JP5120096B2 - Shift lever peripheral structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shift lever peripheral structure, and more particularly to an indicator panel and shift garnish mounting structure disposed around a shift lever of an automobile equipped with a shift device for an automatic transmission (AT).

  A console box that covers the periphery of the shift device is provided at an intermediate portion between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of an automobile equipped with a floor shift type AT shift device. Since this console box is attached to the vehicle body separately from the shift device, a relative positional shift is likely to occur. In particular, the AT shift device is provided with an indicator panel for indicating the shift position, and there is a problem that a gap is easily generated between the indicator panel and the opening on the upper surface of the console box.

  Therefore, conventionally, a finisher extending around the opening edge on the console box side is provided around the indicator panel, and the finisher can be freely moved with respect to the console box, so that there is a gap between the console box and the indicator panel. (See, for example, paragraph 0008 of FIG. 1 and FIG. 1). However, such a finisher has great design constraints, and there is a risk of scratching the design surface of the console box opening edge due to the movement of the finisher, and the position of each member is not fixed during assembly, There were also problems that were difficult to assemble.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, an annular holder that can be locked to the console box side is prepared as a separate part, and this annular holder is sandwiched between a finisher and a plastic frame attached to the lower side thereof, and an assembly. Is disclosed. However, in this configuration, it is necessary to assemble at least three members in advance to attach the indicator panel. On the contrary, the number of assembling steps and parts increases, which is disadvantageous in terms of manufacturing cost. The problem of causing scratches on the design surface according to the play is not solved.

JP 2007-196990 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to facilitate an indicator panel and a shift garnish disposed around a shift lever while absorbing a positional error between a console box and a shift device. It is to provide a shift lever peripheral structure that can be attached to a motor.

For the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides:
A console box (2) that covers the shift device attached to the vehicle body and has an opening (20) on its upper surface, and a lever opening that is disposed within the range of the opening and through which the shift lever of the shift device is inserted. An indicator panel (4) having a portion (40) and a shift position display portion (41), and a shift boot that at least partially has flexibility and covers the lever opening while allowing the operation of the shift lever (5) In a shift lever peripheral structure comprising a shift garnish (3) mounted around the indicator panel,
The shift garnish (3) has a locking portion (31) to the console box on the lower surface of the outer peripheral side edge portion, and a locking portion (32) to the indicator panel on the lower surface of the inner peripheral side edge portion. And is inserted between the inner peripheral wall of the console box opening (20) and the outer peripheral surface (4a) of the indicator panel, and the locking portions (31, 32) are provided on the inner peripheral wall and the outer peripheral surface. The said indicator garnish (3) is fixed to the said console box by being latched by the to-be-latched part (21, 42) , and was mounted on the upper side of the said shift device so that free movement was possible. (4) is configured to be fixed in the opening through the shift garnish (3).

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
A restricting member (63) for restricting the floating range of the indicator panel within the opening is provided on the upper surface side of the shift device. further,
A base member (6) for movably mounting the indicator panel is disposed on the upper surface of the shift device, and the regulating member (63) is erected on the base member.

  Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, it has an effect as described below.

  The indicator panel is only mounted on the shift device and is not fixed to the shift device. Therefore, until the final assembly is completed, the indicator panel can move freely due to the flexibility of the shift boot, and even if there is a position error between the shift device and the console box, the indicator panel and the console By attaching a shift garnish that has a locking part to the box, the indicator panel is fixed at a predetermined position in the console box opening via the shift garnish, and there is no gap around it, around the shift lever. Good appearance is obtained.

  In order to absorb the positional error between the shift device and the console box, a sliding mechanism between the members on the design surface is not used, so that no scratch mark is generated on the opening edge of the console box.

  With the shift boot connected in advance to the lever opening of the indicator panel and connected to the shift lever via the shift boot on the shift device, the shift garnish made of a single member is pushed in from above and each locking portion is Since the installation of the indicator panel is completed by a simple operation of simply locking, the number of assembling steps and the number of parts are small, the workability is good, and it is advantageous for reducing the manufacturing cost.

Shift garnish, wherein is fitted between the inner wall and the outer peripheral surface of the indicator panel of the console box opening, each locking portion is engaged with the engaged portion of the inner wall and the outer circumferential surface construction Therefore, the mounting position of the indicator panel with respect to the console box opening is defined by the outer and inner peripheral edges of the shift garnish inserted between the peripheral walls, and the force applied from the indicator panel in the front-rear and left-right directions is applied to the outside of the shift garnish. Since it is received directly at the peripheral edge and the inner peripheral edge, it is advantageous in securing the attachment strength to the indicator panel, and the burden on each locking part is small, and the structure of each locking part can be simplified.

  Further, if the outer peripheral edge and the inner peripheral edge of the shift garnish are fitted so as to coincide with the inner peripheral wall of the console box opening and the outer peripheral surface of the indicator panel, each locking portion is positioned and locked to each locked portion. Therefore, the shift garnish can be attached more easily.

  In the present invention, in a mode in which a regulating member that regulates the floating range of the indicator panel within the opening is provided on the upper surface side of the shift device, the floating range of the indicator panel is appropriately regulated, The shift garnish can be easily attached or fitted to the indicator panel placed on the shift device. Especially, the console box has a wider opening than the size of the indicator panel, and the difference between the inner and outer periphery of the shift garnish is large. This is advantageous in some cases.

  Further, in a mode in which a base member for movably mounting the indicator panel is disposed on the upper surface of the shift device and the restricting member is erected on the base member, the base member is mounted on the base member. The position accuracy of the placed indicator panel is improved and its play is smooth, so that the alignment becomes easy, and the shift garnish can be attached more easily.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of a console box 2 in a vehicle compartment where an AT shift lever 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention is arranged. In the figure, the console box 2 is arranged in the middle part between the driver's seat and the passenger seat, covers the periphery of the shift device 1 (FIG. 2) fixed to the vehicle body floor (not shown), and the shift lever 11 is provided at the center of the upper surface. Has been placed.

  In the illustrated console box 2, separate console garnishes 2a and 2c are mounted on the top surface of the box body 2b. The shift garnish 3 and the indicator panel 4 are connected across the mating portions of the console garnishes 2a and 2c. An opening 20 is defined for placement. In addition, article storage portions 2 d and 2 e are disposed in front and rear of the shift garnish 3, and among these, the front article storage portion 2 d is disposed adjacent to the front of the shift garnish 3 in the opening 20. An instrument panel (not shown) is disposed above the article storage unit 2d.

  A substantially rectangular opening 40 through which the shift lever 11 is inserted is provided substantially at the center of the indicator panel 4, and a shift boot 5 that covers the base of the shift lever 11 is attached to the opening 40. A shift position display 41 is provided along the edge of the opening 40 on the right side of the indicator panel 4 on the driver's seat side.

  The shift boot 5 is formed in a tapered cylindrical shape by a sewn product of a flexible sheet material such as leather or cloth or a molded product of rubber or soft resin, the upper end is fixed to the lower end of the knob of the shift lever 11, and the lower end is the indicator panel 4. The opening 40 is joined to the edge of the opening 40, and has a flexibility that allows the operation of the shift knob 11 in the opening 40.

  2 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly process of the shift garnish 3 to the console box 2, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA, FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the assembled state, The assembly of each member around the lever 11 will be described.

  The indicator panel 4 before final assembly shown in FIG. 3 is mounted on the indicator base 6 provided on the upper surface of the shift device 1 in a state of being connected to the lower end of the knob of the shift lever 11 via the shift boot 5. Is placed. Since the indicator panel 4 is not fixed to the shift device 1 side, the shift boot 5 can be flexibly moved forward, backward, left and right on the indicator base 6 in the opening 20 of the console box 2 due to the flexibility of the shift boot 5. ing.

  However, flanges 63 (regulating members) are provided on both the front, rear, left and right sides of the upper surface of the indicator base 6, and the floating range of the indicator panel 4 is regulated by the flange 63 as shown by the arrow B in FIG. Yes. Accordingly, an annular space remains between the outer peripheral surface 4 a of the indicator panel 4 and the inner wall portion of the opening 20 of the console box 2.

  On the other hand, on the outer peripheral surface 4 a of the indicator panel 4 and the inner peripheral wall of the opening 20 of the console box 2, the locking portions 31 and 32 (locking pieces, which will be described later) of the shift garnish 3 are locked. Portions 21 and 42 are formed.

  In the illustrated example, on the outer peripheral surface 4a of the indicator panel 4, two locked portions 42 (protrusions) are formed on the left and right long sides, respectively, while the inner peripheral wall of the opening 20 of the console box 2 is formed on the outer peripheral surface 4a. A locked portion 21 (slit) is formed at a position one step down from the upper surface of the console box 2. The locked portion 21 is provided at two locations along the long side of the opening 20, one location along the short side, and six locations on the four sides. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, guide holes 43 that engage with guide pins 33 described later are formed in pieces that extend from the end surfaces on both the front and rear sides of the indicator panel 4.

  The shift garnish 3 has a frame shape surrounding the indicator panel 4, and six locking portions 31 (locking claws) corresponding to the locked portion 21 project downward along the outer peripheral edge of the lower surface thereof. In addition, four locking portions 32 (locking holes) corresponding to the locked portion 42 are provided to project downward along the inner peripheral edge of the lower surface, that is, the opening 30.

  In the illustrated example, the locking portion 31 on the outer peripheral side is an engagement projecting outward at the tip (upper end) of an elastic locking piece formed by punching out each piece projecting downward. Consists of pawls. Further, the locking portion 32 on the inner peripheral side is formed by forming a rectangular locking hole in the center of each piece projecting downward in the same manner as described above, and between the locking portions 32. A reinforcing flange extends along the opening 30. Further, a guide pin 33 that engages with the above-described guide hole 43 is provided so as to protrude downward from the inner peripheral edges on both the front and rear sides along the opening 30 of the shift garnish 3.

  When the shift garnish 3 constructed as described above is assembled, as shown in FIG. 2, after the shift lever 11 is submerged in the opening 30 of the shift garnish 3, the guide pin 33 of the shift garnish 3 is attached to the indicator panel. The four guide holes 43 are engaged. Next, the opening 30 of the shift garnish 3 can be fitted to the outer peripheral surface 4 a of the indicator panel 4 by lowering the shift garnish 3 with the guide pins 33 guided by the guide holes 43.

  At this time, a relative position error may exist between the indicator panel 4 and the console box 2 as described above. However, the indicator panel 4 has a shift device 1 ( Since the indicator garnish 3 can be moved back and forth and right and left on the indicator base 6), the shift garnish 3 is further lowered, and the distal end of the locking portion 31 on the outer peripheral side is inside the inner wall surface (inner peripheral edge) of the opening 20 of the console box 2. Once introduced, the indicator panel 4 is moved as needed simply by pushing the shift garnish 3 between the outer peripheral surface 4a of the indicator panel 4 and the inner wall surface of the opening 20. The shift garnish 3 can be inserted so that the indicator panel 4 is positioned at a predetermined position in the opening 20 via the shift garnish 3. It is determined, and is secured within the opening 20 by the locking portions 31 and 32 of the outer peripheral side and inner peripheral side is engaged with the engaged portion 21, 42.

  As described above, when the shift garnish 3 is fitted between the console box 2 and the indicator panel 4, the indicator panel 4 can be freely moved as necessary. Therefore, the shift garnish 3 is automatically opened by the fitting operation. After the shift garnish 3 is completely inserted, the indicator panel 4 can be securely fixed.

  Moreover, the flange 63 restricts the floating range of the indicator panel 4, thereby ensuring the amount of movement necessary to absorb the position error, while hindering the introduction of the shift garnish 3 into the opening 20. Workability can be maintained satisfactorily without unnecessarily floating. This is particularly advantageous when the opening 20 is large with respect to the indicator panel 4 and the shift boot 5 has poor shape retention.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the guide pin 33 is loosely inserted into the guide hole 43 so that the shift garnish 3 is guided to the indicator panel 4 prior to the locking portions 31 and 32. It is advantageous because it is possible to reliably prevent interference between the locking portion 32 and the design surface of the indicator panel 4 during assembly. However, since the floating range of the indicator panel 4 is restricted by the flange 63 (restricting member) as described above, the interference of the locking portion 32 to the indicator panel 4 is prevented, so that the guide pin 33 and the guide hole 43 may be omitted.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Various deformation | transformation and a change are possible based on the technical idea of this invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the flange 63 (regulating member) is provided on the indicator base 6, but it can also be provided on the upper surface of the shift device 1. In this case, the indicator base 6 is omitted and the upper surface of the shift device 1 is omitted. Alternatively, the indicator panel 4 may be placed. Further, the shape of the regulating member is not limited to the flange, and may be a pin shape or the like.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the case where the shift garnish 3 was the cyclic | annular form which has the closed opening part 30 was shown, either one side of the shift garnish 3 is open | released and U which regulates the position of the indicator panel 4 from three directions It may be a letter shape or the like. Further, the shift garnish 3 may be, for example, a circular shape other than a rectangle.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the case where the shift garnish 3 was inserted in the opening part 20 of the console box 2 was described, the level | step difference which the outer periphery of the shift garnish 3 extended in the opening part or opening part of the console box 2 was described. It can also comprise so that it may be latched by the latching | locking part 31 so that it may be mounted on a surface.

It is a perspective view which shows the shift lever periphery of the console box which mounted | wore with the shift garnish which concerns on this invention embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment process of the shift garnish to the console box which concerns on this invention embodiment. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 2 which shows the assembly | attachment process of the shift garnish to the console box which concerns on this invention embodiment. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 2 which shows the state which assembled | attached the shift garnish to the console box which concerns on this invention embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Shift device 2 Console box 3 Shift garnish 4 Indicator panel 5 Shift boot 6 Indicator base (base member)
11 Shift lever (shift knob)
20 opening (console box opening)
21 Locked part (slit)
30 Opening 31 Locking part (Locking claw)
32 Locking part (Locking hole)
33 Guide pin 40 opening (lever opening)
41 Shift position display section 41
42 Locked part (protrusion)
43 Guide hole 63 Flange (Regulator)

Claims (3)

A console box that covers the shift device attached to the vehicle body and has an opening on its upper surface, and a lever opening and a shift position display that are disposed within the range of the opening and through which the shift lever of the shift device is inserted. An indicator panel, a shift boot that covers at least a part of the lever opening while allowing the operation of the shift lever, and a shift garnish that is mounted around the indicator panel. In the shift lever peripheral structure provided,
The shift garnish, and having a locking portion to the console box on the outer peripheral side edge lower surface, has a locking portion to the inner peripheral side edge lower surface to the indicator panel, the console box opening The shift garnish is inserted into the console box by being fitted between the inner peripheral wall and the outer peripheral surface of the indicator panel, and the locking portions are locked to the locked portions of the inner peripheral wall and the outer peripheral surface. A shift lever, wherein the indicator panel fixed to the upper side of the shift device and movably mounted on the upper side of the shift device is fixed to the opening through the shift garnish. Peripheral structure. The shift lever peripheral structure according to claim 1 , wherein a restriction member for restricting a floating range of the indicator panel within the opening is provided on an upper surface side of the shift device. The upper surface of the shift device, the base member is arranged for placing the indicator panel to be floating, wherein the regulating member, according to claim 2, characterized in that it is erected on the base member Shift lever peripheral structure.

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