Shifting Device

Abstract

The present invention aims to provide a shifting device with a simplified structure, which is easily reduced in size and insusceptible to temperature change. A shifting device 1 includes: a rotor member 80 pivotally-supported by a base member 30 in a turnable manner, and configured to turn following a shifting direction of a shift lever 10; a lever member 90 pivotally-supported by the base member 30 in a turnable manner, and configured to turn following a selecting direction of the shift lever 10; a hall sensor 71 as a detector member mounted on a circuit board 70 and facing against a detection target section of the rotor member 80; and a hall sensor 72 mounted on a surface of the circuit board 70, and facing against a detection target section of the lever member 90, the surface being identical to a surface on which the hall sensor 71 is mounted.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shifting device comprising:
 an operable shift lever;   a guide member having a guide groove for guiding the shift lever to a plurality of operational positions;   a circuit board having a detector member arranged thereon, the detector member being for detecting a swing direction of the shift lever;   a base member having a container section for holding the circuit board; and   a casing for accommodating the circuit board and the base member, and further comprising:   a first detection target member pivotally-supported by the base member in a turnable manner, and configured to turn following a first swing direction of the shift lever; and   a second detection target member pivotally-supported by the base member in a turnable manner, and configured to turn following a second swing direction of the shift lever, wherein   the detector member includes:
 a first detector member mounted on the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the first detection target member; and 
 a second detector member mounted on a surface of the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the second detection target member, the surface being identical to a surface on which the first detector member is mounted. 
   
     
     
         2 . The shifting device according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 a ball section integrally provided for one end section of the shift lever; and   a concave section provided for the base member, and holding the ball section in a swingable manner, wherein   the first detection target member is configured by a rotor member pivotally-supported by the base member in a turnable manner, and holding the detection target section at one end section in a manner rotatable in a plane vertical to a rotational axis of the first swing direction,   the second detection target member is configured by a lever member pivotally-supported by the base member in a turnable manner, and holding the detection target section at one end section of an arm section extending in a direction vertical to a rotational axis of the second swing direction, and   engagement pieces are provided respectively at the other ends of the rotor member and the lever member, the engagement pieces being respectively engaged with engagement grooves provided for the ball section in a direction of an operational axis of the shift lever, the engagement pieces following movement of the shift lever in one of the first swing direction and the second swing direction.   
     
     
         3 . The shifting device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the detection target section of the first detection target member is a magnet provided for the rotor member such that both an N pole and an S pole of the magnet face against the first detector member, and   the first detector member is a hall sensor for detecting a rotational angle of the magnet when the rotor member rotates according to the first swing direction of the shift lever in a state in which the magnet as the detection target section of the first detection target member faces against the first detector member.   
     
     
         4 . The shifting device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the detection target section of the second detection target member is a magnet provided for the lever member so as to face against the second detector member when the shift lever is in a neutral position, and   the second detector member is a hall sensor for detecting whether or not the magnet is at a facing position when the lever member moves the magnet as the detection target section of the second detection target member either away from or closer to the second detector member according to the second swing direction of the shift lever.   
     
     
         5 . The shifting device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the detection target section of the second detection target member is a magnet provided for the lever member so as to face against the second detector member when the shift lever is in a neutral position, and   the second detector member is a hall sensor for detecting whether or not the magnet is at a facing position when the lever member moves the magnet as the detection target section of the second detection target member either away from or closer to the second detector member according to the second swing direction of the shift lever.   
     
     
         6 . The shifting device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 a convex section corresponding to the concave section is provided on a side opposite of the concave section of the base member,   the shift lever is disposed through a through hole opening in the convex section,   the shifting device further comprises a guide cover fitting with the shift lever and provided so as to cover the convex section, the guide cover being provided for preventing a foreign matter from entering the through hole in the convex section from outside and for guiding the foreign matter to a peripheral section of the convex section, and   the base member further includes:
 a wall section for preventing the foreign matter guided by the guide cover from moving outside the base member; and 
 a discharge section for discharging the foreign matter guided by the guide cover outside the base member. 
   
     
     
         7 . The shifting device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 a convex section corresponding to the concave section is provided on a side opposite of the concave section of the base member,   the shift lever is disposed through a through hole opening in the convex section,   the shifting device further comprises a guide cover fitting with the shift lever and provided so as to cover the convex section, the guide cover being provided for preventing a foreign matter from entering the through hole in the convex section from outside and for guiding the foreign matter to a peripheral section of the convex section, and   the base member further includes:
 a wall section for preventing the foreign matter guided by the guide cover from moving outside the base member; and 
 a discharge section for discharging the foreign matter guided by the guide cover outside the base member. 
   
     
     
         8 . The shifting device according to  claim 4 , wherein
 a convex section corresponding to the concave section is provided on a side opposite of the concave section of the base member,   the shift lever is disposed through a through hole opening in the convex section,   the shifting device further comprises a guide cover fitting with the shift lever and provided so as to cover the convex section, the guide cover being provided for preventing a foreign matter from entering the through hole in the convex section from outside and for guiding the foreign matter to a peripheral section of the convex section, and   the base member further includes:
 a wall section for preventing the foreign matter guided by the guide cover from moving outside the base member; and 
 a discharge section for discharging the foreign matter guided by the guide cover outside the base member. 
   
     
     
         9 . The shifting device according to  claim 5 , wherein
 a convex section corresponding to the concave section is provided on a side opposite of the concave section of the base member,   the shift lever is disposed through a through hole opening in the convex section,   the shifting device further comprises a guide cover fitting with the shift lever and provided so as to cover the convex section, the guide cover being provided for preventing a foreign matter from entering the through hole in the convex section from outside and for guiding the foreign matter to a peripheral section of the convex section, and   the base member further includes:
 a wall section for preventing the foreign matter guided by the guide cover from moving outside the base member; and 
 a discharge section for discharging the foreign matter guided by the guide cover outside the base member. 
   
     
     
         10 . A shifting device comprising:
 a shift lever configured to be operated from a neutral position to a plurality of operational positions;   a guide member having a guide groove for guiding the shift lever to the plurality of operational positions;   a circuit board having a detector member arranged thereon, the detector member being for detecting a swing direction of the shift lever; and   a shift lever restricting mechanism configured to restrict the shift lever, under a predetermined condition, from moving to a predetermined operational position, and further comprising:   a first detection target member configured to change a position following swinging of the shift lever in a first swing direction;   a second detection target member configured to change a position following swinging of the shift lever in a second swing direction;   a restricting member provided for the shift lever restricting mechanism, and configured to change a position between a shift-restricting position and a released position; and   a third detection target member configured to change a position following an operation of the restricting member, wherein   the detector member includes:
 a first detector member mounted on the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the first detection target member; and 
 a second detector member mounted on a surface of the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the second detection target member, the surface being identical to a surface on which the first detector member is mounted, and further includes: 
 a third detector member mounted on a surface of the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the third detection target member, the surface being identical to the surface on which the first detector member is mounted. 
   
     
     
         11 . The shifting device according to  claim 10 , comprising:
 an actuator configured to drive the shift lever restricting mechanism;   a control section configured to control the actuator; and,   a shift lever holding mechanism configured to hold the shift lever in a manual operation position when the shift lever is operated from the neutral position to the manual operation, wherein   the restricting member includes a contact section configured to be brought into contact with the shift lever and to release the shift lever from a holding state by the shift lever holding mechanism, the contact section being brought into contact with the shift lever by actuation of the actuator by the control section under a condition that a predetermined condition is satisfied when the shift lever is in the manual operation position, to change the position of the restricting member.   
     
     
         12 . The shifting device according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the restricting member includes an arc-like cam section provided rotatably about and integrally with a rotational shaft parallel to the shift lever when the shift lever is in the neutral position, the cam section being eccentric with respect to the rotational shaft and having the contact section.   
     
     
         13 . The shifting device according to  claim 12 , wherein
 if the control section determines that a vehicle satisfies a predetermined shift-restriction condition when the shift lever is in the manual operation position, the control section controls the actuator such that, by actuating the actuator to drive the restricting member to bring the cam section into contact with the shift lever, the shift lever is released from the holding state by the shift lever holding mechanism and the restricting member is held in the shift-restricting position at which the shift lever is prevented from moving from the neutral position to the manual operation position.