Shift device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016138704-A1
Application number	US-201514936179-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 9, 2015
Priority date	Nov 13, 2014
Publication date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	—

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; and 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 is driven to change the shift position to a specific shift position of the shift body.

2 . The shift device of claim 1 , further comprising a moving member that is provided at the operating section, that is moved to perform at least one of restricting, or releasing restriction of, rotation of the shift body, and that is moved to change the shift position to the specific shift position.

3 . The shift device of claim 1 , further comprising a moving member that is provided at the operating section, and that 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.

4 . The shift device of claim 2 , 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.

5 . The shift device of claim 1 , wherein the operation section maintains released restriction of rotation of the shift body when the shift body is rotated to the specific shift position.

6 . The shift device of claim 2 , wherein the operation section maintains released restriction of rotation of the shift body when the shift body is rotated to the specific shift position.

7 . The shift device of claim 3 , wherein the operation section maintains released restriction of rotation of the shift body when the shift body is rotated to the specific shift position.

8 . The shift device of claim 1 , wherein:
a moving member is provided, and the moving member is supported at the shift body so as to 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.

9 . The shift device of claim 8 , 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.

Assignees

• Tokai Rika Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• F16H2061/2823

  Controlling actuator force way characteristic, i.e. controlling force or movement depending on the actuator position, e.g. for adapting force to synchronisation and engagement of gear clutch · CPC title

• F16H2059/081

  using knops or discs for rotary range selection · CPC title

• F16H61/28

  with at least one movement of the final actuating mechanism being caused by a non-mechanical force, e.g. power-assisted · CPC title

• F16H59/08 Primary

  Range selector apparatus · 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