JP3191626B2 - Speed change operation device for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shift operation device for a vehicle provided on an instrument panel side.

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2. Description of the Related Art An automobile (vehicle) gives a shift instruction to a transmission using a shift operation device. Specifically, in the case of a manual transmission, the speed is shifted by a change lever, and in the case of an automatic transmission, the mode of the automatic shift is switched by a selector lever.

[0003] Such a shift operating device includes Japanese Utility Model Publication No.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10911 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-246262, an apparatus body having a change lever for manual operation or a selector lever for automatic speed change operation is arranged on an instrument portion on the side of the handlebar. A proposed structure has been proposed.

In such a speed change operation device, a shift operation mechanism having an operation lever has a support such as a bracket in order to dispose an operation lever such as a change lever or a selector lever on an instrument portion above a floor (floor surface) of a vehicle body. An apparatus body structure in which members are integrally combined to form a one-piece unit is employed. Thus, when the support member is fixed to a vehicle body component such as a cross deck, the apparatus body is assembled at a predetermined position.

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The main body of such an apparatus is as follows.
The weight is considerably increased due to the integral support member.
In addition, since the support member protrudes outward,
The handling of the main unit is poor. In particular, the larger the supporting member is, the more the tendency tends to be.

[0006] In order to efficiently produce automobiles, good assemblability is required. However, in the case of the above-described speed change operation device, there are disadvantages in that the weight and the shape of the support member hinder the efficient assembling. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shift operation device for a vehicle which can obtain good assemblability.

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According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle speed change operation apparatus comprising: a main body having an operation lever rotatably supported by a base member; Or a speed change operating part disposed in the vicinity thereof, and a support member having one end fixed to the vehicle body component member in front of the driver's seat and having an end fixed to the floor of the vehicle body, The support member is behind the driver's seat
Having a projection extending toward the coupling surface.
A plurality of receiving surfaces are formed side by side in the vehicle width direction.
Has two mounting portions to which the speed change operation portion is mounted, and
The mounting surface has three straight lines extending linearly toward the rear.
By the part, one of the linear parts located on both sides is
A part of the mounting surface constituting the mounting part, and the other straight line
A part of the mounting surface where the shaped part constitutes the other mounting part.
None, the straight part located in the center is each of the two mounting parts
Gear shifting operation.
The working part is two mounting parts formed by these plural mounting surfaces
Is selected to be mounted .

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According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above object, in order to further reduce the cost of the structure for fixing the shift operating portion, a screw member is inserted through each of the linear member and the base member. The speed change operation unit is mounted on one of the plurality of mounting units by using a screw member, sharing the hole of the central linear member.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on a first embodiment shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a passenger compartment of a vehicle, for example, a passenger car when viewed from the front of a front seat 1 (including a driver seat and a passenger seat; however, only a driver seat is shown). It is an instrument panel provided on the front.

This instrument panel 2 is formed along the lower edge of a front window (not shown) along the vehicle width direction. This instrument panel 2
On the right side (driver's seat side), a meter panel (not shown)
And a glove box 3 is provided on the left side (passenger seat side).

A cover 5 for accommodating the transmission is formed at a portion of the instrument panel 2 in the middle of the vehicle width direction and on the side of the steering wheel 4 so as to protrude toward the front seat 1.

The cover portion 5 has a rectangular flat portion 5a protruding toward the front seat 1 on the upper surface and a floor 6
It has an elongated box shape extending toward the (floor surface). The cover 5 has a shape that retreats (moves away from the front seat 1) toward the lower part, and a space for a passage is secured between the cover 5 and the front seat 1.

In the instrument panel 2 covered by the cover 5, a gearshift operating device 7 which is a main part of the present invention is provided.
Is housed. FIG. 2 shows the transmission operating device 7 as viewed from the side, and FIG. 3 shows the entire structure of the transmission operating device 7.

The structure of the speed change operation device 7 will be described. The device main body 7a of the speed change operation device 7 is a combination of a device divided into two parts, a support frame 8 (corresponding to a support member) and a speed change operation portion 16. Structure is adopted.

To explain these structures, the support frame 8 uses a one-member structure in which the structure described below is integrally formed of an aluminum alloy member using casting. Specifically, the main body 8a of the support frame 8 is configured as shown in FIG.
For example, a pair of band-shaped side frames 9 and 9 (corresponding to a vertical member) extending in the vertical direction at two places like a trapezoidal side portion as shown in FIG. And a plurality of stays 10 (corresponding to lateral members) interposed in the respective parts of the present invention.

The upper ends of the side frames 9, 9 are passed through the instrument panel 2 in the vehicle width direction and fixed to the vehicle body, for example, a pipe-shaped cross deck 11, and are attached to a strip-shaped cross deck. It is fixed via a bracket 12 and a bolt nut 13. Also, the lower ends of the side frames 9, 9 are fixed seats 9a formed at the end of each frame.
Are fixed to the upper surface of the floor 6 with bolts 14.

Using such a fixing structure, the support frame 8 is mounted between the cross deck 11 and the floor 6 so that the bent side faces the front seat 1 and conforms to the shape of the cover 5. is there.

A mounting seat 15 (corresponding to a protruding portion) disposed immediately below the flat portion 5a of the cover portion 5 protrudes from the middle stage of the main body portion 8a having the bent portion 9c. Make up the whole.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting seat 15 is provided with a bent portion 9 below each side frame 9.
c, arm portions 15a to 15c (corresponding to linear members) are respectively protruded in parallel from the intermediate portion of the stay 10 between the bent portions 9c, 9c toward the rear of the front seat (rear of the vehicle body). It is.

Each of the arms 15a and 15c on both sides is formed of a member having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section and extending linearly rearward of the front seat. The intermediate arm portion 15b is formed of a member having a substantially rectangular cross section and extending rearward of the front seat.

On the upper surfaces of the arms 15a to 15c, mounting surfaces 15x to 15 for receiving the speed change operation unit 16 are provided.
z is provided. Each of the mounting surfaces 15x to 15z is formed by a planar upper surface that is continuous up to a protruding end of each of the arm portions 15a to 15c which is a rear end of the support frame.

The mounting surfaces 15x to 15 arranged in the vehicle width direction
At z, two types of mounting portions A and B are formed along the vehicle width direction. Specifically, one arm 1 located on both sides
The mounting surface 15x of 5a forms a part of the mounting part A, the mounting surface 15z of the other arm part 15c forms a part of the mounting part B,
The mounting surface 15y of the arm portion 15b located in the middle forms a part of the mounting portions A and B, respectively.

Thus, the mounting portion A, which is a combination of the mounting surfaces 15x and 15y of the arm portion 15a and the intermediate arm portion 15b, and the other arm portion 15c and the intermediate arm portion 15b. Two types of mounting portions are formed, including a mounting portion B composed of a combination of the mounting portions 15z and 15y.

As shown in FIG. 4, screw holes 17 are formed in the intermediate portions and the protruding end portions of the upper surfaces of the arm portions 15a to 15c, respectively. The screw hole 17 in the middle arm portion 15b is located at a position shared by both the mounting portions A and B.
The screw holes 17 in 5b are shared so that two types of fastening methods can be performed according to the mounting portions A and B.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
6 includes, for example, a shift operation section 16a for manual operation,
A plurality of types are prepared, such as a shift operation section 16b for automatic shift operation.

The speed change operation sections 16a and 16b are selected according to the use and type of the automobile. The selected shift operation section 16 is installed by selecting one of the mounting sections A and B.

In this embodiment, for example, the speed change operation section 16a for manual operation is selected and installed on, for example, the right mounting section B (combination of the arm section 15b and the arm section 15c).

More specifically, the speed change operation section 16a for manual operation includes, for example, a base body 19 having a flat fixed seat 18 protruding from both front and rear sides as a coupling surface, and the base body 19
A pair of frame plates 20, 20, and a change lever 21 (corresponding to an operation lever) supported between the frame plates 20, 20 so as to be swingable in a select (front-back) direction and a shift (left-right) direction; A select lever 22 that swings in conjunction with the movement of the change lever 21 in the select direction, a shift lever 23 that swings in conjunction with the movement of the operation lever 21 in the shift direction, between the operation lever 21 and the select lever 22 It has a spring 22a that is interposed and holds the operation lever 21 at the neutral position, and constitutes a unit.

Each fixed seat 18 of the speed change operation portion 16a is placed between the mounting surfaces 15y and 15z of each of the arm portions 15b and 15c. Each fixed seat 18 has a mounting portion B in advance.
The through holes 18a are formed corresponding to the positions of the screw holes.

The screw holes 17 are formed through the through holes 18a.
The entire speed change operation unit 16a is detachably (separably) connected to the support frame 8 directly below the flat portion 5a of the cover 5 by a bolt 24 (corresponding to a screw member) which is screwed.

The speed change operation section 16a is provided with the position adjustment mechanism 2
5 (corresponding to a position adjusting means) is positioned at a predetermined position. That is, the shift operation section 16a is positioned at the front, rear, left and right positions by the horizontal direction adjustment mechanism 25a provided in the shift operation section 16a.
6 (all constituting a position adjusting mechanism) are positioned at a predetermined height position.

More specifically, the horizontal direction adjusting mechanism 25 is provided with one of the mounting surfaces 15y, 15z and the fixed seat 18 overlapping from the vertical direction, for example, a through hole 18 in the fixed seat 18.
a is constituted by a long hole extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a bolt 24 is inserted into the through hole 18a and the screw hole 17 so that the entire shift operation portion 16 can be displaced relative to the support frame 8 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The structure described above is used.

Using the fact that the positions of the four bolts 24 are in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, fine adjustment in the longitudinal direction of the speed change operation unit 16a can be performed. The shift operation portion 16a is positioned in the vehicle width direction by regulating the bolt 34 and the edge of the long hole.

The horizontal direction adjusting mechanism 25 is provided with, for example, long holes extending in the front-rear direction on both the fixed seat 18 and the mounting surfaces 15y and 15z, and a bolt is inserted between these long holes to make a nut. May be adopted.

In order to easily perform positioning using the long holes, at least one of the front and rear ends of the mounting surfaces 15y and 15z, for example, at the front end, a locking portion 27 serving as a positioning reference of the speed change operation portion 16 is provided. Each is formed.

These locking portions 27 are, for example,
Are formed in parallel with the front end of the lock member 27. When the base body 19 is brought into contact with these locking portions 27, the shift operation portion 16 is oriented in a predetermined direction. Thereby, the locking portion 2
7 is brought into contact with the front end of the base body 19,
If the gear 6 is shifted back and forth, the gearshift operating unit 16 remains in the correct orientation.
Can be moved back and forth.

Note that the locking portion 27 is also formed on the mounting surface 15x, and the positioning function is similarly exerted on the mounting portion A. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the height adjusting means 26 has a structure in which a shim 28 is interposed between each fixed seat 18 and the mounting surfaces 15y and 15z.

In this case, a shim 28 necessary for height adjustment is selected from shims 28 having a plurality of thicknesses and having an outer shape (plate shape) corresponding to, for example, the fixed seat 18, and the shim 28 is selected. And the mounting surfaces 15y and 15z, and are fixed together with the fixing seat 18 by bolts 24.

The shift operation section 16 is provided with the shim 2 interposed therebetween.
8, the position in the height direction is finely adjusted so as to have a predetermined height dimension. Transmission operating unit 1 thus installed
The front end side of the change lever 21 of 6 passes through the lever insertion opening 29 formed in the flat portion 5a and protrudes to the side of the handle 4. An operation knob 21 a is provided at the tip of the change lever 21, and a lever insertion port 29 is provided.
Are covered with a cover 33.

The select lever 22 of the shift operation section 16a is connected to a transmission 31 via a select cable 30. The shift lever 23 is connected to the transmission 31 via a shift cable 32, and the shift 29 is operated by operating the change lever 21 in the select direction and the shift direction.

The installation structure described above is employed not only in the shift operation section 16a for manual operation but also in the shift operation section 16b for automatic shift operation. That is, the shift operation section 16b for the automatic shift operation is different only in the structure around the selector lever 35 corresponding to the change lever.

More specifically, the speed change operation section 16b is provided with a detent mechanism (constituted by a mechanism including a dent plate and a detent pin) necessary for switching the mode, with the base having the fixed seat 18 described above. Just mounted on body 19.

The shift operation section 16b is also provided in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, like the above-described shift operation section 16a, it is installed in the mounting section A or the mounting section B. Of course, in this case, the distal end side of the selector lever 35 penetrates through the lever insertion port 29 and protrudes to the side of the handle 4.

When assembling the speed change operation portion 16a for manual operation, first, the ladder-shaped support frame 8 which is separate from the speed change operation portion 16a and which is lightweight and easy to handle by adopting an aluminum alloy. Is installed.

In this case, the upper ends of the side frames 9, 9 are fixed to the brackets 12 attached to the cross deck 11 with bolts and nuts 13, and the fixing seats 9a at the lower ends of the side frames 9, 9 are fixed. It is performed by fixing to the floor 14 with bolts 14.

Next, the light-weighted and easy-to-handle shift operation section 16 is connected to the arm sections 15b and 15c constituting the mounting section B.
On each of the mounting surfaces 15y and 15z, and each of the long holes (through holes 18a).
Is positioned in each screw hole 17.

At this time, each fixed seat 18 of the shift operation section 16
A shim 28 selected in order to obtain a required height dimension is interposed between and the mounting surfaces 15y and 15z. afterwards,
The shift operation section 16a is shifted forward until it comes into contact with the locking section 27 so that the shift operation section 16a is oriented correctly.

Then, the bolt 24 is inserted into each of the long holes (through holes 18).
From a), each fixing seat 18 is temporarily fixed to the mounting portion B by being screwed into the screw hole 17 through the shim 28. In this orientation, the shift operation section 16a is moved backward to the predetermined position to the predetermined position for positioning.

At this position, each bolt 24 is tightened, and each fixing seat 18 is fixed to each mounting surface 15y, 15z. As a result, the shift operation section 16a for manual operation is positioned at a predetermined height position and a predetermined front-rear position, and is installed on the installation seat 15 of the support arm 8, thereby completing the assembly of the apparatus main body 7a.

Next, the select lever 22 and the shift lever 23 of the shift operation section 16a are connected to the select cable 30,
The transmission 31 is connected via a shift cable 32.
Thereafter, the instrument panel 2 is mounted along the vehicle width direction along the lower edge of the front window (not shown), and the cross deck 11, the support frame 8, and the shift operation section 16a are covered by the panel portion from the periphery, and the lever is inserted. Mouth 2
9 to the lever insertion port 2
9 and the cover 33 fixed to the lever insertion opening 29, and the operation knob 21 a is attached to the tip of the change lever 21. The instrument panel is changed to the instrument panel on the side of the handle 4. The lever 21 is arranged.

The speed change operation section 16a for manual operation
Instead, when assembling the shift operation section 16b for automatic shifting, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
If the speed change operation unit 16b is fixed to the support frame 8 instead of 6a, the assembly of the speed change operation device 7 is completed similarly.

The shift operation section 16 and the support frame 8
The structure for assembling the speed change operation device 7 in two parts,
In any case, the work is performed to assemble the speed change operation unit 16 and the support frame 8 which are reduced in weight by separation, so that good assemblability can be obtained.

The other party to which the support frame 8 is fixed is
If the cross deck 11 is not a mere body component, but is a member that extends in the vehicle width direction and has both ends fixed to the vehicle body, the cross deck 11 is easy to attach.

When the ladder-type structure is adopted for the support frame 8, the weight of the support frame 8 is further reduced. In addition, the ladder-type structure provides high rigidity, so that the speed change operation unit 1
6 can be stably mounted.

The structure in which the instrument panel 2 covers the gearshift operating portion 16 except for the cross deck 11, the support frame 8, and the change lever 21, which are supported around, and projects only the change lever 21 from the same panel into the vehicle interior is as follows.
Since the entire mechanical part is covered from the front seat 1 side, a good appearance can be maintained.

Further, since the speed change operation portion 16 is detachably connected to the support frame 8 with the bolt 24, the speed change operation portion 16 can be easily attached and detached. In addition, by adopting a structure in which the shift operation unit 16 is installed on the installation seat 15 protruding from the support frame 8 to the rear of the front seat, the support frame 8 has a structure in which a load related to the shift operation unit 16 is reduced. Simplification can be achieved.
In addition, a space around the foot of the front seat 1 is ensured, and the characteristics of the instrument panel type shift operation unit 6 can be fully exhibited.

In addition, if a structure is used in which a plurality of mounting portions A and B are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction and the mounting portions A and B are selected and the shift operation portion 16 is fixed. The mounting position of the speed change operation unit 16 can be changed according to the application.

In particular, using three arm portions 15a to 15c extending linearly toward the rear of the front seat 1,
End side arm parts 15a, 15c and central arm part 15b
When the mounting portions A and B are respectively configured in both cases, the two mounting portions A and B are configured by the minimum number of members sharing the central arm portion 15b.
The manufacturing cost of the installation seat 15 can be reduced.

Further, screw holes 17 are provided in the three arm portions 15a to 15c, and the screw holes 16 in the central arm portion 15b are provided.
And the structure in which the shift operation unit 16 is fixed to one of the mounting parts A and B can share the screw hole 17.
As a result, the cost for fixing the speed change operation unit 16 is further reduced.

Further, by providing the position adjusting mechanism 25 in the speed change operation unit 16, fine adjustment of the mounting position of the speed change operation unit 16 can be performed. In particular, the height adjustment mechanism 26 having the shim 28 interposed between the speed change operation portion 16 and the support frame 8 can easily perform fine adjustment of the speed change operation portion 16 in the height direction.

Further, by adopting a horizontal adjusting mechanism 25a in which the holes in the fixed seat 18 or the mounting surfaces 15x to 15z of the speed change operation portion 16 are elongated holes extending in the front and rear direction of the vehicle body, the front and rear direction of the speed change operation portion 16 can be easily adjusted. Can be fine-tuned. In particular, when a structure is provided in which at least one of the front ends or the rear ends of the mounting surfaces 15x to 15z is provided with a locking portion 27 serving as a reference for positioning, the shift operation portion 16 can be set in a correct direction with respect to the locking portion 27. , Positioning is simplified.

In addition, if the fixed seats 18 and the mounting surfaces 15x to 15z overlap each other from the vertical direction, the speed change operation unit 16 only needs to place the fixed seats 18 on the mounting surfaces 15x to 15z from the vertical direction. Since it is arranged on the support arm 8, the speed change operation unit 16 can be easily attached.

Further, if each of the mounting surfaces 15x to 15z is structured to extend continuously to the rear end (the rear end of the arm portion) of the support arm 8 in a planar manner, the speed change operation portion 16 is not obstructed by other portions. Mounting surface 15x to 1 from the rear end side of the support arm 8.
5z, so that the shift operation unit 16 can be easily attached.

In addition, since the support arm 8 having such an effect is formed as a single member by integral formation, the support arm 8 has high accuracy, and the transmission operation device 7 can be always mounted with high mounting accuracy. I can do it.

In particular, if the support arm 8 is formed by casting an aluminum alloy, not only the accuracy but also the weight can be further reduced. 6 to 8 show a second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the speed change operation unit 16 is easily attached from the front and rear directions. Specifically, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, each of the fixed seats 18 placed on the arm portions 15b and 15c has an L-shaped downwardly extending wall portion, for example, a guide wall 18b formed at an end in the vehicle width direction. The guide wall 18b is configured to overlap the side surfaces of the arms 15b and 15c in the vehicle width direction.

The mounting surfaces 15y and 15z are
Are continued to the side surfaces of the arm portions 15b and 15c overlapping the tip portion of the arm portion. Thereby, the fixed seat 18 and the mounting surface 15
y and 15z are also overlapped from the vehicle width direction.

The guide wall 18b is provided with a through hole 18a formed of a long hole, and a screw hole 17 is provided in a lateral mounting surface portion, as in the first embodiment from the vehicle width direction.
Each fixing seat 18 is fixed to the mounting surfaces 15y and 15z by bolts 24.

As a result, the speed change operation section 16 is connected to the fixed seat 1.
8 is placed on the upper surfaces of the arms 15y and 15z via the shims 28 while the tip side of the arm 8 is located along both sides of the arms 15y and 15z. As in the embodiment, the bolt 24 is screwed into the screw hole 18 from the long hole in the guide wall 18b to be fixed to the mounting portion B as shown in FIGS.

The fixed seat 18 and the mounting surfaces 15y, 15
With a structure in which z is overlapped in the vehicle width direction and both are connected by bolts 24, the speed change operation unit 16 can be easily mounted from behind the mounting surface of the vehicle body.

FIGS. 6 to 8 are the same as those of the first embodiment except that the structure of the shift operation section 16 is different from that of the first embodiment. And the description is omitted.

FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, a bent portion 40 for creating high rigidity is formed in the middle of each side frame 9, and the installation portion 15 is formed on the bent portion 40.

More specifically, the bent portion 40 of each side frame 9, 9 is substantially 90
It is bent at an angle θ of °. In these bent portions 40,
Arm portions 15a, 15c having mounting surfaces 15x, 15z as described in the first and second embodiments.
Is formed.

Further, a gear shift operation section 16a for manual operation is fixed to the mounting section C constituted by the mounting surfaces 15x and 15z, as in the first embodiment. Of course, the same applies to the shift operation section 16b for automatic shift operation.

9 (a) is a side view of the speed change operation portion 16a, and FIG. 9 (b) is a plan view as viewed from the direction of the line YY. With such a structure, the speed change operation portion 16a is supported by a portion of the support frame 8 having high rigidity.
The speed change operation unit 16 can be stably mounted.
In particular, when the angle θ of the bent portion 40 is approximately 90 °, the highest rigidity can be obtained in the support frame 8, and when the angle θ is at this angle, the speed change operation portion 16 can be most stably mounted.

In FIG. 9, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. Of course, the third embodiment may be applied to a structure in which the shift operation section 16a is mounted from the rear of the mounting surface as in the second embodiment.

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As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the apparatus main body is divided into the support member and the speed change operation portion, the support member is lightweight and easy to handle.
Since can be performed assembling work using the gear shift operation unit is handled Iyasuku can assemble the gearshift operating part with good assemblability. In addition, a space around the undercarriage can be secured. So
Shift operation part can be attached to multiple mounting part positions
Therefore, change the mounting position of the speed change operation part according to the application
Can be. Furthermore, the linear member in the center is
Since the structure is shared by multiple mounting parts,
This has the effect that the strike can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
Screw hole in the central linear member
Is commonly used by multiple mounting parts to fix the gearshift operation part.
The structure of fixing the speed change operation unit
This has the effect of reducing the strike.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the periphery of an instrument of a vehicle employing a manual operation type speed change operation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view around the speed change operation device along the line XX in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining a structure around the speed change operation device.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view for explaining a case where an automatic shift operation type shift operation device is assembled.

FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining a manually operated speed change operation device which is a main part of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 9 (a) is a side view for explaining a manually operated speed change operation device which is a main part of the third embodiment of the present invention. (B) is a plan view as seen from line YY in (a) of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Front seat (driver's seat) 2 ... Instrument panel 6 ... Floor (floor surface) 7 ... Shift operation device 7a ... Device main body 8 ... Support frame (support member) 8a ... Main body (support member main body) 9 ... Side frame (Vertical member) 10 Stay (horizontal member) 11 Cross deck (body member) 15 Installation part (projection part) 15a to 15c Arm part (linear member) 15x to 15z Mounting surface 16a, 16b ... Shift operation section for manual operation, shift operation section for automatic shift operation (gear shift operation section 16) 17 ... Screw hole 18 ... Fixed seat (coupling surface) 18a ... Through hole (elongated hole) 19 ... Base body (base member) 21) Change lever (operation lever) 21a ... Operation knob 24 ... Bolt (screw member) 25a ... Horizontal direction adjustment mechanism 26 ... Height direction adjustment mechanism 27 ... Locking part 28 ... Shim (high) Adjustment member) 29 ... lever insertion hole 40 ... bent portion A through C ... mounting portion.

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An apparatus main body includes a base member having an operation lever swingably supported by a base member, a speed change operation portion disposed at or near an instrument panel, and one end fixed to a vehicle body component member in front of a driver's seat. And a support member fixed to the floor surface of the vehicle body, the shift operation portion is provided with a coupling surface, and the support member has a protruding portion extending rearward of the driver's seat.
The mounting portion for receiving the coupling surface has a plurality of mounting surfaces in the vehicle width direction.
A plurality of the shift operation parts, which are formed side by side, are mounted.
Three mounting portions, each having two mounting portions, wherein the mounting surface extends linearly rearward.
, One of the linear parts located on both sides is
A part of the mounting surface that constitutes one mounting part;
The mounting surface in which one of the linear portions constitutes the other mounting portion
And the straight part located in the center is the two mounting parts
Are configured to form part of the mounting surface that makes up each
The speed change operation portion is formed by a plurality of mounting surfaces.
A shift operation device for a vehicle , wherein a plurality of mounting portions are selected and mounted . 2. The linear member and the base member
Are provided with holes through which screw members are inserted, respectively.
The shift operation part is any one of the mounting parts by the same member.
The shift operation device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the shift operation device is mounted so as to share a hole of the central linear member .