JP4919883B2 - Switch device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular switch device in which a predetermined electric circuit is formed and various electric components mounted on a vehicle can be operated when a microswitch actuator is pressed in accordance with a swing operation of an operation knob.

  In general, a two-wheeled vehicle is provided with a handlebar for steering, and a grip grip and a throttle grip that can be gripped by a driver while traveling are respectively attached to both ends of the handlebar. A switch case is fixed at a position adjacent to the grip grip or the throttle grip, and a plurality of operation knobs for operating various electrical components mounted on the two-wheeled vehicle are formed on the switch case, so that the vehicle switch device is It is configured. An example of such a conventional vehicle switch device is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  For example, various switches such as a turn signal switch, a dimmer switch, and a horn button are formed in the vicinity of the left end of the handlebar (the base end side of the left grip grip). The driver can arbitrarily perform operations such as a front irradiation or lower irradiation switching operation and a sounding operation of a horn. In addition, various switches such as a starter switch, an engine stop switch, and a hazard switch are formed in the vicinity of the right end of the handlebar (the base end side of the right throttle grip), such as a starter switch, an engine stop switch, and a hazard switch. The start operation, stop operation, or blinking operation of the hazard can be arbitrarily performed by the driver.

However, a conventional vehicle switch device includes a case that can be fixed in a switch case, an operation knob that is swingably supported with respect to the case and that can be swung by a driver, A micro switch having an actuator pressed by a swinging operation and a return spring (biasing means) that constantly biases the operation knob in a direction against the swinging operation are provided. The operation knob that was moved and operated was automatically returned to the initial position by the biasing force of the return spring.
JP 2003-291680 A

  However, in the conventional vehicle switch device, since the urging means (such as a return spring) for urging the operation knob is disposed on the operation knob, the dimension in the width direction is increased accordingly. There was a problem. That is, in the conventional switch device for a vehicle, a return spring and a ball urged by the return spring are formed on the operation knob side, while a portion for rolling the ball in accordance with the swinging operation of the operation knob is provided. Since it had to be formed on the case side, the dimension in the width direction is increased by the width of the rolling part of the ball.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and it is providing the switch apparatus for vehicles which can make the dimension of the width direction small at least.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a case that can be fixed in a switch case attached near the front end of a handlebar of a vehicle, and an operation that is swingably supported with respect to the case and that can be swung by a driver A micro switch having a knob, an actuator disposed on the case and pressed by a swing operation of the operation knob, and a biasing means for constantly biasing the operation knob in a direction against the swing operation A switch device for a vehicle in which a predetermined electric circuit is formed and the various electrical components mounted on the vehicle can be operated when the microswitch actuator is pressed. In addition to being arranged across the width direction, the biasing means is biased by pressing one end face of the operation knob across the case while being formed in the case .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the switch device for a vehicle according to the first aspect, the case is formed with a claw portion that can be bent in a width direction of the case to fix the microswitch, and the claw portion. The operation knob is formed with an arm portion that restricts the bending of the operation knob.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the operation knob is disposed across the width direction of the case, and the biasing means is formed on the case and presses one end surface of the operation knob across the case. Therefore, the biasing force can be received by utilizing the thickness of the operation knob, and at least the dimension in the width direction of the vehicle switch device can be reduced.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the case is formed with a claw portion that can be bent in the width direction of the case to fix the microswitch, and an arm portion that restricts the bending of the claw portion is formed on the operation knob. Therefore, the assembling property of the microswitch to the case can be improved, and the microswitch can be fixed more reliably after the operation knob is assembled to the case.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The vehicle switch device according to the present embodiment is configured to be fixed to the vicinity of the front end of a handlebar of a two-wheeled vehicle so that various operations can be performed by the driver, and is adjacent to the throttle grip G as shown in FIGS. The switch case 1 fixed to the position handle bar H is configured as a casing.

  The switch case 1 is composed of a pair of half-shaped molded parts. The switch case 1 is fixed by tightening with a screw or the like while holding the handle bar H, and a starter for starting an engine mounted on the motorcycle. A switch knob 1a, an engine stop switch knob 1b for stopping the engine, a hazard switch knob 1c for blinking the hazard, and the like are formed.

  Here, the two-wheeled vehicle to which the vehicle switch device of the present embodiment is applied is equipped with an automatic transmission, and the automatic transmission is automatically shifted up or down by shifting operation (shifting up or down). It is possible to switch between an auto mode for downshifting and a manual mode for a driver to shift up or down as appropriate according to the driving situation. An automatic transmission is a transmission whose gear ratio can be continuously controlled. In this embodiment, a mechanical type that operates by belt driving (so-called “CVT”) is applied. It may be of a fluid type.

  Thus, the switch case 1 according to the present embodiment is formed with the mode switching means 2 (see FIG. 2) for switching between the auto mode and the manual mode as described above. As shown in FIG. 3, the mode switching means 2 is mainly composed of a case 3, an operation knob 4, and a microswitch 5. The operation knob 4 is fixed while the case 3 is fixed in the switch case 1. The switch case 1 protrudes forward of the vehicle and can be swung.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the case 3 is formed of a molded product in which fixing portions 3a and 3b are formed, and screws (not shown) are screwed into screw holes 3aa and 3ba formed in the fixing portions 3a and 3b. And can be fixed in the switch case 1 by being screwed into a predetermined position in the switch case 1. Further, the case 3 is formed with a pin L (spring pin), and the operation knob 4 is supported by the pin L so as to be swingable.

  The operation knob 4 is formed of a molded product that is swingably supported around the pin L with respect to the case 3 and that can be swung by the driver. As shown in FIG. , Arm portion 4b, pressing surface 4c, pin hole 4d through which pin L can be inserted, and end surface 4e. The operated surface 4a is a part that protrudes from the switch case 1 and that can be touched by a driver's finger (an index finger or a middle finger in this embodiment) during a swinging operation.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the case 3 is provided with a microswitch 5 having an operating element 5a and integrally formed with a projection 5b. The microswitch 5 is locked to the tip 3ca of the claw portion 3c formed in the case 3 and fixed in the case 3, and the operation knob 4 is swung to move the pressing surface 4c. Accordingly, the actuator 5a is pressed by the pressing surface 4c.

  When the operating element 5a is pressed in accordance with the swinging operation of the operation knob 4 as described above, a predetermined electric circuit is formed and the electrical component mounted on the two-wheeled vehicle (in this embodiment, the shift operation mechanism of the automatic transmission). Can be operated. Specifically, by operating the operating knob 4 to swing and pressing the actuator 5a and turning it on electrically, the driver can switch to a manual mode that shifts up or down as appropriate according to the driving situation. It has been done.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 7, the claw portion 3 c of the case 3 is configured to bend in the width direction of the case 3 and fix the microswitch 5. That is, when the claw portion 3c is bent by elastic deformation as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3 and the microswitch 5 is inserted and then the claw portion 3c is restored, as shown in FIG. The tip 3ca of the portion 3c can lock and fix the microswitch 5. As shown in FIG. 4, the case 3 has notches 3ca and 3cb formed on the left and right edges of the claw portion 3c so that the protrusion 5b does not interfere when the microswitch 5 is inserted. Yes.

  Thereafter, when the operation knob 4 is assembled to the case 3 in which the microswitch 5 is built, the arm portion 4b of the operation knob 4 covers the claw portion 3c, and the bending of the claw portion 3c is restricted. Thereby, the assemblability of the microswitch 5 to the case 3 can be improved, and the microswitch 5 can be fixed more reliably after the operation knob 4 is assembled to the case 3.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the operation knob 4 is disposed across the width direction of the case 3 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, and the case 3 has a coil spring 6 as an urging means. And the accommodating part 3d which accommodated the steel ball 7 is formed. The coil spring 6 and the steel ball 7 are for constantly urging the operation knob 4 in a direction against the swinging operation thereof, and the steel ball 7 presses the end surface 4e of the operation knob 4 so that the operation knob 4 is pressed. Is always energized. By the biasing as described above, after the swinging operation on the operation knob 4, the operation knob 4 can be naturally returned to the initial position, and the end surface 4e is formed in a desired shape, whereby the swinging operation of the operation knob 4 is performed. The moderation of time can be given.

  Therefore, according to the above-described embodiment, the operation knob 4 is disposed across the width direction of the case 3, and the accommodating portion 3 d in which the coil spring 6 and the steel ball 7 as urging means are formed in the case 3. Since the end face 4e of the operation knob 4 is pressed and urged while being disposed on the vehicle, the urging force can be received by utilizing the wall thickness of the operation knob 4. The dimension t can be reduced. Instead of the coil spring 6 and the steel ball 7, other urging means for constantly urging the operation knob 4 in a direction against the swinging operation may be used.

  As mentioned above, although this embodiment was described, this invention is not limited to this, For example, the other switch (case, the operation knob which a driver | operator can rock | fluctuate, and a switch arrange | positioned in switch case 1, Others including a micro switch having an actuator pressed by a swinging operation of the operation knob and a biasing means for always biasing the operation knob in a direction against the swinging operation) Also good. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a vehicle switch device fixed to a handlebar of a two-wheeled vehicle, but is also applied to a vehicle switch device of another vehicle having a handlebar (for example, a snow vehicle or ATV). can do.

A switch device for a vehicle in which an operation knob is disposed across the width direction of the case, and an urging means is formed on the case to press and bias one end surface of the operation knob across the case. For example, the present invention can be applied to ones having different appearance shapes or other functions added.

The front view which shows the whole switch apparatus for vehicles which concerns on embodiment of this invention Top view showing the entire switch device for the vehicle Front view and side view showing mode switching means in the vehicle switch device Front view and side view showing a case in the mode switching means Front view and side view showing an operation knob in the mode switching means Front view and side view showing micro switch in same mode switching means Schematic diagram showing the state when the micro switch is assembled to the case in the mode switching means Cross-sectional schematic diagram for illustrating the operation knob and the biasing means in the mode switching means

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Switch case 2 Mode switching means 3 Case 3c Claw part 4 Operation knob 4b Arm part 5 Micro switch 5a Actuator 5b Protrusion 6 Coil spring (biasing means)
7 Steel balls (biasing means)

Claims (2)

A case that can be fixed in a switch case mounted near the tip of the handlebar of the vehicle;
An operation knob that is swingably supported with respect to the case and that can be swung by the driver;
A micro switch having an actuator disposed in the case and pressed by a swing operation of the operation knob;
A biasing means for constantly biasing the operation knob in a direction against the swinging operation;
In a vehicle switch device capable of operating various electrical components mounted on the vehicle by forming a predetermined electrical circuit when the microswitch actuator is pressed,
The operation knob is disposed across the width direction of the case, and the urging means is urged by pressing one end surface of the operation knob straddling the case while being formed in the case. A switch device for a vehicle characterized by the above.   The case is characterized in that a claw portion capable of fixing the micro switch by bending in the width direction of the case is formed, and an arm portion for restricting the bending of the claw portion is formed in the operation knob. The vehicle switch device according to claim 1.

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