The present invention relates to gear shift technology, in particular, refers to a vehicle shifting mechanism so configured that through the set manual switch and auto switch with a gear-shifting driving unit, the gearshift lever can be pressed down to advance or pushed up to reverse the action control and automatic shift mode.
As we all know, because the motorcycle has a transmission box, shifting gears can be performed when starting with high power or when climbing hills and other road conditions to meet the required power, which can greatly save energy. When the conventional vehicle 5 needs to change the speed of the vehicle, as shown in the
In addition, in a general motorcycle, because the gearshift lever 51 needs to be used to shift the gears into and out of gear, there are still many people who are unable to drive a motorcycle because they are unfamiliar with shifting gears. In addition, when there are many traffic jams in urban areas, or when going uphill or downhill in the mountains, the driver needs to pay attention to the driving conditions while driving, and also need to constantly change gears depending on the driving needs. In the rush, the complexity and danger of driving operations are caused.
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is therefore the main object of the present invention to provide a vehicle shifting mechanism, which comprises a transmission box, a gear-shifting driving unit and a gearshift lever. The gearshift lever is located on the gearshift shaft of the transmission box. The gear-shifting driving unit is arranged on one side of the gearshift lever. Through the electrical connection between a manual switch located beside the grip of the vehicle and the gear-shifting driving unit, the operation of controlling the forward or reverse gear is carried out, so that the gear-shifting driving unit drives the gearshift lever to produce the action of pushing down the gear or pushing up the gear. Through an auto switch located beside the grip of the vehicle, and in cooperation with a vehicle control unit, when the auto switch is turned on to be in automatic shift mode, the vehicle control unit receives the data of the main power motor or the engine speed and torque load of the vehicle to activate the gear-shifting driving unit to drive the gearshift lever to generate a fully automatic downshifting gear or an upshifting gear and a neutral gear control, thereby achieving the purpose of changing gears more conveniently, improving driving safety and saving energy when driving.
Preferably, the gear-shifting driving unit comprises a motor, a speed reducer and a cam. The motor is set at an input end of the speed reducer. The speed reducer comprises a casing, and a first reduction gear and a second reduction gear provided in the casing. The motor is used to drive the first reduction gear. The second reduction gear comprises a power take-off shaft extending out from one side of the casing. A circuit board with a micro-motion sensor is assembled on one side of the casing, and the second reduction gear and the circuit board are enclosed in the casing by a side cover and a gasket. The cam is provided on the power take-off shaft of the second reduction gear. When the motor drives the first reduction gear and the second reduction gear to rotate, the motor also drives the cam to rotate forward or reverse 360 degrees to drive the gearshift lever to produce the action of pressing down the forward gear or pushing up the reverse gear. By means of the magnetic element or a convex part on a hub of the second reduction gear and the micro-motion sensor to generate sensing or pressure contact, and then after the cam rotates forward or reverse 360 degrees, the motor is stopped to make the cam stop at the original position.
Preferably, the gear-shifting driving unit is locked to the transmission box side cover for easy maintenance or replacement of the gear-shifting driving unit.
Preferably, the micro-motion sensor is a sensing chip or a micro switch, and outside the transmission box side cover, there is an outer cover, which is beautiful and anti-fouling.
The main purpose of the present invention is to control the gear-shifting driving unit to perform forward shifting, backward shifting and automatic shifting operations. With the built-in value of the vehicle control unit, according to the actual load condition of the vehicle, it switches to the most appropriate gear at the best shifting timing in real time, so as to save energy and increase the cruising range of the vehicle. And there is no need to change gears by stepping on or hooking up the gearshift lever, thereby improving the safety of driving.
The second purpose of the present invention is mainly the design of the present invention, in addition to those who are generally familiar with gear shift vehicles, those who could not drive gear shift vehicles can also easily drive gear shift vehicles and experience the fun of gear shift vehicles.
Another purpose of the present invention is to control the gear-shifting driving unit by means of the provided manual switch and the auto switch. In addition to the traditional foot control for shifting, the manual switch provided at the proper position of the grip can be used for manual shifting or switching to automatic shift.
Through the gear-shifting driving unit, the gear shift vehicle can be controlled by foot to change gears or controlled by the manual switch and the auto switch to control the gear-shifting driving unit to perform forward shifting, backward shifting and automatic shifting, thereby improving the driving pleasure and economic value of the gear shift vehicle.
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When the manual gear shift is performed, the manual switch 42 located next to the grip 41 is pressed “+” once. at this time, the vehicle control unit 44 receives the “+” signal from the manual switch 42. The vehicle control unit 44 controls the motor 31 of the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to move and drives the cam 325 to reverse 360 degrees once. When the cam 325 rotates, it pushes the roller 21 arranged on the inner side of the gearshift lever 2 to lower the gearshift lever 2, and then complete the action of pressing the gearshift lever 2 to advance the gear once (as shown in
When accelerating at the start or while driving, the driver needs to turn the throttle 45 which is located on the other side of the vehicle 4 and is electrically connected to the vehicle control unit 44. The vehicle control unit 44 detects that the opening (rotation) of the throttle 45 is increased, and the motor controller 112 is set to the desired value of the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 according to the throttle 45 signal of each gear built into the vehicle control unit 44 and the speed (RPM) data of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112. This setting will increase the current of the main power motor 11 and increase the speed of the main power motor 11, and drive the transmission box 1 to increase the speed of the speed output shaft 13. At this time, the vehicle speed increases and enters the acceleration state.
The vehicle control unit 44 is provided with values of “the upper limit of the current of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 in each gear and the upper and lower limits) of the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112”. The vehicle control unit 44 actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to drive the gearshift lever 2 according to the aforementioned internal setting value to generate fully automatic control of pressing down to shift into gear or pushing up to shift out of gear and neutral gear. If the vehicle control unit 44 detects that the speed of the main power motor 11 has exceeded the upper limit of the gear, the vehicle control unit 44 will control the motor 31 of the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to drive the cam 325 to rotate 360 degrees in the reverse direction once and trigger the micro-motion sensor 341 to stop. When the cam 325 rotates, the roller 21 located on the inner side of the gearshift lever 2 is pushed down to press the gearshift lever 2, thereby completing the action of pressing down the gearshift lever 2 to shift gears once (as shown in
In addition, the vehicle control unit 44 also actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to drive the gearshift lever 2 to generate full automatic control of pressing down to shift into gear or pushing up to shift out of gear and neutral gear according to the upper and lower limits of the current of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 for each gear and the upper and lower limits of the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112.
When the vehicle control unit 44 detects that the opening (rotation) of the throttle 45 remains unchanged, it means that the driving is expected to be [constant speed]; or when the vehicle control unit 44 detects that the opening (rotation) of the throttle 45 is increasing, it means that the driver intends to [accelerate]. In the above two driving behaviors, if the current value of the main power motor 11 does not exceed the upper limit of the gear, it means that the load is normal; on the contrary, if the current value of the main power motor 11 exceeds the upper limit of the gear, it means that the load is too high. If the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 does not increase or is lower than the desired value set by the vehicle control unit 44, the vehicle control unit 44 will control the motor 31 of the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to drive the cam 325 to rotate 360 degrees forward once and trigger the micro-motion sensor 341 to stop. When the cam 325 rotates, the roller 21 located on the inner side of the gearshift lever 2 is pushed up to push the gearshift lever 2, thereby completing the action of pushing up the gearshift lever 2 to shift down (as shown in
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When the auto switch 43 is pressed to enter the automatic shift mode, the vehicle control unit 44 automatically performs a closed loop control, which repeats itself and continuously detects the signals, including the signal of the throttle 45, the current of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112, the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112, the gear position of the transmission box 1 and the micro-motion sensor 341 built into the gear-shifting driving unit 3. The vehicle control unit 44 is electrically connected to the motor controller 112. After the vehicle control unit 44 obtains the throttle 45 signal, it will set the desired value of the main power motor 11 speed (RPM) for the motor controller 112 according to the built-in “throttle 45 signal of each gear and the motor RPM value of the motor controller 112”, and the vehicle control unit 44 will also actively intervene to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to drive the gearshift lever 2 to generate full automatic control of pressing down to shift into gear or pushing up to shift out of gear and neutral gear according to the “upper limit of the current of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 in each gear and the upper and lower limit values of the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112”.
The actual operation is as follows:
When the vehicle 4 is accelerating in the first gear, when the RPM of the main power motor 11 exceeds the upper limit of the first gear, the vehicle control unit 44 actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to shift to the second gear. At this time, the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 drops to the 2nd gear acceleration starting point. When the RPM of the main power motor 11 exceeds the upper limit of the 2nd gear in the 2nd gear, the vehicle control unit 44 actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to shift to the 3rd gear. At this time, the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 drops to the 3rd gear acceleration starting point. When the RPM of the main power motor 11 exceeds the upper limit of the 3rd gear in the 3rd gear, the vehicle control unit 44 actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to shift to the 4th gear. At this time, the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 drops to the 4th gear acceleration starting point. Since 4th gear is the last gear, the upper speed limit is the upper limit of the electric drive capacity. Regardless of the number of gears, the upshift control logic is exactly the same.
When the vehicle 4 decelerates in the last 4th gear and the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 exceeds the 4th gear lower limit, the vehicle control unit 44 actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to shift down to the 3rd gear. At this time, the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 increases to the 3rd deceleration starting point. When the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 exceeds the lower limit of the 3rd gear during deceleration in the 3rd gear, the vehicle control unit 44 actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to shift down to the 2nd gear. At this time, the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 increases to the 2nd deceleration starting point. When the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 exceeds the lower limit of the 2nd gear during deceleration in the 2nd gear, the vehicle control unit 44 actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to shift down to the 1st gear. At this time, the RPM of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 increases to the 1st gear deceleration starting point (as shown in
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When the vehicle control unit 44 detects that the opening degree (rotation) throttle 45 unchanged, it means that the driving desire is [constant speed]; or when the vehicle control unit 44 detects that the opening degree (rotation) throttle 45 increases, it means that the driver wants to [accelerate]. In the above two driving behaviors, if the current value of the main power motor 11 does not exceed the upper limit of the gear, it means that the load is normal; on the contrary, if the current value of the main power motor 11 exceeds the upper limit of the gear, it means that the load is too high. If the speed (RPM) of the main power motor 11 does not increase or is lower than the desired value set by the vehicle control unit 44, the vehicle control unit 44 will control the motor 31 of the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to drive the cam 325 to rotate 360 degrees forward once and trigger the micro-motion sensor 341 to stop. When the cam 325 rotates, the roller 21 located on the inner side of the gearshift lever 2 is pushed up to push the gearshift lever 2, thereby completing the action of pushing up the gearshift lever 2 to shift down (as shown in
When the gear is in the last 4th gear and the main power motor 11 current obtained by the motor controller 112 exceeds the upper limit of the 4th gear, the vehicle control unit 44 actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to shift down to the 3rd gear. At this time, the current of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 drops to the 3rd gear acceleration starting point. When the current of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 exceeds the upper limit of the 3rd gear, the vehicle control unit 44 actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to shift down to the 2nd gear. At this time, the current of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 drops to the 2nd gear acceleration starting point. When the current of the main power motor 11 of the motor controller 112 in the 2nd gear exceeds the upper limit of the 2nd gear, the vehicle control unit 44 actively intervenes to control the gear-shifting driving unit 3 to shift down to the 1st gear. At this time, the motor current of the motor controller 112 drops to the 1st gear acceleration starting point. Since 1st gear is the first gear, the current limit is the upper limit of the electric drive capacity. Regardless of the number of gears, the downshift control logic is exactly the same.
The gear-shifting driving unit 3 is locked to the transmission box side cover 12 for easy maintenance or replacement of the gear-shifting driving unit 3.
The micro-motion sensor 341 can be a sensing chip or a micro switch.
To sum up, the present invention has the effect of improving the safety of driving without the need to step on or hook back the gearshift lever for shifting the gears. Thus, the effect of driving safety is improved.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | 17846699 | Jun 2022 | US |
Child | 18767536 | US |