JP2023165299A - shift device - Google Patents

Abstract

To suppress erroneous operation of an operation part.SOLUTION: In a shift device 10, in a state where a switch 26 of a lever 20 is operated, if the lever 20 is rotated to a "R" position or a "D" position, a shift range of an automatic transmission 30 is correspondingly set to a "R" range or a "D" range. Here, the switch 26 is disposed in a recess 16 of a mounting plate 14. Even when the mounting plate 14 receives a load applied by a load body from above, it is possible to prevent the switch 26 from being erroneously operated due to the load of the load body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a shift device in which a shift body is moved by operating an operating section of the shift body.

In the lever device described in Patent Document 1 below, a shift slider is moved to change the shift range of an automatic transmission of a vehicle.

By the way, in such a lever device, the shift range of the automatic transmission may be changed by operating the operating section provided on the shift slider and moving the shift slider.

Here, in this case, it is preferable to be able to suppress erroneous operation of the operating section.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1976448

The present invention takes the above-mentioned facts into consideration and aims to provide a shift device that can suppress erroneous operation of the operating section.

A shift device according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided with an operation section, and a shift body that changes the shift range of a vehicle transmission by operating and moving the operation section, and the shift body is arranged. and an arrangement body provided with a recess in which the operating section is arranged.

A shift device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the shift device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in which the operation portion is provided on a side surface of the shift body.

A shift device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the shift device according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, in which the operation portion is provided on both sides of the shift body in the moving direction.

In the shift device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the shift device according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the operation portions provided on both sides of the shift body in a moving direction are operated so that the shift body is moved, thereby changing the shift range of the transmission.

In the shift device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the shift device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the operating section provided on the opposite side to the moving direction of the shift body is operated. The shift range of the transmission is changed by moving the shift body.

In the shift device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the shift body is provided with an operation section, and the shift range of the vehicle transmission is changed by operating the operation section and moving the shift body. Further, a shift body is arranged on the arrangement body.

Here, the arrangement body is provided with a recess, and the operating section is arranged in the recess. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operating section from being erroneously operated due to a load from the opening direction side of the recess.

In the shift device according to the second aspect of the present invention, an operating section is provided on a surface other than the top surface of the shift body. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent the operating section from being erroneously operated due to a load from the opening direction side of the recess.

In the shift device according to the third aspect of the present invention, operating sections are provided on both sides of the shift body in the moving direction. Therefore, even when the operating sections are provided on both sides of the shift body in the moving direction, it is possible to prevent the operating sections from being erroneously operated.

In the shift device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the shift range of the transmission is changed by operating the operation parts provided on both sides of the shift body in the moving direction and moving the shift body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the shift range of the transmission from being changed unnecessarily.

In the shift device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the shift range of the transmission is changed by operating the operating portion disposed on the opposite side to the moving direction of the shift body and moving the shift body. Therefore, the shift body can be easily moved while operating the operating section.

1 is a perspective view of a shift device according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed diagonally from the rear right. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of the shift device according to the embodiment of the present invention, viewed diagonally from the rear right. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the upper side of the shift device according to the embodiment of the present invention, as seen diagonally from the rear right. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the upper side of the shift device according to the embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the right.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a shift device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen diagonally from the rear right, and FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the inside of the shift device 10 seen diagonally from the rear right. It is shown in In the drawings, the front of the shift device 10 is shown by an arrow FR, the right side of the shift device 10 is shown by an arrow RH, and the upper part of the shift device 10 is shown by an arrow UP.

As shown in FIG. 1, the shift device 10 according to the present embodiment is installed in a console 12 of a vehicle, and the front, right, and upper portions of the shift device 10 are directed toward the front, right, and top of the vehicle, respectively. ing.

The console 12 is provided with a generally rectangular plate-like arrangement plate 14 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) as an arrangement member, and the arrangement plate 14 constitutes the upper wall of the console 12. A substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped recess 16 is formed in the arrangement plate 14, and the recess 16 is open upward. The left and right walls of the recess 16 are arranged perpendicularly in the left-right direction, and the front and rear walls of the recess 16 are inclined downward as they move toward the center of the recess 16 in the front-rear direction. It is curved convexly on the side. Further, the lower surface of the recess 16 is open.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a substantially rectangular box-shaped plate 18 serving as a support is fixed within the console 12, and the plate 18 is disposed below the arrangement plate 14. As shown in FIGS.

A substantially rectangular columnar lever 20 serving as a shift body is provided within the plate 18, and a cylindrical rotation shaft 20A is integrally provided at an intermediate portion of the lever 20 in the vertical direction. The pair of rotation shafts 20A are coaxially protruded to the left and right and are rotatably supported within the plate 18, and the lever 20 is moved in the front and rear direction around the pair of rotation shafts 20A. It is possible to rotate (move). The upper part of the lever 20 is rotatably passed through the upper wall of the plate 18 and the lower surface (opening) of the recess 16 of the arrangement plate 14, and the upper part of the lever 20 is inserted into the recess 16.

A substantially rectangular parallelepiped knob 22 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) serving as a grip is integrally provided on the upper part of the lever 20, and the knob 22 is arranged in the recess 16 of the arrangement plate 14. The left and right surfaces (side surfaces) of the knob 22 are parallel to and close to the left and right surfaces of the recess 16, respectively, and the upper surface (top surface) of the knob 22 is above the upper surface (open surface) of the recess 16. It is located. Further, the front and rear surfaces (side surfaces) of the knob 22 are inclined in a downward direction toward the outside of the knob 22 in the front-rear direction.

The knob 22 is exposed in the interior of the vehicle, and is gripped by a vehicle occupant (particularly a driver) to rotate the lever 20 in the front-rear direction. The lever 20 is placed at the "H" position (home position) as a shift position, and the lever 20 is rotated forward from the "H" position to the "N" position (neutral position) as a shift position. ) and "R" position (reverse position) in this order, and is rotated rearward from the "H" position to shift to the "N" position (neutral position) and "D" position. (drive position) in this order.

A moderation mechanism 24 as a biasing mechanism is provided within the plate 18, and the moderation mechanism 24 is mechanically connected to the lower part of the lever 20. The moderation mechanism 24 biases the lever 20 toward the "H" position, and when the lever 20 is placed at a position other than the "H" position, the action of the rotational operating force on the lever 20 is released. In this case, the lever 20 is rotated (returned) to the "H" position by the biasing force of the moderation mechanism 24.

A switch 26 (see FIGS. 3 and 4), which is rectangular in front view and serves as an operation part, is provided on the front and rear surfaces of the knob 22 in the lever 20. The rear surface serves as an operation surface 26A and is arranged parallel to the front and rear surfaces of the knob 22, respectively. The front switch 26 can be pressed rearward by the occupant on the operating surface 26A, and the rear switch 26 can be pressed forward by the occupant on the operating surface 26A. The switch 26 is arranged in the recess 16 of the arrangement plate 14, and the upper end of the switch 26 (the upper end of the operation surface 26A) is arranged below the upper surface (open surface) of the recess 16.

Each switch 26 is electrically connected to a control device 28 of the vehicle, and an automatic transmission 30 (transmission) of the vehicle is electrically connected to the control device 28. A detection mechanism 32 is electrically connected to the control device 28, and the detection mechanism 32 is disposed within the plate 18, for example, and detects the rotational position of the lever 20 to determine the shift position of the lever 20. To detect.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

In the shift device 10 having the above configuration, the lever 20 is operated in a state in which the front and rear switches 26 of the knob 22 of the lever 20 are pressed, and in a state in which at least one of the front and rear switches 26 is not pressed. When the lever 20 is rotated from the "H" position to the front "N" position (when the detection mechanism 32 detects the placement of the lever 20 from the "H" position to the front "N" position), the control device 28, the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is set to the "N" range (neutral range).

When the lever 20 is rotated from the front "N" position to the "R" position with the front and rear switches 26 being pressed (the detection mechanism 32 rotates the lever 20 from the front "N" position When the arrangement in the "R" position is detected), the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is set to the "R" range (reverse range) under the control of the control device 28.

On the other hand, when the lever 20 is rotated from the front "N" position to the "R" position while at least one of the front and rear switches 26 is not pressed (the detection mechanism 32 detects the When the shift range from the "N" position to the "R" position is detected), the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is set to the "N" range under the control of the control device 28 (the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is set to the "N" range). (Restricted to be set to "R" range).

When the front and rear switches 26 of the knob 22 are pressed, and when at least one of the front and rear switches 26 is not pressed, the lever 20 moves from the "H" position to the rear "N" position. When the automatic transmission 30 is rotated to the position (when the detection mechanism 32 detects the placement of the lever 20 from the "H" position to the rear "N" position), the automatic transmission 30 is rotated under the control of the control device 28. The shift range is set to "N" range.

When the lever 20 is rotated from the rear "N" position to the "D" position with the front and rear switches 26 pressed, the detection mechanism 32 detects the lever 20 in the rear "N" position. When the shift from the position to the "D" position is detected), the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is set to the "D" range (drive range) under the control of the control device 28.

On the other hand, when the lever 20 is rotated from the rear "N" position to the "D" position with at least one of the front and rear switches 26 not pressed (the detection mechanism 32 is detected), the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is set to the "N" range under the control of the control device 28 (the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is set to the "N" range) (The range is restricted from being set to the "D" range).

Incidentally, the knob 22 of the lever 20 is arranged on the arrangement plate 14 of the console 12, and the load of a load such as luggage or a passenger's hand may act on the arrangement plate 14 from above.

Here, a recess 16 is provided in the arrangement plate 14, and a switch 26 of the knob 22 is arranged in the recess 16. Therefore, even if the load of the load body acts on the arrangement plate 14 from above (the side in the opening direction of the recess 16), the load body will not come into contact with the switch 26 because the load body comes into contact with the arrangement plate 14. This can be suppressed. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the switch 26 from being erroneously operated due to the load of the load body, and it is possible to prevent the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 from being set to the "R" range and the "D" range unnecessarily.

Further, the upper end of the switch 26 is arranged below the upper surface of the recess 16. Therefore, even if the load of the load body acts on the placement plate 14 from above, the load body is brought into contact with the placement plate 14, so that the load body can be effectively prevented from coming into contact with the switch 26. . Thereby, it is possible to effectively suppress the switch 26 from being erroneously operated due to the load of the load body.

Further, switches 26 are provided on the front and rear surfaces (other than the top surface) of the knob 22. Therefore, even when the load of the load body acts on the arrangement plate 14 from above, the load body is brought into contact with the upper surface of the knob 22, so that the load body can be prevented from coming into contact with the switch 26. Thereby, it is possible to effectively suppress the switch 26 from being erroneously operated due to the load of the load body.

Furthermore, switches 26 are provided on both the front and rear surfaces of the knob 22 (on both sides in the rotational direction of the lever 20). Therefore, even if the switches 26 are provided on both the front and rear surfaces of the knob 22, it is possible to prevent both switches 26 from being erroneously operated.

Moreover, by pressing both the front and rear switches 26 and rotating the lever 20, the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is set to the "R" range and the "D" range. Therefore, even if only one of the front and rear switches 26 is pressed, the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is not changed to the "R" range or the "D" range. Unnecessary switching to the "R" range and "D" range can be suppressed.

In this embodiment, the entire switch 26 (operation surface 26A) is disposed below the upper surface (open surface) of the recess 16. However, a part of the switch 26 (operation surface 26A) may be arranged below the upper surface (open surface) of the recess 16.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the upper surface (top surface) of the knob 22 is arranged above the upper surface (open surface) of the recess 16 . However, the upper surface (top surface) of the knob 22 may be arranged on the upper surface (open surface) of the recess 16 or may be arranged below the upper surface (open surface) of the recess 16 .

Further, in this embodiment, when both the front and rear switches 26 are pressed and the lever 20 is rotated to the "R" position and the "D" position, the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is changed. are placed in the "R" range and the "D" range. However, when only the switch 26 on the rear side (opposite to the rotational direction of the lever 20) is pressed and the lever 20 is rotated forward to the "R" position, the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is changed. may be placed in the "R" range. Further, when only the switch 26 on the front side (opposite to the rotational direction of the lever 20) is pressed and the lever 20 is rotated rearward to the "D" position, the shift range of the automatic transmission 30 is changed. may be in the "D" range. Thereby, the lever 20 can be easily rotated while the switch 26 is pressed.

Further, in this embodiment, when the lever 20 is rotated to the "R" position and the "D" position without the switch 26 being pressed, the automatic transmission 30 is shifted under the control of the control device 28, respectively. The range is not set to "R" range and "D" range. However, a regulating mechanism may also be provided, for example in the plate 18 and electrically connected to the control device 28. In this case, when the switch 26 is not pressed, the regulating mechanism regulates the rotation of the lever 20 to the "R" position and the "D" position under the control of the control device 28, respectively. The shift range is not set to "R" range or "D" range.

Further, in this embodiment, switches 26 are provided on the front and rear surfaces of the knob 22. However, the switch 26 may be provided on the left side, right side or bottom side of the knob 22.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the lever 20 (shift body) is rotated. However, the shift body may be slid or rotated (moved) around an axis.

Further, in this embodiment, the shift device 10 is installed in the console. However, the shift device 10 may also be installed on an instrument panel or a steering column.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Shift device, 14... Placement plate (placement body), 16... Recessed part, 20... Lever (shift body), 26... Switch (operation part), 30... Automatic gear shift machine (transmission)

Claims (5)

a shift body that is provided with an operating section, and a shift range of a vehicle transmission is changed by operating and moving the operating section;
an arrangement body provided with a recess in which the shift body is arranged and in which the operation section is arranged;
A shift device comprising: The shift device according to claim 1, wherein the operating portion is provided on a portion other than the top surface of the shift body. The shift device according to claim 1, wherein the operation section is provided on both sides of the shift body in the moving direction. The shift device according to claim 1, wherein the shift range of the transmission is changed by operating the operating portions provided on both sides of the shift body in a moving direction to move the shift body. 2. The shift device according to claim 1, wherein the shift range of the transmission is changed by operating the operating section provided on the opposite side to the direction of movement of the shift body and moving the shift body.