Vehicle

Abstract

To enable execution of shifting operations related to forward and backward movements and stopping of a vehicle even when a touch panel type display capable of executing a shifting operation of a transmission fails.SOLUTION: A vehicle includes: a transmission capable of changing a shift stage to a D range, an R range, a P range, and an N range; a mechanical type shifting device 20 for operating the transmission so as to change the shift stage to one of the first range which is one of the P range and N range, the D range, and the R range; and a touch panel type display 24 for shifting the gear of the transmission so as to change the shift stage to a second range that is the other of the P range and N range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to vehicles. [Background technology]

[0002] The following Patent Document 1 discloses a vehicle equipped with a transmission having multiple gear stages and a touch panel display that allows the transmission to be shifted to a predetermined gear stage. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2019 / 0011042 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the vehicle of Patent Document 1, when the display breaks down, it becomes impossible to perform shift operations related to moving the vehicle forward, backward, and stopping.

[0005] Taking the above facts into consideration, the present invention aims to provide a vehicle that can perform shift operations related to moving the vehicle forward, backward, and stopping even if the touch panel display that allows shift operations of the transmission to be performed breaks down. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A first aspect of the present invention provides a vehicle equipped with a transmission capable of changing the gear position among D range, R range, P range, and N range, a mechanical shift device that shifts the transmission so that the gear position is changed to one of a first range, which is one of the P range and the N range, the D range, and the R range, and a touch panel display that shifts the transmission so that the gear position is changed to a second range, which is the other of the P range and the N range.

[0007] A second aspect of the vehicle of the present invention is a vehicle of the first or fifth aspect of the present invention, wherein the display displays a plurality of images representing the first range, the second range, the D range, and the R range, respectively, fixedly in a first area of ​​the display, and is capable of scrolling images relating to operations other than shift operations in a second area different from the first area.

[0008] A third aspect of the vehicle of the present invention is a vehicle of the first, second or fifth aspect of the present invention, in which the shift device and the display are adjacent to each other, and when the gear position of the transmission is changed by a shift operation using the shift device, an image representing the changed gear position is displayed in a manner different from the images representing the other gear positions.

[0009] A fourth aspect of the vehicle of the present invention is a vehicle of the first, second or fifth aspect of the present invention, wherein the shift device is provided in a first location of the vehicle and the display is provided in a second location separate from the first location of the vehicle.

[0010] A fifth aspect of the present invention provides a vehicle equipped with a transmission capable of changing the gear position to D range, R range, P range, and N range, and a touch panel display that displays at least one image for shifting the transmission so that the gear position is changed to at least one of the D range, R range, P range, and N range, and an image related to an operation related to vehicle driving other than the shift operation. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] In the vehicle of the first aspect of the present invention, a mechanical shift device can be used to perform shift operations to change the gear position to one of a first range, which is one of a P range and an N range, a D range, and an R range. Therefore, even if a malfunction of the touch panel display makes it impossible to perform a shift operation to the second range related to stopping the vehicle using the display, the mechanical shift device can be used to perform shift operations related to moving the vehicle forward, backward, and stopping.

[0012] The display of the vehicle of the second aspect of the present invention can scroll images relating to operations other than the shift operation in the second area. Meanwhile, the display fixedly displays a plurality of images representing the first range, the second range, the D range, and the R range in the first area. Therefore, the display of the vehicle of the second aspect can always display images relating to the shift operation.

[0013] In the vehicle of the third aspect of the present invention, when a passenger shifts gears using the shift device, the display adjacent to the shift device is easily visible to the passenger, making it easy for the passenger to recognize through the display which gear the transmission has been shifted to.

[0014] In the vehicle according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the degree of freedom in arranging the shift device and the display can be increased.

[0015] In the vehicle of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the shift operation of the transmission and operations related to the running of the vehicle other than the shift operation can be performed using a touch panel display. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a front portion of a vehicle interior according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of an ECU mounted on a vehicle. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the ECU. [Figure 4]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a shift device and a display provided on an instrument panel of a vehicle. [Figure 5] 4 is a flowchart showing processing performed by a CPU of an ECU. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of an ECU according to a first modified example of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 of the first modified example. [Figure 8] 8 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4 when the display content in the second area of ​​the display of the first modified example has changed from that of FIG. 7. FIG. [Figure 9] 9 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4 when the display content in the second area of ​​the display of the first modified example is changed from that of FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. [Figure 10] 10 is a flowchart showing processing performed by a CPU in a first modified example. [Figure 11] FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 of a second modified example of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] A vehicle 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In each drawing, the left side of the vehicle 10 is indicated by an arrow LH, and the upper side of the vehicle 10 is indicated by an arrow UP.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle 10 includes a front windshield 12 and an instrument panel 14. A console box 15 is also provided on the floor of the vehicle interior. A sensor unit 16 is provided on the upper part of the interior surface of the front windshield 12. The sensor unit 16 includes a camera and a millimeter-wave sensor. The camera is capable of capturing images of an object located in front of the vehicle. The millimeter-wave sensor transmits detection waves forward and receives reflected waves.

[0019] 2, the vehicle 10 is equipped with a transmission 18. The transmission 18 has a plurality of gear stages. The gear stages of the transmission 18 are changed by a shift device 20 and a display 24, which will be described later.

[0020] 1 and 4, a mechanical shift device 20 is provided on the instrument panel 14. As will be described later, an occupant of the vehicle 10 operates the shift device 20 to change the gear position of the transmission 18. The shift device 20 may be of any mechanical type.

[0021] 2, the vehicle 10 has an actuator group 22. The actuator group provided on the vehicle 10 includes electric actuators for the brake device and the electric steering device, an electric actuator for driving the internal combustion engine which is the drive source, and an electric motor which is the drive source.

[0022] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the instrument panel 14 is provided with a touch panel display 24. The display 24 is located to the right of the shift device 20. That is, the shift device 20 and the display 24 are adjacent to each other in the left-right direction on the instrument panel 14. As shown in FIG. 4, the display 24 can display various images. That is, the display 24 displays a shift position display image 26, a P range selection image 28D, a drive mode selection image 30, and an ACC image 32. As shown in FIG. 4, the shift position display image 26 and the P range selection image 28D are displayed in a first area 25-1, which is the upper area of ​​the display 24, and the drive mode selection image 30 and the ACC image 32 are displayed in a second area 25-2, which is the area below the first area 25-1 of the display 24. Furthermore, the drive mode selection image 30 includes a normal mode selection image 30A, a sport mode selection image 30B, and an eco mode selection image 30C. The ACC image 32 includes a set button image 33, a cancel button image 34, a plus operation image 35, and a minus operation image 36.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle 10 has an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 40 as a hardware configuration.

[0024] The ECU 40 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 40A, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 40B, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 40C, a storage 40D, a communication I / F 40E, and an input / output I / F 40F. The CPU 40A, the ROM 40B, the RAM 40C, the storage 40D, the communication I / F 40E, and the input / output I / F 40F are connected to each other via an internal bus 40Z so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0025] The CPU 40A is a central processing unit that executes various programs and controls each part. The CPU 40A reads programs from the ROM 40B or storage 40D and executes the programs using the RAM 40C as a work area. The CPU 40A controls each component and performs various arithmetic processing in accordance with the programs recorded in the ROM 40B or storage 40D.

[0026] The ROM 40B stores various programs and various data. The RAM 40C temporarily stores programs or data as a working area. The storage 40D is configured by a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive) and stores various programs and various data.

[0027] The communication I / F 40E is an interface for connecting via an external bus (not shown) to an ECU (not shown) other than the ECU 40. The interface uses a communication standard such as the CAN protocol.

[0028] The input / output I / F 40F is an interface for communicating with various devices, including the sensor unit 16, the transmission 18, the shift device 20, the actuator group 22, and the display 24.

[0029] 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the ECU 40. The ECU 40 has, as its functional configuration, a shift control unit 401, a driving assistance control unit 402, a drive mode control unit 403, and a display control unit 404. The shift control unit 401, the driving assistance control unit 402, the drive mode control unit 403, and the display control unit 404 are realized by the CPU 40A reading and executing programs stored in the ROM 40B.

[0030] The shift control unit 401 has a function of controlling the transmission 18 based on an operation (shift operation) of the shift device 20 by the occupant and a touch operation (shift operation) of the display 24. For example, when the occupant operates the shift device 20, the shift control unit 401 controls a control mechanism (not shown) of the transmission 18 to change the gear position of the transmission 18 to one of D range, R range, and N range. For example, when the D range is selected as the gear position of the transmission 18 by the shift device 20, the shift control unit 401 changes the gear position of the transmission 18 to a forward gear. When the R range is selected by the shift device 20, the shift control unit 401 changes the gear position of the transmission 18 to a reverse gear. When the N range is selected by the shift device 20, the shift control unit 401 changes the transmission 18 to a neutral state. Furthermore, when the occupant touches the P range selection image 28D displayed on the display 24, the shift control unit 401 changes the transmission 18 to a parking state.

[0031] The driving assistance control unit 402 has a function of using the sensor unit 16 and the actuator group 22 to cause the vehicle 10 to execute driving assistance control at driving levels 1 to 5 defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The driving assistance control unit 402 of this embodiment is capable of executing adaptive cruise control (ACC) as driving assistance control. Specifically, when the occupant performs a touch operation on the set button image 33 of the ACC image 32 displayed on the display 24, the driving assistance control unit 402 starts ACC. Furthermore, when the occupant performs a touch operation on the plus operation image 35 displayed on the display 24, the driving assistance control unit 402 executes ACC while increasing the inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle 10 and a preceding vehicle (not shown) traveling immediately in front of the vehicle 10. Furthermore, when the occupant performs a touch operation on the minus operation image 36 displayed on the display 24, the driving assistance control unit 402 executes ACC while decreasing the inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle 10 and the preceding vehicle. Furthermore, when the occupant performs a touch operation on the cancel button image 34 displayed on the display 24, the driving assistance control unit 402 ends the ACC.

[0032] The drive mode control unit 403 has a function of driving the vehicle 10 in a predetermined drive mode when the occupant performs a touch operation on the drive mode selection image 30 displayed on the display 24. For example, when a touch operation is performed on the normal mode selection image 30A of the live mode selection image 30, the drive mode control unit 403 controls the vehicle 10 to drive in the normal mode. When a touch operation is performed on the sport mode selection image 30B, the drive mode control unit 403 controls the vehicle 10 to drive in the sport mode. When a touch operation is performed on the eco mode selection image 30C, the drive mode control unit 403 controls the vehicle 10 to drive in the eco mode.

[0033] The display control unit 404 controls the display 24. For example, when the gear position of the transmission 18 is changed by the shift device 20, the display control unit 404 changes the color of the shift position display image 26 that represents the gear position of the transmission 18 selected by the shift device 20. That is, the display control unit 404 displays the image that represents the gear position of the transmission 18 selected by the shift device 20 in a color (e.g., green) that is different from other images. For example, when the D range is selected as the gear position of the transmission 18 by the shift device 20, the display 24 displays the D range image 26A in green, and displays the N range image 26B and the R range image 26C in black. Furthermore, when the N range is selected by the shift device 20, the display 24 displays the N range image 26B in green, and displays the D range image 26A and the R range image 26C in black. Furthermore, when the R range is selected by the shift device 20, the display 24 displays the R range image 26C in green, and the D range image 26A and the N range image 26B in black.

[0034] (Action and effect) Next, the operation and effects of the embodiment will be described.

[0035] The flow of processing performed by the CPU 40A of the ECU 40 of the vehicle 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of Fig. 5. The CPU 40A repeatedly executes the processing of the flowchart of Fig. 5 every time a predetermined time elapses.

[0036] First, in step S10 (hereinafter, the word "step" will be omitted), the CPU 40A determines whether or not a shift operation using the shift device 20 has been performed.

[0037] If the determination in S10 is Yes, the CPU 40A proceeds to S11 and changes the gear of the transmission 18 to the gear selected in S10. For example, in S10, if the D range is selected as the gear of the transmission 18 using the shift device 20, the CPU 40A changes the gear of the transmission 18 to a forward gear.

[0038] When the processing of S11 is completed, the CPU 40A proceeds to S12, where it displays in green an image representing the gear selected in S11 on the display 24. For example, if the D range is selected as the gear of the transmission 18 in S11, the CPU 40A displays the D range image 26A in green.

[0039] On the other hand, if the determination in S10 is No, the CPU 40A proceeds to S13 and determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed on the P range selection image 28D on the display 24.

[0040] If the determination in S13 is Yes, the CPU 40A proceeds to S14 and changes the transmission 18 to the parking state.

[0041] On the other hand, if the result of S13 is No, the CPU 40A proceeds to S15 and determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed on the ACC image 32 on the display 24.

[0042] If the determination in S15 is Yes, the CPU 40A proceeds to S16 and executes ACC.

[0043] On the other hand, if the result of S15 is No, the CPU 40A proceeds to S17 and determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed on the drive mode selection image 30 on the display 24.

[0044] If the determination in S17 is Yes, the CPU 40A proceeds to S18, where it causes the vehicle 10 to run in a predetermined drive mode.

[0045] When the determination in S17 is No or when the processes of S12, S14, S16, and S18 are completed, the CPU 40A temporarily ends the process of the flowchart in FIG.

[0046] As described above, in the vehicle 10 of this embodiment, a shift operation for changing the gear position of the transmission 18 to one of the N range (first range), D range, and R range can be performed using the mechanical shift device 20. Therefore, even if a malfunction of the touch panel display 24 makes it impossible to perform a shift operation to the P range (second range) related to stopping the vehicle using the display 24, the shift device 20 can be used to perform a shift operation related to moving the vehicle 10 forward, backward, and stopping.

[0047] Furthermore, in the vehicle 10, when the occupant performs a shift operation using the shift device 20, the display 24 displays an image representing the gear of the transmission 18 selected by the shift device 20 in a color (green) different from other images. Typically, the occupant looks at the shift device 20 when operating the shift device 20. Furthermore, when the occupant looks at the shift device 20, the occupant also looks at the display 24, which is adjacent to the shift device 20. Therefore, when the occupant operates the shift device 20, it is easy for the occupant to recognize through the display 24 which gear the transmission 18 has been changed to.

[0048] The vehicle 10 according to the embodiment has been described above, but the design of the vehicle 10 can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In the following description of each modification, the same reference numerals are used to designate components that are substantially the same as those in the above embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0049] For example, the vehicle 10A may be implemented in the form of a first modified example shown in FIGS.

[0050] As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 , a switching image 54 is fixedly displayed in the first area 25-1 of the display 24 of the vehicle 10A of the first modified example in addition to the shift position display image 26 and the P-range selection image 28D. The switching image 54 includes a driving assistance switching image 55 and a music switching image 56. Meanwhile, a driving assistance control image 60 and a music operation button image 66 are alternately displayed in the second area 25-2 of the display 24. As described below, when a touch operation is performed on the driving assistance switching image 55, the driving assistance control image 60 is displayed in the second area 25-2 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 . The driving assistance control image 60 includes an automatic parking control image 61, a lane change assist control image 62, and a lane keeping assist control image 63. Furthermore, the display 24 can scroll the driving assistance control image 60 displayed in the second area 25-2 in the vertical direction. Furthermore, when a touch operation is performed on the music switching image 56 as described below, the music operation button image 66 is displayed in the second area 25-2 as shown in FIG. 9 . The music operation button image 66 includes a song selection button group image 67 and a volume adjustment button image 68. Furthermore, the song selection button group image 67 includes a plurality of song selection button images 67A, 67B, 67C, 67D, . . .

[0051] As shown in FIG. 6, the ECU 40 of the vehicle 10A of the first modified example has a music control unit 405 in addition to a shift control unit 401, a driving assistance control unit 402, a drive mode control unit 403, and a display control unit 404 as functional components.

[0052] The driving assistance controls that the driving assistance control unit 402 of the first modified example can execute include automatic parking control (Auto Parking), lane change assist control (Lane Change Assist), and lane departure prevention control. When a touch operation is performed on an automatic parking control image 61 displayed on the display 24, the driving assistance control unit 402 causes the vehicle 10A to execute automatic parking control. When a touch operation is performed on a lane change assist control image 62 displayed on the display 24, the driving assistance control unit 402 causes the vehicle 10A to execute lane change assist control. When a touch operation is performed on a lane keeping assist control image 63 displayed on the display 24, the driving assistance control unit 402 causes the vehicle 10A to execute lane keeping assist control.

[0053] The display control unit 404 has a function of switching the image displayed in the second area 25-2 of the display 24 when a touch operation is performed on the switching image 54. For example, when a touch operation is performed on the driving assistance switching image 55, the display control unit 404 displays a driving assistance control image 60 in the second area 25-2 as shown in Figures 7 and 8. On the other hand, when a touch operation is performed on the music switching image 56, the display control unit 404 displays a music operation button image 66 in the second area 25-2 as shown in Figure 9.

[0054] Furthermore, the display control unit 404 has a function of scrolling the image displayed in the second area 25-2 of the display 24. For example, when the display 24 is in the state shown in Fig. 7 and the occupant performs a vertical scroll operation on the driving assistance control image 60 displayed in the second area 25-2, the display control unit 404 switches the second area 25-2 to the state shown in Fig. 8. Also, when the display 24 is in the state shown in Fig. 9 and the occupant performs a vertical scroll operation on the music selection button group image 67 displayed in the second area 25-2, the display control unit 404 displays a music selection button image (not shown) different from the music selection button images 67A, 67B, 67C, and 67D in the second area 25-2.

[0055] The music control unit 405 has a function of controlling the audio device 50. As shown in FIG. 1, the audio device 50 has a plurality of speakers 51 provided in the vehicle. When a touch operation is performed on a predetermined music selection button image 67A, 67B, 67C, 67D, etc. included in the music selection button group image 67 displayed on the display 24, the music control unit 405 reads music data corresponding to the touched music selection button image 67A, 67B, 67C, 67D, etc. from the storage 40D and causes the speaker 51 to output the music represented by this music data. Furthermore, when a touch operation is performed on an image representing a "+ (plus)" on the volume adjustment button image 68, the music control unit 405 increases the volume of the music output from the speaker 51. Furthermore, when a touch operation is performed on an image representing a "- (minus)" on the volume adjustment button image 68, the music control unit 405 decreases the volume of the music output from the speaker 51.

[0056] The CPU 40A of the ECU 40 of the vehicle 10A of the first modified example repeatedly executes the processing of the flowchart of Fig. 5 and the processing of the flowchart of Fig. 10 every time a predetermined time elapses. However, the CPU 40A does not execute the processing of S15 to S18 of the flowchart of Fig. 5, and once ends the processing of the flowchart of Fig. 5 when the determination in S13 is No.

[0057] When the CPU 40A performs the process of the flowchart in FIG. 10, first, in S20, it determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed on the switching image 54 displayed on the display 24.

[0058] If the determination in S20 is Yes, the CPU 40A proceeds to S21, where it displays one of the driving assistance control image 60 and the music operation button image 66 in the second area 25-2 of the display 24. For example, if it is determined in S20 that a touch operation has been performed on the driving assistance switching image 55, the CPU 40A displays the driving assistance control image 60 in the second area 25-2 in S21. On the other hand, if it is determined in S20 that a touch operation has been performed on the music switching image 56, the CPU 40A displays the music operation button image 66 in the second area 25-2 in S21.

[0059] When the process of S21 is completed, the CPU 40A proceeds to S22 and determines whether or not the driving assist control image 60 is displayed in the second area 25-2.

[0060] If the answer to S22 is Yes, the CPU 40A proceeds to S23 and determines whether a scroll operation on the driving assist control image 60 has been performed.

[0061] If the determination in S23 is Yes, the CPU 40A proceeds to S24, where it scrolls and displays the driving assist control image 60 in the second area 25-2.

[0062] If the result of S23 is No or if the process of S24 has been completed, the CPU 40A proceeds to S25 and determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed on the driving assistance control image 60 on the display 24.

[0063] If the answer to S25 is Yes, the CPU 40A proceeds to S26 and executes a predetermined driving assistance control (automatic parking control, lane change assist control, or diagonal line keeping assist control).

[0064] On the other hand, if the result of S22 is No, the CPU 40A proceeds to S27 and determines whether or not a scroll operation has been performed on the music selection button group image 67.

[0065] If the determination in S27 is Yes, the CPU 40A proceeds to S28, where it scrolls and displays the music selection button group image 67 in the second area 25-2.

[0066] If the determination in S27 is No or if the process of S28 is completed, the CPU 40A proceeds to S29 and determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed on the music selection button group image 67 or the volume adjustment button image 68.

[0067] If the determination in S29 is Yes, the CPU 40A proceeds to S30, where it causes the speaker 51 to output music represented by predetermined music data and adjusts the volume of the music output from the speaker 51.

[0068] When the determinations in S20, S25, and S29 are No, or when the processing of S26 and S30 is completed, the CPU 40A temporarily ends the processing of the flowchart in FIG.

[0069] As described above, the display 24 of the vehicle 10A of the first modified example can scroll and display, in the second area 25-2, images (driving assistance control image 60, music selection button group image 67) related to operations other than the shift operation using the shift device 20 or the P range selection image 28D. On the other hand, the display 24 fixedly displays the shift position display image 26 and the P range selection image 28D in the first area 25-1. Therefore, the display 24 of the vehicle 10A can always display the shift position display image 26 and the P range selection image 28, which are images related to the shift operation of the transmission 18.

[0070] For example, the vehicle 10B may be implemented in the second modified embodiment shown in FIG.

[0071] The second modified vehicle 10B shown in Figure 11 differs from the embodiment vehicle 10 in that the display 24 has a D range selection image 28A, an N range selection image 28B, and an R range selection image 28C instead of the shift position display image 26, and in that it does not have a shift device 20.

[0072] Furthermore, the shift control unit 401 of the second modified example changes the gear position of the transmission 18 to a forward gear when the occupant touches the D range selection image 28A displayed on the display 24. The shift control unit 401 also changes the transmission 18 to a neutral state when the occupant touches the N range selection image 28B displayed on the display 24. The shift control unit 401 also changes the gear position of the transmission 18 to a reverse gear when the occupant touches the R range selection image 28C displayed on the display 24.

[0073] In the vehicle 10B of the second modified example, shift operations of the transmission 18 using the D-range selection image 28A, the N-range selection image 28B, the R-range selection image 28C, and the P-range selection image 28D, as well as specific operations related to the driving of the vehicle 10B using the drive mode selection image 30 or the ACC image 32, which are separate operations related to the driving of the vehicle 10B, can be performed using the touch panel display 24. In this manner, images for performing shift operations of the transmission 18 and images for performing specific operations are displayed on the display 24, allowing the occupant to perform the shift operations and specific operations by using the display 24. That is, in the second modified example, images for performing shift operations and specific operations are integrated and provided on the display 24. Therefore, it is easier for the occupant to perform shift operations of the transmission 18 and specific operations compared to a case in which images for performing shift operations of the transmission 18 are displayed on the display 24 while operating means for performing specific operations are provided in a location separate from the display 24 of the vehicle 10B.

[0074] In addition, in the embodiment and the first variant, while the shift device 20 can change the gear position of the transmission 18 to P range, the display 24 may also display an N range selection image 28B that, when touched, changes the gear position of the transmission 18 to N range.

[0075] In the embodiment and the first modified example, the shift device 20 and the display 24 may be provided in two separate locations on the vehicle 10, 10A. For example, the display 24 may be provided on the instrument panel 14 (first location), while the shift device 20 may be provided on the console box 15 (second location). This modified example allows for greater freedom in the placement of the shift device 20 and the display 24 in the vehicle.

[0076] Furthermore, vehicle 10B of the second modified example may be equipped with shift device 20 that can change transmission 18 to at least one of D range, R range, N range, and P range. In this case, display 24 of the second modified example may display at least one of D range selection image 28A, N range selection image 28B, R range selection image 28C, and P range selection image 28D.

[0077] Furthermore, the types of gear stages of the transmission 18 and the types of driving assistance control in the embodiment and each modification may be different from those described above.

[0078] In addition, the display 24 in the embodiment and each modified example may display an operation button that switches the vehicle between 2WD and 4WD driving when touched, or an operation button that controls the automatic lighting of the vehicle's lighting devices when touched. [Explanation of symbols]

[0079] 10, 10A, 10B... vehicle, 14... instrument panel (first part), 15... console box (second part), 18... transmission, 20... shift device, 24... display, 25-1... first area, 25-2... second area, 26A... D range image, 26B... N range image, 26C... R range image

Claims

1. a transmission capable of changing the gear position to D range, R range, P range, and N range; a mechanical shift device that shifts the transmission so that the gear position is changed to one of a first range that is one of the P range and the N range, the D range, and the R range; a touch panel display for shifting the transmission so that the gear position is changed to a second range that is the other of the P range and the N range; A vehicle equipped with:

2. The vehicle described in claim 1, wherein the display displays a plurality of images representing the first range, the second range, the D range, and the R range in a fixed manner in a first area of ​​the display, and is capable of scrolling and displaying images relating to operations other than shift operations in a second area different from the first area.

3. the shift device and the display are adjacent to each other, 3. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein when the gear stage of the transmission is changed by a shift operation using the shift device, an image representing the changed gear stage is displayed in a manner different from the images representing the other gear stages.

4. 3. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the shift device is provided in a first portion of the vehicle, and the display is provided in a second portion of the vehicle that is separate from the first portion.

5. a transmission capable of changing the gear position to D range, R range, P range, and N range; a touch panel display that displays at least one image for shifting the transmission so that the gear position is changed to at least one of the D range, the R range, the P range, and the N range, and an image related to an operation related to vehicle running other than the shift operation; A vehicle equipped with:

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