JP2560540Y2 - Foldable shift lever device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention relates to a shift lever device provided in a vehicular transmission, and more particularly, to a reversible shift lever which allows the shift lever to fall down. Related to the device.

(Prior Art) In a stopped vehicle, an occupant from the driver's seat side is difficult to get on and off from the driver's seat side, and sometimes gets on and off from the passenger seat side. By the way, the shift lever of the shift lever device is disposed on the side opposite to the door of the driver's seat, and thus, as described above, an obstacle when the occupant moves from the driver's seat to the passenger seat or from the passenger seat to the driver's seat. Had become. In view of the above, various proposals have been made so far in which the shift lever can be made to fall down so that the occupant can easily move between the driver's seat and the passenger seat.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned conventional shift lever device, since the pivot support portion for the normal shift lever is disposed above the lock portion for locking the shift lever in the upright state, the shift is inevitably performed. The height of the shaft attachment portion of the lever increases. Therefore, when the shift lever is turned down, its height cannot be sufficiently reduced.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to provide a pivot support for lowering a shift lever below a lock portion of the shift lever. An object of the present invention is to provide an inverted shift lever device.

[Structure of device]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, a reversible shift lever device according to the present invention is provided with a lower lever member rotatably supported by a vehicle body and a lower lever member provided on the lower lever member. A support bracket having a pair of upright walls having a pair of upright walls at an upper portion, a shift lever sandwiched between the pair of upright walls, and pivotally supporting a base portion of the upright wall of the support bracket by a pivot so as to be able to undulate. A lock release knob slidably fitted to the shift lever, an engagement member provided on the lock release knob,
A lock groove formed on the upper surface of the upright wall with which the engagement member engages, and biasing means for biasing the engagement member downward so that the engagement member engages with the lock groove; The shift member is disengaged from the lock groove of the support bracket by disengaging the shift lever upward by sliding the lock release knob upward by engaging the engagement member with the lock groove. Can be laid down along the upright wall.

(Operation) According to the above configuration, the shift bracket is supported by a support bracket having a U-shaped cross section having a pair of upright walls so as to sandwich the shift lever, thereby restricting the falling direction of the shift lever, The lock structure that holds the shift lever in an upright position is arranged above the pivot axis of the shift lever because the lock member that is provided on the lock release knob that is inserted into the shift lever and formed on the top surface is detachable. can do. As a result, the shift lever can be configured to be able to fall down with a simple configuration, and the position of the pivot axis of the shift lever can be set low, so that the height of the shift lever when the shift lever is fallen down can be maximized. Can be lowered.

(Examples) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory sectional view of a tiltable shift lever device, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a front view of the support bracket, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG.

In the drawing, reference numeral E denotes a reversible shift lever device provided in a vehicle transmission, which includes a lever lower member 10 rotatably supported by a vehicle body and a pair of upright walls provided on the lever lower member 10 at an upper portion thereof. A support bracket 16 having a U-shaped cross section having 11, 12,
A shift lever 20 that is sandwiched between the pair of upright walls 11 and 12 and that pivotally supports a base 20 a on the upright walls 11 and 12 of the support bracket 16 so that the base 20 a can be raised and lowered by a pivot 21, and is slidable on the shift lever 20. A lock release knob 30 fitted into the lock release knob 30, a lock pin 40 as an example of an engagement member provided on the lock release knob 30, and the upright wall 1 with which the lock pin 40 is engaged.
Lock grooves 13 formed on the upper surfaces of 1 and 12 and lock grooves 13
A compression spring 50 which is an example of an urging means for urging the lock pin 40 downward so that the lock pin 40 is engaged with the lock pin 40. The lock pin 40 is disengaged from the lock groove 13 of the support bracket 16 by sliding the lock release knob 30 upward, and the shift lever 20 is tilted along the upright walls 11, 12. It is made possible.

 Next, the structure of the present invention will be described in more detail.

The lever lower member 10 is rotatably supported on the floor (not shown) of the vehicle body so as to rotate around an axis 0-0, and a pair of upright walls 11, 12 is provided above the lever at a predetermined interval. A support bracket 16 having a U-shaped cross section is provided. The base 20a of the shift lever 20 is sandwiched between the upright walls 11 and 12 of the support bracket 16, and is supported by a pivot 21 so as to be able to undulate. On the upper surfaces of the upright walls 11 and 12, arc-shaped lock grooves 13 which are lock portions of the shift lever 20 are formed on a vertical line Y-Y passing through the axis of the pivot 21, respectively. Shift lever 20 on the falling side (passenger seat side)
An arc-shaped guide surface 14 centered on the axis of the pivot 21 and an upright surface 15 continuing from the guide surface 14 are respectively formed on the end surfaces of the pivot shaft 21. Further, a notch hole 16a is formed in a connecting portion connecting the pair of upright walls 11, 12 of the support bracket 16.

An operation knob 22 is mounted on an upper end of the shift lever 20, and a lock release knob 30 is slidably fitted to the shift lever 20 below the operation knob 22. Lock release knob
30 includes a flange portion 30a and a collar portion 30b. The diameter of the collar portion 30b is set to be equal to the distance between the outer surfaces of the upright walls 11, 12 of the support bracket 16. The upper end of a pair of links 31 and 32 extending downward is
The pin 33 is disposed in the shift lever 20 so as to pass through a long hole 20b formed along the axial direction. The lower ends of the links 31, 32 are integrally fixed by a lock pin 40 that engages with the lock groove 13, and the lock pin 40 passes through an elongated hole 20c formed in the shift lever 20 along the axial direction. It is arranged.

The compression spring 50, which is an example of the urging means, has a lock release knob.
30 Retaining ring 51 integrally fixed to lower shift lever 20
Is wound around the shift lever 20 between the lock pin 40 and
The lock pin 40 is urged downward by the compression spring 50.

The lower lever member 10 is provided with an arm (not shown) connected to the transmission via a conversion rod or a cable.

 Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

When the shift lever 20 is in the upright state, that is, in a normal use state, the lock pin 40 is pressed by the urging force of the compression spring 50.
Are engaged with the lock grooves 13, thereby preventing the shift lever 20 from falling down.

In order for the shift lever 20 in the upright state to fall down as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
Grasp 30 and pull it upward against the spring force of compression spring 50. Then, the lock pin 40 is also pulled upward via the links 31 and 32, and the lock pin 40 is separated from the lock groove 13. Then, when the shift lever 20 is rotated clockwise in FIG.
Falls down while pressing the lock pin 40 against the guide surface 14,
The end of the shift lever 20 is the locking hole 16a of the support bracket 16.
Stop at the position where it contacts the upper end of the.

Here, a pivot, which is a pivot supporting portion of the shift lever 20 for lodging,
Since the 21 is disposed below the lock groove 13 as the lock portion, the mounting position of the pivot 21 can be lower than that of the above-described conventional example. As a result, the height of the shift lever 20 when it falls down can be made as low as possible, and the occupant can very easily move from the driver's seat side to the passenger seat side or from the passenger seat side to the driver's seat side. be able to. In order to return the shift lever 20 to the upright state again, the operation knob 22 is gripped and the shift lever 20 is moved counterclockwise in FIG.
When the lock lever 40 is rotated by an angle, the lock pin 40 constantly urged downward by the compression spring 50 is engaged with the lock groove 13, and the shift lever 20 can be held upright.

The present invention can be implemented without being limited to the above embodiment. For example, a roller can be used as the engaging member 40 instead of the lock pin.

[Effect of the invention]

As described above, according to the tiltable shift lever device according to the present invention, the shift lever is supported by a support bracket having a U-shaped cross section having a pair of upright walls so as to sandwich the shift lever. And a lock groove formed on the upper surface of the upright wall so that an engagement member provided on a lock release knob inserted into the shift lever can be disengaged.
All the lock structures for holding the shift lever in the upright state can be arranged above the pivot axis of the shift lever.
As a result, the shift lever can be configured to be able to fall down with a simple configuration, and the position of the pivot axis of the shift lever can be set low, so that the height of the shift lever when the shift lever is fallen down can be maximized. Can be lowered.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the tiltable shift lever device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional explanatory view taken along the line II-II of FIG.
The figure is an explanatory front view of the support bracket, and FIG. 4 is IV in FIG.
FIG. E: Retractable shift lever device 10: Lever lower member 11, 12: Upright wall 13: Lock groove (lock portion of shift lever) 14: Guide surface 15: Upright surface 16: Support bracket 20 … Shift lever 20a… Base 21… Pivot (shaft support of shift lever) 22… Operation knob 30… Lock release knob 31,32… Link 40… Engagement member (lock pin) 50… Biasing means (compression spring)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A lever lower member rotatably supported by a vehicle body, a support bracket provided on the lever lower member and having a pair of upright walls at an upper portion thereof, and a U-shaped cross section, and a pair of upright walls. A shift lever that is pinched and pivotally supported by a pivot on the upright wall of the support bracket so that the base can be raised and lowered;
A lock release knob slidably fitted to the shift lever, an engagement member provided on the lock release knob, a lock groove formed on the upper surface of the upright wall with which the engagement member engages, Urging means for urging the engaging member downward so that the engaging member engages with the lock groove, wherein the engagement member engages with the lock groove to prevent the shift lever from falling down. A retractable shift lever device, wherein the lock release knob is slid upward to disengage the engaging member from the lock groove of the support bracket and to allow the shift lever to fall down along the upright wall. .