JPH0313956Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a two-wheeled vehicle handle switch that operates two switch mechanisms with one operation button.

Conventionally, a handle switch attached to the handle of a motorcycle, a two-wheeled vehicle, has a turn contact plate pivotably mounted in a case so as to be rotatable in the left and right directions, and a daima contact plate movable in the vertical direction. A control lever is pivotally mounted on the control lever so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and the tip thereof is connected to the daima contact board, and the turn contact board is rotated left and right by the left and right rotation of the control lever. A device has been proposed in which the switching operation of the turn switch mechanism is performed, and the switching operation of the day switch mechanism is performed by vertically moving the daimer contact plate by rotating an operating lever in the vertical direction. However, it is troublesome for the driver to move the control lever up and down while holding the grip on the steering wheel, and there remains room for improvement in terms of operability.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to switch the first switch mechanism by rotating the operation button in the left and right directions, and to switch the second switch mechanism by pressing the operation button. To provide a handle switch for a two-wheeled vehicle that can switch a switch mechanism and has excellent operability.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 is a plastic case, which is
As shown in FIG. 1, it is attached to the left handlebar 2 of a two-wheeled motorcycle near its grip 3. A substantially circular insertion hole 4 is formed in the substantially central portion of the front wall of the case 1. Reference numeral 5 denotes a plastic actuating body, with a pressing piece 5a integrally formed at its upper end, and shaft parts 5b, 5b at both sides of its lower end.
are integrally formed. This actuating body 5 is the third
As shown in the figure, the shaft portions 5b, 5b are connected to the case 1.
The case 1 is pivotably mounted in the vicinity of the insertion hole 4 in the case 1 so as to be rotatable in the directions of the arrow A and the opposite arrow A, which are the front and back directions, by being supported by the support parts 6, 6 formed on the left and right sides of the case 1. left and right (arrow C and anti-arrow C
movement in the direction) is regulated by Case 1. Further, in the actuating body 5, a support hole 5c is formed approximately at the center thereof, and an arcuate relief hole 5d is formed at a portion located below the support hole 5c. Further, the actuating body 5 has a bottomed cylindrical projection 5.
0 is integrally formed, and a support hole 5f is bored inside the protrusion 50. Furthermore, a support hole 5 is provided in the front part of the operating body 5, as shown in FIG.
An arc-shaped storage portion 5e is formed above c, and the support hole 5f is located on the left side of the support hole 5c, and a compression coil spring 7 is fitted and stored in the storage recess 5e. A steel sphere 8 for moderation and a compression coil spring (not shown) are fitted and supported in the support hole 5f. Reference numeral 9 denotes a substantially circular operation button, with a knob 9a integrally formed at the lower part of the front surface and a shaft 9b integrally formed approximately at the center of the rear surface. The shaft portion 9b of the operation button 9 is supported in the support hole 5c of the operating body 5, and the shaft portion 9b is supported in the support hole 5c of the operating body 5.
A screw 11 is screwed into the part b through a washer 10, and the operation button 9 is located on the front side of the actuating body 5 so as to sandwich the actuating body 5 together with the washer 10. It is pivotably installed in the direction of arrow B and in the opposite direction of arrow B. or,
On the back side of the operation button 9, a connecting protrusion 9 is provided at the lower part thereof to be inserted into the escape hole 5d of the operating body 5.
c is integrally formed, and an arcuate fitting recess 12 (see FIG. 4) into which the compression coil spring 7 fits is formed in the upper part;
The left and right end edges 12a and 12b of the compression coil spring are engaged with the left and right end portions of the compression coil spring.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, moderation recesses 13 and 14 are formed on the back side of the operation button 9 so as to sandwich the sphere 8 therebetween. A recess 52 is formed which engages with and positions the operation button 9 at a left and right neutral position (off position).

Reference numeral 15 denotes a turn switch mechanism which is a first switch mechanism, and this will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. Reference numeral 16 denotes a contact holder which is housed in a guide recess 17 formed in the lower part of the case 1 so as to be movable in left and right directions of arrow C and counter-arrow C, and the upper end thereof has connecting protrusions 16a, 16a as connecting parts. is provided protrudingly, and this connecting protrusion 1
A connecting protrusion 9c of the operation button 9 is fitted and connected between 6a and 16a. A movable contact 19 biased rearward by a compression coil spring 18 is attached to this contact holder 16. Reference numeral 20 denotes a contact disk fixed to the lower part of the case 1 with screws so as to fit with the contact holder 16, and a plurality of fixed contacts 21 that selectively contact the movable contacts 19 are attached to this. It is being

Reference numeral 22 denotes a daylight switch mechanism, which is a second switch mechanism fixed to the upper part of the case 1 with screws, and this will be described below with reference to FIG. 2 and FIGS. 5 to 7. Reference numeral 23 denotes a substantially rectangular switch case, and a push button 24 is provided at one end (left end in FIG. 2, upper end in FIGS. 5 and 6).
is mounted so as to be movable in the directions of arrow D and counter-arrow D (back and forth in FIG. 2, and up and down in FIGS. 5 and 6), and the push button 24 and a protrusion protruding inside the switch case 23 are connected to each other. A compression coil spring 26 is interposed between the push button 24 and the push button 24.
is always urged to move in the direction of arrow D by the spring force of the compression coil spring 26. One end of the push button 24 presses the pressing piece 5a of the actuating body 5 from behind to urge the actuating body 5 to rotate in the direction of arrow A. is in contact with the back surface of the front wall of the case 1, and the operation button 9 is held so as to protrude forward from the insertion hole 4. Further, a base end portion of a lever 27 is pivotally supported by a pin 28 at approximately the center of the push button 24 so as to be rotatable in the left and right directions of arrow E and opposite arrow E directions. A pin 29 is implanted in the. Furthermore, the push button 24
A pin 30 is provided protruding from the other end, and a central annular portion of a wire spring 31 is fitted into this pin 30, and both ends of the wire spring 31 are attached to the lever 2.
The lever 27 is held in contact with the pin 26 of No. 7, and the lever 27 is always held at a neutral position located at the center of the push button 24 by the spring force of the wire spring 31. Reference numeral 32 designates a contact holder disposed at the lower part of the switch case 23, and has shaft portions 32a, 32a integrally formed therein. Holes 23a, 23a
It is rotatably supported in the left and right directions of arrow F and counter-arrow F directions. Further, at one end of the contact holder 32 corresponding to the tip of the lever 27, an engagement recess 33 is provided at a predetermined interval on the left and right sides.
34 are formed, and these engaging recesses 3, 3
4, a sharp finishing protrusion 35 is formed with inclined surfaces 33a and 34a. and,
The contact holder 32 includes a contact plate 37 having a plurality of movable contacts 36, for example, three movable contacts.
A steel sphere 38 for moderation is mounted so as to be biased in opposite directions by one compression coil spring 39, and the switch case 23 includes a plurality of movable contacts 36 that selectively contact the movable contacts 36. A number of fixed contacts (not shown) are attached thereto, and a number of moderation recesses 40 are formed which are selectively engaged with the sphere 38.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, when the operating button 9 is rotated in the direction of arrow B (leftward) from the neutral position via the knob 9a, the operating button 9 rotates in the direction of the arrow B with respect to the operating body 5 about the shaft 5c. It is now rotated in direction B, and the moderation recess 13 engages with the sphere 8.
Further, by rotating the operation button 9 in the direction of arrow B, the left end edge 12a of the fitting recess 12 of the operation button 9 comes to press and compress the compression coil spring 7. is operation button 9
A spring force is stored to rotate the unit back in the opposite direction of arrow B. Furthermore, by rotating the operation button 9 in the direction of arrow B, the connecting protrusion 9c and the connecting protrusions 16a, 16a
, the contact holder 16 of the turn switch mechanism 15 is moved in the direction of arrow C, and the movable contact 19 comes into contact with one of the fixed contacts 21, for example, for the left turn direction, and the left turn direction indicator is turned on. A conductive path is formed. or,
Move operation button 9 from the neutral position in the opposite direction of arrow B (to the right)
When the rotation operation is performed, the moderation recess 14 engages the sphere 8, and the right edge 12 of the fitting recess 12 engages with the sphere 8.
b presses and compresses the compression coil spring 7, and therefore, the compression coil spring 7 stores spring force for returning the operating button 9 in the direction of the arrow B. Further, by rotating the operation button 9 in the direction opposite to the arrow B, the contact holder 16 is moved in the direction opposite to the arrow C.
As a result, the movable contact 19 comes into contact with the right-turn direction fixed contact of the fixed contacts 21, and an energizing path for the right-turn direction indicator is formed. In the above case, even if the operation button 9 is rotated in the left-right direction (in the direction of arrow B and counter-arrow B), the actuating body 5 is restricted by the case 1 and rotates in the left-right direction (in the direction of arrow C and counter-arrow C). Therefore, the rotation operation of the operation button 9 in the left-right direction does not affect the daylight switch mechanism 22.

On the other hand, when a portion of the operating button 9 above the knob 9a is pressed, the actuating body 5 is rotated in the opposite direction of arrow A, and the pressing piece 5
a presses the push button 24 of the daylight switch mechanism 22, and the push button 24 is moved in the opposite direction of arrow D against the spring force of the compression coil spring 26. Further, the lever 27 moves in the same direction as the push button 24, and its tip comes into contact with the inclined surface 34a of the contact holder 32, and the lever 27 accordingly moves.
rotates in the direction of arrow E against the spring force of the wire spring 31, and finally engages with the engagement recess 34 to rotate the contact holder 32 in the direction of arrow F. As a result, the contact holder 32 is held at the rotational position in the arrow F direction with the sphere 38 engaging with the recess on the arrow F direction side of the moderation recess 40 . and,
When the contact holder 32 is rotated in the direction of arrow F, the movable contact 36 comes into contact with, for example, a high beam fixed contact, thereby forming a high beam energizing path for the headlight. Then press operation button 9
When the pressing operation force is released, the push button 24 returns in the direction of arrow D due to the spring force of the compression coil spring 26, and in response, the actuating body 5 moves in the direction of arrow A.
Rotate back in the direction. Further, as the push button 24 returns in the direction of arrow D, the tip of the lever 27 disengages from the engagement recess 34, and the lever 27 returns to the neutral position by the spring force of the wire spring 31. In this state, when the part above the knob 9a of the operation button 9 is pressed again, the push button 24 is moved again in the opposite direction of arrow D via the actuator 5, and this time the tip of the lever 27 is moved. The lever 27 contacts the inclined surface 33a of the contact holder 32, and in response, the lever 27 rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow E, engages with the engagement recess 33, and rotates the contact holder 32 in the direction opposite to the arrow F. As a result, the contact holder 32 is held in a rotating position in the direction opposite to the arrow F with the sphere 38 engaging with the recess on the side opposite to the arrow F direction in the moderation recess 40. Movable contact 36 by rotating in the direction of arrow F
contacts a fixed contact for low beam, for example,
A low beam current path for the headlight is formed.
Thereafter, when the pressing operation force on the operation button 9 is released, the push button 24, the operating body 5, and the lever 27 return to their original positions in the same manner as described above. In the above case, each time the operation button 9 is pressed, the connecting protrusion 9c on the back side is also moved in the front-back direction.
It is not transmitted to the contact holder 16 by the bifurcated connecting protrusions 16a, 16a, and therefore, the pressing operation of the operation button 9 does not affect the turn switch mechanism 15.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the contact holder 1 of the turn switch mechanism 15 is rotated by rotating the operation button 9 in the left-right direction (arrow B and counter-arrow B directions).
6 in the left-right direction (in the direction of arrow C and counter-arrow C), the turn switch switching operation is performed, and by repeatedly pressing the operation button 9, the operating body 5 is moved in the front-rear direction (in the direction of arrow A and counter-arrow A). By rotating the contact holder 32 of the daylight switch mechanism 22 in the left-right direction (arrow F and counter-arrow F direction) via the push button 24 and lever 27, the daylight switch switching operation is performed. The overall structure can be made more compact than in the past, in which the button is rotated left and right and up and down, and the driver can easily rotate and press the button 9 left and right even when holding the grip 3. This makes it possible to perform various operations, resulting in excellent operability. In this case, the rotation operation of the operation button 9 in the left-right direction is not transmitted to the day switch mechanism 22, and the movement of the connecting protrusion 9c in the front-rear direction due to the pressing operation of the operation button 9 is not transmitted to the day switch mechanism 15. never transmitted. That is, the switch mechanism 1 corresponds to each complex operation of the operation button 9.
5 and 22 so as not to interfere with each other, so that the switch mechanisms 15 and 22 do not affect each other.

Moreover, according to the present embodiment, unlike the conventional method in which the operation lever is rotated in the horizontal and vertical directions, the operation button 9 is rotated left and right for the turn switch switching operation and repeatedly pressed for the daylight switch switching operation. Since the operating state is completely different from the normal operation, the turn switch and daylight switch can be selected with certainty. In this case, when the driver operates the knob 9a of the operation button 9 with his/her thumb to change the turn switch, even if a pressing force is unconsciously applied to the operation button 9 by the thumb, the operating body 5 The lower end of the operating button 9 is pivotally mounted on the lower end of the operating button 1 so as to be rotatable in the front and back direction, and the operating button 9 has a knob 9a located at its lower part. Dynamically, the actuating body 5 will not be rotated much backwards (in the direction of arrow A) due to the pressing force unconsciously applied to the switch 9a, and the day switch 22 will be erroneously switched. It never happens. That is,
The daylight switch 22 is switched when the driver presses the portion of the operation button 9 above the knob 9a with the intention of switching.

In addition, according to this embodiment, the operation button 9 is pivotally mounted on the operating body 5, which is pivotably mounted on the case 1 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, so that the operation button 9 can be rotated in the left-right direction. The turn switch switching operation is performed based on the movement of the operating button 9, and the daylight switch switching action is performed based on the forward and backward rotation of the operating body 5 by pressing the operating button 9. Even in the rotated position, the operation button 9 can be pressed.

In the above embodiment, the turn switch switching operation and the daylight switch switching operation are performed by operating one operation button 9, but this is not limited to this, and all the handle switches that perform the switching operation of the two switch mechanisms can be used. It can be applied to transportation.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, but can of course be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the gist.

As explained above, the present invention causes the first switch mechanism to perform the switch switching operation in response to the rotation operation of the operation button in the left and right direction, and rotates the actuating body in the front and rear direction each time the operation button is pressed. Since the second switch mechanism is configured to perform the switching operation according to the motion of the second switch mechanism, the motorcycle handle is compact and has excellent operability, and furthermore, the operations of both switch mechanisms do not affect each other. We can provide a switch.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a front view, Figure 2 being an enlarged vertical sectional side view of the case, and Figure 3 being an enlarged vertical side view of the case.
The figure is an enlarged rear view of the case part, Fig. 4 is an enlarged front view of the operating body, Figs. 5 and 6 are a cross-sectional plan view and a longitudinal side view of the day switch mechanism, respectively, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan view of the push button. It is. In the drawing, 1 is a case, 5 is an operating body, 9 is an operation button, 9c is a connecting protrusion, 15 is a turn switch mechanism (first switch mechanism), 16 is a contact holder, 16a, 16a are connecting protrusions (connecting part ), 22
is a day switch mechanism (second switch mechanism),
24 is a push button, 27 is a lever, and 32 is a contact holder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a case having a substantially circular insertion hole in the front wall;
Inside this case, there is an actuating body located near the insertion hole, the lower end of which is pivoted so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, and whose movement in the left-right direction is restricted; The plug is provided so as to be rotatable in the left and right direction, has a knob integrated in the lower part of the front part, and has a connecting protrusion integrally in the back part, and rotates the actuating body in the front and back direction every time it is pressed. A circular operation button,
The contact holder has a connecting portion connected to the connecting protrusion of the operation button so as to allow movement in the front-back direction. A handlebar switch for a two-wheeled vehicle, comprising a first switch mechanism that performs a switch changeover operation by movement, and a second switch mechanism that performs a switch changeover operation in response to a rotational operation of the operating body in the longitudinal direction.