WO2017026185A1

WO2017026185A1 - Shift device

Info

Publication number: WO2017026185A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/069289
Authority: WO
Inventors: 宏征伊藤
Original assignee: 株式会社東海理化電機製作所
Priority date: 2015-08-07
Filing date: 2016-06-29
Publication date: 2017-02-16
Also published as: JP2017035933A

Abstract

In a shift lever device (10), a shift lever (20) is inserted into an insertion hole (18A) of a housing (12) and a through-hole (30) of a frame (28). Insertion tubes (32A) of an anchoring plate (32) of the frame (28) are inserted into the insertion holes (18A) of the restricting plate (18) of the housing (12), and the anchoring plate (32) and the restricting plate (18) are then anchored to a floor of a vehicle cabin, thereby restricting movement of the housing (12). As a result, the housing (12) can be properly installed on the floor of the vehicle cabin.

Description

Shift device

The present invention relates to a shift device in which a shift body is moved to change a shift position.

In the shift lever device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-252835, a shift lever is disposed on the body, and the shift lever is inserted between the upper ends of the plate portions of the body. Further, the frame is fixed to the vehicle body side in the fixing hole, and the fitting protrusion of the frame is fitted into the fitting groove portion of the plate portion.

Here, in this shift lever device, the body is not fixed to the vehicle body side at the fixed portion of the frame to the vehicle body side. Furthermore, the fitting protrusion does not press the fitting groove portion toward the vehicle body.

The object of the present invention is to obtain a shift device capable of appropriately assembling the arrangement body on the vehicle body side in consideration of the above facts.

The shift device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a shift body that is moved to change a shift position, an arrangement body in which the shift body is arranged, and an insertion portion, and the insertion portion is inserted into the arrangement body. And a fixed body that is fixed to the vehicle body side at the insertion portion and that restricts movement of the arrangement body relative to the vehicle body side.

The shift device according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a shift body that is moved to change a shift position, an arrangement body in which the shift body is disposed, and an insertion portion through which the shift body is inserted is provided. And a fixed body that is fixed to the side and presses the insertion portion toward the vehicle body.

The shift device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the shift device according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein the shift device restricts movement of the shift body from a predetermined shift position at a predetermined opportunity by the arrangement body. I have.

In the shift device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the shift body is moved to change the shift position. Furthermore, the shift body is arrange | positioned at the arrangement body.

Here, the insertion portion is provided in the fixed body, the insertion portion is inserted into the arrangement body, and the fixed body is fixed to the vehicle body side at the insertion portion, so that the movement of the arrangement body with respect to the vehicle body side is restricted. For this reason, the arrangement body can be appropriately assembled to the vehicle body side.

In the shift device of the second aspect of the present invention, the shift body is moved to change the shift position. Furthermore, the shift body is arrange | positioned at the arrangement | positioning body, and the shift body is penetrated in the insertion part of the arrangement | positioning body.

Here, the fixed body is fixed to the vehicle body side and presses the insertion part to the vehicle body side. For this reason, the arrangement body can be appropriately assembled to the vehicle body side.

In the shift device of the third aspect of the present invention, the restricting means restricts the movement of the shift body from the predetermined shift position by the arrangement body at a predetermined opportunity. Here, since the arrangement body can be appropriately assembled on the vehicle body side as described above, the movement of the shift body from the predetermined shift position can be appropriately restricted by the arrangement body.

It is the perspective view seen from the left diagonal back which shows the shift lever apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the left diagonal back which shows the functional part of the shift lever apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the left diagonal back which shows the fixing | fixed part of the shift lever apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shift lever device 10 as a shift device according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed obliquely from the left rear, and FIG. 2 shows a functional portion of the shift lever device 10 on the left. It is shown in the perspective view seen from diagonally backward. In the drawing, the front of the shift lever device 10 is indicated by an arrow FR, the right side of the shift lever device 10 is indicated by an arrow RH, and the upper side of the shift lever device 10 is indicated by an arrow UP.

The shift lever device 10 according to the present embodiment is a so-called straight type. The shift lever device 10 is a floor type and is assembled to the floor (vehicle body side) of the passenger compartment in the vehicle width direction of the driver's seat (not shown) of the vehicle (automobile). The front, right, and upper side of 10 are directed to the front, right, and upper side of the vehicle, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shift lever device 10 is provided with a resin-made substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped housing 12 (first plate) as an arrangement body, and the housing 12 has rigidity. ing. The longitudinal dimension and vertical dimension of the housing 12 are increased, and the lateral dimension of the housing 12 is decreased. An upper wall of the housing 12 is an insertion wall 14 (strength gate portion) having a rectangular shape in plan view as an insertion portion, and the insertion wall 14 is elongated in the front-rear direction. The insertion wall 14 is formed with an insertion hole 14 A having a long rectangular shape in plan view, and the insertion hole 14 A is elongated in the front-rear direction.

A substantially rectangular detent hole 16 is formed in the upper part of the left wall and the right wall of the housing 12 as a restriction hole at a position in the front-rear direction of the insertion hole 14A, and the pair of detent holes 16 are formed in the left-right direction. Opposed. From the front-rear direction intermediate portion of the upper surface of the detent hole 16, long rectangular plate-shaped first protrusions 16 A and second protrusions 16 B as restricting parts constituting the restricting means protrude. The protrusion 16B is integrated in the front-rear direction. The first protrusion 16A and the second protrusion 16B each extend downward to form a detent groove, and the first protrusion 16A is disposed on the front side with respect to the second protrusion 16B, and the second protrusion It protrudes downward relative to 16B.

At both ends of the left and right walls of the housing 12 in the front-rear direction, a substantially semicircular plate-like limiting plate 18 as a fixed portion is integrally provided at the lower end. It protrudes outward in the direction. The limiting plate 18 is formed with a circular insertion hole 18A as an inserted portion, and the insertion hole 18A penetrates the limiting plate 18 in the vertical direction. Further, as will be described later, the housing 12 is fixed to the floor portion of the passenger compartment by the restriction plate 18.

A lower end portion (base end portion) of a substantially long rod-shaped shift lever 20 as a shift body is supported on the lower end portion of the housing 12 so as to be rotatable (movable). It is inserted through the insertion hole 14 A (inside the insertion wall 14) and extends upward from the housing 12. The shift lever 20 can be rotated in the front-rear direction by the vehicle occupant (especially the driver) at the upper end (tip), and the shift lever 20 is shifted from the front side to the rear side as a shift position. The “P” position (parking position, predetermined shift position), “R” position (reverse position), “N” position (neutral position), and “D” position (drive position) can be rotated.

A substantially rectangular column-shaped detent pin 22 as a displacement portion is provided in the middle portion of the shift lever 20 in the vertical direction (axial direction), and the detent pin 22 extends to both sides in the left-right direction of the shift lever 20. The left side portion and the right side portion are penetrated (inserted) into the left and right detent holes 16 of the housing 12, respectively. The detent pin 22 is displaceable in the front-rear direction (radial direction) of the shift lever 20 and is displaceable in the up-down direction (axial direction) of the shift lever 20. The detent pin 22 is urged upward, and the detent pin 22 is disposed above the lower end of the second protrusion 16 B of the detent hole 16.

An operation button (not shown) as an operation unit is provided at the upper end portion of the shift lever 20, and the detent pin 22 resists the urging force when the operation button is operated by the occupant. The detent hole 16 is disposed below the lower end of the first protrusion 16 A of the detent hole 16.

When the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “P” position to the “R” position, and when the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “R” position to the “P” position, the operation of the shift lever 20 is performed. When the button is not operated, the rotation of the detent pin 22 is limited by the first protrusion 16A, and the rotation operation of the shift lever 20 is limited. Further, when the operation button of the shift lever 20 is not operated when the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “N” position to the “R” position, the rotation of the detent pin 22 is restricted by the second protrusion 16B. Thus, the turning operation of the shift lever 20 is restricted.

On the other hand, when the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “P” position to the “R” position and when the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “R” position to the “P” position, the shift lever 20 is moved. When the operation button is operated, the detent pin 22 is displaced to the lower side of the first protrusion 16A, whereby the rotation of the detent pin 22 is permitted and the rotation operation of the shift lever 20 is permitted. The Further, when the operation button of the shift lever 20 is operated when the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “N” position to the “R” position, the detent pin 22 is located below the second protrusion 16B. By being displaced, the rotation of the detent pin 22 is permitted, and the rotation operation of the shift lever 20 is permitted.

A shift lock mechanism 24 as a restricting mechanism constituting a restricting means is provided at the front portion of the housing 12, and a substantially rectangular columnar lock link 26 as a restricting member is provided in the shift lock mechanism 24. . The lock link 26 is disposed on the left side of the housing 12, and the lock link 26 is supported at the lower end portion (base end portion) so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. A rectangular parallelepiped lock projection 26A is integrally provided at the upper end portion (tip portion) of the lock link 26. The lock projection 26A protrudes to the right side and is inserted into the detent hole 16 on the left side of the housing 12. . The lock protrusion 26A is disposed immediately before the first protrusion 16A of the detent hole 16, and the upper end of the lock protrusion 26A is disposed at substantially the same position in the vertical direction with respect to the lower end of the first protrusion 16A.

The shift lock mechanism 24 is electrically connected to a vehicle control device (not shown). A brake (not shown) as a vehicle braking means is electrically connected to the control device, and the brake is operated by an occupant to brake the vehicle.

When the brake is not operated when the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “P” position to the “R” position, the forward rotation of the lock link 26 is restricted, so that the shift lever 20 The downward displacement of the detent pin 22 due to the operation of the operation button is limited by the lock projection 26A of the lock link 26, and the rearward rotation of the detent pin 22 is limited by the first projection 16A of the detent hole 16. . For this reason, the turning operation to the rear side of the shift lever 20 is locked (restricted), and the turning operation of the shift lever 20 from the “P” position to the “R” position is locked.

On the other hand, when the brake is operated when the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “P” position to the “R” position, the lock link 26 is rotated to the front side. Displacement of the detent pin 22 to the lower side by the operation of the operation button is permitted, and rotation of the detent pin 22 to the rear side is permitted. Therefore, the turning operation of the shift lever 20 to the rear side is permitted, and the turning operation of the shift lever 20 from the “P” position to the “R” position is permitted.

The shift lever device 10 is provided with a frame 28 (second plate) having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a fixed body. The frame 28 is made of metal (for example, made of magnesium) and is compared with the housing 12. Stiffness and strength are increased. The longitudinal dimension and the vertical dimension of the frame 28 are increased, and the lateral dimension of the frame 28 is decreased. The left and right walls of the frame 28 are provided only at the front, rear, upper and lower portions, and the central portions of the left and right walls of the frame 28 are opened. The front wall and the rear wall of the frame 28 are provided only in the upper part, and the portions other than the upper part of the front wall and the rear wall of the frame 28 are opened. The upper wall of the frame 28 is provided only at the front, rear, left, and right portions, and the central portion of the upper wall of the frame 28 is opened, and a through-hole 30 having a long rectangular shape in plan view passes therethrough. Is formed.

At both ends of the left and right walls of the frame 28 in the front-rear direction, a substantially semicircular plate-like fixing plate 32 is integrally provided as a fixing portion at the lower end. The fixing plate 32 is provided in the left-right direction of the frame 28. It protrudes outward. The fixed plate 32 is integrally provided with a cylindrical insertion tube 32A (see FIG. 3) as an insertion portion (collar portion). The insertion tube 32A protrudes downward from the fixed plate 32, and The inside is open to the upper side and the lower side. The restriction plate 18 of the housing 12 is disposed below the fixed plate 32, and the outer diameter of the insertion tube 32A is made smaller than the diameter of the insertion hole 18A of the restriction plate 18, and the insertion tube 32A is The restriction plate 18 is reinforced by being inserted into the insertion hole 18A. The fixing plate 32 and the limiting plate 18 are fixed to the floor of the passenger compartment by fastening bolts and nuts (not shown) as fixing means, and the fixing plate 32 and the limiting plate 18 are bolt heads (expanded diameter). Part) and the floor of the passenger compartment. Thereby, the housing 12 and the frame 28 are fixed to the floor portion of the passenger compartment, and the movement of the housing 12 and the frame 28 in the vertical direction (the insertion direction of the insertion cylinder 32A into the insertion hole 18A) is limited. The shift lever device 10 is assembled on the floor of the passenger compartment.

The front and rear portions of the left and right walls of the frame 28 are in contact with the front and rear portions of the left and right surfaces of the housing 12, respectively, and the upper portions of the left and right walls of the frame 28 are respectively in the housing 12. The left and right surfaces of the insertion wall 14 are in contact with each other. The front wall and the rear wall of the frame 28 are in contact with the front surface and the rear surface of the insertion wall 14, respectively, and the front, rear, left, and right portions of the upper wall of the frame 28 are respectively on the upper surface of the insertion wall 14. It is in contact with the front, rear, left and right parts. For this reason, the housing 12 is fitted in the frame 28, and the frame 28 reinforces the housing 12.

The through hole 30 on the upper wall of the frame 28 opens the entire insertion hole 14A (inside the insertion wall 14) of the housing 12 upward, and the shift lever 20 is inserted into the through hole 30.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

In the shift lever device 10 having the above configuration, the shift lever 20 is inserted through the insertion hole 14A (inside the insertion wall 14) of the housing 12 and the through hole 30 of the upper wall of the frame 28, and the shift lever 20 rotates in the front-rear direction. By operating, the shift position of the shift lever 20 is changed.

In addition, when the operation button of the shift lever 20 is not operated when the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “P” position to the “R” position, the detent pin 22 of the shift lever 20 is detent hole of the housing 12. The first lever 16 is in contact with the first protrusion 16 A, and the rotation operation of the shift lever 20 from the “P” position to the “R” position is restricted.

In addition, when the brake is not operated when the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “P” position to the “R” position, the forward rotation of the lock link 26 of the shift lock mechanism 24 is restricted. The downward displacement of the detent pin 22 due to the operation of the operation button of the shift lever 20 is limited by the lock protrusion 26A of the lock link 26. Therefore, the rearward rotation of the detent pin 22 is restricted by the first protrusion 16A, and the rotation operation of the shift lever 20 from the “P” position to the “R” position is locked.

On the other hand, when the brake is operated when the shift lever 20 is rotated from the “P” position to the “R” position, the lock link 26 is rotated forward, and the operation button of the shift lever 20 is operated. Displacement of the detent pin 22 to the lower side by the operation is allowed. For this reason, when the operation button is operated and the detent pin 22 is displaced to the lower side of the first protrusion 16A, the rearward rotation of the detent pin 22 is permitted, and “P” of the shift lever 20 is allowed. A rotation operation from the position to the “R” position is permitted.

Here, in a state where the insertion cylinder 32A of the fixing plate 32 of the frame 28 is inserted into the insertion hole 18A of the limiting plate 18 of the housing 12, the fixing plate 32 and the limiting plate 18 are fastened with bolts and nuts to the floor portion of the passenger compartment. The movement of the housing 12 in the vertical direction is limited. For this reason, the housing 12 can be appropriately assembled to the floor of the passenger compartment.

Further, the insertion cylinder 32A is provided integrally with the frame 28 (fixing plate 32), and when the housing 12 is fitted into the frame 28, the insertion cylinder 32A is inserted into the insertion hole 18A of the housing 12 (restriction plate 18). Inserted into. For this reason, unlike the case where the insertion cylinder 32A is separated from the frame 28, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. In addition, unlike the case where the insertion cylinder 32A is separated from the frame 28 and the housing 12 is fitted in the frame 28, the shift lever is different from the case where the insertion cylinder 32A is inserted into the insertion hole 18A. The number of assembling steps of the apparatus 10 can be reduced, and the cost can be further reduced. Further, the housing 12 and the frame 28 (fixing plate 32 and limiting plate 18) are fixed to the floor of the passenger compartment by fastening bolts and nuts, and at the same time, the housing 12 is fixed in the frame 28 and the fixing plate 32 is limited. Since fixation to the board 18 and fixation to the insertion hole 18A of the insertion cylinder 32A can be performed, the number of parts and assembly man-hours of the shift lever device 10 can be reduced, and the cost can be further reduced.

The front, rear, left and right portions of the upper wall of the frame 28 are the front, rear, left and right portions of the top surface of the insertion wall 14 of the housing 12 on the lower side (vehicle compartment floor side). Pressing. For this reason, when the shift lever 20 is disposed at the “P” position and the brake is not operated, even if an overload to the rear side is input to the shift lever 20, the detent pin 22 of the shift lever 20 is The upward movement (lifting) of the insertion wall 14 and the first protrusion 16 A by pressing the 12 first protrusions 16 A to the rear side with a high load can be limited by the frame 28. As a result, the housing 12 can be appropriately assembled to the floor portion of the passenger compartment, and the load capable of restricting the rotation of the shift lever 20 from the “P” position to the “R” position by the first protrusion 16A and the lock link 26. Can be improved.

Further, the upper left and right walls of the frame 28 are in contact with the left and right surfaces of the insertion wall 14, respectively, and the front and rear walls of the frame 28 are in contact with the front and rear surfaces of the insertion wall 14, respectively. Yes. For this reason, when the shift lever 20 is disposed at the “P” position and the brake is not operated, even if an overload to the rear side is input to the shift lever 20, the detent pin 22 of the shift lever 20 is The upward movement (lifting) of the insertion wall 14 and the first protrusion 16 A by pressing the 12 first protrusions 16 A to the rear side with a high load can be further restricted by the frame 28. As a result, the housing 12 can be more appropriately assembled to the floor portion of the passenger compartment, and the rotation of the shift lever 20 from the “P” position to the “R” position can be regulated by the first protrusion 16A and the lock link 26. The load can be further improved.

Further, the housing 12 is fitted in the frame 28, and the frame 28 reinforces the housing 12. For this reason, it is not necessary to increase the thickness dimension of the housing 12, the dimension (especially the dimension in the left-right direction) of the shift lever device 10 can be reduced, and the shift lever device 10 can be miniaturized.

In the present embodiment, the insertion cylinder 32A of the frame 28 may be inserted into the insertion hole 18A of the housing 12. In this case, by inserting the insertion tube 32A into the insertion hole 18A at a plurality of locations and fixing the fixing plate 32 and the limiting plate 18 to the vehicle body side, the housing 12 is inserted in the horizontal direction (the insertion tube 32A is inserted vertically into the insertion hole 18A). (Direction) can be restricted.

In this embodiment, the shift lever device 10 is a straight type, and the shift lever 20 can be rotated only in the front-rear direction. However, the shift lever device 10 may be a gate type, and the shift lever 20 may be rotatable in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the shift lever device 10 is a floor type and installed on the floor of the vehicle compartment. However, the shift lever device 10 may be installed on a column cover or an instrument panel in the passenger compartment.

The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-157070 filed on August 7, 2015 is incorporated herein by reference.

10 Shift lever device (shift device)
12 Housing (arrangement body)
14 Insertion wall (insertion part)
16A 1st projection (regulating means)
16B 2nd protrusion (regulation means)
20 Shift lever (shift body)
24 Shift lock mechanism (regulation means)
28 frame (fixed body)
32A Insertion tube (insertion part)

Claims

A shift body that is moved to change the shift position;
An arrangement in which the shift body is arranged;
A fixed body that is provided with an insertion portion, the insertion portion is inserted into the arrangement body, and fixed to the vehicle body side at the insertion portion, and movement of the arrangement body with respect to the vehicle body side is restricted;
A shift device comprising:
The shift device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion portion is inserted into the arrangement body.
A shift body that is moved to change the shift position;
An arrangement body in which the shift body is arranged and an insertion portion through which the shift body is inserted is provided;
A fixed body that is fixed to the vehicle body side and presses the insertion portion to the vehicle body side;
A shift device comprising:
The shift device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a restricting unit that restricts movement of the shift body from a predetermined shift position at a predetermined opportunity by the arrangement body.
5. The shift device according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement body is accommodated in the fixed body.
The shift device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the arrangement body is fitted to the fixed body.
The shift device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the arrangement body is sandwiched by the fixed body.