JP4220313B2 - Lever device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicular lever device having a configuration in which a lever unit is disposed on a side of a steering roll connector.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional configuration of this type of vehicle lever device is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, a steering roll connector 103 is disposed at the center of the upper surface (the surface of the paper) of a body 102 that is fixedly disposed around a steering shaft 101 of the vehicle. The steering roll connector 103 is for electrically connecting an electrical component on the steering wheel side (not shown) attached to the tip end portion of the steering shaft 101 and a power source on the vehicle body side, and has a plurality of fixing portions 103a. It is fixed to the body 102 by a screw 104. A circular insertion hole 105 through which the steering shaft 101 is inserted is formed at the center of the steering roll connector 103.
[0003]
In the body 102, unit mounting portions 106 having upper and side surfaces opened on the left and right sides of the steering roll connector 103 are provided. Here, a lever unit 107 for a turn and a lever unit 108 for a wiper are provided. Is arranged. Since the turning and wiper lever units 107 and 108 have the same mounting structure, the mounting structure of the right wiper lever unit 108 will be described as a representative. In FIG. 5, the left turn lever unit 107 is shown assembled to the body 102, and the right wiper lever unit 108 is shown before installation.
[0004]
In the unit mounting portion 106 of the body 102, guide groove portions 109 extending in the left-right direction in the figure (a direction intersecting the axial direction of the steering shaft 101) are provided on the opposing inner side portions. A screwing portion 110 having a screw hole 110a on the outside is provided. On the other hand, on both side portions of the unit case 111 in the lever unit 108, guide convex portions 112 extending in the left-right direction in the drawing are provided, and the right side of each guide convex portion 112 (left side in the lever unit 107). A mounting piece 113 having a screw insertion hole 113a is provided.
[0005]
In the lever unit 108, both guide convex portions 112 are inserted into the guide groove portions 109 from the side and slidably fitted, and then the screws 114 inserted through the screw insertion holes 113 a of the mounting pieces 113 are screwed into the screw fixing portions 110. It is attached to the unit attachment portion 106 by being screwed into the hole 110a. Here, the levers 107a and 108a in the lever units 107 and 108 are provided so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction (in the directions of arrows A1 and A2 in FIG. 5) about a shaft portion (not shown), and the arrow A1. , A2 is provided so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction (front and back direction of the paper surface) intersecting A2. A printed circuit board 115 for a multiplex communication circuit of each lever unit 107, 108 is disposed on the bottom side of each unit mounting portion 106.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in such a configuration, the printed circuit board 115 disposed in the unit mounting portion 106 becomes large, and the steering roll connector 103 is arranged below the body 102 (downward in the axial direction of the steering shaft 101). If it is provided, it becomes difficult to increase the length of the guide groove 109 and the guide convex 112 in the extending direction, resulting in a problem that the mounting strength of the lever units 107 and 108 is insufficient.
In particular, it is difficult to maintain the strength in the direction in which the levers 107a and 108a are pushed back (back side of the paper).
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle lever device capable of increasing the mounting strength of the lever unit.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the invention of claim 1 includes a body fixedly disposed around a steering shaft, a fixed portion, and a rotating portion, and the fixed portion is fixed to the body, and the steering A steering roll connector for electrically connecting the electrical component on the steering wheel side attached to the shaft and the vehicle body side, a unit case, and a lever provided to be rotatable with respect to the unit case A lever unit disposed on the body at a side of the steering roll connector; a guide portion provided on the body so as to extend in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the steering shaft; and the unit A guided portion provided on the case and slidably fitted to the guide portion; In the vehicular lever device that is configured to be fitted to the door portion and attach the unit case to the body, a hook-shaped strength receiving portion that protrudes toward the unit case side is provided on the fixed portion of the steering roll connector. In addition, an insertion portion that is inserted below the strength receiving portion when the guided portion is fitted to the guide portion is provided on the distal end side of the unit case, and the strength receiving portion has a triangular shape. The insertion portion has a mountain shape in cross section and has a height from the upper surface of the unit case to the substantially lower surface in the height direction of the unit case .
[0009]
According to the above configuration, in addition to the body side guide portion and the unit case side guided portion being fitted, the insertion portion on the tip end side of the unit case serves as the strength receiving portion in the fixing portion of the steering roll connector. Plugged in. For this reason, even if the length of the guide amount of the guide portion and the guided portion may be insufficient, the mounting strength can be compensated by inserting the insertion portion into the strength receiving portion, so that the lever The mounting strength of the unit can be improved. In this case, since the insertion part on the tip side of the unit case is inserted into the strength receiving part, the lever in the lever unit receives the strength when it is rotated rearward on the rear side in the axial direction of the steering shaft. However, it is particularly effective.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, describing the actual施例of the present invention with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 2, the body 1 is fixedly disposed around the steering shaft 2 in front of the driver's seat of the automobile, and a circular insertion hole 3 is formed at the center of the upper surface (the surface of the paper surface) of the body 1. A steering roll connector 4 (hereinafter, referred to as SRC4) having the above is disposed. The steering shaft 2 is inserted into the insertion hole 3.
[0011]
The SRC 4 includes a fixing portion 5, a rotating portion 6 provided to be rotatable with respect to the fixing portion 5, and an electric cable (not shown) provided between the fixing portion 5 and the rotating portion 6. The fixing portion 5 is fixed to the body 1 by four screws 7. Further, the fixed portion 5 of the SRC 4 is provided with a fixed portion connector 8 for electrical connection with the power source on the vehicle body side on the outer peripheral portion, and as shown in FIG. Positioned on the left and right, a triangular-shaped strength receiving portion 9 having a triangular shape is integrally formed.
[0012]
Further, on the upper surface side of the rotating portion 6 of the SRC 4, a rotating portion connector 10 for electrical connection with an electrical component on the steering wheel side (not shown) is provided, and a position shifted by 90 degrees to the left and right from the rotating portion connector 10. Further, a rotation transmission pin 11 for rotating together with the steering wheel is formed.
[0013]
On both the left and right sides of the body 1, in other words, on both the left and right sides of the SRC 4, unit mounting portions 1a having upper surfaces and side surfaces opened for inserting a lever unit to be described later are formed. A guide groove portion 12 serving as a guide portion extending in the left-right direction in the figure (a direction intersecting the axial direction of the steering shaft 2) is provided on the inner side portion of the unit mounting portion 1a facing each other. On the outside, a screwing portion 13 having a screw hole 13a is provided. A printed circuit board 14 for the multiplex communication circuit of the lever unit is disposed at the bottom of the unit mounting portion 1a.
[0014]
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a turn lever unit 15 and a wiper lever unit 16 are attached to the body 1 so as to be positioned on both the left and right sides of the SRC 4. In the present embodiment, the mounting structure of the turn and wiper lever units 15 and 16 is the same, and therefore, the mounting structure of the right wiper lever unit 16 will be described as a representative. In FIG. 2, the left turn lever unit 15 is shown assembled to the body 1, and the right wiper lever unit 16 is shown before being assembled.
[0015]
The wiper lever unit 16 includes a unit case 17 and a lever 18. As shown in FIG. 1, the unit case 17 has a substantially box shape, and on both sides thereof, there are provided guide projections 19 extending in the left-right direction in the figure, and each guide projection A mounting piece 20 having a screw hole 20a is provided on the right side of the portion 19 (left side in the lever unit 15).
[0016]
Further, the unit case 17 has a mountain-shaped insertion portion 21 having a mountain-like cross section to be inserted into the lower surface (lower side) of the strength receiving portion 9 formed in the SRC 4 around one end portion of one surface in the insertion direction of the lever 18. Is formed. The insertion portion 21 extends from the upper surface of the unit case 17 to the substantially lower surface in the height direction of the unit case 17.
Further, the lever 18 is housed in the unit case 17 at the base end, and intersects the arrow B1 in the vertical direction (in the direction of arrow B1 in FIG. 2) and the shaft B1 in the unit case 17 as a center. It is provided so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction (front and back direction of the paper).
[0017]
In order to assemble the wiper lever unit 16 to the body 1 and configure it as a vehicle lever device, first, the tip of the guide convex portion 19 of the unit case 17 is used as a guide for the unit mounting portion 1a of the body 1. After matching the groove 12, the unit case 17 is inserted while being slid to the back of the unit mounting portion 1a of the body 1. At this time, the upper surface of the insertion portion 21 of the unit case 17 coincides with the lower surface of the strength receiving portion 9 of the SRC 4 in the height direction as shown in FIG. 3 showing the AA cross section of FIG.
[0018]
Then, the insertion of the lever unit 16 for the wiper, in other words, the unit case 17 progresses (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3), and when both the mounting pieces 20 come into contact with the end surfaces of the screw fastening portions 13, The insertion part 21 will be in the state inserted below the intensity | strength receiving part 9 of SRC4, as shown with a dashed-two dotted line in FIG. In this state, the wiper lever unit 16 is assembled and fixed to the body 1 by screwing the screw 22 inserted through the screw insertion hole 20a of the mounting piece 20 into the screw hole 13a of the screwing portion 13. .
[0019]
The turn lever unit 15 is also attached to the body 1 in the same manner as the wiper lever unit 16 described above. In FIG. 2, parts that are the same as those of the lever unit 15 for the turn and the lever unit 16 for the wiper are denoted by the same reference numerals. In FIG. 2, the lever 18 of the turn lever unit 15 can be rotated in the arrow B2 direction around a shaft portion (not shown) and can be rotated in the front-rear direction intersecting the arrow B2 direction. .
[0020]
According to the above-described embodiment, in addition to the fitting of the guide groove 12 in the unit mounting portion 1a of the body 1 and the guide convex portion 19 of the unit case 17, the insertion portion 21 of the unit case 17 has the SRC4. Is inserted into the strength receiving portion 9 of the fixed portion 5. For this reason, even if the amount of guide in the extending direction of the guide groove portion 12 is insufficient in the unit mounting portion 1a due to, for example, the location of the SRC 4 or the printed circuit board 14 in the body 1, the insertion portion 21 By being inserted into the strength receiving portion 9, it is possible to supplement the mounting strength, so that the mounting strength of the lever unit 16 can be improved.
[0021]
Further, in this case, the lever unit 16 is assembled to the body 1 because the insertion portion 21 on the distal end side of the unit case 17 in the lever unit 16 is inserted into the strength receiving portion 9. It is particularly effective to receive the strength when rotating 18 to the rear, which is the rear side in the axial direction of the steering shaft 2.
[0022]
Further, a guide groove portion 12 is formed on the unit mounting portion 1 a of the body 1, and a guide convex portion 19 is formed on the unit case 17 of the lever unit 16. Therefore, the unit case 17 can be accurately inserted into the unit mounting portion 1a by the guides of the groove portion 12 and the convex portion 19, and the insertion portion 21 of the unit case 17 can be accurately inserted into the strength receiving portion 9 of the SRC 4. And can be fitted. Furthermore, since the shape of the insertion part 21 and the strength receiving part 9 periphery is substantially the same, it is possible to fit more precisely and closely.
[0023]
Figure 4 is shows a reference example of the present invention, this reference example is different from the following points and the actual施例described above.
That is, the strength receiving portions 30 and 30 in the SRC 4 are formed in two upper and lower stages, and the insertion portion 31 of the unit case 17 is formed thinner than the insertion portion 21 of the above-described embodiment, and the insertion portion 31 has the strength. It is set as the structure inserted between the receiving parts 30 and 30. FIG. According to this, since the insertion part 31 can be received on both the upper and lower sides by the strength receiving parts 30, 30, the attachment strength with respect to the turning operation of the lever 18 can be further improved.
In the above embodiment, the guide groove portion 12 is formed in the unit mounting portion 1a of the body 1 and the guide convex portion 19 is formed in the unit case 17, but conversely, the guide convex portion 19 is formed in the unit mounting portion 1a. The guide groove 12 may be formed in the unit case 17.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the present invention is such that the guide portion on the body side and the guided portion on the unit case side are fitted, and the insertion portion on the tip side of the unit case is the fixed portion of the steering roll connector. It is inserted into the strength receiving part. For this reason, even if the length of the guide amount of the guide portion and the guided portion may be insufficient, the mounting strength can be compensated by inserting the insertion portion into the strength receiving portion, so that the lever The mounting strength of the unit can be increased.
Further, in this case, since the insertion portion on the tip side of the unit case is inserted into the strength receiving portion, the strength when the lever in the lever unit is rotated rearward on the rear side in the axial direction of the steering shaft. It is especially effective to receive.
[Brief description of the drawings]
[1] shows the actual施例of the present invention, in plan view [3] Figure 2 of the lever unit for exploded perspective view Figure 2 a wiper of a main part in a state of being separated from the body, A- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part at a portion corresponding to line A. FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3, showing a reference example of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG.
In the figure, 1 is a body, 2 is a steering shaft, 4 is SRC (steering roll connector), 5 is a fixed portion, 6 is a rotating portion, 9 is a strength receiving portion, 12 is a guide groove (guide portion), and 15 is a turn. Lever unit, 16 is a wiper lever unit, 17 is a unit case, 18 is a lever, 19 is a projection for guiding (guided portion), 21 is an insertion portion, 30 is a strength receiving portion, and 31 is insertion. Part.

Claims (1)

A body fixedly arranged around the steering shaft;
A steering wheel having a fixed part and a rotating part, the fixed part being fixed to the body, and electrically connecting between an electrical component on a steering wheel side attached to the steering shaft and a power source on a vehicle body side A roll connector;
A lever unit that has a unit case and a lever that is rotatable with respect to the unit case, and is disposed on a side of the steering roll connector on the body;
A guide portion provided on the body so as to extend in a direction intersecting the axial direction of the steering shaft;
A guided portion provided in the unit case and slidably fitted to the guide portion;
In the vehicle lever device configured to fit the guided portion to the guide portion and attach the unit case to the body,
While providing a hook-shaped strength receiving portion protruding toward the unit case side in the fixed portion of the steering roll connector,
On the front end side of the unit case, an insertion portion is provided which is inserted below the strength receiving portion in accordance with fitting the guided portion to the guide portion ,
The strength receiving portion has a triangular shape,
The vehicular lever device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion portion has a mountain shape in cross section and has a height from the upper surface of the unit case to the substantially lower surface in the height direction of the unit case .

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