JP5059722B2 - Shift lever device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a shift lever that is pivotally supported by a vehicle body to select a shift position, an indicator panel in which an elongated hole is formed through which an intermediate portion of the shift lever passes, and both sides of the elongated hole of the indicator panel An arcuate guide rail provided along the edge, an arcuate slider having a through-hole through which an intermediate portion of the shift lever passes, and slidably fitted to the guide rail; and the indicator panel The present invention relates to a vehicle shift lever device comprising display means for displaying the selected shift position.

Such a vehicle shift lever device is known, for example, from Patent Document 1 below. This Patent Document 1 discloses that the radius of curvature of the slider 10 that slides integrally with the shift lever 2 is equal to or larger than the swing radius of the shift lever 2 at a position that penetrates the slider 10. Yes.
JP-A-8-285058

  By the way, when guiding both sides of the slider slidably in the slit formed between the upper rail and the lower rail of the pair of guide rails provided below the indicator panel, the curvature radius of the slider and the guide rail If the radii of curvature coincide with each other, there is a possibility that the slider rattles in the slit of the guide rail and causes vibration and noise. If the radius of curvature of the slider is set to be larger than the radius of curvature of the guide rail, the upper surface of both ends of the slider in the sliding direction comes into contact with the upper rail, and the lower surface of the slider in the middle in the sliding direction comes into contact with the lower rail. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of vibration and noise by suppressing the play.

  However, in the latter case, since the center portion of the slider in the sliding direction is biased downward within the slit of the guide rail, the shift position display portion provided at the center of the slider in the sliding direction is separated downward from the indicator panel. Therefore, the visibility may be reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a shift position provided on a slider while suppressing backlash of the slider slidably fitted to a guide rail provided below a vehicle shift lever device indicator panel. It aims at improving the visibility of the display part.

To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shift lever that is pivotally supported by the vehicle body to select a shift position, and a long hole through which an intermediate portion of the shift lever passes. The indicator panel has an arc guide rail provided along both lower side edges of the elongated hole of the indicator panel, and a through hole through which the intermediate portion of the shift lever passes. an arcuate slider slidably fitted in the shift lever device for a vehicle and a display unit for displaying the selected shift position to the indicator panel, the slider, extends from a lower surface thereof downwardly downward A pair of left and right L-shaped guided portions having a portion and a lateral portion extending laterally from the downward portion are provided along the circumferential direction of the slider. Is formed to extend in an arc, the guide rail includes a pair of left and right upper rails, have a pair of left and right lower rails disposed concentrically below these upper rails, these top, bottom rail It said arcuate slit the lateral portion of the guide portion is slidably fitted is formed between the radius of curvature of the transverse portion in the free state of the slider than the radius of curvature of the slit of the guide rail The vehicle shift lever device is characterized in that the display portion is provided at a center portion in the sliding direction of the slider so that a part of the display portion overlaps the upper rail in a plan view. Proposed .

According to the invention described in or claim 2, in addition to the first aspect, a position plate shift position is provided in an opening of the indicator panel are labeled, it is disposed on the back side of the position plate And the display portion is configured by a window hole formed in a center portion in the sliding direction of the slider overlapping the back side of the position plate, and a transparent member that transmits light is fitted in the window hole. In addition, an edge portion surrounding the transparent member is provided so as to protrude above the upper surface of the transparent member, and light emitted from the lamp passes through the transparent member of the window hole and passes through the position plate. A vehicle shift lever device is proposed which irradiates a predetermined position.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, the lower surfaces of both ends of the slider in the sliding direction are in contact with the lower rail of the guide rail, and the slider slides. A vehicular shift lever device is proposed in which the upper surface of the direction center portion contacts the upper rail of the guide rail.

  The window hole 14b in the embodiment corresponds to the display unit of the present invention.

According to the configuration of the first aspect, when the shift lever pivotally supported by the vehicle body is swung, the arc-shaped slider having the through hole fitted in the middle portion of the shift lever is provided on both sides below the long hole of the indicator panel. The shift position selected by the shift lever is displayed on the indicator panel by the display means while being guided by the arc-shaped guide rail provided along the edge. At this time, the guided portion is formed in an L-shaped cross section having a downward portion extending downward from the lower surface of the slider and a lateral portion extending laterally from the downward portion, and extending in an arc shape along the circumferential direction of the slider. The part slides into the arc-shaped slit formed between the upper rail and the lower rail of the guide rail, but the curvature radius of the lateral part of the guided part in the free state of the slider is the curvature of the slit of the guide rail. Since the display unit is set to be smaller than the radius, and the display unit is provided at the center of the slider in the sliding direction so that it partially overlaps the upper rail in plan view , the display unit is attached to the upper rail side of the guide rail. As a result, the indicator panel approaches the indicator panel, and the visibility of the display unit can be improved to make it easier to grasp the shift position .

According to or claim 2 configuration, provided the position plates notation shift position to the opening of the indicator panel, a lamp is disposed on the back side of the position plate, the sliding direction central portion of the slider overlaps the rear surface side of the position plate Since the display means is configured by the window hole formed in the window, the currently selected shift position can be displayed by the light emitted from the lamp passing through the window hole and irradiating a predetermined position of the position plate. it can. At this time, since the window hole of the slider approaches the position plate due to the difference in curvature radius, the amount of light that passes through the window hole of the slider and irradiates the position plate is maximized, making it easier to grasp the shift position. can do.

Moreover, since the edge of the window hole surrounding the transparent member protrudes above the upper surface of the transparent member, the transparent member is prevented from directly contacting the lower surface of the indicator panel and being damaged, thereby preventing the light transmission performance from deteriorating. can do.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lower surface of both ends of the slider in the sliding direction is in contact with the lower rail of the guide rail, and the upper surface of the slider in the center of the sliding direction is in contact with the upper rail of the guide rail. In addition to being able to slide along the guide rail, the display unit provided at the center in the sliding direction of the slider can be brought as close as possible to the indicator panel.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shift lever device provided in a center console, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a top view of the slider, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the back side of the indicator panel and the position plate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the shift lever device 11 of an automobile includes an indicator panel 13 exposed from the opening 12 a on the upper surface of the center console 12, and is similar to a long hole 13 a extending in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the indicator panel 13. An opening 13b extending in the front-rear direction is formed. An intermediate portion of the shift lever 15 that can swing back and forth by the operation of the driver passes through a through hole 14a formed in the slider 14 that covers the long hole 13a of the indicator panel 13 from below. An operation knob 17 is provided at the upper end of the shift lever 15, and a push button 17 a is provided on the operation knob 17. The opening 13b of the indicator panel 13 is closed with a position plate 18 which is a plate member made of synthetic resin.

As apparent from FIGS. 2 to 4, the slider 14 having flexibility is an arc-shaped member in a side view, and a through hole 14 a through which the shift lever 15 passes is formed at the center thereof, and the through hole A rectangular window hole 14b is formed on the right side of 14a so as to partially overlap the upper rail 24a in plan view . A transparent member 19 that transmits light is fitted into the window hole 14b. The edge portion 14c of the window hole 14b protrudes slightly above the upper surface of the transparent member 19, so that the transparent member 19 comes into direct contact with the lower surface of the indicator panel 13 and is damaged, thereby reducing the light transmission performance. Is preventing. A pair of left and right L-shaped guided portions having a downward facing portion 14e, 14e extending downward and a lateral facing portion 14f, 14f extending laterally from the downward facing portion 14e, 14e on the left and right side edges of the lower surface of the slider 14. 14 d and 14 d are formed so as to extend in an arc shape along the circumferential direction of the slider 14 .

  As is apparent from FIG. 5, the position plate 18 is an opaque member that does not transmit light, but there are “P” (parking), “R” (reverse), “N” (neutral), “D”. Characters 20a to 20e that display the (drive) and "2" (fixed at 2nd speed) shift positions, and rectangular holes 21a to 21e adjacent to the side of each character are formed so as to transmit light. Is done. Two protrusions 13c and 13d are formed on the back surface of the indicator panel 13 at both front and rear ends of the opening 13b. The two fixing holes 18a and 18b formed at the front and rear ends of the position plate 18 are formed on the protrusion 13c. , 13d and fixed by means such as heat caulking.

As is apparent from FIGS. 2 and 3, the housing 22 that supports the indicator panel 13 includes five side wall portions 22a to 22e that extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and in the vertical direction, and six sheets that extend in the horizontal direction of the vehicle body and in the vertical direction. Connecting wall portions 22f to 22k. A lamp chamber 23 is defined between the two side wall portions 22a and 22b, and arc-shaped guide rails 24 are provided on the upper portions of the two side wall portions 22b and 22c and the upper portions of the two side wall portions 22d and 22e, respectively. , 24 are provided. Each guide rail 24 includes a pair of left and right upper rails 24a, a pair of left and right lower rails 24b arranged concentrically below the upper rails 24a, and a slit 24c formed between the upper and lower rails 24a and 24b. The lateral portions 14f and 14f of the guided portions 14d and 14d of the slider 14 are engaged with the left and right slits 24c and 24c so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

  A lamp 25 is provided in the lamp chamber 23 of the housing 22, and the position plate 18 is positioned above the lamp 25.

As is apparent from FIG. 1, the radius of curvature of the lateral portions 14f and 14f of the guided portions 14d and 14d of the slider 14 having an arc shape in a side view is Rs, and the guide rail 24 having an arc shape in the side view is also used. The curvature radius of the slit 24c is Rr, but the dimensional relationship is set such that the curvature radius Rs <the curvature radius Rr. Although the guide rails 24, 24 provided in the housing 22 can be regarded as substantially rigid bodies, the plate-like slider 14 has flexibility, and thus the radius of curvature Rr is a value in a free state.

  Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

When the driver grasps the operation knob 17 and swings the shift lever 15 in the front-rear direction, the slider 14 having the through-hole 14a pushed and pulled by the shift lever 15 has the lateral portions 14f and 14f of the guided portions 14d and 14d. Is guided by the slits 24c, 24c of the guide rails 24, 24 and slides back and forth. The front-rear direction length of the slider 14 is longer than the front-rear direction length of the long hole 13a of the indicator panel 13. Even if the slider 14 slides back and forth together with the shift lever 15, the long hole 13a of the indicator panel 13 always remains. The beauty is improved by being covered with the slider 14.

  When the interior of the vehicle becomes dark at night or the like, the position of the shift lever 15 (shift position) becomes difficult to visually recognize. For example, the lamp 25 is lit in conjunction with the lighting of the headlight. The light emitted from the lamp 25 passes through the characters 20a to 20e such as “P”, “R”, “N”, “D”, “2”, etc. of the position plate 18 and is visually recognized by the driver. The light transmitted through the transparent member 19 embedded in the window hole 14 b formed in the slider 14 passes through one hole 21 a to 21 e that overlaps the transparent member 19 among the five holes 21 a to 21 e of the position plate 18. It is permeated and visually recognized by the driver. Accordingly, the driver can use the letters 20a to 20e in which any one of the holes 21a to 21e adjacent to the letters 20a to 20e such as "P", "R", "N", "D", and "2" is shining. It can be known that the shift position corresponding to 20e is selected.

The guided portion 14d of the slider 14, 14d of the lateral portion 14f, the curvature radius R s of 14f, between the curvature radius R r of the slits 24c of the guide rails 24, the relationship of the curvature radius Rs <curvature Rr However , the flexible slider 14 is elastically deformed along the guide rails 24 and 24, and both can be slidably engaged. As is apparent from FIG. 1, from the relationship of the curvature radius Rs <the curvature radius Rr, the center portion of the slider 14 in the sliding direction is in contact with the upper rails 24a and 24a of the guide rails 24 and 24 (see point a). Both ends of the sliding direction 14 abut against the lower rails 24b and 24b of the guide rail 24 (see points b and c).

  The contact between the slider 14 and the guide rails 24, 24 described above prevents the slider 14 from rattling inside the slits 24c, 24c, thereby preventing wear and noise.

  Further, since the central portion of the slider 14 in the sliding direction is in contact with the upper rails 24a, 24a of the one guide rail 24, 24 at the point a, the window hole 14b provided near the point a of the slider 14 approaches the position plate 18. To do. As a result, the light transmitted through the transparent member 19 of the window hole 14b can strongly illuminate the position plate 18 without escaping in the lateral direction, and the visibility can be enhanced.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design settings can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. Is possible.

  For example, although the shift lever device 11 of the embodiment is provided on the center console 12, it can be provided on the instrument panel.

  In the embodiment, the guide rails 24, 24 are provided on the housing 22, but can be provided on the indicator panel 13.

Perspective view of shift lever device provided on center console 2-2 sectional view of FIG. 3-3 sectional view of FIG. Top view of slider Perspective view showing back side of indicator panel and position plate

13 Indicator panel 13a Long hole 13b Opening 14 Slider 14a Through hole 14b Window hole (display part)
14c edge
14d guided portion 15 shift lever 18 position plate
19 Transparent member 24 Guide rail 24a Upper rail 24b Lower rail 24c Slit 25 Ramp Rs Curvature radius Rr of slider free state Rr Curvature radius of guide rail

Claims (3)

A shift lever (15) pivotally supported by the vehicle body to select a shift position, an indicator panel (13) having an elongated hole (13a) through which an intermediate portion of the shift lever (15) passes, An arcuate guide rail (24) provided along both lower side edges of the elongated hole (13a) of the indicator panel (13) and a through hole (14a) through which an intermediate portion of the shift lever (15) passes. And an arcuate slider (14) slidably fitted to the guide rail (24), and a display unit (14b) for displaying the selected shift position on the indicator panel (13). In a vehicle shift lever device,
Wherein the slider (14), and a downward portion (14e) extending from a lower surface thereof downwardly, the lower facing portion (14e) transverse portions (14f) and a pair of left and right L-shaped cross section of the guide portion having an extending sideways from (14d) is formed to extend in an arc shape along the circumferential direction of the slider (14),
The guide rail (24) includes a pair of left and right upper rails (24a), have a pair of left and right lower rails disposed concentrically below these upper rail (24a) (24b), these top lower rails (24a, 24b) said guided portions between the arcuate slit transverse portion (14f) is fitted slidably in (14d) (24c) are formed,
The curvature radius (Rs) of the lateral portion (14f) in the free state of the slider (14) is set smaller than the curvature radius (Rr) of the slit (24c) of the guide rail (24), and The display lever (14b) is provided at the center in the sliding direction of the slider (14) so as to partially overlap the upper rail (24a) in plan view. . Includes a shift position is inscribed in the indicator panel (13) opening position is provided (13b) Plate (18) of a lamp (25) disposed on the back side of the position plate (18),
The display portion is configured by a window hole (14b) formed in a center portion in the sliding direction of the slider (14) overlapping the back side of the position plate (18),
A transparent member (19) that transmits light is fitted into the window hole (14b), and an edge (14c) that surrounds the transparent member (19) is above the upper surface of the transparent member (19). Provided to protrude
And irradiating a predetermined position of the transparent member and the position plate is transmitted through the (19) (18) of the lamp the light emitted from the (25) the window hole (14b), according to claim 1 Shift lever device for vehicles. The lower surfaces of both ends in the sliding direction of the slider (14) are in contact with the lower rail (24b) of the guide rail (24), and the upper surface in the center of the sliding direction of the slider (14) is the upper portion of the guide rail (24). The vehicle shift lever device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the shift lever device contacts the rail (24a).

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