VEHICULAR GEAR SHIFT OPERATION DEVICE

• Main Author: OYAMA HAJIME
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 22.04.2021
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BYMECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY; CONTROLLING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

To provide a vehicular gear shift operation device configured so that a touch panel can be downsized as a whole and an occupant can easily switch a gear shift range.SOLUTION: A vehicular gear shift operation device 1 according to the present invention comprises: a touch panel 12 provided with a front range operation part 12a, a center range operation part 12b and a rear range operation part 12c that display range displays corresponding to gear shift ranges, which are arranged adjacently to one another; and an ECU 40 that switches the gear shift ranges of a vehicle in accordance with handling that an occupant touches the touch panel with a finger. In the touch panel 12, between the range operation parts are provided protruding parts 12f and 12g or recessed parts 12i and 12h which partition the front range operation part 12a, the center range operation part 12b and the rear range operation part 12c.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】本発明は、タッチパネルを全体的に小さくすることができると共に、乗員が容易に変速レンジを切り替えることができる車両用変速操作装置を提供することを目的としている。【解決手段】本発明の車両用変速操作装置１は、変速レンジに対応したレンジ表示を表示する前方レンジ操作部１２ａ、中央レンジ操作部１２ｂ、後方レンジ操作部１２ｃを備え、これらレンジ操作部が隣接して配置されているタッチパネル１２と、乗員のタッチパネルを指で触る操作に応じて車両の変速レンジを切り替えるＥＣＵ４０と、を有し、タッチパネル１２には、各レンジ操作部の間に、前方レンジ操作部１２ａ、中央レンジ操作部１２ｂ、後方レンジ操作部１２ｃを区画する凸部１２ｆ,１２ｇ又は凹部１２ｉ,１２ｈが設けられている。【選択図】図３