JPH0443381Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a selector lever device for a vehicle.

[Prior Art] In conventional vehicles, the shift tower and the transmission were connected by a mechanical link, making it difficult to move the position of the shift tower. Therefore, it is impossible for the driver to select a preferred shift tower position, and the shift tower gets in the way when moving between the driver's seat and the passenger seat, making it difficult to move. It was hot.

However, in recent years, transmission devices have been provided in which the transmission is equipped with sensors and actuators, and the transmission is operated by electronic control (for example, see Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 182550/1983 by the present applicant). ).
In these transmissions, the selector lever and the transmission are not connected by a mechanical link, but the switch that detects the gear designated by the selector lever and the electronic control device are connected by a wire harness. Therefore, it is easier to move the selector lever.

The present applicant has also proposed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 60-192931 an operating lever device in which a mounting bracket of a wire-operated operating lever body is connected to a fixed bracket on the vehicle body side so that the position thereof can be adjusted. However, this device has a problem in that a sufficient amount of movement cannot be secured.

Further, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 58-130841 discloses a technique in which a mount for supporting a selector lever is movably supported on a rail provided in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle, and the position of the mount is fixed. However, in this prior art, the operating lever of the locking device protrudes into the driver's seat, which is obstructive and requires considerable operating force.

[Problems to be Solved] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a selector lever device for a vehicle that does not get in the way in the driver's seat and allows the driver to select a desired selector position with easy operation. There is something to do.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, there is provided a transmission device which is provided with switches for detecting a gear specified by a selector lever, and which changes gears by an electronic control device based on signals sent from these switches via a wire harness. In a selector lever device used for a vehicle, a mount supporting a selector lever is movably supported on a rail provided in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a locking means for fixing the position of the mount is provided, and the locking means is attached to a panel. a knob that abuts on a shaped mount, a pull piece having an inclined sliding surface, a connecting member between the knob and the pull piece, and a spring that biases the knob in a direction to abut the abutting back surface of the knob. a first locking member that allows the pull piece to move back and forth in the front-rear direction; a guide piece having an inclined slide surface that engages with the inclined slide surface of the pull piece; and a guide piece provided approximately in the middle of the rail. The second locking portion includes a notch piece that engages with the ratchet, a rod that connects the guide piece and the notch piece, and a spring that biases the notch piece to engage the ratchet. .

[Description of effects] Therefore, when the panel-shaped mount, that is, the knob provided on the console, is pulled against the spring of the first locking member, the pull piece is pulled through the connecting member, for example, the rod, and its inclination is As the sliding surface moves away from the inclined sliding surface of the guide piece, the notch piece moves away from the rail ratchet against the spring of the second locking member. Therefore, the mount can be moved along the rail, and the driver can easily move from the driver's seat to the passenger seat.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3, a selector lever 2 is supported by a method not shown on a mount 1, which is the main body of the device, so as to be swingable in the select direction and the shift direction. Switches (not shown) for detecting the designated stage are provided, and these switches are connected to an electronic control device (not shown) by a wire harness 4. Note that 3 is a boot provided between the selector lever 2 and the mount 1.

Guide rails 5, 5 are provided at the bottom of the mount 1 to engage with a pair of rails 6, 6 provided on the floor F of the driver's cab in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. It is configured such that it is stopped and can be moved in the front and rear directions along the rails 6, 6.

On the other hand, a locking means A is provided between the mount 1 and the floor F to fix the position of the mount 1. This locking means A is the rail 6 of the floor F,
6, a notch piece 11 that can be freely engaged and detached from the ratchet 10 provided on the mount 1 side, and an upper end of a rod 12 that extends upward from the notch piece 11 through the bottom plate 1a of the mount 1. Inclined slide surface 13 fixed to
a pull piece 14 having an inclined slide surface 14a that engages with the guide piece 13; a rod 15 attached to the pull piece 14 facing forward; and a rod provided on the front surface of the mount 1. 15, and a spring 1 interposed between the bottom plate 1a of the mount 1 and the notch piece 11, which urges the notch piece 11 in a direction to engage the ratchet 10.
8 and a spring 19 interposed between the mount 1 and a ring 16 fixed to the rod 15 which biases the rod 15 in the direction of pulling the knob 17.

The knob 17, the pull piece 14, the connecting member rod 15, and the spring 19 constitute a first locking member, and the guide piece 13, the notch piece 11, the rod 12, and the spring 18 constitute a second locking member. are doing.

As shown in FIG.
A penetrating portion 13a through which the rod 5 can pass is formed, and the tip of the rod 15 is fixed to the pull piece 14. An inclined sliding surface 13b is formed on the back surface of the guide piece 13, and this inclined sliding surface 13a is adapted to engage with an inclined sliding surface 14a on the front side of the pull piece 14. Said rod 12 is attached to a guide piece 13.

Next, the effect will be explained.

At all times, the notch piece 11 is biased by the spring 18 and engages the ratchet 10, thus fixing the position of the mount 1.

When the driver pulls the knob 17 as shown by the chain line, the pull piece 1 is pulled through the rod 15.
4 moves forward and engages the inclined slide surface 13
Lift up the guide piece 13 by b and 14a. Then, the notch piece 11 is inserted through the rod 12.
is lifted and disengaged from the ratchet 10. As a result, mount 1 has guide rails 5, 5
It becomes possible to move in the front and back direction along the rails 6, 6 through the rails.

Therefore, the driver can select the desired position of the selector lever 2 by moving the mount 1 according to his/her physique, then releasing the knob 17 and fixing the position of the mount 1 by the reverse action as described above. Furthermore, the mount 1 can be moved to a rearmost position where it does not get in the way, and can be freely moved between the driver's seat and the passenger seat.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, the present invention has the following excellent effects.

(1) Since the notch piece is released from the latch by pulling the knob, the stroke of the knob is short and the operating part can be provided on the mount, providing excellent operability.

(2) The knob does not protrude much from the mount, so
It does not get in the way when the driver moves within the driver's cab, and the driver's mobility is improved.

(3) Since the spring is provided as a partner of the first and second locking members, the locking force at the time of locking and the contact force of the knob can be applied independently, thereby preventing the knob from being accidentally touched and locked. A sufficient preliminary stroke can be set so that the force is not released, and erroneous operation in the locked state can be prevented.

(4) Since the ratchet and notch piece are provided approximately in the middle of the rail, the locking mechanism can be installed in a dead space, saving space.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a front view, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the locking means, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the guide piece and the pull piece. A... Locking means, 1... Mount, 2... Selector lever, 5... Guide rail, 6... Rail, 10... Ratchet, 11... Notch piece, 12... Rod, 13... Guide piece, 1
3b... Inclined slide surface, 14... Pull piece,
14a... Inclined slide surface, 15... Rod, 1
7...Knob.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a selector lever device used in a transmission that is equipped with a switch that detects the gear specified by the selector lever and that changes gears by an electronic control device based on signals sent from these switches via a wire harness, the mount that supports the selector lever is attached to the vehicle. The mount is movably supported on rails provided in the front-rear direction, and is provided with locking means for fixing the position of the mount, the locking means having a knob abutting the panel-shaped mount and an inclined sliding surface. A first member comprising a pull piece, a connecting member between the knob and the pull piece, and a spring that biases the knob in the direction of abutting the abutting back surface of the knob, and that allows the pull piece to move back and forth in the front and rear directions. a locking member, a guide piece having an inclined sliding surface that engages with the inclined sliding surface of the pull piece, a notch piece that engages with a ratchet provided at an approximately intermediate portion of the rail, and the guide piece and the notch piece. A selector lever device for a vehicle, comprising a second locking member comprising a connecting rod and a spring urging the notch piece to engage with the ratchet.