JPH11278087A - Transmission operating device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To impart a shock absorbing function at the time of secondary collision to a transmission operating device arranged on an instrument panel of an automobile. SOLUTION: A bracket 7 is fixed on a car body constitutional part 8, and a plate 10 on which an operating device main body 5 is fixed is fixed on the bracket 7 free to be released downward by a load higher than a specified value. A lipping plate is provided as a shock absorbing member between this bracket 7 and the plate 10. When a load at the time of secondary collision is loaded on a shift lever 4, the plate 10 on which the operating device main body 5 is fixed is released from the bracket 7, the lipping plate is split and absorbs impact energy.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transmission operating device for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a shock absorbing structure of a transmission operating device disposed on an instrument panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, there has been seen an example in which a transmission operating device is fixed to an instrument panel of an automobile.
In this structure, since the operation levers such as the shift lever and the selector lever can be arranged near the steering wheel, they can be operated quickly, and the transmission operation device does not separate the driver's seat from the passenger's seat. Therefore, there is an advantage of a so-called walk-through in which the driver and occupant can be replaced without having to go out of the vehicle once.

[0003] As this type of transmission operating device, those described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 9-30281 and 30282 are known, and when they are fixed to an instrument panel, they are operated by an instrument panel or an operating panel. A configuration for reducing the impact applied through the section is provided.

[0004]

In this type of transmission operating device, when a driver occupant moves to the front of the vehicle body due to a secondary collision in the event of a vehicle collision or the like, an operating knob or the like of the transmission operating device is used. Collisions are possible. Then, in the event of a collision, since the shock absorbing structure is employed, no major damage is caused by the secondary collision.

[0005] However, in the above prior art, the transmission operating device is supported by a bellows-like member that absorbs shock, so that the supporting rigidity is weak, the influence of vibration from the vehicle body side is large, and the general operation is not performed. Since the rigidity is insufficient, there is a problem that the operation feeling is poor.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a vehicular transmission operating device that improves support rigidity during general operation and that can easily absorb shock when a secondary collision occurs in a vehicle collision accident. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transmission operating device for a vehicle, wherein a bracket is fixed to a vehicle body component disposed in an instrument panel at a front portion of the vehicle. A plate to which the transmission operating device is fixed is fixed to the bracket so as to be detachable downward with a load of a predetermined value or more, and an impact absorbing member is provided between the plate and the bracket.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a notch opening upward is formed in the plate, and a slider fitted into the notch is fixed with a resin pin so as to be detachable, and the slider is removed. Is fixed to the bracket.

Further, as set forth in claim 3, the shock absorbing member is a single thin plate, one end of which is fixed to the plate by welding or the like, and the other end of which is fixed to the bracket. Are formed adjacent to each other, and when the plate is separated from the bracket,
It is a ripping plate that absorbs impact energy by being torn between the fixing portion and the extension portion.

Further, as set forth in claim 4, the plate is fixed to the bracket so as to be detachable in a substantially tangential direction with respect to a trajectory circle on which an occupant moves during a secondary collision. I do.

Therefore, when an occupant or the like collides with the shift lever of the transmission operating device, when a load equal to or more than a predetermined value acts, the transmission operating device main body separates downward and the shock absorbing member operates. That is, the plate detaches downward from the slider, and the ripping plate is torn to absorb the impact energy.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the instrument panel 1 at the front of the vehicle body is integrally formed with a fixing portion 2 projecting toward the rear of the vehicle body, and the shift lever 4 covered with the elastic cover 3 extends upward. It is provided so as to be swingable in a substantially upright state. The shift lever 4 extends into the fixed portion 2 and is swingably supported by an operating device main body 5. The operating device main body 5 is supported by a bracket 7 via a support structure 6 at a front portion of the instrument panel 1. Are supported so as to be detachable downward by a vehicle body constituting portion 8 such as a cross deck arranged in the vehicle. Here, the mounting surface of the bracket 7 is formed so as to be inclined so that the occupant separates in the tangential direction of the trajectory circle C where the occupant moves at the time of the secondary collision.

The operating device main body 5 includes a housing 50 having a swinging seat 51 for supporting the ball portion 41 of the shift lever 4 having a knob 41 coupled to an upper end portion, a select lever 43 that swings by the shift lever 4, and Shift rod 44 and select lever 43 connected to the lower end of shift lever 4
And a transmission rod 45 connected to the lower end of the transmission. The transmission rods 44, 45 extend into the engine room at the front of the vehicle body. Therefore, the bracket 7 is provided in a pair of right and left or U-shape, and the transmission rod 44
Is inserted or integrated, and has an opening through which the speed change rod 44 is loosely inserted. Although the shifting rod 45 passes outside the bracket 7, the shifting rod 45 may pass between the brackets 7 similarly to the shifting rod 44.

As shown in FIG. 3, the support structure 6 includes flange portions 5a, 5a formed on both left and right sides of the operation device main body 5.
And a pair of right and left plates 10 and 10 and sliders 11 and 11 attached to the upper and lower ends of the plates 10 and 10, respectively. The sliders 11 and 11 each have a substantially U-shape as shown in FIG. A groove 1 having a substantially trapezoidal or V-shaped fitting portion 13 formed in the upper and lower portions of a plate 10 formed in a substantially trapezoidal or V-shaped notch 12.
4 The thickness of the plate 10 is fitted into the groove 14, and at least three through holes 15 and 15a are formed between the two. A synthetic resin pin 16 (see FIG.
The synthetic resin pin 16 can be cut off by a predetermined shearing force. Note that, instead of inserting the synthetic resin pins 16, a synthetic resin may be molded.

The slider 11 has an insertion hole 17 such as a bolt for fixing the slider 11 to the bracket 7 formed substantially at the center.

The shock absorbing member is a ripping plate 20 made of a single thin plate. The slider is formed by an extension portion 19 having a through hole 18 formed in the upper hole of the slider 11 and having a through hole 18 which is fastened together by a bolt or the like. 11 together with the bracket 7 and this extension 19
0 is extended upward by extending the center of one end and turning it back. The ripping plate 20 fixes the fixing portions 23 adjacent to both sides of the extension portion 19 to the plate 10 by welding or the like.

In this embodiment, a hole is formed in one fixing portion 23 of the ripping plate 20 so that the plate 1
It is inserted and fixed to the pin 21 implanted in the “0”. Also,
The pin 21 is inserted into a through hole formed in the flange 5 a of the operating device main body 5 to support the operating device main body 5.

In the above configuration, when the driver occupies the shift lever 4 due to the secondary collision, the operating device body 5 receives a downward load, so that the resin pin 16 is sheared, and the plates 10, 10 move downward. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the plate 10 comes off the sliders 11 and 11,
The extension 19 of the ripping plate 20, which is fastened together with the upper slider 11, is pulled, and the space between the extension 19 of the ripping plate 20 and the fixing portion 23 is torn. The impact energy is absorbed by this tear. Therefore, it is possible to prevent or reduce the damage to the driver and occupant due to the secondary collision.

In the above description, the operating device main body 5 is supported as a pair of left and right plates. However, a single plate having a hole through which the speed change rod 44 penetrates may be used. Further, the pair of right and left ripping plates 20 is provided, but this is for the purpose of stable shock absorbing operation, and one or two or more pieces may be provided as long as this purpose can be achieved. Good. Further, the ripping plate 20 is provided at the upper portion, but may be provided at the lower portion or both. In the above description, a manual transmission operating device has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to manual operation.
Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to an automatic transmission operating device as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 30 denotes a shift lever;
Is an operation knob fixed to the upper end of the shift lever, 32 is a push button which advances and retreats from the operation knob 31 to urge the compression lever 33 inserted into the shift lever 30 to move upward and downward, and 34 is a compression button Position pin, 3
5 is a detent notch 3 with which the position pin 34 engages.
6, which is formed on a housing 37. The housing 37 has a rotating shaft 38 at the lower part of a pair of left and right position plates 35 opposed to each other with the shift lever 30 interposed therebetween. And the shift lever 30
A lever 39 is provided so as to be integrally rotatable, and a speed change cable 40 is connected to the lever 39. The speed change cable 40 includes a pair of left and right brackets 7,7.
And extends into the engine room at the front of the vehicle body. The support structure 6 includes the bracket 7 and the housing 3.
7 is interposed.

[0021]

According to the present invention described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when an occupant or the like collides with the shift lever of the transmission operating device, a load equal to or more than a predetermined value acts on the transmission operating device. Since the main body is disengaged downward and the shock absorbing member operates, the safety of the occupant during a secondary collision can be ensured. Moreover, during normal operation, the transmission operating device body is fixed to the bracket via the plate,
The support rigidity is strong, it is hard to be affected by the vibration of the vehicle body and the like, and the operation feeling is good.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the initial load generated when the transmission operating device main body is disengaged downward can be reduced and stabilized.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the shock absorbing member is a ripping plate made of a single thin plate, and the ripping plate is torn to absorb the shock energy. Stabilize. Further, since the shock absorbing member does not have a complicated shape, it is possible to easily set the shock absorbing load. Furthermore, since the mounting space is small, the degree of freedom in layout is large.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the plate separates from the bracket in a direction substantially tangential to the trajectory circle on which the occupant moves during the secondary collision, so that the plate can be smoothly separated and the initial load acting on the occupant is improved. Can be reduced as much as possible, and the effect of the present invention described above is further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional side view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the transmission operating device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an impact absorbing member of the transmission operating device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing the operation of the shock absorbing member.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional side view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Instrument panel 2 ... Fixed part 4 ... Shift lever 5 ... Operating device main body 5a ... Flange part 6 ... Support structure member 7 ... Bracket 8 ... Car body constituent part 10 ... Plate 11 ... Slider 19 ... Extension part 20 ... Ripping plate 21 ... Pin 23 ... Fixed part

Claims (4)

[Claims] A bracket fixed to a vehicle body component disposed in an instrument panel at a front portion of a vehicle body, and a plate having a transmission operating device fixed to the bracket can be detached downward with a load of a predetermined value or more. A transmission operating device for a vehicle, wherein the operating device is fixed and an impact absorbing member is provided between the plate and the bracket. 2. The bracket according to claim 1, wherein a notch that opens upward is formed in the plate, a slider that fits into the notch is detachably fixed with a resin pin, and the slider is attached to the bracket. A transmission operating device for a vehicle, which is fixed. 3. The shock absorbing member according to claim 1, wherein the shock absorbing member is a single thin plate, and at one end thereof, a fixed portion fixed to the plate by welding or the like, and an extended portion fixed to the bracket. Are formed adjacent to each other, and when the plate is detached from the bracket, the ripping plate absorbs impact energy by being torn between the fixing portion and the extension portion. Transmission operation device for vehicles. 4. The vehicle transmission according to claim 1, wherein the plate is fixed to the bracket so that the plate can be disengaged in a substantially tangential direction with respect to a trajectory circle on which an occupant moves during a secondary collision. Machine operation device.