JP4210622B2 - Switch device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle switch device in which an operation switch is formed in a switch case fixed to a handlebar of a vehicle such as a motorcycle.

  In general, a two-wheeled vehicle is provided with a handlebar for steering, and a grip grip and a throttle grip that can be gripped by a driver while traveling are respectively attached to both ends of the handlebar. A switch case is fixed at a position adjacent to the grip grip or the throttle grip, and a plurality of operation switches for operating various electrical components mounted on the two-wheeled vehicle are formed on the switch case to constitute a switch device. ing.

  For example, various switches such as a turn signal switch, a dimmer switch, and a horn button are formed in the vicinity of the left end of the handlebar (the base end side of the left grip grip). The driver can arbitrarily perform operations such as a front irradiation or lower irradiation switching operation and a sounding operation of a horn.

  By the way, an operation switch such as a dimmer switch has a switch knob (so-called push lock type switch) having a switch knob that can slide between a protruding state and an immersive state with respect to a switch case by a pressing operation by a driver. For example, the switch knob is configured to irradiate the headlamp downward while the switch knob protrudes, and to irradiate the headlamp forward in the immersion state. That is, a roller having a contact is linearly formed integrally with the switch knob, and the contact of the roller comes into contact with or separates from the fixed contact formed on the switch case side by the sliding operation of the switch knob. Is to be formed. In addition, since this prior art is not related to the literature known invention, there is no prior art information to be described.

  However, when the operation switch is provided in the switch case of the switch device as described above, there are the following problems. In other words, the conventional operation switch is slid by pressing the operation knob and the roller is slid linearly, so that other components such as other switches are arranged in the space for the slide. There has been a problem that the layout of the entire switch device is restricted. In particular, the switch case fixed near the front end of the handlebar has a limited size and must avoid interference with the handlebar, making it difficult to secure a sliding space for the operation switch. ing.

  In addition, when the switch type operation switch as described above is to be disposed in the switch case, the surface of the switch case on which the operation switch is formed is bulged to prevent interference with the handlebar and other switch mechanisms. Although it can be avoided, in that case, the entire switch device is enlarged, and there is a possibility that the finger extending from the hand holding the grip grip to the operation switch may be difficult to reach, and the operability may be deteriorated. .

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and when arranging an operation switch in a switch case, it is possible to avoid interference with other operation switches and other components, and to ensure freedom of layout. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular switch device capable of performing

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle including a switch case fixed near the front end of a handlebar of the vehicle, and an operation switch disposed in the switch case and operating various electrical components mounted on the vehicle. In the switch device for operation, the operation switch is separate from the operation unit that can slide between a protruding state and an immersion state with respect to the switch case by a pressing operation. A roller that slides in a direction having a predetermined angle according to a sliding operation, a case that accommodates the operation unit and the roller, and a movable contact that is attached to the case and formed on the roller slides. A terminal block having a fixed contactor that can be contacted or separated, and configured to be able to operate a predetermined electrical component included in the vehicle by the sliding movement of the roller. A cam groove having an inclined surface is formed only on one side surface, and a protrusion is formed directly only on one side surface at the end of the roller, and the protrusion can slide while engaging with the inclined surface. is a, and the projection relative to the cam groove and the roller the operation unit is housed is sandwiched between the case and the terminal block being connected by fitting Rutotomoni, fixed contact of the terminal block The surface on which the child is formed is a surface parallel to the pressing operation direction of the operation unit .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle comprising: a switch case fixed near the front end of a handlebar of the vehicle; and an operation switch disposed on the switch case for operating various electrical components mounted on the vehicle. In the switch device for operation, the operation switch is separate from the operation unit that can slide between a protruding state and an immersion state with respect to the switch case by a pressing operation. A roller that slides in a direction having a predetermined angle according to the sliding operation, and can operate predetermined electrical components included in the vehicle by the sliding operation of the roller, and the connection end of the operation unit and the roller Each part has an inclined surface corresponding to each other, and one of the inclined surfaces is formed with a claw that can slide while engaging with a groove formed on the other inclined surface. Features .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle switch device according to the first or second aspect , the operation switch is disposed substantially at the center in the height direction of the switch case.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the roller is separated from the operation unit, and the roller slides in a direction having a predetermined angle according to the sliding operation of the operation unit. At the time of installation, interference with components such as other operation switches can be avoided, and a degree of freedom in layout can be ensured. Further, since the protrusion slides while engaging with the inclined surface, the sliding operation of the operation portion can be transmitted to the roller side more reliably, and the reliability of the switch device can be improved.

According to the invention of claim 2, since the pawl portion slide while engaged with the groove portion, it is possible to transmit the sliding movement of the operation portion more reliably to the roller side, improving the reliability of the switch device Can be made.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the operation switch is disposed substantially at the center with respect to the height direction of the switch case, the degree of freedom of layout of other operation switches and display units in the switch case can be improved. .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The switch device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment operates various electrical components mounted on the two-wheeled vehicle in a resin-made or aluminum die-cast switch case fixed near the left end of the handlebar of the two-wheeled vehicle. The plurality of operation switches are formed. In addition, the two-wheeled vehicle to which the present embodiment is applied is provided with a retractable rearview mirror that can be swung electrically, and a mechanism that can manually shift up or down the automatic transmission.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vehicle switch device includes a switch case 1 formed by combining a first switch case 1 a and a second switch case 1 b having a half crack shape. An arcuate hole 1aa is formed on the mating surface of the first switch case 1a with the second switch case 1b, and the arcuate hole 1ba is also formed at a portion corresponding to the hole 1aa in the second switch case 1b. Is formed.

  As a result, the first switch case 1a and the second switch case 1b are fitted together while the outer peripheral side surface of the handle bar H is fitted in the hole 1aa and the hole 1ba, and the two are tightened with bolts or the like. The gripping grip G (see FIG. 1) in the handle bar H is fixed to the base end side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a dimmer switch 2, a turn signal switch 3, a horn switch 4, and a manual are provided on the surface of the first switch case 1a (that is, the surface of the switch case 1 facing the driver). A switch 5, a power switch 6 for forcibly shifting down when a large driving force is required on a slope or the like, and an auto switch 7 for enabling the automatic transmission to be set to an auto mode are formed. In addition, an operation switch 9 for the rearview mirror is formed on the upper part of the second switch case 1b, and a passing switch 8 is formed on the back surface thereof (that is, the side facing the front of the motorcycle) (see FIGS. 2 and 3). .

  Here, the rear-view mirror operation switch 9 is formed of a push-lock type operation switch, and is capable of swinging the retractable rear-view mirror disposed on the two-wheeled vehicle. Such a tiltable rearview mirror is electrically swingable between a normal position where the driver can visually recognize the rear view and a retracted position where the driver falls to the inside of the motorcycle.

  Then, when the switch knob 10 (operating portion) protruding upward is pressed downward (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1), the switch knob 10 is maintained in a state of being pushed into the switch case 1. The retractable rearview mirror can be swung from the normal position to the retracted position. On the other hand, when the switch knob 10 that has been pushed into the switch case 1 is pressed again, the switch knob 10 returns to the original state (that is, the state that protrudes upward), and the retractable rearview mirror is retracted. To the normal position.

  Next, the rearview mirror operation switch 9 (push-lock operation switch) applied to this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the rear-view mirror operation switch 9 is formed in a substantially L-shape as a whole, and is attached to the inner upper portion of the second switch case 1b, and the switch knob 10 (operation unit) is provided. The second switch case 1b is formed to protrude from the upper surface by a predetermined dimension.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a switch knob 10 that slides up and down by a pressing operation and is alternately pushed into or protruded from the switch case 1, and the switch knob 10 The roller 12 for turning on and off a motor (not shown) that swings and drives the tiltable rearview mirror, and the switch knob 10 and the roller 12 are substantially orthogonal to each other. The case 11 is mainly composed of a case 11 that is accommodated while the terminal block 13 is attached to the case 11.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the switch knob 10 is formed with a cam groove 10a having an inclination angle of 45 degrees, and a protrusion 12a formed on one end side of the roller 12 is fitted into the cam groove 10a. Both are connected to each other. Further, a spring 14 is disposed at the other end of the roller 12, and is configured to constantly urge the roller 12 toward the switch knob 10 (that is, the right side in the figure).

  As a result, when the switch knob 10 is pressed and slid downward, the protrusion 12a moves along the cam groove 10a, and the roller 12 slides to the left in the figure against the urging force of the spring 14. Thus, the state shown in FIG. That is, the cam groove 10a and the protrusion 12a function as a cam that connects the switch knob 10 and the roller 12 and converts the sliding direction of the roller 12 to a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the switch knob 10. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of movable contacts 17 are arranged on the surface of the roller 12 facing the terminal block 13, and the movable contacts 17 are moved to the terminal block 13 side by springs 19. Always energized. On the other hand, a plurality of fixed contacts 20 are formed on the surface of the terminal block 13 facing the contacts 17. When the roller 12 changes from the state shown in FIG. 6 to the state shown in FIG. When the movable contact 17 comes into contact with the child 20 to swing the retractable rearview mirror from the normal position to the retracted position, and when the roller 12 returns from the state of FIG. 7 to the state of FIG. The movable contact 17 is brought into contact with the child 20 so that the retractable rearview mirror can be swung from the retracted position to the normal position.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the roller 12 has a guide pin 16 that is formed to protrude while being urged by a spring 18 on the surface opposite to the surface on which the terminal block 13 is formed. The guide pin 16 is slidably fitted in a groove (not shown) of the heart cam 15 fixed to the case 11. The heart cam 15 locks the roller 12 in the state shown in FIG. 7 so as to keep the switch knob 10 pushed into the switch case 1 by the pressing operation of the switch knob 10, and the switch knob from that state. The roller 12 is unlocked by the pressing operation 10, and the switch knob 10 is returned to the protruding state by the urging force of the spring 14.

  In the present embodiment, the guide pin 16 is formed on the roller 12 to lock and release the heart cam 15, but instead, the guide pin protrudes from a part of the switch knob 10. And forming a heart cam on the sliding track of the guide pin so that the switch knob 10 is alternately pushed into the switch case 1 and protrudes from the switch case 1. Also good.

  According to the vehicle switch device having the above-described configuration, the sliding direction of the roller 12 is orthogonal to the sliding direction of the switch knob 10, so that the electric retractable back that is not provided in the conventional vehicle switch device is provided. When a push-lock type operation switch for operating a mirror is newly installed, it is possible to avoid interference between the push-lock type operation switch and other operation switches while maintaining the existing layout. It is possible to secure a degree of freedom in designing the switch for use.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a passing switch 8 is disposed below the rearview mirror operation switch 9. When a push lock type operation switch as in the prior art is to be disposed, the push lock type switch Whereas the slide space of the switch could not be secured, in this embodiment, the roller 12 is disposed in the lateral direction with respect to the switch case 1 and avoids interference with the passing switch 8, while the push lock type switch. The slide space can be secured.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the sliding direction of the roller 12 can be set to an arbitrary direction with respect to the sliding direction of the switch knob 10. That is, while the switch knob 10 is disposed at an arbitrary position, the sliding direction of the roller 12 can be set in an arbitrary direction avoiding other components such as other operation switches in the switch case 1. Thus, the degree of freedom in layout can be ensured.

Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described.
As in the first embodiment, the switch device for a vehicle according to the present embodiment is fixed in the vicinity of the tip on the left side of the handlebar of the two-wheeled vehicle, and operation switches for operating various electrical components included in the two-wheeled vehicle are formed. As shown in FIG. 9, a switch case 21 and operation switches 22 to 24 are provided.

  The switch case 21 is composed of a pair of semi-cracked parts, and the side surfaces of the handlebar H of the two-wheeled vehicle are aligned with the semicircular portions 21a formed on each of the parts, and are fastened to each other with bolts or the like and fixed to the handlebar H. Therefore, operation switches 22 to 24 are formed on the surface facing the driver (that is, the surface facing the rear of the motorcycle). Further, the switch case 21 accommodates components (rollers, contacts, substrates, etc.) of the respective operation switches so that desired electrical components can be operated based on the operation of the operation switches.

  For example, the operation switch 22 is a so-called push lock type switch as a hazard switch for simultaneously flashing the left and right winkers of a motorcycle, and the operation switch 23 is a so-called slide type switch as a turn signal switch for flashing any of the left and right winkers. The operation switch 24 constitutes a so-called oscillating switch as a dimmer switch for switching the headlamp to forward irradiation or downward irradiation. Each switch operation can be performed by extending a thumb or the like from a driver's hand holding a grip grip (not shown).

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the operation switch 22 according to the present embodiment includes a case 25, a switch knob 26 (operation unit) inserted through the opening 25 a of the case 25, and the case 25. A roller 27 to be accommodated, a contact 28 assembled to the roller 27, a contact plate 29 assembled to the bottom surface of the case 25, an action plate 30 formed with a heart cam (not shown), and a heart cam of the action plate 30 It is mainly comprised from the pin 31 which operate | moves along. The spring 32 is a biasing means for pressing the pin 31 toward the action plate 30, the spring 33 is a biasing means for pressing the contact 38 toward the contact plate 39, and the spring 34 is the roller 37 with respect to the switch knob 36. It is a biasing means for pressing to the side.

  The switch knob 36 can slide between a protruding state (the state shown in FIG. 14) and an immersive state (the state shown in FIG. 15) with respect to the switch case 31 by a pressing operation. As shown in FIG. A groove portion 26a that can be slid while engaging the claw portion 27a of the roller 27 is formed on the inner wall on the base end side. The groove portion 26a and the claw portion 27a of the roller 27 form an inclined surface that coincides with each other to form a cam, and the sliding movement of the switch knob 26 is transmitted to the roller 27 side while changing its angle so as to slide. It is configured.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 11, when the switch knob 26 is pressed and slid in the direction a, the inclined surface formed at the connection end between the switch knob 26 and the roller 27 functions as a cam. The roller 27 can slide in a direction having a predetermined angle α with respect to the direction (direction b in the figure). Further, when the roller 27 slides based on the sliding operation of the switch knob 26, the claw portion 27a of the roller 27 slides while being engaged with the groove portion 26a.

  The roller 27 is formed with an insertion hole 27b through which the pin 31 is inserted and a protrusion 27c for connecting the spring 34. The roller 27 is constantly pressed toward the switch knob 26 by the urging force of the spring 34. In addition, the pin 31 is always pressed against the heart cam (not shown) of the action plate 30 by the urging force of the spring 32. Therefore, when the switch knob 26 in the protruding state is pressed, the roller 27 slides against the urging force of the spring 34, and the contact 28a formed on the contact 28 is a fixed terminal formed on the contact plate 29. 29a is brought into contact and conducted, and a predetermined electrical component is turned on (for example, blinking of a hazard).

  On the other hand, when the roller 27 slides, the pin 31 moves along the heart cam, and the roller 27 is locked by locking the pin 31 when the switch knob 26 is in an immersive state. Thereby, the immersion state of the switch knob 26 is maintained. When the switch knob 26 is pressed again, the lock of the pin 31 with respect to the heart cam is released, and the roller 27 slides to the original position by the urging force of the spring 34, and the switch knob 26 is moved along with the sliding operation. It slides from the immersive state to the protruding state to the initial state.

  According to the present embodiment as described above, the roller 27 is separated from the switch knob 26, and the roller 27 slides in the b direction having a predetermined angle α according to the sliding operation of the switch knob 26. The dimension in the longitudinal direction (direction a) of the entire switch device can be shortened, and the displacement dimension of the roller 27 can be set sufficiently while avoiding interference with the handlebar H as shown in FIGS. Can do. Therefore, the degree of freedom of layout in the switch case 21 can be improved.

  Further, in order to avoid interference between the switch device and the handle bar H, it is not necessary to bulge the surface of the switch case 21 on the side where the operation switch 22 is disposed, and the operation can be performed while suppressing the enlargement of the entire switch device. The operability of the switch 22 can be maintained. That is, when the switch case 21 is bulged toward the driver (rear side of the vehicle), when the switch is operated by extending a thumb or the like from the driver's hand holding the grip grip, the finger is difficult to reach and the operability is improved. However, in this embodiment, such a problem can be avoided. The angle formed by the sliding direction of the switch knob 26 and the roller 27 can be designed as appropriate, and can be optimized according to the shape and dimensions of the switch case 21.

  Further, a groove portion 26a and a claw portion 27a are formed at the connection end portions of the switch knob 26 and the roller 27, respectively, and the claw portion 27a slides while being engaged with the groove portion 26a. The operation can be more reliably transmitted to the roller 27 side, and the reliability of the switch device can be improved. In this embodiment, a groove is formed on the switch knob side and a claw is formed on the roller. Instead, a claw is formed on the switch knob and a groove is formed on the roller. May be.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the push-lock type operation switch 22 that could not be formed at the approximate center with respect to the height direction of the switch case in order to avoid interference with the handlebar H can be formed at this position. The degree of freedom in layout of the operation switches (for example, the operation switches 23 and 24) and the display part can be improved. In this embodiment, it is applied to a push lock type operation switch. However, if the switch case slides between a protruding state and an immersive state, the switch case is not locked in the immersive state. Can also be applied.

  As described above, the first and second embodiments have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and the switch case slides between a protruding state and an immersive state, and operates electrical components included in the vehicle. If possible, it can be applied to other switches (such as a dimmer switch and a turn signal switch). Further, other operation switches to be formed in the switch case are not limited to the present embodiment, and for example, include a mechanism capable of manually shifting up or down the automatic transmission in the first embodiment. The present invention can also be applied to a switch case in which the manual switch 5 or the auto switch 7 is not formed.

  Furthermore, in both the first and second embodiments, the present invention is applied to a vehicle switch device fixed to the handlebar of a two-wheeled vehicle, but other vehicles having a handlebar (for example, snow vehicles, ATVs, buggies). It can also be applied to a vehicle switch device. In the switch device according to the present embodiment, all of the switch devices are disposed in the vicinity of the left end of the handle bar, but the present invention can also be applied to those disposed in the vicinity of the right end of the handle bar.

  If the roller switch device is a separate body from the operation unit, and the vehicle switch device includes an operation switch in which the roller slides in a direction having a predetermined angle according to the sliding operation of the operation unit, the appearance shape is different. Or it can apply also to what added another function.

The front view which shows the switch apparatus for vehicles which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Top view Same left side view IV-IV line arrow view in FIG. The disassembled perspective view which shows the operation switch in the switch apparatus for vehicles which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram for showing operation of the operation switch in the switch device for vehicles concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention (state where the operation part protruded from the switch case) The schematic diagram for showing operation of the operation switch in the switch device for vehicles concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention (state where the operation part was pushed in to the switch case) 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a switch device for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Overall perspective view showing a vehicle switch device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Side view showing an operation switch in the switch device for the vehicle Schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the switch knob and roller of the operation switch The exploded perspective view which shows the component of the switch apparatus for vehicles Schematic showing the switch knob and roller of the operation switch Sectional drawing which shows the protrusion state with respect to the switch case of the switch knob in the same operation switch Sectional drawing which shows the immersion state with respect to the switch case of the switch knob in the same operation switch

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Switch case 1a ... 1st switch case 1b ... 2nd switch case 2 ... Dimmer switch 3 ... Turn signal switch 4 ... Horn switch 5 ... Manual switch 6 ... Power switch 7 ... Auto switch 8 ... Passing switch 9 ... For rearview mirror Operation switch (Push-lock type operation switch)
10 ... Switch knob (operation part)
10a ... Cam groove (cam)
11 ... Case 12 ... Roller 12a ... Protrusion (cam)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Terminal block 14 ... Spring 15 ... Heart cam 16 ... Guide pin 17 ... Movable contact 18 ... Spring 19 ... Spring 20 ... Fixed contact 21 Switch case 22 Operation switch (application of this invention)
23, 24 Operation switch 25 Case 26 Switch knob (operation part)
26a Groove 27 Roller 27a Claw 28 Contact 28a Movable Contact 29 Contact Plate 29a Fixed Contact 30 Action Plate 31 Pin 32-34 Spring

Claims (3)

A switch case fixed near the front end of the handlebar of the vehicle;
An operation switch disposed in the switch case for operating various electrical components mounted on the vehicle;
In a vehicle switch device comprising:
The operation switch is
An operation unit capable of sliding between a protruding state and an immersive state with respect to the switch case by a pressing operation;
A roller that is separate from the operation unit, and that slides in a direction having a predetermined angle according to the sliding operation of the operation unit;
A case for accommodating the operation portion and the roller;
A terminal block provided with a stationary contact that is attached to the case and that can be contacted or separated by sliding the movable contact formed on the roller;
And configured to be able to operate predetermined electrical components included in the vehicle by the sliding movement of the roller,
A cam groove having an inclined surface is formed only on one side surface at the end portion of the operation portion, and a protrusion is formed directly only on one side surface at the end portion of the roller, and the protrusion engages with the inclined surface. while being configured to be slidable, and, and the roller the operation unit is housed is sandwiched between the case and the terminal block being connected by projections to the cam groove is fitted Rutotomoni, The vehicle switch device according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the terminal block on which the fixed contact is formed is a surface parallel to a pressing operation direction of the operation unit. A switch case fixed near the front end of the handlebar of the vehicle;
An operation switch disposed in the switch case for operating various electrical components mounted on the vehicle;
In a vehicle switch device comprising:
The operation switch is
An operation unit capable of sliding between a protruding state and an immersive state with respect to the switch case by a pressing operation;
A roller that is separate from the operation unit, and that slides in a direction having a predetermined angle according to the sliding operation of the operation unit;
It is possible to operate predetermined electrical components included in the vehicle by the sliding movement of the roller,
The operation portion and the connecting end portion of the roller are formed with inclined surfaces corresponding to each other, and either one of the inclined surfaces can slide while engaging with a groove formed on the other inclined surface. A vehicular switch device characterized in that a claw portion is formed.   The vehicular switch device according to claim 1, wherein the operation switch is disposed at a substantially center with respect to a height direction of the switch case.

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