JPH0129627Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an automobile transmission operating device.

(Prior Art) A conventional automobile transmission operating device transmits the movement of the change lever to the transmission using a shift cable and a select cable. In order to transmit the operation to the transmission and change the direction of the select operation of the change lever using a bell crank and then transmit it to the transmission via the select cable, the select operation system has many configurations. This method not only requires parts, but also has problems in that the transmission efficiency of the selection operation force is poor, making it impossible to obtain a direct selection feeling.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and provides an automobile transmission operating device that has a small number of components, has good transmission efficiency of select operation force, and can obtain a direct select feeling. It was completed as a purpose.

(Structure of the invention) The present invention provides a spherical part at the lower end of the change lever, which is equipped with a shift cable extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body in the intermediate part, and the spherical part is mounted on a base plate by a spherical bearing. A select arm that is guided by a transparent long hole in the spherical bearing and can swing only in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the change lever is installed sideways, and a select cable that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is attached to the tip of the select arm. It is characterized by:

(Embodiment) Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes a change lever equipped with an operating knob 2 at the upper end, and the change lever 1 has a small ball in the middle. A shift cable 5 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is attached to the small spherical part 3 via a socket 4 in the form of a spherical bearing, and a spherical part larger than the small spherical part 3 is attached to the lower end of the change lever 1. 6 is provided integrally. The spherical portion 6 is rotatably supported on a substrate 8 by a spherical bearing 7 made of a pair of upper and lower molded members made of synthetic resin such as polyamide resin. In addition, this spherical portion 6 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
As shown in the figure, a select arm 9 is provided to protrude laterally in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the change lever 1, and the select arm 9 is inserted loosely into a long hole 10 provided through the spherical bearing 7. The long hole 1
0 and can swing only in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the change lever 1.
The select arm 9 has a small ball section 1 at its tip.
1 is formed, and a select cable 13 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, like the shift cable 5, is attached via a socket 12 in the form of a spherical bearing. As is clear from FIG. 2, the base 15 of the outer cable 14 of the select cable 13 is fixed to the end of the board 8 by a clip 16, and similarly the base 18 of the outer cable 17 of the shift cable 5 is also fixed to the base 8 by a clip 19. By fixing it to the end of the select cable 13 and the shift cable 5, displacement in either push or pull direction can be transmitted to the transmission. Note that 20 is a change lever cap for attaching the spherical bearing 7 to the base plate 8, and 21 is a torsion spring disposed around the outer periphery of the change lever cap 20, the tip of which is formed into an L-shape and is used as a selector. It is engaged with the arm 9 and has a select return action that pulls the select arm 9 back to the neutral position.

(Function) When a shift operation is performed, the change lever 1 moves the knob 2 of the change lever 1 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body as shown in FIG. is rotatably supported by the substrate 8 by the spherical bearing 7, so that the spherical portion 6
The shift cable 5 attached to the intermediate portion of the shift cable 5 is moved back and forth to cause the transmission to perform a shifting operation. In addition, when performing a selection operation, by moving the knob 2 of the change lever 1 in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG.
The shift cable 5 is guided by a long hole 10 transparently provided in the shift lever 1, so that the shift cable 5 is pivoted only in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the change lever 1, and the select cable 13 attached to the tip thereof is directly moved. This causes the transmission to perform a select operation, and since this select operation directly moves the select cable 13 by the select arm 9 protruding from the spherical part 6 of the change lever 1, the transmission efficiency of the select operation force is extremely high. You can get a high and direct feeling.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the above description, the present invention has the spherical part at the lower end of the change lever supported by the base plate by a spherical bearing, and the select arm projecting laterally from the spherical part, transparent to the spherical bearing. The change lever can be operated in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction by being guided through a long hole provided in the change lever so as to swing only in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the change lever. Since the shift cable and select cable are attached directly to the tip of the select arm and select arm, the overall number of components is reduced compared to the conventional system in which the select cable is moved via a bell crank, and the select operation force is reduced. is efficiently transmitted to the select cable, giving you a direct select feeling. Therefore, the present invention has the advantage of being easy to manufacture and providing at low cost, and has extremely great practical value as it solves the problems of conventional automobile transmission operating devices.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view, Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway side view, and Fig. 4 is A-A in Fig. 3. It is an arrow view. 1: Change lever, 5: Shift cable,
6: Spherical part, 7: Spherical bearing, 8: Board, 9: Select arm, 10: Long hole, 13: Select cable.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A spherical part 6 is provided at the lower end of the change lever 1, which is equipped with a shift cable 5 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body in the intermediate part, and the spherical part 6 is connected to a base plate 8 by a spherical bearing 7.
A select arm 9 is installed on the spherical part 6 and is guided by a long hole 10 formed through the spherical bearing 7 so as to be able to swing only in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the change lever 1. A transmission operating device for an automobile, characterized in that a select cable 13 extending in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body is attached to its tip.