JP2014100922A - Shift lever device and method for manufacturing shift lever device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shift lever device that suppresses light leak from a portion not expected to emit light, and a method for manufacturing the same.SOLUTION: A shift lever device includes: a shift lever; an indicator panel having an operation groove through which a middle part of the shift lever penetrates and a display region for displaying shift information; support means for supporting the indicator panel on a vehicle body side; and a light source for emitting light toward the indicator panel from the inner side thereof. Further, the indicator panel includes: a transmission portion for transmitting the light from the light source to the display region; a light blocking portion for blocking light from the light source; and an attenuation portion for attenuating at least a part of light from the light source traveling in directions other than toward the transmission portion.

Description

  The present invention relates to a shift lever device mounted on an automobile and a method for manufacturing the shift lever device.

  In Patent Document 1 below, a light guide material such as a transparent glass or a transparent resin is used as a lower member of the indicator plate in order to allow light to wrap around the side surface of the passenger seat in the operation groove far from the light bulb. It is described that a light plate is arranged. A dial plate made of transparent glass, transparent resin, or the like is used as the upper member of the indicator plate, and the dial plate is light-shielded with a paint except for the position indicator portion.

JP 7-317889 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, for example, light leaks from a gap between a diffusion surface provided on the end surface of the light guide plate and a dial plate covered with a paint in contact with the diffusion surface, and light emission is not scheduled. There is a risk that light will be emitted at the location.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the manufacturing method of the shift lever apparatus which suppresses the leakage of the light from the location where light emission is not planned, and a shift lever apparatus.

  The present invention has the following features.

  First feature: A shift lever pivotally supported on the vehicle body side and capable of selecting a shift position, and an operation groove through which an intermediate portion of the shift lever penetrates are formed, and a display area for displaying shift information is provided. An indicator panel, a support unit that supports the indicator panel on a vehicle body side, and a light source that is included in the indicator panel and the support unit and that emits light toward the indicator panel from the inside of the indicator panel. In the shift lever device, the indicator panel includes a transmission unit that transmits light from the light source to the display region, a light-blocking unit that blocks light from the light source, and the light source that travels to a direction other than the transmission unit. And an attenuating part for attenuating at least part of the light.

  2nd characteristic; In the said shift lever apparatus, the said permeation | transmission part and the said light-shielding part are provided in the outer surface of the said indicator panel, the said attenuation | damping part is provided in the back surface and / or side surface of the said indicator panel, others A rough surface portion having a rougher surface roughness than the portion or an uneven surface portion having a plurality of minute unevenness.

  3rd characteristic; In the said shift lever apparatus, the said support means and the said indicator panel have the overlap part which mutually overlaps, or the fitting part which mutually fits, The said attenuation part is the said overlap part or the said fitting It is provided near the joint.

  4th characteristic; In the said shift lever apparatus, the said indicator panel has a permeable member, the said light-shielding part is a light-shielding coating material or a light-shielding film, and except the said transmissive part among the outer surfaces of the said permeable member The attenuation portion is provided on the back surface and / or side surface of the transmissive member that is not covered with the light-shielding paint or the light-shielding film except for the transmissive portion, and has a surface roughness greater than that of other portions. A rough surface portion having a rough surface or an uneven surface portion having a plurality of minute unevenness.

  Fifth feature: a shift lever pivotally supported on the vehicle body side and capable of selecting a shift position, and an operation groove through which an intermediate portion of the shift lever penetrates are formed, and a display area for displaying shift information is provided. An indicator panel, a support unit that supports the indicator panel on a vehicle body side, and a light source that is included in the indicator panel and the support unit and that emits light toward the indicator panel from the inside of the indicator panel. In the manufacturing method of the shift lever device, a light-shielding paint or a light-shielding film is applied to a portion of the outer surface of the indicator panel made of a transmissive member, excluding a transmissive portion that transmits light from the light source to the display area. And the indicator not covered with the light-shielding paint or light-shielding film excluding the transmitting portion On the back or side of the panel, and a step of forming an uneven surface portion surface roughness with a rough rough surface or a plurality of minute irregularities than the other sites.

  According to the first feature, since the light of the light source that is directed to the part other than the transmission part can be attenuated, for example, light can be prevented from leaking to the outside through a gap between the indicator panel and the support means, and shift. It is possible to prevent a portion of the lever device that is not scheduled to emit light from emitting light and giving the user a sense of incongruity. Therefore, the appearance of the shift lever device can be improved.

  According to the second feature, the attenuation portion is a rough surface portion or an uneven surface portion that irregularly reflects and scatters the light that passes and reflects, so that, for example, the amount of light traveling toward the gap between the indicator panel and the support means is reduced. And light leakage from the gap can be suppressed.

  According to the third feature, since the attenuation part is provided in the vicinity of the overlap part or the fitting part, it is possible to attenuate the light traveling from the light source toward the overlap part or the vicinity of the fitting part, and from the shift lever device to the outside. It is possible to prevent light from leaking from a location where no light emission is scheduled.

  According to the fourth feature, the light-shielding paint or the light-shielding film is provided on the outer surface of the transmissive member, and the indicator panel is formed by providing the back surface and the side surface of the (back surface), thereby reducing the number of parts. Can reduce costs.

  According to the fifth feature, since the light of the light source that is directed to other than the transmission part can be attenuated, for example, light can be prevented from leaking to the outside through a gap between the indicator panel and the support means, and shift. It is possible to prevent a portion of the lever device that is not scheduled to emit light from emitting light and giving the user a sense of incongruity. Therefore, the appearance of the shift lever device can be improved.

It is an external view of the shift lever device of an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 2. It is a back perspective view of the indicator panel shown in FIG.

  The shift lever device and the method for manufacturing the shift lever device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, with preferred embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a shift lever device 10 according to an embodiment. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, the front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions will be described with reference to the arrow direction shown in FIG.

  The shift lever device 10 is slidable in the front-rear direction, and is formed with a shift lever 12 that enables selection of a shift position, and an operation groove 14 through which an intermediate portion of the shift lever 12 passes, and P, R, N, D, It has an indicator panel 18 having a plurality of display areas 16 for displaying shift information such as S, and support means 20 for supporting the indicator panel 18 on the vehicle body side of a four-wheeled vehicle or the like.

  The shift lever 12 is pivotally supported by the support means 20 so as to be shifted along the operation groove 14. The display area 16 is arranged at a position corresponding to each shift position of the shift lever 12 and displays shift information corresponding to each shift position of the shift lever 12. In the present embodiment, the display area 16 has shapes of P, R, N, D, and S.

  A well-known slide cover 22 that covers the operation groove 14 is disposed below the indicator panel 18. The slide cover 22 slides in the front-rear direction in conjunction with the operation of the shift lever 12 and covers the operation groove 14 when the shift lever 12 is operated to any shift position. This prevents dust and dust from entering the shift lever device 10.

  2 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. The shift lever device 10 includes a light source (for example, a halogen lamp, an LED, etc.) 30 that is enclosed by the indicator panel 18 and the support means 20 and that emits light from the inside of the indicator panel 18 toward the indicator panel 18. The light source 30 is provided on the left side of the shift lever 12, that is, on the side where the display area 16 is formed. The shapes of the indicator panel 18 and the support means 20 are symmetrical with respect to the center of the operation groove 14.

  The indicator panel 18 is formed on the outer surface and side surface of the transmissive member 34 other than the region where the transmissive member 36 is provided, the transmissive portion 36 provided on the outer surface of the transmissive member 34, and the region where the transmissive portion 36 is provided. The light-shielding portion 38 is provided, and the attenuation portion 40 is provided on the back and side surfaces of the transmissive member 34.

  The transmission part 36 transmits the light from the light source 30 that has passed through the transmissive member 34 to the display region 16, and the light shielding part 38 is, in principle, the light from the light source 30 that has passed through the transmissive member 34. The light traveling in the direction other than the portion 36 is shielded. The transmissive portion 36 has the same shape as the P, R, N, D, and S display areas 16 and is disposed at the position of the display area 16.

  The transmission part 36 is constituted by a transmission film, and the light shielding part 38 is constituted by a light shielding film. The transmission film and the light shielding film are formed by a single film 42, and the indicator panel 18 is formed by film insert molding. The light shielding film is given a predetermined color such as black, and the transmission film is given a color (for example, red, green, white) according to the shift position (shift information). The attenuating unit 40 attenuates a part of the light from the light source 30 that travels toward the direction other than the transmission unit 36 (light leaking outside). A specific place where the attenuation unit 40 is provided will be described later.

  The attenuation portion 40 is a rough surface portion having a rougher surface roughness than other portions of the transmissive member 34 or an uneven surface portion having a plurality of minute unevenness. The rough surface portion is formed by performing a rough surface treatment (for example, a blasting process in which the back surface and the side surface of the permeable member 34 are scratched, or fine particles such as sand are applied to the back surface and the side surface of the permeable member 34). . Further, the plurality of minute irregularities are formed by providing an irregular surface on a die (mold) used for film insert molding so that a plurality of minute irregularities are formed on the back surface and side surface of the transparent member 34. The Therefore, since the indicator panel 18 is formed by providing the film 42 on the outer surface of the permeable member 34 and providing the attenuation portion 40 on the back and side surfaces, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  The support means 20 includes a base 50, a support 52 that protrudes from the base 50 toward the indicator panel 18 (upward), and supports the outer end 18 a side of the indicator panel 18, and the base 50 from the indicator panel 18 side. And a support portion 54 that supports the indicator panel 18 inside the support portion 52 and outside the operation groove 14. The light source 30 is housed in a space 56 on the left side of the shift lever 12 formed by the base 50, the support portions 52 and 54, and the indicator panel 18. Since the light source 30 is supported by the base 50 so as to irradiate light from below the support portion 52 toward the tip end side of the support portion 54, the light from the light source 30 is outside the indicator panel 18. Leakage from the 18a side can be suppressed.

  In addition, the support means 20 includes a slide cover support portion 58 that supports the slide cover 22 that protrudes toward the shift lever 12 from the intermediate portion of the support portion 54. The slide cover support portion 58 is provided with a recess 58a that slidably supports both ends of the slide cover 22. Further, the support means 20 protrudes from the end of the slide cover support portion 58 in the vertical direction and forms an indicator from the middle of the slide wall support portion 58 and a groove wall 60 that forms a groove portion 60a corresponding to the operation groove 14 of the indicator panel 18. A support portion 62 that protrudes toward the panel 18 and supports the indicator panel 18 inside the support portion 54 and outside the operation groove 14 is provided.

  The outer side surface of the groove wall 60 projecting upward and the side surface of the indicator panel 18 forming the operation groove 14 are in contact with each other in an overlapped state. The member 18b forming the groove wall 60 and the operation groove 14 of the indicator panel 18 functions as an overlap portion of the present invention.

  The transmissive part 36 is provided in the display region 16, and the light shielding part 38 is formed so as to cover the outer surface of the transmissive member 34 excluding the transmissive part 36 and at least a part of the side surface of the transmissive member 34. When the indicator panel 18 is formed by film insert molding, a region S where the light shielding portion 38 is not provided is formed on the side surface of the transmissive member 34 (side surface of the indicator panel 18) due to the fitting allowance of the die (see FIG. 3). ). Accordingly, light traveling toward the region S of the member 18b of the transmissive member 34 may leak from the gap between the member 18b of the transmissive member 34 and the groove wall 60 of the support means 20, and the appearance of the shift lever device 10 is improved. It will be damaged.

  Therefore, the attenuation portion 40 is provided on the back surface and the side surface of the transmissive member 34 in the vicinity of a portion where the light may leak to the outside. The attenuation unit 40 needs to be provided at least on the back and side surfaces of the transmissive member 34 that is not covered with the light shielding unit 38. In the present embodiment, since the light source 30 is provided on the left side of the shift lever 12, the attenuation portion 40 is provided on the back and side surfaces of the transmissive member 34 near the operation groove 14 on the left side of the shift lever 12. .

  Since the attenuation part 40 is a rough surface part with a rough surface roughness or an uneven part having a plurality of minute unevennesses, the light is irregularly reflected / scattered every time light passes or reflects, so the light passes through the attenuation part 40. Or the intensity of the reflected light becomes weak. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the amount of light traveling toward the gap between the indicator panel 18 and the support means 20 (the gap between the groove wall 60 and the member 18b forming the operation groove 14 of the indicator panel 18) can be reduced. It is possible to suppress light leakage from the gap. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable by emitting light at a place where light emission is not scheduled, and the appearance of the shift lever device 10 is improved. In FIG. 3, the dotted line represents light, and the thickness of the dotted line represents the amount of light.

  FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the indicator panel 18 showing a region where the attenuation unit 40 is provided. In FIG. 4, a region where the attenuation unit 40 is provided is indicated by hatching. As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, light from the light source 30 leaks from a gap between the groove wall 60 of the support means 20 on the left side of the shift lever 12 and the member 18 b forming the operation groove 14 of the indicator panel 18. Therefore, the attenuation portion 40 is provided on the side surface (side surface of the member 18 b) that forms the operation groove 14 of the indicator panel 18 on the left side of the shift lever 12 and the back surface near the operation groove 14.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the vicinity of the outer end 18 a of the permeable member 34 on the left side of the operation groove 14 (see FIG. 3) and the outer end 18 a on the rear side of the operation groove 14. Since the light from the light source 30 may leak from the vicinity, the attenuation section 40 is also provided on the back and side surfaces in the vicinity.

  In this embodiment, the permeable member 34 to which the film 42 is attached is formed by film insert molding. However, the film 42 may be attached after the permeable member 34 is formed. Moreover, although the transmission part 36 and the light-shielding part 38 were integrally molded by one film 42, the transmission part 36 and the light-shielding part 38 do not need to be integrally molded. Further, although the transmissive portion 36 is configured by the transmissive film, it may be configured by a transmissive paint that transmits light, and the transmissive paint may be applied to the transmissive member 34. Further, although the light shielding portion 38 is constituted by the light shielding film, it may be constituted by a light shielding paint that shields light, and the light shielding paint may be applied to the transmissive member 34.

  In the present embodiment, the transmissive portion 36 is configured by pasting or applying the transmissive film, the transmissive paint, or the like to the transmissive member 34. The part 36 may be configured. That is, the transmissive part 36 only needs to transmit light, and does not have to be configured with a member, paint, or the like. The indicator panel 18 and the support means 20 form the overlap part (the member 18b that forms the operation groove 14 of the indicator panel 18 and the groove wall 60 of the support means 20) that overlap each other, but instead of the overlap part. In addition, fitting portions that fit into each other may be provided. That is, the member 18b that forms the operation groove 14 of the indicator panel 18 and the groove wall 60 of the support means 20 may be fitted to each other.

  Further, the outer end portion of the indicator panel 18 is configured such that the outer peripheral side surface of the indicator panel 18 (the outer surface of the outer end portion 18a) and the inner side surface of the support portion 52 of the support means 20 are in contact with each other. The support part 52 of 18a and the support means 20 may function as an overlap part. Moreover, you may make the outer end part 18a and the support means 20 function as a fitting part by making it the structure where the outer end part 18a of the indicator panel 18 and the support part 52 of the support means 20 mutually fit.

  In the present embodiment, the attenuation unit 40 is provided on the back surface and the side surface of the transmissive member 34, but the attenuation unit 40 may be provided only on one of the back surface and the side surface. Further, when the side surface forming the operation groove 14 of the indicator panel 18 is completely covered with the groove wall 60 of the support means 20 and the side surface of the indicator panel 18 is not exposed, the side surface of the indicator panel 18 is used. The light shielding portion 38 may not be provided.

  As described above, the present invention has been described using the preferred embodiments, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. It is apparent from the description of the scope of claims that embodiments with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Shift lever apparatus 12 ... Shift lever 14 ... Operation groove 16 ... Display area 18 ... Indicator panel 20 ... Support means 22 ... Slide cover 30 ... Light source 34 ... Transmissive member 36 ... Transmission part 38 ... Light-shielding part 40 ... Attenuation part 42 ... Film 50 ... Bases 52, 54, 62 ... Support part 56 ... Space 58 ... Slide cover support part 58a ... Recess 60 ... Groove wall 60a ... Groove

Claims (5)

A shift lever that is pivotally supported on the vehicle body side and that can select a shift position;
An operation panel through which an intermediate portion of the shift lever penetrates is formed, and an indicator panel having a display area for displaying shift information;
Support means for supporting the indicator panel on the vehicle body side;
A light source included in the indicator panel and the support means and irradiating light toward the indicator panel from the inside of the indicator panel;
In a shift lever device comprising:
The indicator panel includes a transmissive part that transmits light from the light source to the display area, a light-shielding part that shields light from the light source, and at least a part of the light from the light source that travels to a direction other than the transmissive part. A shift lever device characterized by comprising a damping part for damping. The shift lever device according to claim 1,
The transmission part and the light shielding part are provided on the outer surface of the indicator panel,
The shift lever is provided on the back surface and / or side surface of the indicator panel, and is a rough surface portion having a rougher surface roughness than other portions or an uneven surface portion having a plurality of minute unevenness. apparatus. The shift lever device according to claim 1 or 2,
The support means and the indicator panel have overlapping portions that overlap each other, or fitting portions that fit each other,
The shift lever device, wherein the damping part is provided in the vicinity of the overlap part or the fitting part. In the shift lever device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The indicator panel has a transmissive member,
The light-shielding part is a light-shielding paint or a light-shielding film, and covers the outer surface of the transmissive member other than the transmissive part,
The attenuation portion is provided on the back surface and / or the side surface of the transparent member that is not covered with the light-shielding paint or the light-shielding film except for the transmission portion, and has a rough surface portion with a rougher surface roughness than other portions. A shift lever device, wherein the shift lever device is an uneven surface portion having a plurality of minute unevenness. A shift lever that is pivotally supported on the vehicle body side and that can select a shift position;
An operation panel through which an intermediate portion of the shift lever penetrates is formed, and an indicator panel having a display area for displaying shift information;
Support means for supporting the indicator panel on the vehicle body side;
A light source included in the indicator panel and the support means and irradiating light toward the indicator panel from the inside of the indicator panel;
In the manufacturing method of the shift lever device provided with
Applying or pasting a light-shielding paint or a light-shielding film on the outer surface of the indicator panel composed of a transmissive member, except for a transmissive portion that transmits light from the light source to the display area;
A rough surface portion or a rough surface portion having a plurality of minute unevenness is formed on the back surface or side surface of the indicator panel that is not covered with the light-shielding paint or light-shielding film excluding the transmission portion. Process,
The manufacturing method of the shift lever apparatus characterized by having.

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