first embodiment because the distance measurement sensor 41 is not incorporated.

  According to the sixth embodiment, even if the space for mounting the position notification device 42 is not secured in the vicinity of the shift lever 4, if the space for mounting only the distance measuring sensor 41 is secured, the measurement is performed. By mounting the distance sensor 41 in the vicinity of the shift lever 4, the shift position of the shift lever 4 can be appropriately notified without complicating the configuration.

(Seventh embodiment)
Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same part as above-mentioned 1st Embodiment, and a different part is demonstrated. The first embodiment is configured such that the shift position notification device 5 is provided on the upper surface portion 3a of the center console 3 and is mounted on the vehicle front side of the shift lever 4, but the seventh embodiment is provided with a shift position notification. The device 5 is configured to be mounted on the vehicle rear side of the shift lever 4 on the upper surface portion 51 a of the center console 51. Also in this case, as a mode in which the shift position notification device 5 is mounted on the upper surface portion 51a of the center console 51, for example, any mode such as a mode of being bonded with an adhesive tape or a mode of being screwed may be used.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
Some of the plurality of embodiments may be combined.
Not only the configuration applied to the shift lever arranged on the floor in the passenger compartment, but also the configuration applied to the shift lever arranged on the instrument panel and the shift lever arranged on the steering column The configuration may be applied. In that case, as described in the sixth embodiment, the distance measurement sensor is provided separately from the position notification device, so that the distance measurement can be performed even if a sufficient space for mounting the position notification device is not secured. If a space for mounting only the sensor is secured, the distance measuring sensor may be mounted near the shift lever. In addition, when applied to a shift lever arranged on the floor in the passenger compartment, the position notification device does not need to be attached to the center console, and if it is a part that can measure the distance to the shift lever, It may be attached to any part.

The configuration may be such that the speaker is provided separately from the position notification device, or the distance measurement sensor and the speaker may be provided separately from the position notification device.
When the shift lever is moved, not only the configuration that utters the notification sound corresponding to the shift position after the change, but also the notification sound corresponding to the shift position immediately after the position notification device is turned on can be uttered. good. If comprised in this way, a user can be made to auditorily grasp the present shift position immediately after a user gets on. It may be possible to select whether or not to make a notification voice corresponding to the shift position immediately after the position notification device is turned on.

The position notification device is not limited to the configuration in which the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the distance measuring sensor are on the extension line of the shift locus of the shift lever, and the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the distance measuring sensor are For example, the light emitted from the light emitting unit of the distance measuring sensor may be reflected at the shift lever after being reflected by the reflecting member or the like.
A rotary encoder is used as the distance measuring means, and one end side of the cord (string) is fixed to the shift lever and the other end side is fixed to the encoder disk, and the encoder disk follows the change of the shift position of the shift lever. The shift position may be specified by utilizing the fact that the rotation angle changes.

  In the fifth embodiment, when the skip switch is pressed during the utterance of the notification sound capable of specifying the shift position, the shift position notification permission flag corresponding to the shift position is canceled, and the shift is performed thereafter. You may make it not utter the alerting | reporting sound which can pinpoint a position. Further, when the skip switch is pressed before a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the shift lever is moved to the shift position where the shift position notification permission flag is released, the shift position notification permission flag corresponding to the shift position After that, a notification voice that can specify the shift position may be uttered. If comprised in this way, it can be selected by simple operation whether the notification audio | voice which can specify a shift position is uttered.

  In the drawings, 4 is a shift lever, 5 is a shift lever shift position notification device, 6 is a distance measuring sensor (ranging means), 18 is a speaker (notification sound output means, guidance sound output means), and 19 is a setting switch (memory). (Value setting operation means), 22 is a controller (shift position specifying means, notification sound output control means, guidance sound output control means), 24 is a non-volatile memory (storage means), and 32 is a skip switch (non-notification setting operation means). is there.

Claims (8)

In the shift position notifying device for notifying the shift position of the shift lever (4) movable in a predetermined direction,
A distance measuring means (16) for measuring a distance to the shift lever (4) and acquiring a physical quantity corresponding to the measurement result;
Storage means (24) for storing a physical quantity corresponding to each shift position of the shift lever (4) as each stored value;
Shift position specifying means (22) for specifying the shift position of the shift lever (4) based on the physical quantity acquired by the distance measuring means (16) and each stored value stored in the storage means (24) When,
Notification sound output control means (22) for outputting a notification sound capable of specifying the shift position of the shift lever (4) specified by the shift position specifying means (22) from the notification sound output means (18). A shift position notifying device for a shift lever. In the shift lever shift position notification device according to claim 1,
The storage means (24) stores the physical quantity acquired by the distance measuring means (16) when the shift lever (4) is moved to a predetermined shift position as a stored value corresponding to the predetermined shift position. A shift position notifying device for a shift lever. The shift lever shift position notifying device according to claim 2, wherein a guide sound output control means for outputting a guide sound for guiding a shift operation of the shift lever (4) to a predetermined shift position from the guide sound output means (18). (22)
Storage value setting operation means (19) for accepting a stored value setting operation as to whether or not to store a stored value of each shift position by the user in the storage means (24),
In the storage means (24), the shift lever (4) is moved to a predetermined shift position in response to the guide sound being output from the guide sound output means (18) by the guide sound output control means (22). The distance measuring means (16) when the shift lever (4) is moved to a predetermined shift position when the stored value setting operation by the user is accepted by the stored value setting operation means (19). The shift position notifying device for a shift lever, which stores the physical quantity acquired by the above as a stored value corresponding to a predetermined shift position. In the shift lever shift position notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A non-notification setting operation means (32) for accepting a non-notification setting operation for prohibiting output from the notification sound output means (18) of the notification sound at each shift position by a user;
The notification sound output control means (22) is configured such that the shift position of the shift lever (4) specified by the shift position specification means (22) indicates that the non-notification setting operation by the user is the non-notification setting operation means (32). When the shift position is not received by the control lever, the notification sound that can specify the shift position is output from the notification sound output means (18), and the shift lever specified by the shift position specification means (22) When the shift position in (4) is a shift position in which a non-notification setting operation by a user is accepted by the non-notification setting operation means (32), a notification sound that can specify the shift position is used as the notification sound. A shift position notifying device for a shift lever, wherein the output means (18) does not output the shift lever. In the shift lever shift position notifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The shift position specifying means (22) calculates a determination area of each shift position based on each stored value stored in the storage means (24), and the physical quantity acquired by the distance measuring means (16) is calculated. A shift position notifying device for a shift lever, wherein the shift position of the shift lever (4) is specified by determining whether or not it is within the calculated determination region. In the shift lever shift position notification device according to claim 5,
The shift position specifying means (22), for a shift position where the calculated width of the determination area is less than a predetermined value, the width of the determination area is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, and the behavior of the vehicle is equivalent to the shift position of the same section A shift position notifying device for a shift lever, wherein the shift position of the shift lever (4) is specified as follows. In the shift lever shift position notification device according to claim 6,
The shift position specifying means (22) has a determination area width greater than or equal to a predetermined value for a shift position where the behavior of the vehicle in which the calculated determination area width is less than a predetermined value is classified as forward, and the vehicle A shift position notifying device for a shift lever, wherein the shift position of the shift lever (4) is identified as being equivalent to another shift position where the behavior is classified as forward. In the shift lever shift position notifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The distance measuring means (16) measures the distance to the shift lever (4) by irradiating light toward the shift lever (4), and reports the shift position of the shift lever. apparatus.

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