Sliding electronic gear shifter

Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of sliding electronic gear shifters, including operating mechanism and the gear shift mechanism connected with the operating mechanism, the gear shift mechanism includes gear shifter housing and the slider body in the gear shifter housing, the slider body is connected with the operating mechanism, can be driven by the operating mechanism and relative gear shifter housing sliding, sliding bushing is installed on the slider body, and a plurality of elastic contacts capable of expanding outward or shrinking inward are provided on the sliding bushing, and the elastic contacts are in abutment with the gear shifter housing.The present application can ensure that the slider body is smooth, no virtual position and the excellent hand feeling of thick and solid during sliding by the setting of elastic contact.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automobile gear shifters, and particularly relates to a sliding electronic gear shifter. BACKGROUND

[0002] The automobile electronic gear shifting device generally comprises a gear shifting lever, a P-gear button and an unlocking button. The gear shifting lever can be pulled or pushed to switch the gear of the automobile. When the P-gear button is pressed, the automobile can be locked in the P-gear (parking gear).

[0003] At present, the lever type electronic gear shifter in the technical field is of a rotating mode around a fixed shaft. This structure is not novel, and has the defects of difficult control of the operating feeling, poor durability of the wire connection and the like.

[0004] The foregoing description is provided to give general background information and does not necessarily constitute prior art. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application aims to provide a sliding electronic gear shifter.

[0006] The present application provides a sliding electronic gear shifter, which comprises a control mechanism and a gear shifting mechanism connected with the control mechanism. The gear shifting mechanism comprises a gear shifter housing and a sliding block body arranged in the gear shifter housing. The sliding block body is connected with the control mechanism and can slide relative to the gear shifter housing under the driving of the control mechanism. A sliding bushing is mounted on the sliding block body, and a plurality of elastic contacts capable of expanding outward or contracting inward are arranged on the sliding bushing. The elastic contacts abut against the gear shifter housing.

[0007] Further, a plurality of first friction surfaces are arranged in the middle part of the sliding block body, and a plurality of second friction surfaces are arranged on the gear shifter housing. The second friction surfaces contact the first friction surfaces during the sliding process of the sliding block body relative to the gear shifter housing.

[0008] Further, the sliding block body is a columnar body, the first friction surfaces are distributed on the upper two sides and the lower two sides of the sliding block body along the circumferential direction of the sliding block body, and the gear shifter housing comprises a gear shifter upper housing and a gear shifter lower housing. The second friction surfaces are distributed in the interiors of the gear shifter upper housing and the gear shifter lower housing.

[0009] Further, the sliding block body is a columnar body, the first friction surfaces are distributed on the upper two sides and the lower two sides of the sliding block body along the circumferential direction of the sliding block body, and the gear shifter housing comprises a gear shifter upper housing and a gear shifter lower housing. The second friction surfaces are distributed in the interiors of the gear shifter upper housing and the gear shifter lower housing.

[0010] Further, one of the slider body and the sliding bushing is provided with a positioning recess, and the other of the slider body and the sliding bushing is provided with a positioning protrusion, the positioning protrusion and the positioning recess are located between adjacent elastic contacts, and the sliding bushing is fixed to the slider body through cooperation of the positioning protrusion and the positioning recess.

[0011] Further, the gear shifter housing is provided with gear position sensing grooves at two ends thereof, and the elastic contacts can extend into the gear position sensing grooves.

[0012] Further, the middle part of the gear position sensing groove is recessed inwardly, the gear position sensing groove comprises a first inclined surface extending from the middle part of the gear position sensing groove to the middle part of the gear shifter housing and a second inclined surface extending from the middle part of the gear position sensing groove to the two ends of the gear shifter housing, and the inclination angle of the first inclined surface is smaller than that of the second inclined surface.

[0013] Further, the slider body is provided with a first operating member joint, and the slider body is connected to the operating mechanism through the first operating member joint.

[0014] Further, the first operating member joint forms a first fool-proof joint, the operating mechanism is provided with a second fool-proof joint, the first fool-proof joint and the second fool-proof joint are provided with fixing holes, and the slider body is connected to the operating mechanism through cooperation of the first fool-proof joint and the second fool-proof joint and insertion of a fixing member into the fixing holes.

[0015] Further, the lower part of the slider body is fixed with a slide bracket, the lower part of the gear shifter housing is fixed with a gear shifter circuit board, the slide bracket is provided with a plurality of groups of slides located at different positions, and the gear shifter circuit board is provided with a plurality of groups of copper cladding plates corresponding to the slides, different groups of the slides are in contact with corresponding copper cladding plates to form different conduction loops when the slider body slides to different positions along the gear shifter housing.

[0016] According to the above description, it can be known that the sliding electronic gear shifter can reduce the contact area of the slider body and the gear shifter housing, increase the smoothness of the sliding of the slider body, and the elastic force generated by the elastic contacts can be balanced internally and cannot be output externally, so that the sliding process of the slider body is smooth, has no virtual position, and has a good thick and solid feeling. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 The figure is a cross-sectional view of the sliding electronic gear shifter provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0018] Figure 2 The figure is an exploded view of the gear shifting mechanism of the sliding electronic gear shifter.

[0019] Figure 3 Structure diagram of the slider body.

[0020] Figure 4 Structure diagram of the slider body and the sliding bushing.

[0021] Figure 5 Structure diagram of the shifter upper shell.

[0022] Figure 6 Structure diagram of the shifter lower shell. Figure 7

[0023] Figure 8 Longitudinal sectional view of the shifter middle part, showing the cooperation between the slider body middle part and the shifter shell.

[0024] Figure 9 Longitudinal sectional view of the shifter end part, showing the cooperation between the slider body end part and the shifter shell.

[0025] Figure 10 Transverse sectional view of the shifter.

[0026] Figure 11 Structure diagram of the slider support. Figure 12

[0027] Structure diagram of the slider. Figure 13

[0028] Structure diagram of the circuit board support and the shifter circuit board. Figure 14

[0029] Structure diagram of the slider and the copper clad. Figure 15

[0030] Structure diagram of the copper clad on the shifter circuit board. Figure 16

[0031] Structure diagram of the circuit conduction state when the slider body slides to different positions. Figure 17

[0032] Structure diagram of the operating mechanism. Figure 18

[0033] Structure diagram of the operating part upper shell. Figure 19

[0034] Structure diagram of the operating part support. Figure 20 Figure 21

[0035] Figure 22 ​​​Cross-sectional view of the operating structure.

[0036] Figure 23 And Figure 24 Schematic diagram of the light guide ring.

[0037] Figure 25 And Figure 26 Schematic diagram of the light path of the light guide ring.

[0038] The reference signs and components involved in the drawings are as follows:

[0039] 1, gear shifter circuit board 11, main connector 111, first main connector

[0040] 112, second main connection 12, fourth copper clad sheet group 13, second copper clad sheet group

[0041] 14, third copper clad sheet group 15, first copper clad sheet group

[0042] 2, lighting circuit board 21, first connector 22, P-gear silicone head

[0043] 23, light source 24, lighting circuit board mounting seat

[0044] 3, fourth slide group 4, second slide group 5, third slide group

[0045] 6, first slide group 61, melting groove 62, deformation groove

[0046] 63, noble metal contact

[0047] 7, wire

[0048] 8, gear shifting mechanism 80, gear shifter housing 81, slider body

[0049] 811, first operating member joint 812, connector terminal 813, contact deformation groove

[0050] 814, positioning recess 815, first friction surface 816, fixing hole

[0051] 817, fixing member 818, buffer pad 82, sliding bushing

[0052] 821, elastic contact 822, positioning protrusion 83, gear shifter upper shell

[0053] 831, connecting column perforation 833, screw hole 834, front and rear positioning recess

[0054] 835, left and right positioning recess 836, second friction surface 84, gear shifter lower shell

[0055] 84b, lower shell mounting seat 841, gear feeling groove 841a, first inclined surface

[0056] 841b, second inclined surface 842, bracket sliding opening 843, self-tapping screw hole

[0057] 844, front and rear positioning block 845, left and right positioning block 846, assembly mounting hole

[0058] 847, bushing 85, circuit board bracket 851, rectangular opening

[0059] 86, sliding sheet bracket 861, mounting hole 862, welding groove

[0060] 863, wire connecting groove

[0061] 9, operating mechanism 91, operating part bracket 91a, upper bracket

[0062] 91b, lower bracket 91c, bracket main body 911, connecting bracket

[0063] 911b, second operating part joint 912, connector circuit board 912a, connector circuit board mounting seat

[0064] 913, second connector 914, third connector 915, flexible flat cable

[0065] 916, upper transparent body mounting hole 917, indicating part positioning groove 918, lower transparent body mounting groove

[0066] 919, light guide ring positioning part 9191, light guide ring clamping part 92, operating part upper shell

[0067] 92a, upper shell mounting seat 92b, upper shell mounting part 92c, bump

[0068] 921, P-gear button groove 922, P-gear button 93, operating part lower shell

[0069] 931, through hole 94, upper transparent body 941, indicating part positioning block

[0070] 943, diamond cut surface 944, embossed LOGO 95, lower transparent body

[0071] 96, light guide ring 961, light guide ring main body 962, conducting arm

[0072] 963, light reflecting wall 965, light splitting groove 966, convex lens surface

[0073] 97, light indicating part DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0074] The specific embodiments of the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate the present application, but are not used to limit the scope of the present application.

[0075] The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth" and the like in the description and claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order.

[0076] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the present application provides a sliding electronic gear shifter, which comprises a control mechanism 9 and a gear shifting mechanism 8 connected with the control mechanism 9, the gear shifting mechanism 8 comprises a gear shifter housing 80 and a slider body 81 arranged in the gear shifter housing 80, the slider body 81 is connected with the control mechanism 9 and can slide relative to the gear shifter housing 80 under the driving of the control mechanism 9. The bottom of the slider body 81 is provided with a plurality of groups of sliding sheets located at different positions, and a gear shifter circuit board 1 is arranged below the sliding sheets, the gear shifter circuit board 1 is provided with a plurality of groups of copper clad sheets corresponding to the sliding sheets, when the slider body 81 slides along the gear shifter housing 80 to different positions, different groups of sliding sheets are in contact with corresponding copper clad sheets to form different conduction loops, thereby realizing the switching of different gears.

[0077] Specifically, please refer to Figure 3 , the slider body 81 is a columnar body with an octagonal cross section, the top end of the middle part of the slider body 81 is provided with a first control member connector 811 protruding out of the slider body 81, and the slider body 81 is connected with the control mechanism 9 through the first control member connector 811. The inside of the first control member connector 811 is provided with a connector terminal 812 protruding out of the corresponding surface of the first control member connector 811, so that the first control member connector 811 is formed into a connector male end, and the connector terminal 812 is connected with a wire 7 embedded in the inside of the slider body 81, the wire 7 extends downward from the top of the slider body 81 to the bottom of the slider body 81 and is connected with the sliding sheet signal at the bottom of the slider body 81. The shape of the first control member connector 811 has a foolproof design, and the cross section of the first control member connector 811 is generally in the shape of "concave" in this embodiment, so that the first control member connector 811 is formed into a first foolproof connector, and the control mechanism 9 is provided with a second foolproof connector corresponding to the first foolproof connector, the side surfaces of the first foolproof connector and the second foolproof connector are provided with fixing holes 816, and the slider body 81 is connected with the control mechanism 9 through the plug-in cooperation of the first foolproof connector and the second foolproof connector and the insertion of a fixing member 817 into the fixing holes 816. The periphery of the first control member connector 811 is further provided with a buffer pad 818, which is arranged between the first control member connector 811 and a connecting column through hole 831 (see Figure 5 ) arranged on the gear shifter housing 80, so as to reduce the vibration and friction generated during the sliding of the slider body 81.

[0078] The middle part of the slider body 81 is provided with a plurality of inclined first friction surfaces 815, which are distributed at the corner positions of the upper two sides and the lower two sides of the slider body 81 along the circumferential direction of the slider body 81. The gear shifter housing 80 includes a gear shifter upper housing 83 and a gear shifter lower housing 84. As shown in Figure 8 , the gear shifter upper housing 83 and the gear shifter lower housing 84 are provided with a plurality of second friction surfaces 836, which are distributed inside the gear shifter upper housing 83 and the gear shifter lower housing 84. The second friction surfaces 836 and the first friction surfaces 815 form a friction pair, and the second friction surfaces 836 are in contact with the first friction surfaces 815 during the sliding process of the slider body 81 relative to the gear shifter housing 80. It should be noted that there is a sufficient gap between the second friction surfaces 836 and the first friction surfaces 815, and grease is applied in this gap to ensure the smoothness of the operation feel.

[0079] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 9 , the two ends of the slider body 81 are provided with sliding bushings 82, which are made of wear-resistant engineering plastics (such as POM, PA, etc.), and the cross section is also octagonal. The sliding bushings 82 are fixed to the slider body 81 through the cooperation between the positioning recesses 814 provided on the upper and lower four surfaces of the slider body 81 and the positioning protrusions 822 provided at the corresponding positions of the sliding bushings 82. It can be understood that the positions of the positioning recesses 814 and the positioning protrusions 822 can be interchanged to achieve the same effect of fixing the sliding bushings 82. The corner positions of the upper two sides and the lower two sides of the sliding bushings 82 are provided with a plurality of elastic contacts 821 that can expand outward or contract inward, and the elastic contacts 821 are located between adjacent positioning protrusions 822, and the elastic contacts 821 are provided with protrusions that are in line contact with the gear shifter housing 80, which can reduce the contact area between the elastic contacts 821 and the gear shifter housing 80. The positions corresponding to the elastic contacts 821 at both ends of the slider body 81 are provided with contact deformation grooves 813, and the elastic contacts 821 move along the depth direction of the contact deformation grooves 813 during the expansion or contraction process. Please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 10The two ends of the gear shifter housing 80 are provided with gear sensing grooves 841 into which the elastic contacts 821 extend. The middle part of the gear sensing groove 841 is inwardly recessed, and includes a first inclined surface 841a extending from the middle part of the gear sensing groove 841 to the middle part of the gear shifter housing 80 and a second inclined surface 841b extending from the middle part of the gear sensing groove 841 to the two ends of the gear shifter housing 80, the inclination angle of the first inclined surface 841a is smaller than that of the second inclined surface 841b, so that the height difference of the two ends of the gear sensing groove 841 is different. When the slider body 81 slides forward, the elastic contact 821 on the front end sliding bushing 82 contacts the second inclined surface 841b of the corresponding gear sensing groove 841, and the elastic contact 821 on the rear end sliding bushing 82 contacts the first inclined surface 841a of the corresponding gear sensing groove 841. Due to the different inclination angles of the first inclined surface 841a and the second inclined surface 841b, the height difference of the two is different, the deformation amount of the elastic contact 821 contacting the second inclined surface 841b is greater than that of the elastic contact 821 contacting the first inclined surface 841a, the elastic contacts 821 at the front and rear ends of the two slider bodies 81 will generate a return force opposite to the movement direction of the slider body 81, and when moving forward, the return force of the front end sliding bushing 82 is greater than that of the rear end sliding bushing 82. When the operating mechanism 9 is released, the return force of the sliding bushing 82 will push the slider body 81 back to the stable position in the middle of the gear shifter, realizing the self-resetting function. In addition, by providing the elastic contact 821 on the sliding bushing 82, linear contact between the sliding bushing 82 and the gear shifter housing 80 can be formed, the contact area is reduced, the smoothness of the sliding of the slider body 81 is increased, and the setting of the elastic contact 821 can eliminate the weak gap between the four sliding friction pairs formed by the first friction surface 815 and the second friction surface 836, so that the slider body 81 will not shake due to the gap during sliding. Moreover, due to the symmetrical distribution of the elastic contacts 821 on the upper and lower left and right of the sliding bushing 82, the elastic force generated by the elastic contacts 821 can be internally balanced and not output externally, so that the sliding process of the slider body 81 can ensure smooth operation, no virtual position and excellent thick feeling.

[0080] Please refer to Figures 5 to 7The lower shell 84 of the gear shifter is provided with four self-tapping screw holes 843, and the upper shell 83 of the gear shifter is provided with four screw holes 833. The upper shell 83 and the lower shell 84 of the gear shifter are connected together by self-tapping screws inserted into the screw holes 833 and the self-tapping screw holes 843. In addition, the middle of the long side of the lower shell 84 is provided with front and rear positioning blocks 844, and the middle of the short side of the lower shell 84 is provided with left and right positioning blocks 845. The middle of the long side of the upper shell 83 is provided with front and rear positioning recesses 834, and the middle of the short side of the upper shell 83 is provided with left and right positioning recesses 835. When the upper shell 83 and the lower shell 84 of the gear shifter are connected, the front and rear positioning blocks 844 are clamped in the front and rear positioning recesses 834, and the left and right positioning blocks 845 are clamped in the left and right positioning recesses 835, further preventing the upper shell 83 and the lower shell 84 of the gear shifter from sliding relative to each other in the left-right and front-rear directions. In addition, the four corners of the outside of the lower shell 84 are also provided with assembly mounting holes 846, and bushings 847 are mounted in the assembly mounting holes 846. When the sliding electronic gear shifter is installed on the car, the assembly mounting holes 846 are fixedly connected to the car.

[0081] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 7 The lower part of the slider body 81 is fixed with a sliding piece support 86, and the position close to the bottom of the lower shell 83 of the gear shifter is provided with two inner flanges extending along the length direction of the lower shell 83 of the gear shifter. The inner flanges form a support sliding opening 842 in which the sliding piece support 86 can slide. The lower surface of the inner flanges is provided with inner studs for fixing the gear shifter circuit board 1.

[0082] As shown in Figures 11 to 13 , the sliding piece support 86 is provided with a wire connecting groove 863, and the wire 7 is connected to the sliding piece below the sliding piece support 86 through the wire connecting groove 863. The sliding piece support 86 is provided with three mounting holes 861, and the sliding piece support 86 is fixed to the slider body 81 by screws through the mounting holes 861. The sliding piece support 86 is also provided with a welding groove 862, and the sliding piece is welded to the sliding piece support 86 by ultrasonic welding process. The sliding piece is provided with a melting groove 61, a deformation groove 62 and a noble metal contact 63. The melting groove 61 is used for the molten plastic to enter, fixing the sliding piece to the slider body 81. The deformation groove 62 is arranged along the length direction of the sliding piece, used for eliminating the stress of the sliding piece and increasing the elasticity of the sliding piece. The noble metal contact 63 is used for increasing the wear resistance and electrode oxidation resistance of the sliding piece.

[0083] As shown in Figure 14As shown, the shifter circuit board 1 is arranged on the circuit board support 85, and the circuit board support 85 is fixed below the slide support 86 by bolts penetrating the circuit board support 85, the shifter circuit board 1, and the stud in the bottom of the shifter lower shell 83. The upper surface of the shifter circuit board 1 is provided with copper-clad pieces corresponding to the slides, and the lower surface is provided with a main connector 11 including a first main connector 111 and a second main connector 112 connected with the vehicle MCU, and the circuit board support 85 is provided with two rectangular openings 851, and the first main connector 111 and the second main connector 112 are respectively inserted into the corresponding rectangular openings 851. It should be noted that the shifter circuit board 1 is also provided with a main ECU, a CAN transceiver, and a power module (not shown in the figure).

[0084] Please refer to Figures 12 to 15 The slides include a first slide group 6, a second slide group 4, a third slide group 5, and a fourth slide group 3. The first slide group 6, the second slide group 4, and the third slide group 5 are arranged in a line along the length direction of the slide support 86, and the second slide group 4 and the third slide group 5 are respectively located on the front and back sides of the first slide group 6. The fourth slide group 3 is arranged along the width direction of the slide support 86 with the noble metal contact 63 of the first slide group 6. The copper-clad pieces include a first copper-clad piece group 15, a second copper-clad piece group 13, a third copper-clad piece group 14, and a fourth copper-clad piece group 12. The first copper-clad piece group 15, the second copper-clad piece group 13, and the third copper-clad piece group 14 are arranged in a line along the length direction of the shifter circuit board 1, and the second copper-clad piece group 13 and the third copper-clad piece group 14 are respectively located on the front and back sides of the first copper-clad piece group 15. The fourth copper-clad piece group 12 is arranged along the width direction of the shifter circuit board 1 with the first copper-clad piece group 15. When the slider body 81 is located in the middle of the shifter shell 80, the first slide group 6 and the first copper-clad piece group 15 are in contact. When the slider body 81 slides forward, the second slide group 4 and the second copper-clad piece group 13 are in contact. When the slider body 81 slides backward, the third slide group 5 and the third copper-clad piece group 14 are in contact. The fourth slide group 3 is connected with the wire 7 in the slider body 81, and the fourth slide group 3 and the fourth copper-clad piece group 12 are always in contact throughout the entire sliding stroke of the slider body 81.

[0085] Please refer to Figure 16, each of the copper foil groups comprises a first copper foil, a second copper foil, a third copper foil and a fourth copper foil arranged in a row along the width direction of the gear shifter circuit board 1, and the first copper foil, the second copper foil, the third copper foil and the fourth copper foil of each of the copper foil groups are arranged outward from the middle part of the gear shifter circuit board 1. For the convenience of distinction, the first to fourth copper foils of the first copper foil group 15 are respectively marked as O-1, O-2, O-3 and O-4, the first to fourth copper foils of the second copper foil group 13 are respectively marked as F1-1, F1-2, F1-3 and F1-4, the first to fourth copper foils of the third copper foil group 14 are respectively marked as R1-1, R1-2, R1-3 and R1-4, and the first to fourth copper foils of the fourth copper foil group 12 are respectively marked as GND, VBAT, LIN-out and LIN-in. The lengths of the four copper foils of the first copper foil group 15 are equal, all being L1, the lengths L3 of the first copper foils F1-1 and R1-1 and the third copper foils F1-3 and R1-3 of the second copper foil group 13 and the third copper foil group 14 are not equal to the lengths L2 of the second copper foils F1-2 and R1-2 and the fourth copper foils F1-4 and R1-4, in this embodiment, the lengths L3 of the first copper foils F1-1 and R1-1 and the third copper foils F1-3 and R1-3 of the second copper foil group 13 and the third copper foil group 14 are half of the lengths L2 of the second copper foils F1-2 and R1-2 and the fourth copper foils F1-4 and R1-4. The purpose of such arrangement is to reduce the frequency of the on-off jump of the switch signal at the moment when the two sliders simultaneously contact the corresponding copper foils, and to facilitate the adjustment of the accuracy of the shift lever.

[0086] Further, the fourth copper foil group 12 further comprises a fifth copper foil P-SW, the fifth copper foil P-SW is located between the first copper foil GND of the fourth copper foil group 12 and the first copper foil O-1 of the first copper foil group 15, and the length of the fifth copper foil P-SW of the fourth copper foil group 12 is equal to the length L1 of each copper foil in the first copper foil group 15, the lengths L4 of the first to fourth copper foils GND, VBAT, LIN-out and LIN-in of the fourth copper foil group 12 are 3 times the length L1 of the fifth copper foil P-SW, the lengths of the first to fourth copper foils GND, VBAT, LIN-out and LIN-in of the fourth copper foil group 12 are longer, covering the entire movement range of the slider body 81, so that the corresponding circuits of the first to fourth copper foils GND, VBAT, LIN-out and LIN-in of the fourth copper foil group 12 are in the conducting state during the movement of the slider body 81. The length of the fifth copper foil P-SW of the fourth copper foil group 12 is relatively short, which is mainly to shield the operation of the P gear button during the operation of the gear shifting (i.e. even if the operation, no signal is transmitted).

[0087] As Figure 15As shown, the first slider group 6, the second slider group 4, the third slider group 5 and the fourth slider group 3 each include first sliders, second sliders, third sliders and fourth sliders arranged in a row along the width direction of the slider support 86, the first sliders, the second sliders, the third sliders and the fourth sliders of each slider group are arranged outward from the middle part of the slider support 86, and the fourth slider group 3 further includes a fifth slider located between the first slider of the first slider group 6 and the first slider of the fourth slider group 3. The noble metal contacts 63 at the bottom ends of the sliders in each slider group are arranged in a row along the width direction of the slider support 86, so as to be capable of being in contact with the corresponding copper-clad sheets simultaneously during the sliding of the slider body 81.

[0088] As shown, Figure 17 The sliding electronic gear shifter of the present application has three working positions, namely the steady position (O position), the F1 position and the R1 position. When not operated, the slider body 81 is located at the steady position, and the slider body 81 can be moved forward to reach the F1 position or moved backward to reach the R1 position. When gear shifting is needed, the operating mechanism 9 is operated once to reach the F1 position or the R1 position, and a gear shifting request is sent once. For example, if the current gear position is N, the slider body 81 is moved forward to the F1 position to change to R, and the slider body 81 is moved backward to the R1 position to change to D; if the current gear position is D, the slider body 81 is moved forward to the F1 position to change to N, and the slider body 81 is moved backward to the R1 position, and the gear position remains unchanged. If it is desired to change from D to R, the slider body 81 needs to be moved to the F1 position twice or kept at the F1 position for more than 2 seconds. The specific control strategy can be specified according to requirements, and the present application will not be described in detail.

[0089] During the movement of the slider body 81, when the slider body 81 is located at the steady position (O position) in the middle of the shifter housing 80 or within a certain range near the steady position, the sliders of the first slider group 6 are in contact with the copper-clad sheets of the first copper-clad sheet group 15, and are connected with the I / O port of the MCU through the internal circuit of the shifter circuit board 1, so that the interval sliders of the first slider group 6 and the corresponding copper-clad sheets (for example, O-1 and O-3, O-2 and O-4) of the first copper-clad sheet group 15 form a path; when the slider body 81 is slid forward and leaves the steady position area, the sliders of the first slider group 6 are no longer in contact with the copper-clad sheets of the first copper-clad sheet group 15, and the path is disconnected. The whole process is like a normally closed switch, when the operating mechanism 9 is not operated, the slider body 81 is located at the steady position, the switch is closed, otherwise it is disconnected;

[0090] When the slider body 81 slides forward into the F1 position area (or slides backward into the R1 position area), the slide of the second slide group 4 (or the third slide group 5) contacts the copper clad of the second copper clad group 13 (or the third copper clad group 14), forming a path between the gear shifter circuit board 1 and the MCU, but the position of the slide forming the path is different from the position of the slider body 81 in the steady state position. When the slider body 81 is in the F1 or R1 position area, the adjacent slide of the second slide group 4 (or the third slide group 5) forms a path with the corresponding copper clad of the second copper clad group 13 (or the third copper clad group 14). It can be understood that in other embodiments of the present application, the conductive position of the slide and the copper clad can also be designed in other ways, for example, when the slider body 81 is located in the middle of the gear shifter housing 80, the adjacent slide of the first slide group 6 forms a path with the corresponding copper clad O-1, O-2 of the first copper clad group 15, when the slider body 81 slides forward, the interval slide of the second slide group 4 forms a path with the corresponding copper clad of the second copper clad group 13, and when the slider body 81 slides backward, the interval slide of the third slide group 5 forms a path with the corresponding copper clad of the third copper clad group 14.

[0091] It should be noted that the paths formed by the first copper clad group 15, the second copper clad group 13 and the third copper clad group 14 in the present application are designed as two paths, which is to realize the limp function, when one path fails, the system reports a fault, but the other path can support normal operation, improve the safety level of the whole system. The second slide group 4 (or the third slide group 5) is designed differently from the first slide group 6, which is to prevent the second slide group 4 (or the third slide group 5) from moving to the O position when the slider body 81 moves to the F1 (or R1) position, so that the slide in the O position forms a path.

[0092] As Figure 1 and Figures 18 to 26As shown, the operating mechanism 9 comprises an operating part upper shell 92, an operating part lower shell 93 and an operating part support 91, the operating part support 91 is substantially in the shape of a "C", which comprises an upper support 91a, a lower support 91b and a support body 91c, wherein the support body 91c is located between the lower support 91b and the upper support 91a, extends downwardly and rearwardly from the upper support 91a and is smoothly connected with the upper support 91a and the lower support 91b at the top and bottom of the support body 91c by circular arcs. The operating part upper shell 92 is fixed above the upper support 91a and the support body 91c and together with the upper support 91a forms an operating part top cover, the operating part lower shell 93 is fixed below the lower support 91b and the support body 91c and together with the lower support 91b forms an operating part base, and the support body 91c and the operating part upper shell 92 and the operating part lower shell 93 located outside the support body 91c together form a holding part of the operating mechanism 9. The holding part of the present application adopts a rearwardly inclined design, and the holding part, the operating part top cover and the operating part base are smoothly connected by circular arcs, so that the appearance of the whole operating mechanism is more beautiful and ergonomic, and it is convenient for the hand to stretch into the operating part top cover and the operating part base to push or pull the holding part forwardly or rearwardly.

[0093] Further, a light indicating part 97 is arranged between the operating part top cover and the operating part base. The light indicating part 97 comprises an upper transparent body 94 connected with the operating part top cover and a lower transparent body 95 connected with the operating part base. The upper transparent body 94 and the lower transparent body 95 of the present embodiment are both in the shape of a circular truncated cone, and the surfaces thereof are covered with diamond cut surfaces 943 facing different directions. In this way, when light reaches the upper transparent body 94 and the lower transparent body 95, a diamond-like colorful light effect is created, increasing the sense of technology of the whole vehicle. In addition, a plurality of relief LOGOs 944 (see Figure 25 ) are arranged in an array inside the upper transparent body 94. These relief LOGOs 944 are formed by a laser engraving process, are in a three-dimensional shape and form the LOGO of the vehicle manufacturer in array.

[0094] As Figure 18 and Figure 19As shown, the outer side of the holding part is provided with a P-stop button 922 which can slide relative to the holding part. The corresponding part of the upper shell 92 of the operating part is provided with a P-stop button slot 921 for accommodating the P-stop button 922. The P-stop button slot 921 is used for receiving and guiding the P-stop button 922 so that the P-stop button 922 can slide relative to the upper shell 92 of the operating part. The inner side of the holding part is further provided with an illumination circuit board 2 corresponding to the P-stop button 922. The illumination circuit board 2 is provided with a light source 23, a P-stop silica gel head 22 and a first connector 21. The light source 23 in this embodiment includes two LED lights. One of the two LED lights is located below the P-stop button 922 and is used for providing backlight function for the P-stop button 922 to illuminate the "P" character on the P-stop button 922. The other LED light is opposite to the light inlet surface of the light guide ring 96 so as to guide the light emitted by the light guide ring 96 to the light indicating part 97. The P-stop silica gel head 22 is located below the P-stop button 922 and is connected with the P-stop button 922. When the user presses the P-stop button 922, the P-stop silica gel head 22 can be pushed to contact the contact on the illumination circuit board 2 so that the light source 23 on the illumination circuit board 2 emits light. Since the P-stop signal is a key important signal, two groups of illumination circuits are arranged on the illumination circuit board 2 and two P-stop silica gel heads 22 are arranged correspondingly to perform P-stop function redundancy and ensure safety level. In order to improve the reliability of signal transmission, the operation signal of the P-stop is transmitted to the automobile MCU in two ways. One is transmitted through the LIN bus and the other is transmitted through the PSW copper sheet and the GND copper sheet. The transmission paths are redundantly designed and meet the requirements of relevant standards.

[0095] As Figures 23-26As shown, the light guide ring 96 includes a light guide ring body 961 arranged around the light indicating portion 97 and a conducting arm 962 connected to the light guide ring body 961. The conducting arm 962 extends horizontally backward from the rear end of the light guide ring body 961 and then extends backward and downward. The inner side of the inclined portion of the conducting arm 962 is provided with a convex lens surface 966 facing the light source. The opposite surface of the convex lens surface 966 and the side surface of the conducting arm 962 are coated with a reflective coating, forming a reflective wall 963 on the conducting arm 962. The inner surface of the light guide ring body 961 is provided with a V-shaped light splitting groove 965 corresponding to the position of the conducting arm 962. The light incident from the convex lens surface 966 is reflected by the reflective wall 963 and then shot to the light splitting groove 965. The light shot from the light splitting groove 965 is shot to the light guide ring body 961 in two different directions. The inner and outer surfaces of the light guide ring body 961 are both polygonal, and the surfaces of the inner surface of the light guide ring body 961 and the surfaces of the outer surface form an included angle. In this embodiment, the inner and outer surfaces of the light guide ring body 961 are both dodecagonal. The outer surface of the light guide ring body 961 is coated with a reflective coating, and the inner surface is not coated with a reflective layer. The light entering the light guide ring body 961 from the light splitting groove 965 is reflected by the outer surface of the light guide ring body 961 and refracted by the inner surface of the light guide ring body 961, and finally shot to the relief LOGO 944 and the diamond cutting surface 943 of the upper transparent body 94, lighting the upper transparent body 94. At the same time, part of the light enters the lower transparent body 95, lighting the lower transparent body 95.

[0096] As Figure 20As shown, the upper support 91a of the operating part support 91 is provided with an upper transparent body mounting hole 916, and the lower support 91b is provided with a lower transparent body mounting groove 918. The upper transparent body 94 is inserted into the upper transparent body mounting hole 916 from top to bottom, and the bottom of the lower transparent body 95 is placed in the lower transparent body mounting groove 918 and fixed in the lower transparent body mounting groove 918 by adhesive, and the lower part of the lower transparent body 95 is a non-light transmission area. The upper end of the upper transparent body mounting hole 916 is concavely provided with a light guide ring positioning part 919, the inner surface of the light guide ring positioning part 919 is matched with the shape of the outer surface of the light guide ring 96, and the light guide ring positioning part 919 is provided with an indication part positioning groove 917. The outer edge of the light indication part 97 is provided with an indication part positioning block 941, which is clamped in the indication part positioning groove 917 to facilitate the positioning of the upper transparent body 94. The outer side of the light guide ring positioning part 919 is provided with light guide ring clamping parts 9191 arranged at intervals near the support body 91c. The light guide ring 96 is located between the light guide ring positioning part 919 and the light guide ring clamping part 9191, and the transmission arm 962 of the light guide ring 96 passes between the light guide ring clamping parts 9191 to facilitate the positioning of the light guide ring 96. The operating part support 91 is provided with a plurality of upper shell mounting seats 92a near the support body 91c and near the lower support 91b of the support body 91c. The operating part upper shell 92 is provided with an upper shell mounting part 92b corresponding to the upper shell mounting seat 92a, and the operating part upper shell 92 is fixed to the operating part support 91 by screws screwed into the upper shell mounting seat 92a and the upper shell mounting part 92b. The operating part upper shell 92 is also provided with a plurality of protrusions 92c corresponding to the light guide ring 96, which abut against the upper surface of the light guide ring 96 to prevent the light guide ring 96 from shaking in the Z direction. The middle part of the support body 91c is also provided with a plurality of lighting circuit board mounting seats 24 as mounting points of the lighting circuit board 2.

[0097] As Figure 18 and Figure 21As shown, the operating portion base is provided with a second operating member joint 911b, which is in the shape of an inverted concave letter and forms a second fool-proof joint, used to form a connector joint together with the first operating member joint 811, to realize the mechanical connection between the gear shifting mechanism 8 and the operating mechanism 9 and the signal connection between the lighting circuit board 2 and the gear shifter circuit board 1. A connector circuit board 912 is fixed on the second operating member joint 911b, and the connector circuit board 912 is fixed on the second operating member joint 911b and the lower support 91b through a connector circuit board mounting seat 912a, and the gear shifter lower shell 84 is fixed on the lower support 91b through a lower shell mounting seat 84b. The connector circuit board 912 is provided with a second connector 913 and a third connector 914, the plug of the second connector 913 faces downward, the plug of the third connector 914 faces backward, the plug of the first connector 21 on the lighting circuit board 2 faces obliquely downward and backward, the third connector 914 and the first connector 21 are connected through a flexible flat cable 915, and the second connector 913 is used as a female connector and is inserted into a male connector after passing through a through hole 931 formed on the operating portion lower shell 93.

[0098] In summary, the working principle of the sliding electronic gear shifter is as follows: when the gear shifting mechanism 8 is in a steady state position region, the sliding pieces of the first sliding piece group 6 are in contact with the copper clad pieces of the first copper clad piece group 15, and are connected with the I / O port of the MCU through the internal circuit of the gear shifter circuit board 1, and the interval sliding pieces of the first sliding piece group 6 form a passage with the corresponding copper clad pieces of the first copper clad piece group 15; when the operating mechanism 9 drives the sliding block body 81 to slide forward to the F1 position region, the adjacent sliding pieces of the second sliding piece group 4 form a passage with the corresponding copper clad pieces of the second copper clad piece group 13, and the MCU sends a gear shifting signal according to the set strategy; when the operating mechanism 9 drives the sliding block body 81 to slide backward to the R1 position region, the adjacent sliding pieces of the third sliding piece group 5 form a passage with the corresponding copper clad pieces of the third copper clad piece group 14, and the MCU sends a gear shifting signal according to the set strategy; during the sliding process of the sliding block body 81, if the MCU sends a gear shifting signal, the gear shifting signal can be transmitted upward to the lighting circuit board 2 through the wire 7, so that the lighting circuit board 2 performs variable light output according to the set strategy (for example, to realize a breathing light effect, a welcome mode or to light up a "P" character when in P gear).

[0099] According to the above description, it can be known that the sliding electronic gear shifter of the application forms different conduction circuits when the slider body slides to different positions, realizes the position detection of the mechanical sliding switch type, cancels the permanent magnet required by the Hall sensor, reduces the cost and the influence of the magnetic field, and enhances the reliability; the sliding sheet structure is adopted to make the shift knob always in the conduction state during the forward and backward movement, eliminates the risk of disconnection caused by the bending or interference of the wire during the movement of the wire throwing scheme; and since the application adopts the contact sliding design, the lower part of the operating mechanism can be designed as a flat surface and can be designed as a large size shape, so that the gap between the operating mechanism and the panel can be reduced; in addition, the outer surface of the upper and lower transparent bodies of the application is provided with a diamond cut surface, which is more in line with the development trend of the shift knob technology in recent years, and the application initiatively adds the light lighting and illumination of the suspended three-dimensional LOGO technology to the transparent body.

[0100] The above is only a specific embodiment of the application, but the protection scope of the application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the application. Therefore, the protection scope of the application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A sliding electronic gear shifter characterized by: The gear shifting mechanism (8) comprises a gear shifter housing (80) and a slider body (81) arranged in the gear shifter housing (80), the slider body (81) is connected with the operating mechanism (9) and can slide relative to the gear shifter housing (80) under the drive of the operating mechanism (9), a sliding bushing (82) is arranged on the slider body (81), a plurality of elastic contacts (821) capable of expanding outward or contracting inward are arranged on the sliding bushing (82), the elastic contacts (821) are provided with protrusions, and the protrusions of the elastic contacts (821) abut against the gear shifter housing (80).

2. The sliding electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: A plurality of first friction surfaces (815) are arranged on the middle part of the slider body (81), a plurality of second friction surfaces (836) are arranged on the gear shifter housing (80), and the second friction surfaces (836) are in contact with the first friction surfaces (815) during the sliding of the slider body (81) relative to the gear shifter housing (80).

3. The sliding electronic shifter of claim 2, wherein: The slider body (81) is a columnar body, the first friction surfaces (815) are distributed on the upper two sides and the lower two sides of the slider body (81) in the circumferential direction of the slider body (81), the gear shifter housing (80) comprises a gear shifter upper housing (83) and a gear shifter lower housing (85), and the second friction surfaces (836) are distributed in the interiors of the gear shifter upper housing (83) and the gear shifter lower housing (85).

4. The sliding electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: The slider body (81) is provided with a contact deformation groove (813) corresponding to the position of the elastic contact (821) at each end, and the elastic contact (821) moves in the depth direction of the contact deformation groove (813) during the expansion outward or the contraction inward.

5. The sliding electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: One of the slider body (81) and the sliding bushing (82) is provided with a positioning recess (814), and the other one of the slider body (81) and the sliding bushing (82) is provided with a positioning protrusion (822), the positioning protrusion (822) and the positioning recess (814) are located between adjacent elastic contacts (821), and the sliding bushing (82) is fixed to the slider body (81) through the cooperation of the positioning protrusion (822) and the positioning recess (814).

6. The sliding electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: The gear shifter housing (80) is provided with a gear position sensing groove (841) into which the elastic contacts (821) can extend.

7. The sliding electronic shifter of claim 6, wherein: The middle part of the gear position sensing groove (841) is recessed inward, the gear position sensing groove (841) comprises a first inclined surface (841a) extending from the middle part of the gear position sensing groove (841) to the middle part of the gear shifter housing (80) and a second inclined surface (841b) extending from the middle part of the gear position sensing groove (841) to the two ends of the gear shifter housing (80), and the inclination angle of the first inclined surface (841a) is smaller than the inclination angle of the second inclined surface (841b).

8. The sliding electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: The slider body (81) is provided with a first operating member joint (811), and the slider body (81) is connected with the operating mechanism (9) through the first operating member joint (811).

9. The sliding electronic shifter of claim 8, wherein: The first operating member joint (811) forms a first foolproof joint, the operating mechanism (9) is provided with a second foolproof joint, the first foolproof joint and the second foolproof joint are provided with fixing holes (816), and the slider body (81) is connected with the operating mechanism (9) through cooperation of the first foolproof joint and the second foolproof joint and insertion of a fixing member (817) into the fixing holes (816).

10. The sliding electronic shifter of claim 1, wherein: The lower part of the slider body (81) is fixed with a sliding piece support (86), the lower part of the gear shifter housing (80) is fixed with a gear shifter circuit board (1), the sliding piece support (86) is provided with a plurality of groups of sliding pieces located at different positions, and the gear shifter circuit board (1) is provided with a plurality of groups of copper cladding pieces corresponding to the sliding pieces; when the slider body (81) slides to different positions along the gear shifter housing (80), different groups of sliding pieces are in contact with corresponding copper cladding pieces, thereby forming different conduction loops.

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