JPH0522150U - Operation position display device for shift lever of automatic transmission - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Illumination of the display window hole indicating the operation position of the shift lever of the automatic transmission of a vehicle can be performed uniformly. The indicator window hole at the shift position of the shift lever can be reliably illuminated. [Structure] The display unit 13 has an indication window hole 15 and a display window hole 14. A display illumination light source 40 is arranged in the display light source arrangement section 34. An indicator illumination light source 35 that moves in conjunction with the shift lever and illuminates the indicator window hole 15 is arranged in the display light source arrangement portion 34. [Effect] The display illumination light source 40 arranged in the display light source arrangement portion 34.
Illuminates each display window hole 14 evenly. The pointing illumination light source 35 arranged in the pointing light source mounting portion 33 illuminates the pointing window hole 15 corresponding to the operation position where the shift lever is shifted. No light leakage.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[Purpose of Invention]

[0002]

[Industrial applications]

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shift lever operation position display device for an automatic transmission, and more particularly to a device provided with an illumination of a display unit for displaying the shift lever operation position.

[0003]

[Prior Art]

 The display portion for displaying the operation position of the shift lever of the automatic transmission of the automobile is formed linearly according to the movement of the shift lever, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-46239. , This display section has a display window hole and an indicator window hole arranged in a row, respectively, and at night illumination, the indicator window hole is illuminated by one lamp, and the indicator window hole depends on the operation position of the shift lever. The structure is adopted to illuminate the moving pointer.

However, recently, as described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-54639, in order to improve the feeling of manual operation of the shift lever, the shift lever is operated in the front-rear direction and the front-back direction. The structure is such that the operation to draw a crank-shaped curved locus, which is a combination of the operation in the lateral direction orthogonal to, is performed. The display device at the operation position of the shift lever that draws such an operation locus is required to have a complicated structure as compared with the conventional structure for illuminating the indicator window hole and the display window hole arranged in one row. A conventional display device adapted to the movement of such a shift lever has, for example, a structure as shown in FIG. In the display device having the structure shown in FIG. 5, the indicator window holes 2 are arranged in the center on the upper surface of the outer case 1, the display window holes 3 are arranged on both sides of the indicator window hole 2, and the lamps attached to the inner case 5 are arranged. A lens 8 is provided in the inner case 5 in order to illuminate the display window hole 3 at 6 and to illuminate the pointer 7 and the instruction window hole 2 at the operation position in accordance with the movement of the shift lever.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the shift lever operation position display device of the conventional structure shown in FIG. 5, the lamp 6 uniformly illuminates the display window hole 3, and the pointer 7 and the operation position instruction window hole 2 according to the movement of the shift lever. The lens 8 provided for illuminating and has a complicated shape, is not only expensive, and has a problem that it is difficult to obtain a uniform light amount.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can uniformly illuminate the display window hole and reliably illuminate the indicator window hole at the operation position of the shift lever, so that the light to the unnecessary portion is not illuminated. (EN) Provided is an operation position display device for a shift lever of an automatic transmission which is leak-free and can be obtained at low cost.

[Configuration of Device]

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The shift lever operation position display device for an automatic transmission according to the present invention comprises an outer case having a substantially crank-shaped shift lever passage hole and a display portion for displaying an operation position corresponding to the passage hole, and the display portion. In an operation position display device for a shift lever, which comprises an inner case in which a light source for irradiating a light source is provided, the display section has indicator window holes arranged in a central portion, and display windows arranged on both sides of the indicator window holes. The inner case is formed with a pointing light source disposition part and a display light source disposition part which are divided by light shielding walls respectively corresponding to the indicator window hole and the display window hole, and the light source is A display illumination light source that is disposed in the display light source arrangement portion and illuminates the display window hole, and an indicator illumination that is movably disposed in the indication light source arrangement portion in conjunction with the shift lever and illuminates the instruction window hole. Equipped with a light source Those were.

[0009]

[Action]

 In the operation position display device of the shift lever of the automatic transmission of the present invention, each display window hole is evenly illuminated by the display illumination light source arranged in the display light source arrangement portion, and the operation position of the shift lever can be confirmed. In addition, the indicator window hole corresponding to the operation position where the shift lever is shifted is illuminated by the indicator illumination light source that is arranged in the indicator light source arrangement part and moves in conjunction with the shift lever, and the operation position where the shift lever is shifted. Can be confirmed. Then, the indicator light source arrangement portion and the display light source arrangement portion, which respectively correspond to the indicator window hole and the display window hole, are partitioned by the light shielding wall, and light leakage may occur in the indicator arrangement portions of the other light sources. The display on the display section can be confirmed without fail.

[0010]

【Example】

 The configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an outer case formed of synthetic resin or the like. On the upper surface of the outer case 10, a passage hole 12 of a shift lever 11 of an automatic transmission is formed by bending in a front-rear direction in a substantially crank shape. Has been done. As shown in FIG. 1, the passage hole 12 has a parking operation position, a reverse operation position, a neutral operation position, and a drive operation position which are arranged in a straight line in the front-rear direction and laterally from the drive operation position (see FIG. 1st right side), a fourth speed operation position is formed. From this fourth speed operation position, a third speed operation position and a second speed operation position are linearly arranged in the front-rear direction, and from this second speed operation position to the side ( The first speed operation position is formed on the left side of FIG. 1) and is formed in a substantially crank shape.

Further, on one side of the upper surface of the outer case 10 (on the right side in FIG. 1), a parking operation position, a reverse operation position, a neutral operation position, a drive operation position, a fourth speed operation position, a third speed position of the passage hole 12 are provided. Display window holes 14 are formed corresponding to the operating position, the second speed operating position, and the first speed operating position, respectively, which serve as a display portion 13 of the operating position. Further, the parking operation position, the reverse operation position, the side of the display window hole 14 at the neutral operation position (on the right side in FIG. 1), the drive operation position and the display window hole 14 between the fourth speed operation position, the third speed operation position. A side of the display window hole 14 of Fig. 1 (left side in Fig. 1), and an instruction window hole 15 of an operation position, which serves as a display unit 13, is formed between the display window holes 14 of the second speed operation position and the first speed operation position. ..

Next, 16 is a shield plate attached to the inner surface of the outer case 10 corresponding to the position of the passage hole 12, and the shield plate 16 is formed of a soft material, and further, this shield plate A slit 17 is formed in 16 in accordance with the movement of the shift lever 11 moving along the passage hole 12.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a translucent display plate, which is abutted and fixed to the inner surface of the outer case 10, and the display plate 20 is a lens portion which is fitted into each of the display window holes 14 and the pointing window holes 15, respectively. 21 and 22 are formed, and the lens portion 21 fitted into the display window hole 14 is printed from the back side by “P” “R” “N” “D” “4” “3” “2” “ A display such as "1" and a display 23 such as characters are formed by printing or the like. As shown in FIG. 2, a light shielding portion 24 is formed by printing or the like on the back surface of the portion other than the lens portions 21 and 22.

Reference numeral 30 denotes an inner case, and a housing portion 31 having an upper surface opened corresponding to the display portion 13 of the outer case 10 is formed. The housing portion 31 has a display window hole 14 of the outer case 10. The pointing light source installation portion 33 is formed inside the portion corresponding to the above, which is partitioned by the light shielding wall 32. A display light source disposition portion 34 is formed on the outer side partitioned by the light shielding wall 32 so as to correspond to the display window hole 14. The inner surfaces of the indicator light source arrangement portion 33 and the display light source arrangement portion 34 are formed as reflective surfaces as needed.

Further, a lamp 35 serving as a display illumination light source is inserted and fixed in a display light source disposition portion 34 from mounting holes 37 and 38 opened to one side of the outer case 10 and the inner case 30, and the lamp 35 is The display window holes 14 are evenly illuminated.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a lamp which serves as a display illumination light source and emits red light. The lamp 40 moves below the pointing window hole 15 along a guide hole 42 opened on the bottom surface of the pointing light source installation portion 33. It is supposed to be done. The lamp 40 is attached to a column portion 44 formed at one end of the moving piece 43. One end of the moving piece 43 is moved along an engaging portion 45 formed on the bottom surface of the inner case 30, and a laterally long engaging hole 46 is formed at the other end for inserting and engaging with the shift lever 11. The moving piece 43 is engaged with and interlocks with the shift lever 11 and is moved below the indicator window hole 15, so that the lamp 40 irradiates only the indicator window hole 15 at the position where the shift lever 11 is shifted. Is becoming

The inner case 30 is fixed to the inner surface of the outer case 10 with screws 47.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

The lamps 35 arranged in the display light source arrangement portion 34 of the inner case 30 illuminate the display 23 of each lens portion 21 of the display plate 20 fitted in the display window hole 14 of the outer case 10 evenly. The operating position of the shift lever 11 can be confirmed by this illumination. Then, the light from the lamp 35 is not exposed on the pointing light source installation portion 33 by the light shielding wall 32. Further, the light of the lamp 35 arranged in the indication light source arrangement portion 33 illuminates only the indication window hole 15 at the position corresponding to the shift position of the shift lever 11 in red. When the shift lever 11 of the automatic transmission is operated along the passage hole 12 of the outer case 10 in accordance with the display 23 of the display window hole 14, the moving piece 43 that is interlocked with the movement of the shift lever 11 is moved, and When the pump 40 is also moved, the indicator window hole 15 at the shifted position of the shift lever 11 is illuminated, the instruction window hole 15 is illuminated in red, and the operation position of the shift lever 11 that has been shifted is displayed. The light of the lamp 40 arranged in the indication light source arrangement portion 33 does not leak to the display light source arrangement portion 34 due to the light shielding wall 32.

Although the lamps 35 and 40 have been described as the display illuminating light source and the indicating illuminating light source in the above embodiment, not limited to the lamps, an appropriate light emitting body such as a light emitting diode can be used.

Further, the structure of another embodiment shown in FIG. 4 will be described.

In this structure, the bottom surface of the display light source mounting portion 34 of the inner case 30 is inclined upward from one end on the lamp 35 side of the light source toward the other end. Further, the light reflecting member 48 may be attached to the bottom surface to form a reflecting surface, if necessary.

With this structure, the illuminance of each display window hole 14 formed in the display portion 13 of the outer case 10 can be made uniform. Further, by attaching a light reflecting member 48 to the bottom surface of the display light source disposition portion 34 to form a reflection surface, the brightness of each display window hole 14 can be increased.

[0025]

[Effect of the device]

 According to the present invention, each display window hole is uniformly illuminated by the display illumination light source arranged in the display light source arrangement portion, the operation position of the shift lever can be confirmed, and the display light source arrangement portion is arranged. Then, the pointing illumination light source that moves in conjunction with the shift lever illuminates the pointing window hole corresponding to the operation position where the shift lever is shifted, and the operating position where the shift lever is shifted can be confirmed. Then, the indicator light source disposition part and the display light source disposition part corresponding to the indicator window hole and the display window hole respectively do not leak light to the indicator disposition parts of the other light sources by the light shielding wall, The display on the display can be confirmed securely.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an operation position display device for a shift lever of an automatic transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional front view of an inner case of an operation position display device for a shift lever of an automatic transmission according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of a conventional shift lever operation position display device for an automatic transmission.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Outer case 11 Shift lever 12 Pass-through hole 13 Display section 14 Display window hole 15 Indicator window hole 30 Inner case 32 Light-shielding wall 33 Indicator light source arrangement section 34 Display light source arrangement section 35 Indicator illumination light source 40 Indicator illumination light source

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Creator Tomohiro Mochizuki, 218 Aoshima-cho, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Plast Co., Ltd. (72) Creator Takaatsu Watanabe 218, Aoshima-cho, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Plast Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yasushi Asano 2028 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture Wakizu Factory, Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. (72) Norio Tsugano 2028 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture (72) Inventor, Kazu Kai Kamiya Original 2028 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture Inside the Wakizu Factory, Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroshi Sakon 2028 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture Inside the Wazuzu Factory, Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An outer case having a substantially crank-shaped shift lever through hole and a display portion for displaying an operation position corresponding to the through hole on an upper surface, and an inner case provided with a light source for illuminating the display portion. In the operation position display device of the shift lever, the display unit includes an indicator window hole arranged in the center and display window holes arranged on both sides of the instruction window hole, and the inner case has the An indicator light source arrangement portion and a display light source arrangement portion, which are divided by a light shielding wall, are formed corresponding to the indication window hole and the display window hole, respectively, and the light source is arranged in the display light source arrangement portion. An automatic transmission including a display illumination light source for illuminating a window hole and an instruction illumination light source for illuminating the instruction window hole movably arranged in the instruction light source arrangement portion in association with the shift lever. Machine shift lever Operation position display device.