WO1999050868A1 - Apparatus having a switch which is operable via a dome-shaped elastic cover - Google Patents
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- WO1999050868A1 WO1999050868A1 PCT/IB1999/000213 IB9900213W WO9950868A1 WO 1999050868 A1 WO1999050868 A1 WO 1999050868A1 IB 9900213 W IB9900213 W IB 9900213W WO 9950868 A1 WO9950868 A1 WO 9950868A1
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- cover
- raised portion
- housing wall
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/02—Details
- H01H13/04—Cases; Covers
- H01H13/08—Casing of switch constituted by a handle serving a purpose other than the actuation of the switch
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/02—Details
- H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
- H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
- H01H2003/007—Mechanisms for operating contacts the contacts being actuated by deformation of a flexible housing
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- the invention relates to an apparatus comprising a housing having a housing wall formed with a passage closed by a cover connected to the housing wall, which cover is elastically deformable and has a portion which is raised with respect to the adjacent area of the housing wall in a rest position of the cover and owing to its elastic deformability, the raised portion of the cover is movable transversely to the housing wall in a direction toward the apparatus interior from a rest position into an operating position, and which has an actuating means which, when the raised portion is moved from its rest position into its operating position, is movable from an inactive position into an active position, and comprising switching means which are accommodated in the apparatus and by means of which, when the actuating means is moved from its inactive position into its active position, a switching function can be activated with the aid of the actuating means, characterized in that, when the raised portion of the cover has been moved out of its rest position into a position flush with the adjacent area of the housing wall, the actuating means of the cover occupies an intermediate position situated between
- Such an apparatus of the type defined in the opening paragraph is known, for example from the document EP 0 011 320 A2.
- a housing wall has a plurality of passages in the form of small holes and the cover is located in the interior of the apparatus, the cover having protrusions which extend through the passages in the housing 2 wall, the free ends of the protrusions thus forming the raised portions of the cover.
- the raised portions of the cover i.e. the free ends of the protrusions are brought into a position in which they are flush with the adjacent area of the housing wall, this activates a switching function of the switching means inside the apparatus, as a result of which the apparatus is, for example, switched on.
- the actuating means of the cover occupies an intermediate position situated between its inactive position and its active position, in which intermediate position an actuation of a switching function of the switching means with the aid of the actuating means is inhibited, and the raised portion of the cover is movable towards the apparatus interior out of its position in which it is flush with the adjacent area of the housing wall into an operating position in which the actuating means, which then occupies its active position, actuates a switching function of the switching means.
- a variant of the invention defined in Claim 3 has proved to be advantageous in view of a reliable actuation of the switching means.
- a further advantageous variant defined in Claim 4 has the advantage that two switching functions can be actuated in a very simple manner and by simple means.
- the variants of the invention defined in Claims 5 and 6 have proved to be particularly favorable in practice.
- Figure 1 is an oblique view of an apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, which is a wet-dry shaver comprising an elastic cover in the area of a housing wall, which cover has two dome-shaped raised portions.
- Figure 2 shows a part of the apparatus of Figure 1 in a longitudinal sectional view taken across the two raised portions of the cover of this apparatus, the two raised portions each being shown in a rest position and the switching means of the apparatus being shown in an off position.
- Figure 3 similarly to Figure 2, shows a part of the apparatus of Figure 1, one raised portion being shown in a position flush with the adjacent area of the housing wall and the switching means being shown in their off position.
- Figure 4 similarly to Figures 2 and 3, shows a part of the apparatus of Figure 1, both raised portions being shown in their rest positions and the switching means being shown in their on position.
- FIG 1 shows an apparatus 1, which is a so-called wet-dry shaver.
- the apparatus 1 has a housing 2 which essentially comprises two shell halves 3 and 4, which are connected to one another to form a one-piece shell. At one end of the housing 2 the shell is closed by an end portion 5.
- a shaving head 6 projects from the 4 housing 2, which comprises cutting means not shown in Figure 1, for example a stationarily mounted shear foil and a reciprocatingly drivable lamellar cutter which cooperates with the shear foil.
- the housing 2 accommodates a drive motor, not shown in Figure 1 , for driving the lamellar cutter.
- the housing 2 further accommodates two rechargeable batteries, not shown, for powering the drive motor.
- the apparatus 1 comprises switching means 7, as can be seen in Figures 2 to 4.
- the switching means 7 comprise a switch toggle 9 which is pivotable about a pivot 8, which is shown diagrammatically.
- the switch toggle 9 comprises a first switch arm 10 and a second switch arm 11, which each have a recess 12 and 13, respectively.
- the switching means 7 further comprise a flexible contact spring 14 having an end portion 15 secured to an inner wall 16 of the apparatus 1.
- the switching means 7 further comprise a stationary contact 17, which is likewise connected to the inner wall 16.
- the contact spring 14 has a curved portion 18 with which it cooperates with the first switch arm 10, in such a manner that by a pivotal movement of the switch toggle 9 in the direction indicated by an arrow 19 the curved free end portion 20 of the contact spring 14 can be brought into electrically conductive engagement with the stationary contact 17.
- Figures 2 and 3 show the switching means 7 in their off position, in which the free end portion of the contact spring 14 is disengaged from the stationary contact 17 and the curved portion of the contact spring 14 engages against the first switch arm 10 of the switch toggle 9, which is then disengageably held in a position corresponding to the off position of the switching means 7 with the aid of means, not shown.
- These means are formed by, for example, latching means.
- Figure 4 shows the switching means 7 in their on position, in which the switch toggle 9 occupies a position in which it has been moved in a direction indicated by the arrow 19 and in which it is disengageably held with the aid of means, not shown.
- These means can also be formed by, for example, latching means.
- the contact spring 14 In the on position of the switching means 7 the contact spring 14 is held in a position in which it has been moved in the direction indicated by the arrow 19 with the aid of the first switch arm 10 of the switch toggle 9, the curved free end portion 20 of the contact spring 14 being in electrically conductive engagement with the stationary contact 17.
- the housing 2 of the apparatus 1 has, in addition to other housing walls, a housing wall 21, which is shown in sectional view in Figures 2, 3 and 4.
- the housing wall 21 has a first passage 22 and a second passage 23.
- the first passage 22 has a first circular cross- 5 section.
- the second passage 23 has a second circular cross-section.
- the two passages 22 and 23 are formed in the housing wall 21 directly adjacent one another and are only separated from one another by a portion 24 of the housing wall 21, which portion substantially has the shape of a double wedge.
- the apparatus 1 has a cover 25 made of an elastically deformable plastic and formed in a so-called molding-on process, in which a mechanically stable and liquid-tight joint is obtained.
- the cover 25 is elastically deformable.
- the cover 25 has a first portion 28 which is raised with respect to the adjacent area of the housing wall 21 in a rest position of the cover 25 and a second portion 29 which is raised with respect to the adjacent area of the housing wall 21 in a rest position of the cover 25. Owing to its elastic deformability each raised portion 28 or 29 of the cover 25 is movable transversely to the housing wall 21 in a direction toward the apparatus interior from a rest position shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4 into an operating position, which for the sake of simplicity is not shown in the Figures.
- the first raised portion 28 has a dome-shape adapted to the first circular cross- section of the first passage 22.
- the second raised portion 29 has a dome-shape adapted to the second circular cross-section of the second passage 23.
- the cover 25 has an actuating means 30 and 31, respectively, for each of the raised portions 28 and 29, i.e. a first actuating means 30 associated with the first raised portion 28 and a second actuating means 31 associated with the second raised portion 29.
- each dome-shaped raised portion 28 and 29 has an actuating means 30 or 31 in the form of an actuating projection which projects into the dome interior from the respective raised portion 28 or 29.
- Each of the two actuating projections forming the actuating means 30 and 31 is constructed and arranged to cooperate with a respective switch arm 10 or 11 of the switch toggle 9.
- the actuating means 30 and 31 are constructed and arranged to cooperate with the recesses 12 and 13 in the switch arms 10 and 11, which guarantees a reliable cooperation.
- each actuating means 30 or 31 When the raised portion 28 or 29 is moved from its rest position into its operating position each actuating means 30 or 31 is movable from an inactive position shown in Figures 2 and 4 into an active position, not shown in the Figures. When one of the two actuating means 30 and 31 is moved from its inactive position into its active position a switching function can be activated in the switching means 7 with the aid of the respective actuating means 30 or 31.
- the construction of the apparatus 1 is such that, when the raised portion 28 or 29 of the cover 25 has been moved out of its rest position into a position flush with the adjacent area of the housing wall 21, the respective actuating means 30 or 31 of the cover 25 occupies an intermediate position situated between its inactive position and its active position, in which intermediate position an actuation of a switching function of the switching means 7 with the aid of the actuating means 30 and 31 is inhibited, as is illustrated in Figure 3 for the first actuating means 30 which is movable by means of the first raised portion 28, which Figure by way of illustration shows a wall 32 which holds the first raised portion 28 in its flush position.
- Each of the raised portions 28 and 29 of the cover is movable towards the apparatus interior in a direction indicated by an arrow F, out of its position in which it is flush with the adjacent area of the housing wall 21 into an operating position, not show in the Figures, in which the actuating means 30 or 31, which then occupies its active position, actuates a switching function of the switching means 7.
- An excursion a of the first raised portion 28, a distance b between the first actuating means 30 and the first switch arm 10 of the switch toggle 9, and a distance c between the free end 20 of the contact spring 14 and the stationary contact 17 are indicated in Figure 2.
- the construction is such that the excursion a is smaller than the sum of the distances b and c, which ensures that when the first raised portion 28 has been moved out of its rest position into a position in which it is flush with the adjacent area of the housing wall 21 the first actuating means 30 does not actuate a switching function of the switching means 7.
- an excursion for the second raised portion 29 and a distance b between the second actuating means 31 and the second switch arm 11 of the switch toggle 9 are given in Figure 4.
- the construction is such that the excursion a is selected to be smaller than 7 the distance b, which ensures that when the second raised portion 29 has been moved out of its rest position into a position in which it is flush with the adjacent area of the housing wall 21 the second actuating means 29 does not actuate a switching function of the switching means 7.
- an apparatus in accordance with the invention may comprise a cover having only on raised portion by means of which a switch can be changed over or actuated and which upon actuation effects switching on and upon a subsequent actuation effects switching off.
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP54907299A JP2002501668A (en) | 1998-03-27 | 1999-02-08 | Device having a switch operable via a dome shaped elastic cover |
EP99901821A EP0985219B1 (en) | 1998-03-27 | 1999-02-08 | Apparatus having a switch which is operable via a dome-shaped elastic cover |
DE69927099T DE69927099T2 (en) | 1998-03-27 | 1999-02-08 | DEVICE WITH SWITCH WITH COUPLED SHAPED ELASTIC ACTUATOR CAP |
AT99901821T ATE304215T1 (en) | 1998-03-27 | 1999-02-08 | DEVICE WITH SWITCH WITH DOME-SHAPED ELASTIC ACTUATING CAP |
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EP98890086.6 | 1998-03-27 | ||
EP98890086 | 1998-03-27 |
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AT (1) | ATE304215T1 (en) |
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EP0011320A2 (en) * | 1978-10-25 | 1980-05-28 | Braun Aktiengesellschaft | Housing with a push switch for electrical apparatus |
GB2112577A (en) * | 1981-12-29 | 1983-07-20 | Shinetsu Polymer Co | An electrical push-button switch covering member of rubber material |
US4677268A (en) * | 1983-03-28 | 1987-06-30 | The Gates Corporation | Elastomeric switch control device |
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EP0011320A2 (en) * | 1978-10-25 | 1980-05-28 | Braun Aktiengesellschaft | Housing with a push switch for electrical apparatus |
GB2112577A (en) * | 1981-12-29 | 1983-07-20 | Shinetsu Polymer Co | An electrical push-button switch covering member of rubber material |
US4677268A (en) * | 1983-03-28 | 1987-06-30 | The Gates Corporation | Elastomeric switch control device |
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