JP5737856B2 - Switch device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a switch device including an operation switch for operating a predetermined electrical component mounted on a vehicle.

  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 handle switch device having a plurality of operation switches for operating various electrical components mounted on the two-wheeled vehicle is fixed at a position adjacent to the grip grip or the throttle grip.

  For example, a handle switch device in which various switches such as a turn signal switch, a dimmer switch, a horn button and the like are formed is fixed near the left end of the handle bar (the base end side of the left grip), and is mounted on a motorcycle. The driver can arbitrarily perform blinking operation of the blinker, forward irradiation or downward irradiation switching of the headlamp, operation of sounding the horn, and the like (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-115229 A

  However, in the above conventional switch device, since it is necessary to extend a harness (electric wire) to an electrical component as an operation target, a resistance is generated when a current is passed through the harness during operation, resulting in a significant power loss. This may increase the burden on the battery mounted on the vehicle. In particular, in an electric vehicle in which wheels are driven by electric power of a battery, it is desired to reduce the burden on the battery as much as possible in order to prevent a decrease in the travelable distance.

  Further, in the conventional switch device, the weight is increased by the amount of the harness, the vehicle weight is increased, and the arrangement position with respect to the vehicle is determined by the dimension of the harness, so that the degree of freedom of layout is reduced. There was also a problem. Furthermore, when assembling the switch device to the vehicle, the handling of the harness becomes troublesome and complicated, and the assembling property may be deteriorated.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and reduces the burden on the battery mounted on the vehicle without the need for a harness, while reducing the weight of the vehicle, improving the degree of freedom of layout, and assembling to the vehicle. An object of the present invention is to provide a switch device that can be improved.

First aspect of the present invention is mounted on a vehicle having a handlebar for steering the switch case of the handle switch device is mounted, the switching device having a plurality of operation switches for operating the predetermined electrical component , A transmission unit that generates an output signal according to the operation of the operation switch, and that can transmit the output signal wirelessly; and a reception unit that can receive the output signal from the transmission unit and operate a predetermined electrical component And an electric power supply means for supplying electric power to the transmission means, and an output signal generated by the transmission means is given a vehicle-specific identification code in addition to the output signal according to the operation of the operation switch. together are, when the vehicle-specific identification code to an output signal received by the receiving unit is not granted, the configuration operation in accordance with the output signal is not performed It is, and, wherein the operation switch, the transmission means and power supply means disposed in the handle switch device.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the switch device according to the first aspect, the power supply means comprises power generation means capable of self-power generation.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the switch device according to the second aspect, in addition to the power generation means, the power supply means has a secondary battery capable of charging the power generated by the power generation means. And

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the output signal corresponding to the operation of the operation switch is generated, the transmission means capable of transmitting the output signal wirelessly, the output signal from the transmission means is received, and the predetermined electrical equipment is received. Since the receiving means capable of operating the product and the power supply means for supplying power to the transmitting means are provided, the burden on the battery mounted on the vehicle is reduced by eliminating the need for a harness, and the weight of the vehicle is reduced. And the ease of assembling to the vehicle can be improved.
Further, the output signal generated by the transmission means is given a vehicle-specific identification code in addition to the output signal corresponding to the operation of the operation switch, and the vehicle-specific identification code is added to the output signal received by the reception means. Is not given, the operation according to the output signal is not performed, so even if a vehicle with a similar configuration that can transmit the output signal wirelessly is adjacent, the output signals are confused with each other Can be prevented.
Furthermore, since the operation switch, the transmission means, and the power supply means are disposed in the handle switch device, a harness extending from the handle switch device can be eliminated, and the layout flexibility can be improved and the vehicle can be connected to the vehicle. In addition to the improvement of the assembling property, the design property can be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the power supply means is composed of power generation means capable of self-power generation, the switch device is used without requiring battery replacement for a long period of time as compared with one constituted only by dry batteries or secondary batteries. can do.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the power supply means has the secondary battery capable of charging the power generated by the power generation means in addition to the power generation means, the secondary battery can be used even during the time when the power generation means cannot generate power. It is possible to supply electric power with the electric power charged to the switch, and the switch device can be used for a longer time.

1 is a front view showing a handle switch device to which a switch device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. External appearance schematic diagram showing a motorcycle as a vehicle to which the switch device is applied Block diagram showing the connection relationship of the switch device The block diagram which shows the connection relation of the switch apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 3, the switch device according to the present embodiment is attached to a steering handlebar in a two-wheeled vehicle, and predetermined operation switches (2 to 4) that can be operated by the driver are formed in the switch case C. It is applied to the handle switch device 1 and is mainly composed of a transmission unit 8 as a transmission means, a power supply means 9, and reception units 10 to 12 formed on the electrical equipment (5 to 7) side. Has been.

  The switch case C in the handle switch device 1 is fixed in the vicinity of the grip G on the distal end side of the handle bar H (the left handle bar in the present embodiment), and as shown in FIGS. The switch case C1 and the switch case C2 are combined. An arcuate hole is formed on the mating surface of the switch case C1 with the switch case C2, and an arcuate hole is also formed at a portion corresponding to the hole in the switch case C2.

  Thus, the switch case C is fixed to the handle bar H by fitting the switch case C1 and the switch case C2 while fitting the outer peripheral side surface of the handle bar H with the two holes and tightening both with bolts or the like. The Rukoto. On the surface of the switch case C (that is, the surface facing the driver in the switch case 1), a dimmer switch 2 as an operation switch for operating predetermined electrical components mounted on the vehicle, and a turn signal switch 3 and a horn switch 4 are formed.

  The dimmer switch 2 includes a swing type (so-called seesaw type) switch knob formed on the upper part of the switch case C, and in conjunction with the swing operation of the dimmer switch 2 (the dimmer switch knob), the two-wheeled vehicle. The headlamp 5 (see FIG. 2) mounted in front of the front can be switched between front irradiation and lower irradiation. That is, an output signal is generated by a transmission unit 8 to be described later according to an operation on the dimmer switch 2, and irradiation with the headlamp 5 can be arbitrarily switched between the front and the lower according to the output signal.

  The turn signal switch 3 has a left / right slide type switch knob formed in the lower part of the dimmer switch 2, and is mounted on the motorcycle in conjunction with the slide operation of the turn signal switch 3 (turn signal switch knob). The left and right turn flashers 6 (see FIG. 2) can be selectively blinked. That is, an output signal is generated by a transmission unit 8 to be described later in response to an operation on the turn signal switch 3, and selective lighting by the turn flasher 6 is enabled according to the output signal.

  The horn switch 4 has a pressing type (so-called button type) switch knob formed in the lower part of the switch case C, and is mounted on a motorcycle in conjunction with the pressing operation of the horn switch 4 (horn switch knob). The configured horn 7 (see FIG. 2) can be sounded at an arbitrary timing. That is, an output signal is generated by a transmission unit 8 to be described later according to an operation on the horn switch 4, and a warning sound can be output from the horn 7 according to the output signal.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the transmission unit 8 (transmission means) is electrically connected to the operation switches (2 to 4) and generates an output signal corresponding to the operation of the operation switches (2 to 4). An antenna A1 that can transmit the output signal wirelessly using radio waves is provided. The transmission unit 8 in the present embodiment is capable of transmitting an output signal wirelessly using, for example, radio waves. However, if the output signal can be transmitted wirelessly, the transmission unit 8 is of another form (for example, Infrared communication or the like.

  Furthermore, the transmission unit 8 according to the present embodiment is configured such that a vehicle-specific identification code (ID code) is given to a signal corresponding to the operation of the operation switches (2 to 4). That is, the output signal transmitted from the antenna A1 of the transmission unit 8 is given a vehicle-specific identification code in addition to a signal corresponding to the operation of the operation switch (2-4). Accordingly, even when vehicles having the same configuration that can transmit output signals wirelessly are adjacent to each other, it is possible to prevent the output signals from being confused with each other.

  The power supply means 9 is electrically connected to the transmission unit 8 (transmission means) and can supply power to the transmission unit 8 (transmission means). The generation of the output signal according to the operation of 4) and the output signal can be transmitted wirelessly by the antenna A1. The power supply means 9 is composed of a so-called “power supply” composed of, for example, a non-chargeable dry battery or a rechargeable secondary battery, and the switch case 1 has a configuration in which the power supply means 9 can be replaced or charged. Has been.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the operation switch (the dimmer switch 2, the turn signal switch 3 and the horn switch 4), the transmission unit 8 (transmission means) and the power supply means 9 are provided in the switch case C of the handle switch device 1. FIG. 3 shows the electrical components (the headlamp 5, the turn flasher 6 and the horn) to be operated by the operation switches (the dimmer switch 2, the turn signal switch 3 and the horn switch 4). As shown, receiving units 10 to 12 (receiving means) having antennas B1 to B3 that can receive the output signals transmitted from the transmitting unit 8 by radio are arranged.

  The receiving unit 10 has an antenna B1 and is electrically connected to a headlamp 5 (specifically, an electric circuit for switching the irradiation of the headlamp 5) as a predetermined electrical component, and transmits by the antenna B1. The headlamp 5 can be operated by receiving an output signal from the antenna A1 of the unit 8. Thereby, switching of the headlamp 5 according to operation of the dimmer switch 2 (forward irradiation or downward irradiation) can be performed. In the present embodiment, when the vehicle-specific identification code is not given to the output signal received by the antenna B1, the headlamp 5 is not switched.

  The receiving unit 11 has an antenna B2 and is electrically connected to a turn flasher 6 (specifically, an electric circuit that causes the turn flasher 6 to blink) as a predetermined electrical component. The turn flasher 6 can be operated by receiving an output signal from the antenna A1. Thereby, blinking of the turn flasher 6 according to operation of the turn signal switch 3 can be performed. In the present embodiment, the turn flasher 6 is not blinked when the vehicle-specific identification code is not given to the output signal received by the antenna B2.

  The receiving unit 12 has an antenna B3 and is electrically connected to a horn 7 (strictly, an electric circuit for performing output from the horn 7) as a predetermined electrical component, and the antenna of the transmission unit 8 is connected to the antenna B3. The output signal from A1 can be received and the horn 7 can be operated. Thereby, the warning sound can be output from the horn 7 according to the operation of the horn switch 4. In the present embodiment, when the vehicle-specific identification code is not given to the output signal received by the antenna B3, the warning sound is not output from the horn 7.

  According to this embodiment, while generating the output signal according to operation of the operation switch (2-3), the transmission unit 8 (transmission means) which can transmit the said output signal by radio | wireless, from this transmission unit 8 Since the vehicle has a receiving unit (10-12) (receiving means) that can receive an output signal and can operate predetermined electrical components and a power supply means 9 that supplies power to the transmitting unit 8, a harness is not required. In addition to reducing the burden on the battery mounted on the vehicle, it is possible to reduce the weight of the vehicle, improve the degree of freedom in layout, and improve the ease of assembly to the vehicle.

  In addition, since the operation switch (2-3), the transmission unit 8 (transmission means), and the power supply means 9 are disposed in the handle switch device 1, a harness extending from the handle switch device 1 is not required. In addition to the improvement in the degree of freedom in layout and the ease of assembly to the vehicle, the design can be improved.

  However, the power supply means 9 according to the above embodiment is composed of a dry battery that cannot be charged or a rechargeable secondary battery (such as a lithium battery). May be. For example, fuel cells (solid oxide fuel cells, direct methanol fuel cells, reformed fuel cells, etc.), micro gas turbine generators, micro power generators, ultra micro gas turbines, micro power generators may be used as power generation means. Can be mentioned. Furthermore, as a power generation means, a ubiquitous type can be used. For example, power generation may be performed by temperature (body temperature, ambient temperature, etc.), sound, vibration, impact pressure, or light (so-called solar power generation). . Furthermore, the power supply means 9 is not limited to the power source as mentioned above, and may receive a trigger wave and convert the energy of the trigger wave into electric power.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the power supply unit 15 charges the power generated by the power generation unit 14 in addition to the power generation unit 14. It is possible to have a possible secondary battery 13. In this case, even when the power generation means 14 is unable to generate power, it is possible to supply power with the electric power charged in the secondary battery 13, and the switch device can be used for a longer time. As the secondary battery 13 and the power generation means 14, those mentioned in the above embodiment can be used.

In the present embodiment has been applied to a motorcycle, it can be applied to a switching device in another vehicle (vehicle that having a handlebar for steering). In particular, in this embodiment, since the burden of the battery mounted on the vehicle can be reduced, it is effective to apply to an electric vehicle that drives the wheels with the electric power of the battery.

A transmission unit that generates an output signal according to the operation of the operation switch, and that can transmit the output signal wirelessly; a reception unit that can receive the output signal from the transmission unit and operate a predetermined electrical component; and transmission Power supply means for supplying power to the means, and the output signal generated by the transmission means is given a vehicle-specific identification code in addition to the output signal corresponding to the operation of the operation switch, and the receiving means When the vehicle-specific identification code is not given to the output signal received in step 1, the operation according to the output signal is not performed , and the operation switch, the transmission unit, and the power supply unit are provided in the handle switch device. As long as the switch device is disposed, the switch device can be applied to a device having a different external shape or a device to which another function is added.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handle switch apparatus 2 Dimmer switch 3 Turn signal switch 4 Horn switch 5 Headlamp 6 Turn flasher 7 Horn 8 Transmission unit (transmission means)
9 Power supply means 10-12 Receiving unit (receiving means)
13 Secondary battery 14 Power generation means 15 Power supply means H Handlebar G Grip grip

Claims (3)

Is mounted on a vehicle having a handlebar for steering the switch case of the handle switch device is mounted, the switching device having a plurality of operation switches for operating the predetermined electrical component,
A transmission means for generating an output signal according to the operation of the operation switch and transmitting the output signal wirelessly;
Receiving means for receiving an output signal from the transmitting means and operating a predetermined electrical component;
Power supply means for supplying power to the transmission means;
The output signal generated by the transmitting means is given a vehicle-specific identification code in addition to the output signal corresponding to the operation of the operation switch, and the output signal received by the receiving means When a vehicle-specific identification code is not given, the operation according to the output signal is not performed , and the operation switch, the transmission unit, and the power supply unit are provided in the handle switch device. A switch device characterized by.   2. The switch device according to claim 1, wherein the power supply means comprises power generation means capable of self-power generation.   The switch device according to claim 2, wherein the power supply unit includes a secondary battery capable of charging the power generated by the power generation unit in addition to the power generation unit.

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