JP3102950B2 - Real vehicle automatic driving 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 vehicle automatic dynamometer for use in running tests.
It relates to a driving operation device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-5932, an actual vehicle automatic driving operation device according to the prior art includes an operation device for an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal and a clutch pedal, and an operation device for a change lever. Is a separate device, and the hydraulic cylinder for operating the pedals and the hydraulic cylinder for operating the change lever are fixed and incorporated in a box-shaped single-layer or multi-layer housing, and the housing is installed on the floor of the driver's seat. .

[0003]

The automatic vehicle driving operation device according to the prior art is a device for operating an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal and a clutch pedal, and a device for operating a change lever. It consists of a multi-layer housing, which is installed on the floor of the driver's seat,
When the pedal operating device and the change lever operating device are installed at the same time, the entire device becomes large and is installed on the floor of the driver's seat, so that the workability is poor on the narrow floor of the driver's seat.

In addition, since it is difficult to adjust an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, a clutch pedal, and a change lever whose positions are different depending on the type of automobile, the adaptability to various types of automobiles is poor.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic driving operation device for a real vehicle, comprising: an upper base frame portion in contact with an upper surface of a driver's seat ;
A base formed from a front base frame portion in contact with the front surface of the driver's seat , a support shaft that is attached to the front base frame so as to be adjustable in rotational position, and is substantially parallel to the front surface of the seat; A clutch pedal operating unit, a brake pedal operating unit, an accelerator pedal operating unit, and a supporting shaft, which are mounted so that their relative positions can be adjusted in the axial direction, are engaged with each pedal, and are provided with operating rods controlled by each actuator. A support leg for supporting the above-mentioned three operation units integrally connected to the driver's seat floor surface, and a detachable attachment via an attachment on an upper base frame portion of the base; and a change lever. It is constituted by a change lever operating unit having an operating rod which is engaged and two-dimensionally controlled by an actuator.

[0006]

When using an automatic vehicle driving operation device, first, a base on which a clutch pedal operation unit, a brake pedal operation unit, and an accelerator pedal operation unit are mounted is installed in a driver's seat of an automobile. The upper base frame is placed on the upper surface of the seat such that the front base frame is in contact with the front surface of the seat at a position where the operating lever of the brake pedal operation unit matches the brake pedal.

[0007] Then, by operating the respective clamp operating lever of the clutch pedal unit and the accelerator pedal operation unit, the slidable each operation unit along the support shaft, the position where the tip of the actuating rod is fit the pedals After adjusting the position, the operation units are fixed to the support shaft.

[0008] Then, the support shaft is made rotatable with respect to the front base frame portion, and after the tip of each operating rod of the three operating units is rotatably positioned at a position where it engages with each pedal, the support shaft is moved. Fix it. Further, each of the operation units in the tilt position adjusted by rotating the supporting legs of each of the operation units is supported on the driver's seat floor.

When the change lever operation unit is also used, the change lever operation unit is mounted at a predetermined position on the upper base frame portion of the base via a mounting tool. Thus, when the two-dimensional operating actuator is in the neutral position, the operating rod is engaged with the change lever in the neutral position.

As described above, the real vehicle automatic driving operation device is installed in the subject vehicle, and the actuators of the operation units are controlled and operated, whereby the clutch pedal operation unit, the brake pedal operation unit, and the accelerator pedal are operated. Each operating rod of the operating unit is extended and retracted, the operating rod of the change lever operating unit is moved in a two-dimensional direction, and each pedal and the change lever are controlled to perform a driving test.

[0011]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. Note that the up, down, left, and right directions in the following description are directions in FIG. 1, and the left and right directions in FIG.

The vehicle-mounted real-vehicle automatic driving operation device shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is mounted on a driver's seat of a subject vehicle. The base 1 of the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device is bent and joined to both ends of a U-shaped upper base frame portion 1a and the upper base frame portion 1a when viewed from the Y-axis direction in contact with the upper surface of the seat, and has a leg-like shape. And the front base frame portion 1b that is in contact with the front base frame portion 1b. At the lower end of the front base frame portion 1b, a support tube 2 having a horizontal outer peripheral surface spline substantially parallel to the front surface of the seat is mounted so as to be capable of rotating position adjustment, and is positioned and fixed / released by a clamp operating rod 3a. ing.

Three types of pedal operation units, a clutch pedal operation unit 4, a brake pedal operation unit 5, and an accelerator pedal operation unit 6, are attached to the support tube 2 in parallel by spline connection, and the brake pedal operation unit 5 is Although the clutch pedal operating unit 4 and the accelerator pedal operating unit 6 are sandwiched between the lower ends of the front base frame 1b, the positions of the clutch pedal operating unit 4 and the accelerator pedal operating unit 6 can be independently adjusted in the Z-axis direction.・ It is being released.

A support leg 8 is pivotally mounted on the lower surface of the front end portion of the casing 7 of the brake pedal operation unit 5 so as to adjust the rotational position around the Z axis. It is designed to be supported on the seat floor. An actuator controlled by a control device (not shown), for example, an electric motor cylinder, is provided inside the casing 7 of each operation unit, and the piston rod of the electric motor cylinder, that is, the operating rod 9 is protected by a bellows tube 10. Projecting from the tip, the tip is adapted to be engaged with each pedal. A change lever operation unit 11 is detachably mounted on the base 1, that is, on the upper base frame 1a via a mounting tool.

The change lever operating unit 11 is provided with a first actuator, for example, a first electric motor cylinder, which operates in a Z-axis direction and is controlled by a control device (not shown) inside a first casing 12 in the Z-axis direction. A second casing 14 in the X-axis direction is attached to the tip of the piston rod of the first electric motor cylinder protected by 13, and a second casing 14 in the X-axis direction controlled by a control device (not shown) is mounted in the second casing 14. 2 actuator, for example, a second electric motor cylinder, provided with a gripper 17 for gripping a change lever at a tubular end 16 of a piston rod of the second electric motor cylinder protected by a bellows tube 15
Is detachably attached.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the intermediate projection 17b of the handle 17a of the gripper 17 is connected to the tubular tip 1 of the piston rod.
6 so that the engaging claw 17c of the intermediate projection 17b can be engaged with the groove 16a on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular tip 16. On the lower surface of the first casing 12, two slide bars 19, 19 extending in parallel to the Z-axis direction are fixed via a mounting member 18.

The mounting member 20 of the change lever operation unit 11 includes a lower member 20 mounted on the upper base frame 1a.
a and an upper member 20c pivotally attached to the upper end of the lower member 20a so as to be rotatable about a pivot 20b in the Z-axis direction. Two upper holes of the upper member 20c are inserted in the Z-axis direction. A groove is formed, and a pressing plate 20d in which an insertion groove facing the insertion groove is formed is tightened by a tightening screw 20e.

The slide levers 19, 19 of the change lever operation unit 11 are inserted into the insertion grooves of the fixture 20 to an appropriate position, and the press plate 20d is tightened with the tightening screws 20e, so that the change lever operation unit 11 is It is detachably attached to the base 1 via the attachment 20.

The actual vehicle automatic driving operation device is mounted on the driver's seat. When the change lever operation unit 11 is provided by the first mounting and fixing device A, the second mounting and fixing device is provided. With the device B added, its placement is stably fixed.

In the first mounting and fixing device A shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and schematically showing the mechanism structure in FIG. 5, a plate-like body 31 extending in the X-axis direction is bent at the right end thereof in the Z-axis direction. An L-shaped rear hook bar 32 having an extended engaging portion 32a is rotatably attached to the upper and lower two stages in parallel, and one end is inserted into a slot 33 formed in the plate-like body 31 in the longitudinal direction. A slide piece 35 having a Z-axis rotating shaft 34 rotatably provided is a plate-like body 31.
The guide is mounted so that it can move freely.

A take-up roller 37 and a ratchet 38 around which a wire 36 whose free end is fixed to the right end of the plate-shaped body 31 are attached to the rotating shaft 34. An operating arm 40 having a check pawl 39 at the tip engaged with a ratchet wheel 38 is rotatably provided.

The operating arm 40 is rotationally urged by a tension coil spring 41 so that the check pawl 39 is engaged with the ratchet wheel 38, and the sliding piece 35 is moved by the tension coil spring 4.
2, the plate 31 is urged to move toward the left end. A rotating handle 43 is provided at the slot insertion end of the rotating shaft 34.
Can be detachably attached, for example, by a square hole connection or the like.

An L-shaped front hook bar 44 having an engaging portion 44a extending in the left end direction of the plate-like body 31 and extending in the Z-axis direction is fixed to the sliding piece 35. Front hook 44
The engaging portion 44a is at least a single bar, but the base of the front hook bar 44 may be bifurcated as shown. Conversely, the front hook bar 44 may be attached to the plate 31 and the rear hook bar 32 may be attached to the sliding piece 35.

In the second mounting and fixing device B shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and schematically showing the mechanism structure in FIG. 6, the right end of the plate-like body 51 extending in the X-axis direction has a downward bent portion 51a. In the bent portion 51a, two guide holes are bored side by side in the Z-axis direction. An engagement member 52 is fixed to the left end surface of the plate-shaped body 51, and a semicircular groove 52 a in the Z-axis direction is formed on the distal end surface of the engagement member 52.

Slots 5 formed in the plate-like body 51 in the longitudinal direction
A slide piece 55 provided with a rotatable rotation shaft 54 in the Z-axis direction, one end of which is inserted into 3, is attached so as to be guided and movable along the plate-shaped body 51. A take-up roller 57 around which a wire 56 whose free end is fixed to the right end of the plate-like body 51 and a ratchet wheel 58 are attached to the rotating shaft 54, and a ratchet wheel 55 is attached to the sliding piece 55. Non-return claw 5 engaging with 58
An operation arm 60 having a tip 9 is rotatably provided.

The operating arm 60 is rotationally urged by a tension coil spring 61 so that the check pawl 59 is engaged with the ratchet wheel 58, and the sliding piece 55 is moved by the tension coil spring 6.
2, the plate 51 is urged to move toward the left end. A rotating handle 63 can be detachably attached to the slot insertion end of the rotating shaft 54. The sliding piece 55 includes a plate-like body 5.
1, a sliding rod 64 extending toward the right end and protruding from the guide hole.
64 are fixed.

A bracket 66a formed on the back surface of a pressing plate 66 is pivotally attached to a pivot 65 in the Z-axis direction attached to the protruding ends of the sliding rods 64, 64. That is, the pressing plate 66 can be arbitrarily tilted around the pivot 65 in the Z-axis direction in the second mounting and fixing device B. Conversely, the engaging member 52 may be fixed to the protruding ends of the sliding bars 64, 64, and the pressing plate 66 may be pivotally attached to the plate 51 by a pivot 65.

When using the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device, first, the base 1 on which the clutch pedal operation unit 4, the brake pedal operation unit 5, and the accelerator pedal operation unit 6 are mounted is installed on the driver's seat of the vehicle. However, the upper base frame portion 1a is brought into contact with the front base frame portion 1b at the position where the operating rod 9 of the brake pedal operation unit 5 is located in the Z-axis direction suitable for the brake pedal so as to contact the front surface of the seat. Place on top of sheet.

In the first mounting and fixing device A and the second mounting and fixing device B, the sliding pieces 35 and 55 are normally at the left end positions of the plate-like members 31 and 51 by the spring force of the tension coil springs 41 and 61. The first mounting and fixing device A is in the most extended state, and the second mounting and fixing device B is in the most contracted state. When fixing the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device, first, in the first mounting and fixing device A, the turning handle 43 is engaged with the shaft end of the rotating shaft 34, and the wire 3 is fixed.
The rotation shaft 34 is rotated so as to rotate the winding roller 37 in the winding direction 6. Then, the sliding piece 35 moves rightward against the spring force of the tension coil spring 41.

The distance between the engaging portion 32a of the rear hook 32 and the engaging portion 44a of the front hook 44 is set to the distance between the support tube 2 of the vehicle automatic driving operation device and the rear rear surface of the seat. This state is maintained even if the rotation handle 43 is not held because the check pawl 39 is always engaged with the ratchet wheel 38 by the spring force of the tension coil spring 41. Therefore, on the seat side opposite to the change lever operation unit 11, the engaging portion 44a of the front hook bar 44 is inserted into the outer end of the support pipe 2 of the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device, and the engagement of the rear hook bar 32 is performed. The joint 32a is engaged with the rear surface of the seat.

Then, the rotating shaft 34 is rotated by the rotating handle 43 so as to further rotate the winding roller 37 in the winding direction of the wire 36. Then, the sliding piece 35
Further, it goes rightward against the spring force of the tension coil spring 41. Then, the engaging portion 3 between the front base frame portion 1b and the rear hook 32 is provided.
2a, the sheet is sandwiched from the front and the back and firmly tightened. This state is maintained by the engagement of the check pawl 39 with the ratchet wheel 38 as described above. Thus, the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device is firmly fixed to the driver's seat.

Next, the clutch pedal operating unit 4 and the accelerator pedal operating unit 6 are moved to the respective clamp operating rods 3b.
By operating, the casing 7 of each of the operation units 4 and 6 is slidable along the support pipe 2 and the tip of each operating rod 9 is adjusted to a Z-axis position suitable for each pedal.
By operating each clamp operating rod 3b, each operating unit 4, 6
Is fixed to the support tube 2.

Further, by operating the clamp operating rod 3a, the support tube 2 is rotatable with respect to the front base frame portion 1b, and the tips of the operating rods 9 of the three types of operating units 4, 5, and 6 are attached to the respective pedals. After pivotally positioning to the engaging position, each clamp operating rod 3a is operated to fix the support tube 2, and then the support leg 8 of each operation unit is rotated to adjust each of the adjusted inclined positions. The unit is mounted on the driver's floor.

When the change lever operation unit 11 is also used, the tightening screw 20e of the pressing plate 20d of the attachment 20 of the change lever operation unit 11 is loosened, and the sliding bars 19, 19 of the change lever operation unit 11 are attached. The upper member 20c is inserted into the insertion groove 20 to a predetermined appropriate position, tightened by the tightening screw 20e, and the upper member 20c is rotationally fixed around the pivot 20b with respect to the lower member 20a.
Thus, when the first electric motor cylinder and the second electric motor cylinder are in the neutral position, the gripper 17 is engaged with the change lever in the neutral position.

Then, similarly to the case of the first mounting and fixing device A, the turning handle 63 is engaged with the shaft end of the rotating shaft 54 of the second mounting and fixing device B, and the wire 56 is wound in the winding direction. The rotation shaft 54 is rotated so as to rotate the roller 57. Then, the sliding piece 55 moves rightward against the spring force of the extension coil spring 62.

The distance between the engaging member 52 and the pressing plate 66 is set to the distance between the mounting member 18 of the first casing 12 of the change lever operation unit 11 and the backrest of the driver's seat. This state is maintained even if the rotating handles 43 and 63 are not held because the check pawl 59 is always engaged with the ratchet wheels 38 and 58 by the spring force of the tension coil spring 61.

Therefore, the engaging member 5 of the second mounting and fixing device B
The two semicircular grooves 52a engage with the mounting member 18 of the first casing 12 of the change lever operation unit 11, and
The pressing plate 66 is brought into contact with the driver's seat backrest. Since the pressing plate 66 can be arbitrarily tilted around the pivot 65, the pressing plate 66 can be entirely contacted regardless of the tilt of the driver's seat backrest.

Then, the rotating shaft 54 is rotated by the rotation handle 63 so as to further rotate the winding roller 57 in the winding direction of the wire 56. Then, the sliding piece 55
Further, it goes to the right against the spring force of the tension coil spring 62. Then, the engagement member 52 and the pressing plate 66 are in a state of being stretched between the first casing 12 of the change lever operation unit 11 and the driver's seat backrest. Thus,
The actual vehicle automatic driving operation device is fixed to the driver's seat, and is maintained in a stable state in the operation of each pedal operation and the operation of the change lever.

As described above, the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device is installed in the subject vehicle, and the electric motor cylinder of each operation unit is controlled and operated by the control device (not shown), whereby the clutch pedal operation unit 4 is operated. ,
The operating rods 9 of the brake pedal operating unit 5 and the accelerator pedal operating unit 6 are extended and retracted, the gripper 17 of the change lever operating unit 11 is moved in the X and Z axis directions, and each pedal and the change lever are controlled and operated. A driving test is performed.

At this time, the clutch pedal operation unit 4,
The LEDs built in the brake pedal operation unit 5, the accelerator pedal operation unit 6, and the change lever operation unit 11 are used as target for adjusting the position of each pedal and the change lever, and the target is used as the clutch pedal operation unit 4, the brake pedal operation unit 5, and the accelerator. Pedal operation unit 6 and change lever operation unit 1
1 is detected by a reflection type optical sensor coupled to the movable portion,
Detecting the origin positions of the pedals and change levers, the electric motor cylinders are controlled by a control device (not shown), and the positions of the movable parts of these units are adjusted.

When the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device is removed from the driver's seat, the first mounting and fixing device A and the second mounting and fixing device B are used.
, The operation arms 40 and 60 are pulled by the tension coil springs 41 and
By operating against the spring force of 61, the check pawls 39, 59 are disengaged from the ratchet wheels 38, 58 and the ratchet wheels 38, 58, that is, the winding rollers 37, 57 are made rotatable.
Moves leftward due to the spring force of the tension coil springs 41, 61, and the wires 37, 57 are unwound.

Then, the state in which the front base frame portion 1b of the first mounting and fixing device A and the engaging portion 32a of the rear hook 32 are tightened to the sheet and the engaging member 5 of the second mounting and fixing device B
Change lever operation unit 1 by 2 and pressing plate 66
1 between the first casing 12 and the driver's seat backrest portion becomes loose, and the first mounting and fixing device A
The second mounting and fixing device B can be easily removed from the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device, and the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device can be detached from the driver's seat.

In the first mounting and fixing device A and the second mounting and fixing device B, as a simple means for moving and fixing the sliding pieces 35 and 55, the fastening bolts simply inserted into the slots 33 and 53 are used. , 55 may be screwed.

When fixing the automatic vehicle driving operation device, first, the tightening bolt of the first mounting and fixing device A is loosened to make the sliding piece 35 slidable, that is, the front hook bar 44 and the rear hook bar 3.
2 and the change lever operation unit 11
On the opposite side of the seat, the engaging portion 44a of the front hook bar 44 of the first mounting and fixing device A is inserted into the outer end of the support tube 2 of the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device, and the engagement of the rear hook bar 32 is performed. The joint 32a is engaged with the rear surface of the seat. That is, the sheet is firmly sandwiched between the front base frame portion 1b and the engaging portion 32a of the rear hook 32 from the front and rear. Then, the sliding piece 35 is fixed to the plate 31 by tightening the tightening bolt.

In the case of the second mounting and fixing device B, the tightening bolt is loosened to make the sliding piece 55 slidable, that is, to make the plate-like body 51 and the sliding rods 64, 64 expandable and contractable, and Of the change lever operation unit 11
And the pressing plate 66 is brought into contact with the driver's seat backrest. That is, the second mounting and fixing device B is set in a state of being stretched between the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device already fixed to the driver's seat and the driver's seat backrest. Then, the sliding piece 55 is fixed to the plate-like body 51 by tightening the tightening bolt. Thus, the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device 1 is firmly fixed to the driver's seat.

When the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device is removed from the driver's seat, the tightening bolt of the first mounting and fixing device A is loosened to make the sliding piece 35 slidable, that is, the front hook bar 44 and the rear hook bar 32. Can be extended and retracted, and the tightening bolt of the second mounting and fixing device B can be loosened to make the sliding piece 55 slidable, that is, the plate-like body 51 and the sliding bars 64 and 64 can be extended and contracted.

[0047]

The automatic vehicle driving apparatus according to the present invention has an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, a clutch pedal, and a change lever, each of which is a separate unit. The equipment is
It is detachable separately and can be assembled together so that the position can be adjusted, so that all four can be installed at the same time, and it is easy to adjust the accelerator pedal, brake pedal, clutch pedal and change lever which position differs depending on the car model Therefore, adaptability to various types of automobiles is good. In addition, since it can be placed on the driver's seat, workability is good in a narrow driver's seat.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an actual vehicle automatic driving operation device and a mounting and fixing device thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an actual vehicle automatic driving operation device and a mounting and fixing device thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the actual vehicle automatic driving operation device and the mounting and fixing device thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a gripper of the change lever operation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a mechanism of a first mounting and fixing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a mechanism of a second mounting and fixing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A first mounting and fixing device B second mounting and fixing device 1 base 1a upper base frame 1b front base frame 2 support pipes 3a, 3b clamp operating rod 4 clutch pedal operating unit 5 brake pedal operating unit 6 accelerator pedal operating unit 7 Casing 8 Support leg 9 Operating rod 10 Bellows tube 11 Change lever operation unit 12 First casing 13 Bellows tube 14 Second casing 15 Bellows tube 16 Tubular tip 16a Groove 17 Gripper 17a Handle 17b Intermediate protrusion 17c Engagement claw 18 Mounting member Reference Signs List 19 sliding rod 20 mounting tool 20a lower member 20b pivot 20c upper member 20d pressing plate 20e tightening screw 31, 51 plate 32 rear hook 32a engaging part 33, 53 slot 34, 54 rotating shaft 35, 55 sliding Pieces 36, 56 Wires 37, 57 Winding rollers 38, 58 Claw wheels 39, 59 Non-return pawls 40, 60 Operating arms 41, 42, 61, 62 Tension coil springs 43, 63 Rotating handle 44 Front hook 44a Engaging portion 51a Bending portion 52 Engaging member 52a Semicircular groove 53 Slot 64 Sliding rod 65 Axis 66 Press plate 66a Bracket

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An upper base frame portion in contact with a driver's seat upper surface.
And a front base frame portion that is in contact with the front surface of the driver's seat , a support shaft that is attached to the front base frame portion so as to be adjustable in rotational position, and is substantially parallel to the front surface of the seat. A clutch pedal operating unit, a brake pedal operating unit and an accelerator pedal operating unit having an operating rod that is engaged with each pedal and is controlled to be operated by each actuator. A support leg for supporting the above-mentioned three operation units integrally connected to a body on a driver's seat floor, and a change lever which is detachably mounted on an upper base frame portion of the base via a mounting tool; An automatic driving operation device for a real vehicle, comprising a change lever operation unit having an operating rod that is engaged with the actuator and is controlled two-dimensionally by an actuator.