JP3798830B2 - Resin cover for operation lever - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a resin cover that covers an outer peripheral portion of an operation lever.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a cover of a shift knob for operating a transmission of an automobile has been made of a soft material such as synthetic leather or vinyl chloride. This is one selected material for giving a comfortable feeling to the driver when the driver of the automobile operates the shift knob.
[0003]
In addition, as a cover for a conventional automobile shift lever, the cover disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-386666 can be attached in a configuration in which a shift button and an overdrive button are mounted on a shift knob for transmission operation. The structure to make is disclosed. In this shift lever cover, the cover is fixed to the shift knob by fixing means such as a string. Moreover, it is disclosed that each part which consists of a band part which comprises a cover, a cover part, and a tongue piece part consists of soft materials, such as cloth, leather, and leather.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional operation lever cover, since the cover of the shift lever is made of a soft material such as synthetic leather, natural leather, or vinyl chloride material, the surface of such soft soft cover material has grain or carbon. Etc. cannot be printed. Depending on consumer needs, a design that prints wood grain, carbon, or the like on the cover of the operating lever may be required. For consumers requiring such design designs, it has been conventionally necessary to replace the shift knob itself with its material.
[0005]
With the diversification of consumer needs, the cover material that covers the control lever is widely used, ranging from soft materials that give a soft feel to hard materials that give a hard feel. Various things are required according to preference. In response to such diversification of needs, in the present invention, a cover of an operation lever such as a shift knob is formed of a hard resin that can be easily given an arbitrary design.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to provide a resin cover for an operating lever that can be arbitrarily given a design of grain or carbon on the surface.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a resin cover for an operating lever that makes it difficult for the cover to come off during a shift operation and makes the shift feeling better.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Claim 1 Operation resin cover lever according to the present invention, there is provided a cover which is attachable formed on the surface of the knobs portion contacts the operator's hand out of the operating lever, the cover is hard quality plastic in Ri Do a plurality of cover members formed, characterized Rukoto that Yusuke fitting part be achieved by fitting the binding of the cross each other only on each of the cover member.
Claim 2 operation resin cover lever according to the present invention, in claim 1 operating lever resin cover according an opening that opens to the size of the schematic section corresponding of the knob portion before Symbol lever The first cover member has a first cover member, and the second cover member covers the opening of the first cover member .
The operation lever resin cover according to claim 3 of the present invention is the operation lever resin cover according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the cover member has a desired pattern or color on the surface thereof, or a combination thereof. It is characterized by providing.
[0008]
The operation lever resin cover according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that in the operation lever resin cover according to claim 3 , the surface of the cover member is coated.
[0009]
The resin cover for an operating lever according to claim 5 of the present invention is the resin cover for an operating lever according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the operating lever is a manual transmission for an automobile or an automatic transmission. An operating lever for manual operation, wherein one of the cover members is shaped to wrap around from one surface of the knob portion facing the operating direction of the operating lever to the other surface.
[0010]
[Operation and effect of the invention]
According to the resin cover for an operating lever according to claim 1, a cover having a hard and smooth feel suitable for the operator's taste on the knob portion of the operating lever without exchanging the knob portion of the operating lever. Can be easily attached.
According to the resin cover for an operation lever according to claim 3, by covering the cover with a desired design according to consumer needs, it can be easily changed to an operation lever having an arbitrary design at low cost. it can. For this reason, the cover of the control lever provides the driver with an amusement function that gives the driver the pleasure of driving in addition to the transport function of transporting automobile objects.
[0011]
According to the resin cover for the operating lever according to the fourth aspect , since the surface of the cover member is painted, the gloss and the design are protected, and the long life of the design is ensured.
According to the resin cover for the operating lever of the fifth aspect , it is applied to the knob portion of the manual operating lever for operating the manual transmission for an automobile or the automatic transmission. For this reason, it is possible to easily attach a hard and smooth cover having a design suited to the driver's taste on the knob portion of the operation lever without replacing the knob portion of the operation lever. Therefore, in addition to the transport function of transferring automobile objects, the operation lever cover gives the driver an amusement function that gives the driver the pleasure of driving.
[0012]
Furthermore, according to claim 5 operating lever resin cover according, for one cover member is shaped to sneaks to the other surface from one surface of the knob facing the actuating direction of the operating lever, it is caught Therefore, the cover member is prevented from being detached from the knob portion during the shift operation.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
One embodiment of a resin cover in which the present invention is applied to an operation lever for an underfloor type transmission disposed on the side of a driver's seat of a passenger car will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0014]
In the shift lever 1, a shift lever 1 that drives a hydraulic pressure switching valve of an automatic transmission (not shown) protrudes upward to the side of the driver. The shift lever 1 includes a lever portion 2 and a knob portion 3 having a shape that is easily grasped by a driver's hand at the upper portion of the lever portion. This knob part 3 has a curved surface with little unevenness so that it can be easily grasped by the palm, and has a rounded shape so that when the hand is held, the feel when the hand touches the flat part of the palm is improved. It has become. The knob portion 3 is made of a hard metal or other hard material or a surface covered with a cover of a soft material such as synthetic leather, main leather or vinyl chloride.
[0015]
A front cover 6 and a rear cover 7 are covered on the surface of the knob portion 3, and the front cover 6 and the rear cover 7 are fixed to the knob portion 3 with screws.
The front cover 6 and the rear cover 7 are made of hard plastic, and are manufactured by molding, for example, by resin molding.
The front cover 6 and the rear cover 7 can be given an arbitrary design such as a wood grain pattern or carbon by printing on the plastic surface in advance. Furthermore, by painting on this arbitrary design, it is possible to create an appearance close to, for example, an expensive wood grain shift lever. Depending on the type of painting, the surface of the front cover 6 and the rear cover 7 can be given a pattern or color having an aesthetics or design corresponding to consumer needs. Further, the shape of the front cover 6 and the rear cover 7 can be devised to meet the driver's request.
[0016]
According to the first embodiment, the resin cover is separated into two parts, a front cover 6 and a rear cover 7, and the two parts are combined and screwed to form a desired appearance, shape, pattern, It is possible to coat a hard plastic having a design composed of colors or combinations thereof. As a result, it is possible to provide an operation lever that is smooth and slippery and does not soak in moisture or the like and is easy to operate without sweat.
[0017]
For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the front cover 6 and the rear cover 7 are attached to each other by forming a snap fit fitting portion 11 in a part of the front cover 6, and snapping on the rear cover 7 side to the snap fit fitting portion 11. By fitting the fitted portion 12 elastically, it can be easily fitted and fixed. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the adhesive 9 is applied in advance to the snap-fit fitting portion 11 or the snap-fit fitted portion 12, and if fitted, the front cover 6 and the rear cover 7 are shifted after fitting. The lever 1 can be securely fixed.
[0018]
(Second embodiment)
A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS.
The second embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a resin cover devised to prevent the cover from coming off.
A shift button 13 that is turned on when the shift lever is operated is provided on a side surface of the knob portion 3 of the shift lever, and an OD button 14 that is used to turn on / off overdrive is provided below the knob. A front cover 15 and a rear cover 26 are attached to the front and rear surfaces of the knob portion 3, respectively. The front cover 15 and the rear cover 26 are molded products made of a synthetic resin material.
[0019]
The front cover 15 has a shape that wraps around the grip portion from the front surface to the rear surface of the knob portion 3, and the wrap-around portion 15 a is hooked to the rear surface side of the knob portion 3. This prevents the front cover 15 from being detached during the shift operation. In addition, key-like fitting portions 15 b and 15 c that are fitted to the rear cover 26 extend in the lever axial direction at portions extending from the front surface to the side surface of the front cover 15. These fitting portions 15b and 15c are fitted with fitting portions 26b and 26c of the rear cover 26 described later. Further, on the inner wall surface of the front cover 15, double-sided tapes 16 and 17 for bonding the front cover 15 to the front surface of the knob portion 3, or cushion materials 39 and 40 for filling a gap between the front cover 15 and the front surface of the knob portion 3. Is glued. Furthermore, one or more double-sided tapes or cushion materials are effective.
[0020]
The rear cover 26 covers the rear surface of the knob portion 3, and has fitting portions 26 b and 26 c that fit into the fitting portions 15 b and 15 c of the front cover 15. Further, double-sided tapes 18 and 19 to be bonded to the knob portion 3 or cushion materials 41 and 42 for filling a gap between the rear cover 26 and the rear surface of the knob portion 3 are bonded to the inner wall surface of the rear cover 26. These double-sided tapes or cushion materials are effective with one or more than three.
[0021]
The molding 20 is a part that fills a groove formed between the fitting portions 15b and 26b of the front cover 15 and the rear cover 26 and a groove formed between the fitting portions 15c and 26c. The fitting portion 15b is formed by an adhesive. , 26b and the fitting portions 15c, 26c. When the molding 20 is filled in the grooves of the fitting portions 15b and 26b and the fitting portions 15c and 26c with an adhesive, the molding 20 makes it possible to improve the joining of the boundary portion between the front cover 15 and the rear cover 26, and during the shift operation. There is a role to prevent hand catching.
[0022]
According to the second embodiment, patterns, colors, or combinations thereof can be applied to the surfaces of the front cover 15 and the rear cover 26 in any design. Further, since the front cover 15 and the rear cover 26 are securely attached by the fitting portions 15b and 26b and the fitting portions 15c and 26c, the cover is prevented from being removed during the shift operation. In addition, since the boundary between the front cover 15 and the rear cover 26 of the shift cover is bonded with an adhesive by the molding 20, it is possible to prevent the shift cover from coming off because the hand is prevented from being caught during the shift operation. Is done.
[0023]
(Third embodiment)
A third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
The third embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is an example in which the front cover and the rear cover are prevented from coming off by another method.
As shown in FIG. 5, double-sided tapes 37 and 38 are provided between the fitting portions 25b and 36b of the front cover 25 and the rear cover 36 and between the fitting portions 25c and 36c. The front cover 25 and the rear cover 36 are bonded by the double-sided tapes 37 and 38. A molding 30 is buried in a fitting portion between the front cover 25 and the rear cover 36. The molding 30 has a T-shaped cross section, fills the gaps between the fitting portions 25b, 36b, 25c, and 36c, and is bonded to the fitting portions 25b, 36b, 25c, and 36c of the front cover 25 and the rear cover 36, respectively. . By filling the gap of the fitting portion, the hand is prevented from being caught during the shift operation.
[0024]
Also according to the third embodiment, the front cover 25 and the rear cover 36 are made of hard plastic, and an arbitrary design can be applied to these surfaces. Furthermore, since the gap is filled with the molding 30, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the hand from being caught during the shift operation. Further, the cross-sectional shape of the molding of the present invention may be L-shaped.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of parts of a resin cover for an operating lever according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a rear cover of a modified example of the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of parts of a resin cover for an operating lever according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4, showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Shift lever (control lever)
2 Lever part 3 Knob part 6 Front cover (cover member)
7 Rear cover (cover member)
11 snap fit fitting part 12 snap fit fitted part 15 front cover (cover member)
16, 17 Double-sided tape 18, 19 Double-sided tape 20 Mold 26 Rear cover (cover member)
25 Front cover (cover member)
30 Mall 36 Rear cover (cover member)

Claims (5)

A cover formed so as to be attachable to the surface of the knob portion of the operation lever that can contact the operator's hand,
The cover Ri is Do a plurality of cover members formed of a hard substance plastics, operation lever, characterized in Rukoto that Yusuke fitting part be achieved by fitting the binding of the cross each other only to each of said cover member Resin cover. It is composed of a first cover member having an opening which opens into a substantially sectional considerable size of the knob portion before Symbol operation lever, and a second cover member for covering the opening of said first cover member The resin cover for an operating lever according to claim 1. The cover member according to claim 1 or 2 operating lever resin cover according to further comprising a desired pattern or color or form consisting of these bound to their surface. The resin cover for an operating lever according to claim 3 , wherein the cover member has a surface coated. The operation lever is a manual operation lever for operating a manual transmission for an automobile or an automatic transmission,
One of the cover member according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that has a shape that sneaks into the other surface from one surface of the knob facing the actuating direction of the operating lever Resin cover for the operating lever.

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