CN207389290U - Transfer and the vehicle instrument desk equipped with it - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a steering device and a vehicle instrument panel provided with it. The steering device includes a steering wheel and a linear movement mechanism. The steering wheel includes a steering wheel bracket, a steering wheel body and a folding driving part. The folding driving part is connected between the steering wheel bracket and the steering wheel body. And drive the steering wheel body to turn around its connection with the steering wheel bracket between the storage position and the use position; the linear movement mechanism includes a guide rail and a linear driving part, and the linear driving part can drive the steering wheel bracket to expand and contract along the guide rail. In the above steering device, the folding driving part can drive the steering wheel body to turn over relative to the steering wheel bracket, and the linear driving part can drive the steering wheel bracket to drive the steering wheel body to move along the extending direction of the guide rail, so that the steering wheel body and the steering wheel bracket can be hidden in the instrument panel of the vehicle without occupying the instrument panel Excessive space, as such, allows vehicles equipped with this steering device to maximize interior space while having both automated and manual steering functions.

Description

Steering device and vehicle instrument panel equipped with it

technical field

The utility model relates to the field of vehicles, in particular to a steering device and a vehicle instrument panel provided with it.

Background technique

With the continuous development of science and technology, the technological changes in the field of vehicles are also changing with each passing day. Automated driving has gradually become the development trend of automobiles due to its many advantages of reducing people's driving burden and effectively reducing the incidence of traffic accidents.

At present, since the self-driving car undertakes the driving task, the steering wheel is no longer a necessity. Therefore, some self-driving vehicles do not have a steering wheel to save the interior space of the car and make the use of the interior space of the car more flexible. And because some drivers still want to keep the steering wheel for driving pleasure, some self-driving vehicles still retain the steering wheel to meet the needs of manual driving, but the steering wheel is usually fixed, and the main body of the steering wheel is fixed at the front end of the steering column, and through a metal bracket , which is fixed on the crossbeam of the dashboard and cannot be recovered and hidden as a whole. Therefore, when the automatic driving mode is used, the steering wheel takes up a lot of space and affects the user experience.

Utility model content

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a steering device that can be recovered and hidden as a whole and a vehicle instrument panel provided with it to solve the problem that the steering wheel cannot be recovered and hidden as a whole.

A steering device, the steering device includes a steering wheel and a linear movement mechanism, the steering wheel includes a steering wheel bracket, a steering wheel body movably assembled on the steering wheel bracket, and a folding driver, the folding driver is connected to the steering wheel bracket and between the steering wheel body, and drive the steering wheel body to turn around its connection with the steering wheel bracket between the storage position folded relative to the steering wheel bracket and the use position unfolded relative to the steering wheel bracket; the straight line The moving mechanism includes a guide rail and a linear drive connected to the steering wheel bracket, and the linear drive can drive the steering wheel bracket to expand and contract along the guide rail.

In the above-mentioned steering device, the folding driving part can drive the steering wheel body to turn over relative to the steering wheel bracket and be in the storage position to reduce the overall volume of the steering wheel, and the linear driving part can drive the steering wheel bracket to drive the steering wheel body to move along the extending direction of the guide rail, so that the steering wheel body and the steering wheel The bracket is hidden in the instrument panel of the vehicle without taking up too much space on the instrument panel. In this way, the vehicle equipped with the steering device can maximize the internal space while having automatic and manual driving functions, and avoid being steered in the case of automatic driving. The space occupied by the device improves the flexibility of the interior space of the vehicle and meets the different needs of people.

In one of the embodiments, the folding driving member includes a driving body and a rotating shaft that rotates relative to the driving body, and the steering wheel body is connected to the rotating shaft and is opposite to the steering wheel bracket around the axis of the rotating shaft. Turn over; the axis direction of the rotating shaft is perpendicular to the extending direction of the guide rail.

In one of the embodiments, the steering wheel bracket includes a bracket body and a connecting piece provided on the bracket body, and the linear movement mechanism also includes a slider that cooperates with the guide rail and can slide along the guide rail. The connecting piece is connected to the slider.

In one of the embodiments, the steering device further includes a steering transmission mechanism and a steering sensor, and the steering transmission mechanism is connected to the steering wheel body and the steering sensor. When the steering wheel body is in use relative to the steering wheel bracket position, the steering sensor is used to detect the rotation angle of the steering wheel body.

In one of the embodiments, the steering transmission mechanism includes a connecting shaft assembly and a transmission assembly, the connecting shaft assembly is connected between the steering wheel body and the transmission assembly, the transmission assembly is connected to the steering sensor, the The connecting shaft assembly can rotate synchronously with the steering wheel main body.

In one of the embodiments, the steering transmission mechanism further includes a universal joint, and the universal joint is connected between the steering wheel body and the connecting shaft assembly.

In one of the embodiments, the connecting shaft assembly includes a movable shaft and a fixed shaft, one end of the movable shaft is connected to the universal joint, and the other end is slidably connected to the fixed shaft along its axis direction and connected to the The fixed shaft has no relative rotation coupling, and the axial direction of the movable shaft is parallel to the extending direction of the guide rail.

In one of the embodiments, the transmission assembly includes a first transmission wheel fixedly connected to the connecting shaft assembly and a second transmission wheel connected to the steering sensor, and the transmission assembly also includes a flexible transmission member, so The flexible transmission member connects the first transmission wheel and the second transmission wheel so that the second transmission wheel follows the rotation of the first transmission wheel.

In one of the embodiments, the steering device further includes a recovery channel housing, the steering wheel main body can be accommodated in the recovery channel housing, and the two guide rails are located on both sides of the recovery channel housing.

A vehicle instrument panel includes the above-mentioned steering device. The vehicle instrument panel includes a main body of the instrument panel. The main body of the instrument panel is provided with an accommodation space, and the steering apparatus can be extended or accommodated in the accommodation space.

Since the above-mentioned vehicle instrument panel is provided with a concealable steering device, when the vehicle adopts the automatic driving mode, the space inside the vehicle is increased; when the manual driving mode is adopted, the steering device extends into the instrument panel to facilitate the driver's operation.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a top view of a steering device according to an embodiment;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the steering device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the steering device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view along the line A-A of the steering device shown in Fig. 3 .

Detailed ways

In order to facilitate the understanding of the utility model, the utility model will be described more fully below with reference to the relevant drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are provided in the accompanying drawings. However, the invention can be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present utility model more thorough and comprehensive.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being “fixed” to another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can also be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions are used herein for purposes of illustration only.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the technical field of this invention. The terminology used in the description of the utility model herein is only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the utility model. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a steering device 100 of this preferred embodiment includes a steering wheel 10 and a linear movement mechanism 30 . The steering device 100 is installed in a vehicle, especially a vehicle with an automatic driving function, and the steering device 100 is usually installed on a dashboard of the vehicle.

Wherein, the steering wheel 10 includes a steering wheel bracket 14 , a steering wheel body 12 movably assembled on the steering wheel bracket 14 , and a folding driver 16 (as shown in FIG. 3 ). The folding driver 16 is connected between the steering wheel bracket 14 and the steering wheel body 12, and drives the steering wheel body 12 to turn around the connection between the steering wheel bracket 14 and the steering wheel bracket 14. . The linear moving mechanism 30 includes a guide rail 32 located inside the vehicle dashboard and a linear drive (not shown) connected to the steering wheel bracket 14. The linear drive can drive the steering wheel bracket 14 to expand and contract along the guide rail 32 to extend or retract into the vehicle dashboard.

Wherein, when the vehicle is in the automatic driving mode, the steering wheel body 12 is in a storage position folded relative to the steering wheel bracket 14, and the overall size of the steering wheel 10 is reduced due to the steering wheel body 12 being folded relative to the steering wheel bracket 14, so as to be stored in the vehicle dashboard. When the vehicle is in the manual driving mode and the steering wheel body 12 is in the use position unfolded relative to the steering wheel bracket 14 , the driver can manipulate the steering wheel body 12 to drive the vehicle to turn.

In the above-mentioned steering device 100, the folding driver 16 can drive the steering wheel body 12 to turn over relative to the steering wheel bracket 14 and be in a storage position to reduce the overall volume of the steering wheel 10, and the linear driver can drive the steering wheel bracket 14 to drive the steering wheel body 12 along the extending direction of the guide rail 32. Move, so that the steering wheel body 12 and the steering wheel bracket 14 are hidden in the instrument panel of the vehicle without taking up too much space on the instrument panel. In this way, the vehicle equipped with the steering device 100 can realize the maximum internal space while having automatic and manual driving functions. This avoids the space occupied by the steering device 100 in the case of automatic driving, improves the flexibility of the interior space of the vehicle, and satisfies different needs of people.

Please refer to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the folding driver 16 includes a driving body and a rotating shaft (not shown) that rotates relative to the driving body, the steering wheel body 12 is connected with the rotating shaft and turns over relative to the steering wheel bracket 14 around the axis direction of the rotating shaft; The axial direction of the shaft is perpendicular to the extending direction of the guide rail 32 .

Specifically, when the extension direction of the guide rail 32 is set to the X-axis direction, the steering wheel body 12 can be flipped around the Y-axis direction perpendicular to the X-axis direction, thereby reducing the size of the steering wheel body 12 while being perpendicular to the X-axis and Y-axis on the Z-axis direction. Orientation storage size. That is to say, when the steering wheel body 12 is turned over to the storage position, the steering wheel body 12 is folded and attached to the positive direction of the Z-axis of the steering wheel bracket 14 (that is, the top of the steering wheel bracket 14 when facing the steering wheel 10) or the negative direction of the Z-axis (that is, facing the steering wheel 10). When the steering wheel 10 is below the steering wheel bracket 14). And when the steering wheel body 12 is flipped to the use position, the driver manipulates the steering wheel body 12 to rotate around the X-axis.

In other embodiments, the steering wheel body 12 can also be turned around the Z-axis direction to reduce the storage size along the Y-axis direction. Specifically, when the steering wheel body 12 is turned over to the storage position, the steering wheel body 12 is folded and attached to the positive direction of the Y-axis of the steering wheel bracket 14 (that is, the left side of the steering wheel bracket 14 when facing the steering wheel 10) or the negative direction of the Y-axis (that is, facing the steering wheel 10 ). The right side of steering wheel support 14 when steering wheel 10). It can be understood that the turning direction and turning angle of the steering wheel body 12 are not limited thereto, and can be set according to actual needs to meet different requirements, such as only turning 45 degrees.

Through the above-mentioned overturning arrangement, the steering wheel body 12 can be stacked on one side of the steering wheel bracket 14, so as to reduce the orthographic projection area of the steering wheel 10 on the plane perpendicular to the length direction of the guide rail 32, and make full use of the outer peripheral space of the steering wheel bracket 14, and Under the premise of not needing to increase the volume of the instrument panel along the length direction of the vehicle body, it avoids occupying the space between the instrument panel and the driver's seat; at the same time, the turning of the steering wheel body 12 around the steering wheel bracket 14 does not affect the structure and volume of the steering wheel body 12 itself, ensuring The comfort and reliability of manual driving.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the folding driver 16 is a biaxial motor, the driving body is the mover end of the biaxial motor, and the stator end of the biaxial motor is provided with a rotating shaft of the folding driver 16 . It can be understood that the specific structure of the folding driving member 16 is not limited thereto, and can be set as required.

Please refer to FIG. 1 again, there are two guide rails 32 , and the two guide rails 32 are arranged parallel and spaced apart. The steering wheel bracket 14 is located between the two guide rails 32 , and includes a bracket body and two connectors respectively arranged on both sides of the bracket body. The linear movement mechanism 30 also includes a slider 34 that cooperates with the guide rail 32 and can slide along the guide rail 32 , and the connecting piece is connected to the slider 34 . In this way, the main body of the bracket moves along the guide rail 32 through the connecting piece and the sliding block 34 under the drive of the linear driving piece, so as to realize the expansion and contraction of the steering wheel body 12 .

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the steering device 100 also includes a steering transmission mechanism and a steering sensor 70. The steering transmission mechanism is connected to the steering wheel body 12 and the steering sensor 70. The sensor 70 is used to detect the rotation angle of the steering wheel body 12 to achieve 1:1 acquisition of the rotation signal, and then the steering sensor 70 can send the signal to other devices through the electronic control device to realize the control of the steering wheel.

As shown in Figures 2 and 4, the steering transmission mechanism 50 includes a connecting shaft assembly 52 and a transmission assembly 54, the connecting shaft assembly 52 is connected between the steering wheel body 12 and the transmission assembly 54, the transmission assembly 54 is connected to the steering sensor 70, and the connecting shaft assembly 52 It can rotate synchronously with the steering wheel body 12 in the use position.

Further, the steering transmission mechanism 50 also includes a universal joint 56, the universal joint 56 is connected between the steering wheel body 12 and the connecting shaft assembly 52, and the steering wheel body 12 drives the connecting shaft assembly 52 to rotate synchronously or relative to the connecting shaft through the universal joint 56. Assembly 52 is turned over.

Specifically, the universal joint 56 includes a first end and a second end that can be reversed relative to each other, the steering wheel body 12 is fixedly connected to the first end, and the connecting shaft assembly 52 is fixedly connected to the second end. When the steering wheel body 12 is turned over relative to the steering wheel bracket 14 driven by the folding driver, it can drive the first end to turn over relative to the second end, so that the turning of the steering wheel body 12 is not restricted by the connecting shaft assembly 52 . While in the manual driving state, the steering wheel body 12 rotates under the action of an external force, and the first end drives the second end to rotate, thereby driving the connecting shaft assembly 52 to rotate synchronously.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the connecting shaft assembly 52 includes a movable shaft 522 and a fixed shaft 524. One end of the movable shaft 522 is connected to the universal joint 56, and the other end is slidably connected to the fixed shaft 524 along its own axial direction and connected to the fixed shaft 524. There is no relative rotation coupling, and the axis direction of the movable shaft 522 is parallel to the extension direction of the guide rail 32 . More specifically, one end of the movable shaft 522 connected to the fixed shaft 524 is provided with a square spline structure, and the fixed shaft 524 is provided with a through hole that matches the shape of the square spline structure and extends along its own length, so the movable shaft 522 can be opposite to the fixed shaft. 524 moves linearly along the extending direction of guide rail 32 and does not rotate relative to fixed shaft 524 at the same time.

In this way, when in the manual driving mode, the driver turns the steering wheel body 12 to drive the movable shaft 522 to rotate synchronously, and the movable shaft 522 further drives the fixed shaft 524 to rotate synchronously, and the fixed shaft 524 further drives the transmission assembly 54 to work, and the steering sensor 70 then rotates according to the transmission The working state of the component 54 obtains the rotation angle of the steering wheel body 12 . While in the automatic driving mode, the movable shaft 522 slides along the fixed shaft 524 to reduce the length of the connecting shaft assembly 52 to shrink into the vehicle dashboard.

1 and 2, the transmission assembly 54 includes a first transmission wheel 542 fixedly connected to the connecting shaft assembly 52, a second transmission wheel 544 connected to the steering sensor 70, and a second transmission wheel 544 connected to the first transmission wheel. 542 of the flexible transmission part 546 , the two ends of the flexible transmission part 546 go around the second transmission wheel 544 and the first transmission wheel 542 , so that the second transmission wheel 544 follows the rotation of the first transmission wheel 542 . Specifically, the first transmission wheel 542 is sleeved on the end of the fixed shaft 524 away from the movable shaft 524 and can rotate with the fixed shaft 524, the second transmission wheel 544 is sleeved on the steering sensor 70, and the flexible transmission member 546 is sleeved on the second The belt of the first driving wheel 542 and the second driving wheel 544 .

Further, the transmission assembly 54 also includes a tensioning wheel 548, which is disposed on the transmission path of the flexible transmission member 546 to press the flexible transmission member 546 to achieve a good transmission effect.

In this way, the rotating fixed shaft 524 can drive the first transmission wheel 542 to rotate, and then drive the second transmission wheel 544 to rotate through the flexible transmission member 546. The steering sensor 70 detects the rotation angle of the second transmission wheel 544, thereby obtaining the steering wheel body 12 of rotation angle. It can be understood that the specific structure of the transmission assembly 54 is not limited thereto, and other transmission methods can be used to transmit the rotation angle of the steering wheel body 12 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , in one embodiment, the steering device 100 further includes a recovery channel housing 90, which is located in the instrument panel of the vehicle, and the steering wheel body 12 can be accommodated in the recovery channel housing 90. A guide rail 32 is located on both sides of the recovery channel housing 90 and extends along the length direction of the recovery channel housing 90 , thereby guiding the steering wheel bracket 14 to drive the steering wheel body 12 into the recovery channel housing 90 .

The above-mentioned transmission assembly 54, in the automatic driving mode, the steering wheel body 12 can be flipped relative to the steering wheel bracket 14 to a folded storage position relative to the steering wheel bracket 14, and then the steering wheel bracket 14 shrinks under the drive of the linear drive, so that the steering wheel body 12, the steering wheel Components such as bracket 14 are all housed in the vehicle instrument panel, and avoid occupying the space between the instrument panel and the driver's seat without increasing the volume of the instrument panel along the vehicle body length direction. In the manual driving mode, the driver can turn the steering wheel body 12, and the steering sensor 70 can detect the rotation angle of the steering wheel body 12 to control the steering of the vehicle. In this way, the transmission assembly 54 satisfies the requirement of saving the interior space of the vehicle in automatic driving, removes the restriction of the steering wheel 10 and related structures on the interior space of the vehicle, and also meets the control requirements of manual driving. Moreover, the steering wheel 10 itself does not need to be folded, so the structure is complete, which ensures the comfort and reliability of the steering wheel 10 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , a vehicle instrument panel (not shown in the figure) includes the above-mentioned steering device 100 . The vehicle dashboard is installed in the vehicle to display various data, and the operator controls the work of the vehicle through the vehicle dashboard.

The instrument panel of the vehicle includes a main body of the instrument panel. The main body of the instrument panel is provided with a receiving space, and the steering device 100 can be extended or received in the receiving space. Specifically, the recovery channel housing 90 of the steering device 100 is located in the main body of the dashboard, so the steering device 100 can be completely accommodated in the dashboard of the vehicle, thereby increasing the space inside the vehicle and making the space inside the vehicle more flexible.

The above-mentioned vehicle instrument panel is provided with a concealable steering device 100, so when the vehicle adopts the automatic driving mode, the space inside the vehicle is increased; when the manual driving mode is adopted, the steering device 100 extends into the instrument panel to facilitate the driver operate.

The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, should be considered as within the scope of this specification.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation modes of the utility model, and the description thereof is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the utility model patent should be based on the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A steering device, characterized in that the steering device includes a steering wheel and a linear movement mechanism, the steering wheel includes a steering wheel bracket, a steering wheel body movably assembled on the steering wheel bracket and a folding driver, and the folding driver Connecting the steering wheel bracket and the steering wheel body, and driving the steering wheel body around its connection with the steering wheel bracket between the storage position folded relative to the steering wheel bracket and the use position unfolded relative to the steering wheel bracket The linear movement mechanism includes a guide rail and a linear drive connected to the steering wheel bracket, and the linear drive can drive the steering wheel bracket to expand and contract along the guide rail. 2. The steering device according to claim 1, wherein the folding drive member comprises a driving body and a rotating shaft that rotates relative to the driving body, and the steering wheel body is connected to the rotating shaft and rotates around the The axial direction of the shaft is reversed relative to the steering wheel bracket; the axial direction of the rotating shaft is perpendicular to the extending direction of the guide rail. 3. The steering device according to claim 1, wherein the steering wheel bracket includes a bracket body and a connecting piece provided on the bracket body, and the linear movement mechanism also includes a The slider on which the guide rail slides, and the connecting piece is connected to the slider. 4. The steering device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the steering device further comprises a steering transmission mechanism and a steering sensor, the steering transmission mechanism connects the steering wheel body and the steering sensor, when the steering wheel body When it is in the use position unfolded relative to the steering wheel bracket, the steering sensor is used to detect the rotation angle of the steering wheel body. 5. The steering device according to claim 4, wherein the steering transmission mechanism comprises a connecting shaft assembly and a transmission assembly, the connecting shaft assembly is connected between the steering wheel body and the transmission assembly, and the transmission The assembly is connected to the steering sensor, and the connecting shaft assembly can rotate synchronously with the main body of the steering wheel. 6. The steering device according to claim 5, wherein the steering transmission mechanism further comprises a universal joint, and the universal joint is connected between the steering wheel body and the connecting shaft assembly. 7. The steering device according to claim 6, wherein the connecting shaft assembly includes a movable shaft and a fixed shaft, one end of the movable shaft is connected to the universal joint, and the other end is connected to the said universal joint along its own axis direction. The fixed shaft is slidably connected and coupled with the fixed shaft without relative rotation, and the axial direction of the movable shaft is parallel to the extending direction of the guide rail. 8. The steering device according to claim 7, wherein the transmission assembly comprises a first transmission wheel fixedly connected to the connecting shaft assembly and a second transmission wheel connected to the steering sensor, the transmission The assembly also includes a flexible transmission member, the flexible transmission member connects the first transmission wheel and the second transmission wheel so that the second transmission wheel follows the rotation of the first transmission wheel. 9. The steering device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the steering device further comprises a recovery channel housing, the steering wheel main body can be accommodated in the recovery channel housing, and the two guide rails are located in the recovery channel housing. Both sides of the channel housing. 10. A vehicle dashboard, characterized in that it comprises the steering device according to any one of claims 1-9, the vehicle dashboard includes a dashboard main body, and the dashboard main body is provided with an accommodating space, the The steering device can extend out or be accommodated in the accommodating space.