JPS6177579A - Operating switch device for car - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a vehicle operation switch device, and more particularly to an operation switch device that displays driving information on a display device.

(Prior art) As is well known, for example, a motorcycle has a +ii
A display device is disposed on the j side, and the display device displays operation information such as control information for one controlled device of various types and detection information by the detection means.

These controlled devices perform desired control based on control signals from the control device, increasing the running safety of the vehicle, and improving operability and ride comfort. These include a light system, a starting safety device, a constant speed running device, a vehicle height adjustment device, etc., and detection means include an engine oil sensor.

In recent years, a large number of such controlled devices and detection means have been provided, and as a result, the number of operation buttons for selecting display items and display contents has increased.

By the way, these display sections and operation buttons are all arranged on a display device.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, it is difficult to secure space for a large number of display parts and operation buttons on a display device, and the display device is often
On the contrary, it is necessary to make the display section and operation buttons smaller. Furthermore, since this display device is disposed on the front side of the handlebar of a motorcycle, it is difficult to reach, especially when the display device is large, and operability deteriorates as the number of operation buttons increases.

The present invention has been made against the background of the above circumstances, and is a vehicle operation switch that can display a large amount of driving information on the display device, has an operation switch arranged separately from the display device, and can be easily operated from the riding position. 'The aim is to provide AI.

(Failure to solve the problem) This departure I! j was made in consideration of the actual situation.

In a vehicle that is equipped with a control device that controls many types of controlled devices and a display device that displays driving information, and displays the driving information of the control device on the display device by operating an operating switch, the operating switch is displayed. It is characterized by being disposed on the upper surface of the vehicle body side member between the device and the riding position.

(Operation) In this invention, when the operation button of the operation switch is selected and operated, the control device operates according to the selection command.
Predetermined operation information by the controlled device is displayed on the display section of the display device. Since this operation switch is arranged separately from the display device, space for the display section can be easily secured and more driving information can be displayed. Furthermore, since the operating switch is located near the riding position, the operating button can be easily selected while riding the vehicle.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to a motorcycle will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a pronk diagram of a central control device to which the present invention is applied.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a front control section, and 2 denotes a rear control section, which are disposed separately at the front and rear parts of the vehicle body.

The front control section 1 and the rear control section 2 are connected by a multiplex transmission line 3. Control command signals are input to the front control section 1 from input means such as the right steering wheel 7-inch section 4, the left steering wheel switch section 5, and the operation switch rotor, and detection signals are input from various types of detection means 7.

The front control section 1 serves as a control center.

Based on this input information, various types of controlled devices 8 are controlled, and operation command signals are transmitted to the rear control section 2. The rear controller 2 receives this operation command signal and controls the controlled device 9 under the control of the front controller 1. Furthermore, the detection signals from the various types of detection means 10 are sent to the rear control section 2.
The controlled device 9 is controlled from this input signal and the operation command signal of the front control section l. Then, the controlled equipment 9, which is controlled by the rear control section 2 at the same time and in rotation, is independently controlled based on the input signal, and the human power information obtained from the detection means 10 is transmitted to the front control section 1.

The front control unit 1 displays on the display device 11 information obtained from the various types of detection-P stages 7.10 mounted thereon and operation information such as control information for the controlled equipment 8.9.

The operation switch 6 has various operation buttons and is arranged on the upper surface of the vehicle body side member between the display device ii and the riding position. Then, by operating the operation button, the if7 side control p
Activate part 1, display part i! At t11, a large number of driving information is selected and displayed.

Figures 2 to 7 show a more specific embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a motorcycle, where Figure f:i'S2 is a side view of the motorcycle, Figure 3 is a plan view of the front side of the vehicle body, 4 is a plan view of the display device, FIG. 5 is a side view of the operation switch, FIG. 6 is a view showing the operation switch in an open state, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the operation switch.

The front control section 1 is built into a display device 11 built into a fairing 12 provided to cover the sides of the vehicle body from the front side, and this display device 11 is located in front of the handlebar 13. On the other hand, the contact side control section 2 is arranged below the seat 14. The multi-hair transmission line 3 between the front control section 1 and the rear control section 2 is composed of, for example, an optical fiber. The front control section 1 and the left and right handle switch sections 4 and 5 are connected by wire harnesses 15 and 16 made up of signal lines, as shown in FIG. 1iI side control device 1 includes these left and right handle switch parts 4, 5, speed sensors 17,'! ! Based on input signals from detection means such as information sensors and operation switches 6, various types of controlled devices such as left and right flasher lamps 18, headlights 19, clocks, speedometers, distance meters, etc. are controlled, and the display device 11 Displays predetermined driving information.

Operation information signals such as suspension pressure regulation command information, front brake switch status information, fuel pump operation command, etc. are transmitted from the engine side control section 1 to the rear side control section 2 via the multiplex transmission line 3.

After receiving the driving information signal from the after-morning side control unit 2,
Under the control of the if-side control unit 1, it cooperates with controlled devices such as the suspension air pressure adjustment device 20 and stop lamp 21, and detection signals from detection means such as the gear position sensor 23 of the transmission provided in the internal combustion engine rA22. and control. Also, from the detection signal by the detection means,
In addition to controlling the controlled equipment with processing rotation based on the judgment of the rear control i'l 12, it also controls the operation of information obtained from the detection means, such as remaining fuel amount information, gear position information of the transmission, rear brake inch state, etc. The information is transmitted to the front control section 1.

Table Hidden Display Device 44 As shown in the figure, on the upper left side of the display panel 24, there are a left direction indicator 25 for instructing a left turn, and a neutral indicator 26 for indicating that the transmission gear is in a neutral state. It is provided. On the other hand, on the right side, a right direction direction indicator 27 for instructing a right turn, a headlight reserve lighting indicator 28, and a headlight high beam lighting indicator 29 are arranged. Furthermore, a speed display section 30 of a speedometer and an engine rotational speed display section 31 of a zone display type tachometer are provided at the center of the left side road of the display panel 24.

Roughly speaking, a selection display section 32 for selecting and displaying various types of driving information and an instruction display section 33 for indicating the contents of this selection display section 32 are provided in the center of the right road. Selection display section 32
Characters, numerical values, units, abnormality information, etc. indicating various driving information are displayed by selection, and in the instruction display section 33, for example, in the upper row, "rODOJ" indicating the vI calculated mileage, "rTRIP" indicating the additional trip to add the section distance. , rDIsT, which indicates a subtraction trip that is calculated by g from a predetermined set value.

Indicators such as rTI Mll, etc. indicating the driving time, rDRV-INFJ indicating the driving information, rALARM'' indicating the alarm information, etc. are provided at the bottom, and these can be freely controlled by the operation switch 6. It is designed to be selected. Further, a time display section 34 is disposed below the instruction display section 33, and a transmission gear stage display section 35 is disposed below the time display section 34. A cooling temperature display section 36, a fuel display section 37, and an engine oil display section 38 are provided below the instruction display section 33, respectively.

The operation switch is provided on the upper surface of the fuel tank 39 and connected to the display device 11 with a wire harness 40. That is, the operation switch 6 is disposed between the display device 11 and the riding position of the seat 14, and further on the upper surface of the dii side member. In this vehicle body side member, outside the fuel tank 39, a fuel tank is disposed below the seat 14, an air cleaner etc. are disposed above the internal combustion engine ry''J 22 and near the handle 13, and these are covered with a vehicle body cover. In a vehicle, it may be provided on the vehicle body cover.Furthermore, it may be provided on the fairings 12 located on both sides of the fuel tank 39, and it is a suitable location for riding and operating. .

As shown in Figure 55 and No. 6U, 4, the operation switch 6 has an operation button 6b on the lid 6a, and a box 6C fixed to the vehicle body, which has various fuses 41 for the electrical system built therein. There is an open/close switch 42a on the body 6a and the box body 6C.
42b is provided and can be opened and closed by an opening/closing key so that the fuse 41 can be easily replaced. Also,
Since the lid body 6a is opened and closed by an opening/closing key, the fuse 41 is prevented from being stolen, and since the fuse 41 is built into the operation switch 6 and is integrated, there is no need to secure a special storage space.

The operation button 6b of the operation switch 6 is arranged as shown in FIG. 7, and is used to operate the selection display section 32 and the instruction display section 33 of the display device 11.

That is, the rDRV-INFRESETJ button sets travel information such as vi-calculated untraveled distance section travel distance and travel time to zero. In addition, the rDRV-INF DISTSETJ button is used to make the desired settings for the subtraction trip and rcLOcK RE.
SETJ*+ sets the clock time, for example, every 30 minutes, and the rcLOcK ADJJ button adjusts the clock time. To make this adjustment, operate the rFUNcJ button.
The set position is designated by moving the cursor that lights up on the selection display 1132 in the left and right directions. Then, by using the "+" and "-" buttons at the position specified by the cursor, the number 1 is added or subtracted, and a predetermined numerical value is set in the 1 selection display section 32.

The rALM C0NTJ button turns the alarm location display ON and O.
Perform FF.

The rFUNCJ button is used, as described above, to set a predetermined numerical value on the 1 selection display section 32, and moves the illuminated cursor in the left and right directions to designate the set position. rDI
The 5PAYJ button is used to select the driving information displayed on the selection display section 32, and moves the illuminated cursor in the lower part of the instruction display section 33 in the horizontal direction. This rDIs
Operate the PAYJ button to select "rcLAss" and
Operate the automatic/manual switch button for vehicle height adjustment of T/'MANJ?
'Specify either with "rFRONT" and the front or rear button of rREARJ. In the case of automatic adjustment, use the "H", "M", and "L" buttons to automatically adjust the settings to high, medium,
Specify low.

The rDRV-INF l/2J button switches between driving information total mode and section mode display. 1↓chi, rDR
V-INF 1 / 2 Press the J button to display “1” and “2”.
'' display changes alternately, and when it is ``engine'', total mode information is displayed. Further, when "2" is displayed, information on the section mote is displayed. The ``rRE V'' button is used when you drive on the wrong route, etc., and subtracts the section distance. rM
The ile/KmJ button specifies the middle mileage displayed on the selection display section 32.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show another embodiment in which a preliminary starter switch is provided inside the operation switch.

The auxiliary starter switch 43 is a push-button manually operated automatic return a contact, and is connected in parallel to the main starter switch 44 to a power supply circuit that drives a starter relay 45.

The main starter switch 44 is an automatic return a contact configured with an electromagnetic relay or the like, and is UR closed by the front control unit 1 that centrally controls the controlled devices.

The starter relay 45 is connected to a starter motor drive circuit composed of a starter 46, a main switch 47, and a starter motor 48, and an ignition system 49 is further connected to this starter motor drive circuit.

When the main switch 47 is closed, the ignition system 49 is activated, and the main starter inch 44 is closed via the front control section 1 by operating the handle switch section. Thereby,
Starter relay 45 closes and drives starter motor 48. In this case, if the front control part I does not operate normally, the lid 6a of the operation switch 2 is opened and the preliminary starter switch 43 is manually operated. As a result, the starter relay 45 is activated and the starter motor 4
Drive 8.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in a vehicle in which driving information is displayed on a display device using an operation switch, the operation switch is placed between the display device and the riding position on the top surface of the vehicle body side member. Since they are arranged separately, a lot of driving information can be displayed on the display device, and it can be easily operated from the riding position.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a centralized control unit to which this invention is applied;
Fig. 2 is a side view of a motorcycle to which the present invention is applied, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the front part a of the vehicle body, Fig. 4 is a plan view of the display device, Fig. 5 is a side view of the operation switch, Fig. 6 is FIG. 7 is a plan view of the operation switch; FIG. 8 is a side view showing another embodiment in which the operation switch is provided with a spare starter switch; FIG. 9 The figure is a circuit diagram for driving a starter motor. ■...Front side control section 2...Rear side control section 6...
Operation switch 11...Display device 12...Fairing 13...Handle 14...Seat
32... Selection display section 33... Instruction display section 39.
...Fuel tank No. 5 @ 6a Dan 6C Fig. 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a vehicle that is equipped with a control device that controls many types of controlled devices and a display device that displays driving information, and displays the driving information of the control device on the display device by operating an operation switch, the operation switch is connected to the display device. and the riding position,
A vehicle operation switch device installed on the top of a vehicle body side member.