JPS5838421Y2 - control lever - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to improvement of control levers, particularly control levers of air conditioners and the like installed in automobiles.

Control of the automobile air conditioner is performed by moving the knob of a control lever whose tip end protrudes into the vehicle interior from a slit in an indicator panel at the front of the vehicle interior along the slit.

In order to operate the lever reliably even at night, as shown in FIG.
I placed it up to the tip on the top of the machine to check the knob position.

However, in this case, there is a drawback that the cover tube and knob that cover the optical fiber bundle 02 and the lever 01 are large, and the slits in the upper and lower portions of the indicator panel are also large, which impairs the appearance.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a structure of a control lever that can eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks.The feature is that one end side is pivoted inside the indicator panel, and the lever projects halfway into the room through a slit in the indicator panel. A control lever lever is provided with an optical fiber bundle that illuminates a knob fitted on the other end of the housing between the other ends of the housing, and moves the knobs along the slits of the indicator panel to control devices installed on the vehicle body. and legs on both sides, which are formed by dividing the end housing into which the knob is fitted from the middle of the control lever into two forked shapes with a gap wide enough for the optical fiber bundle to be inserted; A protrusion provided on the knob fitting portion of the both legs and connecting the two legs in an arc shape, a flared end formed on the opposing surfaces of the tips of the legs, and a fitting hole at the tips of the legs of the knob. A groove is provided and engages with the protrusion.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the control lever according to the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a control lever for the air conditioner, one end of which is pivoted by a pin 2 provided inside an indicator panel 3 on the front of the passenger compartment, and the other end protrudes into the passenger compartment through a slit 4 in the indicator panel. , a knob 5 is attached to the tip.

6 is an inner cable that controls predetermined members of the air conditioner by operating the ladder bar 1;

7 is a lamp provided inside the indicator panel, and 8 is an optical fiber bundle, which transmits the light from the lamp I.

Reference numeral 9 denotes legs on both sides of the lever 1, and as shown in FIG. It is divided into two forks with a gap wide enough for the bundle 8 to be inserted, that is, a lever slit is formed.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a protrusion, which is provided at the tip of the leg portion 9 at the mounting portion of the knob 5, and connects the leg portions 9 on both sides in an arc shape as shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a groove formed in a hole 11 corresponding to the protrusion 10 into which the legs 9, 9 on both sides of the knob 5 are inserted;
9 is press-fitted, the protrusion 10 engages (Fig. 5 a, b)
reference).

Reference numeral 13 denotes a flared end portion formed on the opposing surfaces of the distal ends of the leg portions 9, 9 on both sides so as to become wider toward the distal ends, as shown in FIG.

A cover tube 14 integrally covers both legs 9 and the optical fiber bundle 8.

The functions and effects of the above configuration will be described.

According to the present invention, since the optical fiber bundle 8 is housed in the central gap of the lever 1, the position of the lever can be confirmed even at night as before.

Since the protrusion 10 is provided at the tip of the leg portion 9, the lever with the slit is reinforced by the protrusion, the width is stable, and the knob 5 can be fixed by the protrusion.

The narrower the slit 4 of the indicator panel on which the lever 1 slides, the better it looks.

Therefore, the smaller the overall thickness a of the lever shown in FIG. 3a, the better.

In the present invention, a slit for accommodating the optical fiber bundle is provided between both legs of the lever, so the thickness a is smaller than that of the conventional lever, and the appearance is improved.

Since the opposing surfaces of the tips of the legs are formed in a shape that flares out, light spreads within the knob, making it easy to confirm the knob position.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a control lever equipped with a conventional optical fiber bundle, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the control lever according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the widening end, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG. 2 showing the knob. 1...Control lever, 2...Pin, 3...
Indicator panel, 4... Indicator panel slit, 5... Knob, 6... Inner cable, 7... Lamp, 8... Optical fiber bundle, 9... Leg, 10... Protrusion, 11... Fitting hole of both legs, 12... Concave groove, 13.
... widening end, 14... cover tube.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] One end is pivoted inside the indicator panel, and an optical fiber bundle is attached to the other end that projects into the room through a slit in the indicator panel midway to illuminate the knob fitted to the other end. In a control lever that moves a knob along a slit in the indicator panel to control a device installed on the vehicle body, a width in which the optical fiber bundle is inserted from the middle of the control lever to the tip where the knob is fitted. legs on both sides divided into two forked shapes with a gap between them; a protrusion provided on the knob fitting portion of the legs and connecting the legs in an arc shape; and opposing tips of the legs. A tossle control lever comprising: a flared portion formed on a surface; and a groove provided in a fitting hole at a tip of both legs of the knob and engaged with the protrusion.