JP6231437B2 - Lever device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lever device capable of operating an operation lever in at least two directions intersecting each other.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a lever device that is operated when a shift position is switched in a vehicle is well known (see Patent Document 1, etc.). As this type of lever device, a shift-by-wire type in which an electric signal corresponding to a shift position is output to the transmission and the operation state of the transmission is switched is widely used. Many of the operation levers can be operated in two directions, for example, a shift direction along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and a select direction perpendicular to the shift direction.

Japanese Patent No. 4568332

  By the way, in Patent Document 1, the operating lever is connected to the housing of the lever device by a shaft that becomes a rotating shaft when operated in the shift direction and a shaft that becomes a rotating shaft when operated in the select direction. Is done. In other words, the operation lever requires two shafts when attached to the housing. Thus, in the conventional structure, since two shafts are required, there was a need to reduce the number of parts.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a lever device that can reduce the number of parts.

  The lever device that solves the above problem is provided with two or more shapes that at least cross the lever portion in a configuration in which the lever portion can be operated in a plurality of different directions, and a rotation shaft for operating the lever portion. The extended shaft portion, the housing to which the lever portion is assembled, and the lever portion are provided between the lever portion and can be supported from above. A lever support portion that allows movement of the lever portion in a plurality of directions by forming at least one of them in a spherical shape.

  According to this configuration, when the lever portion is operated in a predetermined direction, one of the plurality of extending shaft portions serves as a rotation shaft, and the other one slides to allow lever operation in the same direction. . Further, when the lever portion is operated in a direction intersecting with a predetermined direction, the extended shaft portion that has become the rotation shaft in the above-described lever operation slides, and the extended shaft portion that has been slid in the above-described lever operation. Becomes a rotation axis, and lever operation in the same direction is allowed. Thus, in the lever device that can operate the lever portion in a plurality of directions, it is not necessary to use a shaft when attaching the lever portion to the housing. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced in the lever device that can operate the lever portion in a plurality of directions.

  In the lever device, it is preferable that the extending width direction of the extending shaft portion is in contact with a pair of receiving surfaces provided in the housing. This configuration is advantageous in suppressing rattling between the lever portion and the housing.

  In the lever device, it is preferable that the extending shaft portion is formed in a cross shape around the lever shaft. According to this configuration, the lever portion can be assembled to the housing in a stable posture.

  In the lever device, the housing includes a housing main body that supports and stores the lever portion from below, and a cover that closes the opening of the housing main body and supports the lever portion from above. It is preferable that a lever pressing portion that supports the lever portion from above is provided, and the lever portion is assembled in a state of being sandwiched between the lever supporting portion and the lever pressing portion. According to this configuration, the lever portion can be firmly aligned with the housing from above and below by the first lever support portion and the second lever support portion.

  In the lever device, the pair of receiving surfaces are preferably provided on a cover that closes an opening of the housing body. According to this configuration, the receiving surface can be provided using the cover.

  In the lever device, it is preferable that a lever for suppressing rattling generated between these members is provided between the lever portion and the housing. According to this configuration, the rattling between the lever portion and the housing is suppressed by the rattling suppression portion, which is more advantageous for preventing the lever portion from rattling.

  According to the present invention, the number of parts can be reduced in the lever device.

The perspective view of the lever apparatus of one Embodiment. II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. The exploded perspective view of a lever device. The exploded view of a lever part and a housing. The exploded view of a lever part and a cover. III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows a part of assembly | attachment location of a housing main body and a cover. The operation | movement figure when operating a lever part from a home position to N position. The operation | movement figure when operating a lever part from N position to D position. The block diagram which shows an example of the lever suppression part of another example. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the lever by which the lever of other another example is rattling. The top view of the lever apparatus of other another example. The IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the lever device will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle includes a lever device 1 that is operated when a shift position of a transmission mounted on the vehicle is switched. The lever device 1 includes a housing 2 of the lever device 1 and a lever portion 3 that is an input member for operating a device. The lever device 1 is a shift-by-wire type that outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the operation position (shift position) of the lever portion 3 to the transmission to switch the operation state of the transmission. The housing 2 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, for example.

  The lever part 3 can be operated in different directions. The lever portion 3 can be rotated in two directions: a shift direction along the vehicle body longitudinal direction (arrow F1 direction in FIG. 1) and a select direction (direction arrow F2 in FIG. 1) perpendicular to the shift direction. . The shift position includes a home position, a neutral position (N position), a drive position (D position), a reverse position (R position), and a regenerative brake position (B position). The lever device 1 is a momentary type in which the lever unit 3 automatically returns to the home position when the lever unit 3 is operated from the home position and then released from the lever unit 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 2 includes a bottomed housing body 4 and a cover 5 that closes an opening 4 a of the housing body 4. The housing body 4 and the cover 5 are fixed by, for example, a plurality of snap fits 6. The lever device 1 is assembled to the vehicle body by fixing the housing body 4 to the vehicle body with a plurality of collars 7. The cover 5 is provided with a lever insertion hole 8 through which the lever portion 3 is inserted at a position slightly shifted from the center.

  The lever portion 3 includes a lever shaft 10 to which a knob 9 is attached at the tip, and a lever shaft support 11 that supports the lever shaft 10 at the base. The lever shaft 10 is formed in a rod shape, for example, and is exposed to the outside of the housing 2. The lever shaft support 11 is disposed on the same axis as the lever shaft 10 and is housed inside the housing 2.

  A guide pin 12 is provided on the side of the lever shaft support 11 so as to guide the shift operation of the lever portion 3. The guide pin 12 is locked in a guide groove 13 provided on the bottom wall of the housing 2. The guide groove 13 is formed in a hole shape corresponding to the operation pattern of the lever portion 3 (in this example, the letter “h”). That is, the lever portion 3 is operated to the home position, the N position, the D position, the R position, and the B position by operating the guide pin 12 along the guide groove 13.

  Between the housing 2 and the lever shaft support 11, a moderation generating mechanism 14 for providing moderation to the operated lever portion 3 is provided. A plurality of moderation generating mechanisms 14 are provided so as to share a necessary load. When there are a plurality of moderation generating mechanisms 14, one moderation generating mechanism 14a is used for the shift direction and the other moderation generating mechanism 14b is used for the select direction. The moderation generating mechanism 14 includes a moderation pin 15 whose tip has a curved surface shape, an urging portion 16 that presses the moderation pin 15 later, and a moderation mountain 17 on which the moderation pin 15 is pressed. The moderation pin 15 is attached to the lever shaft support 11 by being fitted into a mounting cylinder 18 provided on the side wall of the lever shaft support 11 with the biasing portion 16 interposed therebetween.

  A magnet component 20 is attached to the back surface of the lever shaft support 11 via a ball joint 19. That is, a magnet mounting projection 21 having a spherical tip is provided on the back surface of the lever shaft support 11 and is inserted into the boss portion 22 of the magnet component 20. The magnet mounting protrusion 21 is passed through an escape hole 23 provided in the bottom wall of the housing body 4, and a spherical portion exposed to the outside of the housing 2 is connected to the magnet component 20. When the lever portion 3 is rotated, the rotation motion is converted into a planar motion of the magnet component 20 by the ball joint 19. The lever device 1 detects the shift position of the lever portion 3 by detecting the position of the magnet 24 provided in the magnet component 20 by a magnetic sensor 25 such as MRE.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lever device 1 includes at least two extending shaft portions 26 that serve as a rotation shaft when the lever portion 3 is operated. The extending shaft portion 26 is provided on the lever shaft support 11, for example. The extending shaft portion 26 is disposed at, for example, the approximate center of the lever portion 3, in other words, at the upper portion of the lever shaft support 11. The extending shaft portion 26 is formed in, for example, a plate shape and a cross shape around the lever shaft 10. When the extending shaft portion 26 has a cross shape, the extending shaft portions 26a and 26c opposed to each other with the lever shaft 10 interposed therebetween serve as rotation shafts when operated in the shift direction, and are in a planar direction with respect to the extending shaft portions 26a and 26c (FIG. 3). The extending shaft portions 26b and 26d that are orthogonal to each other in the plane direction of the X-Y axis serve as rotation shafts when the select direction is operated.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 5 is provided with a plurality of recessed locking portions 27 into which the extended shaft portions 26 can be slidably fitted. In the case of this example, the locking portion 27 is fitted with a locking portion 27a into which the extended shaft portion 26a is fitted, a locking portion 27b into which the extended shaft portion 26b is fitted, and an extended shaft portion 26c. A locking portion 27c to be joined and a locking portion 27d to which the extended shaft portion 26d is fitted are provided. Since the cross-shaped extending shaft portion 26 is fitted into the locking portions 27 a to 27 d, the locking portions 27 a to 27 d are arranged in a substantially cross shape with the lever shaft 10 sandwiched in the same manner as the extending shaft portion 26.

  The extending width direction of the extending shaft portions 26 a to 26 d is in contact with a pair of receiving surfaces provided in the housing 2. More specifically, the locking portion 27a is in contact with the extending shaft portion 26a with a pair of opposed inner side surfaces as receiving surfaces 28a. Similarly, the extended shaft portion 26b is brought into contact with a pair of opposed receiving surfaces 28b of the locking portion 27b, and the extended shaft portion 26c is brought into contact with a pair of opposed receiving surfaces 28c of the locking portion 27c. The extending shaft portion 26d is in contact with a pair of opposing receiving surfaces 28d of the stop portion 27d.

  A space 29a is provided between the tip of the extended shaft portion 26a and the inner surface of the locking portion 27a as a space that allows movement when the lever portion 3 rotates. Similarly, a gap 29b is provided between the tip of the extended shaft portion 26b and the inner surface of the locking portion 27b, and a gap 29c is provided between the tip of the extended shaft portion 26c and the inner surface of the locking portion 27c. A gap portion 29d is provided between the tip of the extending shaft portion 26d and the inner surface of the locking portion 27d.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lever device 1 includes a lever support portion 30 that supports the lever portion 3 placed from above while allowing movement in a plurality of directions. The lever support portion 30 is formed to make a pair with the extending shaft portion 26. In the case of this example, the lever support portions 30 are respectively present where the three extending shaft portions 26 (26a to 26c) are provided. Specifically, the lever support portion 30 includes a lever support portion 30a set at a lower portion of the extended shaft portion 26a, a lever support portion 30b set at a lower portion of the extended shaft portion 26b, and an extended shaft portion. 26c, and a lever support portion 30c set at the lower portion of 26c.

  The lever support part 30 includes an arc-shaped rib 31 provided on the lever shaft support 11 and a rib support part 32 provided on the housing body 4. The arc-shaped rib 31 is formed in a plate shape (substantially fan shape) extending along the vertical direction (the vertical direction on the paper surface of FIG. 4) while being provided on the back surface of the base of the extending shaft portion 26. The arc-shaped rib 31 includes four arc-shaped ribs 31a to 31d set at the lower portion of each of the extending shaft portions 26a. The arc-shaped rib 31 has a spherical contact surface with the rib support portion 32.

  The rib support portion 32 supports the arc-shaped rib 31 from below, and the contact surface with the rib support portion 32 is formed in a spherical shape. The rib support portion 32 is formed on the inner surface of the housing body 4. The rib support portion 32 is formed to correspond to the arc-shaped rib 31. That is, the rib support portion 32 includes three rib support portions 32a to 32c that support the arc-shaped ribs 31a to 31c so as to be slidable from below. Thus, three sets of the arc-shaped rib 31 and the rib support portion 32 are formed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the lever device 1 includes a lever pressing portion 33 that supports the lever portion 3 from above. The lever pressing portion 33 supports the lever portion 3 so as to be operable in a plurality of directions. The lever pressing portion 33 includes a plurality of arc-shaped ribs 34 provided on the lever shaft support 11 and one rib support portion 35 provided on the cover 5. The arc-shaped rib 34 is provided on the surface of the base of the extending shaft portion 26 and is formed in a plate shape (substantially fan shape) extending along the vertical direction (up and down direction in the drawing of FIG. 5). The arc-shaped ribs 34 include four arc-shaped ribs 34a to 34d set on the surfaces of the extending shaft portions 26a to 26d, respectively. The rib support portion 35 has, for example, a substantially hemispherical shape, that is, a dome shape, and the arc-shaped rib 34 abuts on the spherical inner surface. The lever portion 3 is assembled in a state of being sandwiched between the lever support portion 30 and the lever pressing portion 33.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the lever support portion 30 is provided between the housing 2 and the lever portion 3, and at least one of the contact surfaces 36 of the housing 2 and the lever portion 3 is formed into a spherical shape. The movement of the part 3 in a plurality of directions is allowed. The lever pressing portion 33 is also provided between the housing 2 and the lever portion 3, and at least one of the contact surfaces 37 of the housing 2 and the lever portion 3 is formed in a spherical shape, so that the lever portion 3 is directed in a plurality of directions. Allow movement.

  The lever pressing portion 33 is formed smaller in size than the lever support portion 30. Specifically, the arc-shaped rib 34 of the lever pressing portion 33 is formed to be smaller than the arc-shaped rib 31 of the lever support portion 30. Between each extending shaft part 26a-26d and the inner surface of the cover 5, the space | gap used as the clearance space when the extending shaft part 26a-26d rock | fluctuates at the time of rotation of the lever part 3 is formed. . In FIG. 6, a gap 38b above the extended shaft portion 26b and a gap 38d above the extended shaft portion 26d are shown.

  The arc-shaped ribs 31 of the lever support portion 30 are formed so that the centers of the circles coincide with each other when a circle is drawn along the arc outline. The lever portion 3 rotates around a center O of a circle drawn along the outer diameter of the arc of the arc-shaped rib 31. The arc-shaped ribs 34 of the lever pressing portion 33 are formed so that each circle center coincides with the center O of the arc-shaped rib 31 when a circle is drawn along the arc outline.

  Between the lever portion 3 and the housing 2, there is provided a rattling suppression portion 39 that suppresses rattling generated between these members. The lever rattling suppressing portion 39 is, for example, an O-ring disposed between the inner surface of the cover 5 and the arc-shaped rib 34. In the case of an O-ring, a ring mounting groove 40 is formed on the inner surface of the cover 5 so as to surround the lever shaft 10, and the O-ring is locked in the ring mounting groove 40.

  As shown in FIG. 7, between the housing body 4 and the cover 5, there is provided a shakiness suppressing portion 41 for housing which suppresses shakiness generated between these members. The housing rattling suppressing portion 41 suppresses rattling caused by a clearance generated between the cover 5 and the housing main body 4. The housing rattling suppressing portion 41 uses, for example, an elastic elastomer. The housing rattling suppressing portion 41 is provided at, for example, four corners of the housing 2.

Next, operation | movement of the lever apparatus 1 is demonstrated using FIG.8 and FIG.9.
As shown in FIG. 8, when the lever portion 3 is operated in the select direction (FIG. 8 is the home position → N position), the lever portion 3 has the extending shaft portions 26 b and 26 d as rotation axes in the drawing. It rotates in the direction of arrow F2 ′. At this time, assuming that a line extending in the extending direction of the extending shaft portions 26b and 26d through the center O is an axis L1, the extending shaft portions 26b and 26d are arranged around the axis L1 in the grooves of the locking portions 27b and 27d. Take a rotating motion. Further, the extending shaft portions 26a and 26c swing around the axis L1 while sliding on the locking portions 27a and 27c, and one of the extending shaft portions 26a moves upward in the groove of the locking portion 27a. The other extending shaft portion 26c moves downward in the groove of the locking portion 27c.

  The lever device 1 outputs an N position detection signal to an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) when the magnetic sensor 25 detects that the lever portion 3 is positioned at the N position. The ECU switches the transmission to the N position using the input of the N position detection signal as a trigger.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the lever portion 3 is operated in the shift direction (FIG. 9 is the N position → D position), the lever portion 3 is shown in the drawing with the extending shaft portions 26a and 26c as pivot axes. It rotates in the direction of arrow F1 ′. At this time, if a line extending in the extending direction of the extending shaft portions 26a and 26c through the center O is an axis L2, the extending shaft portions 26a and 26c are rotated around the axis L2 in the grooves of the locking portions 27a and 27c. Take a rotating motion. The extended shaft portions 26b and 26d move so as to swing around the axis L2 while sliding in the grooves of the locking portions 27b and 27d, and one extended shaft portion 26b is a groove of the locking portion 27b. The other extending shaft portion 26d moves downward in the groove of the locking portion 27d.

  The lever device 1 outputs a D position detection signal to the ECU when the magnetic sensor 25 detects that the lever portion 3 is located at the D position. The ECU switches the transmission to the D position using the input of the D position detection signal as a trigger.

  Note that the movement of the lever device 1 when operating the lever portion 3 to the R position or the B position is the same as when the lever device 3 is operated to the N position or the D position described above, except for the direction of movement. Omitted. Further, since the movement when the lever portion 3 returns to the home position after operating the lever portion 3 to each shift position is different only in the direction of movement, the description thereof is omitted.

  In the case of this example, the lever portion 3 is integrally provided with cross-shaped extending shaft portions 26a to 26d, the pair of extending shaft portions 26a and 26c are used as the rotation shafts in the shift direction F1, and another pair of extending shafts. By using the shaft portions 26b and 26d as rotation axes in the selection direction F2, the lever portion 3 can be rotated in both the shift direction F1 and the selection direction F2. For this reason, without taking the structure which attaches the lever part 3 to the housing 2 with the shaft used as the rotation axis at the time of the rotation operation in the shift direction F1 and the shaft of the rotation axis at the time of the rotation operation in the selection direction F2. That's it. Therefore, since it is not necessary to use a shaft which is a separate member for the lever portion 3, the number of parts applied to the lever device 1 can be reduced.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Two or more extending shaft portions 26 that serve as rotation shafts at the time of lever operation are provided in the middle of the lever portion 3 so that the lever portion 3 can be rotated between the housing 2 and the lever portion 3. The lever support part 30 supported from the bottom was provided. When the lever portion 3 is operated in the shift direction F1, the extending shaft portions 26a and 26c serve as rotating shafts, and the extending shaft portions 26b and 26d slide in the same direction by sliding on the inner wall surface of the housing 2. Lever operation is allowed. On the other hand, when the lever portion 3 is operated in the selection direction F2, the extension shaft portions 26b and 26d are used as the rotation shafts, and the extension shaft portions 26a and 26c slide on the inner wall surface of the housing 2, thereby Lever operation in the direction is allowed. In this way, in the lever device 1 that can operate the lever portion 3 in a plurality of directions, it is not necessary to use a shaft when attaching the lever portion 3 to the housing 2. Therefore, in the lever device 1 that can operate the lever portion 3 in a plurality of directions, it is possible to reduce the part cost.

  (2) The extending width direction of the extending shaft portions 26 a to 26 d is in contact with a pair of receiving surfaces 28 a to 28 d provided on the housing 2. Therefore, it becomes advantageous for suppressing the rattling between the housing 2 and the lever part 3.

(3) The extending shaft portion 26 is formed in a cross shape around the lever shaft 10. For this reason, the lever portion 3 can be assembled to the housing 2 in a stable posture.
(4) The lever portion 3 is assembled in a state of being sandwiched between the lever support portion 30 and the lever pressing portion 33. If it carries out like this, the lever part 3 can be firmly aligned with the housing 2 from the up-down direction.

(5) Since the receiving surfaces 28 a to 28 d are provided on the cover 5, the receiving surfaces 28 a to 28 d can be formed using the cover 5.
(6) Between the housing 2 and the lever portion 3, the lever for suppressing rattling between the housing 2 and the lever portion 3 is provided. Therefore, in the case of this example, the rattling between the housing 2 and the lever portion 3 is suppressed by the rattling suppression portion 39, which is more advantageous for preventing the lever portion 3 from rattling.

  (7) Between the housing main body 4 and the cover 5, a housing suppressing portion 41 for preventing the rattling between them is provided. If it carries out like this, it will become difficult to generate rattling in the lever part 3 currently supported by the housing 2. FIG. Therefore, it becomes advantageous to make the lever part 3 not rattle.

  (8) Each lever support portion 30 is formed to be paired with each extending shaft portion 26. Thus, in this example, since the lever support part 30 and the extended shaft part 26 are formed in pairs, the lever support part 30 can be firmly supported from below by the respective extended shaft parts 26.

Note that the embodiment is not limited to the configuration described so far, and may be modified as follows.
The lever rattling suppressing portion 39 is not limited to an annular O-ring, and may have a structure in which an elastic member such as a rubber material is partially disposed.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the lever rattling suppressing portion 39 may be a plurality of bending portions 51 provided on the inner wall surface of the housing 2. The bending part 51 is good to be formed so that each extension shaft part 26 may be pinched | interposed from both sides.

-As shown in FIG. 11, the lever rattling suppression part 39 may be the bending part 52 by which the upper side was open | released.
-As shown in FIG.12 and FIG.13, you may provide the rattling suppression part 55 which suppresses the rattling of the up-down direction between these members between the lever part 3 and the housing 2. As shown in FIG. The rattling suppressing portion 55 has, for example, a claw shape and is provided on the cover 5. The claw-shaped rattling suppressing portion 55 is preferably formed at four locations in the cross direction in consideration of balance. In this case, it becomes more advantageous to suppress the rattling of the lever portion 3.

  -A pair of receiving surface 28a-28d may be formed in the circular arc shape centering on "O". In this case, the extending shaft portions 26a to 26d can smoothly slide on the receiving surfaces 28a to 28d, which is advantageous for ensuring the operability of the lever portion 3.

  The housing rattling suppressing portion 41 may be formed in a circumferential shape along the opening of the housing 2. Further, the housing rattling suppressing portion 41 is not limited to an elastic member such as a rubber material, but may be any member that can suppress rattling.

The plurality of directions in which the lever unit 3 can be operated can be set in any direction as long as they intersect with each other.
When operating the lever portion 3 in a plurality of directions, the operation direction may be three or more.

-The structure and shape of the lever part 3 can be suitably changed into various things.
The arrangement positions of the guide pin 12, the guide groove 13, the moderation generating mechanism 14, the ball joint 19, the magnet component 20, etc. of the lever device 1 can be changed to positions other than those described in the embodiment.

-The number of the extending shaft portions 26 is not limited to four as in the embodiment, but may be at least two.
The shape of the extending shaft portion 26 is not limited to a plate shape, and can be changed to other shapes such as a cylinder.

The arc-shaped rib 31 of the lever support portion 30 is not limited to being integrally formed on the back surface of the extended shaft portion 26, and may be provided at a location different from the extended shaft portion 26.
The extension shaft portion 26 and the lever support portion 30 are not limited to being formed in a pair, and the lever support portion 30 may be formed where the extension shaft portion 26 is not provided. That is, the arrangement combination of the extending shaft portion 26 and the lever support portion 30 can be changed to various modes.

The lever device 1 is not limited to a momentary type but may be a stationary type.
The lever device 1 is not limited to being applied to a vehicle, but may be applied to other devices, devices, and systems.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lever apparatus, 2 ... Housing, 3 ... Lever part, 4 ... Housing main body, 5 ... Cover, 10 ... Lever shaft, 26 (26a-26d) ... Extension shaft part, 28a-28d ... Receiving surface, 30 (30a) 30c) ... lever support part, 33 ... lever pressing part, 36 ... contact surface, 39 ... lever suppression part, 41 ... housing suppression part, 51,52 ... lever suppression part An example of the bending portion, F1... A shift direction that is one operation direction of the lever portion, and F2... A selection direction that is one operation direction of the lever portion.

Claims (5)

In the lever device that can operate the lever part in different directions,
Two or more provided in a shape that intersects at least the lever portion, and an extended shaft portion that serves as a rotation shaft when operating the lever portion;
The lever portion is provided between the housing to which the lever portion is assembled and the lever portion and can support the lever portion placed from above. At least one of the contact surfaces of the lever portion and the housing is formed in a spherical shape. A lever support portion that allows movement of the lever portion in a plurality of directions ,
The lever device, wherein the receiving surface with which the extended shaft portion is in contact is provided on a cover for closing the opening of the housing body . Extending設幅direction of the extension設軸portion, the lever device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is abut on a pair of the receiving surface provided on said cover. The lever device according to claim 1, wherein the extending shaft portion is formed in a cross shape around the lever shaft. The housing is provided with a housing body for housing and supporting the lever portion from the bottom, closes the opening of the housing body and said cover for supporting from above the lever unit,
The cover includes a lever pressing portion that supports the lever portion from above,
The said lever part is assembled | attached in the state inserted | pinched by the said lever support part and a lever pressing part, The lever apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Between the lever portion and the housing may be any one of claims 1-4 occurring between these members lever suppressed but rattling wherein the backlash suppression unit is provided The lever device described in 1.