JPH039049Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention is a lever switch device for a vehicle that is equipped with a lever that has an operating knob at its tip and has two bent parts in the middle. In particular, the present invention relates to a lever switch device for a vehicle, which is provided with a cover that covers an intermediate portion of the lever.

(Prior Art) As a lever switch device for this type of vehicle, for example, an automobile, there is one constructed as shown in FIG. 4, for example. In the same figure, reference numeral 1 is a lever, and for design reasons, the first and second levers are located at an intermediate portion 1c from the base end 1a to the distal end 1b.
It has a bent shape with bent parts 2 and 3,
The base end 1a is inserted into a column cover 4 provided on a steering column (not shown) and is attached to the steering column portion so as to be rotatable in the up-down direction and the front-back direction. The turn signal switch is operated by rotating the vehicle, and the daylight switch is operated by rotating the vehicle forward and backward. Reference numeral 5 denotes a cylindrical plastic cover, which is fitted onto the tip end 1b of the lever 1 from the tip side and is attached to the lever 1 in a non-rotating state. It covers the outer surface from the middle part to the second bent part 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes an operation knob rotatably provided on the right side of the cover 5 at the tip 1b of the lever 1, and the light control switch is operated by rotating the knob.

However, in the case of the above configuration, the cover 5
In this case, not only the first bent part 2 but also the second bent part 3 of the lever 1 cannot be covered, and the intermediate part 1c of the lever 1 is exposed, which has a disadvantage that it looks unsightly.

On the other hand, instead of the cover 5, the lever 1
In some cases, a cover is provided by insert molding to cover the intermediate portion 1c.

(Problem that the invention attempts to solve) However, as mentioned above, when the cover is
In the case where the lever 1 is provided by insert molding, the mold must be manufactured to match the shape of the lever 1, which causes the problem that the structure of the mold becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost increases.
Also, in this case, it is difficult to insert-mold a cover that covers even the first bent portion 2 due to the manufacturing of the mold.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a lever switch device for a vehicle that can cover substantially the entire midway portion of a bent lever to provide a good appearance and reduce manufacturing costs.

[Structure of the invention] (Means for solving the problem) The present invention has a proximal end that is attached to an attached part of a vehicle, and a first and a second bending part that is located halfway from the proximal end to the distal end. In addition to the lever having a first part and an operating knob provided at the tip end of the lever for operating a switch part,
a first cover part having a cylindrical base part extending from the bent part of the lever to the second bent part part and having a cylindrical base part at one end thereof which fits into the tip part of the lever and is held by the lever; It has a fitting part that fits into the base from the outside, and is held by the first cover part by the fitting, and the outer surface of the lever extends from the first bent part to the second bent part of the lever together with the first cover part. It is characterized in that it is configured to include a second cover portion that covers the.

(Function) According to the above means, the middle part of the lever can be covered by the first cover part and the second cover part, and the first and second cover parts are separate from the lever. They can be molded using a simple mold.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, in FIG. 2 showing the overall appearance, reference numeral 11 is a lever having a pipe shape and having first and second bent portions 12 and 13 at an intermediate portion 11c from the base end 11a to the distal end 11b. End 11
a is inserted into a column cover 14 provided on a steering column (not shown), and is attached to the steering column part of the vehicle (in this case, an automobile) so as to be rotatable in the vertical and longitudinal directions. The turn signal switch is operated by rotating it up and down, and the daylight switch is operated by rotating it back and forth. Also, the tip 11 of this lever 11
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in b, a slit 15 is formed from the tip to the middle. 16 is the first bent portion 1 of the lever 11.
This is a plastic cover that covers the outer surface of the lever 11 from 2 to the second bent part 13, and this covers the first cover part 17 located on the lower side in the figure and the second cover part 17 located on the upper side of the lever 11. The cover section 18 is comprised of a cover section 18. Among them, the first cover part 1
7, as shown in detail in FIGS. 1 and 3,
It has the shape of a tongue extending from the first bent part 12 to the second bent part 13 of the lever 11, and has a cylindrical base 19 integrally at its right end, which is one end. The fitting hole 20 is fitted into the distal end portion 11b of the lever 11 from the distal end side thereof, and in the fitted state, the locking protrusion 21 protruding from the inner circumference of the fitting hole 20 is inserted into the distal end portion 11b of the lever 11. It is locked in the slit 15 and held by the lever 11 in such a manner that it is prevented from rotating in the circumferential direction and its movement toward the side of the base end 11a is restricted. Furthermore, two locking grooves 22 extending in the axial direction are formed in the outer circumference of the base 19 (only one is shown in FIG. 3). In contrast,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 in detail, the second cover portion 18 has an opening 23 shaped along the first cover portion 17 on the lower surface side, and is fitted into the right end portion. It has a fitting part 24, and this fitting part 24 is connected to the first
The first cover part 1 is fitted into the base part 19 of the cover part 17 from the outside in this case from the left side.
In the attached state, the lever 11 extends from the first bent part 12 to the second bent part 13 of the lever 11 together with the first cover part 17, and covers the outer surface of the lever 11. Furthermore, two locking protrusions 25 corresponding to the locking grooves 22 are provided on the inner circumference of the fitting portion 24.
(Only one side is shown in Figure 3)
Each locking protrusion 25 is locked in each locking groove 22. In this case, the first cover part 17 and the second cover part 18 are fixed at the base 19 portion of the first cover part 17 by a pin (not shown). On the other hand, 26 is the tip 1 of the lever 11.
1b is a cylindrical operating knob rotatably provided on the right side of the cover 16, and its rotation operates a switch section, in this case a light control switch (not shown). Note that 27 is a cap attached to the right open end of the operation knob 26 so as to cover it.

According to the present embodiment described above, substantially the entire intermediate portion 11c of the lever 11, which has the first and second bent portions 12 and 13 at the intermediate portion 11c, is covered with the first cover portion 17 and the second cover portion 11c. Since it can be covered by the cover 16 constituted by the portion 18, there is no need to expose the intermediate portion 11c, and the appearance can be improved. Furthermore, these first and second cover parts 17 and 18 are manufactured separately from the lever 11, unlike the conventional structure in which the cover is provided on the lever by insert molding, and moreover, the first and second cover parts 17 and 18 are manufactured separately from the lever 11. Since it is a two-part type, it can be manufactured using molds each having a simple mold structure, and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings; for example, in the embodiments described above, it is applied to a lever switch device on the light control switch side provided on the right side of the steering column portion. The present invention can be similarly applied to a lever switch device on the wiper switch side provided on the left side of the steering column portion, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the gist.

[Effects of the invention] As is clear from the above description, the present invention provides a lever that has first and second bent portions in its midway portion, and substantially the entire midway portion of the lever is connected to the first cover portion and the second bending portion. Since the first and second cover parts can be covered with each other, the middle part is not exposed and the appearance can be improved, and the first and second cover parts are of a so-called two-part type and have a simple mold structure. It has excellent effects in that it can be manufactured and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 1 is a front view with the main parts cut away, Figure 2 is a front view of the whole, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts, and Figure 4 is a front view of the main parts.
The figure is a diagram equivalent to FIG. 2 showing a conventional configuration. In the drawing, 11 is a lever, 11a is a base end, 11
b is the tip, 11c is the middle part, 12 is the first bent part, 13 is the second bent part, 16 is the cover, 17
18 is a first cover part, 18 is a second cover part, 19
24 is a fitting portion, and 26 is an operation knob.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The base end is attached to the attached part of the vehicle, and the first and second
a lever having a bent portion, an operation knob provided at the tip of the lever to operate a switch portion, and a shape extending from the first bent portion to the second bent portion of the lever. A first cover part has a cylindrical base part at one end that fits into the tip of the lever and is held by the lever, and a fitting part that fits into the base part from the outside. and a second cover part held by the first cover part and covering the outer surface of the lever from the first bent part to the second bent part together with the first cover part. A lever switch device for vehicles with special features.