JP2014169057A - Shift lever device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-sized shift lever device operated in two directions orthogonal to each other, which is reduced in size in a direction orthogonal to the two directions to easily make a compact design.SOLUTION: A shift lever device 1 operated in a shift direction and a select direction orthogonal to each other includes: a base 2 fixed to a vehicle side; a shift shaft 31 orthogonal to a plane containing the shift direction and the select direction; a select shaft 32 orthogonal to the shift shaft 31 without intersecting it; an intermediate member 3 rotatable around the shift shaft 31 supported by the base 2; and a shift lever 11 rotatable around the select shaft 32 supported by the intermediate member 3, the tip of which is provided with a shift knob 10.

Description

  The present invention relates to a shift lever device mounted on a vehicle for selecting a shift range.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a shift lever device for a vehicle, a device that can be operated in a shift direction and a select direction that are orthogonal to each other and in which an operation position for selecting a shift range is two-dimensionally arranged is known. As such a shift lever device, for example, an intermediate member that is pivotally supported by a base fixed to the vehicle body via a first rotation shaft, and a shaft that is pivoted by the intermediate member via a second rotation shaft. There is a device provided with a supported shift lever (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this shift lever device, the first and second rotating shafts are disposed so as to be substantially parallel to the operation surface of the shift lever. For example, the first rotation shaft is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the shift direction corresponding to the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the second rotation shaft is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the selection direction corresponding to the left-right direction of the vehicle. . The shift member can be operated in the shift direction by rotating the intermediate member around the first rotation axis, and the select direction can be operated by rotating the shift lever around the second rotation axis.

JP 2009-46080 A

  In the conventional shift lever device, the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft are arranged so as to be stacked in a direction perpendicular to the operation surface of the shift lever. Therefore, there is a problem that the degree of difficulty in compact design for suppressing the dimension in the direction orthogonal to the operation surface (generally the vertical direction) is high.

  The present invention is an invention that aims to provide a small shift lever device that can be operated in two directions orthogonal to each other and that can be easily compactly designed to reduce the dimension in the direction orthogonal to the two directions.

The present invention is a shift lever device that can be operated in a shift direction and a select direction orthogonal to each other,
A base fixed to the vehicle side;
A first axis orthogonal to a plane including the shift direction and the select direction;
A second axis that is orthogonal without intersecting the first axis;
An intermediate member capable of rotating around one of the first and second shafts supported by the base;
A shift lever device comprising: a shift lever that is rotatable around the other shaft supported by the intermediate member among the first and second shafts and that has an operation portion provided at a tip thereof. (Claim 1).

  In the shift lever device of the present invention, the first shaft is disposed so as to be orthogonal to a plane including the shift direction and the select direction. On the other hand, the second axis is orthogonal to the first axis and is disposed substantially parallel to the plane.

  In this shift lever device, two shafts for enabling operations in the shift direction and the select direction are arranged so as to overlap in a direction along the plane, not in a direction perpendicular to the plane. According to such a shaft arrangement structure, a compact design that suppresses the dimension in the direction orthogonal to the plane becomes relatively easy.

  As described above, the shift lever device of the present invention is a shift lever device that can be operated in two orthogonal directions, but it is relatively easy to have a compact design that suppresses dimensions in the direction orthogonal to the two directions.

  In the present invention, in the operation of the operation unit accompanied with the rotation around the first axis, a rotation operation is generated such that the operation unit rotates. In order to suppress a sense of incongruity due to the rotation of the operation unit, a shape in which rotation is not conspicuous, such as a circular cross-section or a spherical shape, may be set in the operation unit. It is also possible to set an operation path that can reduce the rotation angle around the first axis. In order to enlarge the operation stroke of the operation unit according to the rotation operation relative to the rotation angle around the first axis, the radial distance from the first axis to the operation unit is set to Setting a long time is also effective.

In the shift lever device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the rotation operation about the second axis is simultaneously generated during the rotation operation about the first axis. The linear operation of the part is possible (Claim 2).
In this case, an operation similar to that of a conventional shift lever device in which an operation unit such as a shift knob is operated along a linear operation path is possible.

In the shift lever device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the first shaft is the one shaft supported by the base, and the second shaft is the other shaft supported by the intermediate member. (Claim 3).
By adopting a configuration in which the intermediate member is pivotally supported by the first shaft orthogonal to the plane, a distance between the upper and lower bearings, that is, a so-called fitting length can be set long, and a reduction in shakiness of the shaft portion can be achieved. This is advantageous. On the other hand, it is also possible to employ a configuration in which the intermediate member is pivotally supported by the second shaft along the plane.

In a shift lever device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the shift lever device has a guide groove that accommodates a part of the shift lever in a state in which the shift lever can be advanced and retracted along the groove direction, and the position where the operation portion can be operated is the shift. The guide groove is circumscribed by the inner surface of the guide groove that circumscribes the lever, and the operation path of the operation portion is defined by the formation shape of the guide groove.
For example, in the case of a shift lever in which an operation portion such as a shift knob is provided at the tip of an axial shift shaft, the shift shaft may be disposed through the guide groove. In this case, the guide groove may be formed in a top plate or the like attached to the upper surface side of the base. A part of the shift lever includes a member that is physically separate from the shift lever but is attached to the shift lever and is displaced by being driven by the shift lever.

In the shift lever device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the shift lever device is urged in a state in which it can advance and retreat along a predetermined urging direction, and in a direction orthogonal to the urging direction according to the operation of the operation unit. A combination of a moving pressing member and a receiving portion with which the pressing member abuts in the biasing direction is provided between the shift lever and the base,
The first shaft is an imaginary shaft formed by a pair of shaft support portions provided separately on both sides in the axial direction.
The pressing member is disposed in a gap between the pair of shaft support portions so as to intersect the first shaft (Claim 5).

  By utilizing the combination of the pressing member and the receiving portion, for example, a moderation mechanism that gives a good operational feeling to the operation of the shift lever, a return mechanism that pushes the shift lever back to the home position, and the like can be configured. For example, desired characteristics can be realized by providing undulations in the urging direction along the movement path of the contact portion of the pressing member with the receiving portion. Furthermore, if the pressing member is disposed in the gap between the pair of shaft support portions constituting the first shaft, the pressing member can be incorporated efficiently in terms of space.

1 is a perspective view showing a shift lever device in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a shift pattern in the first embodiment. The perspective view which shows the internal structure of the shift lever apparatus in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an assembly diagram illustrating an assembly structure of the shift lever device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an arrangement structure of magnets and magnetic sensors in the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the magnet and magnetic sensor in Example 1 face. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a rotation operation around a shift shaft in the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a rotation operation around a select shaft in the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of operation of the shift knob in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the detection method of the operation position of a shift knob in Example 1. FIG. The perspective view which shows a part of shift lever apparatus in Example 2. FIG. The perspective view which shows the shift lever in Example 2. FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the cross-section of the shift lever in Example 2 (AA arrow directional cross-sectional view in FIG. 12).

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
This example is an example relating to a shift lever device 1 including a shift knob (operation unit) 10 operated to select a shift range of a vehicle. This content will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The shift lever device 1 of the present example is a device in which a shift knob 10 is attached to the tip of a shift shaft 110 as shown in FIGS. The shift lever device 1 can select one of a shift range such as a drive range D, a reverse range R, a neutral range N and the like arranged along a shift pattern (operation path) by operating the shift knob 10. It is.

  In this shift lever device 1, a shift pattern that is an operation path of the shift knob 10 is defined by a combination of a shift direction along the traveling direction of the vehicle and an operation in the select direction along the left-right direction of the vehicle. The shift pattern includes left, middle, and right operation paths along the shift direction (see FIG. 2). Each operation path in the shift direction is formed without overlapping in the shift direction, and adjacent operation paths are connected by an operation path in the select direction. The left operation path (hereinafter, left shift path SL) is positioned on the pushing side in the shift direction (vehicle forward side), and the right operation path (hereinafter, right shift path SR) is on the near side (vehicle direction). A central operation path (hereinafter referred to as a middle shift path SM) is located at an intermediate position in the shift direction.

  In the shift pattern of the shift lever device 1, the reverse range R is disposed at the push-side end in the left shift path SL. The home position is arranged at the push-side end in the middle shift path SM, and the neutral range N is arranged at the front-side end. A drive range D is arranged at the front end in the right shift path SR.

  In the shift lever device 1, the shift knob 10 is biased toward the home position H. By operating the shift knob 10 at a position corresponding to any shift range, the shift range can be selectively set. Thereafter, when the operating force acting on the shift knob 10 is loosened, the shift knob 10 returns to the home position H while the setting of the operated shift range is maintained.

  The shift lever device 1 of this example is a so-called by-wire type shift lever device that is electrically connected to a control unit of an automatic transmission device (not shown). When the shift knob 10 is operated to any shift range, the shift lever device 1 inputs a shift signal corresponding to the shift range to the control unit. In addition, the application object of the axial structure employ | adopted with the shift lever apparatus 1 of this example is not limited to a by-wire type shift lever apparatus. The configuration of this example may be applied to a mechanical shift lever device that mechanically switches the shift range of the transmission device via a shift wire or the like.

  The shift lever device 1 is attached to the vehicle side via a mounting bracket (not shown) provided on the base 2. The base 2 is attached so that the top plate 21 forming the upper surface thereof is substantially flush with the mounting surface on the vehicle side such as a dash panel. The shift lever device 1 is attached to the vehicle so that the shift knob 10 is located at a position where the driver can easily operate.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, an intermediate member 3 that is pivotally supported by a shift shaft (first shaft) 31 that is a virtual axis in the vertical direction is housed inside the base 2. The intermediate member 3 is configured such that a select shaft (second shaft) 32 can be disposed in a horizontal direction at a position on the outer peripheral side of the shift shaft 31. The shift lever 11 including the shift knob 10 is pivotally supported by the select shaft 32 orthogonal to the shift shaft 31. Hereinafter, components such as the base 2, the intermediate member 3, and the shift lever 11 will be described in order.

  The base 2 is a component that forms the basis of the shift lever device 1. The base 2 is configured by a combination of a base body 20 having a bottomed hollow portion 200 (FIG. 4) and a top plate 21 attached to the substantially rectangular opening. A bearing portion 281 </ b> B (see FIG. 5) that constitutes the shift shaft 31 is provided on the bottom surface of the base body 2. The bearing portion 281B is a recess having a circular cross section that can accommodate a convex portion 311B having a substantially circular cross section provided on the intermediate member 3 side. A bearing portion 281A that is paired with the bearing portion 281B and forms the other end of the shift shaft 31 is provided on the top plate 21 side. The bearing portion 281 </ b> A is formed on a surface facing the hollow portion 200 when attached to the base body 2.

  The bearing portions 281A and B of the base 2 form a shift shaft 31 by a combination with the convex portions 311A and B provided on the intermediate member 3. The bearing portion 281B of the base body 2 has the same bearing specifications as the bearing portion 281A of the top plate 21, but differs in that a magnetic sensor 211 (see FIG. 5) is disposed. The magnetic sensor 211 is disposed along the bottom surface on the lower side of the bearing portion 281B formed with the two-step bottom surface. The magnetic sensor 211 is a sensor capable of detecting the strength of a magnetic field acting in three axial directions orthogonal to each other.

  The bearing portions 281A and 281B are arranged close to the inner side surface corresponding to the driver seat side of the right handle among the pair of inner side surfaces facing the select direction (left-right direction) through the hollow portion 200. A return block (receiving portion) 23 for urging the shift knob 10 toward the home position H is disposed on the inner surface. The return block 23 constitutes a return mechanism for returning the shift knob 10 to the home position H in combination with a later-described detent plunger (pressing member) 25 held by the base 12 of the shift lever 11.

  A groove (not shown) is formed in the return block 23 along a path along which the tip of the detent plunger 25 moves when the shift knob 10 is operated along the shift pattern. The depth of the groove is gradually shallower with increasing distance from this position, with the position corresponding to the home position H being the deepest part.

  The top plate 21 has a through groove-shaped guide groove 210 for penetrating the shift shaft 110 constituting the shift lever 11. The guide groove 210 is a groove constituting a gate hole for restricting the position where the shift knob 10 can be operated to any position on the shift pattern (see FIG. 2). The inner surface of the guide groove 210 is a sliding surface that slides while the outer peripheral surface of the shift shaft 110 abuts.

  The intermediate member 3 is a member that connects the base 2 and the shift lever 11 as shown in FIGS. The intermediate member 3 is pivotally supported around a shift shaft 31 that is a virtual shaft fixed to the base 2 side, while supporting the shift lever 11 so as to be rotatable around a select shaft 32. ing. The shift shaft 31 is disposed along a direction (vertical direction) orthogonal to the top plate 21 (base 2) that is substantially parallel to the operation surface of the shift knob 10, and the select shaft 32 is orthogonal to the shift shaft 31. Thus, it is arranged in the horizontal direction along the top plate 21.

  The intermediate member 3 includes a rotating shaft portion 30 having an outer cross-sectional shape such as a combination of a semicircle and a square, and a lever holding portion 33 extending toward the opposite side of the “semicircle”. ing. The lever holding portion 33 includes a pair of holding plates 331 that face each other substantially in parallel. Each holding plate 331 has a substantially triangular side surface shape with the rotation shaft portion 30 side as a base. A shaft hole 330 into which the select shaft 32 is inserted is formed at a portion corresponding to the apex of the triangle.

  The holding plate 331 constituting the lever holding portion 33 extends so as to be flush with both side surfaces of the rotating shaft portion 30. The pair of holding plates 331 are parallel to each other and face each other with a predetermined gap 332. The gap 332 is a space for accommodating the base 12 of the shift lever 11.

  The rotating shaft portion 30 has a through hole 300 that opens in the gap 332 of the lever holding portion 33 and opens in the side surface on the “semicircle” side. The through hole 300 is a hole for penetrating the detent plunger 25 held by the shift lever 11. In order to avoid interference with the detent plunger 25 that rotates in the vertical direction with the rotation of the shift lever 11 around the select shaft 32, the through hole 300 extends in the vertical direction from the lever holding portion 33 side to the opposite side. The opening width is gradually increased.

  Convex portions (shaft support portions) 311 </ b> A and B (see FIG. 5) having a circular cross section are formed on both end surfaces of the rotation shaft portion 30 in the axial direction (the axial direction of the shift shaft 31). One convex portion 311B is accommodated in the bearing portion 281B of the base body 20, and the other convex portion 311A is accommodated in the bearing portion 281A of the top plate 21. The pair of convex portions 311A and B forms a shift shaft 31 that is a virtual axis by combining the bearing portions 281A and B on the base 2 side.

  A circular magnet 318 combining a semicircular N pole and a semicircular S pole is embedded in the convex portion 311B on the base body 20 side. A magnet 318 in which a half of the circle is an N pole and the other half is an S pole is disposed so as to face the magnetic sensor 211 on the base body 20 side (FIG. 6). In the intermediate member 3 made of a resin material, for example, a magnet 318 is embedded by insert molding of a resin molding material. When the intermediate member 3 rotates around the shift shaft 31, the magnetic field direction of the magnet 318 from the north pole to the south pole rotates. The direction of this magnetic field can be detected by a magnetic sensor 211 disposed in the base body 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the shift lever 11 includes, for example, a stainless steel rod-shaped shift shaft 110, a substantially spherical shift knob 10 attached to the tip of the shift shaft 110, and a base 12 that forms the base side of the shift shaft 110. And is configured. The base 12 is a member having a substantially L shape. A shaft hole 120 for penetrating the select shaft 32 is formed in a portion corresponding to the corner of the letter L.

  A mounting portion 124 of a rod-shaped shift shaft 110 is formed at a position corresponding to the vertical portion of the letter L. A plunger holding portion 122 that holds the detent plunger 25 in a state in which the detent plunger 25 can be advanced and retracted is formed at a position corresponding to the horizontal portion of the letter L. Detent plunger 25 is accommodated in plunger holding portion 122 with coil spring 250 in a compressed state interposed. The detent plunger 25 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and its tip is formed in a dome shape. The detent plunger 25 is pressed against the return block 23 by the urging force of the coil spring 250.

  Next, the operation of the shift lever device 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. In operating the shift knob 10 positioned at the home position H to the neutral range N, first, the shift knob 10 is operated along the middle shift path SM. At this time, a first rotation operation (see FIG. 7) about the shift shaft 31 and a second rotation operation (see FIG. 8) about the select shaft 32 occur at the same time. The linear operation of the shift knob 10 along the middle shift path SM becomes possible.

  The first and second rotating operations will be described with reference to FIG. In the drawing, a first circle CH passing through the home position H and a second circle CN passing through the neutral range N are shown as concentric circles around the axis A of the shift shaft 31. The first line segment LN passing through the neutral range N and the second line passing through the end point ND opposite to the drive range D of the right shift path SR as a line segment extending radially outward from the axis A Minute LND is shown. The concentric circles indicate the movement path of the shift knob 10 according to the turning operation around the shift shaft 31. The radial line segment indicates the movement path of the shift knob 10 according to the rotation operation around the select shaft 32.

The first rotation operation is a rotation operation of the shift knob 10 around the shift shaft 31, and the shift knob 10 moves along the circumference CH and reaches the point M1 that is the intersection with the line segment LN. .
The second rotation operation is a rotation operation of the shift knob 10 about the select shaft 32, and the shift knob 10 moves to the outer peripheral side along the line segment LN starting from the point M1 and reaches the neutral range N. is there.
In the actual operation, the first and second rotation operations occur simultaneously, so that a linear operation in the shift direction from the home position H toward the neutral range N is possible.

  Here, the shift lever device 1 of this example is provided with a return mechanism in which the return block 23 and the detent plunger 25 are combined. A groove is formed in the return block 23 along the movement path of the tip of the detent plunger 25, and the depth of the groove gradually becomes shallower as the distance from the deepest portion corresponding to the home position H increases. When the shift knob 10 is operated from the home position H to another position, the pressing force that the detent plunger 25 acts on the return block 23 becomes strong, and the shift knob 10 is subjected to a force caused by the reaction force of this pressing force. The biasing force toward the home position H is applied.

  When the driver releases his / her hand from the shift knob 10 operated to the neutral range N or loosens the operating force, the shift knob 10 is pushed back in the shift direction by the above return mechanism by the combination of the return block 23 and the detent plunger 25. Return to the original home position H.

  When operating to the drive range D, the shift knob 10 operated to the neutral range N is moved toward the drive range D as it is without releasing the hand. First, the shift knob 10 is operated in the select direction toward the intermediate position ND on the shift pattern, and is further operated in the shift direction toward the drive range D. The operation from the neutral range N to the intermediate position ND is a combination of the third rotation operation around the shift shaft 31 (see FIG. 7) and the fourth rotation operation around the select shaft 32 (see FIG. 8). It is realized by.

The third rotation operation is an operation in which the shift knob 10 moves along the circumference CN and reaches the point M2 on the same circumference.
The fourth rotation operation is an operation in which the shift knob 10 moves to the inner peripheral side along the line segment LND and reaches the intermediate position ND on the shift pattern.

  Thereafter, the operation when operating in the shift direction from the intermediate position ND to the drive range D is the same as the operation when operating from the home position H toward the neutral range N, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  Next, detection of the operation position of the shift knob 10 by the magnetic sensor (see FIGS. 5 and 6) will be described. As shown in FIG. 10 showing the correspondence between the rotation angle D around the shift shaft 31 and each shift range in the shift pattern, the rotation angle D of each shift range is different in the shift lever device 1 of this example. ing. If the rotation angle D around the shift shaft 31 is known, the shift range in which the shift knob 10 is operated can be uniquely specified. In the shift lever device 1 of this example, the rotation angle D around the shift shaft 31 is reflected in the magnetic field direction of the magnet 318 and can be detected by the magnetic sensor 211 as described above.

  In the shift lever device 1 of the present example configured as described above, the shift shaft 31 is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the operation surface (a plane including the shift direction and the select direction) of the shift knob 10, and the select shaft 32 is parallel. It is arranged. In this shift lever device 1, the two shafts 31 and 32 for enabling operations in the shift direction and the select direction are arranged so as to overlap in a direction along the operation surface, not in a direction orthogonal to the operation surface. . In general, the operation surface is often arranged almost horizontally, and if the shaft arrangement structure of the shift lever device 1 of this example is adopted, a compact design that suppresses the dimension in the height direction is relatively easy. become.

  In the shift lever device 1, for example, when the shift knob 10 is operated along the shift direction, a rotation operation around the select shaft 32 occurs simultaneously with a rotation operation around the shift shaft 31. As described above, if the rotational movements around the two shafts 31 and 32 are simultaneously generated, the shift knob 10 can be rotated in the shift direction even when the shift knob 10 is rotated around the shift shaft 31 orthogonal to the operation surface. A linear operation of the shift knob 10 along the line becomes possible.

  In the shift lever device 1 of this example, the shift pattern that is the operation path of the shift knob 10 is defined by the formation shape of the guide groove 210 formed in the top plate 21 of the base 2. The guide groove 210 is not similar to the shape of the shift pattern. The formation shape of the guide groove 210 is an intermediate position of the shift shaft 110 and is a locus shape of a position located closer to the inner peripheral side than the shift knob 10 and closer to the select shaft 32. While the shift pattern is configured only by a linear path along the shift direction or the select direction, the formation shape of the guide groove 210 includes a curved path.

  Furthermore, in the shift lever device 1 of the present example, the virtual shift shaft 31 is configured by the convex portions 311A and B provided on both ends in the extending direction of the rotation shaft portion 30 of the intermediate member 3, and the axial direction thereof The detent plunger 25 constituting the return mechanism is disposed at an intermediate position in FIG. If such an arrangement structure is adopted, the axial direction of the shift shaft 31, that is, the dimension in the height direction can be suppressed as compared with the case where the detent plunger 25 is disposed outside the axial direction of the shift shaft 31.

(Example 2)
In this example, the arrangement directions of the shift shaft and the select shaft are switched based on the shift lever device 1 of the first embodiment. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.
In this example, unlike the first embodiment, the shift shaft 31 is disposed in the horizontal direction, while the select shaft 32 is disposed in the vertical direction. In FIG. 11, the base 2 is not shown.

  In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 11, an intermediate member 3 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with a small dimension in the thickness direction is employed. The intermediate member 3 has a hollow structure formed by combining two vertically divided parts. The base 12 of the shift lever 11 is accommodated inside the hollow structure. The intermediate member 3 has a diverging shape toward one end in the longitudinal direction of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. A shaft hole 320 constituting the select shaft 32 is bored near the end on the constricted side of the front and back surfaces facing the height direction.

  A substantially arc-shaped through groove 319 centering on the shaft hole 320 is formed in the upper surface near the end opposite to the constriction side. The arc-shaped through groove 319 is a groove for displacing the shift shaft 110 erected on the base 12 accommodated therein. Further, convex portions (shaft support portions) 310 constituting the shift shaft 31 are erected on both side surfaces of the end portion toward both outer sides. The convex portion 310 is inserted into a shaft hole (not shown) of the member 29 fixed along the inner side surface of the base body, which is omitted in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the shift lever 11 has an elongated base portion 12 having a rectangular cross section that is accommodated in the intermediate member 3 having a hollow structure. A shift shaft 110 is erected on one end of the base 12. On the upper and lower surfaces of the other end portion of the base portion 12, convex portions (shaft support portions) 127 that are inserted into the shaft holes 320 of the intermediate member 3 are provided upright. The shift lever 11 is accommodated in the intermediate member 3 so as to be rotatable around the select shaft 32 formed by the convex portion 127.

A plunger holding portion 128 that holds the detent plunger 25 is opened on the tip side surface on the end portion side where the convex portion 127 is provided. The dome-shaped tip of the detent plunger 25 advances and retreats along the groove 230 according to the operation of the shift knob 10 while maintaining the state accommodated in the groove 230 provided in the return block 23.
Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As described above, specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the embodiments. However, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques in which the above-described specific examples are variously modified, changed, or appropriately combined with each other by utilizing known techniques and knowledge of those skilled in the art.

1 Shift lever device 10 Shift knob (operation part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Shift lever 110 Shift shaft 12 Base 2 Base 20 Base main body 21 Top plate 210 Guide groove 211 Magnetic sensor 23 Return block (receiving part)
25 Detent plunger (pressing member)
281A / B Bearing portion 3 Intermediate member 30 Rotating shaft portion 31 Shift shaft (first shaft)
318 Magnet 311A ・ B Convex part (shaft support part)
32 Select axis (second axis)

Claims (5)

A shift lever device operable in a shift direction and a select direction orthogonal to each other,
A base fixed to the vehicle side,
A first axis orthogonal to a plane including the shift direction and the select direction;
A second axis that is orthogonal without intersecting the first axis;
An intermediate member capable of rotating around one of the first and second shafts supported by the base;
A shift lever device comprising: a shift lever capable of rotating around the other shaft supported by the intermediate member among the first and second shafts and having an operation portion provided at a tip.   2. The linear operation of the operation unit according to claim 1, wherein the rotation operation about the second axis is simultaneously generated during the rotation operation about the first axis. Shift lever device.   The shift lever device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first shaft is the one shaft supported by the base, and the second shaft is the other shaft supported by the intermediate member.   4. The guide lever according to claim 1, further comprising a guide groove that accommodates a part of the shift lever in a state in which the shift lever can be advanced and retracted along the groove direction. A shift lever device that is regulated by an inner surface of the guide groove that is circumscribed, and an operation path of the operation portion is defined by a formation shape of the guide groove. 5. The urging device according to claim 1, wherein the urging member is urged in a state in which it can advance and retreat along a predetermined urging direction, and moves in a direction orthogonal to the urging direction according to an operation of the operation unit. A combination of a pressing member that performs and a receiving portion with which the pressing member abuts in the urging direction is provided between the shift lever and the base;
The first shaft is an imaginary shaft formed by a pair of shaft support portions provided separately on both sides in the axial direction.
The shift lever device is configured such that the pressing member is disposed in a gap between the pair of shaft support portions so as to intersect the first shaft.

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