JP2013126804A - Shift device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly check the operation from a predetermined shift position of a shift member.SOLUTION: In a shift lever device 10, when a second link 30 is pressed to the vehicle right side by a shift lever 18 in a state of not operating a brake, a guide projection 32 of the second link 30 is rotated along a checking surface 34A of a guide column 34, and thereby, relative rotation of the second link 30 to a first link 24 is locked by locking on the checking surface 34A of the guide projection 32. Thus, integral rotation of the first link 24 and the second link 30 is guided, and thereby, an abutting surface 30D of the second link 30 can be properly locked on a locking surface 36A of a stopper 36, and the operation from the "P" shift position of the shift lever 18 can be properly checked.

Description

  The present invention relates to a shift device capable of switching between prevention and permission of an operation of a shift member from a predetermined shift position.

  In the shift lever device described in the following Patent Document 1, when the shift lever is operated from the “P” shift position, the second link is moved integrally with the first link, so that the second link is the locking wall. To prevent the shift lever from being operated from the “P” shift position. On the other hand, when the shift lever is operated from the “P” shift position, the second link is moved relative to the first link, so that the second link is not locked to the locking wall. Operation from the “P” shift position is permitted.

  Here, in such a shift lever device, by appropriately performing integral movement and relative movement of the second link with respect to the first link, it is possible to appropriately prevent or permit the operation of the shift lever from the “P” shift position. It can be carried out.

JP 2011-168264 A

  In view of the above fact, an object of the present invention is to provide a shift device that can appropriately perform at least one of prevention and permission of operation of a shift member from a predetermined shift position.

  The shift device according to claim 1, wherein the shift member whose shift position is changed by being operated, the first member made movable, and the first member when the shift member is operated from a predetermined shift position. Blocking operation of the shift member from a predetermined shift position by switching between relative movement and integral movement of the second member relative to the first member and relative movement or integral movement of the second member with respect to the one member And a switching means for switching between permission and permission, and a guiding means for guiding at least one of relative movement and integral movement of the second member relative to the first member.

  The shift device according to claim 2 is the shift device according to claim 1, wherein the guide means includes at least one of an integral movement after the relative movement of the second member relative to the first member and a relative movement after the integral movement. Allow one.

  In the shift device according to claim 1, when the shift member is operated from the predetermined shift position, the second member can be moved relative to or integrally with the first member, and the switching means can be By switching between relative movement and integral movement with respect to the first member, blocking and permission of the operation of the shift member from the predetermined shift position can be switched.

  Here, the guide means guides at least one of relative movement and integral movement of the second member with respect to the first member. For this reason, at least one of relative movement and integral movement of the second member relative to the first member can be appropriately performed, and at least one of blocking and permitting the operation of the shift member from the predetermined shift position can be appropriately performed. .

  In the shift device according to the second aspect, the guide means allows at least one of the integral movement after the relative movement of the second member relative to the first member and the relative movement after the integral movement. For this reason, even when the switching means switches between the relative movement of the second member relative to the first member and the integral movement while the shift member is being operated from the predetermined shift position, the guiding means moves relative to the first member of the second member. By permitting at least one of the integral movement and the relative movement, at least one of the prevention and the permission of the operation of the shift member from the predetermined shift position can be performed.

It is the top view seen from the upper part which shows the shift lock mechanism in the shift lever apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view seen from the upper part which shows the time of the shift lock of the shift lock mechanism in the shift lever apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view seen from the upper part which shows the time of the shift lock cancellation | release of the shift lock mechanism in the shift lever apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view seen from the upper part which shows the shift lever apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view seen from the upper part which shows the principal part of the shift lock mechanism in the shift lever apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view seen from the upper side which shows the shift lock mechanism in the shift lever apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view seen from the upper part which shows the time of the shift lock of the shift lock mechanism in the shift lever apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view seen from the upper part which shows the principal part at the time of the shift lock of the shift lock mechanism in the shift lever apparatus which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a main part of a shift lever device 10 as a shift device according to a first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above. FIG. 4 shows a shift lever device 10. Is shown in a plan view seen from above. In the drawings, the front side of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow FR, the right side of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow RH, and the upper side is indicated by an arrow UP.

  The shift lever device 10 according to the present embodiment is a so-called floor type and gate type.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the shift lever device 10 is provided with a substantially rectangular box-shaped housing 12 as an installation member. The housing 12 is a vehicle front side portion of a floor portion (floor) in a vehicle compartment. And it is installed in the vehicle left-right direction (vehicle width direction) center part. The upper wall of the housing 12 is a plate-like cover 14, and an operation groove 16 having a predetermined bent shape as an operation path is formed through the cover 14.

  The shift lever device 10 is provided with a substantially elongate bar-shaped shift lever 18 as a shift member. The shift lever 18 is supported at the lower end by the lower end in the housing 12, and the shift lever 18 can be operated (rotated) in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle left-right direction with the lower end as the center.

  The upper portion of the shift lever 18 passes through the operation groove 16 of the cover 14, and the shift lever 18 is operated along the operation groove 16, so that the shift position is a “P” shift position as a predetermined shift position. , “R” shift position, “N” shift position, “D” shift position, “3” shift position, “2” shift position, and “L” shift position. Further, when the shift lever 18 is operated from the “P” shift position to the “R” shift position, the shift lever 18 is operated rightward (one in the vehicle width direction) to reach the “PS” position. After that, the vehicle is operated in this order to the rear of the vehicle and to the left of the vehicle (the other in the vehicle width direction).

  A shift lock mechanism 20 (shift lock unit) shown in FIG. 1 is fixed in the housing 12. The shift lock mechanism 20 is disposed below the “PS” position of the operation groove 16 of the cover 14 and on the front side of the vehicle. Has been.

  The shift lock mechanism 20 is provided with a blocking mechanism 22 (link mechanism).

  The blocking mechanism 22 is provided with a substantially L-shaped rod-shaped first link 24 as a first member in the front portion of the vehicle. The first link 24 is supported by a circular rotation shaft 26 in the housing 12 so as to be rotatable (movable) at the base end portion on the front side of the vehicle and on the right side of the vehicle. Between the permission position (lock release position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3) and the blocking position (lock position shown in FIG. 2).

  The rotating shaft 26 of the first link 24 is provided with a first return spring (not shown) as a first urging means constituting the urging means, and the first return spring is a torsion coil spring. Thus, the first link 24 is urged toward the front side of the vehicle by being bridged between the first link 24 and a case (not shown) constituting the blocking mechanism 22 incorporated in the housing 12.

  A circular support shaft 28 is fixed to the first link 24 at the vehicle rear side and the left end of the vehicle, and the support shaft 28 protrudes downward from the first link 24.

  A substantially U-shaped rod-shaped second link 30 as a second member is provided on the vehicle rear side of the first link 24. The second link 30 is provided at the base end portion 30A on the vehicle front side and the vehicle left side. It is supported by a support shaft 28 of one link 24 so as to be rotatable (movable).

  The support shaft 28 of the first link 24 is provided with a second return spring (not shown) as second urging means constituting the urging means, and the second return spring is a torsion coil spring. The bridge is bridged between the first link 24 and the second link 30. The second return spring biases the second link 30 toward the vehicle rear side, and the rotation of the second link 30 is locked (restricted) by the first link 24. As a result, the second link 30 is arranged at the initial position, and the vehicle rear side and the vehicle right end portion 30B (vehicle rear side end) of the second link 30 is located at the “PS” position of the operation groove 16 of the cover 14. Located on the lower side. Further, the biasing force of the second return spring is made larger than the biasing force of the first return spring.

  A flat lock surface 30C as a blocking portion is provided on the left side surface of the distal end portion 30B of the second link 30, and the lock surface 30C is inclined in a direction toward the right side of the vehicle toward the front of the vehicle. ing. When the shift lever 18 is operated from the “P” shift position and reaches the “PS” position, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18. Note that the lock surface 30C may be disposed perpendicular to the left-right direction of the vehicle, or may be inclined in a direction toward the left side of the vehicle toward the front of the vehicle.

  A flat contact surface 30D as a contact portion is provided on the vehicle right side surface of the distal end portion 30B of the second link 30, and the contact surface 30D is directed to the right side of the vehicle toward the front of the vehicle. It is inclined to. The contact surface 30D may be arranged perpendicular to the left-right direction of the vehicle, or may be inclined in a direction toward the left side of the vehicle as it goes forward of the vehicle.

  The second link 30 is integrally provided with a cylindrical guide protrusion 32 as a guide object constituting the guide means in a portion between the base end portion 30A and the distal end portion 30B. It protrudes upward from the second link 30.

  A guide column 34 having a substantially triangular prism shape as a guide portion constituting the guide means is provided at a position on the vehicle right side and the vehicle front side of the guide protrusion 32, and the guide column 34 is incorporated in the housing 12. Is fixed to a case (not shown). The guide pillar 34 may be formed on the lower surface of the cover 14.

  The vehicle rear side surface of the guide pillar 34 is a blocking surface 34A as a guide surface. The blocking surface 34A resists the first link 24 and the first link 24 against the biasing force of the first return spring in a state where the rotation of the second link 30 with respect to the first link 24 against the biasing force of the second return spring is blocked. When the two links 30 are rotated, the guide protrusion 32 is disposed along a trajectory where the front edge of the vehicle rotates, and the blocking surface 34A is substantially along a circumferential surface centering on the rotation shaft 26. It is curved in a convex shape.

  The left side surface of the guide pillar 34 is a permission surface 34B as a guide surface. The permission surface 34 </ b> B is formed by the guide protrusion 32 when the second link 30 is rotated with respect to the first link 24 against the urging force of the second return spring in a state where the first link 24 is held at the permission position. It arrange | positions along the locus | trajectory in which a vehicle right side edge rotates, and the permission surface 34B is curving concavely along the circumferential surface centering on the support shaft 28 centered.

  The front surface and the right side surface of the guide pillar 34 are a switching surface 34C as a guide surface, and the switching surface 34C is inclined in a direction toward the rear of the vehicle as it goes to the right of the vehicle.

  A rectangular parallelepiped stopper 36 as a locking member is fixed to the vehicle right side of the vehicle rear side portion of the distal end portion 30B of the second link 30, and the vehicle left side surface of the stopper 36 has a planar shape as a locking portion. The locking surface 36A is arranged perpendicular to the left-right direction of the vehicle. Further, the stopper 36 is not disposed on the vehicle right side of the second link 30 except for the vehicle right side of the vehicle rear side portion of the tip portion 30B. The stopper 36 may be configured integrally with the housing 12 or may be configured by a part of a plate-shaped strength gate (including the peripheral edge of the gate groove) in which the gate groove is formed with a higher strength than the cover 14. Alternatively, the gate groove has substantially the same shape as the operation groove 16, and the shift lever 18 is penetrated.

  A solenoid 38 (electromagnet) serving as a suction unit and a switching unit is fixed to the front side of the blocking mechanism 22 (first link 24). A cylindrical plunger 38A is provided in the solenoid 38, and the plunger 38A is movable (slidable) in the vehicle front-rear direction. The distal end portion (rear end portion of the vehicle) of the plunger 38A protrudes toward the rear side of the vehicle and is connected to the first link 24. The first link 24 is rotatable by the movement of the plunger 38A. . The plunger 38A is actuated by the biasing force of the first return spring via the first link 24, and is locked from moving toward the front of the vehicle. The plunger 38A is connected to the first return spring of the first link 24. The rotation by the urging force is locked, and the first link 24 is locked at the permitted position.

  The solenoid 38 is electrically connected to the vehicle control device 40. A brake 42 of the vehicle is electrically connected to the control device 40, and the vehicle is braked by operating the brake 42.

  In a state in which the brake 42 is operated, the solenoid 38 is energized under the control of the control device 40, whereby a moving force toward the vehicle front side due to the magnetic force is applied to the plunger 38A, and the plunger 38A moves toward the vehicle rear side. Is prevented (the plunger 38A is held in the solenoid 38). As a result, the solenoid 38 prevents the first link 24 from rotating toward the vehicle front side (blocking direction), so that the first link 24 is held at the permission position and is allowed (lock unlocked). The

  The biasing force of the second return spring is compared with the sum of the blocking force (the holding force of the plunger 38A in the solenoid 38) of the plunger 38A by the solenoid 38 and the biasing force of the first return spring. And it is small. For this reason, in the state where the first link 24 is held at the permitted position by the solenoid 38 as described above, the second link 30 can be rotated against the urging force of the second return spring, and the second link 30 can be rotated. The lock surface 30 </ b> C can be turned to the vehicle right side and the vehicle front side (permission direction).

  On the other hand, in a state where the brake 42 is not operated, the solenoid 38 is not energized by the control of the control device 40, so that the moving force to the front side of the vehicle due to the magnetic force does not act on the plunger 38A. Movement is allowed. Thereby, the rotation of the first link 24 to the rear side of the vehicle is permitted, so that the first link 24 can be rotated from the permission position toward the blocking position, and in the blocking state (locked state). Is done.

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

  In the shift lever device 10 having the above configuration, when the shift lever 18 is operated from the “P” shift position and reaches the “PS” position, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18. Is done.

  In a state in which the brake 42 is not operated, the solenoid 38 is not energized by the control of the control device 40, and the movement of the plunger 38A of the solenoid 38 to the rear side of the vehicle is permitted. Further, the biasing force of the second return spring is made larger than the biasing force of the first return spring.

  Therefore, when the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18, the second link with respect to the first link 24 resists the urging force of the second return spring as shown in FIG. The first link 24 and the second link 30 are rotated toward the vehicle rear side (integral rotation) against the urging force of the first return spring in a state where the rotation (relative rotation) of the 30 is prevented. The first link 24 is disposed at the blocking position, and the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 is locked to the locking surface 36A of the stopper 36 (surface contact is made on a surface perpendicular to the vehicle left-right direction). . Thereby, the rotation of the second link 30 due to the pressing force of the shift lever 18 is locked by the stopper 36, and the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is not rotated to the right side of the vehicle and to the front side of the vehicle. The operation of the shift lever 18 from the “P” shift position to the “R” shift position is blocked (locked) by the lock surface 30 </ b> C of 30.

  On the other hand, when the brake 42 is operated, the solenoid 38 is energized under the control of the control device 40, and the movement of the plunger 38A of the solenoid 38 to the rear side of the vehicle is prevented. Further, the urging force of the second return spring is made smaller than the sum of the urging force of the first return spring and the blocking force of the solenoid 38 to move the plunger 38A to the rear side of the vehicle.

  Therefore, when the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18, the urging force of the first return spring and the plunger 38A by the solenoid 38 toward the rear side of the vehicle as shown in FIG. In a state where the first link 24 and the second link 30 resisting the movement blocking force of the first link 24 and the second link 30 are prevented from rotating (integral rotation) to the rear side of the vehicle (the first link 24 is held in the permitted position). The second link 30 is rotated (relatively rotated) against the first link 24 against the biasing force of the second return spring, and the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 is the locking surface 36A of the stopper 36. It is not locked to. Accordingly, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is rotated to the right side of the vehicle and the front side of the vehicle, so that the operation of the shift lever 18 to the “PS” position is permitted, and the “P” shift position of the shift lever 18 is permitted. To the “R” shift position is permitted (unlocked).

  Here, when the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18 in a state where the brake 42 is not operated, the guide projection 32 of the second link 30 is blocked by the blocking surface 34A of the guide column 34. , The relative rotation of the second link 30 with respect to the first link 24 against the urging force of the second return spring is locked by the locking of the guide protrusion 32 to the blocking surface 34A. .

  For this reason, the integral rotation of the first link 24 and the second link 30 against the urging force of the first return spring is guided, so that the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 is engaged with the locking surface 36A of the stopper 36. Therefore, the operation of the shift lever 18 from the “P” shift position to the “R” shift position can be appropriately prevented.

  In addition, until the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 is locked to the locking surface 36A of the stopper 36, the guide protrusion 32 is locked against the blocking surface 34A to resist the biasing force of the second return spring. The relative rotation of the second link 30 with respect to the first link 24 is locked. Thereby, the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 can be more appropriately locked to the locking surface 36A of the stopper 36, and the operation of the shift lever 18 from the “P” shift position to the “R” shift position is more appropriately performed. I can stop.

  When the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18 with the brake 42 being operated, the guide protrusion 32 of the second link 30 is the permission surface 34B of the guide column 34. , The integral rotation of the first link 24 and the second link 30 against the urging force of the first return spring is locked by locking the guide protrusion 32 to the permission surface 34B. .

  For this reason, the relative rotation of the second link 30 with respect to the first link 24 against the urging force of the second return spring is guided, so that the stopper 36 (engagement) of the second link 30 (contact surface 30D). Locking to the stop surface 36A) can be appropriately avoided, and the operation of the shift lever 18 from the “P” shift position to the “R” shift position can be properly permitted.

  Moreover, with the brake 42 operated, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18, and the guide protrusion 32 of the second link 30 passes the permission surface 34B of the guide column 34. Later, when the operation of the brake 42 is released and the movement of the solenoid 38 to the rear side of the plunger 38A is permitted, the first link 24 and the second link 30 are rotated by the urging force of the second return spring. Thus, a situation in which the guide protrusion 32 is locked to the switching surface 34C of the guide post 34 may occur. In this case, the shift lever 18 is operated to the left of the vehicle ("P" shift position side), and the pressing of the second link 30 by the shift lever 18 is released, so that the biasing force of the first return spring is used. The first link 24 and the second link 30 are rotated, and the second link 30 is rotated with respect to the first link 24 by the urging force of the second return spring, so that the first link 24 and the second link 30 are moved. It can be returned to the initial position.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the main part of the shift lock mechanism 20 in the shift lever device 50 as the shift device according to the second embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above.

  The shift lever device 50 according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but differs in the following points.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the shift lever device 50 according to the present embodiment, in the shift lock mechanism 20, the guide protrusion 32 of the second link 30 is disposed on the left side of the vehicle as compared with the first embodiment. The guide pillar 34 is arranged on the left side of the vehicle as compared with the first embodiment.

  Here, also in the present embodiment, the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment can be achieved except for the following points.

  That is, in a state where the brake 42 is not operated, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18, and the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 is locked to the locking surface 36A of the stopper 36. When this is done, the guide projection 32 of the second link 30 passes through the blocking surface 34A of the guide column 34, and the locking of the guide projection 32 to the blocking surface 34A is released.

  Therefore, in a state where the brake 42 is not operated, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18, and the guide protrusion 32 of the second link 30 passes the blocking surface 34A of the guide column 34. When the brake 42 is operated later, the first link 24 and the second link 30 are rotated by the moving force of the plunger 38A toward the vehicle front by the solenoid 38 and the urging force of the first return spring, and the second return. The second link 30 is rotated with respect to the first link 24 against the biasing force of the spring, and the guide protrusion 32 passes through the switching surface 34C of the guide column 34 to the left side of the vehicle. As a result, the locking of the second link 30 (contact surface 30D) to the stopper 36 (locking surface 36A) can be avoided, and the operation of the shift lever 18 from the “P” shift position to the “R” shift position is permitted. it can.

  On the other hand, with the brake 42 operated, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18, and the guide protrusion 32 of the second link 30 passes the permission surface 34B of the guide column 34. Later, when the operation of the brake 42 is released and the movement of the solenoid 38 to the rear side of the plunger 38A is permitted, the first link 24 and the second link 30 are resisted against the biasing force of the first return spring. The second link 30 is rotated with respect to the first link 24 by the urging force of the second return spring, and the guide protrusion 32 passes through the switching surface 34C of the guide column 34 to the right side of the vehicle. Thereby, the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 can be locked to the locking surface 36A of the stopper 36, and the operation of the shift lever 18 from the “P” shift position to the “R” shift position can be prevented.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the shift lock mechanism 20 of the shift lever device 60 as the shift device according to the third embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above.

  The shift lever device 60 according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but differs in the following points.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the shift lever device 60 according to the present embodiment is not provided with the guide protrusion 32 and the guide post 34 in the first embodiment.

  In the shift lock mechanism 20, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is inclined in the direction toward the vehicle rear as it goes to the left of the vehicle, and the inclination angle of the lock surface 30C with respect to the vehicle rear is the first embodiment. It is larger than

  Here, also in the present embodiment, the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained except for the operations and effects of the guide protrusions 32 and the guide pillars 34.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18 in a state where the brake 42 is not operated, and the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 is engaged with the stopper 36. When locked to the stop surface 36A, the lock surface 30C is inclined in the direction toward the rear of the vehicle as it goes to the left of the vehicle. For this reason, when the lock lever 30C is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18, the rear side of the vehicle (the front side of the vehicle where the engagement of the second link 30 with the stopper 36 is released) is locked to the lock surface 30C by the shift lever 18. A pressing force (component force) to the opposite side is applied, and the locking force (pressing force) to the stopper 36 (locking surface 36A) of the second link 30 (contact surface 30D) is increased. The rotational force of the second link 30 by the shift lever 18 is effectively offset by the locking surface 36A. Thereby, the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 can be properly locked to the locking surface 36A of the stopper 36, and the operation of the shift lever 18 from the “P” shift position to the “R” shift position can be appropriately prevented. .

[Fourth Embodiment]
FIG. 8 shows a plan view of the main part of the shift lock mechanism 20 in a shift lever device 70 as a shift device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention as seen from above.

  The shift lever device 70 according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but differs in the following points.

  In the shift lever device 70 according to the present embodiment, the guide protrusion 32 and the guide post 34 in the first embodiment are not provided.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the shift lock mechanism 20, the contact surface 30 </ b> D of the second link 30 is inclined in a direction toward the rear of the vehicle as it goes to the right of the vehicle.

  In the stopper 36, the locking surface 36A is inclined in a direction toward the rear of the vehicle as it goes to the right of the vehicle.

  Here, also in the present embodiment, the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained except for the operations and effects of the guide protrusions 32 and the guide pillars 34.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, in a state where the brake 42 is not operated, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 is pressed to the right side of the vehicle by the shift lever 18, and the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 is engaged with the stopper 36. When locked to the stop surface 36A, the contact surface 30D and the lock surface 36A are perpendicular to the rotational circumferential direction about the support shaft 28 of the contact surface 30D (as it goes to the right of the vehicle). Surface contact is made in a state of being inclined in the direction toward the rear of the vehicle. For this reason, when the contact surface 30D is pressed against the locking surface 36A by the shift lever 18 to the right side of the vehicle, the rotational force of the contact surface 30D by the shift lever 18 is effectively offset by the locking surface 36A. The contact surface 30D receives a reaction force (component force) from the locking surface 36A to the vehicle rear side (the side opposite to the vehicle front side where the locking of the second link 30 to the stopper 36 is released), The locking force (pressing force) of the second link 30 (contact surface 30D) to the stopper 36 (locking surface 36A) is increased. Thereby, the contact surface 30D of the second link 30 can be properly locked to the locking surface 36A of the stopper 36, and the operation of the shift lever 18 from the “P” shift position to the “R” shift position can be appropriately prevented. .

  In the fourth embodiment, similarly to the third embodiment, the lock surface 30C of the second link 30 may be inclined in the direction toward the rear of the vehicle as it goes to the left of the vehicle.

  In the third and fourth embodiments, the guide protrusion 32 and the guide post 34 are not provided. However, also in the third embodiment and the fourth embodiment, the guide protrusion 32 and the guide post 34 in the first embodiment or the second embodiment may be provided.

  Furthermore, in the said 1st Embodiment-4th Embodiment, the 1st link 24 and the 2nd link 30 were made rotatable. However, at least one of the first link 24 and the second link 30 may be slidable.

  In the first to fourth embodiments, the shift lock mechanism 20 is connected to the gate type shift lever devices 10, 50, 60, 70 that can be operated in a plurality of directions where the shift lever 18 intersects. Applied. However, the present invention may be applied to a straight type shift lever device in which the shift lever 18 can be operated only in one direction.

  In particular, in this case, the operation button provided at the upper end (tip) of the shift lever 18 is operated to move the grooved pin (moving member), so that the “P” shift position (predetermined shift position) of the shift lever 18 is reached. ), The shift lock mechanism 20 switches between blocking and permitting the movement of the grooved pin, so that the shift lock mechanism 20 switches between blocking and permitting the operation from the “P” shift position. May be.

  Furthermore, in the said 1st Embodiment-4th Embodiment, it was set as the structure which installed the shift lever apparatus 10, 50, 60, 70 on the floor part of the compartment, making it a floor type thing. However, the shift lever devices 10, 50, 60, and 70 may be installed on the steering column of the vehicle, or the shift lever devices 10, 50, 60, and 70 may be installed on the instrument panel of the vehicle.

10 Shift lever device (shift device)
18 Shift lever (shift member)
24 First link (first member)
30 Second link (second member)
32 Guide protrusion (guide means)
34 Guide pillar (guide means)
38 Solenoid (switching means)
50 Shift lever device (shift device)
60 Shift lever device (shift device)
70 Shift lever device (shift device)

Claims (2)

A shift member whose shift position is changed by being operated;
A first member made movable;
When the shift member is operated from a predetermined shift position, a second member that is movable relative to the first member or integrally movable;
Switching means for switching between blocking and permitting operation of the shift member from a predetermined shift position by switching between relative movement and integral movement of the second member with respect to the first member;
Guiding means for guiding at least one of relative movement and integral movement of the second member with respect to the first member;
A shift device comprising:   2. The shift device according to claim 1, wherein the guide unit allows at least one of an integral movement after the relative movement of the second member relative to the first member and a relative movement after the integral movement.

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