JP5950210B2 - Operating device in vehicle driving simulator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention comprises a monitor that is set on a table and displays an image of the driving situation of the simulated vehicle, and a pedal support that supports an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal that control the driving of the simulated vehicle, and is operated in front of the table. The present invention relates to a vehicle driving simulator in which a driver sitting in a seat increases driving skills and learns traffic rules by driving a simulated vehicle, and more particularly to an operation device suitable for a simulated driving operation of a driver who is difficult to operate a pedal. .

  Such a vehicle driving simulator is already known as disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.

Japanese Patent No. 5112354

  The vehicle driving simulator disclosed in Patent Document 1 is for a healthy person who places a pedal support on a floor directly under a table, and a driver sitting in a driver seat in front of the table directly operates an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal with his / her feet. It is.

  In recent years, vehicles in which an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal can be manually operated so that even a driver who is difficult to operate the pedal can start driving are becoming popular.

  Therefore, even if it is difficult for the driver to operate the pedal, by driving the simulated vehicle, a table in a wheelchair can be used to check the basic sense of driving and basic operations, improve driving skills, and learn traffic rules. The appearance of a vehicle driving simulator capable of controlling the operation of a simulated vehicle on the upper monitor screen is desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides an operating device in a vehicle driving simulator that enables a driving operation of a simulated vehicle on a monitor screen on a table while riding in a wheelchair. Objective.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a monitor that displays an image of a driving situation of a simulated vehicle, and a pedal support that supports an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal that control the driving of the simulated vehicle. A single operation lever disposed adjacent to the driver seat in front of the table, the pivot to which the lower end of the operation lever is connected, the accelerator pedal and the brake The operation lever (27) is rotatably supported by a bearing disposed on one side between the pedals, and the operation lever (27) is accelerated from the neutral position to one side and the braking direction from the neutral position to the other side. and swingable bets, transferred to between the operating lever accelerator pedal and the brake pedal, the operation depressing the swing to the acceleration direction of the operating lever to the accelerator pedal And, disposed an interlocking mechanism for transmitting the operation depressing the swing to the damping direction of the operating lever to the brake pedal, based on the driver's seat, as the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal are arranged in the longitudinal The first feature is that the pedal support is disposed, the bearing is disposed such that the pivot extends in the left-right direction, and the swinging direction of the operation lever is the front-rear direction .

The present invention, in addition to the first feature, the front Kikururu shaft is coupled to the axis of this abutment the tip first arm is brought into contact with the tip portion to the accelerator pedal, and the brake pedal in a lever member having a second arm which constitutes the interlocking mechanism, when swinging the operating lever to the acceleration direction, the first arm depresses the accelerator pedal, swinging the operating lever in the braking direction The second feature is that the second arm depresses the brake pedal when moved.

Furthermore, in addition to the second feature, the present invention has a third feature in that a roller that is in contact with the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal so as to be able to roll is pivotally supported at the tip portions of the first and second arms. to.

It is found in or present invention, in addition to any one of the first to third aspect, the control lever, in that a turn signal switch lever to operate the left and right movement is disposed in front of the fourth Features.

Furthermore, in addition to any of the first to third features, the present invention provides a bottom frame, a support column that stands from one side of the bottom frame, and a support frame that stands from the other side of the bottom frame. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the pedal support base is attached to the bottom frame, the bearing is attached to the support frame, and a clamp coupled to the table is provided on the support column.

The present invention, in addition to the fifth feature, a sixth feature of that the clamp to the post upper and lower adjustable provided.

  According to the first feature of the present invention, the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal on the pedal support base can be depressed by swinging the single operation lever back and forth with one hand of the driver. Therefore, the pedal support base of the vehicle driving simulator for healthy persons can be used, and an operating device for a driver who cannot easily operate the pedal can be provided easily and inexpensively.

Further, the pedal support base is disposed so that the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal are arranged in the front-rear direction with respect to the driver's seat, and the bearing is disposed such that the pivot extends in the left-right direction. Since the direction is the front-rear direction, it is possible to dispose an operation lever that enables a driving posture and acceleration and braking operations similar to those in an actual vehicle for a driver who is difficult to operate the pedal.

  According to the second feature of the present invention, by appropriately setting the lever ratios of the operation lever and the first arm, and the operation lever and the second arm, respectively, a desired depression amount is given to the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal. Can do.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal are stepped on by swinging the first and second arms, the respective rollers roll on the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal. Friction between each of the arm and the accelerator pedal and between the two arms and the brake pedal can be suppressed to a small level, and thus the swinging operation of the operation lever can be lightened .

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to dispose a turn signal switch lever that enables a turn signal switch operation similar to that in an actual vehicle for a driver who is difficult to operate a pedal.

According to the fifth feature of the present invention, the operation device can be unitized, and the operation device can be easily attached to and detached from the table, and the handleability is good.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, by adjusting the vertical position of the clamp, the vertical position of the machine frame, and hence the vertical position of the operating lever supported by the machine frame, is adjusted according to the height of the table and the driver's seat. It can be freely adjusted and the operability of the operation lever can be improved.

The perspective view of the driving simulator of vehicles provided with the operating device of the present invention. The perspective view in the state which removed the cover of the operating device of FIG. FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 3 in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 4 in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, in FIG. 1, a computer 11 and a monitor 12 arranged on the left and right and a steering handle 13 facing the screen of the monitor 12 are installed on the table 10. Immediately before the table 10, there is a driver's seat space 16 into which a wheelchair 15 on which a driver 14 who is difficult to operate a pedal enters, and in the present invention, the wheelchair 15 entering the driver's seat space 16 is referred to as a driver's seat 15. To. In the following description, front, rear, left and right are referred to based on the driver's seat 15. An operation device 17 operated by the driver 14 is disposed adjacent to the left side of the driver seat 15.

  2 to 4, the frame 18 of the operating device 17 includes a bottom frame 18 a, a pair of left and right columns 18 b standing from the front side of the bottom frame 18 a, and a front-rear direction standing from the right side of the bottom frame 18 a. And a support frame 18c extending in the direction. The support column 18 b is provided with a clamp 20. The machine frame 18 is suspended from the table 10 by holding the top plate 10 a of the table 10 with the clamp 20.

  A pedal support 21 is attached to the bottom frame 18a, and an accelerator pedal 22 and a brake pedal 23 disposed in front of the pedal support 21 are supported on the pedal support 21 so as to be able to be depressed. In this way, the pedal support 21 that supports the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23 is used for a vehicle driving simulator for a healthy person.

  A bearing 25 is attached to the support frame 18c, and the pivot 26 protruding in the left-right direction is rotatably supported by the bearing 25. The pivot 26 is arranged so that the axis X passes through an intermediate portion between the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23. A single end having a knob 27a at the upper end is provided at the right end of the pivot 26. An operation lever 27 is fixed, and a lever member 28 is fixed to the left end portion of the pivot 26. The lever member 28 extends rearward from the pivot 26 and then has a first arm 28a whose front end is bent toward the accelerator pedal 22 side. After extending forward from the pivot 26, the front end is bent toward the brake pedal 23. The first and second arms 28a, 28b are arranged in a V shape. A roller 29 that is rotatably contacted with the upper surface of the accelerator pedal 22 is pivotally supported at the distal end portion of the first arm 28a, and is allowed to roll onto the upper surface of the brake pedal 23 at the distal end portion of the second arm 28b. A roller 30 abutting on the shaft is pivotally supported.

  The operation lever 27 can swing around the pivot 26 in the acceleration direction A from the neutral position N to the rear and the braking direction B from the neutral position N to the front. The swing is converted into a stepping operation on the accelerator pedal 22 by the first arm 28a, and the swinging of the operation lever 27 in the braking direction B is converted into a stepping operation on the brake pedal 23 by the first arm 28a. It has become. Thus, the pivot 26 and the lever member 28 constitute an interlocking mechanism 31 that connects the single operation lever 27 to the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23.

  The pedal support 21 is provided with sensors (not shown) for detecting the respective depression amounts of the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23, and the output signals of these sensors are input to the computer 11 via the lead wires 41. Thus, the acceleration and braking of the simulation vehicle V are controlled.

  The operation lever 27 is integrally provided with a bracket 33 protruding forward, and a turn signal switch lever 34 that is operated in the left-right direction is attached to the bracket 33.

  A cover 40 (see FIG. 2) that covers the operating device 17 except for the operating lever 27 is detachably attached to the frame body 18.

  In FIG. 5, the clamp 20 comprises a U-shaped clamp body 36 having a pair of upper and lower gripping pieces 36a and 36b and a clamp bolt 37 screwed to the lower gripping piece 36b as usual. The top plate 10a of the table 10 is inserted between the upper gripping piece 36a and the clamp bolt 37, and the clamp bolt 37 is tightened to be fastened to the top plate 10a. Can be fixed to the column 18b by a fixing bolt 39 after adjusting the vertical position along the vertical groove 38 provided in the corresponding column 18b.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  When the driver 14 on the wheelchair 15 entering the driver's seat space 16 in front of the table 10 turns on the computer 11, images of the simulated road R and the simulated vehicle V are displayed on the screen of the monitor 12. Therefore, the driver 14 can control the driving of the simulated vehicle V on the simulated road R by operating the operation lever 27 with the left hand and the steering handle 13 with the right hand.

  Thus, when the operation lever 27 is in the neutral position N, the first and second arms 28a and 28b of the lever member 28 slightly separate the rollers 29 and 30 from the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23, respectively. Both are in a dormant state.

  Now, if the driver 14 grips the knob 27a with the left hand and swings the operating lever 27 in the backward acceleration direction A from the neutral position N, the first arm 28a swings downward via the pivot 26. One arm 28a depresses the accelerator pedal 22 by the roller 29, and can start and accelerate the simulated vehicle V. At this time, the second arm 28b swings upward, moves away from the brake pedal 23, and maintains a resting state. Further, if the operating lever 27 is swung in the forward braking direction B from the neutral position N, the second arm 28b is transmitted as a swiveling downward via the pivot 26, so that the second arm 28b is braked by the roller 30. By depressing the pedal 23, the simulated vehicle V can be braked. At this time, the first arm 28a swings upward and moves away from the accelerator pedal 22, and maintains the resting state.

  Further, the driver 14 can steer the simulated vehicle V by operating the steering handle 13 with the right hand. At that time, when turning left or right, a turn signal switch lever 34 disposed in front of the operation lever 27 is operated. By swinging leftward or rightward, the left or right turn signal lamp of the simulated vehicle V can be blinked.

  In this way, the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23 on the pedal support 21 can be depressed by swinging back and forth of the single operation lever 27 with one hand of the driver 14. The pedal support 21 of the driving simulator can be used, and the operating device 17 for the driver 14 who is difficult to operate the pedal can be provided simply and inexpensively.

  An interlocking mechanism 31 that connects the operation lever 27 to the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23 is rotatably supported by a bearing 25 disposed on one side between the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23 to operate the operation lever 27. A pivot 26 to which the lower end of the lever 27 is coupled, a first arm 28 a that is also coupled to the pivot 26 and abuts against the accelerator pedal 22, and a second that abuts against the brake pedal 23. Since the lever member 28 includes the arm 28b, the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23 are set by appropriately setting the lever ratios of the operation lever 27 and the first arm 28a and between the operation lever 27 and the second arm 28b. Each can be provided with a desired amount of depression.

  In addition, the axis X of the pivot 26 is disposed so as to pass through an intermediate portion between the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23, and the first and second arms 28a, 28b are disposed in a V shape around the pivot 26. Accordingly, the downward swing from the upward posture to the downward posture of the first and second arms 28a, 28b can be efficiently transmitted to the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23, and the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23 are sufficiently transmitted. Therefore, it is possible to easily give a proper depression amount.

  In addition, since rollers 29 and 30 are rotatably supported at the distal ends of the first and second arms 28a and 28b, respectively, so as to be able to roll on the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23, respectively, the first and second arms 28a. , 28b when the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23 are depressed, the rollers 29 and 30 roll on the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23, so that the first arm 28a and the accelerator pedal 22 Friction between each of the two arms 28b and the brake pedal 23 can be suppressed to be small, so that the operation lever 27 can be swung easily.

  The pedal support 21 is arranged so that the accelerator pedal 22 and the brake pedal 23 are arranged in the front-rear direction with respect to the driver seat 15, and the bearing 25 is arranged so that the pivot 26 extends in the left-right direction. Since the swinging direction is set to the front-rear direction, it is possible to dispose the operation lever 27 that enables a driving posture and acceleration and braking operations similar to those in an actual vehicle for a driver who is difficult to operate the pedal.

  In addition, since the operation lever 27 is provided with a turn signal switch lever 34 that is disposed in front of the operation lever 27 and operates by left-right movement, a turn signal switch operation similar to that in an actual vehicle for a driver who is difficult to operate a pedal is possible. The turn signal switch lever can be arranged.

  The frame 18 of the operating device 17 includes a bottom frame 18a, a column 18b that stands from one side of the bottom frame 18a, and a support frame 18c that stands from the other side of the bottom frame 18a. Since the pedal support 21 is attached to the frame 18a, the bearing 25 is attached to the support frame 18c, and the clamp 20 that holds the top plate 10a of the table 10 is provided on the support 18b, the operation device 17 can be unitized. At the same time, the operation device 17 can be easily attached to and detached from the table 10 and transported, and the handleability is good.

  Further, since the clamp 20 is provided on the support 18b so as to be vertically adjustable, by adjusting the vertical position of the clamp 20, the vertical position of the machine frame 18 and therefore the vertical position of the operation lever 27 supported by the machine frame 18 is It can be freely adjusted according to the height of the table 10 or the driver's seat 15, and the operability of the operation lever 27 can be improved.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various design change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

A ... Acceleration direction B ... Braking direction N ... Neutral position V ... Simulated vehicle 10 ... Table 12 ... Monitor 15 ... Driving Seat 18 ... Frame 18a ... Bottom frame 18b ... Post 18c ... Support frame 20 ... Clamp 21 ... Pedal support 22 ... Accelerator pedal 23 ... · Brake pedal 25 ··· Bearing 26 ··· Pivot 27 ··· Operation lever 28 ··· Lever member 28a · · · First arm 28b · · · Second arm 29 · · · Roller 30 .... Roller 31 ... Interlock mechanism 34 ... Turn signal switch lever

Claims (6)

A monitor (12) that is set on the table (10) and displays an image of the driving situation of the simulated vehicle (V), and an accelerator pedal (22) and a brake pedal (23) that control the driving of the simulated vehicle (V) A vehicle driving simulator comprising a pedal support base (21) for supporting
A single operating lever (27) disposed adjacent to the driver seat (15) in front of the table (10);
The pivot (26) to which the lower end of the operation lever (27) is connected is rotatably supported by a bearing (25) disposed on one side between the accelerator pedal (22) and the brake pedal (23). The control lever (27) can be swung in an acceleration direction (A) from the neutral position (N) to one side and a braking direction (B) from the neutral position (N) to the other side. And
Between the operating lever (27) and the accelerator pedal (22) and the brake pedal (23), the swinging of the operating lever (27) in the acceleration direction (A) is stepped on the accelerator pedal (22). An interlocking mechanism (31) that transmits the movement of the operation lever (27) in the braking direction (B) to the brake pedal (23) as a stepping action is transmitted ;
The pedal support (21) is arranged so that the accelerator pedal (22) and the brake pedal (23) are arranged in the front-rear direction with respect to the driver seat (15), and the pivot (26) is moved in the left-right direction. An operating device in a driving simulator of a vehicle , wherein the bearing (25) is arranged so as to extend, and the swinging direction of the operating lever (27) is a front-rear direction . In the operating device in the vehicle driving simulator according to claim 1,
A front Kikururu axis (26), coupled to the pivot (26) of this first arm to abut the tip portion to the accelerator pedal (22) (28a), and said distal end portion to the brake pedal (23) out with the second arm to abut the lever member (28) having (28b), said constitutes an interlocking mechanism (31), when oscillating the lever (27) in the acceleration direction (a), the first When the arm (28a) depresses the accelerator pedal (22) and the operating lever (27) swings in the braking direction (B), the second arm (28b) depresses the brake pedal (23). An operating device in a vehicle driving simulator, characterized in that In the operating device in the vehicle driving simulator according to claim 2,
Rollers (29, 30) that abut on the accelerator pedal (22) and the brake pedal (23) so as to be able to roll are respectively pivotally supported at the tip ends of the first and second arms (28a, 28b). An operating device in a vehicle driving simulator. In the operating device in the vehicle driving simulator according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
An operating device in a driving simulator for a vehicle, wherein the operating lever (27) is provided with a turn signal switch lever (34) that is disposed in front of the operating lever (27) and operates by left-right movement. In the operating device in the vehicle driving simulator according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
A frame body comprising a bottom frame (18a), a support column (18b) rising from one side of the bottom frame (18a), and a support frame (18c) rising from the other side of the bottom frame (18a) ( 18), the pedal support (21) is attached to the bottom frame (18a), the bearing (25) is attached to the support frame (18c), and the table (10) is coupled to the column (18b) An operating device in a driving simulator for a vehicle, characterized in that a clamp (20) is provided. In the operating device in the vehicle driving simulator according to claim 5 ,
An operating device in a vehicle driving simulator, wherein the clamp (20) is provided on the support post (18b) so as to be vertically adjustable.

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