JP4958105B2 - Shift position detector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shift position detecting device for a manual transmission.

  In general, a manual transmission transmission operation device is configured to move a shift fork in a transmission case and change the meshing of a transmission gear by operating an operation lever of a transmission operation device disposed on a passenger compartment floor, for example. It is configured.

  In such a shift operation device, Patent Documents 1 to 3 have been proposed for detecting a shift position. The simulated shift lever mechanism described in Patent Document 1 operates by pressing a plurality of sensors that perform an on / off operation corresponding to a predetermined tilt posture of the shift shaft and the shift shaft when the shift shaft is in a predetermined tilt posture. And a switch guide having a projecting portion.

Further, the selector lever operating position detecting device described in Patent Document 2 calculates a position of the select lever based on a resistor that outputs a current value corresponding to the operating position of the selector lever and an output signal from the resistor. And an arithmetic processing unit. Further, in the gear position detection device for a transmission described in Patent Document 3, a rotary shaft of a switch for detecting a change lever position is slidably fitted in a groove provided in a change lever boss of the transmission. The output corresponding to the shift position of the change lever is taken out from this switch, and the shift position is detected.
JP-A-8-117442 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-115223 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-78432 JP 2003-140757 A

  However, in any of the above-mentioned patent documents, a plurality of sensors must be provided independently of each other in the select direction and the shift direction, which increases the number of sensors and accordingly increases the number of wirings.

  Patent Document 4 discloses a technique of a lever handle type haptic input device. In this patent document 4, it is disclosed that when detecting the swing amount and swing direction of the lever handle, the reflected light from the lining surface is detected by irradiating the detection light to determine the operation position and the operation direction. However, a specific detection method is not disclosed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shift position detection device that can detect a shift position without increasing the number of sensors and the number of wires.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a shift position detection device for detecting a shift position of a manual transmission, and a spherical body connected to an operation lever having an operation knob, and a shift to the side or lower side of the spherical body. Shift of manual transmission based on markers provided in an irregular grid shape corresponding to the position, at least one marker detection unit for detecting the number of passages of the marker, and the number of passages of the detected marker And a shift detection unit for detecting the position. According to this configuration, the shift position can be detected without increasing the number of sensors and the number of wirings.

  The marker is a slit, and the marker detection unit detects the number of passages of the slit.

  The spherical body serves as a fulcrum to which two arms that are separated into two movements, a shift direction and a select direction, are connected. The spherical body is a ball pair provided at the lower part of a fulcrum to which two arms that are separated into two movements in the shift direction and the select direction are connected.

  Further, the shift position detecting device of the present invention is a first selectable selector that can select one forward speed and two forward speeds in order to operate a manual transmission having at least six forward speeds and one reverse speed. The second select position that can select the position, the 3rd and 4th advance stage, the 3rd select position that can select the 5th and 6th advance stage, and the 4th select that can select the reverse stage A first shift direction that selects 1st, 3rd, and 5th steps, and a second that selects 2nd, 4th, 6th, and reverse gears. The shift direction of the shift pattern is reversed, and the neutral position is set at a substantially intermediate position between the first shift direction and the second shift direction of the second select position. The first shift direction from the neutral position 1. 2 from the neutral position in the second shift direction, 2 between the first select position and the second select position, 4 between the second select position and the third select position. 1 is arranged between the third select position and the fourth select position.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the shift position detection apparatus which can detect a shift position can be provided, without increasing the number of sensors and the number of wiring.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a principal part showing an outline of a transmission operation device 1 for a manual transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention. The shift operation device 1 includes a shift position detection device that detects a shift position of a manual transmission.

  The transmission operating device 1 is a cable-type shift link mechanism, and the movement on the operation knob 17 is shifted in the shift direction and the select direction by two arms 13 and 14 protruding from a shift linkage fulcrum (spherical body) 11 of the manual transmission. This is a mechanism for shifting the transmission by separating the movement in the two directions and pushing and pulling the shift cable 15 and the select cable 16.

  The speed change operation device 1 has a spherical fulcrum 11 provided at the lower part of the operation lever 10 and a spherical ball pair (spherical body) 12 provided at the lower part of the fulcrum 11, and the fulcrum 11 is connected via a linkage mechanism or the like. Connected to a manual transmission.

  The operation lever 10 includes an operation knob 17 provided at the upper portion of the fulcrum 11 and provided with a forward shift position (1st to 6th speed) and a reverse shift position (R position). By tilting the operating lever 10 in the select direction which is the left-right direction with the fulcrum 11 as the center of rotation, the 1st speed-2nd gear select position a, 3rd speed-4th speed select position b, 5th speed-6th speed select position c And the reverse select position d is obtained, and the first transmission, the second transmission, the third transmission, the fourth transmission, the fifth transmission, the sixth transmission, and the rearward movement are arranged in the manual transmission via a linkage mechanism connected to the fulcrum 11. The select cable 16 is pulled, and the corresponding shift cable 15 is pulled by a shift operation that tilts the operation lever 10 in the forward / backward shift direction from each of the select positions a, b, c, d. can get.

  In the shift direction, when the operation knob 17 is moved in the X direction, the ball pair 12 moves in the −X direction, and the shift cable 15 is pulled. At this time, the fulcrum 11 rotates and the pendulum 18 is in a stationary state. In the select direction, when the operation knob 17 is moved in the Y direction, the pendulum 18 rotates and the select cable 16 is pulled. Here, the fulcrum 11 rotates and the ball pair 12 moves in the Y direction. As described above, the fulcrum 11 and the ball pair 12 are configured to move with respect to both shift and selection.

  Accordingly, the shift stage can be detected by providing detection slits (markers) 20 in a lattice pattern on at least a part of the surface of the fulcrum 11 or the ball pair 12. The detection slit 20 can be provided on the fulcrum 11 in addition to the ball pair 12.

  FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a detection mechanism of the detection slit 20. FIG. 3 is a diagram in which the detection slit 20 on the ball pair 12 is developed in a planar shape. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the shift speed and the number of passages of the detection slit 20. The shift detection device includes a fulcrum 11 or a ball pair 12 as a spherical body provided at the lower part of the operation lever 10 to which the operation knob 17 is connected, and a detection provided in a grid pattern on the surface of the fulcrum 11 or the ball pair 12. And an ECU (Engine Control) that detects the shift position of the manual transmission based on the detected number of passages of the detection slit 20, an encoder (marker detection unit) 21 that detects the number of passages of the detection slit 20 Unit: shift detection unit) 22. The fulcrum 11 or the ball pair 12 is located in the mount 23. For example, a magnetic sensor can be used as the encoder 21.

  In FIG. 3, thick lines indicate sensor paths, and “◯” marks indicate neutral points. A detection slit 20 is provided at the shift linkage fulcrum 11 or the ball pair 12 of the manual transmission. Thus, a shift can be detected by the number of passages of the detection slit 20 by one encoder.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the ECU 22 detects that the first speed and four passes have been detected when it has passed three detection slits 20 and has detected that the second speed and one have passed. When the third speed is detected, the fourth speed is detected when two passes, the fifth speed when the fifth speed is detected, and the sixth speed is detected when the sixth speed is detected. If it is detected that one of them has passed, it is determined that the vehicle is in the reverse position.

  The neutral point is detected by a neutral switch provided on the transmission main body, which is connected to the operating device by a wire. This neutral switch detects when the operation lever 10 is in the neutral position. The neutral switch 24 detects that the transmission main body is in a neutral state from the position of the shift rod or the like provided in the transmission main body. The shift rod of the transmission main body is interlocked with the shift cable via a lever or the like. It corresponds to the position of the shift lever.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the neutral position detection switch. As shown in FIG. 5, as a neutral point detection means as a neutral position, a marking 24 such as a recess is provided on the sphere of the ball pair 12 and a physical neutral position detection switch 25 protruding into the recess. Is provided. The ECU 22 detects the neutral position when the operation unit 26 of the neutral position detection switch 25 enters the recess 24.

  The ECU 22 detects the neutral position with the above-described neutral position detection switch 25, sets the count to “0” upon detection of the neutral position, and counts the number of passes through the detection slit 20 within a predetermined time. Further, the ECU 22 determines the end of the shift operation by an operation within a predetermined operation time. Further, the ECU 22 increases the width of the detection slits 20 at the upper and lower ends of the shift side of the detection slit 20 itself so that the sensor comes above the detection slit 20 at the end of the shift so that the detection slit 20 The passage may be detected by falling and rising occurring within a predetermined time, and if rising is not detected within a predetermined time after the falling is detected, it may be determined that the shift operation has ended.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating sensor outputs, processing signals, and signal waveforms of the neutral switch.
It is an example in the case of shifting from neutral to first speed.
(1) The selection operation is started by operating the operation lever 10 sideways, and the neutral switch is set to “0” because the operation is away from the neutral point.
(2) Enter the first detection slit.
(3) Pass through the first detection slit.
(4) Enter the second detection slit.
(5) Pass through the second detection slit.
(6) The selection operation is finished at this point, and the operation shifts to a shift operation in which the lever is operated back and forth.
(7) Enter the third detection slit.
(8) Pass through the third detection slit.

  Since it does not pass within a predetermined time, it is determined that the shift has ended. Note that when a reflective optical sensor is used, the sensor output is different.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the shift position can be detected without increasing the number of sensors and the number of wirings.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. It can be changed. In the above embodiment, an example using a magnetic sensor as the marker detection unit has been described. However, the marker detection unit is limited to the above embodiment as long as it can detect a marker on the surface of a spherical body. Not. Further, although the slit is described as an example of the marker provided on the spherical body surface, the present invention is not limited to the slit as long as the position of the spherical body surface can be specified. The spherical body provided at the lower part of the operation lever has been described by taking the shift linkage fulcrum of the manual transmission and the ball pair as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to any spherical body connected to the operation lever. It may be.

It is a principal part perspective view which shows the outline | summary of the speed change operation apparatus of the manual transmission which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the detection mechanism of the slit for a detection. It is the figure which expanded the slit for detection on a ball pair evenly. It is a figure for demonstrating the number of passage of a gear stage and a detection slit. It is a figure for demonstrating a neutral position detection switch. It is a figure which shows a sensor output, a processing signal, and the signal waveform of a neutral switch.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Speed change operation apparatus 10 ... Operation lever 11 ... Shift linkage fulcrum of manual transmission 12 ... Ball pair 13, 14 ... Arm 15 ... Shift cable 16 ... Select cable 17. ..Operating knob 18 ... Pendulum 20 ... Detection slit 21 ... Encoder 22 ... ECU
24 ... Marking 25 ... Neutral position detection switch

Claims (5)

In the shift position detecting device for detecting the shift position of the manual transmission,
A spherical body connected to an operating lever having an operating knob;
Markers provided in an irregular lattice shape corresponding to the shift position on the side or lower side of the spherical body,
At least one marker detection unit for detecting the number of passing markers;
A shift position detection device, comprising: a shift detection unit that detects a shift position of the manual transmission based on the detected number of passing markers. The marker is a slit;
The shift position detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the marker detection unit detects the number of passages of the slit. The shift position according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the spherical body serves as a fulcrum to which two arms to be separated into two movements of a shift direction and a select direction are connected. Detection device. The spherical body is a spherical pair provided at a lower portion of a fulcrum to which two arms to be separated into two directions of a shift direction and a select direction are connected. Item 3. The shift position detection device according to Item 2. A first select position that allows selection of 1st and 2nd forward speed, and 3rd and 4th forward speed to operate a manual transmission with at least 6 forward speeds and 1 reverse speed. A second select position that can be selected, a third select position that can select 5 and 6 forward stages, and a fourth select position that can select a reverse stage, with each select position in turn The first shift direction for selecting the first, third, and fifth steps and the second shift direction for selecting the second, fourth, sixth, and reverse steps are reversed, and the neutral position. In a shift pattern shift device in which the marker is moved from the neutral position to the first shift direction. 1. The second shift from the neutral position 2 in the direction, 2 between the first select position and the second select position, 4 between the second select position and the third select position, and the third select position and the fourth select position. 5. The shift position detecting device according to claim 1, wherein 1 is arranged between the selected positions.

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