Shift device
In a shift device, a P position, an R position, an N position, and a D position are set on a housing, and when an electrostatic sheet detects a touch operation on the P position, the R position, the N position, or the D position and a photosensor detects a pressing operation on the housing, a shift range of a transmission is changed. Therefore, the number of components can be reduced.
1 . A shift device comprising:
a single operation body on which a plurality of shift positions are set on a front side surface, the operation body being configured to be displaceable toward a back side when pressed; and
a detection portion including a plurality of touch sensors arranged respectively corresponding to the plurality of shift positions and configured to detect a touch operation on the shift position, and a pressing sensor configured to detect a pressing operation on the operation body by detecting a displacement distance of the entire operation body toward the back side due to the pressing operation on the operation body,
wherein the detection portion is configured to detect, by one of the touch sensors, a touch operation on a specific shift position among the plurality of shift positions to select the specific shift position, and
wherein the detection portion is configured to detect, by the pressing sensor, after the specific shift position has been selected, that a pressing operation has been performed on the operation body and to change a shift range of a transmission of a vehicle to a specific shift range.
2 . The shift device according to claim 1 , further comprising a restriction mechanism, the restriction mechanism being configured to restrict the pressing operation on the operation body at a predetermined opportunity by restricting displacement of the operation body toward the back side.
3 . The shift device according to claim 2 , wherein:
a restricted groove is formed at the operation body, and
the restriction mechanism includes a restricting portion, the restricting portion being configured to restrict the displacement of the operation body toward the back side by being inserted into the restricted groove.
4 . The shift device according to claim 1 , further comprising a biasing member, the biasing member being elastically contractible and connected to the operation body,
wherein the operation body is configured to be displaced toward the back side against a biasing force of the biasing member when pressed.
5 . The shift device according to claim 1 , wherein a shift device operator can tactilely perceive whether or not the operation body has been displaced in response to the pressing operation.