JPH0254252B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a shift position display device for a shift lever for an automatic transmission used in an automobile, and particularly to a shift position display device for a shift lever for an automatic transmission used in an automobile. Among these, the present invention relates to a shift position display device for a shift lever for an automatic transmission in which a parking range display window indicating the parking range position is disposed at the end.

(Prior Art) As a shift position display device for a shift lever for an automatic transmission used in a conventional automobile, for example,
The one described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 43-28234 is known.

This conventional shift position display device for a shift lever for an automatic transmission consists of a display board with a parking range display window arranged at the end that shows the parking range position among the display windows arranged for each range, and a shift lever. and an indicator indicating each shift position from the display window, the indicator width of the indicator is formed wider than the width of the display window in order to absorb a display position error of the indicator, The parking range display window was arranged so that its center substantially coincided with the center of the indicator at the parking range position.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the case of such a conventional shift position display device for a shift lever for an automatic transmission,
The indicator width of the indicator was formed wider than the width of the display window, and the parking range display window was arranged so that its center almost coincided with the center of the indicator at the parking range position. When performing a shift operation, even if the shift lever is in the middle of operation (the transmission cannot be shifted to the specified parking range position unless operating force is applied to the shift lever), the indicator is wider than the display window. However, there was a problem that part of the parking indicator was displayed by the display window.
Therefore, as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 43-28234, the display window of the display board is made small to prevent the display from being displayed by the display window during operation of the shift lever. However, because the display window was small, visibility was poor, making it difficult to distinguish.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and to achieve this purpose, the present invention provides displays arranged for each range. The window is provided with a display board in which a parking range display window indicating the parking range position is disposed at an end thereof, and an indicator that is linked with a shift lever and displays each shift position from the display window, the display In the shift position display device for a shift lever for an automatic transmission, the width of the child indicator is wider than the width of the display window, wherein the parking range display window displays the center of the display window at a predetermined parking range position. The means is located on the side in the direction of shifting to the parking range from the center of the vehicle.

Note that the predetermined parking range position is the position where the shift lever has been completely shifted to the parking range position and is locked by the detent plate, but even if the shift lever has not reached the parking range lock position, , it moves to the parking range position by the biasing force without any operating force, and includes the position where the parking range is in the locked state.

(Function) Therefore, in the shift position display device for a shift lever for an automatic transmission of the present invention, because of the above-mentioned means, during a shift operation when the shift lever is in the parking range position, the indicator does not close to the parking display window. Instead, the indicator can be displayed by the display window only when the shift lever is shifted to a predetermined parking range position.

Furthermore, the parking range display window on the display board can be made larger.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In describing this embodiment, a right-hand drive vehicle with an automatic transmission will be taken as an example.

First, the configuration of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 will be explained.

A is a shift position display device, which is installed on the left side of a driver's seat (not shown), and includes an outer case 10, an inner case 20, and an indicator 30.

The outer case 10 is attached to a vehicle body 41 with a shift lever 12 inserted through a shift hole 11, and is provided with a display plate 13.

The shift lever 12 is connected to a transmission (not shown) by a control wire 42, and is operated by a driver to shift the transmission.

The lower end of the shift lever 12 is axially supported by the vehicle body 41 via the detent plate 14.
An engagement pin 15 is provided near the lower end of the engagement pin 15 and is urged upward by a spring (not shown), and the engagement pin 15 is slid downward against the urging force at the upper end. An operation button 16 is provided to perform the operation.

The detent plate 14 is connected to the shift lever 1
2 is locked at each shift position, and this detent plate 14 is formed with an arc-shaped hole 141 centered on the pivot point of the shift lever 12.
Further, the upper edge of the arcuate hole 141 has engaging edges 142, 143, 144, 145, 14 with which the engaging pin 15 of the shift lever 12 engages for each range.
6,147 are formed.

The position where the engaging pin 15 engages with the engaging edge 142 is the 1st range position, the position where the engaging pin 15 engages with the engaging edge 143 is the 2nd gear range position, and the position where the engaging pin 15 engages with the engaging edge 144 is the neutral range position. The position where the engaging edge 145 is engaged is the drive range position, and the position where the engaging edge 146 is engaged is the reverse range position, and the engaging edge 147 is the reverse range position.
The position where it is engaged is the parking range position.

The shift hole 11 is formed to be elongated in the shift direction, and in order to prevent dirt from entering the shift position display device A, the shift hole 11 is provided with a shutter 17 that is slidable in response to a shift operation of the shift lever 12. It is blocked.

The display board 13 indicates each range position, and is provided on the driver's seat side from the shift hole 11, starting from the 1st gear range display window 13 in order from the rear of the vehicle body.
1st and 2nd speed range display window 132, drive range display window 133, neutral range display window 134,
A reverse range display window 135 and a parking range display window 136 are formed, and each display window 13
1, 132, 133, 134, 135, and 136 are provided with symbols 137 indicating their respective range positions.

Note that this display board 13 is made of a transparent acrylic resin board and has display windows 131, 132, 133, 13.
It is formed by masking the parts other than 4, 135, and 136 in black and opaque from the back side.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the parking range display window is arranged so that the indicator 30 is displayed only when the shift lever 12 is shifted to a predetermined parking range position. The center e is displaced so that it is located on the side a of the indicator 30 in the parking range shift direction a from the center E of the indicator 30 at a predetermined parking range position.

Note that the predetermined parking position refers to the engagement pin 15.
is engaged with the engagement edge 147 of the parking range,
This is the position where the shift lever 12 is in the locked state, but even if the engagement pin 15 does not completely reach the engagement edge 147 of the parking range, the engagement pin is locked by the biasing force without any operating force of the shift lever 12. 15
This includes the range in which the shift lever 12 moves to the engagement edge of the parking range and the shift lever 12 is in the locked state.

In addition, display windows 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 other than the parking range display window 136
are arranged so that the center thereof substantially coincides with the center of the indicator 30 at each range position.

In FIGS. 5 and 6, b indicates the shift direction to the 1st gear range, and f indicates the reverse range display window 135.
, g is the center of the neutral range display window 134, F is the center of the indicator 30 in the reverse range position, G is the neutral range position, and H is the position where the biasing force that moves the shift lever 12 to the locked state is generated. The center of the indicator 30 is shown.

The inner case 20 is the outer case 1
0 from below, a rail 22 on which a slide guide 21 slides is formed below the shift hole 11 of the outer case 10, and a rail 22 on which the slide guide 21 slides is formed below the display board 13.
3 and a lamp 23 that illuminates the indicator 30 is attached.

The slide guide 21 guides the sliding of the indicator 30, and is attached to the shift lever 12 with the shift lever 12 inserted through a through hole 211, and is attached to the shift lever 12 to prevent rotational movement of the shift lever 12. Interlockingly, the rail 22 is slid horizontally.

Note that since the angle of inclination of the shift lever 12 with respect to the slide guide 21 surface differs depending on the shift position, the through hole 211 is formed in a circular shape with a long diameter in the shift direction, and the long axis is such that the shift lever 12 is in the slide guide 21 surface. It is formed to a length that allows it to be inserted without loosening when it is most inclined to the 1st gear range position or parking range position (when shifting to the 1st speed range position or parking range position).

The display element 30 includes display windows 131, 132, 133, 134, 13 formed on the display board 13.
It displays each shift position from 5,136,
It is disposed close to the back side of the display panel 13, is integrally formed with the slide guide 21, and slides in conjunction with the shift lever 12.

This indicator 30 is provided with the display windows 131, 132, 133, 13 in order to absorb display position errors.
It is formed wider than the width of 4,135,136, and is painted in a red fluorescent color so that it can be easily identified by the driver.

Note that the display position error of the indicator 30 is reduced by forming the through hole 211 of the slide guide 21 in a circular shape. When shifting into the range), looseness occurs between the shift lever 12 and the through hole 211 in the shift direction, which causes the relative position of the shift lever 12 and the indicator 30 to differ depending on the shift direction. Yes (see Figures 5 and 6).

Further, the parking range display window 136 is
One end edge 138 on the reverse range display window 137 side
is aligned with the end 31 of the indicator 30 at position H where a biasing force that moves the shift lever 12 to the locked state is generated, and the other end edge 139 opposite to the one end edge 138 moves the shift lever 12 to the locked state. The other display windows 131, 132, 133, 13 are aligned with the end 31 of the indicator 30 at position E
It is formed to the same size as 4,135.

Therefore, the parking range display window 136 is larger than a conventional display window and has a size that provides good visibility.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be explained.

When shifting the shift lever 12 from the drive range position to the parking range position, first,
The operation button 16 is pressed to temporarily release the engagement pin 15 from the engagement edge 144 of the drive range of the detent plate 14.

Then, while pressing the operation button 16, move the shift lever 1 until the indicator 30 is completely displayed in red by the parking range display window 136.
Shift operation 2.

In this embodiment, the parking range display window 136 is arranged such that its center e is at the predetermined parking range position so that the indicator 30 displays the information only when the shift lever 12 is shifted to the predetermined parking range position. Since the indicator 30 is positioned on the side of the shift direction a toward the parking range from the center E of the indicator 30, the indicator 30 does not move toward the parking range display window 136 during the shift operation.
will not be displayed.

Therefore, since the parking range display window 136 is completely displayed in red by the indicator 30, it can be confirmed that the shift lever 12 has been shifted to the predetermined parking position, and the parking range display window 136 is completely displayed in red. If it is not displayed, it can be confirmed that the shift lever 12 is in the middle of operation and has not reached the predetermined parking range position.

In this way, after confirming through the parking range display window 136 that the shift lever 12 has been shifted to a predetermined parking range position, the user stops pressing the operation button 16 and ends the shift operation.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention may be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.

For example, in the embodiment, the indicator is integrally formed with the slide guide attached to the shift lever, but it may be attached by other methods without using the slide guide as long as it can be linked with the shift lever.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, in the shift position display device for a shift lever for an automatic transmission of the present invention, the center of the parking range display window can be set from the center of the display window at a predetermined parking range position. By arranging the parking range window on the side in the direction of shifting to the parking range, the indicator will not be displayed by the parking range display window during the shift operation of the shift lever to the parking range position. The indicator can be displayed only when the shift lever is shifted to the parking range position.

In addition, one end edge of the parking range display window
Align with the end of the indicator at the position where the biasing force that moves the shift lever to the locked state is generated, and
Since the other edge of the display window can be provided to match the end of the indicator when the shift lever is in the locked position, the parking range display window can be enlarged and visibility is improved.

Further, by simply moving and arranging the center position of the parking range display window, it is possible to display the accurate position without any cost or effort.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a shift position display device for a shift lever for an automatic transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 12...Shift lever, 131...1st speed range display window (display window), 132...2nd speed range display window (display window), 133...Drive range display window (display window), 134...neutral range Display window (display window), 135... Reverse range display window (display window), 136... Parking range display window, 3
0...Indicator.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Among the display windows arranged for each range, there is a display board in which a parking range display window indicating the parking range position is arranged at the end, and a display board that is interlocked with a shift lever, An indicator for displaying a shift position, and a shift position display device for an automatic transmission shift lever, the indicator width of the indicator being wider than the width of the display window, wherein the parking range display window is , a shift position display of a shift lever for an automatic transmission, characterized in that the center of the display window is located on the side in the direction of shifting to the parking range from the center of the indicator at a predetermined parking range position. Device.