JPH0223895Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a retractable operating lever device, and particularly to a retractable operating lever device installed in a vehicle, such as a shift lever device of a vehicle transmission.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, so-called foldable operating lever devices have been used as shift levers or other operating levers installed in vehicles such as automobiles, and are configured so that the operating levers can be folded out of the way when not in use. It has been proposed, for example,
This is disclosed in Publication No. 126232 or Japanese Utility Model Application No. 59-70234.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The lever member must be constructed so that it will not be accidentally folded under normal usage conditions. However, conventionally, the more it is ensured that the lever member is not inadvertently folded, the more complex its structure becomes, and the more difficult it is to fold it and restore it to its use condition.

The object of the present invention is to provide a retractable operating lever device that solves the above-mentioned problems.

Means for Solving the Problems According to the present invention, the above-mentioned object includes two lever members on the distal end and the proximal end that are foldably connected to each other, and a lever member that receives the lever member and a guide plate having a slit-like opening for guiding movement; the two lever members are connected to each other so as to be rotatable only in a direction different from the extending direction of the slit-like opening; A first position in which the slit-shaped opening is located closer to the distal lever member than the connecting portion of the two lever members, and a first position in which the slit-shaped opening is located closer to the proximal lever member than the connecting portion. This is achieved by a retractable operating lever device, which is characterized in that it is movable between a second position and a second position.

Effects and Effects of the Invention According to the above-described configuration, when the guide plate is in the first position, the folding of the distal lever member is prevented by the guide plate, and the lever member is reliably maintained in the normal operating state. In contrast, when the guide plate is in the second position, the distal lever member is allowed to rotate relative to the proximal lever member, and this rotation causes the lever member to fold. be exposed. That is, according to the foldable operation lever device according to the present invention, the folding of the lever member is reliably prohibited only by the guide plate without requiring a special locking mechanism, and moreover, the folding of the lever member is reliably prohibited when the guide plate is This is accomplished by simply moving from the first position to the second position without requiring any complicated operations.

Embodiments Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show one embodiment of the foldable operating lever device according to the present invention.

1 and 2 show an example in which the foldable operating lever device according to the present invention is applied as a shift lever device for an automobile, and a shift lever 1 has a proximal lever member 2 and a distal lever member 3. and both are pivotally connected to each other by a pin 4. The proximal lever member 2 is pivotally supported at an end (not shown) from the vehicle body so as to be rotatable in two mutually orthogonal directions. An operating knob 5 is attached to the distal end of the distal lever member 3.

The foldable operating lever device according to the invention includes a guide plate 6 having slit-like openings 7 and 8 extending along the rotational direction of the proximal lever member 2. . Slit openings 7 and 8
extend in directions perpendicular to each other, and are designed to each receive the distal lever member 3 and guide its movement. The guide plate 6 is rotatably supported at one end by a fixed member 10 on the vehicle body side by a pivot 9, and the slit-shaped opening 7 is located closer to the tip lever member 3 than the pin 4. The slit opening 7 is rotatably displaceable between the first position and the second position in which the slit opening 7 is located closer to the proximal lever member 2 than the pin 4. The guide plate 5 is urged by a compression coil spring 11 toward the first position as shown by a solid line in FIG.
3, the control lever 14 is moved against the spring force of the compression coil spring 11 to the second position as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.

The pins 4 extend in a direction rotated by 45 degrees on the plane of their extension with respect to the direction in which the slit-like openings 7 and 8 extend, so that the distal lever member 3 is rotated relative to the proximal lever member 2. The slit-like opening 7
and 8 can only rotate in a direction different from the direction in which they extend.

Therefore, when the guide plate 6 is in the first position, the guide plate 6 prevents the distal lever member 3 from rotating around the axis of the pin 4 relative to the proximal lever member 2, and the lever member 3 is prevented from rotating around the axis of the pin 4. Folding is reliably prohibited, and the proximal lever member 2 and the distal lever member 3 are maintained in a linearly stretched state, that is, in a normal use state.

When the guide plate 6 is moved to the second position by the operating lever 14, the state in which the distal lever member 3 is prohibited from rotating by the guide plate 6 is released, and the distal lever member 3 rotates around the axis of the pin 4. It is in a state where it can be rotated. The tip side lever member 3 is rotated around the axis of the pin 4 and is brought down onto the guide plate 6, whereby the lever member is folded.

To restore the lever member folded as described above to its normal usage state, the distal lever member 3 is rotated around the axis of the pin 4 to raise it, and the guide plate 6 is moved to the second position. This is done by returning the device to the first position.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with respect to specific embodiments above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention. It will be clear to those skilled in the art.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing one embodiment of the foldable operating lever device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an elevational view showing one embodiment of the foldable operating lever device according to the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Shift lever, 2...Proximal side lever member, 3...Distal side lever member, 4...Pin, 5...
...Operation knob, 6...Guide plate, 7, 8...Slit-shaped opening, 9...Pivot, 10...Fixed side member, 1
1... Compression coil spring, 12... Pivot, 13...
Fixed side member, 14...operation lever.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] two lever members on a distal end side and a proximal end side that are foldably connected to each other; and a guide plate having a slit-like opening that receives the lever member and guides movement of the lever member, the two lever members The members are rotatably connected to each other only in a direction different from the direction in which the slit-like opening extends, and the guide plate is arranged such that the slit-like opening is closer to the distal end lever member than the mutual connecting portion of the two lever members. and a second position in which the slit-shaped opening is located closer to the proximal lever member than the connecting portion. Operation lever device.