JPS6349378Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field This invention relates to an operating lever operating position display device for an automatic transmission for an automobile, and more particularly to an operating lever operating position recognition device that allows the operating position of the operating lever to be confirmed by the touch of the hand.

BACKGROUND ART In recent years, with the rapid development of electronic technology, electronic control and automatic control of automobile engines have progressed, and automatic transmission vehicles having automatic transmission mechanisms that can be easily driven even by beginners have been put into practical use.

By the way, the automatic transmission operating lever operation position display device in such a conventional automatic transmission vehicle has a display device that displays the selection position of the transmission around the operating lever 1 of the automatic transmission, as shown in FIG. 1, for example. Generally, a structure is used in which a display section 3 having a plurality of arranged signs 2 indicating . However, the display of the select position sign 2 using the indicator 4 has the disadvantage that it is easy to misread it depending on the direction of the driver's eyes. For this reason, the indicator 4 is provided with a frame that surrounds the sign 2 (Japanese Patent Publication No. 57-117229), and the indicator 4 is provided with a frame body that covers the sign 2 other than the select position so that it cannot be seen (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 57-134332). has also been proposed. However, in all of these systems, the display device is located below the driver's seat, which requires the driver to operate the display device by looking downward from the front while driving, which can lead to traffic accidents. . For this reason, attempts have been made to display the operating position of the select position on the display device of the dash board, but although it is suitable for recognizing the select position while driving, the direction of the hand and eye is separated when operating the switch. Therefore, operability could not contribute to safety.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and allows the driver to recognize and switch the select position without taking his eyes off the road while driving.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an operating position recognition device for an operating lever of an automatic transmission for an automobile, which provides operability and safety. Therefore, the present invention is characterized in that the handle of the operating lever is provided with a responsive part for recognizing the select position, which operates in conjunction with the select position. With such a configuration, the driver can confirm the select position of the control lever by the touch of his/her hand, and there is no need to turn his/her eyes downward from the direction of travel, improving operability and improving ease of use in an emergency. Since countermeasures are taken, traffic accidents can be prevented.

The best form for implementing ideas Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

2 and 3 are perspective views and operation explanatory diagrams of the operating lever operation position recognition device for an automatic transmission for automobiles according to the present invention, and are attached to the handle 5 of the operating lever 1 and operated in conjunction with the operating lever. An operation position recognition device 6 is shown that transmits the select position by touch of the hand. It should be noted that the display device of the operating lever 1 other than the operating position recognition device 6 has the same structure as the above-mentioned conventional example, and the same functional parts are given the same symbols and the explanation will be omitted. That is, this lever operation position recognition device 6
The actuator 7 is attached to the handle 5 and transmits and displays the select position of the operating lever by the touch of the hand, and the select position detector 8 of the operating lever detects the select position of the operating lever and operates the responsive unit 7.
It consists of More specifically, in order to improve operability, the handle 5 of the operating lever 1 is formed into a finger-shaped wavy shape that is easy to grip with the hand, and the wavy recess 9
A responsive portion 7 is provided with holes 12 through which actuating rods 11 of built-in solenoids 10 can protrude from the wall surface of the handle 5, respectively. Further, the select position detection section 8 of the operating lever 1 is attached to the operating lever 1 and the reed switch 13 arranged corresponding to the select position 2 of the operating lever 1, respectively, and is close to the reed switch 13 and detects the operating magnetic field. Each reed switch 13 is configured to operate a solenoid 10 disposed corresponding to the response section 7 by a drive circuit 14. 15 is a drive circuit 14
This is the main switch for the engine, and opens the circuit when not in operation. According to such a configuration, when the driver grasps and operates the handle 5 of the operating lever 1,
The actuating rod 11 of the solenoid 10 corresponding to the select position protrudes from the wall surface of the handle 5, giving a feel to the hand. Since the protruding position changes each time the select position is switched, the driver can
The select position is always recognized by the touch of the hand.

In this way, the present invention provides a responsive part on the handle of the operating lever that operates in accordance with the select position, and operates this using the detecting part of the operating lever, so that the driver can The position of the operating lever can be confirmed by feel, providing ease of operation and safety.

In the above embodiment, the response part attached to the handle of the operating lever has a structure in which the operating rod of the solenoid protrudes from the wall surface, but it is not necessary to do so. Any structure is effective as long as it can be sensed by the touch of the driver's hand when the driver grasps the control lever. Further, although magnetic force is used for the select position detection section of the operating lever, it is of course possible to use mechanical detection means, a photoelectric switch, etc. as appropriate.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional control lever operating position display device for an automatic transmission for an automobile, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a device for recognizing the operating position of an operating lever for an automatic transmission for an automobile according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of FIG. 2; DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Operation lever, 5... Handle, 7... Response part, 8... Position detection sensor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A responsive part corresponding to the select position is provided on the handle of the operating lever of the automatic transmission, and the responsive part is actuated by the output of a sensor that detects the select position position of the operating lever, and the select position is determined by the touch of the hand. An operating lever position recognition device for an automatic transmission, characterized in that the operating lever position recognition device for an automatic transmission is configured to confirm the following.