JPH05246260A - Operating device for vehicular automatic transmission - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the quantity of light coming into a front glass from an indicator section indicating the shift position of a shift lever by providing the shift lever at an instrument. CONSTITUTION:An operating device for an automatic transmission is provided at an instrument where the upper portion equivalent to the two third of an indicator section 42 which indicates the shift position of a shift lever 13, is inclined upward with respect to the indicator section 42, and a lighting lamp 44 is provided for the back of the portion close to the lower end of the indicator section 42, so that the upper portion of the indicator section 42 is made to be darker.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operating device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle, and more particularly to an improved operating condition of an indicator portion for displaying the position of a shift operating lever.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an operating device for an automatic transmission is provided in a center console between the left and right front seats. In this case, however, the space on the floor becomes narrow and it becomes an obstacle, so the operating device is not installed. The technique of providing the ment panel is also known. For example, Jitsuko Sho-60-10
In 911 publication, an operating device is provided on an instrument panel, and its shift operation lever (select lever) is provided so as to be inserted through an upper wall portion of the instrument panel.
An operating device is provided in which the shift operating lever is arranged in a substantially vertical state (inclined slightly backward from the vertical direction), and a shock absorbing mechanism at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle is provided in the middle of the shift operating lever. Have been described.

On the other hand, the operating device of the automatic transmission is provided with an indicator portion for displaying the shift position of the shift operating lever. However, like the operating device described in the above publication, it is operated in a state where the instrument panel is inserted. When the lever is provided, it is conceivable to provide a lamp on the back of the indicator to make it easier to read the display.

[0004]

When a lamp for illumination is provided on the back of the indicator, the light emitted from the indicator is reflected on the windshield at night, and the reflected light impedes the driver's view. There is. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic transmission for a vehicle that illuminates an indicator portion that displays a shift position of a shift operation lever of an operating device from the back, but does not hinder the driver's view due to the reflected light of the illumination light. It is to provide the operating device of.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operating device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle, the operating device main body portion being provided in the vicinity of a portion of the instrument panel facing the steering handle, and the operating device. An operating device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle, comprising: a shift operation lever extending in a protruding manner from a main body portion toward a vehicle compartment side; Is provided with an indicator portion that extends in a substantially vertical direction for displaying the operation position of at least an upper half portion of which is inclined upward, and a lamp for illuminating the indicator portion is provided on the back portion of the indicator portion on the side opposite to the vehicle compartment. A lamp for illuminating the indicator portion is provided on the back of the side opposite the vehicle compartment, and the indicator portion becomes darker toward the upper side.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operating device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle according to the first aspect, wherein the decorative panel and the indicator portion are formed in a curved shape which bulges toward a vehicle compartment. According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operating device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle according to the second aspect, wherein the lamp is provided at a lower back portion of the indicator portion.

[0007]

In the operating device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle according to claim 1, a substantially vertical direction for displaying the operating position of the shift operating lever on a part of the decorative panel at the end of the operating device main body on the passenger compartment side. An indicator portion extending at least in the upper half portion is inclined upward, and a lamp for illuminating the indicator portion is provided on the back portion of the indicator portion on the side opposite to the vehicle compartment, and the indicator portion is configured to become darker toward the upper side. So
Since the amount of illumination light emitted from the upper half of the indicator portion is reduced, the illumination light is less likely to be reflected on the windshield, and the reflected light of the illumination light does not hinder the driver's view. In particular, the reflected light of the illumination light emitted from the upper side of the upper half of the indicator portion inclined to the upper side is more likely to reach the driver's eyes, but the indicator portion is configured to become darker toward the upper side. It is more advantageous in terms of reduction.

In the second aspect, the decorative panel and the indicator portion are formed in a curved shape which bulges toward the vehicle compartment side, and the upper half of the indicator portion is inclined upward, but the illumination of the indicator portion is increased. While achieving the above, the same effect as described above can be obtained. In the third aspect, since the lamp is provided on the back of the lower part of the indicator part, the illumination light for illuminating the indicator part becomes darker toward the upper side, and the same effect as described above can be obtained.

[0009]

According to the present invention, as described in the above section, the following effects can be obtained. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a part of the decorative panel at the vehicle compartment side end of the operation device main body extends substantially vertically for displaying the operation position of the shift operation lever, and at least the upper half portion inclines upward. The indicator part is provided and a lamp for illuminating the indicator part is provided on the back of the side opposite to the vehicle compartment, and the indicator part is configured to become darker toward the upper side. By reducing the amount of light, the illumination light is less likely to be reflected on the windshield, and it is possible to prevent the driver's view from being obstructed by the reflected light of the illumination light. Especially, since the indicator part is darkened toward the upper side,
This is even more advantageous in terms of reducing the amount of reflected light that the driver can easily see.

According to the second aspect, the decorative panel and the indicator portion are formed in a curved shape which bulges toward the passenger compartment side, and the upper half portion of the indicator portion is inclined upward. The effect is obtained. According to the third aspect, since the lamp is provided on the lower back of the indicator portion, the indicator portion becomes darker toward the upper side, and the same effect as described above can be obtained.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is a case where the present invention is applied to an operating device for an automatic transmission of a vehicle, and the description will be made by defining the front, rear, left and right with reference to the front, rear, left and right of the vehicle. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an instrument panel 2 is provided in front of the left and right front seats 1.
An instrument panel frame 3 extending in the vehicle width direction is provided inside, the left and right ends of the instrument panel frame 3 are fixed near upper ends of left and right hinge pillars (not shown), and a meter panel is provided on a right end of an upper end of the instrument panel 2. 4 is provided,
A central bulging portion 5 bulging rearward is provided at a substantially central portion of the instrument panel 2 in the vehicle width direction, and a stearer column 6 extending rearward in a protruding manner on the right side of the central bulging portion 5.
On the right side of the instrument panel 2, there is rotatably provided a steering shaft 7 that extends through the substantially central portion of the steering column 6 and projects toward the driver's seat. The steering handle 8 is fixed, and an operating device 10 for shifting the automatic transmission 9 is provided near the right end of the central bulging portion 5 facing the left end of the steering handle 8, and the operating device 10 is a bracket. It is fixedly supported by the instrument panel frame 3 via the member 11 in a substantially forward-backward direction and in a gentle slope in a downward direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operating device 10 has an operating device main body 12 disposed in the central bulging portion 5.
And a shift operating lever 13 extending rearward from the operating device main body 12, and the operating device main body 12 includes the shift operating lever 13 around the first shaft member 14 in the vehicle width direction and the second shaft in the front-rear direction. A lever support mechanism 16 for rotatably supporting the member 15 is provided, and the lever support mechanism 1 is provided.
The output lever 17 of 6 is connected to the input lever 19 of the automatic transmission 9 via the push-pull wire 18, and the shift range of the automatic transmission 9 is set to the rotation operation position of the shift operation lever 13 around the first shaft member 14. It is switched accordingly.

The shift operating lever 13 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the lever main body 26 is made of a substantially straight rod-shaped member that is oriented in the front-rear direction in a plan view, and the hollow operation knob 27 made of synthetic resin is provided. Is provided in the vicinity of the rear end of the lever main body 26 extending obliquely to the left (on the side opposite to the steering shaft 7 side), and a shock absorbing portion 26a is provided, and the operation knob 27 is provided at the tip of the lever main body 26. The grip portion 27a is located to the left of the lever body 26 (the shock absorbing portion 2
It is mounted in an offset state in the same direction as the bending direction of 6a).

The operation device main body 12 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, a box-shaped front casing 20 having a front end opening extending rearward is fixed to the rear wall surface of the bracket member 11, and the front portion thereof is fixed. A rear cane sig 21 is attached and fixed to the casing 20 so as to surround the latter half of the casing 20, and a rear wall portion 21a of the rear casing 21 is formed in a curved shape that bulges toward the vehicle compartment side. The third portion is inclined upward so that the inclination becomes gentler as it goes upward, and a first guide slit 22 having a shape as shown in FIG. 7 is formed at a substantially central portion in the vehicle width direction of the rear wall portion 21a. On the rear side of the rear casing 21, a panel support member 24 for supporting the decorative panel 23 facing the vehicle compartment is provided, and the rear wall portion 24a of the panel support member 24 and the decorative panel 23 are provided on the rear casing 21. Like the wall portion 21a, it is formed in a curved shape that bulges rearward, and the rear wall portion 24a and the upper approximately two-thirds portion of the decorative panel 23 are inclined upward so that the inclination becomes gentler toward the top. The first guide slit 22 is provided in a portion of the panel 23 facing the first guide slit 22.
A second guide slit 25 having substantially the same shape as the above is provided, and the lever main body 26 of the shift operating lever 13 extends through the both guide slits 22 and 25 and protrudes rearward from the operating device main body 12. However, the second guide slit 25 is provided to prevent the inner wall of the panel support member 24 from being exposed.

The lever support mechanism 16 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, in the front casing 20, a plate-like fixed portion 28a elongated in the front-rear direction and a fixed portion 2 are provided.
A lever support member 28 having a connecting portion 28b having a substantially U-shaped side view extending from the rear portion of the lower end of 8a to the right is provided, and the front half portion of the lever body 26 is fixed to the fixing portion 28a, and the lower portion of the front casing 20 is provided. Is the first shaft member 1 oriented in the vehicle width direction.
4, a sleeve 29 is rotatably provided on the first shaft member 14 in the front casing 20, and a bearing extending near a right end of the sleeve 29 between a pair of upper and lower wall portions 28c of the connecting portion 28b. A portion 29a is formed, and a second shaft member 15 in a substantially vertical direction that relatively rotatably inserts the bearing portion 29a is pivotally supported between the upper and lower wall portions 28c, and between the upper wall portion 28c and the bearing portion 29a. A spring member 30 is externally fitted to the second shaft member 15, the lever support member 28 is urged in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 5 via the spring member 30, and the right end portion of the sleeve 29 has the front casing 20 of the front casing 20. An output lever 17 is provided extending from the opening 31 formed in the right side wall in an upwardly inclined manner. One end of the push-pull wire 18 is provided near the front end of the output lever 17 and is connected to the pin member 32. There.

The shift operating lever 13 is rotatably supported around the first shaft member 14 and the second shaft member 15, respectively, and as shown in FIG. 7, each shift range P, R of the first guide slit 22. , N, D, 2, 1 in the position corresponding to
It is configured to be movable along the guide slit 22, and the middle part of the lever body 26 is moved to the first position by the bias of the spring member 30.
The guide slit 22 is pressed against the left end edge of the guide slit 22 and is held in a desired shift range. As shown in FIG. 3, the operating device 10 includes an electromagnetic actuator 33 for shift lock.
And the restriction portion 34 extending rightward from the rear end portion of the fixed portion 28a.
In the state where the shift lock device including and is provided and the shift operation lever 13 is held at the parking range position,
Even if the ignition key is operated and the engine is driven, unless the brake pedal is depressed, the electromagnetic actuator 33 restricts the rightward movement of the restriction portion 34 and prohibits the shift operation from the parking range position to another range. Therefore, it is configured to prevent the sudden start of the automobile.

At a substantially central portion of the panel support member 24,
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, a lever insertion space 35 is formed so as to include the second guide slit 25 in a front view, and a pair of front and rear is provided at a left end portion and a right end portion near a rear end of the lever insertion space 35. Guide rails 36 are each formed in a curved shape that bulges rearward (toward the passenger compartment) along the rear wall portion 24a of the panel support member 24, and between the left and right guide rails 36 is flexible in the front-back direction. An elongated flat plate-shaped shutter member 37 is guided and supported, and a rear end portion of the lever insertion space 35 is closed via the shutter member 37. An elongated guide hole 37a is formed in the shutter member 37 in the left-right direction. The portion near the rear end is inserted into the guide hole 37a so as to be swingable in the left-right direction, and even if the shift operation lever 13 is operated, the shutter member 37 along with the lever body 26 moves along the guide rail 36. The rear end of the lever insertion space 35 is always held in the closed state. This prevents the inner wall of the panel support member 24 from being exposed through the second guide slit 25.

At the rear end surface of the rear wall portion 21a of the rear casing 21, a cushioning member 50 made of urethane foam or synthetic rubber having elasticity in the inside of the lever insertion space 35.
Is attached, and the lever body 26 is attached to the center of the cushioning member 50.
A guide slit 51 having the same shape as the first guide slit 22 through which is inserted is formed. By providing the cushioning member 50, it is possible to absorb the impact sound when the lever main body 26 comes into contact with the left end edge of the first guide slit 22 by the spring force of the spring member 30 during the shift operation, and moreover, in the case of a frontal collision or the like. It is possible to absorb the impact at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant with the panel 23.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the decorative panel 23 has a translucent synthetic resin panel member 40 and a base material 41 provided on the front side of the panel member 40. An indicator portion 42, which is a display slit in which the shape of the second guide slit 25 is simplified, is formed on the right side of the second guide slit 25, and the inside of the indicator portion 42 of the front end face of the panel member 40 has the second guide slit 25. P, R, corresponding to the positions of each shift range P, R, N, D, 2, 1.
The letters N, D, 2, 1 are printed in reverse letters, P, R,
The circle printed so as to surround the letters N, D, 2, 1 is composed of a transparent panel member 40. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 8, a light guide space 43 having a rear end opening is formed in the right portion of the panel support member 24 so as to face the indicator portion 42 in a front view. Is located at a position substantially corresponding to the rear end of the decorative panel 23 that bulges toward the passenger compartment (a position substantially corresponding to the shift range D, that is, a position corresponding to the back of the lower end portion of the indicator portion 42). A lamp 44 inserted in the light guide space 43 is provided.

As described above, the lamp 44 is provided in the light guide space 43 at a position corresponding to the back of the lower end portion of the indicator portion 42 so that the lamp 44 is arranged so as to become darker toward the upper side of the indicator portion 42. This is for setting the installation position. In particular, about 2/3 of the upper side of the indicator portion 42 is inclined upward, and the light emitted therefrom is reflected by the windshield and easily enters the eyes of the driver.
In order to reduce the reflected light as much as possible, the arrangement position of the lamp 44 is set so that it becomes darker toward the upper side of the indicator portion 42. A hold switch 45 is provided on the left side near the front end of the decorative panel 23. As shown in FIG. 6, the hold switch 45 and the operation knob 27 have a shift operation lever 13 in any one of the shift ranges D, 2, 1. With the operation knob 27 held with your left hand while being held in that position,
It is arranged so that the hold switch 45 can be operated with the index finger or the middle finger of the left hand.

Next, the operation of the operating device 10 will be described. Since the shift operating lever 13 is provided in the vicinity of a portion of the instrument panel 2 facing the left end portion of the steering handle 8 so as to project toward the vehicle compartment, the shift operating lever 13 is provided on the steering wheel. As shown in FIG. 9, the steering wheel 8 is located very close to each other, and the steering wheel 8 is grasped by both hands, and the index finger and / or the middle finger of the left hand is used to operate the shift operation lever 13, or the left hand released from the steering wheel 8. Since the shift operation lever 13 can be operated by extending it slightly forward,
The operability of operating the shift operation lever 13 is excellent.

Further, as described above, the lamp 44 is provided on the rear portion of the indicator portion 42 near the lower end on the side opposite to the vehicle compartment,
The lamp 44 is arranged so that the upper part of the indicator 42 becomes darker.
Since the position of the indicator part 42 has been set,
Since the amount of the illumination light emitted from the / 3 portion is small, the illumination light is less likely to be reflected on the windshield, and the reflected light of the illumination light does not hinder the driver's view.
In particular, the installation position of the lamp is set so that the reflected light of the illumination light emitted from the upper two-thirds portion of the indicator portion 42 inclined to the upper side is more visible to the driver, but the indicator portion 42 becomes darker toward the upper side. Therefore, it is more advantageous in terms of reducing the reflected light that is easily seen by the driver.

As described above, the shift operation lever 1
3 is excellent in operability, and the indicator portion 42
The arrangement position of the lamp 44 for illuminating the lamp is devised so that the lamp 44 becomes darker toward the upper side of the indicator portion 42.
Since the above is provided, it is possible to reduce the amount of light emitted from the upper approximately ⅔ portion of the indicator portion 42 that is inclined upward, and to reduce the reflected light that is likely to enter the eyes of the driver. As a configuration for making the indicator portion 42 darker toward the upper side, a film material made of synthetic resin having higher light-shielding performance toward the upper side may be attached to the back surface of the indicator portion 42 in addition to the above-mentioned embodiment. Alternatively, a sheet material having a slit for passing light such that the slit width becomes narrower toward the upper side may be provided between the lamp 44 and the indicator portion 42 in the light guide space 44.

The operation knob 27 may be constructed to have elasticity by a base material made of synthetic rubber or urethane foam and a skin covering the base material. In this embodiment, the operating device 10 and the automatic transmission 9 are mechanically interlocked with each other via the push-pull wire 18, but may be electrically interlocked with each other. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a right-hand drive vehicle, but the present invention can be applied to a left-hand drive vehicle as well.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the vicinity of an instrument panel.

FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of an operating device.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an operating device.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the operating device.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the operating device.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the operating device.

FIG. 7 is a development view of a first guide slit.

8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of relevant parts such as a steering handle and a shift operation lever.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8 Steering handle 2 Instrument panel 9 Automatic transmission 12 Operating device main body 13 Shift operation lever 23 Decorative panel 26 Lever main body 40 Panel member 41 Base material 42 Indicator part 43 Light guide space part 44 Lamp

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle having an operating device main body provided near a portion of an instrument panel facing a steering handle, and a shift operating lever extending in a protruding manner from the operating device main body toward a passenger compartment. An operating device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle, wherein at least an upper half portion of the operating device body extends substantially vertically for displaying an operation position of a shift operating lever on a part of a decorative panel at an end on a vehicle compartment side. An indicator portion inclined toward the upward side is provided, a lamp for illuminating the indicator portion is provided on the back portion of the indicator portion on the side opposite to the vehicle compartment, and the indicator portion is configured to become darker toward the upper side. Operating device for automatic transmission. 2. The operating device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the decorative panel and the indicator portion are formed in a curved shape that bulges toward a passenger compartment. 3. The operating device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the lamp is provided at a lower back portion of the indicator portion.