JP3478937B2 - Shift lever device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shift lever device for a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission (A / T), and more particularly to a shift position display device for a shift lever device. It is about improvement. 2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 4A, a character design portion 7 of "PRN2L" is opaque on the side of a shift lever (not shown) as shown in FIG. It is printed with an optical paint, and when the shift position is displayed, the peripheral portion 7a of the character design portion 7 emits light to perform the position display. A conventional shift position display device is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, a lens 16 is mounted on the case 1 of the shift lever device, and a prism 12 is mounted on the lens 16.
Is attached. The lens 16 is provided with a smoke print 14 on the surface of a fabric 13 and a green print 15 on the back surface, and the above-described character design portion 7 is printed on the back surface of the prism 12 in white. The case 1 is provided with a shift position display bulb 9 and a general illumination bulb 10. At this time, the shift position display valve 9 is mounted in the private room 1a partitioned for each position display.
The general lighting bulb 10 is mounted outside the private room 1a. In the case of night lighting, a general lighting bulb 10 is used.
The emitted light is guided by the prism 12 and illuminates the character design portion 7 printed on the back surface of the prism 12 to emit light (FIG. 4B). When the shift position is displayed, the shift position display valve 9 of the corresponding position is lit, and the prism 1 is turned through the green printing 15.
Irradiate 2. In this case, since the character design portion 7 does not transmit light, the peripheral portion 7a of the character design portion (P in the figure) 7 at that position emits green light as shown in FIG.
The display is made in a state where the character design portion 7 is removed. [0005] The conventional shift position display device is a character-less display that illuminates the peripheral portion 7a without transmitting light to the character design portion 7 as described above. There is a problem that the character design part 7 is difficult for the driver to see (especially at nighttime illumination). The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide a shift lever device capable of clearly displaying a shift position by causing a character design portion to emit light. In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a shift position display section is provided on a side portion of a shift lever, and the shift position display section is illuminated by a bulb. The shift lever device according to claim 1, wherein the dial plate of the shift position display unit is formed of a light-transmitting member, and is opaquely printed while leaving a character design portion on the surface, and the character Transparent white printing is applied to the back surface facing the design part, and the light guide plate is
A grained portion is formed on the surface, and the grained portion is
Close to the part where the white printing is applied, and
It is installed in the part , at the time of night illumination, guides the light of the general lighting bulb to the light guide plate and displays the character design part in the color of the general lighting bulb, and is provided below the light guide plate at the time of shift position display. The character design portion is illuminated with light of a shift position display valve transmitted through the lens, and is displayed in the color of the lens. Therefore, in the first aspect of the present invention, at night, light emitted from the general lighting bulb passes through the light guide plate , hits the grained portion, is reflected upward, and the character design portion has high brightness. When the shift position is displayed, the shift position display valve of the corresponding position emits light, the character design portion is irradiated through the lens, and the character design portion emits light to display the position. Since the character design part itself is illuminated and displayed by light emission, the character design part is clearly displayed, and the driver can easily identify the shift position. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 3 and 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In FIG. 1, a light guide plate 2 is mounted on a case 1 of a shift lever device so as to cover an upper open portion of a private room 1a provided for each position display. The light guide plate 2 includes light introducing portions 2b, 2b on both sides of the main body 2a.
Are formed, and a textured portion 4 is formed on the surface of the main body 2a. A lens 3 (for example, green) is attached below the light guide plate 2. A dial 5 of a shift position display section A (see FIG. 2A) is mounted on the light guide plate 2. The dial plate 5 is formed of a translucent fabric 6, and the translucent character design portion 7 is formed on the surface of the fabric 6 by applying an opaque print 8 to portions other than the character design portion 7. The back surface of the fabric 6 which is configured and faces the character design portion 7 is provided with a translucent white print 11. The case 1 is provided with a shift position display bulb 9 in the private room 1a located below the lens 3, and a general illumination bulb 10 outside the private room 1a located below the light introducing portions 2b and 2b. I have. In the shift lever device configured as described above, in the daytime, the white color of the white print 11 is displayed on the character design portion 7 formed on the surface of the dial 5 as shown in FIG. . In addition, at night, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, light emitted from the general lighting bulb 10 passes through the light guide plate 2, hits the grained portion 4, is reflected upward, and the character design portion 7 emits light in the amber color of the general lighting bulb 10. It is displayed on the dial 5. At the time of displaying the shift position,
As shown in FIG. 2C, the shift position display valve 9 at the corresponding position emits light, and the character design portion 7 is irradiated through the lens 3.
For example, it is displayed by emitting green light. This allows
The takumi section 7 is amber at night and has a shift position.
Lights up in green when the screen is displayed, providing clear contrast.
The shift position is displayed. The lens 3 and the general lighting bulb 1
If the color of 0 is green and amber as described above,
Since the green color is emphasized when the shift position is displayed, this is a preferable color. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be implemented as long as both colors are different. As described above, in the shift lever device according to the present embodiment, the character design portion 7 is configured to be translucent so that the character design portion 7 itself is lit and displayed. The characters are clearly displayed to make it easier for the driver to see, and by changing the lighting color at the time of night illumination and shift position display, the shift position display at night illumination can be clearly identified. Further, since the light of the general illumination bulb 10 is introduced into the light guide plate 2 and the nighttime illumination of the dial 5 is performed by the reflected light from the graining portion 4, the shift position display portion has high brightness. And the color tone of the general illumination bulb 10 and the lens 3 can be used to arbitrarily select the color tone of the night illumination and the shift position display, so that a variety of shift position displays can be obtained. As described in detail above, according to the first aspect of the present invention , the dial is formed on the surface of the dial in the daytime.
In addition to displaying the white color of the white print on the character design portion, the character design portion itself is lit and displayed at the time of night illumination and shift position display, so that the character design portion is clearly displayed, making it easier for the driver to see. In addition , according to the first aspect of the present invention,
Since the light guide plate is provided with a textured part, the light emitted from the general lighting bulb passes through the light guide plate, hits the textured part and is reflected upward, and the character design part can be illuminated with high brightness.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory view showing an operation of a character design part,
(A) during the day, (b) during the night, and (c) during shift position display. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view showing a conventional shift lever device. FIGS. 4A and 4B are operation explanatory diagrams showing the operation of the conventional character design portion, wherein FIG. 4A shows the daytime, FIG. 4B shows the nighttime, and FIG. 4C shows the shift position display time. [Description of Signs] 1 Case 2 Light guide plate 3 Lens 4 Textured portion 5 Dial 7 Character design portion 8 Non-transparent printing 9 Shift position display bulb 10 General illumination bulb 11 White printing A Shift position display section

Claims (1)

(57) A shift lever device having a shift position display portion on a side portion of a shift lever, wherein the shift position display portion is illuminated by a bulb. The dial of the position display section is formed of a translucent member, and is opaquely printed except for the text design portion on the front surface, and a translucent white color is formed on the back surface facing the text design portion. The light guide plate is printed on the surface.
A textured portion is formed, and the textured portion is
Installed at the bottom of the dial in close proximity to the color printing work area
It is, at the time of night lighting led to the general lighting bulb light to the light guide plate to display the character design portion in the color of the general lighting bulb, a lens provided on a lower portion of the light guide plate at the time of a shift position display A shift lever device characterized in that the character design portion is illuminated with light of a shift position display valve that transmits light, and is displayed in the color of the lens.