JP3211125B2 - Information transmission device for operation target device of motorcycle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information transmission device for an operation target device which is operated by a handle member and which can be adopted for a motorcycle .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various devices operated by a steering wheel member, and there is a motorcycle in which a front wheel steering is operated by a steering wheel. 2. Description of the Related Art A motorcycle or other vehicle is provided with a turn signal indicating a course change display of right turn or left turn with respect to the surroundings when changing the course when turning at an intersection or changing lanes. This direction indicator usually employs a blinking type. When a driver operates a right-turn or left-turn changeover switch (turn signal switch), the direction indicator light (turn signal lamp) blinks to turn the turn signal. A signal light emission signal is issued, thereby displaying the course change display. When this turn signal light emission signal is issued, the pilot indicator lamp is turned on and off in synchronization with the operation of the turn signal light so as to inform (transmit) the driver of information that the turn signal light is activated and the turn signal light emission signal is being issued. A device that transmits information by light or sound, such as a device or a device that sounds a sounding device such as a buzzer, is employed.

[0003]

However, in a motorcycle, considering the riding environment (the driver's seat is exposed to the outside, and when driving, a helmet is worn on the head, etc.), the following problem occurs. There is a problem. When transmitting information using the light of a pilot lamp, if the driver's seat is exposed to the outside like a motorcycle, the pilot lamp is easily affected by the surrounding light, so the surrounding light may be reflected. , Or if the surrounding light is too bright,
There is a possibility that the visibility of a light emission signal emitted from the pilot lamp may be reduced. Also, when transmitting the information by sound by sounding the sounding device, the driver of the motorcycle usually wears a helmet, so the ears are covered, and the sounding device needs a sufficient volume for reliable information transmission. become.

[0004] In some devices operated by a steering wheel, information related to the operation of the device is transmitted by light or sound as in the case of the motorcycle, and the operating environment of the device is strongly illuminated. However, there is a problem that it may be difficult to transmit the driving-related information to the operator when the vehicle is hit by a vehicle or when a loud noise is generated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is a motorcycle capable of more reliably transmitting information on an operation target device to a device operator as compared with light or sound. An object of the present invention is to provide an information transmission device for an operation target device.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a structure in which a front fork is mounted on an upper end portion.
A rod extending in the width direction of the vehicle body and having grip portions at both ends.
A motorcycle having a handlebar shaped like
The handlebar has a hollow part of a certain length from the end of the body width direction.
Provided with a grip part provided in the hollow part of this grip part
Output of the signal output unit that outputs a signal according to operation-related information
It arranged vibration generator to vibrate the gripping unit based on
The vibration generator is housed in a case body and
An annular coil connected to the force section and the center of this coil
To the fixed core inserted through the elastic member.
A movable iron core that can move in the axial direction.
Move the heart in the axial direction of the handlebar grip.
The information transmission device for a device to be operated of a motorcycle is characterized in that the information transmission device is provided for the operation target device of a motorcycle . The invention of claim 2 is
2. The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the driving-related information is at least one of information on a turn signal light emission of the vehicle and information on a remaining amount of the lubricating oil being less than a certain level.
It has a configuration of an information transmission device for a vehicle operation target device.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the operator moves the handle member by gripping the handle member or the like, thereby operating the operation target device. When the operation target device is being operated, a signal corresponding to the information regarding the operation target device is output, and based on the output signal of the signal output unit, the portion of the handle member gripped by the operator is vibrated. The vibration is transmitted to the hand of the operator who is operating by gripping the member, and the vibration reliably transmits information to the operator.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation target device is a motorcycle, and the transmitted information is at least one of the turn signal light emission information of the vehicle and the information in which the remaining amount of the lubricating oil is below a certain level. Since the information is any one of them, such information can be reliably transmitted to the operator of the vehicle (corresponding to the driver). In particular, in the case of a motorcycle, the motorcycle operator is provided with the above information by vibration to the hand holding the handle member, so that the information is reliably transmitted even under the influence of external light or when wearing a helmet. The above information is transmitted to the driver.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a detailed cross-sectional view of an end of a handlebar of a motorcycle provided with an information transmission device according to an embodiment.
FIGS. 2 to 4 are circuit diagrams of the information transmission device. The embodiment is an information transmission device for transmitting various information related to the motorcycle to an operator (in this case, a driver) of the motorcycle in which the course is changed by the steering wheel 10, and a signal corresponding to the information is provided. And a vibration generating unit 14 that vibrates the grip 10a gripped by the operator of the handle member 10 based on the output signal of the signal output unit 12.

The handle 10 is of various types, such as an up handle, a bar handle, and a separate handle, and is, for example, a handle bar attached to an upper end of a front fork. The handle 10 has a grip portion 10a having a hollow portion 16 from the end in the vehicle width direction to a fixed length (usually a length corresponding to the grip length of the driver). Has a cap member (for example, a handlebar end cap) 18 fitted therein. As shown in detail in FIG.
It is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having a hollow portion 16 formed therein. The hollow portion 16 has a substantially concentric circular cross section perpendicular to the axis, has a step in the axial direction, and further expands toward the outside in the width direction and is opened at the end.
Ri, in which spread to the phased. That is, the grip part 1
0a, there is a portion 16a which extends to a certain extent in a taper shape from the position slightly inward in the width direction to the outside, and the portion 16b having the same diameter becomes longer following the edge of the tapered portion 16a. It extends axially to a portion near the handle end, and is further expanded stepwise by two steps 16c, 16d, and also has an opening 1 at the handle end.
At 6e, it is opened outward. The tapered portion 16a of the hollow portion 16 communicates with a hole 20 having a small diameter from a central portion (not shown) of the handle 10, and an output signal of the signal output portion 12 is vibrated in the hole 20. The lead wire 22 that passes through the generating section is inserted.

The cap member 18 has a cylindrical portion 18a whose outer diameter is equal to the inner diameter of the open portion 16e at the handle end and which is short in the axial direction, and a substantially frustoconical umbrella tapering outward. 18b, the cylindrical portion 1
8a is fitted into the opening 16e to close the hollow 16 from the outside. The cap member 18 may be a solid one or a hollow one, and a balance weight may be provided inside to form a balancer.

The vibration generating section 14 has a concentric shape with the hollow section 16, and is mainly composed of an annular coil 14b housed in a case body 14a, and an overall mushroom-shaped coil. A fixed iron core 14c having a bar-shaped portion facing outward in the vehicle width direction and a rod-shaped portion fitted into the center axis of the coil 14b.
And an elastic member 14d made of an elastic body having a generally dish-like shape and arranged so as to cover the outside of the coil 14c in the vehicle width direction, and having a movable iron piece 14e fixed at the center thereof. The vibration generating section 14 is fixed in the hollow section 16 by two steps 16 c and 16 d of the hollow section 16 and a nut 24.

In other words, the case body 14a is fitted into the same diameter portion 16b of the hollow portion 16 with the coil 14b accommodated therein. A flange 14a1 is formed on one side of the case body 14a in the axial direction (outside in the vehicle width direction in the fitted state) so as to radially expand with respect to the shaft.
The outer edge 14d1 of the elastic member 14d is fitted so as to wrap the outer side 4a1 from outside, and the fitted flange 14a1 and the outer edge 14d1 of the elastic member 14d fit into the step 16c of the hollow portion 16. In this fitted state, a thread groove is formed on the inner peripheral surface 16d1 of the other step 16d. An annular nut 24 is screwed into the thread groove, and the flange 14a1 of the case body 14a and the elastic member 14d are formed.
Of the step 16c and the screwing side surface 24a of the nut 24 are fixed. Thus, the coil 14b and the fixed iron core 14c are fixed by the case body 14a, and the end of the elastic member 14d is fixed.
Are axially movable toward the fixed iron core 14c. After the vibration generating section 14 is fixed in the hollow section 16, a cap member 18 is put on the end of the handle 10. The vibration generator 14 may be provided at one end of either side of the handle 10 extending in the width direction of the vehicle body or at both ends.

When the coil 14b is intermittently energized (according to information on the motorcycle) by the configuration of the vibration generating section 14, the movable iron piece 14e applies a magnetic force to the fixed iron core 14c every time the coil 14b is energized. It is sucked and moves and collides. Then, vibration occurs in the handle grip portion 10a due to the impact due to the collision. This vibration is transmitted to the driver's hand holding the handle grip 10a.

In the embodiment, the information on the motorcycle is at least one of the turn signal light emission information of the motorcycle and the information in which the remaining amount of the lubricating oil is less than a certain value. In the signal output unit 12, an example of a circuit that outputs the signal of the turn signal light emission information to the vibration generation unit 14 is as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of a circuit that outputs a signal to the vibration generator 14.

In the circuit example shown in FIG.
Uses a turn signal circuit that causes the turn signal lamps 26R and 26L to emit turn signal emission signals indicating right and left directions. The signal output section 12 is provided with a turn signal switch 12a disposed at an appropriate position on the handlebar 10 to select the right or left traveling direction, and intermittently supplies power supplied from the battery 30 via the main switch 28. An output turn signal relay 12b is provided in series. Further, the coil 14b of the vibration generating unit 14 is connected to the + (plus) pole of the right and left turn signal lamps 26R and 26L (via the lead wire 22). As a result, the right and left turn signal lamps 26
Intermittent energization is applied to the coil 14b in response to the blinking of either R or 26L. Note that the vibration generation unit 14
May be provided on the grip 10a at one end of the handle 10 in the vehicle width direction, or may be provided on the grip 10a at both ends.

With the above configuration, the circuit of FIG.
When either the right or left of the turn signal switch 12a is turned on and either of the turn signal lamps 26R, 26L blinks, intermittent energization for the blink is supplied to the vibration generating unit 14 and the grip unit 10a is turned on. Vibration occurs. Thereby, the driver can turn signal lamp 2
Information that 6R and 26L are blinking is obtained.

In the circuit shown in FIG. 3, vibration generators 14 are separately provided at both ends of the handle 10 on the right and left sides.
The coils 14b, 14b of the left vibration generator 14 are connected to correspond to the right and left turn signal lamps 26R, 26L. Thereby, the turn signal lamp 2
Grip part 1 on the side where a light emission signal is emitted from 6R, 26L
Oa vibrates, and the driver can know which side of the turn signal lamps 26R, 26L emits a light emission signal from the hand holding the steering wheel 10.

In the circuit shown in FIG. 4, an oscillator 32 capable of generating an intermittent signal is separately provided.
4b, and the oscillator 32 outputs an intermittent signal output.
N / OFF is controlled by various switches 34 of the motorcycle. For example, the switch 34 is used as an oil level gauge warning switch to output an intermittent signal from the oscillator 32. With this arrangement, when the oil level is reduced, the oil level gauge warning switch detects the oil level decrease, whereby the intermittent signal output from the oscillator 32 is given to the coil 14b according to the oil level decrease, and the vibration is generated. The part 14 causes the grip part 10a to vibrate. Therefore, the driver holding the grip portion 10a perceives the vibration of the grip portion 10a with his / her hand, so that the warning information of the oil level decrease can be transmitted by the vibration.

According to the above-described embodiment, the motorcycle driver is informed to the driver of the motorcycle of information on various vehicles in the form of "vibration", so that a light-emitting information transmission device and an automatic transmission which are susceptible to ambient light are provided. The information transmission can be performed more reliably than an acoustic information transmission device that is easily affected by a helmet specific to a motorcycle. Also, in the light emitting type information transmitting device, it is necessary to look at the light emitting part with the eyes looking forward while driving, but in the information transmitting device using the vibration of the present invention, the information is transmitted by feeling the vibration by hand. Therefore, there is no need to remove the line of sight from the front.

In the above embodiment, the information to be transmitted includes the turn signal light emission information of the motorcycle and the information in which the remaining amount of the lubricating oil is less than a certain value. Alternatively, either one may be selected and implemented.
For example, when implemented together, one of the two grip portions can be vibrated by the turn signal light emission information, and the other can be vibrated by the information that the remaining amount of the lubricating oil is less than a certain value. Of course, the present invention can be made to vibrate for transmitting various other information. For example, according to information that the speed has become equal to or higher than a predetermined value or the fuel has become equal to or lower than a predetermined value, both or one of the grip portions can be vibrated together or in accordance with the respective information. Also,
In the above-described embodiment, the operation target device is a motorcycle. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be embodied as various types of information transmission devices of other vehicles or other mechanical devices that are operated by a person directly touching the handle member.

[0022]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a signal corresponding to the information on the operation target device is output, and the operator of the handle member grips based on the output signal of the signal output unit. Since the part is vibrated, the vibration is transmitted to the hand of the operator who is operating by gripping the handle member or the like, and the vibration reliably transmits information to the operator.
Therefore, information on the operation target device can be transmitted to the device operator more reliably than light or sound. Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the operator of the vehicle (corresponding to the driver) is reliably notified of at least one of the turn signal light emission information of the vehicle and the information that the remaining amount of the lubricating oil is less than a certain value. Can be transmitted. In particular, if the vehicle is a motorcycle, the motorcycle operator receives the above information by vibration to the hand holding the handle member, so that it is affected by external light or when wearing a helmet. However, the information is reliably transmitted to the driver.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a detailed cross-sectional view of a handle end of a motorcycle provided with an information transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit example diagram of the information transmission device of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of another circuit example of the information transmission device of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is another circuit example diagram of the information transmission device of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 handle 10a grip section 12 signal output section 12a turn signal switch 12b turn signal relay 14 vibration generating section 14a case body 14b coil 14c fixed iron core 14d elastic member 14e movable iron core 16 hollow section 18 cap member 26R, 26L right and left Turn signal lamp 32 oscillator 34 switch

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A first fork attached to an upper end of the front fork;
A rod extending in the width direction of the vehicle body and having grip portions at both ends.
In a motorcycle provided with a handlebar having a shape of a circle, the handlebar is positioned at a certain length from an end in the vehicle width direction.
A grip part with an empty part is provided, and this grip part is hollow.
A vibration generating unit that vibrates the grip unit based on the output of the signal output unit that outputs a signal according to driving related information in the unit
Disposed, the vibration generating unit, the signal output unit is housed in a case body
To the center of this coil
To the fixed core through the elastic member
It consists of a movable core that can move in the axial direction.
Move in the direction of the handlebar grip axis.
An information transmission device for an operation target device of a motorcycle, which is installed . 2. The operation of the motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the driving-related information is at least one of light-emitting information of a vehicle and information that a remaining amount of lubricating oil is less than a predetermined value. Information transmission device for the target device.