Shift device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10107386-B2
Application number	US-201514936179-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2015
Priority date	Nov 13, 2014
Publication date	Oct 23, 2018
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018

Abstract

In a shift device, a shift locking mechanism drives a motor to perform locking and locking release of rotation of a knob, and an autocorrect mechanism drives the motor to change a shift position of the knob to a P position. Thus, driving of the common motor enables locking and locking release of the rotation of the knob to be performed, and enables a shift position of the knob to be changed to the P position, thereby enabling a simple configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shift device, comprising:
a shift body that is rotated to change a shift position of the shift body;
an operating section that is provided with a drive section, wherein the drive section is driven to perform at least one of restricting, or releasing restriction of, rotation of the shift body, and the drive section, which is the same drive section that is driven when performing at least one of restricting, or releasing restriction of, rotation of the shift body, is driven to change the shift position to a specific shift position of the shift body, and
a moving member that is relatively moveable with respect to the shift body, and that is provided at the operating section,
wherein the moving member is moved due to the drive section being driven to perform at least one of restricting, or releasing restriction of, rotation of the shift body, and
wherein the moving member is moved due to the drive section being driven to change the shift position to the specific shift position,
wherein the moving member maintains released restriction of rotation of the shift body when the shift body is rotated to the specific shift position, and

wherein the shift device further comprises:
a restricting member; and
a restricting portion provided at the shift body, and
a guide protrusion provided at the moving member so as to protrude from the moving member toward outside of the moving member,
wherein at least one of restricting, or releasing restriction of, rotation of the shift body, is performed by the restricting member and the restricting portion approaching one another or separating from each other by the restricting member being moved by being guided by the guide protrusion due to the moving member being moved, and
wherein the shift device further comprises
a shift body side rotation protrusion provided at the outside of the shift body, and
a moving member side rotation protrusion provided at the outside of the moving member,
wherein the shift position is changed to the specific shift position by pressing between the shift body side rotation protrusion and the moving member side rotation protrusion due to the moving member being moved.

2. The shift device of claim 1 , wherein the moving member is moved toward one side to rotate the shift body to the specific shift position and, thereafter, is moved toward another side which is opposite to the one side.

3. The shift device of claim 1 , wherein:
the moving member is supported at the shift body so as to be relatively rotatable to the shift body;
at least one of restricting, or releasing restriction of, rotation of the shift body is performed by the moving member being rotated by driving of the drive section; and
the shift position is changed to the specific shift position of the shift body by the moving member being rotated by driving of the drive section.

4. The shift device of claim 3 , wherein the moving member is rotated toward one side to rotate the shift body to the specific shift position and, thereafter, is rotated toward another side which is opposite to the one side.

5. The shift device of claim 1 , wherein the moving member is supported by the shift body, and the moving member is moved so as to be rotated around an axis of the shift body due to the drive section being driven.

6. The shift device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of restricting, or releasing restriction of, rotation of the shift body, is performed by the restricting member and the restricting portion being engaged or being disengaged due to the moving member being moved.

7. The shift device of claim 1 , wherein the shift body is supported at a shift body axis fixed at a vehicle body side, and the lock axis is supported at the vehicle body side, and the shift body axis and the lock axis are disposed at different positions at the vehicle body side.

Assignees

• Tokai Rika Co Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Hironori
• Katagiri Toshiharu
• Miwa Katsushi
• Ikeyama Masahiro
• Asai Tomoaki
• Imai Koji
• Watarai Shosaku
• Yamamoto Makoto

Classifications

• G05G5/00

  Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a control mechanism, e.g. locking controlling member (G05G17/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K20/00

  Arrangement or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles · CPC title

• G05G5/08

  Interlocking of members, e.g. locking member in a particular position before or during the movement of another member · CPC title

• G05G5/06

  for holding members in one or a limited number of definite positions only ({G05G5/005}, G05G5/03, G05G5/05, G05G5/28 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16H59/0278

  Constructional features of the selector lever, e.g. grip parts, mounting or manufacturing · CPC title