JPS6218124Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a tilt indicating device for indicating the tilt of a tilt handle of a vehicle.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, for example, in U.S. Pat. A tilt handle has been proposed that allows the handle to be flipped up out of the way.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a steering column 7 is supported with a bracket 8 on the dash panel 4, and an upper steering column 7a that supports a steering shaft 6a with a connecting pin 5 at its upper end is bendable. Connected. The upper steering shaft 6a to which the handle 15 is connected is bendably connected to the steering shaft 6 supported by the steering column 7 through a universal joint about the connecting pin 5.

By rotating an adjustment lever 9 connected to the upper steering column 7a with a knob 10, the steering shaft 6a is tilted about the connecting pin 5, and the height of the handle 15 can be adjusted. In connection with the above-mentioned adjustment lever, an indicator plate is provided on the vehicle body side to indicate the tilt of the steering wheel, but in conventional models, the indicator line and the scale of the indicator plate are different due to the installation tolerance between the tilt lever and the indicator plate. There will be variations in the relative position.

In order to correct for this kind of variation, some machines attach paper with printed scales using the indicator line attached to the adjustment lever as a reference, but this is inefficient and makes it difficult to obtain accurate positioning. is difficult.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an adjustment handle tilt indicating device that has a simple structure and can easily adjust the position between the scale of the indicator plate and the indicator line of the adjustment lever. be.

[Means for solving the problem] In order to achieve the above object, the structure of the present invention is such that a nut member is fixed to an instruction plate that indicates the inclination of the tilt handle, and a fixing member that slidably supports the nut member is provided. Both ends of an adjustment bolt screwed into the nut member are rotatably supported on the frame, the fixed frame is supported on the vehicle body side, and the control lever for adjusting the tilt handle is supported on the side of the indicator plate. It is equipped with an indicator piece.

[Operation] By rotating the adjustment bolt 28 rotatably supported by the fixed frame 25 on the vehicle body side, the support plate 21 screwed onto the adjustment bolt 28 is screwed, and the indicator piece 12 supported on the handle side is rotated. The appropriate placement is set.

[Embodiment of the invention] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tilt indicating device according to the present invention includes a control panel 14 with a bracket 3, an indicator plate 13 fixed to the vehicle body side, and a knob 10.
and an indicator piece 12 integrally formed with.

As shown in FIG.
The control panel 14 mainly includes an operating knob and a display for the air conditioning system, and an operating knob 16 for the window cleaner is disposed on the side wall.

An indicator plate 13 supported on the vehicle body together with the control panel 14 is provided with a scale indicating the inclination of the steering wheel. On the other hand, the indicator piece 12 is provided with an indicator line 12a corresponding to the scale.

As shown in FIG. 3, the indicator plate 13 is composed of a box-shaped housing 21 made of synthetic resin and a fixed frame 25 made of a steel plate, both of which are connected by adjusting bolts 28 so as to be relatively slidable. The back surface of the housing 21 is inclined in an arc shape, and an opening 21a is provided in the lower end wall. In addition, the housing 21
A block 22 made of synthetic resin is integrally connected inside the body, and a nut 26 made of metal is embedded in this block 22.

The fixed frame 25 is slidably supported along a bottom edge 29 so as to close the bottom of the housing 21, and a mounting piece 24 is provided from the lower end thereof, which is bent at a substantially right angle. Further, a support piece 25a is formed by bending the upper end at a right angle to the plate surface, and a support piece 25b facing the support piece 25a is formed.
is formed by cutting and raising from the fixed frame 25. and,
The support piece 25b is attached to the head 28a and the retaining ring 30 from both sides.
The adjustment bolt 28 is rotatably supported so as to be sandwiched therebetween, and the tip of the adjustment bolt 28 is rotatably supported by the support piece 25a together with a rubber plate 27 that prevents vibration.

In this way, the nut 26 coupled to the housing 21 is screwed into the adjustment bolt 28 rotatably supported by the fixed frame 25.

By configuring the present invention as described above, the fixed frame 25 is fixed to the control panel 14 or the bracket 3, and by rotating the adjustment bolt 28, the housing 21 is screwed together with the nut 26, and the knob of the adjustment lever is rotated. The relative position of the integrally formed indicator piece 12 with respect to the indicator line 12a is adjusted.

[Effect of the invention] As described above, in the present invention, after the adjustment lever 9 and the indicator plate 13 are mounted on the vehicle body, the indicator line 12a of the indicator piece 12 and the scale of the indicator plate 13 are adjusted by adjusting the adjustment bolt 2.
Since it can be adjusted to the correct position by rotating 8, the adjustment is much simpler than the conventional method of pasting printed scale paper to absorb the installation tolerance between the two, which improves work efficiency. can be significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the inside of a driver's seat of a vehicle equipped with a tilt steering wheel inclination indicating device according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the relationship between the control panel placed on the dash panel side and the tilt handle tilt indicating device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the tilt handle tilt indicating device according to the present invention. It is a diagram. 4: Dash panel, 6: Steering shaft, 7: Steering column, 9: Adjustment lever,
12: Instruction piece, 13: Instruction board, 14: Control panel, 1
5: Handle, 21: Housing, 25: Fixed frame, 26: Nut, 27: Rubber plate, 28: Adjustment bolt.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A nut member is fixed to an instruction plate that indicates the inclination of the tilt handle, and both ends of an adjustment bolt that is threadedly engaged with the nut member are rotatably supported by a fixed frame that slidably supports the nut member,
A tilt steering wheel tilt indicating device, characterized in that the fixed frame is supported on the vehicle body side, and an indicating piece supported by an operating lever for adjusting the tilt handle is disposed on the side of the indicating plate.