JPH0714686Y2 - Gear shift operation lever - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a gear shift operating lever for gearshift control of transmission in a transmission device such as a vehicle, and particularly to a holding cylinder for holding a tiltable lever body upright. The present invention relates to one-touch mounting of boots on a holding cylinder by making an operation ring axially attachable.

[Prior Art] In this type of shift operation lever that can be tilted up and down, the conventional one is that the outer circumference of the holding cylinder that holds the folding lever upright and the inner circumference of the connecting cylinder integrally formed with the operation ring. While sandwiching the upper end of the boot in the circumferential direction with the surface,
It is known that the boot is attached to the gear shift operation lever by integrally fastening the holding cylinder, the boot and the connecting ring of the operating ring with a plurality of screws (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-121617). ).

[Problems to be solved by the device]

In the conventional shift operation lever, the boot is clamped in the circumferential direction by the outer peripheral surface of the holding cylinder and the inner peripheral surface of the connecting cylinder of the operation ring, and is fixed by a plurality of screws. In doing so, first, the upper end of the boot, which is formed into a tubular shape, is positioned at the mounting position on the outer peripheral surface of the holding cylinder, then the connecting cylinder of the operating ring is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical upper end of the boot, and after that, a plurality of However, there is a problem in that it is difficult to fit the connecting cylinder of the operating ring to the outer peripheral surface of the boot made of a flexible material and to fix the screw while maintaining the mounting position of the boot. However, since the holding cylinder and the connecting ring of the operation ring have a small gripping force on the boot, a reciprocal motion occurs between the boot and the screw due to the rocking operation of the gear shift operation lever, and There is a problem that causes a loss.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. The operation ring is axially engaged with the holding cylinder, and the boot is clamped by the collar provided around the operation ring and the upper end surface of the holding cylinder. By forming the portion, the operation ring is axially attached to the holding cylinder, and at the same time, the boot is sandwiched between the brim of the operation ring and the upper end surface of the holding cylinder, whereby one-touch mounting of the boot is achieved, An object of the present invention is to provide a gear shift operation lever that can mutually support the operation ring attachment and the boot attachment by the elasticity of the sandwiched boot.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the shift operation lever of the present invention, the inner surface of the holding cylinder that is slidably fitted to the lever body that can be tilted up and down and holds the lever body upright. A plurality of engaging claws projecting from the lower end of the operating ring made of an elastic body around which the collar is provided are engaged with the engaging groove formed around the upper end surface of the holding cylinder. The boot holding portion is formed in the axial direction by the collar of the ring.

[Action]

The gear shift operation lever configured as described above is slidably mounted on the lever body that can be tilted up and down, and the operation ring is attached to the holding cylinder that holds the lever body upright. By freely pushing down the operation ring in the upright state of the lever body and holding the upright center of the lever body upright with the holding cylinder, the gear shift operation lever can be operated and the driver can move or dismount. If the gear shift operation lever becomes an obstacle at this time, pull up the operation ring to release the upright holding of the center of the lever body up and down by the holding cylinder, so that the lever body is laid sideways and the gear shift operation lever is obstructed. Although it can be removed from the object, an engagement groove is provided around the inner surface of the holding cylinder, and the engagement groove is provided so as to protrude from the lower end of the operation ring made of an elastic body. Since the plurality of engaging claws are engaged with each other, the plurality of engaging claws can be engaged with each other at any position of the engaging groove, so that the engaging claws of the operation ring are positioned with respect to the holding cylinder. It is possible to engage the one-touch operation ring that is simply pushed in on the holding cylinder.

Further, a collar is provided around the operation ring, and the boot holding portion is formed in the axial direction by the collar of the operation ring and the upper end surface of the holding cylinder in a state where the operation ring is attached to the holding cylinder. Therefore, when attaching the operating ring to the holding cylinder, place the upper end mounting part of the boot on the upper end surface of the holding cylinder, or place the operating ring on the holding cylinder while fitting it on the lower surface of the collar of the operating ring. By engaging the boot in the axial direction, the operation ring can be attached to the holding cylinder and the boot can be attached with one touch.

Further, the elasticity of the boot clamped in the axial direction by the collar of the operation ring and the upper end surface of the holding cylinder tightens the engagement of the operation ring and the installation of the boot at the same time, thereby mutually assisting the tightening. be able to.

〔Example〕

An embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a lever body, and a tilting center portion 2 formed in a tapered shape is rotatably provided at a lower portion of the lever body 1, and a lower end portion thereof is provided. A spherical support 3 which is swingably supported by a spherical sheet (not shown) is integrally formed in the portion.

Further, a holding cylinder 4 is slidably fitted to the lever main body 1, and the holding cylinder 4 has a taper fitted to a tapered tilting center portion 2 formed on the lever main body 1 at a lower portion thereof. The fitting portion 5 is formed, an insertion hole 6 for an operation ring 8 described later is formed in the upper portion, and an engagement groove 7 is provided around the lower end portion of the fitting hole 6.

Further, the operation ring 8 attached to the holding cylinder 4 is formed of an elastic body such as synthetic resin, and comprises a sliding portion 9 fitted to the lever body 1 and an operation portion 10 formed in an annular shape at the upper end portion. In addition, the sliding portion 9 of the operation ring 8 is provided with engaging claws 11 and 11 symmetrically projecting from the lower end portion thereof, and a flange 12 is provided around the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate portion. The sliding portion 9 of the ring 8 is inserted into the insertion hole 6 of the holding cylinder 4, and engaging claws 11, 11 symmetrically projecting from the lower end portion of the sliding portion 9 are provided around the lower end portion of the insertion hole 6. In the state of being engaged with the engaged groove 7 formed, the boot holding portion 13 is formed in the axial direction by the upper end surface of the holding cylinder 4 and the flange 12 of the operation ring 8.

Therefore, when engaging the operating ring 8 with the holding cylinder 4, the operating ring 8 is axially engaged with the holding cylinder 4 via the upper end mounting portion of the boot 14 on the boot holding portion 13 to thereby hold the holding cylinder 4. At the same time that the operation ring 8 is attached to the boot 4, the boot can be attached with one touch.

In the embodiment, the two engaging claws 11, 11 are symmetrically provided at the lower end of the sliding portion 9 of the operation ring 8,
The engagement claw 11 may be any one that can be engaged with the engagement groove 7 circumferentially provided on the inner surface of the holding cylinder 4 in a balanced manner due to its elasticity,
The limitation of the number has no special meaning.

[Effect of device]

The present invention is configured as described above, and since the engaging groove is provided on the inner surface of the holding cylinder over the entire circumference, a plurality of engaging claws are provided. Since the engaging ring can be attached at any position, the operating ring can be attached to the holding tube by one-touch only by pushing the engaging claw of the operating ring with respect to the holding tube without positioning. Since the boot holding portion is formed in the axial direction by the collar of the operation ring and the upper end surface of the holding cylinder, the boot can be held by the boot holding portion at the same time as the operation ring is attached to the holding cylinder. Therefore, the boots can be attached with one touch.

Also, due to the elasticity of the boot clamped by the boot clamping part, the operation ring is fastened to the holding cylinder, and at the same time, the boot is clamped to the boot clamping part. Is something that can be done.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partial sectional front view showing a cross section of a main part, FIG. 2 is a front view of an operating ring, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the ring, and FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional front view of the holding cylinder. 1 ... Lever body, 4 ... Retaining cylinder 7 ... Engaging groove, 8 ... Operating ring 11 ... Engaging claw, 12 ... Collar, 13 ... Boot clamping part

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. An operation comprising an elastic body in which a flange is provided in an engagement groove circumferentially provided on an inner surface of a holding cylinder which is slidably fitted in a lever body which can be tilted up and down and which holds the lever body upright. A gear shift operating lever in which a plurality of engaging claws protruding from the lower end of the ring are engaged, and a boot holding portion is axially formed by the upper end surface of the holding cylinder and the collar of the operating ring.