JP3458592B2 - Transmission operating 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 gear shift operation device provided near a driver's seat for operating a transmission of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an automatic transmission operating device for a vehicle, a parking range (P) and a reverse range (R), a neutral range (N), a drive range (D), etc. are usually arranged in a line. A shift gate is formed, and a shift lever can move in the shift gate to change gears. In recent years, in such an automatic transmission operating device, the P-R-
A second shift gate in which a shift up range (UP), a hold range (HOLD), and a shift down range (DOWN) are arranged in a line is formed in parallel with the first shift gate of the ND range, and the first shift gate and the second shift gate are formed. There is one that is connected to a shift gate. Therefore, the driver moves the shift lever in the first shift gate, so that P-R-N-
You can shift gears to any of the D range, and
By moving the shift lever to the HOLD range of the second shift gate in the range, and moving in this second shift gate,
You can shift gears to the UP or DOWN range.

By the way, in such an operating device for an automatic transmission of a vehicle, when a shift lever is moved to perform a gear shift operation, a case where the outer periphery of the shift lever constitutes a shift gate, a shift block for positioning, etc. Although they come into contact with each other, at this time, there is a problem that a collision sound between them is generated, which gives a driver discomfort and impairs quality.

As a means for solving such a problem, there is, for example, the one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-22168. In the "vehicle transmission" disclosed in this publication, a rubber is provided at a portion where the outer cylinder of the shift lever and the case come into contact with each other, or a rubber elastic body is provided at a lower portion of the shift lever and the lower portion of the shift lever comes into contact with the rubber elastic body. A leaf spring is provided on the case side.

[0005]

In the above-described conventional automatic transmission operating device, a collision noise between the shift lever and the case is provided by providing a rubber or a rubber elastic body. Is suppressed. However, when the shift lever and the case come into contact with each other, the metal portion and the rubber or the rubber elastic body come into sliding contact with each other, so that cracking or wear occurs due to long-term use. Then, if broken rubber fragments or worn rubber powder are generated and fall into the positioning part of the shift lever, etc., the shift lever cannot be operated smoothly or it cannot be positioned at a predetermined position. May not be possible.

The present invention solves such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gear shift operating device which surely suppresses the generation of abnormal noise without any hindrance to the operability of the shift lever. .

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a gear shift operating device of the present invention has a case in which a shift lever is provided.
It is rotatably supported and has a shift gate on top of the case.
While the shift gate is provided at the bottom of the case.
Guide portion is provided to correspond to and, said inner shift gate the shift lever is capable of switching the shifting state of the vehicle by pivoting, the when the shift lever is moved to the end of the shift gate In a gear shift operation device held in contact with a guide portion, a contact portion with which the shift lever contacts the guide portion, and a deformation that absorbs the contact force when the shift lever contacts the corresponding contact portion An absorption part is provided.

Therefore, the shift state of the vehicle can be switched by moving the shift lever in the shift gate, and when the shift lever moves to the end portion of the shift gate, the shift lever contacts the guide portion and is held. Will be
At this time, the shift lever comes into contact with the contact portion at the lower portion of the case , and the contact force is absorbed by the deformation absorbing portion at the lower portion of the case , and the generation of abnormal noise is suppressed.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

In the gear shift operation device of the present invention, a shift lever is rotatably mounted on the base of the case, and the shift gear of the vehicle is shifted by moving the shift gate formed in advance on the upper surface of the case. The state can be switched. In addition, a guide portion is formed in the lower part of the case around the shift gate, and when the shift lever moves to the end portion of the shift gate, the guide portion comes into contact with the guide portion so that its position It is designed to be held at. The guide portion is provided with an abutting portion with which the shift lever abuts, and a deformation absorbing portion that absorbs the abutting force when the shift lever abuts the abutting portion.

Therefore, the gear shift state of the vehicle can be switched by rotating the shift lever to move it within the shift gate. When the shift lever moves to the end of the shift gate, the shift lever moves to the guide portion at the bottom of the case. The shift lever comes into contact with and is held. At this time, the shift lever comes into contact with the contact portion, and the contact force is absorbed by the deformation absorbing portion, so that the generation of abnormal noise is suppressed and the occupant feels uncomfortable. There is no such thing.

Further, in the shift operating device of the present invention, the deformation absorbing portion is formed with a space portion which can be deformed by the contact force of the shift lever when the shift lever comes into contact with the contact portion.

Therefore, when the shift lever comes into contact with the contact portion, the contact force is absorbed by the deformation of the contact portion due to the space portion, and it is possible to easily suppress the generation of abnormal noise.

Further, in the gear shift operating device of the present invention,
It is effective to attach a damping member to the space of the.

Therefore, when the shift lever comes into contact with the abutting portion, the abutting portion is deformed by the space portion, and the abutting force is reliably absorbed by the damping member, thereby suppressing the generation of abnormal noise. it can.

Further, in the gear shift operating device of the present invention, the contact portion is formed so as to project toward the shift lever, and the tip end portion of the shift lever is deformed in the axial direction of the shift lever. Good.

Further, in the gear shift operation device of the present invention, the abutting portion is a plate-like member disposed substantially parallel to the axial direction of the shift lever, and the one side face is in contact with the shift lever while the other side face is in contact. The deformation absorbing portion may be formed.

Further, the contact portion is formed at the end portion by providing open upwardly guide portion in the lower portion of the apparatus main body, the provision of the groove opening upward in the apparatus body near the contact portion The deformation absorbing portion may be formed by.

In this case , only the upper surface of the guide portion needs to be processed, which facilitates the processing.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a shift block of a shift operating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration of the shift operating device of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a top view of the shift operating device.

In the gear shift operating device of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the case 11 is in the shape of a rectangular box having upper and lower openings, and a horizontal rotary shaft 12 is provided in the middle portion along the left-right direction. Is rotatably attached. The shift lever 13 is composed of a support shaft 18 connected to a lower portion of a lever main body 15 having a grip 14 attached to an upper end thereof via a compression spring 16 and a bracket 17,
The support shaft 18 is connected to the intermediate portion of the rotary shaft 12 by a connecting pin 19. Further, a cam 21 that is pressed against the rotary shaft 12 by a compression spring 20 is integrally rotatably mounted on the support shaft 18. Therefore, the shift lever 13 is rotatable integrally with the rotary shaft 12 in the front-rear direction of the case 11 (left-right direction in FIG. 4), and is also in the left-right direction of the case 11 (left-right direction in FIG. 3) by the connecting pin 19. It is freely rotatable. Further, the shift lever 13 is held at a predetermined position by the cam 21 pressed against the urging force of the compression spring 20.

An intermediate portion of the front-rear rotating arm 22 is fitted to one end of the rotating shaft 12 in the axial direction and is integrally rotatably connected by a key 23. A piece 24 is attached. On the other hand, case 11
A sensor bracket 25 is attached to the left side wall 11a of the device, and four sensors (photo interrupters) 26 are attached to the sensor bracket 25 so as to face the detection piece 24. A connecting rod 27, which is connected to an automatic transmission (not shown), is connected to the lower portion of the front-rear rotating arm 22. Therefore, the shift lever 13 is attached to the case 1
When rotating in the front-back direction of 1 (left-right direction in FIG. 4),
When each sensor 26 detects each detection piece 24, its rotational position, that is, each position of the reverse range (R), the neutral range (N), and the drive range (D), which the shift lever 13 will be described later, or Shift up range (U
P) and hold range (HOLD) and shift down range (D
Each position of OWN) can be detected.

Further, an intermediate portion of the left / right rotating arm 28 is fitted to the rear side wall 11c of the case 11 so as to be rotatable about the same axis as the axis of the connecting pin 19, and left / right. A bifurcated connecting portion 28a extending from the lower part of the rotating arm 28 to the shift lever 13 side engages with the support shaft 18, whereby the left-right rotating arm 28 can rotate integrally with the shift lever 13. . A detection piece 29 is attached to the upper end of the left / right rotation arm 28, while a sensor bracket 30 is attached to the rear side wall 11c of the case 11, and the sensor bracket 30 faces the detection piece 29. Two sensors (photo interrupter) 31 are attached. Therefore, the shift lever 13 is attached to the case 1
When rotating in the left-right direction of 1 (left-right direction in FIG. 3),
When each sensor 31 detects the detection piece 29, its rotational position, that is, the shift lever 13 can detect each position of an automatic mode (A) and a manual mode (M) described later.

The side wall 11b on the right side of the case 11 is wound by the mounting bracket 32 and the mounting shaft 33.
4 is mounted, and each end has a support shaft 18 for the shift lever 13.
Is locked to. Therefore, the shift lever 13 is biased and held in the intermediate portion by the biasing force of the winding spring 34.

A cover 36 having a predetermined shift gate 35 formed thereon is fixed to the upper portion of the case 11. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the shift gate 35 is formed such that a groove 35a in the automatic mode (A) and a groove 35b in the manual mode (M) along the front-rear direction are substantially parallel to each other. And the groove 3 that connects the grooves 35a and 35b
5c is formed. The groove 35a in the auto mode (A) has a reverse range (R), a neutral range (N) and a drive range (D), and the manual mode (M) has a shift up range (UP) and a hold range (HOLD). ) And a shift down range (DOWN), and the drive range (D) and the hold range (HOLD) are located adjacent to each other.

A shift block 38 having a guide portion 37 corresponding to the shift gate 35 is fixed to the lower portion of the case 11. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the guide portion 37 has a recess 37a corresponding to the groove 35a in the automatic mode (A) of the shift gate 35 and a recess 37b corresponding to the groove 35b in the manual mode (M). The recesses 37c are formed in parallel and connect the recesses 37a and 37b with each other. Then, the positioning hole 3 is provided in the recess 37a at a position corresponding to each range (R), (N), and (D) of the groove 35a in the automatic mode (A).
7d, 37e, 37f are formed, and a positioning hole 37g is formed at a position corresponding to the range (HOLD) of the groove 35b in the manual mode (M). On the other hand, an opening 18a is formed below the support shaft 18 of the shift lever 13,
A positioning ball 40, which is biased and supported downward by a compression spring 39, is attached to the opening 18a.

Therefore, in the automatic mode (A), when the shift lever 13 is rotated back and forth, the shift lever 13 moves in the groove 35a while the positioning ball 40 is moved.
Moves in the recess 37a to enable a speed change operation among the reverse range (R), the neutral range (N) and the drive range (D), and the positioning ball 40 engages with the positioning holes 37d, 37e, 37f. By stopping, the position can be maintained in each range. On the other hand, in the manual mode (M), the shift lever 13 moves the winding spring 3
4 is biased and held in the middle portion, that is, the hold range (HOLD), and when it is rotated forward or backward, the shift lever 13 moves in the groove 35b, while the positioning ball 40 moves in the recess 37b. However, the shift operation to the shift up range (UP) or the shift down range (DOWN) is possible, but the position is not held in each range, and the position is held back to the hold range (HOLD).

In the gear shift operating device of the present embodiment having the above-described structure, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the abutment portion where the lower portion of the support shaft 18 of the shift lever 13 abuts the guide portion 37. And a deformation absorbing portion that absorbs the contact force is formed in the contact portion. That is, in the shift block 38, when the shift lever 18 moves in the groove 35a of the shift gate 35 in the automatic mode (A), the ball 40 of the shift lever 13 (support shaft 18) moves in the recess 37a of the guide portion 37. At this time, the lower portion of the support shaft 18 comes into contact with the side wall formed at the end of the recess 37a so that the movement is restricted, and the contact portions 41a and 41b are formed on this side wall. Will be done. In addition, the shift lever 18 is connected to the shift gate 35.
When the ball 40 of the shift lever 13 (support shaft 18) moves in the groove 37b of the manual mode (M), the ball 40 of the shift lever 13 (support shaft 18) moves in the recess 37b of the guide portion 37. At this time, the lower portion of the support shaft 18 is recessed. The movement is restricted by contacting the side wall formed at the end of 37b, and the contact portions 42a and 42b are formed on this side wall. Further, the shift lever 18 is connected to the shift gate 35.
When moving in the groove 35c between the automatic mode (A) and the manual mode (M), the ball 40 of the shift lever 13 (support shaft 18) moves in the recess 37c of the guide portion 37. At this time, the lower part of the support shaft 18 comes into contact with a side wall formed at the end of the recess 37c so that the movement is restricted, and the contact part 43 comes into contact with the side wall.
a and 43b will be formed.

The guide portion 37 (grooves 35a, 35
b, 35c) on the outer side of each contact portion 42a, 43b, 42
A space portion 44a as a deformation absorbing portion is formed adjacent to b, and a space portion 44b is formed adjacent to each of the contact portions 41b and 43a.

Therefore, when the shift lever 13 is rotated to move in the shift gate 35 and the shift state of the vehicle is switched from the reverse range (R) to the drive range (D) in the automatic mode (A), for example. , Shift lever 1
The lower part of 3 moves in the guide part 37, and the ball 40 moves from the positioning holes 37d to 37f and is positioned. At this time, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 comes into contact with the contact portion 41b in the groove 37a to restrict the movement, and the contact force is absorbed by the contact portion 41b being deformed by the space portion 44b. Therefore, the generation of the contact sound is suppressed, and the occupant does not feel uncomfortable. In addition, moving the shift lever 13 in the manual mode (M),
Further, even when the shift lever 13 is moved between the automatic mode (A) and the manual mode (M), the lower portion of the shift lever 13 comes into contact with each contact portion to restrict movement, and the contact force is It is absorbed by being deformed by each space. Further, each space portion 44a, 44b may be formed by opening upward at a predetermined position of the shift block 38, which facilitates processing.

FIG. 6 shows a plan view of the shift block of the gear shift operating device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that members having the same functions as those described in the above-mentioned embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the shift block 51 of this embodiment is provided with a guide portion 52 for moving the ball 40 mounted on the lower portion of the shift lever 13. The guide portion 52 is formed such that a concave portion 52a corresponding to the automatic mode (A) of the shift gate and a concave portion 52b corresponding to the manual mode (M) are formed substantially parallel to each other, and the concave portions 52a and 52b are connected to each other. 52c is formed. Then, in the recess 52a, each range (R),
Positioning holes 52d, 52e, corresponding to (N) and (D)
52f is formed, and a positioning hole 52g is formed corresponding to the range (HOLD). Further, in the guide portion 52, abutting portions 53a and 53b are formed on the respective ends of the recess 52a, and abutting portions 54a and 54b are formed on the respective ends of the recess 52b.
Is formed, and the abutting portions 55a, 5a are formed at the respective ends of the recess 52c.
5b is formed. A space portion 56a as a deformation absorbing portion is formed adjacent to the contact portion 54a of the guide portion 52, a space portion 56b is formed adjacent to the contact portion 55a, and a space is adjacent to the contact portion 54b. A portion 56c is formed,
In addition, the space 56d is adjacent to the contact portions 53b and 55b.
Are formed.

Therefore, the shift lever 13 is turned to change the gear change state of the vehicle, for example, in the manual mode (M).
Hold range (HOLD) to shift up range (UP)
Switch to the guide portion 5
2 moves in the groove 52b, and the ball 40 moves to the positioning hole 52
get out of g. Then, when the shift lever 13 is released, the shift lever 13 is again in the hold range (HOLD).
And the ball 40 is positioned in the positioning hole 52g. At this time, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 comes into contact with the contact portion 54a in the groove 52b and its movement is restricted, and the contact force is absorbed by the deformation of the contact portion 54a by the space portion 56a. Generation of contact noise is suppressed,
It does not make passengers feel uncomfortable. Further, according to the present embodiment, the strength of the shift block 51 (guide portion 52) is secured to some extent by dividing the space portion into 56a, 56b, 56c and 56d.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the shift block of the gear shift operating device according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing details of the contact portion and the deformation absorbing portion.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the shift block 61 of this embodiment is provided with a guide portion 62 for moving the ball 40 attached to the lower portion of the shift lever 13. The guide portion 62 includes a recess 62a corresponding to the shift gate auto mode (A) and a manual mode (M).
Is formed so as to be substantially parallel to the concave portion 62b corresponding to, and a concave portion 62c that connects the concave portions 62a and 62b is formed. The recess 62a has positioning holes 62d, which correspond to the ranges (R), (N), and (D).
62e and 62f are formed, and a positioning hole 62g is formed corresponding to the range (HOLD). In addition, the guide portion 6
2, the contact portions 63a and 6a are provided at the respective ends of the recess 62a.
3b are formed, and the contact portion 64 is formed at each end of the recess 62b.
a and 64b are formed, and abutting portions 65a and 65b are formed at each end of the recess 62c. And the guide part 6
The tooth portion 6 as the deformation absorbing portion is adjacent to the second contact portion 64a.
6a is formed, the tooth portion 66b is formed adjacent to the contact portion 65a, the tooth portion 66c is formed adjacent to the contact portion 64b, and the tooth portion is adjacent to each contact portion 63b, 65b. 66
d is formed.

Therefore, the shift lever 13 is rotated to change the vehicle speed change state, for example, in the manual mode (M).
Hold range (HOLD) to shift up range (UP)
When switched to, the lower part of the shift lever 13 will move to the guide portion 6
2 moves in the groove 62b, and the ball 40 moves into the positioning hole 62.
get out of g. Then, when the shift lever 13 is released, the ball moves to the hold range (HOLD) again and the ball 4
0 is positioned in the positioning hole 62g. At this time, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 comes into contact with the contact portion 64a in the groove 62b and its movement is restricted, and the contact force is absorbed by the contact portion 64a being deformed by the tooth portion 66a. The generation of the contact sound is suppressed, and the passenger does not feel uncomfortable.

FIG. 9 shows a plan view of the shift block of the gear shift operating device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the shift block 71 of the present embodiment is provided with a guide portion 72 for moving the ball 40 mounted on the lower portion of the shift lever 13. The guide portion 72 is formed such that a recess 72a corresponding to the shift mode auto mode (A) and a recess 72b corresponding to the manual mode (M) are formed substantially parallel to each other, and the recesses 72a and 72b are connected to each other. 72c is formed. Then, in the recess 72a, each range (R),
Positioning holes 72d, 72e, corresponding to (N) and (D)
72f is formed, and a positioning hole 72g is formed corresponding to the range (HOLD). Further, in the guide portion 72, abutting portions 73a and 73b are formed on the respective ends of the recess 72a, and abutting portions 74a and 74b are formed on the respective ends of the recess 72b.
Is formed, and the contact portions 75a,
5b is formed. Then, adjacent to the contact portion 74a of the guide portion 72, a plurality of projecting pieces 77 as deformation absorbing portions are provided.
a is formed, and a plurality of protruding pieces 7 are formed adjacent to the contact portion 75a.
6b is formed, a plurality of protruding pieces 76c is formed adjacent to the contact portion 74b, and a plurality of protruding pieces 76d is formed adjacent to the contact portions 73b and 75b.

Therefore, when the shift lever 13 is rotated to switch the speed change state of the vehicle from, for example, the automatic mode (A) to the manual mode (M), the lower portion of the shift lever 13 moves in the groove 72c of the guide portion 72. Move and ball 40
Comes out of the positioning hole 72f and is positioned in the positioning hole 72g. At this time, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 abuts on the abutting portion 75a in the groove 72c and its movement is restricted, and the abutting force is absorbed by the plurality of protruding pieces 76b deforming in the axial direction of the shift lever 13. That means
The generation of the contact sound is suppressed, and the passenger does not feel uncomfortable.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing the main part of the shift block of the gear shift operating device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, the shift block 81 of this embodiment is provided with a guide portion 82 on which the ball 40 of the shift lever 13 is movable. A concave portion 82a corresponding to the shift gate is formed in the guide portion 82, and positioning holes 82b and 82c corresponding to each shift range are formed in the concave portion 82a.
... are formed. A contact portion 83 is formed at the end of the recess 82a, and a plurality of projecting pieces 84 as deformation absorbing portions are formed adjacent to the contact portion 83 along the axial direction of the shift lever 13. There is.

Therefore, when the shift lever 13 is rotated to switch the shift state of the vehicle, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 moves in the recess 82a of the guide portion 82, and the ball 40 slips out of the positioning hole 82b and the positioning hole 82c. Be positioned at. At this time, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 comes into contact with the contact portion 83 and its movement is restricted, and the contact force is absorbed by the plurality of protruding pieces 84 deforming in the axial direction of the shift lever 13, The generation of the contact sound is suppressed, and the passenger does not feel uncomfortable.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing the main part of the shift block of the gear shift operating device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the shift block 91 of this embodiment is provided with a guide portion 92 on which the ball 40 of the shift lever 13 is movable. A concave portion 92a corresponding to the shift gate is formed in the guide portion 92, and positioning holes 92b and 92c corresponding to each shift range are formed in the concave portion 92a.
... are formed. An abutting portion 93 is formed at the end of the recess 92a, and a space portion 94 as a deformation absorbing portion is formed laterally and below the abutting portion 93.

Therefore, when the shift lever 13 is rotated to switch the shift state of the vehicle, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 moves in the recess 92a of the guide portion 92, and the ball 40 slips out of the positioning hole 92b and the positioning hole 92c. Be positioned at. At this time, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 comes into contact with the abutting portion 93 to restrict movement, and the abutting force thereof is
4 is absorbed by being deformed toward the space portion 94 side, the generation of the contact noise is suppressed, and the passenger is not made uncomfortable.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing the main part of the shift block of the gear shift operating device according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, the shift block 101 of this embodiment is provided with a guide portion 102 on which the ball 40 of the shift lever 13 is movable. A recess 102a corresponding to the shift gate is formed in the guide portion 102, and positioning holes 102b, 102c ... Are formed in the recess 102a corresponding to each shift range. Abutting portions 103a and 103b are formed at the ends of the recess 102a, and a plurality of tooth portions 104a and 104b as deformation absorbing portions are formed adjacent to the abutting portions 103a and 103b in the axial direction of the shift lever 13. It is formed along.

Therefore, when the shift lever 13 is rotated to switch the shift state of the vehicle, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 moves in the recess 102a of the guide portion 102, and the ball 40 slips out of the positioning hole 102b and the positioning hole 102c. Be positioned at. At this time, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 comes into contact with the contact portion 103a and its movement is restricted, and the contact force is a plurality of tooth portions 104a.
Is absorbed by being deformed, the generation of the contact sound is suppressed, and the occupant is not made uncomfortable.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of a shift block of a shift operating device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 13, the shift block 111 of this embodiment is provided with a guide portion 112 on which the ball 40 of the shift lever 13 is movable. A recess 112a corresponding to the shift gate is formed in the guide portion 112, and positioning holes 112b, 112c ... Are formed in the recess 112a corresponding to each shift range. Contact portions 113a and 113b are formed at the ends of the recess 112a, and openings 114a and 114b as deformation absorbing portions are formed at the sides of the contact portions 113a and 113b. Rubbers 115a and 115b as vibration damping members are attached to the portions 114a and 114b.

Therefore, when the shift lever 13 is rotated to switch the shift state of the vehicle, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 moves in the recess 112a of the guide portion 112, and the ball 40 slips out of the positioning hole 112b and the positioning hole 112c. Be positioned at. At this time, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 comes into contact with the contact portion 113a and its movement is restricted, and the contact force is absorbed by the contact portion 113a being deformed toward the rubber 115a side. Occurrence is surely suppressed and does not cause occupant discomfort.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing the main part of the shift block of the gear shift operating device according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 14, a block plate 123 made of a metal plate is integrally fixed to the shift block 121 of the present embodiment by molding, in which a guide portion 122 for allowing the ball 40 of the shift lever 13 to move is formed. This block plate 12
A concave portion 123a corresponding to the shift gate is formed in 3, and positioning holes 123b, 123c ... Are formed in the concave portion 123a corresponding to each shift range. Contact portions 124a and 124b are formed at the ends of the recess 123a, and space portions 125a and 125b as deformation absorbing portions are formed on the sides of the contact portions 124a and 124b.

Therefore, when the shift lever 13 is rotated to switch the shift state of the vehicle, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 moves in the recess 123a of the guide portion 122, the ball 40 slips out of the positioning hole 123b and the positioning hole 123c. Be positioned at. At this time, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 comes into contact with the contact portion 124a and its movement is restricted, and the contact force is absorbed by the deformation of the contact portion 124a toward the space portion 125a. Occurrence of is suppressed and does not give an occupant an uncomfortable feeling.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing the main part of the shift block of the gear shift operating device according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 15, to the shift block 131 of the present embodiment, a separate guide block 133 having a guide portion 132 for allowing the ball 40 of the shift lever 13 to move is fixed by a fixing screw 134. A recess 134a corresponding to the shift gate is formed in the guide block 133, and a positioning hole 134b, which corresponds to each shift range, is formed in the recess 134a.
134c ... is formed. Abutting portions 135a and 135b are formed at the ends of the recess 134a.
Space portions 136a and 136b as deformation absorbing portions are formed between the shift blocks 131 on the sides of a and 135b.

Therefore, when the shift lever 13 is rotated to switch the shift state of the vehicle, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 moves in the recessed portion 134a of the guide portion 132, and the ball 40 slips out of the positioning hole 134b to become the positioning hole 134c. Positioned. At this time, the lower portion of the shift lever 13 comes into contact with the contact portion 135a and its movement is restricted, and the contact force is absorbed by the deformation of the contact portion 135a toward the space 136a side, and the contact sound is generated. Occurrence of is suppressed and does not give an occupant an uncomfortable feeling.

Although the deformation absorbing portion of the present invention has been described in various ways in each of the above-described embodiments, the invention is not limited to these, and, for example, an abutting member having an opening deformed by an abutting force or a protruding piece may be used. The shift block may be separately formed and fixed to the shift block, or the shift block may be molded with a soft resin and a hard resin may be bonded to a portion having a predetermined strength.

[0054]

As described above with reference to the embodiments, according to the gear shift operation device of the present invention, the case has the shift lever.
It is rotatably supported and has a shift gate on top of this case.
While it is provided, it corresponds to the shift gate at the bottom of the case
A guide portion is provided to allow the shift state of the vehicle to be switched by rotating the shift lever in the shift gate, and when the shift lever moves to the end portion of the shift gate, the guide portion contacts the guide portion. Since the guide portion is provided with an abutting portion with which the shift lever comes into contact and a deformation absorbing portion that absorbs the abutting force when the shift lever comes into contact with the abutting portion, the guide portion is provided with the shift lever inside the shift gate. When the shift lever moves, the shift lever comes into contact with the abutting portion and is positioned, and the abutting force is absorbed by the deformation absorbing portion, so that the generation of abnormal noise is suppressed and the occupant does not feel uncomfortable. As a result, product quality can be improved.

Further, according to the shift operating device of the present invention, since the deformation absorbing portion is formed with the space portion which can be deformed by the contact force of the shift lever when the shift lever contacts the contact portion,
With a simple structure, the contact force when the shift lever contacts the contact portion can be absorbed by the space portion.

Further , according to the gear shift operating device of the present invention,
Since the damping member is installed in the space,
When it comes into contact with the
Absorption of the contact force of the device by the damping member
Can be suppressed.

Further, according to the gear shift operating device of the present invention, the contact portion is formed so as to project toward the shift lever side, and the tip end portion of the shift lever is deformed in the axial direction of the shift lever. Therefore, the contact force of the shift lever can be effectively absorbed.

Further, according to the gear shift operating device of the present invention, the abutment portion is a plate-like member disposed substantially parallel to the axial direction of the shift lever, and the shift lever abuts on one side surface while the other side surface. Since the deformation absorbing portion is formed on the side, the plate-shaped member is easily deformed with respect to the contact force of the shift lever, so that the contact force can be effectively absorbed.

[0059]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a shift block of a gear shift operating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a shift operating device according to the present embodiment.

4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the shift operating device.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a shift block of a shift operating device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a shift block of a shift operating device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing details of a contact portion and a deformation absorbing portion.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a shift block of a shift operating device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a shift block of a gear shift operating device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a shift block of a shift operating device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a shift block of a gear shift operating device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a shift block of a shift operating device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a shift block of a gear shift operating device according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a fragmentary sectional view of a shift block of a shift operating device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 case 12 rotating shaft 13 shift lever 35 shift gate 36 cover 37 guide portion 38 shift block 40 balls 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b, 43a, 43b contact portions 44a, 44b space portion (deformation absorbing portion)

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A shift lever is rotatably supported by a case, a shift gate is provided on an upper part of the case, and a guide portion corresponding to the shift gate is provided on a lower part of the case. Te the shift lever is capable of switching the shifting state of the vehicle by rotating, shift operating device smell the shift lever is in contact with held in the guide portion when moved to the end of the shift gate before SL guide portion, a contact portion in which the shift lever is in contact, characterized in that the deformation absorbing portion absorbs the contact force is provided when the shift lever is in contact with the abutment portion Gear change operation device. 2. The gear shift operation device according to claim 1, wherein
The shift operating device is characterized in that a space portion is formed in the deformation absorbing portion by the contact force of the shift lever when the shift lever comes into contact with the contact portion. 3. The gear shift operating device according to claim 2,
A gear shift operation device, wherein a vibration damping member is mounted in the space. 4. The gear shift operating device according to claim 1,
The contact portion is formed so as to project toward the shift lever,
Further, the shift operating device is characterized in that the shift lever is deformed in the axial direction of the shift lever when the shift lever comes into contact with the tip portion. 5. The gear shift operating device according to claim 1,
The abutting portion is a plate-shaped member arranged substantially parallel to the axial direction of the shift lever, and the shift lever abuts on one side surface side, while the deformation absorbing portion is formed on the other side surface side. A gear shift operation device characterized by the above.