JPS6129051Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a shift lever position display device for an automatic transmission, and more particularly to a shift lever position display device for an automatic transmission that facilitates confirmation of the parking position of the shift lever.

As a conventional shift lever position display device in an automatic transmission, there is, for example, one shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-open No. 123727/1983 and those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. 1st
In the figure, 1 is a shift lever, and this shift lever 1 protrudes from an upper opening 3 of a device main body 2, and is rotatable in a fixed direction (vehicle longitudinal direction) and can be stopped at a plurality of set angular positions. Ru. Note that the upper opening 3 is closed by a movable plate 4 that interlocks with the shift lever 1. The device main body 2 defines a lamp chamber 6 having a lamp 5 therein. A display board 7 is provided in the upper part of the lamp chamber 6 in parallel with the upper opening 3. The display board 7 has a plurality of position display marks 8 provided in a line along the direction of movement of the shift lever 1 (vehicle longitudinal direction), and translucent indication windows 9 provided corresponding to these position display marks 8. Be prepared. Position display mark 8 is "Parking: P", "Reverse: R", "Neutral: N", "Drive:
D”, “Second: 2”, and “First: 1”
Consists of etc. In FIG. 2, the number of instructions 9 includes a plurality of instruction windows 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, and 9f arranged in a row, and in FIG. , 9f, and has a length that spans the entire position display mark 8. Furthermore, a colored translucent indicator needle 10 that interlocks with the shift lever 1 is attached to the shift lever 1 in a state that it projects toward the display panel 7 side. Then, at each stop position of the shift lever 1, the indicator needle 10 is located in the indicator window 9 corresponding to each position display mark 8, and the indicator window 9 is illuminated in a colored state through the light of the lamp 5. The position of lever 1 is displayed.

However, in the case of such a conventional shift lever position display device, the instruction windows 9 corresponding to each position display mark 8 are all unified under the same conditions without being differentiated, and the position of the shift lever 1 is indicated in a colored state. Since the judgment was made only by the needle 10, even though the shift lever 1 must be in the parking position for safety reasons when parking or stopping, the indicator window 9a for displaying the parking position The presence of the shift lever is not very noticeable, and there is a risk that the driver may leave the vehicle unnoticed with the shift lever 1 in the reverse R position or other position.
There was a problem in that there was a risk of unexpected situations such as sudden reversing when restarting.

This invention was created by focusing on these conventional problems, and the indicator window for indicating the parking position has a mixed color that is mixed with the coloring of the indicator needle and can be distinguished from other indicator windows. The objective is to solve the above problem by coloring the shift lever so that the parking position of the shift lever can be more intuitively and instantaneously confirmed and determined.

This invention will be explained below based on the drawings.
Incidentally, in order to omit redundant explanation below, parts similar to the conventional ones are indicated by the same reference numerals. 4 and 5 are diagrams showing an embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 4 corresponds to FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 corresponds to FIG. 3, respectively.
In this embodiment, among the indicator windows 9, an indicator window 9a for indicating a parking position is colored to give a mixed color by mixing with the coloring of the indicator needle 10, and the other indicator windows 9a,
9b, 9c, 9d, 9e and 9f are in a non-colored state, and the indicator needle 10 is displayed in the indicator window 9a for parking position display, and the other indicator windows 9b, 9c, 9
Confirmation of the indicator window 9a for parking position display when parking or stopping in order to ensure that the shift lever 1 moves to the parking position by making the display of the indicator needle 10 different at d, 9e and 9f. is facilitated. This will be explained using an example where the indicator needle 10 is red, the indicator window 9a for parking position display is green, and the lamp 5 is turned on.
When the shift lever 1 is in a position other than the parking position, the colored state of the indicator hand 10 is displayed as is, and the indicator windows 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e and 9f are displayed in red. In this case, the indication window 9a for displaying the parking position remains green. Then, when the shift lever 1 is moved to the parking position, the red of the indicator needle 10 and the green of the indicator window 9a for displaying the parking position are mixed, and yellow is displayed in the indicator window 9a. When the lamp 5 is not lit, the indicator window 9a for displaying the parking position is displayed in black. Therefore, the instruction window 9a for displaying the parking position
All you need to do is to confirm that the indicator changes from red to color or black, and you can clearly distinguish it from other indicator windows.

Further, in the above embodiment, only the instruction window 9a for displaying the parking position among the instruction windows 9 is colored, but the other instruction windows 9b,
9c, 9d, 9e and 9f may also be colored,
In this case, the indicator window 9a for parking position display is mixed with the coloring of the indicator needle 10, and the other indicator windows 9b, 9 are colored.
It must be colored with a mixed color distinguishable from c, 9d, 9e and 9f.

As explained above, according to this idea,
The structure is such that a display board with a plurality of position display marks and a translucent indicator window is provided on the main body of the device with a built-in lamp that protrudes the shift lever, and a colored translucent indicator needle is attached to the shift lever in conjunction with the display board. Among the above-mentioned indicator windows in the shift lever position display device of an automatic transmission to which the automatic transmission is installed, the indicator window for parking position display has a mixed color that is mixed with the coloring of the indicator needle and can be distinguished from other indicator windows. By applying coloring, the indicator window for parking position display can be clearly distinguished from other indicator windows, making the indicator window for parking position display stand out, and moreover, attracting the driver's attention. Furthermore, the transition of the shift lever to the parking position can be judged intuitively and instantaneously by changing from the single color of the indicator window for displaying the parking position to a mixed color by mixing this with the indicator needle. It has the effect of being extremely safe.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a conventional shift lever position display device in an automatic transmission, Fig. 2 is a plan view of a conventional shift lever position display device, and Fig. 3 is a diagram of a conventional shift lever position display device. A plan view showing another example, and FIGS. 4 and 5 show an embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view corresponding to FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a plan view corresponding to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a corresponding plan view. 1...Shift lever, 2...Device body, 5...
Lamp, 7...Display board, 8...Position display mark,
9... Indication window, 9a... Indication window for parking position display, 10... Indication needle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A display board with a plurality of position display marks and a translucent indicator window is provided on the main body of the device with a built-in lamp from which the shift lever protrudes, and a colored translucent indicator needle is attached to the shift lever in conjunction with this. A shift lever position display device for an automatic transmission, characterized by having an indicator window for indicating a parking position that is colored in a mixed color that is mixed with the color of the indicator needle and can be distinguished from other indicator windows. A shift lever position display device for automatic transmissions.