EP0215037A1 - Natte de commutation et son procede de fabrication. - Google Patents

Natte de commutation et son procede de fabrication.

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EP0215037A1
EP0215037A1 EP86901354A EP86901354A EP0215037A1 EP 0215037 A1 EP0215037 A1 EP 0215037A1 EP 86901354 A EP86901354 A EP 86901354A EP 86901354 A EP86901354 A EP 86901354A EP 0215037 A1 EP0215037 A1 EP 0215037A1
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contact
pressure difference
contact surfaces
bulges
mat
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EP0215037B1 (fr
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Fritz D Buchien
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Mayser GmbH and Co KG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/14—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch adapted for operation by a part of the human body other than the hand, e.g. by foot
    • H01H3/141—Cushion or mat switches
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49002—Electrical device making
    • Y10T29/49105—Switch making

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a switching mat with two opposing, mutually movable, in particular flexible and electrically conductive contact surfaces, which are separated from one another by electrically isolating spacers that form between contact windows and are elastically deformable in the direction perpendicular to the contact surfaces, and at least one in the area of the contact windows of the two contact surfaces projecting towards the opposite contact surface, which are formed by bulges of the contact surfaces, the distance between the contact projections and the opposite contact surface or the opposite contact projections being no greater than the elastic spring stroke of the spacers when the switching mat is not loaded.
  • Such safety mats are used, for example, as a protective device for closing edges that can be moved by a drive. In the event of an object in the area of movement of the closing edge touching the safety mat contact is made in the manner of a closing switch, via which a suitable safety measure, usually the switching off of the drive, can be initiated.
  • a closing switch via which a suitable safety measure, usually the switching off of the drive, can be initiated.
  • Such switch mats are also used as a foot contact mat arranged in the range of movement of the closing edge, so that the drive cannot be actuated as long as there is a person on the switch mat.
  • a switch mat of this type is from the magazine " O T k h t e . 1 S 0 A 7 E 1, J S o . U 2 r 2 na b l ek o a f nn a t utomotive Engineering", Vol.79, No.10. and serves as a sensor for whether the seat of a motor vehicle is occupied or not.
  • the contact surfaces consist of thin copper sheets in which the bulges are stamped.
  • the dimensional rigidity of these sheets required for the stamping in has the consequence that relatively high forces are required for contacting, such as occur, for example, when stressed by the body weight of a person.
  • the forces have to act distributed over a relatively large surface area in order to bring the contact surfaces closer together and bring them into contact because of their high dimensional stability for making contact in this surface area. If, on the other hand, the switch mat is only loaded locally, there is no contact with only small attacking forces, whereas with large forces there is permanent deformation of the contact surface.
  • a similar safety mat is also known from DE-OS 24 18856.
  • the contact areas in the window area have a greater distance from each other than in the area of the spacers.
  • the bulges spring over to the opposite contact surface and thus bring about contact.
  • comparatively high forces are also required for this, since the contact surfaces must also have sufficient rigidity.
  • the switch mat is sealed in a plastic cover to prevent the ingress of dirt or water, which loosely surrounds the contact surface.
  • the contact surfaces are flat and run parallel to one another in the unloaded state.
  • the upper contact surface to be loaded is made of heavy sheet metal that resists any deflection, while the lower contact surface is made of relatively light sheet metal material.
  • the lower contact surface is provided on its underside with foot-like projections which are arranged in the region of the contact window. When the switch mat is loaded, the foot-like projections push the lower contact surface in the area of the contact window upwards and thus lead to contact.
  • considerable forces are required to trigger the switching function, especially since the lower contact surface must be deformed over the entire surface because of the upper rigid contact surface.
  • the covering therefore has a greater thickness in the area of the contact window and likewise forms projections there, via which the contact surfaces are brought into mutual contact when the switch mat is loaded.
  • the two contact surfaces have a high degree of flexural rigidity, so that contact is only made at relatively high pressure forces acting on the switch mat.
  • the invention has for its object to design a safety mat of the type mentioned in such a way that reliable contact is ensured even at a relatively low pressure load and the risk of permanent deformation is largely excluded, and that it is sufficiently robust, in particular also walkable, with regard to heavy loads, and to specify a method for producing such safety mats.
  • the contact surface provided with contact projections is formed by a shape-impermeable film which, on its side facing away from the other contact surface, has an elastic coating which fixes the bulges.
  • the progress achieved by the invention consists essentially in the fact that one of the contact surfaces has a low bending stiffness, so that contact is already made with only selective contact with low force.
  • the contact projections provided which likewise bring about a reduction in the forces necessary for the deformation of the spacers until contact is made and cannot be introduced into the film in a dimensionally stable manner, become permanent due to the elastic coating fixed. Due to the elasticity of the coating, elastic contact is even made in the area of the contact projections.
  • the coating completely surrounds the contact surfaces in an outwardly sealing manner. This eliminates the need to embed the safety mat in a separate cover.
  • the invention is characterized in that first the two contact surfaces separated from one another by the spacers forming the contact windows are sealed against one another at the edges, and then a pressure difference is built up between the inside and the outside of the switching mat such that the internal pressure is lower than the external pressure is that the bulges of the contact surface, which are directed towards the inside by the pressure difference in the area of the contact window, are fixed by an externally applied, in particular elastically curing coating, sufficient shape rigidity which maintains the bulges even without a pressure difference, and that the pressure difference is finally reduced after the coating has hardened becomes.
  • the particular advantage of this manufacturing process is that there are no deforming tools to form the contact projections required so that switch mats of various sizes and with any arrangement of the contact projections can be easily produced. It is immediately ensured that the contact projections are arranged precisely in the area of the contact window specified by the spacers. Due to the constant pressure difference in the entire surface area of the switch mat, a very even formation of the contact projections is ensured.
  • the contact projections are arranged precisely in the area of the contact window specified by the spacers. Due to the constant pressure difference in the entire surface area of the switch mat, a very even formation of the contact projections is ensured.
  • Pressure difference is expediently chosen so that the two contact surfaces touch each other.
  • the contact distance when the switching mat is not loaded and thus the actuating force required to trigger the switching function is essentially the same over the entire area of the switching mat.
  • the spacers Due to the lower internal pressure compared to the outside, the spacers are deformed in their actuation direction by a force that is essentially constant over the surface, this deformation path representing the actuation stroke required to make contact due to the mutual contact of the two contact surfaces after the pressure difference has been reduced.
  • one of the two contact surfaces can be provided with an elastic, yet adequate form-stiffness or stiff coating before the build-up of the pressure difference in order to avoid the occurrence of the bulges on this contact surface.
  • the pressure difference can be built up in a particularly simple manner by evacuating the interior of the switch mat by means of a cannula.
  • the edge-side sealing of the two contact surfaces required to build up the pressure difference can, in principle, be carried out using any conventional sealant. This can be done in a particularly simple manner lead that the edge-side sealing is carried out by a first, the switching mat at least around the edge surrounding coating of small thickness. It is readily possible to coat the switch mat even over the entire surface if the layer thickness is sufficiently thin so that the bulges can still form due to the pressure difference to be built up.
  • the switching mat shown in the drawing consists of two opposing flexible and electrically conductive contact surfaces 1, 2.
  • the contact surfaces 1, 2 are separated from one another by elastically deformable spacers 3, the spacers 3 forming contact windows 4 between them.
  • contact projections 5 are provided on each of the two contact surfaces 1, which protrude toward the opposite contact surface 2.
  • the contact projections 5 are dimensioned so that the distance between the contacts projections 5 and the opposite contact surface 2 when the switching mat is not loaded is not greater than the elastic spring stroke of the spacers 3.
  • both contact surfaces 1, 2 are provided with corresponding contact projections 5.
  • the contact surface 1 is formed by a film which is provided with bulges forming the contact projections 5.
  • the film On its side facing away from the other contact surface 2, the film has an elastic coating 6 which fixes the bulges and which, moreover, completely seals the entire switch mat to the outside.
  • the coating 6 can advantageously consist of a natural or synthetic casting compound, which is present in the viscous form during the casting by heating or adding solvents or plasticizers, or is formed by chemical reaction of starting components.
  • the coating can also be in the form of foam, but can also be produced by sintering powdery starting materials, provided that the seal is guaranteed.
  • a PUR coating that is produced from two or more components has proven to be particularly suitable.
  • the spacers 3 are formed by a foam mat which has the cutouts forming the contact window 4.
  • the contact windows 4 can have a circular or square shape, for example, and can be punched out of the foam mat, the mutual arrangement of which can be chosen such that the spacers 3 form only narrow webs.
  • the spacers 3 can also be formed from foam strips arranged in a grid-like manner with mutual spacing, the spaces between which form the contact windows 4.
  • the two contact surfaces 1, 2 separated from one another by the spacers 3 are first sealed off from one another at the edges.
  • a pressure difference is then built up between the inside and the outside of the switch mat, the inside pressure being lower than the outside pressure.
  • This pressure difference forms in the area the contact window 4 towards the inside of the switch mat bulges, which are fixed by an externally applied, elastically curing coating 6 of sufficient, the bulges maintain the stiffness even without pressure difference. After they have hardened, the pressure difference is finally reduced again.
  • the pressure difference will be chosen so that the two contact surfaces 1, 2 touch each other, since then, after the pressure difference has been reduced, the distance of the contact projection 5 from the opposite contact surface 2 or the opposite contact projection is equal to the spring travel of the spacer 3, by which it has been elastically deformed under the influence of the pressure difference.
  • One of the two contact surfaces 1, 2 can be provided with an elastic yet stiff coating or a stiff coating before the pressure difference builds up, so that there are no bulges on this contact surface, as is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 for the contact surface 2 is shown.
  • the pressure difference is built up by evacuating the interior of the switch mat using a cannula, a pressure difference of approximately 0.5 atmospheres generally being sufficient.
  • the edge-side seal for the evacuation can be carried out in a particularly simple manner in that the switch mat is provided with a coating of such a small thickness that the bulges can easily form during the subsequent build-up of the pressure difference.

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Abstract

Une natte de commutation se compose de deux surfaces de contact (1, 2) électriquement conductrices, opposées et mobiles l'une vers l'autre, séparées par des écarteurs (3) électriquement isolants déformables élastiquement dans le sens perpendiculaire aux surfaces de contact (1, 2) et formant entre eux des fenêtres de contact (4). Des bosses de contact (5) sont formées dans la région des fenêtres de contact (4), sur au moins une des deux surfaces de contact (1, 2) et faisant saillie vers la surface de contact opposée (1, 2) ou vers la bosse de contact opposée. L'écart entre les bosses de contact (5) et la surface (1, 2) ou bosse de contact opposée n'est pas plus grand que la hauteur de levée élastique des écarteurs (3). Ces bosses de contact (5) peuvent être formées par des renflements d'une feuille qui compose les surfaces de contact (1, 2). On les obtient en scellant les bords des deux surfaces de contact (1, 2) et en établissant une différence de pression entre l'intérieur et l'extérieur de la natte de commutation, de sorte que des renflements des surfaces de contact (1, 2) se forment vers le côté intérieur, dans la zone des fenêtres de contact (4). Ces renflements sont ensuite recouverts à l'extérieur d'une couche de durcissement ayant une résistance propre suffisante.
EP86901354A 1985-03-06 1986-03-03 Natte de commutation et son procede de fabrication Expired EP0215037B1 (fr)

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AT86901354T ATE45644T1 (de) 1985-03-06 1986-03-03 Schaltmatte und verfahren zu ihrer herstellung.

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DE3507922 1985-03-06
DE19853507922 DE3507922A1 (de) 1985-03-06 1985-03-06 Schaltmatte und verfahren zu ihrer herstellung

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EP0215037A1 true EP0215037A1 (fr) 1987-03-25
EP0215037B1 EP0215037B1 (fr) 1989-08-16

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WO1986005317A1 (fr) 1986-09-12

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