JPH09150643A - Shift lever device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] By providing an LED on a slide cover that moves together with a shift lever, only a shift position can be displayed in a lighted state, and the position can be clearly displayed even when the vehicle interior is dark. Providing equipment. A shift lever device configured to display a position of a position indicator (8) of an upper housing (3) by a slide cover (5) that moves back and forth by a shift lever (2), in which a circuit body (14) is integrally formed on the surface of the slide cover (5). LED 1 is formed on this circuit body 14.
5, the flexible electric wire 18 is connected to the circuit body 14, and the LED 15 moves back and forth as the slide cover 5 moves back and forth to display the position of the position indicator 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shift lever device for a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission (A / T), and more particularly to improvement of a shift position indicator of the shift lever device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In FIGS. 6 and 7, a shift lever device A comprises a body portion 1 and a shift lever 2. The main body 1 includes an upper housing 3, a lower cover 4, a slide cover 5, and a lower housing 6.

The upper housing 3 is a downward box type and has an elongated hole 7 formed in the upper surface 3a for the shift lever 2 to move. A position display hole 8a and a character hole 8b are formed along the sides of the elongated hole 7. Position indicator 8 consisting of
Are formed. A lens 10 is attached to the back surface of the position indicator 8.

A lower cover 4 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the upper surface 3a of the upper housing 3, and a lower housing 6 is attached to the lower portion of the lower cover 4. The slide cover 5 is fitted in a guide groove 11 formed between the side wall portion 4a at the lower end of the lower cover 4 and the edge portion 6a of the lower housing 6 so as to be movable back and forth.

A hole 12 through which the shift lever 2 is inserted is formed in a substantially central portion of the slide cover 5, and a rising portion 9 is formed on a side portion, and a red or orange color is formed on an upper surface of the rising portion 9. The printing unit 22 is formed.

A light source 23 is provided below the main body 1 so as to illuminate all the position display holes 8a and the character holes 8b of the position indicator 8.

[0007] The shift lever device A thus configured
Is the slide cover 5 due to the forward / backward movement of the shift lever 2.
Moves back and forth along the guide groove 11, and the position display holes 8a facing each other in the printing unit 22 are displayed in red or orange due to the reflected light from the printing unit 22 to perform the position display.

[0008]

In the conventional shift lever device A as described above, all the position display holes 8a and the character holes 8 of the position indicator 8 are formed by one light source.
Since b is illuminated, the position indicator 8 becomes difficult to see when the inside of the vehicle is dark at night due to insufficient brightness due to light dispersion. Further, since the position display is indirect illumination by the reflected light of the printing unit 22, a clear position display is provided. Is difficult to obtain.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an LE is attached to a slide cover that moves together with a shift lever.
An object of the present invention is to provide a shift lever device having excellent visibility, in which by providing D, only the shift position can be lighted and displayed, and the position can be clearly displayed even when the vehicle interior is dark.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In the shift lever device that displays the position of the position indicator of the upper housing by the slide cover that moves back and forth by the shift lever,
A circuit body integrally formed on the surface of the slide cover,
It is characterized by comprising an LED mounted on the circuit body and a power supply body connected to the circuit body.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the invention, the LED also moves back and forth as the slide cover moves back and forth.
Only the position display hole facing the ED is lit and displayed. Therefore, it becomes easy to confirm the shift position of the position indicator.

Further, since the circuit body 14 can be integrally formed on the surface of the slide cover by printing or molding, it is possible to avoid the increase in size and save space.

The invention according to claim 2 is the shift lever device according to claim 1, wherein a magnet corresponding to the position display hole of the position indicator is attached to the upper housing, and a reed switch is mounted on the circuit body. It is characterized by having done.

Therefore, in the second aspect of the invention, the reed switch is turned on and the LED is turned on at a predetermined position where the magnet is present. Therefore, the LED blinks during the forward / backward movement of the shift lever, which makes it easier to check the position indicator.

The third aspect of the present invention provides the first or second aspect.
The shift lever device described in the above is characterized in that a connector is connected to one end of the slide cover, and the power feeding body is connected to the connector.

Therefore, according to the third aspect of the invention, the circuit body of the slide cover and the power feeding body can be easily connected.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. The same members as those in FIGS. 6 and 7 are designated by the same reference numerals.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the shift lever device A comprises a main body 1 and a shift lever 2.
The main body 1 includes an upper housing 3, a lower cover 4,
It is composed of a slide cover 5 and a lower housing 6.

The upper housing 3 is of a downward-facing box type and has an elongated hole 7 formed in the upper surface 3a for the shift lever 2 to move. Along the side of the elongated hole 7, there are a position display hole 8a and a character hole 8b. Position indicator 8 consisting of
Are formed. The lens 1 for closing the position display hole 8a and the character hole 8b on the back surface of the position indicator 8
0 is attached.

The lower cover 4 is in contact with the lower surface of the upper surface portion 3a of the upper housing 3, and the lower housing 6 is attached to the lower portion of the lower cover 4. The slide cover 5 is fitted in a guide groove 11 formed between the side wall portion 4a at the lower end of the lower cover 4 and the edge portion 6a of the lower housing 6 so as to be movable back and forth.

A hole 12 through which the shift lever 2 is inserted is formed in a substantially central portion of the slide cover 5, and a convex portion 13 is formed on a side portion thereof. A circuit body 14 extending from one end to the convex portion 13 is formed on the upper surface of the slide cover 5. An insulating resin is used for the slide cover 5, and the circuit body 14 is slid by a transfer method in which the circuit body on the transfer film is transferred to the circuit simultaneously with the molding of the slide cover 5, or a so-called two-shot method by electroless plating. It is formed integrally with the cover 5.

The circuit body 1 on the convex portion 13 of the slide cover 4
The LED 15 is mounted on the LED 4. Slide cover 5
As shown in FIG. 3, a connector 16 is connected to one end of the connector. A flexible electric wire 18 as a power feeding body is connected to the contact 17 of the connector 16, and an electric current is supplied from the flexible electric wire 18 to the circuit body 14 so that the LED 1
5 is turned on. Flexible wire 18
Has an extra length so that it can follow the back and forth movement of the slide cover 5. The flexible wire 18 may be directly soldered to the circuit body 14 without using the connector 16, but in that case, the slide cover 5 needs to use a heat resistant resin.

In the shift lever device A of the first embodiment constructed as described above, the slide cover 5 is moved back and forth along the guide groove 11 by the forward and backward movement of the shift lever 2, and the position indicator holes of the turned-on LEDs 15 are opposed to each other. 8a and the character hole 8b become brighter than other parts, and the shift position of the shift lever 2 can be confirmed.

Further, since the LED 15 moves together with the slide cover 5, the position indicator 8 can be easily confirmed, and even if the inside of the vehicle is dark at night, only the shift position is lit and displayed with strong brightness, which may cause misidentification. There is no. In addition, since the circuit body 14 is integrally formed with the slide cover 5, it is possible to arrange an electric circuit in a narrow console portion, which is impossible with a wire harness, and the LED 15 can be easily mounted on the slide cover 5. You can do it.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. Position indicator 8 on upper housing 3
A magnet 20 corresponding to the position display hole 8a is attached to the back surface on the side of. A reed switch 21 is mounted on the circuit body 14 and connected in series with the LED 15 as shown in FIG.

In the second embodiment, the slide cover 5
The reed switch 21 moves to the magnet 20
When it comes close to, the contact is closed at the close position, the LED 15 lights up, and the predetermined position indicator 8
Can be displayed lit. Therefore, in the second embodiment, since the reed switch 21 is turned on and the LED 15 is turned on at a predetermined position where the magnet 20 is present, the LED blinks while the shift lever 2 is moving back and forth, and the position indicator 8 can be more confirmed. It will be easier.

[0028]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the invention, the LE is moved along with the forward and backward movement of the slide cover.
Since D also moves back and forth and only the position display hole where the LEDs face each other is lit up and displayed, it is easy to confirm the shift position of the position indicator, and there is no misunderstanding even if the vehicle interior is dark. Further, since the circuit body is formed integrally with the slide cover, it is possible to route the electric circuit to the narrow console portion, and the LED can be easily mounted on the slide cover.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, since the magnet corresponding to the position display hole 8 is attached to the upper housing and the reed switch is mounted on the circuit body, the effect of the invention of claim 1 is obtained. In addition, the LED blinks during the forward / backward movement of the shift lever, and the LED lights up at a predetermined position where the magnet is present, which makes it easier to check the position indicator.

According to the invention described in claim 3, since the power supply body is connected to one end of the slide cover through the connector, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, Easy connection to the power supply.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of a shift lever device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of the shift lever device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of a connector portion.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an electric circuit diagram of a main part of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional shift lever device.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional side view of the shift lever device of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 shift lever 3 upper housing 5 slide cover 8 position indicator 8a position display hole 14 circuit body 15 LED 16 connector 18 flexible electric wire (power supply body) 20 magnet 21 reed switch A shift lever device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A shift lever device configured to display a position of a position indicator of an upper housing by a slide cover that is moved back and forth by a shift lever, comprising a circuit body integrally formed on a surface of the slide cover,
A shift lever device comprising: an LED mounted on the circuit body; and a power supply body connected to the circuit body. 2. The shift lever device according to claim 1, wherein a magnet corresponding to a position display hole of the position indicator is attached to the upper housing, and a reed switch is mounted on the circuit body. 3. The shift lever device according to claim 1, wherein a connector is connected to one end of the slide cover, and the power feeder is connected to the connector.