JP2596315Y2 - Floor type manual operation device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a floor-type manual driving device which is arranged on the floor of a vehicle and can be operated manually by an accelerator and a brake.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A driving device for a vehicle includes not only a steering device and a shift lever device but also various operation devices such as an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, a turn signal lever, and a horn switch. A driving device capable of performing each of the above operations only manually has been proposed.

[0003] For example, there is a driving device that can perform an accelerator operation and a brake operation by moving an operation lever connected to an accelerator device and a brake device in a vehicle front-rear direction, which is disposed beside a driver's seat. This type of driving device is suitable because the occupant can manually perform the accelerator operation and the brake operation as needed, and the occupant can easily perform the operation even if the occupant has insufficient foot operation. In addition, in such a driving device that can be operated manually, an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal are not required, so that a wide space under the driver's seat can be secured.

By the way, in this type of conventional driving device,
All the control levers and switches can be operated manually by the occupant, but since the control levers and switches are arranged separately and independently, it is difficult to operate each lever and switch at the same time. There is room for improvement in terms of operability, such as the need for large movements of the arms and fingers to perform the operations.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In consideration of the above facts, the present invention provides a floor-type manual driving device which can be operated reliably and easily without requiring a large movement of an arm or finger, and which greatly improves operability. The purpose is to get.

[0006]

A floor type manual driving device according to the present invention is disposed on a floor beside a steering wheel of a vehicle, has a T-shaped gripping lever, and moves the gripping lever in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. In the floor type manual driving device capable of performing an accelerator operation and a brake operation by being moved to the occupant side, the T-shaped top is disposed at the end of the occupant side corresponding to the thumb of the occupant holding the grip lever. An accelerator / brake lock switch for preventing movement of the gripping lever, and operable immediately before the gripping lever and in a state in which the gripping lever is gripped in response to a finger of an occupant gripping the gripping lever At an appropriate position so that the vehicle can be tilted in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction. A turn signal lever to release the operation of the turn signal according to the inclination of the lateral direction, the is disposed at an upper end portion of the turn signal lever, and characterized in that and a horn switch for actuating the horn during operation.

[0007]

In the floor-type manual driving device having the above-mentioned structure, the grip lever is manually operated instead of the general accelerator pedal and brake pedal to move the vehicle in the front-rear direction, thereby performing the accelerator operation and the brake operation. Is done. Therefore, the occupant can be operated only manually if necessary, and even if the occupant is insufficiently operated with his / her feet, the occupant can easily perform the driving operation, which is preferable. Further, since an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal are not required, a large space under the driver's seat can be secured.

Further, since the accelerator / brake lock switch is disposed at the occupant end of the T-shaped top of the grip lever, the occupant operates the accelerator / brake lock switch while holding the grip lever. Can be locked. Therefore, it is convenient and safe at the time of the switching operation of the shift lever device or at the time of waiting for a traffic light, and it is not necessary to keep the accelerator operation for a long time during long cruising, which is extremely effective. .

On the other hand, a turn signal lever is arranged near the grip lever, and the turn signal lever can be operated while holding the grip lever. Therefore, the turn signal lever can be operated in parallel with the accelerator operation or the brake operation. It can be activated and released. For this reason, the operability has been greatly improved compared to the conventional method, which requires the operator to release the hand from the grip lever once and operate such a direction indicator, requiring a large movement of the arm and finger, which was complicated. I do.

Further, a horn switch is disposed on the top of the turn signal lever, and the horn switch can be operated while holding the grip lever. Therefore, as described above, the accelerator operation, the brake operation, or the turning of the direction indicator is performed. The horn can be operated in parallel with the operation.
For this reason, the operability is greatly improved as compared with the related art, in which the arm and the finger need to be moved once by releasing the grip lever and the movement is complicated.

As described above, in the floor type manual driving device of the present invention, a plurality of driving operations can be performed by one hand of the occupant, and the operation can be performed reliably and easily without a large movement of the arm or finger. Operability is greatly improved.

[0012]

1 and 2 show an overall perspective view of a floor type manual operation device 10 according to the present invention. Also,
FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a vehicle in which the floor type manual driving device 10 is arranged. The arrow F in the figure
The R direction indicates the front side of the vehicle.

The floor-type manual driving device 10 includes a vehicle 1
The steering wheel 14 is disposed on the floor on the left side of the occupant 18 sitting on the right driver's seat 16, for example, on the side of the second steering wheel 14, and includes a base 20. A shaft 22 is connected and fixed to the base 20, and the other end of the shaft 22 is connected to an accelerator device and a brake device of an engine (not shown). It is possible to perform an accelerator operation by moving the base 20 by pulling it in the rearward direction of the vehicle (the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1), while moving the base 20 by pushing it in the forward direction of the vehicle (the direction of arrow B in FIG. 1). Thus, the brake can be operated.

A gripping lever 24 is fixed to the base 20. The grip lever 24 is formed in a T-shape as a whole, and stands upright from the base 20. The occupant 18 seated on the right driver's seat 16 grips the T-shaped top of the grip lever 24 with, for example, his left hand as shown in FIG.

An end of the T-shaped top of the grip lever 24 on the driver's seat side (the side of the occupant 18 sitting on the right driver's seat 16) corresponds to the left thumb of the occupant 18 holding the grip lever 24. Then, an accelerator / brake lock switch 26 is arranged. Therefore, the occupant can press the accelerator / brake lock switch 26 with the thumb (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 1) while holding the grip lever 24 with the left hand. This accelerator / brake lock switch 2
Numeral 6 is for locking the grip lever 24 during operation to prevent its movement.

On the other hand, a turn signal lever 28 is disposed on the base 20 immediately before the grip lever 24. The turn signal lever 28 corresponds to the finger (for example, the index finger or the middle finger) of the left hand of the occupant 18 immediately before the grip lever 24 and grips the grip lever 24, and the occupant 18 operates the grip lever 24.
Is erected at a position where it can be operated in a state in which it is grasped, and is supported so as to be tiltable in the vehicle left-right direction and the front-back direction.
The turn signal lever 28 is tilted in the left and right direction (directions of arrows D and E in FIG. 1), so that a switch unit (not shown) built in the base 20 is operated to operate the direction indicator. As well as the front side (Fig. 1
By tilting in the direction of arrow F), the operation of the direction indicator due to the tilt in the left-right direction can be released.

The turn signal lever 28 is normally biased toward the neutral position in the front-rear direction, and automatically tilts backward when the operating force is released after being tilted forward. Move and return to neutral state.

At the upper end of the turn signal lever 28,
A horn switch 30 is provided. The horn switch 30 can operate the horn by being pressed (in the direction of arrow G in FIG. 1).

Next, the operation of the floor type manual operation device 10 having the above configuration will be described. In the floor-type manual driving device 10 having the above-described configuration, instead of a general accelerator pedal and brake pedal, the grip lever 24 is manually operated and moved in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the accelerator operation and the brake operation are performed. Thus, the accelerator device or the brake device is operated via the shaft 22, and the vehicle 12 is accelerated or decelerated.

Therefore, the occupant 18 seated in the right driver's seat 16 can perform acceleration / deceleration driving operations by operating only the left hand without using the feet, if necessary, and the operation by the feet is insufficient. It is preferable that the occupant can easily operate the vehicle. Further, since an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal are not required, a large space under the driver's seat can be secured.

An accelerator / brake lock switch 26 is disposed at the end of the T-shaped top of the gripping lever 24 on the side of the occupant 18, so that the occupant 18 grips the gripping lever 24 as shown in FIG. The accelerator / brake lock switch 26 can be locked by operating the accelerator / brake lock switch 26 with the thumb. Therefore, it is convenient and safe when switching operation of the shift lever device or when waiting for a traffic light,
In long cruising, there is no need to continue the accelerator operation for a long time, which is extremely effective.

On the other hand, a turn signal lever 28 is arranged near the grip lever 24, and the turn signal lever 28 can be operated while holding the grip lever 24 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the turn signal can be operated and released in parallel with the accelerator operation or the brake operation. For this reason, once the hand is released from the grip lever 24, such a direction indicator has to be operated, and a large movement of the arms and fingers is required. improves.

Further, a horn switch 30 is disposed at the top of the turn signal lever 28. Since the horn switch 30 can be operated while holding the grip lever 24 as shown in FIG. The horn can be operated in parallel with the operation, the brake operation (operation of the grip lever 24), or the operation of the direction indicator (the tilt operation of the turn signal lever 28). Accordingly, this also greatly improves operability as compared with the related art.

As described above, in the floor type manual driving device 10 of the present embodiment, the occupant 18 sitting on the right driver's seat 16
Can perform multiple driving operations (ie, acceleration / deceleration and lock, turn signal operation / release thereof, horn operation) with the left hand of the user. Operability is greatly improved.

In the present embodiment, an occupant 18 seated on the floor type manual driving device 10 in the right driver's seat 16 is provided.
Is arranged corresponding to the left hand, and the grip lever 24 is gripped by the left hand, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is naturally possible to arrange it at another position as desired.

For example, the occupant 1 sitting on the right driver's seat 16
8, the gripping lever 24 may be gripped with the right hand, or the gripping lever 24 may be positioned corresponding to the right hand of the occupant sitting on the left driver's seat 32 and the gripping lever 24 may be positioned on the right hand. It may be configured to hold. In these cases, the accelerator / brake lock switch 26 may be provided on the side of the T-shaped top of the grip lever 24 corresponding to the thumb of the occupant holding the grip lever 24. Therefore, it can be easily applied to vehicles of different types, and the range of application is wide.

[0027]

As described above, the floor-type manual driving device according to the present invention can perform a plurality of driving operations with one hand of an occupant, and can be operated reliably and easily without a large movement of the arm or finger. And has an excellent effect that operability is greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a floor-type manual operation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the correspondence between the floor type manual driving device according to the present invention and the hands of an occupant.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the vehicle showing an arrangement state of the floor type manual driving device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 floor type manual operation device 20 base 24 grip lever 26 accelerator / brake lock switch 28 turn signal lever 30 horn switch

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B60K 26/02 B60K 41/20 B60T 7/08

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A floor-type manual operation device which is disposed on a floor beside a steering wheel of a vehicle, has a T-shaped gripping lever, and is capable of operating an accelerator and a brake by moving the gripping lever in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. In the driving device, the T is held corresponding to the thumb of the occupant holding the grip lever.
An accelerator / brake lock switch which is disposed at the occupant side end of the character-shaped top portion and prevents movement of the gripping lever during operation; and Correspondingly, it is erected at a position where it can be operated while holding the grip lever and can tilt in the vehicle left and right direction and back and forth direction. By tilting in the left and right direction, the direction indicator is activated and tilted forward. A turn signal lever that releases the operation of the direction indicator due to the inclination in the left-right direction, and a horn switch that is disposed at an upper end of the turn signal lever and that operates a horn when operated. Characterized floor type manual operation device.