JPH08300969A - Select lever device of automatic transmission - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To simplify the movement of a front seat in the transverse direction, and to provide a space around a steering column by storing a select lever of an automatic transmission. CONSTITUTION: A detent member 4 provided with a select lever 3 of an automatic transmission is slidably fitted to a select base fitted inside a body of an automobile, and a pull-in energizing means to store the detent member 4 in the select base is provided. A spring 8 to constantly energize a detent pin 7 provided on the select lever 3 at each shift position of a detent hole 6 formed in the detent member 4 is fitted to the select lever 3. A lock lever 16 to prevent the select lever 3 from being pulled into the select base is provided, and the lock release of the lock lever 16 is achieved by energizing the detent pin 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a selector lever device for an automatic transmission, which can store a selector lever for an automatic transmission in a vehicle at a parking position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a select lever device for an automatic transmission for automobiles, there is a floor type in which a select lever is mounted on a floor 2 of a vehicle body as shown in FIG. Also, although not shown, there is also a column type in which the select lever is mounted on the steering column of the steering wheel.

Incidentally, as a shift lever device, an actual open sho 6
There is one disclosed in JP-A 2-137131.
What is disclosed in this publication is provided with a shaft mounted slidably in a box fixed to a vehicle body, and a stopper formed by mutually engaging concave and convex portions provided on the shaft and the box. At the same time, the shaft is held by an axial rotation urging means, and the shaft is rotated in the anti-rotation urging direction to release the engagement of the unevenness and slide the shaft so as to be housed.

As a retractable shift lever device for an automatic transmission, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 32928. The one disclosed in this publication has a detent member having a positioning hole with which the detent pin engages, which is disposed on a side portion of a shift lever provided with a detent pin movable up and down, and which faces the detent member, and The detent pin engages and rotates with the shift lever,
A control lever connected to the automatic transmission is provided, and this control lever is provided with an engagement / disengagement groove that allows disengagement with the downward displacement of the detent pin.

[0005]

In the prior art described above, if the select lever device is of the floor type, the space around the driver's seat is limited, and
When moving from the passenger seat to the driver's seat, so-called walkthrough, since the select lever is protruding, this is an obstacle and it is difficult to walkthrough.
Further, in the case of the column type, the space around the steering column is limited, and there is a problem that the select lever interferes with each operation system and is difficult to operate for air conditioning operation and audio operation.

In the shift lever device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-137131, a shaft urged by an axial rotation urging means is mounted on a box fixed to a vehicle body, and the shaft is urged to rotate counterclockwise. It is rotated in the direction to release the stopper and slid in the axial direction so as to house the shaft, but since the box is not housed, it becomes an obstacle as a protrusion, and the problem of the present invention is completely solved. I haven't.

In the retractable shift lever device for an automatic transmission described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 32-32928, a control lever that rotates together with the shift lever is provided with an engagement / disengagement groove that allows the detent pin to be disengaged. The walk-through is made possible by making only the shift lever inclinable, but there is a problem that it is difficult to carry out walk-through because the shift lever is only retractable in the passenger compartment.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and makes it possible to store the select lever of the automatic transmission in the parking position to facilitate the movement from the driver's seat to the passenger seat, and An object of the present invention is to provide a select lever device for an automatic transmission that has a space around the steering column.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a detent member having a select base for holding a select lever of an automatic transmission mounted inside a vehicle body of an automobile, and the select base having the select lever. Is provided slidably, and a retracting biasing means for accommodating the detent member in the select base is provided, and a detent pin provided on the select lever is always provided at each shift position of a detent hole formed in the detent member. Pin urging means for urging is attached to the select lever, a lock lever for preventing the select lever from being pulled into the select base is provided, and means for unlocking the lock lever is provided. Is.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the end portion of the lock lever faces the parking position of the detent hole, and the detent pin biased to the parking position is brought into contact with the end portion of the lock lever. It is characterized by that.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that an inner plate with which a detent pin abuts is provided inside the select base on the side facing the detent hole of the detent member.

[0012]

According to the invention described in claim 1, the select base of the automatic transmission mounted inside the vehicle body of an automobile slidably holds a detent member having a select lever via a member such as a rail, and The detent member is provided with a retracting urging means, and the detent member is stored in the select base.
Further, a pin biasing means is attached to the select lever so that the detent pin of the select lever is constantly biased to each shift position of the detent hole of the detent member.

Further, a lock lever is provided to prevent the pulled-out select lever from being stored inside the select base so that the pulled-out state is maintained. Further, a means for unlocking the lock lever is provided so that the select lever can be pulled into the select base only when the lock is unlocked by this means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a detent pin for biasing the parking position is brought into contact with an end portion of the lock lever which faces the parking position of the detent hole to unlock the lock lever and to retract the lock lever. The bias lever causes the select lever to be housed inside the select base at the parking position.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the inner plate with which the detent pin abuts is arranged on the side of the select base that faces the detent hole of the stored detent member, and when the select lever is stored, that is, the lever. Make sure that the detent pin does not move to the select position other than the parking position except when is fully pulled out.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a view showing a select lever 3 of an automatic transmission and a main part of a detent member 4 which slidably holds the select lever 3.

The detent member 4 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and has an opening side up and a select base 5 described later.
(See FIG. 5). Side wall 4a of the detent member 4
A detent hole 6 that represents a select position (a parking position P, a reverse position R, etc.) of the automatic transmission is formed in the.

A select lever 3 which slides along the side wall 4a (see arrow A in FIG. 1) is fitted inside the side wall 4a of the detent member 4. The select lever 3 is provided with a spring 8 which is a pin urging means for constantly urging the detent pin 7 projecting from the select lever 3 toward the select position side of the detent hole 6. Arrow B indicates the urging direction of the spring 8.

An inner cable 10 of the select cable 9 is connected to the tip portion 3a of the select lever 3. The inner cable 10 is inserted into the outer cable 11 and is connected to an automatic transmission (not shown). The outer cable 11 of the select cable 9 is fixedly held by the bracket 12, and the base end 12a of the bracket 12 is connected to the detent member 4 (see FIG. 5).

The detent member 4 having such a select lever 3 is slidably held by the select base 5 as shown in FIG. Rails 13 are formed on both upper sides of the select base 5 in the axial direction of the select lever 3, and a horizontal flange portion 4b (see FIG. 1) formed at the open end of the detent member 4 is fitted to the rail 13. They are sliding together. The select base 5 is mounted inside the vehicle body, for example, inside an instrument panel 14 (see FIGS. 6 to 8).

Further, the detent member 4 and the outer cable 11
One end 15a of a spring 15, which is a retracting urging means, is attached to the upper surface of the bracket 12 which connects the bracket 12 and the other end 15b. Is pulled in the direction of arrow C through.

As a result, when the select lever 3 is slid (when the select lever 3 is stored, which will be described later), there is no relative movement between the inner cable 12 and the outer cable 13, and the automatic transmission is not affected. Therefore, the select lever 3 can be reliably stored regardless of the select position. The reference numeral 3b is a grip formed at the rear end of the select lever 3.

A lock lever 16 is provided on the side wall 4a of the detent member 4 on the side where the detent hole 6 is provided. The hook portion 16a at the tip of the lock lever 16 is constantly engaged with the hole portion 17 formed in the detent member 4 so that the hook portion 16a is engaged with the hole portion 17a.
It is biased to the side by a spring 18.

As a result, when the select lever 3 is pulled out, the hook portion 16a of the lock lever 16 engages with the hole 17 to stop the pulling out of the select lever 3, and the pulled out select lever 3 is moved to the select base 5. Is prevented from being drawn inside.

At this time, since the detent member 4 is biased by the spring 15 so as to be pulled inward, the lock lever 16 comes into contact with the wall of the hole 17 to prevent backlash during engagement. There is.

The stopper when the select lever 3 is pulled out may be provided by contact between the rear end 4c of the detent member 4 and the inside of the instrument panel 14. The rear end of the lock lever 16 faces the select position of the detent hole 6, that is, the parking position 19.

Further, inside the select base 5, an inner plate 19 is arranged opposite to the side of the detent hole 6 of the stored detent member 4. The lower end of the inner plate 19 is higher than the detent pin 7 biased to the parking position P.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First,
When the select lever 3 is stored in the instrument panel 14, the detent pin 7 biased to the select position (N position) in FIG. 2 is moved to the parking position P shown in FIG. The grip 3a of the select lever 3 at this time is shown in FIG.
As shown in, neutral position N (drive position D)
To the parking position P.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the detent pin 7 is moved to the parking position P, the detent pin 7 urged by the spring 8 pushes down the rear end of the lock lever 16 so that the hook 16a and the hole 17 are engaged with each other. To cancel the match. As a result, the detent member 4 and the select lever 3 are guided by the rail 13 of the detent member 4 by the urging force of the spring 15 and drawn into the instrument panel 14.

FIG. 4 shows the mode. At this time, the detent pin 7 is located below the inner plate 19, and even if an attempt is made to operate the select lever 3, the detent pin 7 and the inner plate 19 interfere with each other and the detent pin 7 cannot be moved. It becomes impossible to operate the lever 3.

The state of the grip portion 3a when the select lever 3 is stored is as shown in FIGS. The grip 3a is housed in the instrument panel 14 substantially horizontally. In FIG. 7, reference symbol N (D) indicates a neutral position or drive position, and reference symbol R (2) indicates a reverse position or a second speed position. The selected position of the detent pin 7 is displayed on the indicator in the driver's seat.

When the select lever 3 is pulled out from the stored state, as shown in FIG. 7, the grip portion 3b of the select lever 3 may be held and pulled out as it is. When pulling out the select lever 3, as shown in FIG.
Since the detent pin 7 is fitted and biased at the parking position P of the detent hole 6, the select base 5 is moved together with the select lever 3.

As it is pulled out, the hook portion 16a of the lock lever 16 engages with the hole 17 and stops. When the select lever 3 is pulled out, the engagement between the detent pin 7 and the inner plate 19 is released, so the select lever 3 is rotated against the spring 8 to shift the detent pin 7 to the desired select position. Figure 8 shows select lever 3
It shows a state in which the is pulled out. In this state, select operation is performed, and when parking, it will be stowed if pushed.

[0034]

According to the invention of claim 1, since the select lever is housed inside the vehicle body at the parking position, the space around the driver's seat is not restricted, and the driver seat to the passenger seat, the passenger seat to the driver seat. Walk through can be easily performed. Further, the space around the steering column is widened, and the steering and air conditioning operations or the audio operation can be easily performed.

Further, since the lock lever is provided, the lock lever is tensioned with respect to the pull-in urging means when the select lever is held in the pulled-out state. Therefore, it is possible to prevent backlash when the select lever is pulled out. You can Further, since the select lever is pulled into the inside of the select base only when the lock lever is unlocked, it is possible to prevent the select lever from being stored accidentally.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the lock lever is unlocked by bringing the detent pin for biasing the parking position into contact with the end of the lock lever facing the parking position of the detent hole. The select lever is stored only at the parking position, that is, the vehicle body stop position, so that careless storage can be prevented. Further, there is also an effect that a special release means and a special operation are unnecessary and the select lever can be operated with one hand.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the inner plate with which the detent pin abuts is provided inside the select base on the side facing the detent hole of the housed detent member, and when the select lever is housed, that is, the lever. Make sure that the detent pin does not move to the select position other than the parking position except when is fully pulled out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing the engagement between the detent holes and the detent pins of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing another aspect of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing another aspect of FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing the thing of FIG. 1 attached to a detent base. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a position of a grip portion of a select lever in a select position.

FIG. 7 is a front view of that of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where a select lever is pulled out.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing an arrangement state of a conventional select lever.

[Explanation of symbols] 3 Select lever 4 Detent member 5 Select base 6 Detent hole 7 Detent pin 8 Spring 15 Spring 16 Lock lever 19 Inner plate P Parking position

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A select base for holding a select lever of an automatic transmission is mounted inside a vehicle body of an automobile, a detent member having the select lever is slidably attached to the select base, and the detent member is used for the select. In addition to providing a retracting biasing means for storing in the base,
A lock for preventing the select lever from being pulled into the select base by attaching pin urging means to the select lever that constantly urges the detent pin provided on the select lever at each shift position of the detent hole formed in the detent member. A select lever device for an automatic transmission, comprising a lever and means for unlocking the lock lever. 2. A detent pin biased to the parking position is brought into contact with the end of the lock lever so that the end of the lock lever faces the parking position of the detent hole. 1. A select lever device for an automatic transmission according to 1. 3. An inner plate with which a detent pin abuts is arranged on the side of the select base facing the detent hole of the detent member inside the select base.
A selector lever device for an automatic transmission according to claim 2 or claim 3.