EP0887819B1 - Commutateur électrique à bouton poussoir - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an electrical key switch with a housing in which a switching elements Contact unit is arranged, and at least one automatically resetting and off-center Button with one acting on the switching elements Switch plunger.
- Such an electrical device is known from DE 195 11 878 A1 Key switch known. This is with a switching elements receiving housing and several self-resetting as well as off-center keys with one each the switching tappets acting on the switching elements.
- Each key has one with two opposing operating surfaces provided actuating bead on the approximately is aligned axially parallel to the key bearing.
- the one on the Side of the key bearing introduced approximately parallel to the housing Actuating force has the same direction of action on the Button like the one on the opposite side is roughly vertical actuating force introduced to the housing.
- the housing of the electric key switch is fixed to the steering wheel connected to a motor vehicle, the actuating surfaces the buttons through an aperture in the steering wheel hub protrude through the surrounding steering wheel bowl.
- Such a electric key switch is particularly suitable for triggering of switching functions, such as for temporary Speed control (cruise control) of the motor vehicle and / or to control the operating functions of an Vehicle housed radio cassette unit.
- switching functions such as for temporary Speed control (cruise control) of the motor vehicle and / or to control the operating functions of an Vehicle housed radio cassette unit.
- a circuit board designed as a contact unit is accommodated, the one spring unit attached to the housing assigned.
- the Switch plunger on the spring unit By pressing a button, the Switch plunger on the spring unit and connects or interrupts Current paths on the circuit board.
- the circuit board itself is rigidly attached to the interior of the housing.
- Such microswitches are very inexpensive to manufacture and easy to use. However, they have the disadvantage that they are created an overload, namely by actuating the associated Button are often destroyed or damaged and thus the electric key switch becomes unusable.
- FR 2 669 767 A discloses an electrical one Push button switch with a housing in which switching elements is arranged, and an automatically resetting button with one acting on the movable switching element Switch plunger.
- an excessive force attack by the Switch plunger on the movable, fixed switching element Avoiding contacting switching element is that movable switching element resiliently mounted.
- the object is achieved in that the Contact unit resiliently mounted in the housing and against excessive Force applied by the switching plunger to the switching elements is resilient, being between the contact unit and the base of the housing as a leaf spring trained spring unit is arranged.
- the switch elements By exerting a force on the buttons of the electrical The switch elements are thus operated safely and yet protected against overload.
- the resilient Storage of the contact unit in the housing becomes elastic Overstroke created, sufficient, an increased Resist pushing the button.
- the for the intended Use of the electrical pushbutton switch provided Switching elements on the contact unit have a certain contact strength or a resistance against the impact of pressure. When operating the switching element by applying a force to the associated key this acts on the switching element until its end stop is reached. When applying greater pressure the button would normally destroy the switching element or at least be damaged. Since between the Contact unit and the base of the housing the spring unit is built in as a leaf spring trained, this can absorb the excess force. During this force attack the leaf spring is compressed and the overload of the pressed key is absorbed, so that only a partial force acts on the associated switching element. So that the switching element is effective against excessive Power attack protected.
- the contact unit by means of clamping elements formed on the housing with a Clearance kept against the base of the housing.
- the contact unit is thus secured in position in the housing, however, when the button is pressed, it can move a certain amount Overstroke in the direction of the housing base against the resistance the spring unit can be moved.
- the contact unit is preferably designed as a printed circuit board, while the switching elements of the contact unit microswitch, Are jumpers or the like. Especially are suitable due to the high functionality and the microswitches are easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
- the key and the base of the housing on the one hand by key bearings and on the other hand by at least one with a movement game Clip device connected to each other.
- the key bearing causes the button to pivot by a certain amount Axis while the clipping device pivots button is limited by a predetermined range.
- the key preferably has in its cavity one perpendicular to the contact unit from the inner wall of the housing protruding pin loaded with a compression spring. This causes the key to be reset. When you release the button the compression spring on the pin relaxes and pushes the button back to its original position.
- the button has a with two opposing operating surfaces Actuator bead, which is essentially axially parallel is directed to the key storage. This has on the side of the key bearing approximately parallel to the operating force exerted the same direction of action on the button as the one on the opposite side is approximately perpendicular to the housing exerted operating force. This makes it very easy to use achieved, which enables the electrical Operate pushbuttons from different directions. As a result, no complex deflection gears are required, the direction of the actuation forces on the direction of action to adjust the button, which is extremely cost-effective.
- the key switch such in the area of a steering wheel of a motor vehicle attached that one encompassing the steering wheel of the steering wheel Hand with her thumb on one operating surface and with your finger on the other operating surface the button can act.
- the hand can move around of the steering wheel on the steering wheel.
- the right thing The required actuation force is then dosed very easily possible.
- Analogous to the possibilities of the natural Movement of the fingers or thumb becomes the actuating force initiated, when pressing the push button the handle around the steering rim cannot be released got to. Rather, the steering wheel is tighter enclosed by the finger or Thumb.
- the housing is firmly connected to the steering wheel, whereby the operating surfaces of the button through an aperture in project through a steering wheel bowl surrounding the steering wheel hub and no steering wheel spokes in the area of the button are provided.
- a symbol area which is indicated by a lighting element arranged below the key illuminates becomes.
- a symbol area which is indicated by a lighting element arranged below the key illuminates becomes.
- the button has in its cavity on its housing inner wall one from the light element of the contact unit towards the symbol surface.
- the length of the light guide channel is such that this with excessive force attack with its front end hits the base of the housing. This also becomes a Overtravel and thus excessive force application of the button the associated switching element prevented.
- the push button switch attached to the steering wheel also has at least three keys arranged side by side on.
- the push button switch attached to the steering wheel also has at least three keys arranged side by side on.
- several switching functions on one electrical Push button switches can be realized.
- the middle or the outer keys have sealing collars on their side walls facing each other, the the gap between the adjacent keys bridged.
- the sealing collars prevent penetration of dirt in the push button. In addition, that will prevents unwanted radiation of light from that in the Housing existing light element goes out.
- the key bearing for each key preferably consists of at least one bearing bracket with bearing journal that is fixed to the housing and a corresponding opening in the side wall the button.
- buttons of each key switch and the Switching elements of the contact unit with different Switching functions are assigned. So it is possible that Keys of each key switch and the switching elements of the contact unit with switching functions for controlling an im Motor vehicle radio and / or cassette player and / or CD player and / or CD changer device occupy.
- a steering wheel 1 is shown, the one Switch unit 2 is assigned. Behind the steering wheel 1 is the steering column 3, in which the steering column 4 is mounted, at the end of which the steering wheel 1 is located. Concentric to Steering wheel 1, the steering wheel hub 5 is arranged, the steering wheel bowl 6 surrounds. The steering wheel bowl 6 takes the airbag, the horn contact and an electrical connection system on, through which the contact from the rotating steering wheel 1 to fixed steering column 3 is transmitted.
- the steering wheel 1 has a steering rim 7, which has 8 with steering wheel spokes the steering wheel bowl 6 surrounding the steering wheel hub 5 is connected is.
- the switch unit 2, which is in the steering wheel bowl 6 is arranged, consists of two pushbuttons 9, one of which one is arranged on each side of the steering wheel 1.
- everyone the key switch 9 has three keys 10, which are side by side and are arranged so that they are visible from the operator.
- housing 11 with narrow sides 12 and long sides 13 on. At opposite corners of the housing 11 between a narrow side 12 and a long side 13 a mounting flange 14 with a recessed mounting hole 15 molded. For stiffening the mounting flange 14 there is a strut 16 between the mounting flange 14 and the narrow side 12.
- the housing 11 is 17 wider at its base than the buttons 10. Furthermore, there is a connection 18 on the housing wall 19 trained and merges into a base 20.
- the base 20 does not cover the entire opening at the base 17 of the housing 11 onwards. Electrical lead through a recessed free space 21 Lines 22 to terminal 18 through. For every key 10 two bearing brackets 23 are molded onto the base 20.
- the Bearing brackets 23 form key bearings 24 which are off-center Housing 11 lie.
- the two available for a 10 button Bearing brackets 23 (FIG. 9) are spaced apart from one another as far as that they also guide the key 10 axially.
- On the inside 25 of the base 20 there are switching elements 26, that for both electrical and mechanical Switch are provided.
- the trained as a microswitch Switching elements 26 are arranged on a contact unit 27.
- the key 10 has on the opposite of the housing 11 Side of a key cavity that is surrounded by a Switch plunger 29 molded onto a key wall 28 is penetrated.
- Each button 10 has an actuating bead 30, which is approximately aligned axially parallel to the key bearing 24 and is spaced from this. That of the key edge 31 on both sides to the actuating bead 30 extending surfaces the actuating surfaces 32 and 33. the actuating surfaces 32 and 33 run approximately like the actuating bead 30 axially parallel to the key bearing 24. Perpendicular to the key bearing 24 and starting from the circumferential key edge 31 project vertically to the actuating surfaces 32 and 33 key legs 34 in front. A bearing flange closes on each key leg 34 35 in which a flange bore 36 is inserted is. A journal 37 fastened to the bearing bracket 23 protrudes into the flange bore 36.
- housing-fixed bearing bracket 23 is so high that the key bearing 24 is approximately at the height of the gap 39 located.
- the interior of the button 10 formed a reinforcement wall 40.
- the push buttons 9 are attached to the steering wheel 1 so that the thumb 41 initiated operating force 42 on the key bearing 24 acts on opposite actuating surface 32, approximately perpendicular to the housing 11.
- the of the Fingers 43 initiated operating force 44 acts on the Actuating surface 33, which is on the side of the key bearing 24 is located and from the key edge 31 to the actuation bead 30 extends.
- the extent of the operating area 32 goes from the key edge 31 to the actuation bead 30, but opposite the operating surface 33.
- the arrangement of the actuating surfaces 32 and 33 with the in between arranged actuation bead 30 is approximately V-shaped, wherein however, the actuating bead 30 off-center on the Key 10 is located more in the direction of the key bearing 24.
- the housing 11 of the Key switch 9 attached in the area of the steering wheel 1.
- the Attachment takes place so that the steering ring 7 encompassing Hand with her fingers 43 in front of the operating surface 33 and the thumb 41 lies in front of the actuating surface 32 and thus the actuating force 42 or 44 can be initiated.
- the cheapest arrangement is when the actuating bead 30 approximately parallel to the steering wheel 7 on the Height of the rear 45 of the steering wheel 7 is present.
- the backside 45 of the steering ring 7 is the one facing away from the operator Steering wheel side 1.
- the housing 11 is firmly connected to the steering wheel 1. Consequently the button switch 9 rotates with the steering wheel 1.
- the Steering wheel 1 is in the area of its steering wheel hub 5 by one Steering wheel bowl 6 surrounded, which also with the steering wheel 1 turns.
- In the steering wheel bowl 6 is an aperture hole 46, which is only so large that the buttons 10 of the Key switch 9 with their actuating surfaces 32 and 33 and her actuating bead 30 protrude therethrough and freely movable are.
- the steering wheel bowl 6 also covers the Buttons 10 protruding area of the housing 11 with the mounting flanges 14 arranged thereon. The attachment the switch 9 on the steering wheel 1 is always on a place where there are no steering wheel spokes 8 in front of the buttons 10 of the key switch 9 lie.
- the steering wheel 1 has a total four steering wheel spokes 8.
- the distance between two Steering wheel spokes 8 is designed so that the buttons 10 of the Key switch 9 directly between the two steering wheel spokes 8 look through. This gives the operator free Insight into the keys 10 or the operating areas 32.
- each symbol 47 has a specific function, in the exemplary embodiment related to a radio cassette unit, assigned, namely, for example, station / track search functions according to 7 or volume / switching functions according to the key switch 9 according to FIG. 8.
- a lighting element 49 in the form of an LED is applied inside the key switch 9 . If the lighting element 49 is activated, it emits light the light also through the symbol area 48 in the button 10.
- a light guide channel 50 in the form of a tube with a square cross section, by the light emitted by the lighting element 49 to the symbol area 48 on the actuation area 33 of the key 10 is directed.
- a pin 51 protrudes from the light guide channel 50, which is from the housing inner wall, for example in the transition area from the actuating bead 30 to the actuating surface 32, perpendicular extends to the contact unit 27.
- This pin 51 is about arranged centrally in the cavity of the button 10. girth this is provided with stiffeners 52, which are almost extend over its entire length.
- the free end 53 of the Pin 51 is surrounded by a compression spring 54, which is on the one hand on the stiffener 52 and on the other hand on the Top of the contact unit 27 supports.
- a web 55 is integrally formed with the switching plunger 29 is connected. As a result, the switching plunger 29 is stabilized in position held.
- On the base 20 of the housing 11 and corresponding to this on each of the buttons 10 are clip connections 56 trained, namely opposite the Side on which the key bearings 24 are located.
- the Clip connection 56 has such a high clearance that the Key 10 around the key bearing 24 can be operated.
- a circuit board 57 is arranged on the base 20 of the housing 11 .
- Clamping elements 58 make the circuit board 57 movable held (Fig. 10).
- a spring unit 60 designed as a leaf spring 59 is arranged between the bottom of the circuit board 57 and the top of the base 20 of the housing 11 .
- the switching plunger 29 presses the as Microswitch trained switching element 26 on the Printed circuit board 57 are arranged. If there is a larger one Exerting force, the circuit board 57 will continue to oppose the spring action of the leaf spring 59 pressed and gives thus within the limits of the clamping elements 58. there are different switching functions through the microswitch triggered. Via lines 23, which follow 18 of the housing 11 fixed by means of a bracket 61 are, the electrical impulses via further connecting lines 63 and the attached connectors 64 transmitted to the vehicle electrical system.
- sealing collar 63 is formed, which in a corresponding recess 64 of the adjacent outer key 10 protrudes. There is a between the adjacent keys 10 Gap 65 formed to rub the adjacent ones Avoid buttons 10. Through the sealing collars 63 on the middle button, column 65 is covered, so that on the one hand, no dirt into the interior of the pushbutton switch 9 arrive and on the other hand generated by the lighting element 49 Light cannot escape.
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- Bouton-poussoir électrique avec un boítier (11) dans lequel est disposée une unité de contact (27) comportant des éléments de commutation (26), et avec au moins une touche à rappel automatique montée décentrée (10) avec un poussoir de commutation (29) agissant sur les éléments de commutation (26), caractérisé en ce que l'unité de contact (27) est montée de manière élastique dans le boítier (11) et peut s'effacer en présence d'une force excessive exercée par le poussoir de commutation (29) sur les éléments de commutation (26), entre l'unité de contact (27) et le socle (20) du boítier (11) étant disposée une unité élastique (60) conformée en ressort à lame (59).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de contact (27) est maintenue contre le socle (20) du boítier (11) avec un écartement de jeu au moyen d'éléments de serrage (58) ménagés sur le boítier (11).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de contact (27) est conformée en plaque de circuit imprimé (57).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de commutation (26) de l'unité de contact (27) sont des commutateurs miniatures, des ponts de commutation ou analogues.
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la touche (10) et le socle (20) du boítier (11) sont reliés entre eux, d'une part, par le moyen de support de touche (24) et, d'autre part, par au moins un dispositif de clipsage (56) possédant un jeu de mouvement.
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la touche (10) est sollicitée élastiquement contre l'unité de contact (27).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la touche (10) comporte, dans sa cavité, une pointe (51) qui dépasse de la paroi intérieure de boítier perpendiculairement à l'unité de contact (27), qui est sollicitée par un ressort de pression (54) et qui effectue le rappel de la touche (10).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que la touche (10) comporte un bourrelet d'actionnement (30) qui est muni de deux surfaces d'actionnement opposées (32, 33) et dont l'orientation est sensiblement parallèle à l'axe du moyen de support de touche (24).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que la force d'actionnement (44) exercée sur le côté du moyen de support de touche (24) sensiblement parallèlement au boítier (11) a la même direction d'action sur la touche (10) que la force d'actionnement (42) exercée sur le côté opposé sensiblement perpendiculairement au boítier (11).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le bouton-poussoir (9) est fixé dans la zone d'un volant de direction (1) d'un véhicule, de façon qu'une main entourant la couronne de direction (7) du volant de direction (1) puisse agir avec son pouce (41) sur l'une des surfaces d'actionnement (32) et avec son doigt (43) sur l'autre surface d'actionnement (33) de la touche (10).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le bouton-poussoir (9) est associé à la couronne de direction (7) de façon que le bourrelet d'actionnement (33) de la touche (10) s'étende derrière la couronne de direction (7) sensiblement parallèlement et en retrait par rapport à la couronne de direction (7).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que le boítier (11) est solidarisé au volant de direction (1), les surfaces d'actionnement (32, 33) de la touche (10) traversant un trou de revêtement (46) dans une cuvette de volant de direction (6) entourant le moyeu de volant de direction (5) et aucun rayon de volant de direction (8) n'étant prévu dans la zone de la touche (10).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisé en ce que la surface d'actionnement (32) de la touche (10) tournée vers un utilisateur possède une surface pour pictogramme (48) qui peut être éclairée par l'intermédiaire d'un élément d'éclairage (49) disposé au-dessous de la touche (10).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 13, caractérisé en ce que , dans sa cavité, la touche (10) comporte sur sa paroi intérieure de boítier un canal de guidage de lumière (50) orienté de l'élément d'éclairage (49) de l'unité de contact (27) vers la surface pour pictogramme (48).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que le canal de guidage de lumière (50) présente une longueur telle qu'en présence d'une force excessive il heurte avec son extrémité avant le socle (20) du boítier (11).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 15, caractérisé en ce que le bouton-poussoir (9) fixé au volant de direction (1) comporte au moins trois touches (10) disposées les unes à côté des autres.
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisé en ce que la touche du milieu ou les touches extérieures (10) comportent, sur leurs parois latérales (28) orientées respectivement l'une vers l'autre, des collets d'étanchéité (63) qui franchissent l'interstice (65) entre les touches voisines (10).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 17, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de support de touche (24) pour chaque touche (10) se compose d'au moins une patte de support (23) solidaire du boítier avec tétons de support (37) et d'un trou de flasque correspondant (36) dans la paroi latérale (28) de la touche (10).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 17, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de support de touche (24) pour chaque touche (10) se compose d'au moins une patte de support (23) solidaire du boítier et d'un téton de support (37) qui est conformé sur la paroi latérale (28) de la touche (10) et qui pénètre dans un trou de flasque correspondant (36) de la patte de support (23).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 19, caractérisé en ce que dans la zone du volant de direction (1) du véhicule sont disposés deux boutons-poussoirs diamétralement opposés (9).
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon une des revendications 1 à 20, caractérisé en ce que les touches (10) de chaque bouton-poussoir (9) et les éléments de commutation (26) de l'unité de contact (27) sont affectés à des fonctions de commutation diverses.
- Bouton-poussoir électrique selon la revendication 21, caractérisé en ce que les touches (10) de chaque bouton-poussoir (9) et les éléments de commutation (26) de l'unité de contact (27) sont affectés à des fonctions de commutation pour commander un appareil de radio et/ou lecteur de cassettes et/ou lecteur de CD et/ou changeur de CD se trouvant dans le véhicule.
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DE19511878A1 (de) * | 1995-03-31 | 1996-10-02 | Eaton Controls Gmbh | Elektrischer Tastschalter |
DE29604006U1 (de) * | 1996-03-06 | 1996-08-14 | OSA Elektronik GmbH, 12459 Berlin | Taster mit Beleuchtung |
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