JPH0612297Y2 - Shift lever device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a shift lever device provided in a vehicle transmission, and more particularly to a shift lever device whose angle and vertical position are adjustable.

(Prior Art) In recent years, a seat and a steering column provided in a driver's seat of an automobile have become movable according to a driver's body shape and preference, and the seat has a front-rear position, a vertical position, and an angle. The steering column can be adjusted in angle and front-rear position, so that the driver can drive in an optimal posture. On the other hand, as an adjusting mechanism provided on the shift lever for operating the transmission, a conventional mechanism has been used.
No. 019 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-84812, in which the upper part of the shift lever can be raised and lowered, and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-1728 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-
There are known ones in which the angle of the shift lever can be adjusted as described in Japanese Patent No. 57125, and those in which the height of the shift lever can be adjusted as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-1222. is there.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The proposals of the above publications are such that the upper portion can be simply bent when the shift lever is not used, or only one of the angle and the height of the shift lever can be adjusted. However, these proposals have a problem in that both the angle and the height of the shift lever cannot be adjusted at the same time, and the driver cannot drive in an optimum posture.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the angle adjustment and the vertical adjustment of the shift lever can be performed at the same time.
An object of the present invention is to provide a shift lever device capable of improving the driving operability of a driver.

[Constitution of device]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, a shift lever device of the present invention includes a base mounted on a vehicle body and two hinge brackets at the front and rear of the base. A main bracket movably mounted in the up-down direction and the front-rear direction, a shaft mounting bracket fixed to the main bracket, a select rotary shaft rotatably supported by the shaft mounting bracket, and a select rotary shaft. A shift rotary shaft fixed orthogonally to the rotary shaft, and a yoke rotatably supported on the shift rotary shaft and having a shift lever fixed thereto are respectively provided at two positions in front of and behind the main bracket. Vertically extending oblong holes extending in the vertical direction are formed in parallel, and a pivot fitted into one of the vertically adjusting oblong holes is fixed to one of the hinge brackets. An arc-shaped angle adjusting elongated hole centering on the axis is formed on the other side of the hinge bracket, and the lock shaft is inserted by intersecting the angle adjusting elongated hole and the other of the vertical adjusting elongated holes. The lock shaft is provided with a lock mechanism for fastening the main bracket to the base.

(Operation) According to the above configuration, when the shift lever is adjusted up and down, the lock mechanism is unlocked, the fastening of the main bracket to the base is released, and the shift lever is moved in the vertical direction to obtain the desired height. At this position, the lock mechanism may be locked again and the main bracket may be fastened to the base.
When adjusting the angle of the shift lever, the shift lever may be moved in the front-rear direction by the same means and the main bracket may be fastened to the base at a desired angular position.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

1 to 5 relate to an embodiment of the present invention. U-shaped upper and lower hinge brackets 2 are provided at two positions in front and rear of a dogleg-shaped base 1 attached to a vehicle body (not shown). , 3
Are fixed by mounting bolts 5. A stepped bolt 6 which is a pivot is fixed to the opposite side wall 3a of the lower hinge bracket 3 by a nut 8, and a stepped bolt 6 is fixed to the opposite side wall 2a of the upper hinge bracket 2.
An arc-shaped long hole 2b for adjusting an angle is formed around the axis of the center. A first bracket 9, which is a U-shaped main bracket, is arranged between the side walls 2a, 3a of the upper and lower hinge brackets 2, 3. On the opposing side walls 9a of the upper part of the first bracket 9, the angle adjusting long holes 2 are formed.
Upper long hole 9 for vertical adjustment extending in the vertical direction intersecting b
b is formed, and this long hole 9b is the long hole 2 for angle adjustment.
It has the same width as b. A bushing 10 having a vertical adjustment lower elongated hole 10a parallel to the vertical adjustment upper elongated hole 9b is press-fitted into the opposing side walls 9c of the lower portion of the first bracket 9, and the stepped bolt 6 is inserted into the elongated hole 10a. The shaft portion 6a is inserted.

A lock mechanism 11 is provided at the intersection of the elongated hole 2b of the upper hinge bracket 2 and the elongated hole 9b of the first bracket 9, and the lock mechanism 11 is a lock shaft inserted at the intersection of the elongated holes 2b and 9b. 12, a lock member 13 having one end screwed to a threaded portion of the lock shaft 12 protruding from one side wall 2a of the upper hinge bracket 2, for example, a threaded portion 12a engraved with a right-hand thread, and the outer circumference of the lock member 13. And a lock lever 15 fitted by a connecting means such as serrations. The lock lever 15 is integrally formed with the lock member 13 by a bolt 16 screwed to the other end of the lock member 13 via a washer 17. It is fixed. Further, the spring mounting member 1 fixed to the lower portion of the first bracket 9
4A and a first bracket 9 fixed to an intermediate portion of the base 1.
Both ends of the coil spring 17 are locked between the spring mounting member 14B protruding from the cutout window 9e formed in the above. The coil spring 17 urges the first bracket 9 to move upward.

A second bracket 18, which is a U-shaped shaft mounting bracket, is fixed to the upper portion of the first bracket 9,
Both ends of the select rotation shaft 19 are rotatably supported by the opposing side walls 18a of the second bracket 18. A winding spring 20 is attached to one end of the select rotary shaft 19 so that the select rotary shaft 19 maintains a neutral position when an external force is not applied. Further, the outer circumference of the shift turning shaft 21 having an axial direction at right angles to the axial direction of the select turning shaft 19 is fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the select turning shaft 19 by means such as welding.

On the other hand, the opposite side walls 22a of the yoke 22 formed in a substantially inverted U shape are rotatably supported at both ends of the shift rotation shaft 21. An arm 22b is formed so as to project from one side wall 22a of the yoke 22.
One end of the shift wire 23 is connected to 2b.
Further, an arm 25 is integrally fixed to one end of the select rotation shaft 19, and a select wire 26 is connected to the tip of the arm 25. Also, the arm 25 and the second
A select rotation assisting spring 28 is attached to the select rotating shaft 19 between the bracket 18 and one side wall 18a. One end 28a of the select assisting spring 28 is a hole 18b formed in the side wall 18a. At the neutral position of the select rotary shaft 19, the other end 28b is locked to the spring receiving member 29 fixed to the lower surface of the arm 25 and the upper surface of the first bracket 9 on the arm 25 side. The spring force of the select auxiliary spring 28 is set to increase as the select rotation shaft 19 rotates in the direction of arrow L from the neutral position N shown in FIG.

The shift lever 31 is arranged on a line that passes through the axis of the shift rotation shaft 21 and is orthogonal to the axis. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower shaft fixed to the upper surface of the yoke 22 by means such as welding. 31a and this lower shaft 31a
And an upper shaft 31b rotatably connected via a pin 32.
A cylindrical release collar 33 is mounted on the outer periphery of the so as to be slidable in the axial direction. At the upper part between the inner circumference of the release collar 33 and the outer circumference of the upper shaft 31b, a pair of collar parts 3 provided on the outer circumference of the upper part of the upper shaft 31b.
An O-ring 36 sandwiched between the two is mounted, and the inside is dust-sealed. Also, the upper shaft 31b
A coil spring 38 is mounted between the release collar 33 and the release collar 33, and the upper end of the coil spring 38 is attached to the collar 35.
The lower ends of the release collar 33 are locked to the stepped portions 33a formed in the middle portion of the inner periphery of the release collar 33.
3 is urged in a direction of pressing the flange portion 31d formed on the lower portion of the lower shaft 31a. By pulling the release collar 33 upward from the upper end of the lower shaft 31a against the biasing force of the coil spring 38, the upper shaft 31b is moved in the direction indicated by arrow A in FIG.
It can be rotated 0 degrees.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

When the shift lever 31 is adjusted up and down, the lock lever 15 is rotated in the direction of arrow C to loosen the pressure contact between the lock member 13 and the side wall 2a of the upper hinge bracket 2.
The first bracket 9 is moved vertically along the long holes 9b and 10a. As a result, the shift lever 31 moves in the vertical direction, and the lock lever 15 moves at the desired height position.
Is rotated in the direction of arrow D, and the lock member 13 is again fixed by pressure to the side wall 2a of the upper hinge bracket 2.

When the angle of the shift lever 31 is adjusted, the lock lever 15 is similarly rotated in the direction of arrow C to loosen the pressure contact between the lock member 13 and the side wall 2a of the upper hinge bracket 2, and the first bracket 9 Is rotated about the axis of the stepped bolt 6 along the elongated hole 2b of the upper hinge bracket 2. This causes the shift lever 31 to rotate in the front-rear direction (the direction of arrow FB), rotate the lock lever 15 in the direction of arrow D at a desired angular position, and cause the lock member 13 to again move the lock member 13 to the side wall 2a of the upper hinge bracket 2. Crimped and fixed to.

When performing the shift operation by the shift lever device according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the shift rotation shaft 21
The shift lever 31 is tilted in the direction of arrow F-B via the yoke 22 around the center. When performing the select operation, the shift rotary shaft 21 is centered on the select rotary shaft 19.
Then, the shift lever 31 is tilted in the left-right direction (direction of arrow LR) via the yoke 22.

When the driver wants to tilt the shift lever 31, such as when getting on and off, the upper shaft 31 of the shift lever 31
the release collar 33 attached to the coil spring 38
When the lower end of the release collar 33 is located above the upper end of the lower shaft 31a, the pin 32 is the center of movement in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG.
Rotate it once.

When the shift lever 31 is tilted in the direction of arrow E in FIG. 2 and the shift lever 31 reaches the leftmost position, that is, the back select position, the other end 28b of the select auxiliary spring 28 is moved by the arm 25 in the direction of arrow F. The spring force of the select auxiliary spring 28 is maximized. As a result, the select force of the shift lever 31 at the back select position, that is, the force for rotating the select rotating shaft 19 is maximized, and the driver can reliably recognize the back select position by distinguishing it from other select positions.

Further, in FIG. 2, when the shift lever 31 is tilted from the neutral position N in the direction of the arrow R to select another select position, the other end 28b of the select auxiliary spring 28 is selected.
The arm 25 is disengaged from, and the select operation force of the shift lever 31 is only the spring force of the winding spring 20.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the shift lever device of the present invention, the main bracket having the shift lever mounted thereon is fastened to the base by the lock mechanism so as to be movable in the up-down direction and the front-rear direction. The vertical adjustment and the angle adjustment of the lever can be performed at the same time, the optimum operating position for the driver can be easily selected, and the driving operability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a front view showing a shift lever device, FIG. 2 is a side view showing FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. Explanatory drawing, FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional explanatory view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a partial sectional front explanatory view of the shift lever. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base, 9 ... Main bracket (1st bracket), 11 ... Lock mechanism, 18 ... Shaft mounting bracket (2nd bracket), 19 ... Select rotation axis, 21 ... Shift rotation axis, 22 ... Yoke, 31 ... Shift lever.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A base mounted on a vehicle body, a main bracket attached to two front and rear portions of the base via hinge brackets so as to be movable in the vertical direction and the front-back direction, and fixed to the main bracket. Mounted shaft mounting bracket, select rotating shaft rotatably supported by the shaft mounting bracket, shift rotating shaft fixed orthogonally to the select rotating shaft, and shift rotating shaft And a yoke to which a shift lever is fixed and which is rotatably supported on the main bracket. Vertical slots extending vertically are formed in parallel at the front and rear of the main bracket. A pivot inserted into one of the elongated holes is fixed to one of the hinge brackets, and an arc-shaped angle adjusting elongated hole centered on the axis of the pivot is formed in the other of the hinge brackets. A lock mechanism for inserting the lock shaft across the angle adjusting long hole and the other of the vertical adjusting long hole and fastening the main bracket to the base on the lock shaft. Shift lever device to do.