IP Library Granted Patent US 11,486,492
Granted Patent B2
US 11,486,492 · App. 17/207,933 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Shift device

Inventors: Kosuke Sakai (Kariya, JP); Takashi Mizuno (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
F16H61/32F16H61/2807F16H2061/2892F16H2061/326
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Patent No.
US 11,486,492
App. No.
17/207,933
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shift device includes: a shift switching member that includes a plurality of valley portions corresponding to a shift position; and an actuator that drives the shift switching member. The actuator includes a motor, a driving force transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force of the motor to an output shaft, a control board that includes a rotation angle sensor detecting a rotation angle of the motor and controls the motor based on a detection result obtained by the rotation angle sensor, a housing and an outer lid that form a housing space housing the motor and the control board, the outer lid covering an opening of the housing, and an inner lid that is housed in the housing space and to which the motor is attached, and the housing includes a first positioning portion that positions both the inner lid and the control board with respect to the housing.

Claims (35)

1. A shift device comprising:

a shift switching member that includes a plurality of valley portions corresponding to a shift position; and

an actuator that drives the shift switching member,

wherein the actuator includes

a motor,

a driving force transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force of the motor to an output shaft,

a control board that includes a rotation angle sensor detecting a rotation angle of the motor and controls the motor based on a detection result obtained by the rotation angle sensor,

a housing and an outer lid that form a housing space housing the motor and the control board, the outer lid covering an opening of the housing, and

an inner lid that is housed in the housing space and to which the motor is attached, and

the housing includes a first positioning portion that positions both the inner lid and the control board with respect to the housing.

2. The shift device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first positioning portion includes a first protrusion portion protruding from the housing toward the outer lid side,

the inner lid includes an inner lid side insertion hole into which the first protrusion portion is inserted, and the control board includes a first board side insertion hole into which the first protrusion portion is inserted, and

the first protrusion portion of the housing is inserted into the inner lid side insertion hole of the inner lid and the first board side insertion hole of the control board, whereby the inner lid and the control board is positioned with respect to the housing.

3. The shift device according to claim 2 , wherein

the control board is disposed on the outer lid side with respect to the inner lid in the housing space, and

the first protrusion portion includes

a small-diameter portion that is provided on the outer lid side and has a first diameter,

a large-diameter portion that is provided on the housing side with respect to the small-diameter portion and has a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and

a first stepped portion that is provided at a boundary portion between the small-diameter portion and the large-diameter portion and on which the control board is mounted.

4. The shift device according to claim 1 , wherein the inner lid includes a second positioning portion that positions the control board with respect to the inner lid.

5. The shift device according to claim 4 , wherein

the control board is disposed on the outer lid side with respect to the inner lid in the housing space,

the second positioning portion includes a second protrusion portion protruding from the inner lid toward the outer lid side,

the control board includes a second board side insertion hole into which the second protrusion portion is inserted, and

the second protrusion portion includes a second stepped portion on which the control board is mounted in a state in which the second protrusion portion is inserted into the second board side insertion hole of the control board.

6. The shift device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving force transmission mechanism includes

a gear that is rotated by a driving force from the motor, and

a shaft portion that is attached to the inner lid and rotatably supports the gear, and

the first positioning portion positions the driving force transmission mechanism attached to the inner lid via the shaft portion with respect to the housing by positioning the inner lid with respect to the housing.

7. The shift device according to claim 1 , wherein

the housing includes a housing side bearing hole into which the output shaft is rotatably inserted,

the inner lid includes an inner lid side bearing hole into which the output shaft is rotatably inserted,

the output shaft is inserted into the housing side bearing hole and the inner lid side bearing hole, whereby the inner lid is positioned with respect to the housing, and

the first positioning portion is disposed on an opposite side of the output shaft with respect to a center position of the housing when seen in an axial direction of the output shaft.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 5, 2022
From: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA; AISIN CORPORATION
To: AISIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058570/0853 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2021
From: SAKAI, KOSUKE; MIZUNO, TAKASHI
To: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 055665/0693 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-103884 · Jun 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210388899A1 · Dec 16, 2021