JPH0338748Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a lighting/dammer switch for a motorcycle.

Generally, motorcycles are equipped with legal lighting devices such as headlights and taillights, as well as position lamps that indicate the vehicle's location to oncoming vehicles when driving at dusk. Further, it is common for the headlight to be of a double filament type, for example, and configured so that the direction of illumination can be changed up or down by switching a switch to avoid dazzling oncoming vehicles. These lamps are
Usually, each is operated by a separate switch. For example, a dayr switch for changing the direction of illumination of the headlight and a lighting switch for turning on and off the headlight and position light are conventionally arranged separately inside the left and right handle grips, respectively, or one side of the handle grip. It is desirable that these light system switches can be easily and accurately operated as needed by the driver without taking his hands off the steering wheel grips even when the vehicle is driving.

The present invention was made to achieve this problem, and by sliding a knob, which is one operation part, the headlight and position light can be turned on and off, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting/dammer switch for a motorcycle that can reliably switch the irradiation direction of a headlight by pressing a knob.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the embodiment, Fig. 2 is a cutaway perspective view showing the inner surface of the case, Figs. 3 and 4 are a vertical sectional view and partially exploded perspective view of the slide switch, respectively, and Fig. 5 is a push FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the push button switch, FIG. 6 is a front view of the heart cam surface, and FIG. 7 is a wiring diagram showing electrical connections.

The main components of the lighting/dammer switch 10 include a case 12, a slide switch 14, a push-button switch (hereinafter simply referred to as push switch) 16, and a case lid 18.

The case 12 has a box shape with a slide groove 20 and locking holes 22, 22 formed in the top surface and both side surfaces, and is open on one side, and is integrally molded from, for example, an insulating synthetic resin material. As shown in Figure 2,
The case 12 has grooves 24, 24 and contact portions 26, 26 on one side for attaching the push switch 16.
A pair of push switch guide rails 28, 28 are arranged in parallel so as to protrude inward from the case 12, and a through hole 30 into which a screwdriver can be inserted when assembling the slide switch 14 and an articulation of the slide switch 14 are provided. First to third recesses 31, 32, and 33 as mechanical components are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the slide switch 14 has a knob stay holder 35 and a right-angled recess (notch) 37 on the lower side, and is screwed to the knob stay holder 35 and passes through the slide groove 20. The lever 39 is made of a metal plate and extends upward, and a knob 41 is fixed to the upper end of the lever 39 and protrudes from the upper surface of the case 12, and can be moved horizontally and vertically within the case 12. Knob stay holder 3
5 is a first member 47 and a second member 49 that can be slidably assembled to each other by a locking protrusion 43 and a groove 45;
It is made up of. One side of the first member 47 has a mounting hole 51 for mounting the lever 39 to the knob stay holder 35, and a case 1 that forms an articulation mechanism.
A hole 53 for accommodating a removable ball 52a and a spring 52b that urges the ball outward is formed in the first to third recesses 31, 32, and 33 of No. 2, and a knob stay holder 35 is provided on the lower surface. A hole 5 that accommodates a spring 55 that always biases the case 12 toward the upper plate.
7 is drilled. Further, on one side of the second member 49, insertion holes 63 and 64 for mounting the first and second movable contacts 61 and 62 and both contacts 61 and 62 are provided.
Spring holes 65 and 66 are formed to accommodate springs 61a and 62a that urge the springs outward. Note that the bottom surface of the first member 47 and the second member 49
The upper surface of the lower plate 50 is spaced from each other by more than the vertical stroke amount of the knob 41 in the normal state, and when the knob 41 is pressed, they approach each other against the spring force of the spring 55.

The push switch 16 includes a box-shaped switch case 68, a cam holder 70 disposed inside the switch case 68, and a heart cam holder 7 at one end.
A cam pin 74 has its other end rotatably embedded in the inner surface of the case 12, and one end is fixed to the inner surface of the case 12, and the cam pin 74 is attached in the direction of the heart cam surface 72. It consists of a leaf spring 76 that applies force. The switch case 68 is open on the heart cam surface 72 side, and the grooves 24 of the push switch guide rails 28, 28 are on both sides.
Elongated protrusions 78, 78 (first
) is protruded and fixedly arranged inside the case 12.
At the upper end of the cam holder 70 is an operating section 80 that can be engaged with the right-angled recess 37 of the slide switch 14.
A spring hole 86 for accommodating a spring 84 for urging the cam holder 70 upward is formed in the bottom surface, and a movable contact 88 and a spring 90 for urging it outward are formed on one side. A contact hole 92 for accommodating the contact hole 92 is bored, and guide grooves (not shown) are formed on both sides perpendicular to one side.

Furthermore, claw-like protrusions (not shown) that are inserted into the guide grooves are provided on both sides of the movable contact 88, which is made of a metal piece formed into a U-shaped cross section, to prevent it from falling off from the cam holder 70. ing.

Next, in FIG. 6, the heart cam surface 72 is
The first cam surface 101 to the eighth cam surface 108 are sequentially arranged in a counterclockwise direction around the heart-shaped protrusion 94.
An outer circumferential portion 110 that is flush with the heart-shaped protrusion 94 is formed on the outside thereof. The first cam surface 101 is a flat surface and has the shallowest engraving depth from the heart-shaped protrusion 94 (that is, the amount of displacement of the cam pin 74 in the front-rear direction is the minimum), and the second cam surface 102
The fourth cam surface 104 forms a flat surface at a position sequentially deeper than the first cam surface, and the fifth cam surface 105 forms a flat sixth cam surface 1 deeper than the fourth cam surface 104.
06, and the seventh cam surface 107 is the sixth cam surface 107.
The eighth cam surface 108 is a flat surface deeper than the cam surface 106, and the eighth cam surface 108 extends from the seventh cam surface 107 to the first cam surface 101.
It is tilted upwards. spring 84
Due to the action of the spring force and the presence of steps or inclinations on each of the cam surfaces 101 to 108, the cam pin 74 can rotate only in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. It is possible to stand still only. In FIGS. 5 and 6, one end of the cam pin 74 is in contact with the seventh cam surface 107 and the lower right side surface of the heart-shaped protrusion 94, and the push switch 16 is in the low beam position. When the knob 41 is pressed in this state, the cam holder 70 moves downward against the spring force of the spring 84 via the operating part 80, and at the same time, one end of the cam pin 74 moves upward against the inclination of the eighth cam surface 108. Third cam surface 103
Then, the movable contact 88 becomes the high beam position.
When the pressing operation is performed again, the cam holder 70 moves downward against the spring force of the spring 84, and the cam pin 74 once overstrokes upward, and then reaches the seventh cam surface.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the case lid 18 has protrusions 22a, 22a formed at both ends that can be inserted into the locking holes 22, 22 of the case 12, and electrically connected to the movable contact 88 of the push switch 16. A first fixed contact 111 in a rectangular shape that is arranged so as to be able to face each other, and a second fixed contact 1 in a rectangular shape that is arranged in parallel below the first fixed contact 111 at a distance equal to the stroke amount of the movable contact 88.
12, and the first and second movable contacts 61, 62 of the slide switch 14 in the headlight lighting position.
Third and fourth round fixed contacts 113 and 114 are provided through the case lid 18 and are arranged opposite to each other so as to be electrically connectable to each other. Further, the third and fourth fixed contacts 113 and 114 are separated by a distance equal to the stroke amount of the slide switch 14 from the headlight lighting position to the position light lighting position, so that the slide switch 14 is in the position light lighting position. At some point, the first movable contact 61 and the fourth fixed contact 114 are electrically connected.

In FIG. 7, one of the first fixed contacts 111 is connected to the double filament type headlight valve 1.
15 low-side filaments 116, and the other is connected to one of the second fixed contacts 112 and one of the third fixed contacts 113. The other of the second fixed contacts 112 is connected to the high side filament 117 of the head light valve 115, the connection point of both filaments 116 and 117 is grounded, and one of the fourth fixed contacts 114 is connected to the high side filament 117 of the head light valve 115.
It is grounded via 8. The other of the third and fourth fixed contacts 113 and 114 is connected to the battery 1.
It is connected to 19.

In the above configuration, by sliding the knob 41 of the slide switch 14 along the slide groove 20, if it is switched to the first position (the position indicated by symbol H in FIG. 1), the headlight valve 115 (however, Low and high side filaments 116, 11
7) and position light valve 118
lights up and the position light bulb 118 is switched to the second position (the position indicated by symbol P in Figure 1).
Only the valves 115 and 118 light up, and if you switch to the third position (the position indicated by the symbol OFF in Figure 1), both valves 115 and 118 will light up.
goes out. At each position, the slide switch 14 is moved to the first to third recesses 3 of the case 12.
It is held by the balls engaging with 1, 32, and 33.

The push switch 16 also has a lever 39 integrated with the knob 41 which is in the operation position for obtaining the first position.
The lever 39 is located close to the lever 39.
A right-angled recess 37 is provided on the lower side of the knob 41 so that it can be engaged with the operating portion 80 only when the knob 41 is in the operating position where the knob 41 obtains the first position (see FIGS. 1 and 3). ), only when the slide switch 14 or knob 41 is switched to the first position.
Every time the knob 41 of the slide switch 14 is pressed, the operating part 80 of the push switch 16 is pressed by the right-angled recess 37 and the movable contact 88 moves up and down, causing the low or high side filament 116,1 to move up and down.
The irradiation direction of the headlight is changed by alternately switching the power supply to the headlight 17.

In the above embodiment, the case 14 is box-shaped, but it is also preferable to deform the case 14 into an appropriate shape taking into consideration the shape of the handle and the like. Further, it is also preferable that the cam pin 74 and the plate spring 76 are arranged in a window shape in the case 12, and that the part is provided separately from the case 12 so that it can be attached to the case 12. It is also within the scope of the present invention to turn on the tail lamp, meter illumination lamp, etc. as in the conventional manner when the position lamp is turned on.

As explained above, according to the present invention, by slidingly operating the knob, the slide switch
a first position where the headlight and position light are lit; a second position where the position light is lit;
By pressing the knob only when the slide switch is switched between the third position where both lights are turned off and the slide switch is in the first position, the operation part of the push-button switch is inserted into the notch of the knob. is pressed to alternately switch the irradiation direction of the headlight upward or downward. Therefore, by sliding the knob, which is one operation part, the headlight and position light can be turned on and off, and by pressing the knob, the direction of illumination of the headlight can be changed. can be done reliably. As a result, the driver can easily and accurately operate the lighting system while holding the handle grip even when driving, improving the operability of the motorcycle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the whole of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cutaway perspective view showing the inner surface of the case of the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are respectively similar to those shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view and a partially exploded perspective view showing the slide switch of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is a schematic front view showing the heart cam surface of this push-push type button switch, and FIG. 7 is a wiring diagram showing the electrical connection between the fixed contact of the case lid and the lighting system of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. 10... Lighting daymer switch, 1
2... Case, 14... Slide switch, 16
...Push button switch, 20
...Slide groove, 37...Right angle recess (notch),
41...Knob, 80...Operation section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It has a knob that can be slid along the slide groove of the case and can be operated by pressing, and when the knob is slid, the headlight and position light are turned on at the first position, and the position light is turned on at the second position. and a third position in which both lights are turned off, and a push-push button switch that alternately switches the irradiation direction of the headlight upward or downward each time the operating section is pressed. , the button switch is disposed close to the knob in the operating position for obtaining the first position, and a button switch is provided on the lower side of the knob that allows the button to be operated only when the knob is in the operating position. An engageable notch is provided, and the operating part is pressed by the notch only when the slide switch is switched to the first position. A lighting/damper switch for a motorcycle, characterized in that it is configured as follows.