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Granted Patent B2
US 11,137,068 · App. 16/004,842 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Shift device

Inventor: Hironori Watanabe (Aichi-ken, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
F16H61/24F16H59/08F16H2059/081
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Patent No.
US 11,137,068
App. No.
16/004,842
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shift device includes: a shift body that is operated so as to be rotated and to change a shift position; and a restriction member provided with a restriction portion, the restriction portion projecting in a rotation axial direction of the shift body, and the restriction member being moved in the rotation axial direction of the shift body so as to restrict rotation of the shift body at the restriction portion.

Claims (39)

1. A shift device for a vehicle, the shift device comprising:

a shift body that is operated so as to be rotated and to change a shift position;

a restriction member provided with a restriction portion, the restriction portion projecting in a rotation axial direction of the shift body, and the restriction member being moved only in the rotation axial direction of the shift body so as to restrict rotation of the shift body at the restriction portion;

a magnet attached to the restriction member, and

a detection board having two major opposing surfaces, the major surfaces of the detection board being disposed along the rotation axial direction of the shift body and detecting a position of the magnet in the rotation axial direction, wherein:

a restricted slot, which extends in the rotation axial direction of the shift body, is formed at the shift body, and

in a case in which the shift body is placed at a P position, the restriction portion is both insertable into the restricted slot of the shift body so that the restriction member is configured to be positioned at a restriction position such that rotation of the shift body from the P position is restricted, and releasable from the restricted slot so that the restricting member is configured to be positioned at a released position and so that the shift body is rotatable from the P position toward another shift position, and

the detection board detects the restriction position and the released position, in the rotation axial direction of the shift body, of the magnet.

2. The shift device of claim 1 , wherein the restriction member is moved to a plurality of movement positions.

3. The shift device of claim 1 , the shift device further comprising a rotating member that is provided so as to move the restriction member, the restriction member engaging with the rotating member,

wherein the rotating member is provided with a plurality of engagement portions, each of the plurality of engagement portions being disposed at a different position in a rotation circumferential direction and in a rotation axial direction of the rotating member, the restriction member being engageable with each of the plurality of engagement portions.

4. The shift device of claim 1 , further comprising a biasing member applying a biasing force to the restriction member along the rotation axial direction of the shift body.

5. The shift device of claim 1 , the shift device further comprising a rotating member that is provided so as to move the restriction member, the restriction member engaging with the rotating member,

wherein:

the restriction member is formed with an engaging portion that projects in a radial direction of the shift body, and

the rotating member is formed with a plurality of engagement portions at which the engaging portion abuts either of the engagement portions.

6. The shift device of claim 1 , wherein the detection board detects the shift position of the shift body.

7. The shift device of claim 1 , the shift device further comprising a motor that is configured to rotate the shift body, wherein a rotation axial direction of the motor is disposed along the surface of the detection board.

8. The shift device of claim 1 , further comprising a rotating member disposed directly beneath the shift body along the rotation axial direction of the shift body and engaging with the restriction member so as to move the restriction member.

9. The shift device of claim 1 , further comprising a rotating member engaging with the restriction member so as to move the restriction member, the rotating member having an axis of rotation aligned with the rotation axial direction of the shift body and intersecting with the shift body.

10. A shift device for a vehicle, the shift device comprising:

a shift body that is operated so as to be rotated and to change a shift position;

a restriction member provided with a restriction portion, the restriction portion projecting in a rotation axial direction of the shift body, and the restriction member being moved only in the rotation axial direction of the shift body so as to restrict rotation of the shift body at the restriction portion;

a magnet attached to the restriction member;

a rotating member being disposed directly beneath the shift body along the rotation axial direction of the shift body and engaging with the restriction member so as to move the restriction member, and

a detection board detecting a position of the magnet in the rotation axial direction, wherein:

a restricted slot, which extends in the rotation axial direction of the shift body, is formed at the shift body, and

in a case in which the shift body is placed at a P position, the restriction portion is both insertable into the restricted slot of the shift body so that the restriction member is configured to be positioned at a restriction position such that rotation of the shift body from the P position is restricted, and releasable from the restricted slot so that the restricting member is configured to be positioned at a released position and so that the shift body is rotatable from the P position toward another shift position, and

the detection board detects the restriction position and the released position, in the rotation axial direction of the shift body, of the magnet.

11. A shift device for a vehicle, the shift device comprising:

a shift body that is operated so as to be rotated and to change a shift position;

a restriction member provided with a restriction portion, the restriction portion projecting in a rotation axial direction of the shift body, and the restriction member being moved only in the rotation axial direction of the shift body so as to restrict rotation of the shift body at the restriction portion;

a magnet attached to the restriction member;

a rotating member engaging with the restriction member so as to move the restriction member, the rotating member having an axis of rotation aligned with the rotation axial direction of the shift body and intersecting with the shift body, and

a detection board detecting a position of the magnet in the rotation axial direction, wherein:

a restricted slot, which extends in the rotation axial direction of the shift body, is formed at the shift body, and

in a case in which the shift body is placed at a P position, the restriction portion is both insertable into the restricted slot of the shift body so that the restriction member is configured to be positioned at a restriction position such that rotation of the shift body from the P position is restricted, and releasable from the restricted slot so that the restricting member is configured to be positioned at a released position and so that the shift body is rotatable from the P position toward another shift position, and

the detection board detects the restriction position and the released position, in the rotation axial direction of the shift body, of the magnet.

12. The shift device of claim 11 , wherein the detection board has two major opposing surfaces, the major surfaces of the detection board being disposed along the rotation axial direction of the shift body and detecting a position of the magnet in the rotation axial direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2018
From: WATANABE, HIRONORI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-120478 · Jun 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180363775A1 · Dec 20, 2018