Electronic shifter, handball, display method thereof, and vehicle

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic shifter, a handball, a display method, and a vehicle. The handball display method comprises disposing a display electrical component on a joystick, building a light reflection and light-guiding structure into the handball, uniformly illuminating the display area of a display cover through light transmission, and providing a display graphic on the bottom surface or inner core of the display cover. A light-emitting PCBA is fixed to the joystick of the shifter, and the light-emitting PCBA is connected to the main PCBA of the shift mechanism. The handball and the shift mechanism have no electrical signal connection, and the light-emitting effect is achieved directly through the light-emitting PCBA on the joystick without any switching. The present invention solves the problem of light signal transmission in a light-display automobile quick-dispatch shift handle requiring a separate PCBA to be arranged in the handle and an electrical quick-dispatch connection structure to be designed for transmission via the joystick and the shift mechanism, as well as the difficulty of uneven handle light display. The present invention eliminates the need for built-in light-emitting electrical components in the handball, and has a simple structure, convenient plugging and unplugging, a small number of components, a small size, and stable and reliable performance.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of electronic shifters, and relates to an electronic shifter, a handball thereof, a display method thereof, and a vehicle using the display method. Background Art

[0002] Today's automotive shift handles are generally required to have a split quick-plug function with the shift mechanism. However, the traditional shift handle photoelectric signal transmission structure is to arrange a separate PCBA inside the handle to realize the transmission of photoelectric signals and the connection transmission with the shift mechanism.

[0003] Nowadays, crystals have been widely used in car shift knobs, making cars more technologically advanced. In particular, the visual effects of light signals displayed through crystals are more pleasing to the eye:

[0004] For example, patent application No. 202010634640.3 discloses a crystal handball for automotive gear shifting. The handball comprises a crystal body, the outer surface of which is covered with a decorative assembly consisting of an upper decorative piece and a lower decorative piece. A frame is provided at the bottom of the crystal body, which is fixedly connected to the lower decorative piece. The frame is bonded to the crystal body with silicone, the upper decorative piece is bonded to the crystal body with 3M adhesive, and the lower decorative piece is bonded to the frame with adhesive. The crystal body is integrally formed by 3D engraving or molded. This technical solution solves the problems of existing automotive gear shift crystal handballs with poor light-gathering performance and short service life. However, these crystal handballs are primarily aesthetically pleasing and lack light display functionality.

[0005] Patent application No. 202110354996.6 discloses a handball for a shifter, comprising: a handball frame, which is provided with a receiving cavity, the receiving cavity comprising a first cavity and a second cavity, the upper portion of the first cavity being provided with a crystal mounting portion, and the upper portion of the second cavity being provided with a sign mounting portion; a circuit board assembly, which comprises a first plate body and a second plate body, the first plate body being provided in the first cavity, and the second plate body being provided in the second cavity; a crystal block, which is provided with a receiving plate and a P button, the receiving plate being located at the lower portion of the crystal block, the crystal block being connected to the crystal mounting portion via the receiving plate, and the P button being linked to the first plate body. In this technical solution, the crystal block can scatter the light from the P button to remind the user of the location of the shifter handball. However, this patent structure requires a separate circuit board assembly to be arranged inside the crystal handball, and the handball and the shifter body need to be provided with electrical connection, positioning, and limiting structures. There are many electrical components and the structure is complex.

[0006] None of the above technical solutions involve the photoelectric signal transmission structure of the shift handle, so further optimizing the shift handle by utilizing the crystal characteristics is a technical problem that needs to be solved in this application. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In order to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, a method for displaying an electronic shifter handball is proposed, which does not require a handball with built-in light-emitting electrical components, as well as an electronic shifter and handball using this display method, which have a simple structure, convenient plugging and unplugging, few components, small size, stable and reliable performance, and a vehicle using this display method and having the above-mentioned electronic shifter and handball.

[0008] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0009] The above-mentioned electronic shifter handball display method adopts light transmission, sets display electrical components on the joystick, and builds light reflection and light guiding structures into the handball. The display area of the display cover is evenly illuminated by light transmission, and the display graphics are set on the bottom surface or inner core of the display cover.

[0010] The electronic shifter handball display method specifically includes setting a light-emitting PCBA on the joystick with an inclination range of 0 to 180 degrees to ensure that the lamp beads fixed to the light-emitting PCBA illuminate the center of the display area of the display cover and cover the area to be displayed. At the same time, a reflective structure is set in the inner core of the handball to improve the display brightness.

[0011] The electronic shifter handball adopting the above-mentioned handball display method includes a handball inner core, a handball outer shell, a handball decorative cover, a display cover, and a handball lower shell; the handball outer shell, handball decorative cover and handball lower shell are all fixed on the handball inner core, and the display cover is installed on the handball outer shell; wherein: the handball inner core has a guide tube in the middle, an inner core base extending from the middle of the guide tube to the surrounding areas, and a reflective surface located between the limit part and the guide tube; the handball outer shell is sleeved on the upper part of the handball inner core, and is a structure that descends in an arc from one end to the opposite end while being concave in the middle, and a through hole is opened in the middle that matches the guide tube of the handball inner core; when assembled, the upper end of the guide tube passes through the through hole and then extends out; the handball decorative cover and the handball outer shell are arranged on the handball inner core relative to the guide tube; the display cover is made of transparent material; the handball lower shell is sleeved on the lower part of the handball inner core, and has a center hole groove matching the guide tube, and is sleeved on the outside of the guide tube through the center hole groove.

[0012] The electronic shifter handball, wherein: the inner wall of the handball shell is provided with a support frame, and the outer walls on both sides are provided with limiting guide grooves; the display cover is curved in an arc shape, fixed on the top of the support frame, and forms a receiving space together with the handball shell.

[0013] The electronic shifter handball described in claim 1, wherein: the handball inner core has wing-shaped bending portions that bend backward and upward from both sides symmetrically of the inner core base, and a limiting portion that extends upward from the rear end of the inner core base; the handball outer shell is a structure that descends in an arc from one end to the opposite end and is concave in the middle; the handball decorative cover has an arc-shaped decorative cover base, a U-shaped groove formed by the concave middle portion of the higher end of the decorative cover base, limiting portions formed by continuing to extend in an arc shape from both sides of the decorative cover base along the opening direction of the U-shaped groove, and a groove formed by being concave from the upper end surface of the decorative cover base along the outside of the U-shaped groove; the decorative cover base matches the structure of the handball inner core; the U-shaped groove matches the guide tube and is clamped on the outer wall of the guide tube; the limiting portion is connected to the wing-shaped bending portion of the handball inner core and fits into the limiting guide groove of the handball outer shell.

[0014] The electronic shifter handball, the handball lower shell has a lower shell base matching the handball inner core, the center hole groove located in the middle of the lower shell base and protruding downward, and side wings and a rear wall symmetrically arranged on both sides of the lower shell base; the side wings match the limiting guide grooves of the handball shell and are located on the outside of the wing-shaped bending portion of the handball inner core.

[0015] The electronic shifter handball, wherein: the rear end of the inner core base of the handball inner core is provided with a through hole, a retaining ring groove is provided above the rear end, and a limiting surface is provided at the front section; a retaining ring is installed in the retaining ring groove, and the handball and the joystick are fixed to the joystick and the joystick seat by the retaining ring after the handball is assembled with the joystick; the handball decorative cover has mounting holes on both sides of the U-shaped slot; a clamping piece and a guide column with an assembly hole at the end are provided on the base of the lower shell; the clamping piece is matched and clamped with the handball inner core; the guide column is matched with the through hole of the handball inner core, and passes through the through hole to cooperate with the mounting hole of the handball decorative cover.

[0016] The above-mentioned electronic shifter includes an operating seat, an operating lever, a hand ball, an induction magnet, and a main PCBA; the operating lever is fixed to the operating seat, and includes a shift ball provided on the middle section of the lever body and a bullet head of the lower end lever body; the hand ball is installed on the upper end of the operating lever, and the hand ball is detachably inserted into the top end of the operating lever and fixed by a retaining spring as described above; the guide tube matches the upper end lever body of the operating lever, and the inner wall is provided with a guide and limiting structure; the operating lever is provided with an end slot and a wire groove; the end slot is axially inscribed from the middle end of the upper end lever body of the operating lever The shifter is composed of a housing with an opening on one side and a shorter wall connecting one end of the two side walls, and the inner walls of the two side walls are symmetrically provided with buckles extending toward each other; the wire groove extends axially downward from the open side of the end card slot along the bottom of the end card slot to a narrow and long opening groove formed by passing through the shift ball; the shifter also includes a light display component; the light display component is arranged on the joystick, including a light-emitting board sheath, a light-emitting PCBA, a lamp bead, and a light harness; the light-emitting board sheath matches the end card slot of the joystick and has a square base; The upper end surface of the base gradually sinks from one end to the other end opposite to it along the two side surfaces to form an inclined surface, and together with the two side surfaces, a accommodating space with one end higher and the other lower is formed, the two corners of the higher end protrude upward with corner columns, and the middle part of the lower end of the lower end extends downward to form a guide part; a limiting column is vertically arranged on the upper end surface of the base; stop blocks are symmetrically protruded on both sides; the light-emitting board sheath is inserted into the end slot of the operating rod, and is limited by the corner column, the upper ends of the two end surfaces cooperate with the buckle and the stop blocks cooperate with the two side walls to realize the assembly limit of the light-emitting board sheath on the operating rod, wherein the guide part is retracted The light-emitting PCBA is accommodated in the wire groove of the joystick; a limiting hole is provided on the light-emitting PCBA, which matches the limiting column on the upper end surface of the light-emitting board cover, and the light-emitting PCBA is sleeved on the limiting column and fixed to the upper end surface of the light-emitting board cover through the limiting hole; the lamp bead is arranged on the light-emitting PCBA and is accommodated together with the light-emitting PCBA in the accommodating space of the light-emitting board cover; the light wiring harness is accommodated in the wire groove of the joystick, one end of which is connected to the light-emitting PCBA, and extends from the wire groove along the guide portion to connect with the main PCBA to realize signal transmission.

[0017] The electronic shifter, wherein: a block is protruding from the outer side wall of the lower end rod body of the joystick near the shift ball; the induction magnet is fixed to the block through a magnet sheath; the main PCBA is fixed to the operating seat and is adapted to the position of the induction magnet.

[0018] The above-mentioned vehicle, wherein: the vehicle has an electronic shifter as described above.

[0019] Beneficial effects:

[0020] The present invention solves the problems of traditional automobile quick-display shift handles with light display, such as requiring a separate PCBA to be arranged inside the handle for optical signal transmission, and also requiring the design of an electrical quick-display connection structure to connect the joystick to the shift mechanism for transmission, resulting in multiple components, high cost, complex assembly, and poor electrical connection reliability. It also solves the problem of uneven light display in automobile handles.

[0021] The handball display light is on the joystick, and no light board PCBA is required in the handball. The handball has a simple structure, is easy to plug and unplug, has low cost and high reliability;

[0022] According to the display area required by the crystal handball and the light emission angle of the LED lamp beads, the LED lamp bead position and the light-emitting PCBA inclination angle are set on the joystick, basically realizing that the LED light source directly illuminates the crystal display area, ensuring that the crystal display light source is uniform;

[0023] In the inner core structure of the handball, a suitable light reflecting surface is designed in combination with the position of the light source on the joystick and the position of the display area required by the display cover to reflect the LED and other lights on the joystick to the display area required by the crystal handball, thereby improving display uniformity.

[0024] This invention utilizes the light-guiding properties of crystal, eliminating the traditional internal light board PCBA within the shift knob. Instead, a light-emitting PCBA is directly attached to the joystick, connecting it to the main PCBA of the shift mechanism. The crystal light-emitting effect of the shift knob is achieved directly through the light-emitting PCBA on the joystick, without any adapters. The crystal shift knob has no electrical signal connection to the shift mechanism, making it stable and reliable, and easy to plug, unplug, repair, and replace. The crystal handball display of this invention eliminates the need for internal light-emitting electrical components within the handball, offering advantages such as a simple structure, easy plug-in / out, minimal components, compact size, and stable and reliable performance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 This is an explosion diagram of the electronic shifter of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic shifter of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic shifter of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the assembly of the joystick and light display assembly of the electronic shifter of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the joystick structure of the electronic shifter of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the light display assembly of the electronic shifter of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 7 This is a diagram of the explosion of the electronic shifter handball of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The electronic shifter handball display method of the present invention adopts light transmission, arranges a display electrical component on the joystick, and has a built-in light reflection and light guiding structure in the handball. The display content of the display electrical component is displayed on the display area of the display cover through light transmission; specifically, the light-emitting PCBA is arranged at an inclination angle on the joystick to ensure that the lamp beads fixed on the light-emitting PCBA are illuminated at the center of the display area of the display cover, and a reflective structure is arranged in the inner core of the handball to improve the display brightness; wherein the inclination angle range of the light-emitting PCBA is 0 to 180 degrees.

[0033] Since this method integrates the photoelectric signal transmission function on the joystick, the handball display adopts optical transmission without mechanical connection contact and electrical signal connection, which can meet the requirements of quick plugging and unplugging of the handball and the shift mechanism joystick while ensuring the accurate transmission of the handball optical signal.

[0034] The electronic shifter structure using the handball display method is as follows: Figure 1-Figure 5 As shown, it includes a control seat 1, a joystick assembly 2, a light display assembly 3, a handball 4, an induction magnet 5, and a main PCBA 6.

[0035] The operating seat 1 includes a dust cover 11, an outer shell consisting of a left shell 12 and a right shell 13, and a gear slot 14 provided in the outer shell; the dust cover 11 is provided at the upper end of the outer shell and has a square hole in the center; the left shell 12 and the right shell 13 match each other, and the upper end is provided with an arc-shaped boss that is assembled and connected to the dust cover 11, and assembly holes are provided on the surrounding shell walls. The left shell 12 and the right shell 13 are assembled into one by fasteners installed in the assembly holes; the inner side of the right shell 13 has an accommodating space and a guide column at the bottom; the gear slot 14 is installed at the lower part of the right shell 13 by means of a guide column assembly limiter.

[0036] The joystick 2 is mounted on the operating seat 1 and is fixed by the left shell 12 and the right shell 13. The upper end extends through the dust cover 11 and the lower end is connected with the gear slot 14. Figure 5 As shown, the joystick 2 is provided with an end slot 21, a wire slot 22, a shift ball 23 provided at the middle section of the lever body and a bullet head 24 at the lower end of the lever body;

[0037] The end slot 21 is formed by axially inwardly cutting from the middle of the upper end of the joystick 2, with an opening on one side and an accommodation space formed by two opposite side walls 211 and a shorter wall 212 connecting one end of the two side walls 211. The inner walls of the two side walls 211 are symmetrically provided with buckles 213 extending toward each other.

[0038] The wire groove 22 extends axially downward from the open side of the end clamping groove 21 along the bottom of the end clamping groove 21 to a narrow and long opening groove formed by passing through the shift ball 23;

[0039] A pair of limit pins 231 are symmetrically provided on opposite sides of the shift ball 23. The limit pins 231 are movably connected to the left housing 12 and the right housing 13 respectively to limit the position of the joystick.

[0040] The bullet head 24 is assembled and fixed through a bullet head assembly cavity axially opened from the center of the end of the lower end rod body; the tail end of the bullet head 24 is matched and extended into the bullet head assembly cavity, and the head end extends out of the operating rod 2 and is connected to the shift groove 14 of the operating seat 1;

[0041] A clamping block 25 is protruded from the outer wall of the lower end rod body near the shift ball 23, and a clamping structure is provided near the end.

[0042] like Figure 6 As shown, the light display assembly 3 is arranged on the joystick 2, including a light-emitting board sheath 31, a light-emitting PCBA 32, a lamp bead 33, and a light harness 34;

[0043] The light-emitting panel cover 31 matches the end slot 21 of the joystick 2 and has a square base 311. The upper end surface of the base 311 gradually sinks from one end to the opposite end along the two side surfaces to form an inclined surface, together with the two side surfaces, to form an accommodating space with one end higher and the other lower. The two corners of the higher end protrude upward with corner posts 312, and the middle part of the lower end of the lower end extends downward to form a guide portion 313; a limiting post 314 is vertically provided on the upper end surface; stop blocks 315 are symmetrically protruded on both sides; the light-emitting panel cover 31 is inserted into the end slot 21 of the joystick 2 and is limited by the corner posts 312. The upper ends of the two end surfaces cooperate with the buckles 213, and the stop blocks 315 cooperate with the two side walls 211 to realize the assembly and limitation of the light-emitting panel cover 31 on the joystick 2, wherein the guide portion 313 is accommodated in the wire groove 22 of the joystick 2;

[0044] The light-emitting PCBA 32 is provided with a limiting hole 321, which matches the limiting post 314 on the upper end surface of the light-emitting board cover 31. The light-emitting PCBA 32 is sleeved on the limiting post 314 through the limiting hole 321 and fixed to the upper end surface of the light-emitting board cover 31, thereby being fixed obliquely on the joystick 2;

[0045] The lamp bead 33 is arranged on the light-emitting PCBA 32 and is accommodated together with the light-emitting PCBA 32 in the accommodation space of the light-emitting PCBA 32;

[0046] The lighting harness 34 is housed in the wire groove 22 of the joystick 2, one end of which is connected to the light-emitting PCBA 32 and extends from the wire groove 22 along the guide portion 313, and the other end extends from the wire groove 22 and is connected to the main PCBA 6 to realize signal transmission.

[0047] like Figure 7 As shown, the handball 4 includes a handball inner core 41, a handball outer shell 42, a handball decorative cover 43, a display cover 44, and a handball lower shell 45;

[0048] The handball inner core 41 is matched with a detachable plug-in at the top of the joystick 2 and fixed by a retaining spring 46, which ensures that the handball inner core 41 and the joystick 2 are quickly connected and fixed; the handball inner core 41 has a guide tube 411 in the middle, an inner core base 412 extending from the middle of the guide tube 411 to the surrounding areas, an wing-shaped bending portion 413 symmetrically bent backward and upward from the inner core base 412 on both sides, a limiting portion 414 extending upward from the rear end of the inner core base 412, and a reflective surface 415 located between the limiting portion 414 and the guide tube 411; the guide tube 411 and the joystick 2 The upper end of the rod body matches the upper end of the handlebar 2, and the inner wall is provided with a guide and limiting structure. The upper end of the handlebar 2 passes through the guide tube 411 and is fixed in place by the limiting structure of the inner wall. The rear end of the inner core base 412 is provided with a through hole 416, and multiple sets of reinforcing ribs are provided between the two sides and the guide tube 411. A retaining spring groove 417 is provided above the rear end, and a limiting surface is provided at the front end. The retaining spring 46 is installed in the retaining spring groove 417. After the handball 4 and the handlebar 2 are assembled, the retaining spring 46 fixes the handlebar 2 and the control seat 1. The reflective surface 415 provided on the inner core 41 of the handball is used to promote the uniform display of the display cover 41.

[0049] The handball outer shell 42, the handball decorative cover 43 and the handball lower shell 45 are all fixed to the handball inner core 41; the handball outer shell 42 is a structure that descends in an arc from one end to the opposite end and is concave in the middle. A through hole 421 is opened in the middle to match the guide tube 411 of the handball inner core 41, a support frame 422 is provided on the inner wall, and limiting guide grooves 423 are provided on the outer walls on both sides; during assembly, the upper end of the guide tube 411 of the handball inner core 41 passes through the through hole 421 and extends out, and the handball outer shell 42 is sleeved on the upper part of the handball inner core 41;

[0050] The handball decorative cover 43 has an arc-shaped decorative cover base 431, a U-shaped groove 432 formed by the middle part of the higher end of the decorative cover base 431, a limiting portion 433 formed by continuing to extend in an arc shape along the opening direction of the U-shaped groove 432 on both sides of the decorative cover base 431, a groove 434 formed by the upper end surface of the decorative cover base 431 along the outside of the U-shaped groove 432, and mounting holes 435 arranged on both sides of the U-shaped groove 432; the decorative cover base 431 matches the structure of the handball inner core 41, the U-shaped groove 432 matches the guide tube 411, and is clamped on the outer wall of the guide tube 411. The handball decorative cover 43 and the handball outer shell 42 are arranged relative to the guide tube 411, and the limiting portion 433 is connected to the wing-shaped bending portion 413 of the handball inner core 41 and is clamped into the limiting guide groove 423 of the handball outer shell 42;

[0051] The display cover 44 is curved and fixed to the top of the support frame 422 on the upper part of the handball shell 42. Together with the handball shell 42, it forms a receiving space. After the light display component 3 is assembled and limited by the joystick 2, the light-emitting PCBA 32 and the lamp beads 33 are accommodated therein. The display cover 44 can be made of any transparent material that can achieve a display effect, including but not limited to crystal, plastic, glass, metal, ceramic, mineral and other transparent materials.

[0052] The handball lower shell 45 has a lower shell base 451 that matches the handball inner core 41, a central hole groove 452 located in the middle of the lower shell base 451 and protruding downward, side wings 453 and a rear wall 454 symmetrically arranged on both sides of the lower shell base 451; the central hole groove 452 matches the guide tube 411 of the handball inner core 41 and is sleeved outside the guide tube 411; the side wings 453 match the limiting guide groove 423 of the handball shell 42 and are located at the wing-shaped portion of the handball inner core 41. On the outside of the bending portion 413; a clip 455 and a guide post 456 with an assembly hole at the end are provided on the base 451 of the lower shell; the clip 455 is matched and clamped with the handball inner core 41; the guide post 456 is matched with the assembly hole of the handball inner core 41, and after passing through the through hole 416 of the handball inner core 41, it cooperates with the mounting hole 435 of the handball decorative cover 43, and is connected and fixed by fasteners. The handball lower shell is set on the lower part of the handball inner core and together with the handball outer shell, the handball inner core is accommodated therein.

[0053] The induction magnet 5 is fixed to the clamping block 25 of the joystick 2 through a magnet sheath.

[0054] The main PCBA6 is fixed on the left housing 12 of the operating seat 1 and is adapted to the position of the induction magnet 5 .

[0055] Principle of the present invention:

[0056] The luminous PCBA 32 is fixed to the joystick 2 by the luminous board sheath 31. According to the display area requirements of the display cover 41, the luminous PCBA 32 is tilted to ensure that the lamp beads 33 are illuminated in the center of the display area of the display cover 41, ensuring that the display cover 41 displays evenly.

[0057] The joystick 2 is fixed and limited by the left and right shells, and the light harness 34 of the luminous PCBA is limited in the wire groove 22 of the joystick 2. The other end of the light harness 34 is connected to the main PCBA to realize signal transmission; the induction magnet 5 is fixed on the joystick 2 and swings with the shifting operation of the handball 4 and the joystick 2. The main PCBA6 fixed on the shell senses the magnetic field information of each gear and outputs the corresponding gear signal, realizing the synchronization of the gear position information output and the gear position of the shifter.

[0058] The present invention has the following characteristics:

[0059] 1. This handball display method integrates a photoelectric signal transmission function on the joystick. By building a light reflection and light-guiding structure into the handball, and arranging the display electrical components on the shift lever instead of the handball, it meets the requirements of quick plug-in and pull-out of the handball and the shift mechanism joystick while ensuring accurate transmission of the handball's optical signal. This solves the shortcomings of traditional automobile quick-plug shift handles with light display, such as the need for separate PCBA layout inside the handle and the design of an electrical quick-plug connection structure for transmission through the joystick and the shift mechanism, resulting in multiple components, high cost, complex assembly, and poor electrical connection reliability. It also solves the problem of uneven light display on automobile handles.

[0060] 2. The handball display light transmission has no mechanical connection contact. The handball display light is on the joystick. No light board PCBA is required in the handball. The handball has a simple structure, is easy to plug and unplug, has low cost and high reliability.

[0061] 3. According to the display area required by the crystal handball and the light emission angle of the LED lamp beads, set the LED lamp bead position and the light-emitting PCBA inclination angle on the joystick to basically achieve direct LED light source to the crystal display area and ensure uniform crystal display light source;

[0062] 4. In the inner core structure of the handball, combined with the position of the light source on the joystick and the position of the display area required by the display cover, a suitable light reflecting surface is designed to reflect the LED and other lights on the joystick to the display area required by the crystal handball, thereby improving display uniformity.

[0063] Therefore, the present invention utilizes the light-guiding properties of crystal, eliminating the traditional internal light board PCBA of the shift knob. Instead, the light-emitting PCBA is directly fixed to the joystick, which is connected to the main PCBA of the shift mechanism. The crystal light-emitting effect of the shift knob is achieved directly through the light-emitting PCBA on the joystick without any adapter. The crystal shift knob has no electrical signal connection with the shift mechanism, making it stable and reliable, and easy to plug and unplug, repair, and replace. The crystal handball display of the present invention does not require built-in light-emitting electrical components in the handball, and has the advantages of simple structure, easy plug and unplug, few components, small size, and stable and reliable performance.

Claims

1. An electronic shifter, comprising a control seat, a joystick, a handball, an induction magnet, and a main PCBA; the joystick is fixed to the control seat, comprising a shift ball located in the middle section of the lever body and a bullet head located in the lower end of the lever body; the handball is mounted on the upper end of the joystick, comprising a handball inner core, a handball outer shell, a handball decorative cover, a display cover, and a handball lower shell; the handball outer shell, handball decorative cover, and handball lower shell are all fixed to the handball inner core, and the display cover is mounted on the handball outer shell; the characteristics are: There is no luminous PCBA in the handball, which is detachably inserted into the top of the joystick and fixed by a retaining spring; the handball inner core has a guide tube in the middle, an inner core base extending from the middle of the guide tube to the surrounding areas, a limiting part extending upward from the rear end of the inner core base, and a reflective surface located between the limiting part and the guide tube; the handball outer shell is sleeved on the upper part of the handball inner core, and a through hole matching the guide tube of the handball inner core is opened in the middle; when assembled, the upper end of the guide tube extends out after passing through the through hole; the handball decorative cover and the handball outer shell are arranged on the handball inner core relative to the guide tube; the display cover is made of transparent material; the handball lower shell is sleeved on the lower part of the handball inner core, and has a central hole groove matching the guide tube, and is sleeved on the outside of the guide tube through the central hole groove; the guide tube matches the upper end rod body of the joystick, and the inner wall is provided with a guiding and limiting structure; The operating lever is provided with an end slot and a wire groove; the end slot is formed by axially inwardly cutting from the middle of the end of the upper rod body of the operating lever, has an opening on one side, and a receiving space composed of two opposite side walls and a shorter wall connecting one end of the two side walls, and the inner walls of the two side walls are symmetrically provided with buckles extending toward each other; the wire groove extends axially downward from the open side of the end slot along the bottom of the end slot to a narrow and long opening groove formed by passing through the shift ball; The shifter also includes a light display assembly; the light display assembly is arranged on the joystick, including a light-emitting board sheath, a light-emitting PCBA, a lamp bead, and a light harness; The light-emitting panel cover matches the end slot of the joystick and has a square base; the upper end surface of the base gradually sinks from one end to the other end opposite to it along the two side surfaces to form an inclined surface, and together with the two side surfaces, forms an accommodating space with one end higher and the other lower, and the two corners of the higher end protrude upward with corner columns, and the middle part of the lower end of the lower end extends downward to form a guide portion; a limiting column is vertically provided on the upper end surface of the base; stop blocks are symmetrically protruded on both sides; the light-emitting panel cover is snapped into the end slot of the joystick and is limited by the corner columns, the upper ends of the two end surfaces cooperate with the snap buckles, and the stop blocks cooperate with the two side walls to realize the assembly limit of the light-emitting panel cover on the joystick, wherein the guide portion is accommodated in the wire groove of the joystick; The light-emitting PCBA is provided with a limiting hole, which matches the limiting column on the upper end surface of the light-emitting board cover. The light-emitting PCBA is sleeved on the limiting column through the limiting hole and fixed to the upper end surface of the light-emitting board cover; The lamp beads are arranged on the light-emitting PCBA and are housed together with the light-emitting PCBA in the accommodation space of the light-emitting board sheath; The lighting harness is accommodated in the wire groove of the joystick, one end of which is connected to the light-emitting PCBA, and extends from the wire groove along the guide portion to be connected to the main PCBA to achieve signal transmission.

2. The electronic shifter according to claim 1, wherein: The inner wall of the handball shell is provided with a support frame, and the outer walls on both sides are provided with limiting guide grooves; The display cover is curved in an arc shape, fixed on the top of the support frame, and forms a receiving space together with the handball shell.

3. The electronic shifter according to claim 2, wherein: The handball inner core has wing-shaped bent portions extending backward and upward from symmetrical sides of the inner core base; The handball shell is a structure that descends in an arc shape from one end to the opposite end and is concave in the middle; The handball decorative cover comprises an arc-shaped decorative cover base, a U-shaped groove formed inwardly from the middle of the higher end of the decorative cover base, a limiting portion formed by continuing to extend in an arc shape from both sides of the decorative cover base along the opening direction of the U-shaped groove, and a groove formed by being concave from the upper end surface of the decorative cover base along the outside of the U-shaped groove; the decorative cover base matches the structure of the handball inner core; the U-shaped groove matches the guide tube and is clamped on the outer wall of the guide tube; the limiting portion is connected to the wing-shaped bending portion of the handball inner core and fits into the limiting guide groove of the handball outer shell.

4. The electronic shifter according to claim 3, wherein: The handball lower shell has a lower shell base that matches the handball inner core, the central hole groove located in the middle of the lower shell base and protruding downward, and side wings and a rear wall symmetrically arranged on both sides of the lower shell base; the side wings match the limiting guide grooves of the handball outer shell and are located on the outside of the wing-shaped bending part of the handball inner core.

5. The electronic shifter according to claim 4, wherein: The rear end of the inner core base of the handball inner core is provided with a through hole, the upper part of the rear end is provided with a retaining spring groove, and the front part is provided with a limiting surface; a retaining spring is installed in the retaining spring groove, and the retaining spring fixes the control rod and the control seat after the handball and the control rod are assembled; The handball decorative cover has mounting holes arranged on both sides of the U-shaped slot; The base of the lower shell is provided with a clamping piece and a guide column with an assembly hole at the end; the clamping piece is matched with the inner core of the handball and clamped; the guide column is matched with the through hole of the inner core of the handball, and passes through the through hole to cooperate with the mounting hole of the handball decorative cover.

6. The electronic shifter according to claim 1, wherein: A clamping block is protruded from the outer side wall of the lower end rod body of the operating lever near the shift ball; The induction magnet is fixed to the clamping block through a magnet sheath; The main PCBA is fixed to the operating seat and adapted to the position of the induction magnet.

7. A vehicle, characterized in that: The vehicle has the electronic shifter according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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