EP1727175B1 - Elektrisches Schaltgerät mit Lichtfunktion - Google Patents
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
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- the present invention generally relates to electrical apparatus which comprises any apparatus mechanism, such as for example a switch or socket mechanism, in a box for mounting in any wall or in a housing to be reported in projecting from such a wall.
- any apparatus mechanism such as for example a switch or socket mechanism
- It relates in particular to electrical equipment comprising a driver pivotally mounted in a base for opening and closing electrical contacts contained in said base, and lighting means adapted to illuminate a facade area of said apparatus.
- the invention finds a particularly advantageous application in the production of an electric switch with a light function, visible in dim light.
- the lighting means comprise a light source (a diode or a filament bulb) disposed inside the gearbox.
- This light source electrically connected to the connection terminals of the fitting mechanism, emits a light beam in the direction of the control button accessible to the user to illuminate directly or indirectly a window made in the facade of said key and form a line or a bright spot on it.
- the light source is offset laterally relative to the window of the control key to be illuminated.
- the lighting means then comprise an optical guide embedded in said control key which retrieves the light emitted by the light source and the guide to the window to be illuminated.
- the document US 4,710,858 discloses an electrical apparatus comprising a transparent tilt control key conventionally illuminated from the rear by means of a light source, this control key having an opaque frame to prevent light leakage between said key and the edge of the opening of mounting the key. It is also provided according to this document an arrangement of tilting means of the key, light guide and opaque foam so that the light emitted by the source is guided to the rear face of the key avoiding any lateral leak of light when tilting said key.
- the document DE 20 2004 003 530 U1 describes an electrical apparatus that includes two rocker keys.
- Each tilting key is associated with a light source which illuminates a light guide, integral with the key, comprising, on the one hand, an end portion opening at the center of the key so as to form a central light zone on the facade of said key, and, secondly, a nose located at the rear of the key for actuating a control switch of the light source.
- the present invention proposes a new arrangement of lighting means for electrical equipment that allow either to form a line or a light point on the front of the control button of the equipment, or to illuminate areas of the front plate embellisher to form a halo light on either side of said control key.
- the electrical equipment comprises a driver pivotally mounted in a base for opening and closing electrical contacts contained in said base, and lighting means, adapted to illuminate a façade area of said apparatus, which comprise a light source which emits a luminous flux towards an optical guide.
- the coach is in the general form of a cradle, with a bottom bordered by a peripheral side wall, accommodating said lighting means, and in that the optical guide is adapted to guide along the pivoting axis of said driver the luminous flux that it receives from the light source.
- FIG. 1 to 9 there is shown an electrical apparatus comprising a base 100 a module to be mounted in a device support not shown.
- This base 100 made in one piece of molded plastic material, contains the electrical mechanism (not visible in the figures) of the electrical equipment.
- It can be a switch mechanism or back-and-forth.
- the base 100 bears on its rear face (see figure 9 ) 120 openings for access to the electrical connection terminals of the equipment mechanism contained in said base. It also has on two opposite side faces lugs 110 provided with a ratchet tooth 111 for snap-fitting of the base 100 on the corresponding equipment support. On its front face, it is bordered by a rim 101,112 which bears on the corresponding equipment support.
- the electrical equipment comprises a driver 200 mounted to pivot about an axis X in the base 100 to open and close the electrical contacts of the equipment mechanism contained in said base 100.
- the electrical equipment also comprises lighting means adapted to illuminate a façade area of said apparatus.
- said lighting means are arranged so as to form a light line on the facade 300A of a control key 300 of the electrical equipment (see figure 6 ).
- the control key 300 accessible to the user is snapped onto the driver 200 to rotate about the pivot axis X.
- these illumination means comprise a light source 403 which emits a luminous flux towards an optical guide 202A, 204 adapted to guide this luminous flux along the axis X of pivoting of said driver 200.
- the light source here comprises four light-emitting diodes 403 positioned side by side adjacent to the four corners of a rectangle, connected to a printed circuit supported on the rear face of a printed circuit board 404 wrapped with an insulating envelope 401 to form a cassette 400.
- the insulating envelope 401 of the cassette 400 does not cover said light-emitting diodes 403 which appear on the rear face of the cassette 400 in a window 402 of said envelope.
- the printed circuit is electrically powered via contact pins 405 which emerge from the insulating jacket 401 to be connected to the connection terminals of the equipment mechanism contained in the base 100.
- the driver 200 is in the general form of a generally rectangular cradle, with a bottom 202 bordered by a peripheral side wall 201 which defines a housing 200A open towards the front of the electrical equipment.
- the peripheral side wall 201 of the driver 200 carries on its outer surface teeth 201A for the snap-on report of the control key 300.
- the driver 200 comprises along two parallel lateral sides of the peripheral lateral wall 201 of the wings 203 which are integral with the pivots 204 pivoting the driver 200. These wings 203 have at the trunnions 204 notches so that the The driver 200 has two voids 205 between the peripheral side wall 201 and the two journals 204.
- This cradle accommodates the cassette 400 so that its rear face causing said light-emitting diodes 403 to face the bottom 202 of the cradle and that its front face covered with the insulating envelope 401 is turned towards the front face of the apparatus c that is, to the control key 300 thereof.
- the bottom 202 of the cradle formed by the driver 200 has openings which pass the contact pins 405 of the cassette 400 placed in said cradle so that said pins can connect to the connection terminals of the equipment mechanism provided at the bottom of the cradle. base 100.
- the optical guide adapted to guide the luminous flux emitted by the light source of the illumination means along the pivoting axis X of the trainer belongs to the trainer 200.
- this optical guide comprises at least a portion 202A of the bottom 202 of the trainer 200.
- the driver 200 is made of a transparent plastic material such as transparent polycarbonate or transparent methyl-acrylonitrile polymethacrylate. It is advantageously made of a single piece of molded transparent plastic material.
- the light-emitting diodes 403 When the cassette 400 is positioned in the driver 200, the light-emitting diodes 403 are disposed opposite the portion 202A of the bottom 202 of the cradle forming the optical guide. The luminous flux emitted by the light-emitting diodes 403 is guided by the bottom 202A of the cradle according to the arrows F (see FIG. figures 4 and 6 ) in the direction of pivot pins 204 of the driver 200.
- the apparatus shown comprises an optical conduit 500 adapted to recover the luminous flux guided by the bottom 202A of the driver 200 along the axis X of pivoting thereof and to bring it to an extended window 302 provided in the facade 300A of the control key 300 of the electrical equipment.
- the optical conduit 500 made of transparent molded plastic, has a shape adapted to a control key 300 of square shape so called two modules. It follows the overall contour of a trapezium which protrudes from the template of the base 100. It has two ends 501A, 502A input of the luminous flux located on either side of the driver 200 on said axis X pivoting. Each of these ends 501A 502A is inserted into one of said empty spaces 205 located between said peripheral side wall 201 of the cradle and an inner end of a pivot pivot pin 204 thereof.
- the optical conduit 500 has two guide portions 501, 502 of the luminous flux which bypass (one from the left, the other from the right) the peripheral lateral wall 201 of the 200 and which connect to a diffusion portion 503 which extends into said elongated window 302 to illuminate.
- the optical conduit 500 is a solid conduit made in one piece by molding a transparent plastic material, for example identical to that which constitutes the driver 200.
- the majority of the luminous flux emitted by the light-emitting diodes 403 towards the bottom of the base 100 is recovered by the part 202A of the bottom 202 of the trainer 200 and is guided according to the arrows F along the pivot axis X of the trainer to be recovered by the optical conduit 500 and guided to the diffusion portion 503 of the latter to form a light line on the facade 301 of the control key 300 of the electrical equipment.
- control key 300 has on its rear face 300B studs 301 for maintaining the optical conduit 500 placed on the trainer 200 of the apparatus.
- FIG 10 there is shown an alternative embodiment of the apparatus of the figure 1 according to which the optical conduit 500 'has a U-shape adapted to that of a rectangular control key 300' a module, called a piano key.
- the ends 501'A and 502'A of the guide portions 501 'and 502' thereof are located on the X axis pivoting on either side of the driver 200 outside the pivot pins of the latter.
- the diffusion portion 503 'of the optical conduit 500' is shorter since it extends only over the width of the base 100.
- FIG. figure 1 another alternative embodiment of the electrical apparatus shown in FIG. figure 1 according to which the driver 200 'pivotally mounted on the base of the apparatus mechanism not shown also forms a cradle open towards the base of the base, with a bottom 202' and a peripheral side wall 201 'which define a housing accommodating a card printed circuit board 404 'which carries a printed circuit on its front face and on its rear face.
- the card 404 ' On the one hand, on the rear face of the card 404 ', there are two light-emitting diodes connected to said printed circuit and placed opposite the trunnions of the driver 200' to form a luminous flux along the pivoting axis X of the coach 200 ', and, secondly, on the front of the card 404' turned towards the control key 300, two other light-emitting diodes 403 'turned towards the bottom 202' of the driver 200 '.
- the bottom 202 'of the driver 200 forms an optical guide which guides the luminous flux emitted by these light-emitting diodes 403' to a T-shaped optical conduit 500 "having a guide portion 501" which extends opposite of the trainer 200 'to recover the light flow guided by him and a head 502 "serving as a diffusion part which extends in the elongated window 302 of the actuating key to be illuminated.
- FIG. figure 1 On the Figures 13 to 17 another alternative embodiment of the electrical apparatus shown in FIG. figure 1 , in which is provided on either side of the driver 200, facing its pivot pins 204, optical conduits 610, 620 arranged to illuminate lateral portions 701, 702 of a trim plate 700 attached around the button control 300 "snapped onto the trainer 200 to form a halot light on either side of this control key.
- each optical conduit 610, 620 is relatively flat. It comprises an inlet end 611,621 disposed on the pivoting axis X, opposite each journal 204 pivoting the driver 200, to recover the luminous flux emitted by the light-emitting diodes 403 towards the bottom of the base 100 and guided by the bottom 202A of the coach 200 and the associated journal 204. In addition, it comprises, in the extension of its end 611, 621 a light diffusing portion 612, 622 which extends on a lateral side of the driver 100 opposite the surface 701, 702 of the frontage area of the plate hubcap 700 to illuminate.
- each optical conduit 610, 620 has a generally fan-shaped or angular sector shape and has on its rear face grooves 621A, 622A for diffusing the luminous flux that passes through said conduit.
- Each optical conduit 610, 620 also has on its edge streaks of diffusion and reflection of light.
- Each optical conduit 610, 620 is a solid conduit made in one piece of transparent plastic material as are the optical conduits 500, 500 '.
- the luminous flux emitted by the light-emitting diodes in the direction of the bottom of the base is recovered by the part 202A of the bottom 202 of the trainer 202 to be guided along the pivoting axis X of the driver, a part of this luminous flux through the empty space 205 located between the peripheral side wall 201 of the driver 200 and the corresponding journal 204 so as to be guided by the journal 204 to the corresponding input end 611,621 of the optical conduit 610, 620 and to be broadcast by the corresponding 612,622 fan diffusion part of the latter on the front of the trim plate.
- FIG. 18 and 19 there is shown an alternative embodiment of the electrical equipment shown in the Figures 13 to 17 that there are two trainers 200 identical to that described with reference to Figures 1 to 9 , positioned side by side and actuated by two control buttons 300 "'at the disposal of the user
- the trainers 200 pivot about the same axis X pivoting.
- the lighting means of the electrical equipment comprise a cassette 400 as shown in FIG. figure 2 to have in each coach 200.
- each optical conduit 610 ', 620' comprises a wall 611 ', 621' disposed facing the outer end of the corresponding pivot pin 204 to recover the light guided by this pin.
- Each optical conduit 610 ', 620' is adapted to diffuse the light on the corresponding lateral surface of the hub plate surrounding the control keys 300 "'.
- the optical conduits 610 ', 620' are solid conduits made in one piece by molding a transparent plastic material.
- At least one of the control keys 300 "' carries an opaque wall 310"' adapted to block the luminous flux propagating between the two drivers 200 along the axis X of pivoting thereof.
- each control key 300 "' has an opaque wall 310''' which is interposed between the peripheral side wall 201 of said driver 200 and an inner pivot journal 204 of the latter so as to block the light flux propagating therebetween.
- Each opaque wall 310 '' ' forms a single piece with the associated control key 300' ''.
- the luminous flux is recovered to illuminate only the lateral parts of the trim plate located on either side of the control keys 300 '' 'contiguous so as to form a light halot around these keys.
- the electrical apparatus it is possible by associating with the trainer 200 the appropriate optical conduit to repatriate the light emitted by the light source on the front face of the control key so as to form on it a line illuminate or diffuse this light on the front of the trim plate on either side of said control button.
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- Elektrogerät mit einem schwenkbar in einem Sockel (100) montierten Mitnehmer (200) zum Öffnen und Schließen der in diesem Sockel enthaltenen elektrischen Kontakte, und mit geeigneten Beleuchtungsmitteln für die Beleuchtung eines Fassadenbereichs des Elektrogeräts, welche eine Lichtquelle umfassen, die einen Lichtstrom in Richtung eines optischen Leiters (202A, 204) abgibt, der sich dazu eignet, den von der Lichtquelle erhaltenen Lichtstrom gemäß der Schwenkachse (X) dieses Mitnehmers zu leiten, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Mitnehmer die allgemeine Form eines Rahmens annimmt, mit einem von einer peripheren Seitenwand (201) eingefassten Boden (202), der die Beleuchtungsmittel aufnimmt.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der optische Leiter (202A, 204) zum besagten Mitnehmer (200) gehört.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der optische Leiter Zapfen (204) für den schwenkbar im Sockel (100) montierten Mitnehmer (200) umfasst.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der optische Leiter mindestens einen Teil (202A) des Bodens (202) dieses Mitnehmers umfasst.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der optische Leiter aus einem durchsichtigen bzw. durchscheinenden Werkstoff hergestellt ist.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es mindestens eine optische Leitung (500) umfasst, die den entlang der Schwenkachse (X) gelenkten Lichtstrom aufnehmen und bis zum Fassadenbereich des Elektrogeräts führen kann.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede optische Leitung (500) mindestens ein Eintrittsende (501A, 502A) für den Lichtstrom an der Schwenkachse (X) in der Nähe eines Schwenkzapfens (204) des Mitnehmers, mindestens einen Abschnitt der Leitung (501,502) des Lichtstroms, der den Mitnehmer (200) umgeht und einen Diffusionsabschnitt (503) des Lichtstroms, der sich entlang des zu beleuchtenden Fassadenbereichs erstreckt, umfasst.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die optische Leitung (500) zwei Eintrittsenden (501A, 502A) für den Lichtstrom auf beiden Seiten des Mitnehmers, zwei Abschnitte der Leitung (501,502), die sich ab den Eintrittsenden erstrecken, die den Mitnehmer umgehen und die sich an beiden Enden des Diffusionsabschnittes (503) anschließen, der sich entlang des zu beleuchtenden Fassadenbereichs erstreckt, umfasst.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich jedes Eintrittsende (501'A,502'A) dieser optischen Leitung außerhalb eines Schwenkzapfens (204) des Mitnehmers befindet.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 4 und nach einem der Ansprüche 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich jedes Eintrittsende (501A,502A) dieser optischen Leitung zwischen der peripheren Seitenwand (201) des Mitnehmers und einem inneren Ende eines Schwenkzapfens (204) des Mitnehmers befindet.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es eine für den Anwender zugängliche Bedienungstaste (300) umfasst, die auf den Mitnehmer aufgesetzt ist um diesen zu schwenken, wobei diese Bedienungstaste ein längliches Fenster (302) umfasst, das sich gegenüber dem Diffusionsabschnitt (503) der optischen Leitung (500) erstreckt.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede optische Leitung (610, 620; 610', 620') ein Eintrittsende (611, 621; 611',621') für den Lichtstrom auf der Schwenkachse in der Nähe eines Schwenkzapfens des Mitnehmers und einen Diffusionsabschnitt (612, 622) für das Licht umfasst, der sich an der Seite des Mitnehmers gegenüber der Fläche des zu beleuchtenden Fassadenbereichs erstreckt.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Diffusionsabschnitt (612, 622) eine fächerartige Form aufweist.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 12 oder 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Diffusionsabschnitt Rippen (612A, 622A) für die Diffusion des Lichtstroms auf der zu beleuchtenden Fläche umfasst.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass auf beiden Seiten des Mitnehmers zwei optische Leitungen (610,620; 610',620') vorgesehen sind, um zwei seitliche Fassadenbereiche des Elektrogeräts zu beleuchten.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es zwei direkt nebeneinander positionierte Mitnehmer (200) umfasst, die durch zwei Bedienungstasten (300''') vom Anwender betätigt werden, sowie dadurch, dass die Beleuchtungsmittel eine Lichtquelle und einen optischen Leiter umfassen, die jeweils einem Mitnehmer zugeordnet sind, wobei jeder optische Leiter geeignet ist, den von der Lichtquelle abgegebenen Lichtstrom entlang der Schwenkachse des dazugehörenden Mitnehmers zu leiten, sowie dadurch, dass mindestens eine der Bedienungstasten eine lichtundurchlässige Wand (310''') aufweist, die den Lichtstrom, der sich zwischen den beiden Mitnehmern entlang der Schwenkachse der Mitnehmer fortbewegt, blockieren kann.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede einem Mitnehmer zugeordnete Bedienungstaste (300"') eine lichtundurchlässige Wand (310''') umfasst.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 16 oder 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich jede lichtundurchlässige Wand (310"') zwischen die periphere Seitenwand (201) des Mitnehmers und einen Schwenkzapfen (204) des Mitnehmers schiebt.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 16 bis 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede lichtundurchlässige Wand (310''') mit der Bedienungstaste (300''') ein einteiliges Blockteil bildet.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 19, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Beleuchtungsmittel eine Halterung (404) umfassen, deren dem Boden des Elektrogeräts zugewendete Seite eine gedruckte Schaltung trägt, an der elektrolumineszente Dioden (403) angeschlossen sind, die die Lichtquelle bilden.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 20, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Halterung auf der der Fassade des Elektrogeräts zugewendeten Seite eine gedruckte Schaltung trägt, an der mindestens eine andere Diode angeschlossen ist, die eine andere Lichtquelle bildet.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 21, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der aus durchsichtigem oder durchscheinendem Werkstoff hergestellte Mitnehmer einen Lichtwellenleiter bildet, der den von der anderen Lichtquelle abgegebenen Lichtstrom aufnehmen und zu einem Fassadenbereich des zu beleuchtenden Elektrogeräts leiten kann.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 22, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es eine andere optische Leitung (500") umfasst, die zumindest einen Teil des von der anderen Lichtquelle abgegebenen und vom Mitnehmer geleiteten Lichtstroms aufnehmen und ihn bis zum zu beleuchtenden Fassadenbereich leiten kann.
- Elektrogerät nach Anspruch 23, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die andere optische Leitung eine T-förmige Leitung mit einem Führungsabschnitt (501") ist, der sich gegenüber dem Mitnehmer erstreckt, um den von ihm geleiteten Lichtstrom aufzunehmen, sowie mit einem länglichen Diffusionsbereich (502") entlang des zu beleuchtenden Fassadenbereichs.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der Ansprüche 20 bis 24, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es eine für den Anwender zugängliche Bedienungstaste (300) umfasst, die auf den Mitnehmer aufgesetzt ist, um diesen zu schwenken, wobei diese Bedienungstaste ein längliches Fenster (302) umfasst, das sich gegenüber einem Diffusionsabschnitt der optischen Leitung (500"), die den von der anderen Lichtquelle abgegebenen Lichtstrom leitet, erstreckt.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der vorausgehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder Mitnehmer aus einem einzigen gussgeformten Teil aus durchsichtigem oder durchscheinendem Kunststoff hergestellt ist.
- Elektrogerät nach einem der vorausgehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede optische Leitung aus einem einzigen gussgeformten Teil aus durchsichtigem oder durchscheinendem Kunststoff hergestellt ist.
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