阅读说明：本技术 换挡装置 (Gear shifting device ) 是由 牧村宗年 于 2021-05-19 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明的目的在于释放作用于换挡体的移动限制力。在换挡装置(10)中,将转子凸轮(40)向正方向(A)旋转,转子凸轮(40)的传递面(40A)按压施力筒(24)的旋转面(44A),从而使施力筒(24)向正方向(A)旋转,杆(14)向前侧转动。在这里,在杆(14)作用有向后侧的载荷的情况下,旋转面(44A)相对于传递面(40A)向相反方向(B)相对旋转。因此,能够释放作用于杆(14)的向后侧的载荷。(The purpose of the present invention is to release a movement restriction force acting on a shift body. In a gear shift device (10), a rotor cam (40) is rotated in a forward direction (A), a transmission surface (40A) of the rotor cam (40) presses a rotation surface (44A) of an urging cylinder (24), the urging cylinder (24) is rotated in the forward direction (A), and a lever (14) is rotated to the front side. When a load is applied to the lever (14) in the rear direction, the rotating surface (44A) rotates in the opposite direction (B) relative to the transmitting surface (40A). Therefore, the load acting on the rear side of the lever (14) can be released.)

1. A shift device is characterized by comprising:

a shift body that is moved to change a shift position;

a moving mechanism that transmits a moving force to the shift body to move the shift body; and

and a release mechanism that is provided on a path through which a moving force is transmitted from the moving mechanism to the shift body, and releases a movement restriction force applied to the shift body when movement of the shift body to which the moving force is transmitted by the moving mechanism is restricted.

2. The shifting apparatus of claim 1,

the shift device includes a biasing mechanism that biases the shift body toward a shift position and restricts the biasing force of the shift body when the moving mechanism transmits a moving force to the shift body.

3. The shifting apparatus of claim 2,

the release mechanism restricts the urging force of the shift body by the urging mechanism when the moving mechanism transmits the moving force to the shift body.

4. The shift device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

after the movement of the shift body to which the moving force is transmitted by the moving mechanism is restricted, the state is returned to the state before the moving mechanism transmits the moving force to the shift body.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a shift device that changes a shift position by moving a shift body.

Background

In the shift device described in patent document 1, the adjustment ring transmits a rotational force to the operating element to rotate the operating element.

In such a shifting device, it is preferable that the rotation restricting force acting on the operating element can be released when the rotation of the operating element to which the rotational force is transmitted by the adjuster ring is restricted.

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2016-537232

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a shifting device capable of releasing a movement restricting force acting on a shift body.

A shift device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: a shift body that is moved to change a shift position; a moving mechanism for transmitting a moving force to the shift body to move the shift body; and a release mechanism that is provided in a path through which a moving force is transmitted from the moving mechanism to the shift body, and releases a movement restriction force acting on the shift body when movement of the shift body to which the moving force is transmitted by the moving mechanism is restricted.

In the shift device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the shift device includes a biasing mechanism that biases the shift body toward the shift position and limits the biasing force of the shift body when the moving mechanism transmits the moving force to the shift body.

In the shift device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the release mechanism is configured to limit the biasing force of the shift body by the biasing mechanism when the shifting mechanism transmits the shifting force to the shift body.

In addition to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the shift device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is configured to return to the state before the shifting mechanism transmits the shifting force to the shift body after the movement of the shift body to which the shifting force is transmitted by the shifting mechanism is restricted.

In the shift device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the shift position is changed by moving the shift body. In addition, the moving mechanism transmits a moving force to the shift body to move the shift body.

Here, a release mechanism is provided on a path through which the moving force is transmitted from the moving mechanism to the shift body, and releases the movement restricting force acting on the shift body when the movement of the shift body to which the moving force is transmitted by the moving mechanism is restricted. Therefore, the movement restricting force acting on the shift body can be released.

In the shift device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the biasing mechanism biases the shift body toward the shift position.

Here, when the moving mechanism transmits the moving force to the shift body, the shift body is restricted by the biasing force of the biasing mechanism. Therefore, the urging mechanism can be prevented from obstructing the movement of the shift body.

In the shift device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the release mechanism restricts the biasing force of the shift body by the biasing mechanism when the moving mechanism transmits the moving force to the shift body. Therefore, the structure can be simplified.

In the shift device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, after the movement of the shift body to which the moving force is transmitted by the moving mechanism is restricted, the shift device is returned to the state before the moving mechanism transmits the moving force to the shift body. Therefore, the movement mechanism can be prevented from restricting the movement of the shift body.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shift device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from diagonally right and rearward.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the shift device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the right and rearward when the lever is disposed at the "D" position.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the shift device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the left and rear.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a rotor cam and the like of the shift device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 (a) to (C) are perspective views showing the shift device according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front side, where (a) shows when the lever is disposed at the "D" position, (B) shows when the rotor cam transmits rotational force, and (C) shows when a load acts on the lever while the rotor cam transmits rotational force.

Fig. 6 (a) and (B) are views showing a rotor cam and the like of a gear shift device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a side view and (B) is a cut-away side view.

Fig. 7 (a) and (B) are sectional side views showing a rotor cam and the like of a gear shift device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, where (a) shows a first stage in which the rotor cam transmits rotational force, and (B) shows a second stage in which the rotor cam transmits rotational force.

Fig. 8 (a) and (B) are sectional side views showing a rotor cam and the like of a gear shift device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, where (a) shows a first stage in which a load acts on a lever in a state where a rotational force is transmitted by the rotor cam, and (B) shows a second stage in which a load acts on a lever in a state where a rotational force is transmitted by the rotor cam.

Description of the reference numerals

10 … shift device; 14 … lever (shift); 22 … check mechanism (forcing mechanism); 30 … driving mechanism (moving mechanism); 42 … release mechanism; 50 … shifter.

Detailed Description

[ first embodiment ]

Fig. 1 shows a shift device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a perspective view from diagonally right to rear, and fig. 3 shows the shift device 10 in an exploded perspective view from diagonally left to rear. In the drawings, the front of the shift device 10 is indicated by an arrow FR, the right of the shift device 10 is indicated by an arrow RH, and the upper side of the shift device 10 is indicated by an arrow UP.

The shift device 10 according to the present embodiment is provided on a console of a vehicle, and the front, right, and upper sides of the shift device 10 face the front, right, and upper sides of the vehicle, respectively.

As shown in fig. 1, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped plate 12 (in fig. 1, only a left wall of the plate 12 is shown) is provided in the shift device 10, and the plate 12 is fixed in a console box and has an interior opened upward.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, a rod-shaped lever 14 as a shift body is provided in the plate 12. A substantially cylindrical support shaft 14A is integrally formed on the left and right sides of the vertical intermediate portion of the lever 14, and the left and right support shafts 14A project leftward and rightward, respectively, and are coaxially arranged with each other. The left and right support shafts 14A are rotatably supported on the left and right walls of the plate 12, respectively, so that the lever 14 can rotate (move) in the front-rear direction about the pair of support shafts 14A as a central axis.

The upper portion of the lever 14 is rotatably projected to the upper side of the plate 12 and rotatably projected to the upper side (vehicle interior) of the console, and a block-shaped handle 14B as a grip is integrally provided at the upper end portion of the lever 14. The lever 14 can be operated to rotate while the handle 14B is held by an occupant (particularly, a driver) of the vehicle, and the shift position of the lever 14 is sequentially changed to the "P" position (parking position, predetermined position), "R" position (reverse position), "N" position (neutral position), and "D" position (drive position, see fig. 2) by rotating the lever 14 (handle 14B) from the front side to the rear side. The lever 14 is rotatable in a range from the "P" position to the "D" position, and the rotational angle between the shift positions of the lever 14 is the same.

A substantially cylindrical rotation shaft 14C is integrally formed on the right side at the vertically intermediate portion of the lever 14, and a right support shaft 14A is integrally formed with the rotation shaft 14C and coaxially protrudes from the rotation shaft 14C. When the lever 14 is turned forward, the rotation shaft 14C rotates in the forward direction a (see fig. 1 and the like), and when the lever 14 is turned rearward, the rotation shaft 14C rotates in the reverse direction B (see fig. 1 and the like).

A detection device 16 is connected to the lever 14, and the detection device 16 detects the rotational position of the lever 14 and detects the shift position of the lever 14. The detection device 16 is electrically connected to a control device 18 of the vehicle, and an automatic transmission 20 (transmission) of the vehicle is electrically connected to the control device 18.

A check mechanism 22 as an urging mechanism is provided on the right side of the lever 14.

The check mechanism 22 is provided with a substantially bottomed cylindrical urging tube 24 as an urging body, and the inside of the urging tube 24 is opened to the left side. The urging tube 24 has the rotating shaft 14C of the rod 14 coaxially fitted therein, and the right support shaft 14A of the rod 14 coaxially penetrates and fits in the right wall (top wall), and the urging tube 24 is capable of moving (sliding) in the left-right direction (axial direction) while rotating integrally with the rotating shaft 14C and the right support shaft 14A.

A plurality of (four in the present embodiment) substantially triangular prism-shaped urging protrusions 24A as urged portions are integrally formed on the right surface (top surface) of the urging tube 24, and the urging protrusions 24A protrude rightward. The biasing convex portions 24A extend in the radial direction of the biasing tube 24, and the plurality of biasing convex portions 24A are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the biasing tube 24.

A damper plate 26 having a substantially rectangular plate shape as a holding body is provided on the right side of the urging tube 24, and the damper plate 26 is fixed in the plate 12 (for example, the right wall of the plate 12). A plurality of biasing recesses 26A having a substantially triangular cross section are formed as biasing portions on the left surface of the check plate 26, and the biasing recesses 26A extend in the radial direction of the check plate 26 (the rotational radial direction of the lever 14). The plurality of biasing recesses 26A are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the check plate 26, and the arrangement interval angle of each biasing recess 26A is the same as the rotation angle between the shift positions of the lever 14.

A check spring 28 (compression coil spring) as an urging member is provided in the urging tube 24. The check spring 28 is bridged between the right surface of the rotary shaft 14C of the lever 14 and the right wall of the urging cylinder 24, and the check spring 28 urges the urging cylinder 24 to the right side.

When the lever 14 is disposed at each shift position, the urging convex portion 24A of the urging cylinder 24 is inserted into the urging concave portion 26A of the check plate 26 by the urging force of the check spring 28, and is fitted into the urging concave portion 26A in the circumferential direction of the urging plate 26, whereby the rotational position of the urging cylinder 24 is maintained, and the lever 14 is maintained at each shift position. When the lever 14 is rotationally operated to change the shift position of the lever 14, the urging tube 24 moves leftward against the biasing force of the check spring 28, while the urging convex portion 24A is disengaged from the urging concave portion 26A, and then the urging tube 24 moves rightward by the biasing force of the check spring 28, and the urging convex portion 24A is inserted into the urging concave portion 26A provided adjacent to the urging concave portion 26A. Therefore, after the turning resistance is applied to the turning operation of the lever 14, the turning assisting force is applied, and the turning operation of the lever 14 is provided with a moderate feeling.

A driving mechanism 30 as a moving mechanism is provided on the right side of the lever 14.

The drive mechanism 30 is provided with a motor 32 as a drive device, and the motor 32 is fixed to the left wall of the board 12 and is electrically connected to the control device 18. A worm 34 is coaxially fixed to an output shaft of the motor 32, and the motor 32 is driven to rotate the worm 34 under the control of the control device 18.

A helical gear 36 (worm wheel) is engaged with the worm 34, and the helical gear 36 is rotatably supported in the plate 12. A worm gear pair 38 (worm) is coaxially fixed to an upper side of the helical gear 36, and the helical gear 36 and the worm gear pair 38 are integrally rotated by rotating the worm 34.

The worm gear 38 meshes with an outer periphery (worm wheel) of a substantially cylindrical rotor cam 40, and the biasing cylinder 24 of the check mechanism 22 is coaxially fitted in the rotor cam 40. The rotor cam 40 is rotatably supported by the urging cylinder 24, and movement of the rotor cam 40 in the left-right direction (axial direction) is restricted. The rotor cam 40 is disposed at a reference rotational position (reference position), and the rotor cam 40 is rotated by rotating the worm gear pair 38.

A release mechanism 42 (see fig. 4) is provided between the urging cylinder 24 and the rotor cam 40.

A plurality of (two in the present embodiment) transmission surfaces 40A as transmission portions are formed on an inner peripheral portion of the peripheral wall of the rotor cam 40, and the plurality of transmission surfaces 40A are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotor cam 40. The transmission surface 40A faces the left side, and the transmission surface 40A is inclined in the right direction as going toward the positive direction a.

A plurality of (two in the present embodiment) substantially rectangular rotating plates 44 are integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface of the urging cylinder 24, and the plurality of rotating plates 44 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the urging cylinder 24. The rotating plate 44 protrudes outward in the radial direction of the biasing cylinder 24, and the rotating plate 44 is disposed on the left side of the transmission surface 40A of the rotor cam 40. A rotation surface 44A as a moving portion is formed at a right corner portion on the opposite direction B side of the rotation plate 44, and the rotation surface 44A faces the right side. The rotation surface 44A is inclined in the rightward direction as going toward the positive direction a, and the inclination angle of the rotation surface 44A is the same as the inclination angle of the transmission surface 40A. When the lever 14 is rotationally operated in the range from the "P" position to the "D" position, the rotation surface 44A is separated from the transmission surface 40A toward the positive direction a side.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be explained.

In the shift device 10 having the above configuration, when the lever 14 is disposed at each shift position, the biasing convex portion 24A of the biasing tube 24 is inserted into the biasing concave portion 26A of the check plate 26 by the biasing force of the check spring 28 in the check mechanism 22, and the lever 14 is held at each shift position (biased toward each shift position).

When the lever 14 is rotationally operated to change the shift position of the lever 14 (when the detection device 16 detects a change in the shift position of the lever 14), the shift position of the automatic transmission 20 is changed to the shift position corresponding to the shift position of the lever 14 by the control of the control device 18.

However, the shift position of the automatic transmission 20 is automatically changed to the "P" position (parking position) by the control of the control device 18 at a predetermined opportunity (for example, when the detection device 16 detects that the lever 14 is disposed at a position other than the "P" position (for example, the "D" position, see fig. 5 a)).

At a predetermined opportunity when the lever 14 is disposed at a position other than the "P" position, the drive mechanism 30 rotates the worm 34, the helical gear 36, and the worm gear pair 38 by driving the motor 32 in the forward direction under the control of the control device 18, and rotates the rotor cam 40 in the forward direction a from the reference rotational position. Therefore, in the release mechanism 42, the transmission surface 40A of the rotor cam 40 presses the rotation surface 44A of the urging cylinder 24 to the left (see fig. 5B), the urging cylinder 24 moves to the left against the urging force of the check spring 28, the urging convex portion 24A is disengaged from the urging concave portion 26A, and the lever 14 is released from being held at the shift position. Then, the rotor cam 40 further rotates in the positive direction a, and in a state where the transmission surface 40A and the rotation surface 44A are integrated, the urging cylinder 24 rotates in the positive direction a integrally with the rotor cam 40, and the lever 14 turns forward to the "P" position, and the shift position of the lever 14 corresponds to the shift position of the automatic transmission 20.

When the lever 14 is rotated to the "P" position (when the detection device 16 detects the rotation of the lever 14 to the "P" position), the motor 32 is driven in reverse under the control of the control device 18, the worm 34, the helical gear 36, and the worm gear pair 38 are rotated, and the rotor cam 40 is rotated in the reverse direction B. Therefore, the transmission surface 40A of the rotor cam 40 is separated from the rotation surface 44A of the urging cylinder 24 in the opposite direction B, and the urging cylinder 24 is moved rightward by the biasing force of the check spring 28, so that the urging convex portion 24A is inserted into the urging concave portion 26A, and the lever 14 is held at the "P" position. Then, the rotor cam 40 further rotates in the reverse direction B, and returns to the reference rotational position.

Here, when the lever 14 is rotated to the front side (the "P" position side) by the drive mechanism 30, a load (movement restricting force) toward the rear side acts on the lever 14, and when the rotation of the lever 14 toward the front side is restricted (including a case where the lever 14 is rotated to the rear side (see fig. 5 (C))), the rotational surface 44A of the urging cylinder 24 rotates in the opposite direction B relative to the transmission surface 40A of the rotor cam 40 in the release mechanism 42, and the urging cylinder 24 moves leftward against the urging force of the detent spring 28, and the rotational force of the urging cylinder 24 in the opposite direction B relative to the rotor cam 40 is released. Therefore, the load acting on the lever 14 toward the rear side can be released, and damage to the components on the path along which the rotational force (rotational force) is transmitted from the drive mechanism 30 to the lever 14 can be suppressed.

When the lever 14 is rotated forward by the driving mechanism 30, after the rotation of the lever 14 is restricted (after the detection device 16 detects the restriction of the rotation of the lever 14 forward, the rotational force of the urging cylinder 24 in the opposite direction B with respect to the rotor cam 40 is released), the motor 32 is driven in the reverse direction by the control of the control device 18, the rotor cam 40 is rotated in the opposite direction B, the transmission surface 40A of the rotor cam 40 is separated from the rotation surface 44A of the urging cylinder 24 in the opposite direction B, and the rotor cam 40 is returned to the reference rotational position. Therefore, the rotation of the lever 14 to the rear side can be suppressed from being restricted by the abutment of the rotation surface 44A and the transmission surface 40A. The biasing tube 24 is moved rightward by the biasing force of the detent spring 28, and the biasing convex portion 24A of the biasing tube 24 is inserted into the biasing concave portion 26A of the detent plate 26, so that the lever 14 can be held at the shift position.

When the lever 14 is rotated forward by the drive mechanism 30, the biasing convex portion 24A of the biasing tube 24 is disengaged from the biasing concave portion 26A of the detent plate 26 in the detent mechanism 22, and the lever 14 is released from holding the shift position. Therefore, the biasing convex portion 24A can be prevented (restricted) from interfering with the biasing concave portion 26A, and the stopper mechanism 22 can be suppressed from inhibiting the forward rotation of the lever 14 by the drive mechanism 30.

When the lever 14 is rotated forward by the drive mechanism 30, the rotor cam 40 (the transmission surface 40A) moves the urging cylinder 24 (the rotation surface 44A) leftward against the urging force of the detent spring 28 in the release mechanism 42, and the lever 14 is released from holding the shift position. Therefore, a mechanism for releasing the holding of the shift position by the lever 14 does not need to be provided separately from the release mechanism 42, and the structure of the shift device 10 can be simplified.

[ second embodiment ]

Fig. 6 (a) shows a rotor cam 40 and the like of a shift device 50 according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a side view, and fig. 6 (B) shows the rotor cam 40 and the like of the shift device 50 in a cut-away side view.

The shift device 50 according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but differs from the first embodiment in the following points.

As shown in fig. 6 (a) and (B), in the release mechanism 42 of the gear shift device 50 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of (two in the present embodiment) arrangement holes 52 having a substantially rectangular cross section are formed in an inner peripheral portion of a peripheral wall of the rotor cam 40, and the plurality of arrangement holes 52 are arranged at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the rotor cam 40. The arrangement hole 52 is open to the left, and the left portion of the arrangement hole 52 is enlarged in the opposite direction B. The surface of the opposite direction B side of the arrangement hole 52 is formed as a pressing surface 40B as a pressing portion on the right side, and the pressing surface 40B is arranged perpendicular to the circumferential direction of the rotor cam 40. The surface of the arrangement hole 52 on the opposite direction B side is formed as a transmission surface 40A at the left side portion, and the transmission surface 40A is inclined in the right direction as going toward the positive direction a. The surface of the arrangement hole 52 on the opposite direction B side is formed as a restricting surface 40C as a restricting portion between the pressing surface 40B and the transmission surface 40A, and the restricting surface 40C faces leftward and is arranged perpendicular to the left-right direction (the axial direction of the rotor cam 40).

The left surface of the inner peripheral portion of the peripheral wall of the rotor cam 40 is formed as a release surface 40D as a release portion at a portion other than the arrangement hole 52, and the release surface 40D faces leftward and is arranged perpendicular to the left-right direction.

The surface of the urging cylinder 24 on the opposite direction B side of the rotating plate 44 is formed as a rotating surface 44A, and the rotating surface 44A is arranged perpendicular to the circumferential direction of the urging cylinder 24. The right surface of the rotating plate 44 is formed as an abutment surface 44B as a restricted portion, and the abutment surface 44B faces rightward and is disposed perpendicular to the left-right direction (axial direction of the urging tube 24). The rotating plate 44 is inserted into the arrangement hole 52 of the rotor cam 40 from the left side, and the contact surface 44B is arranged on the right side of the regulating surface 40C in the arrangement hole 52. When the lever 14 is rotationally operated in the range from the "P" position to the "D" position, the rotary plate 44 is separated from the surface on the positive direction a side of the arrangement hole 52 and the pressing surface 40B in the circumferential direction of the urging cylinder 24.

However, at a predetermined opportunity when the lever 14 is disposed at a position other than the "P" position (for example, the "D" position, see fig. 6 (B)), the drive mechanism 30 rotates the worm 34, the helical gear 36, and the worm gear pair 38 by driving the motor 32 in the forward direction under the control of the control device 18, and the rotor cam 40 rotates from the reference rotational position to the forward direction a.

Therefore, in the release mechanism 42, the pressing surface 40B of the rotor cam 40 (the arrangement hole 52) presses the rotation surface 44A of the urging cylinder 24 (the rotation plate 44) to rotate the urging cylinder 24 in the positive direction a (see fig. 7 a), so that in the detent mechanism 22, the side surface of the urging convex portion 24A of the urging cylinder 24 slides on the side surface of the urging concave portion 26A of the detent plate 26, and the urging cylinder 24 moves in the left direction against the urging force of the detent spring 28 (see fig. 7B). The rotating surface 44A is separated leftward from the pressing surface 40B, and the abutment surface 44B of the biasing cylinder 24 (the rotating plate 44) abuts against the regulating surface 40C of the rotor cam 40 (the arrangement hole 52) by the biasing force of the check spring 28, so that the movement of the biasing cylinder 24 in the right direction is regulated, and the amount of insertion of the biasing convex portion 24A into the biasing concave portion 26A is reduced.

Then, the rotor cam 40 further rotates in the positive direction a, and the transmission surface 40A of the rotor cam 40 (the arrangement hole 52) presses the rotation surface 44A of the urging tube 24, so that the urging tube 24 is moved slightly leftward against the urging force of the check spring 28 by the contact between the intermittently urging convex portions 24A and the urging concave portions 26A (convex portions), and rotates in the positive direction a. Thereby, the lever 14 is rotated to the "P" position to the front side, and the shift position of the lever 14 corresponds to the shift position of the automatic transmission 20.

When the lever 14 is rotated to the "P" position, the motor 32 is driven in reverse by the control of the controller 18, and the worm 34, the helical gear 36, and the worm gear pair 38 are rotated, thereby rotating the rotor cam 40 in the opposite direction B. Therefore, the restriction surface 40C of the rotor cam 40 is disengaged from the abutment surface 44B of the urging tube 24 in the opposite direction B, the urging tube 24 is moved rightward by the biasing force of the check spring 28, the urging convex portion 24A is inserted into the urging concave portion 26A, and the lever 14 is held at the "P" position. Then, the rotor cam 40 further rotates in the reverse direction B, and returns to the reference rotational position.

Here, when the lever 14 is rotated to the front side ("P" position side) by the drive mechanism 30, a load (movement restricting force) is applied to the lever 14 to the rear side, and the rotation of the lever 14 to the front side is restricted (including the case where the lever 14 is rotated to the rear side), in the release mechanism 42, the rotation surface 44A of the urging tube 24 rotates relative to the transmission surface 40A of the rotor cam 40 in the reverse direction B, and the urging tube 24 moves leftward against the urging force of the detent spring 28 (see fig. 8 a), so that the rotation surface 44A is separated leftward from the transmission surface 40A, and the abutment surface 44B of the urging tube 24 abuts against the separation surface 40D of the rotor cam 40 by the urging force of the detent spring 28 (see fig. 8B). Therefore, the relative rotation of the urging tube 24 in the opposite direction B with respect to the rotor cam 40 is permitted, and the rotational force in the opposite direction B of the urging tube 24 with respect to the rotor cam 40 is released.

When the lever 14 is rotated forward by the driving mechanism 30, after the rotation of the lever 14 is restricted (after the detection device 16 detects the restriction of the rotation of the lever 14 forward, the rotational force of the urging tube 24 in the opposite direction B with respect to the rotor cam 40 is released), the motor 32 is driven in the reverse direction by the control of the control device 18 to rotate the rotor cam 40 in the opposite direction B, and after the disengaging surface 40D of the rotor cam 40 is disengaged from the abutting surface 44B of the urging tube 24 in the opposite direction B, the restricting surface 40C of the rotor cam 40 is disengaged from the abutting surface 44B of the urging tube 24 in the opposite direction B, and the rotor cam 40 returns to the reference rotational position.

As described above, the present embodiment can also provide the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment.

In particular, when the lever 14 is rotated forward by the drive mechanism 30, the amount of insertion of the biasing convex portion 24A of the biasing cylinder 24 into the biasing concave portion 26A of the detent plate 26 is reduced in the detent mechanism 22, and the lever 14 is released from being held at the shift position. Therefore, the urging convex portion 24A can be suppressed (restricted) from interfering with the urging concave portion 26A, and the stopper mechanism 22 can be suppressed from inhibiting the forward rotation of the lever 14 by the drive mechanism 30.

When the lever 14 is rotated forward by the drive mechanism 30, the rotor cam 40 (pressing surface 40B) presses the urging cylinder 24 (rotating surface 44A) in the forward direction a in the release mechanism 42, the urging cylinder 24 moves leftward against the urging force of the check spring 28, and the lever 14 is released from holding the shift position. Therefore, a mechanism for releasing the holding of the shift position by the lever 14 does not need to be provided separately from the release mechanism 42, and the structure of the shift device 10 can be simplified.

In the first and second embodiments, the check mechanism 22 is provided with the biasing cylinder 24 having the biasing convex portion 24A and the check plate 26 having the biasing concave portion 26A. However, in the check mechanism 22, the urging cylinder 24 may be provided with the urging recess 26A, and the check plate 26 may be provided with the urging protrusion 24A.

In the first and second embodiments, when the lever 14 is rotated forward by the drive mechanism 30, the rotor cam 40 (the transmission surface 40A or the pressing surface 40B) presses the urging cylinder 24 (the rotation surface 44A) in the forward direction a in the release mechanism 42, the urging cylinder 24 moves leftward against the biasing force of the check spring 28, and the holding of the shift position by the lever 14 is released. However, when the lever 14 is rotated forward by the drive mechanism 30, the urging cylinder 24 may be moved leftward against the urging force of the detent spring 28 by a mechanism different from the release mechanism 42, and the holding of the shift position by the lever 14 is released.

In the first and second embodiments, the lever 14 (shift body) is rotated. However, the shift body may also be made to slide or rotate around the central axis.

In the first and second embodiments, the shift devices 10 and 50 are provided on the console. However, the shifting device 10, 50 may be provided to an instrument panel or a steering column.