JPS6220344Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a boot device that is provided to surround the change lever of a vehicle, and in particular, the upper end of the boot is slidably fitted to the change lever, and is elastically biased in the direction of tension of the boot. The present invention relates to a change lever boot device which is connected to a slider of a change lever so that the boot is always tensioned at each shift position of the change lever.

A manual shift type vehicle has a change lever installed on the floor side, and is configured so that the shift lever is operated forward and backward, left and right to select a shift position, and is held at the selected position.

This change lever is made of flexible sheet material around the change lever in order to prevent dust from entering the shift groove between the lever and the floor side, to prevent dust from entering the transmission mechanism in the groove, and to improve the appearance. However, since the upper end of the conventional one is tied to the lower side of the change lever knob, a part of the boot sag at various tilted positions, so it is not the best in terms of appearance. However, as an alternative to this, a bellows-shaped material made of elastic rubber or the like has been proposed, but this method is difficult to mold. This method has disadvantages such as high cost and easy accumulation of dust in the bellows groove.

The present invention has been made in order to improve such conventional inconveniences, and its purpose is to attach the boot to the slider which is slidably fitted to the change lever and which is elastically biased in the tensioning direction of the boot. The boot surrounds the change lever so that the upper end is connected, and the upper end of the boot is tensioned so that it can move relative to the lever, so that the boot can be tensioned in any tilted position of the change lever, and the appearance is improved. To provide a change lever boot device for a vehicle, which is designed to improve performance and durability of the boot.

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The drawing is a longitudinal sectional view showing the present invention, and numeral 1 indicates a change lever. Although not shown in the drawing, the lower end of the change lever 1 is suspended through the floor side and is connected to a transmission. A knob 2 is screwed onto the upper end of the change lever 1, and a lower portion of the knob 2, that is, an upper portion 1a of the lever 1 is provided linearly over a predetermined length. A slider 3 is slidably fitted around the upper part 1a, and the lower surface of the slider 3 and the lever upper part 1a
The upper end of a coil spring 6 provided so as to surround the upper part of the lever is locked between the spring holder 5 which is fixed to the lower part of the lever by a latching protrusion 4, etc. The slider 3 is always pressed upward.

On the other hand, the lower end 8a of the boot 8 made of a flexible sheet or the like is tied to the inner periphery of the opening 7a from which the change lever 1 is led out on the floor side 7. The upper end part 8b of the boot 8 is tied to the existing slider 3, and specifically, in the embodiment, the upper end part 8b of the boot 8 is folded inward,
The folded portion 8c was tied to the slider 3 via a band 9.

Next, to explain its function and effect in detail, slider 3
Since the upper end of the boot 8 is always elastically biased upward by the spring 6, the upper end of the boot 8 is elastically pulled upward, and the figure shows the neutral position, and the boot 8 stands on its own without sagging. For example, when the lever 1 is slid forward to shift to one gear shift position, the right side 8d of the boot 8 in the figure is pulled, and this part becomes tense and will break if left as it is, but due to the action of the slider 3, this part is pulled by the spring 6. The boot 8 slides downward against the
maintains a state of tension while remaining independent, which is shown by the chain line in the figure. When shifting from the neutral position to the front, the left side of the boot 8 in the figure is tensed, and the slider 3 is moved downward to tension the boot.

In the above example, the bottom of the knob was covered with a boot, but
It may be implemented including a knob portion.

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, the boots stand on their own regardless of the shift position of the change lever, improving the appearance, and since the boots are taut in a chevron shape, folds are not formed. There is no accumulation of dust, etc., and the boots stretch,
It is preferable in terms of durability because it does not repeatedly bend, and it also has many advantages such as being able to achieve the above-mentioned structure simply.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, 1 is a change lever, 3 is a slider,
6 is a spring and 8 is a boot.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a vehicle change lever boot made of a flexible sheet material that surrounds a change lever with a knob at one end, the lower end of the boot is fixed to the floor side, and the upper end of the boot is attached to the change lever or An elastic member is interposed between the slider and a spring receiving portion provided below the slider, the elastic member being connected to a slider slidably fitted to the knob and elastically biasing the boot in the tension direction. Features a vehicle change lever boot device.