Microcom 326M Manual de usuario descargar pdf (Pagina 14)

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2004/0107031

A1

receives

an

operation

signal

from

the gearshift

operator

14

or

the

engine

sWitch

15, the

vehicle

controller

6

invalidates

the

operation

signal.

That

is,

When

the

gearshift

operator

14

and

the

engine

sWitch

15

are

in

a

covered

state,

even

if

the

operation

board

cover

12

is

broken

and

the

sWitches

14a,

14b,

and

15

are

operated,

such

operation

Would

not

sWitch

the gearshift

range

or

start

the

engine.

This

further

improves

the

security

level

of

the

vehicle

1.

[0074]

(11)

The

gearshift

operator

14

includes

the

parking

sWitch

14a

and

the

gearshift

sWitch

14b.

Each

of

the

sWitches

14a

and

14b

is

associated

With

at

least

one

gearshift

range

of

the

transmission.

More

speci?cally,

When

the

parking

sWitch

14a

is

operated,

the gearshift

range

is

sWitched

to

the

P

range,

and

When

the gearshift

sWitch

14b

is

operated,

the gearshift

range

is

sWitched

to

the

P,

R,

N,

or

D

range.

Thus,

the

operation

of

the

sWitch

associated

With

the

desired

gearshift

range

easily

and

quickly

sWitches

the

gearshift

range.

Further,

regardless

of

Whether

the

gearshift

range

is

in

the

R,

N,

or

D

range,

the

parking

sWitch

14a

may

be

operated

to

immediately

sWitch

to

the

P

range.

This

facilitates

the

sWitching of

gearshift

ranges.

[0075]

It

should

be

apparent

to

those

skilled

in

the

art

that

the

present

invention

may

be

embodied

in

many

other

speci?c

forms

Without

departing

from

the

spirit

or

scope

of

the

invention.

Particularly,

it

should

be

understood

that

the

present

invention

may

be

embodied

in

the

folloWing

forms.

[0076]

Either

the

parking

sWitch

14a

or

the

gearshift

sWitch

14b

may

be

eliminated.

For

eXample,

the

parking

sWitch

14a

may

be

eliminated

and

the gearshift

sWitch

14b

may

be used

to

sWitch

the

gearshift

ranges

betWeen

the

P,

R,

N, and

D

ranges.

[0077]

The

gearshift

operator

14

is

not

limited

to

the

tWo

sWitches,

the

parking

sWitch

14a

and

the gearshift

sWitch

14b,

and

may

include

three

or

more

sWitches.

For

eXample,

the

gearshift

operator

14

may

include

four

push

button

sWitches,

each

corresponding

to

one

of

the

P,

R,

N, and

D

ranges.

This

Would

enable

sWitching

to

the

desired

gearshift

range

by

operating

the

corresponding

sWitch.

[0078]

In

addition

to

the

parking

sWitch

14a,

an

indepen

dent

neutral

sWitch

for

sWitching

the

gearshift

range

to

the

neutral

range

may

be

arranged

on

the gearshift

operator

14.

Operation

of

the

neutral

sWitch

Would

enable

the

gearshift

range

to

immediately

be sWitched

to

the

N

range

regardless

of

the

present

gearshift

range.

An

independent

drive

sWitch

for

sWitching

the

gearshift

range

to

the

D

range

or

an

independent

reverse

sWitch

for

sWitching

the gearshift

range

to

the

R

range

may

be

arranged

on

the gearshift

operator

14.

This

Would

enable

the

vehicle

1

to

be

moved

(forWard

or

rearWard)

immediately

after

the

engine

is

started.

Further,

erroneous

operation

resulting

from

forWard

or

rearWard

movement

of

the

vehicle

1

Would

be

prevented.

It

is

pre

ferred

that

the

gearshift

range

not

be

sWitched

When

oper

ating

the

drive

sWitch

or

the

reverse

sWitch

unless

the

vehicle

velocity

is

Zero

and

the

brake pedal

is

depressed.

[0079]

The

gearshift

sWitch

14b

does

not

have

to

be

a

lever

sWitch

and

may

be

any

kind

of

sWitch,

such

as

a

slide

sWitch,

a

seesaW

sWitch,

or

a

rotary

sWitch.

[0080]

The

drive

system

operation

apparatus

3

does

not

have

to

be

arranged

in

the

instrument

panel

2

betWeen

the

driver

seat

and

the

passenger

seat

as

long

as

it

is

located

near

the

driver

seat.

For

eXample,

referring

to

FIG.

1,

the

drive

Jun.

3,

2004

system

operation

apparatus

3

may

be

arranged

in

a

center

console

9,

a

portion

2a

of

the

instrument

panel

2

located

near

the

driver

side

door,

or

a

steering

column

10.

[0081]

The

gearshift

range

indicator

16

may

be

elimi

nated. In

such

a

case,

it

is

preferred

that

a

gearshift

range

indicator

51

be

arranged

in

the

combination

meter

8

as

shoWn

in

FIG.

1

to

indicate

the gearshift

range.

[0082]

The

cover

drive

circuit

13

may

be

eliminated,

and

the

operation

board

cover

12

may

be

moved

manually.

In

this

case,

it

is

preferred

that

movement

of

the

operation

board

cover

12

be

disabled

When

communication

is

not

established

betWeen

the

portable

device

5

and

the

vehicle

controller

6 or

the

key

veri?cation

unit

4.

[0083]

The

key

cover

22

may

be

driven

by

a

cover

driver

similar

to

the

cover

drive

circuit

13

of

the

drive

system

operation

apparatus

3.

For

eXample,

the

key

cover

22

may

be

closed

to

cover

the

holder

21

When

the

portable

device

5

is

either

retained

in

the

holder

21

or

removed

from

the

holder

21.

This

Would

eliminate

the

need

to

manually

cover

the

holder

21

and

make

it

further

easier

to

operate

the

key

veri?cation

unit

4.

Further,

this

Would

avoid

situations

in

Which

the

driver

forgets

to

cover

the

holder

21

and

guaran

tees

a

high

security

level.

[0084]

The

starting

of

the

engine

may

be

enabled

When

the

holder

21

of

the

key

veri?cation

unit

4

is

eXposed.

In

other

Words,

even

if

the

holder

21

is

eXposed,

the

key

controller

23

provides

the

main

microcomputer

31

With an

electric

signal

indicating

that

the

transponder

codes

have

matched

(electronic

signal

enabling

the

driving

of

the

engine)

When

transponder

communication

is

established.

HoWever,

the

key

controller

23

may

prohibit

the

output

of

the

electric

signal,

Which

enables

the

starting

of

the

engine,

until

the

key

cover

22

covers

the

holder

21

even

if

transponder

commu

nication

is

established

With

the

portable

device

5.

This

Would

enable

the

starting

of

the

engine

only

When

the

portable

device

5

is

inserted

in

the

holder

21

and

the

key

cover

22

covers

the

holder

21.

[0085]

The

key

veri?cation

unit

4

does

not

have

to

be

arranged

in

the

instrument

panel

2

betWeen

the

driver

seat

and

the

passenger

seat

as

long

as

it

is

located

near

the

driver

seat.

For

eXample,

referring

to

FIG.

1,

the

key

veri?cation

unit

4

may

be

arranged

in

the

center

console

9,

the

portion

2a

of

the

instrument

panel

2

located

near

the

driver

side

door,

or

the

steering

column

10.

[0086]

The

combination

meter

8

may

indicate

Whether

or

not

the

portable

device

5

is

being

held

in

the

holder

21.

[0087]

The

portable

device

5

does

not

have

to

be

provided

With

a

transponder

function.

In

this

case,

a

further

key

provided

With

the

transponder

function

is

used

in

addition

to

the

portable

device

5.

The

further

key

is

retained

in

the

key

veri?cation

unit

4

to

enable

the

vehicle

1

to

be

driven.

In

other

Words,

the

key

veri?cation

unit

4

does

not

have

to

hold

only

the

portable

device

5

but

may

also

hold

a

further

key.

[0088]

The

image

recogniZer

46

may

be

activated

When

communication

With

the

portable

device

5

is

established

and

the

doors

are

operated

(opened

and/or

closed)

after

they

are

unlocked.

The

image

recogniZer

46

may

also

be

activated

When

a seat

sensor,

Which

is

arranged

in

the

driver

seat,

detects

a

person

sitting

on

the

seat.

This

Would

eliminate

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