JP2002070610A - Travel control device for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a traveling control device for a vehicle that can be easily installed on the vehicle. SOLUTION: The traveling control device comprises a control means for controlling a plurality of driving means having a function for traveling a vehicle 20 for each function, wherein the driving means is mounted on the vehicle. A plurality of control means for controlling the engine and the electric transmission including the engine 26 and an electric transmission for electrically changing the shift position are unitized to form a single control unit 33. The control unit is characterized in that information such as an engine speed, an ignition timing, a shift position, and the like are input as control signals used for controlling the engine and the electric transmission.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a travel control device for a vehicle, and more particularly to a travel control device for a vehicle which can be easily installed on a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a motorcycle or a vehicle for traveling on uneven terrain is provided with a driving means for running the vehicle and a control means for controlling the driving means. .

The driving means has different functions such as an engine for generating a driving force and a mission for transmitting the driving force to wheels, and the control means has a plurality of individual functions for each of these functions. Is provided.

A specific example will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 denotes an engine control means, and control signals such as engine speed and engine oil temperature are connected to the engine control means 1 via couplers 2.3 by harnesses 4.5. To be transmitted. Reference numeral 6 denotes ignition control means,
Control signals such as the number of revolutions of the engine are transmitted by harnesses 9 and 10 connected via couplers 7 and 8. Further, reference numeral 11 denotes a fan control means for controlling an electric fan for a radiator, and a control signal such as a cooling water temperature or an engine oil temperature is transmitted to couplers 12 and 13.
Are transmitted by harnesses 14 and 15 connected via the.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional vehicle, as described above, a driving means having a plurality of functions is provided by a control means (engine control means) provided for each function. 1, the ignition control means 6, the fan control means 11, etc.) to control the running of the whole vehicle. Therefore, the following improvements are required.

That is, when the control means is provided for each function of the drive means, it is necessary to individually install these control means, so that the installation space must be secured individually, and the setting is complicated. Also, the installation position and the like are limited by the layout of the vehicle body. Also, the control signals required for the control are transmitted to the harness (4, 5, 9, 10, 14,
15), it must be sent individually to each control means, but this harness is required for each control means,
Not only the number is large, but also the handling is complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a traveling control device for a vehicle which can be easily installed on the vehicle.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle traveling control apparatus comprising: a plurality of driving means having a function for traveling a vehicle; A drive control device provided with control means for controlling each of the functions, wherein the drive means includes an engine mounted on the vehicle, and an electric transmission for electrically changing a shift position, wherein the engine And a plurality of control means for controlling the electric transmission are unitized to form a single control unit. The control unit includes an engine as a control signal used for controlling the engine and the electric transmission. It is characterized in that various information such as the number of revolutions, the ignition timing, the shift position and the like are inputted. According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a traveling control device for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle according to the first aspect is provided so as to cover a body frame, a plurality of wheels mounted on the body frame, and these wheels. Off-road vehicle equipped with a fender and a storage box mounted on the body frame and covered by the fender,
The control unit is installed on an upper part of the storage box and is covered by the fender.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2
0 indicates a vehicle to which the present embodiment is applied, and in the present embodiment, indicates a vehicle running on uneven terrain.

The vehicle 20 includes a body frame 21, a steering rod 22 rotatably mounted on a front portion of the body frame 21, and a vertically movable and rotatable lower front part of the body frame 21. A pair of left and right front wheels 23 which are mounted and steered by the rotation of the steering rod 22;
2, a steering handle 24 provided at the upper end of
A fuel tank 25 mounted on the upper part of the body frame 21 behind the steering handle 24; an engine 26 mounted on the body frame 21 at a position below the fuel tank 25; A seat 27 attached to the rear of the fuel tank 25, a swing arm 28 attached to the lower part of the body frame 21 so as to be swingable up and down, and left and right attached to the swing arm 28 so as to be rotatable. A pair of rear wheels 2
9, a front fender 30 provided to cover the front wheels 23 and the front upper portion of the body frame 21, and provided to cover the rear wheels 29 and the rear upper portions of the body frame 21 attached to the vehicle body frame 21. And a rear fender 31 attached to the vehicle body frame 21.

As shown in FIG. 2, above the rear portion of the vehicle body frame 21 and substantially in the middle of the width direction of the vehicle,
A storage box 32 that can be opened and closed at the rear is attached. A rising portion 32a is provided on the rear side of the vehicle in the storage box 32, and a space is formed in a front portion of the rising portion 32a. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage box 32 includes the rear fender 3.
1.

A traveling control device for a vehicle according to the present embodiment is installed in the storage box 32 at a portion in front of the rising portion 32a.

The traveling control device for a vehicle includes an engine 26 having a function for traveling the vehicle, and an electric transmission (not shown in the drawings) connected to the engine 26 and electrically changing a shift position. ) Is provided with a plurality of control means for controlling the drive means for each function, and a plurality of control means having overlapping control signals are unitized to form a single control unit 33.
Then, as control signals used for controlling the engine 26 and the electric transmission, information such as an engine speed, an ignition timing, and a shift position are input so that the engine 26 and the electric transmission are This makes it possible to share a harness for transmitting overlapping control signals among control signals necessary for control.

As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 33 receives, for example, shift position information S1 from a change switch A and voltage information S from a battery sensor B.
2. Running mode information S from mode select switch C
3. Speed information S4 from the speed sensor D, cooling water temperature information S5 from the thermosensor E, and engine speed and ignition timing information S6 from the pulse generator F
Etc. are input. The control means for the electric transmission, the engine control means, the ignition control means, or the fan control means are stored in an integrated state, and are controlled by a single CPU. In addition, among the control signals necessary for the control of the respective control means, overlapping control signals are input to the CPU as a single signal.

The control unit 33 is formed in a box shape by, for example, aluminum die-casting. At one end of the control unit 33, a plurality of harnesses 34 for making electrical connections with various devices are provided as shown in FIG. A plurality of connection terminals 35 and 36 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) to be connected are provided.

The harness 34 is divided, for example, for each system, and couplers 37 and 38 are attached to the ends thereof, respectively, and are connected to the connection terminals 35 and 36 via these couplers 37 and 38. It has become.

Further, the control unit 33 is fixed so as to be sandwiched between a support fitting 39 mounted on the upper surface of the storage box 32 and a fixing plate 40 which is detachably fixed to the support fitting 39. It has become so. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 41 denotes a regulator for controlling a current value.

In the vehicle traveling control apparatus according to the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, a plurality of control means having overlapping control signals are unitized to form a single control unit 33.
By sharing the harness 34 for transmitting the overlapping control signal, the installation positions of the control means can be integrated into the installation position of the single control unit 33, and the installation work is simplified. While being able to
The installation position is suppressed from being affected by the layout of the vehicle, and the handling of the harness 34 is also simplified.

Further, by transmitting a common control signal through a single harness 34, the number of harnesses 34 can be reduced.
Is easy to handle.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 33 is fixed to the vehicle body frame 21 and
Since the upper part is installed on the upper surface of the storage box 32 covered by the rear fender 31, the control unit 3
The storage box 32 and the rear fender 3 are made of soil, stone, etc., which are flipped up by wheels (23, 29) or the like.
1 and its damage is prevented. Therefore, it is suitable for use in vehicles that travel on uneven terrain.

The various shapes, dimensions, and the like of the components shown in the above embodiment are merely examples, and can be variously changed based on design requirements and the like.

[0022]

As described above, according to the vehicle travel control device of the present invention, the control means for the engine and the control means for the electric transmission are unitized to form a single control unit. Thus, it is possible to share the overlapping control signals used in the plurality of control means, and to centralize the installation positions of the control means in the installation position of a single control unit, and to simplify the installation work. In addition, it is possible to prevent the installation position from being affected by the layout of the vehicle, and it is possible to simplify the handling of the harness. Further, by transmitting the common control signal by a single harness, the number of harnesses can be reduced, and from this point, the harness can be easily handled. Furthermore, by installing the control unit on the upper surface of the storage box whose upper part is covered by the fender,
The control unit, from the soil and stones that can be jumped up,
It can be protected by a storage box or fender to prevent its damage.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an off-road vehicle as a vehicle to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is an enlarged perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 3 shows one embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view schematically showing a main part.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the present invention, showing a control unit, wherein (a) is a side view and (b) is a plan view.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a main part for explaining a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a control signal input to a control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Engine control means 2 Coupler 3 Coupler 4 Harness 5 Harness 6 Ignition control means 7 Coupler 8 Coupler 9 Harness 10 Harness 11 Fan control means 12 Coupler 13 Coupler 14 Harness 15 Harness 20 Vehicle 21 Body frame 22 Steering rod 23 Front wheel 24 Steering handle 25 Fuel tank 26 Engine 27 Seat 28 Swing arm 29 Rear wheel 30 Front fender 31 Rear fender 32 Storage box 32a Start-up unit 33 Control unit 34 Harness 35 Connection terminal 36 Connection terminal 37 Coupler 38 Coupler 39 Support bracket 40 Fixing plate 41 Regulator

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A travel control device comprising a control means for controlling a plurality of drive means having a function for running a vehicle for each function, wherein the drive means is mounted on the vehicle. An engine and an electric transmission for electrically changing a shift position; a plurality of control means for controlling the engine and the electric transmission are unitized to form a single control unit; To
A travel control device for a vehicle, wherein information such as an engine speed, an ignition timing, and a shift position are input as control signals used for controlling the engine and the electric transmission. . 2. The vehicle is mounted on the body frame, a plurality of wheels mounted on the body frame, a fender provided over the wheels, and mounted on the body frame, and covered by the fender. And the control unit is installed on the upper part of the storage box,
The travel control device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the travel control device is covered by the fender.