CN101539325B - Rotary switch assembly for air conditioner in vehicle - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a rotary switch assembly for an air conditioner in a vehicle, in which detent means is mounted on a holder joined to a front housing to mount a knob on the holder, so that a cable switch assembly for operating a cable to control the air conditioner can be used to various switches in common without regard to existence and nonexistence of a detent structure or positions of the detent structure and the rotary switch assembly can prevent a movement of the knob and effectively transfer a manipulation force of the knob to the cable switch assembly since the detent means is mounted on the holder adjacent to the knob.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to be used for the rotary switch assembly of auto air-con, more specifically, relate to the following rotary switch assembly that is used for auto air-con, wherein pawl device is installed on the keeper that is attached to procapsid knob is installed on the described keeper, make that be used to operate cable controls the cable switch module of air-conditioner and can be common to various switches, and with the location independent that has or do not exist detent mechanism or pawl structures, and because described pawl device is installed on the keeper adjacent with knob, therefore described rotary switch assembly can prevent the knob motion, and effectively the operating physical force of knob is delivered to the cable switch module.
Background technology
Usually, auto air-con is the car inner part that is installed in the car, be used at summer or cooling in winter or heating vehicle interior, or in rainy season or winter from wind screen defrosting to guarantee driver's the visual field, front and back thus.Because such air-conditioner comprises evaporimeter and heater core usually together, so it heats, cools off vehicle interior or vehicle interior is ventilated by following steps: selectively inner air or extraneous air are incorporated into air-conditioner; The air that heating or cooling are introduced; And the air vent of the air that will heat or cool off by air-conditioner housing blows in the car.
In such air-conditioner, to control by temperature-adjusting door through the air of evaporimeter with through the Air mixing ratio of heater core, the air of frontage and airiness mouth motion is discharged direction by being installed in the mode door control on the ventilating opening respectively along it.For example, air comes towards passenger's body top discharge air by air vent mode control, come to discharge air by the control of pin pattern towards feet of passengers, come to discharge air towards passenger's top and passenger's foot simultaneously by the control of dibit pattern, and come towards the vehicle window discharged air to remove frost or steam from vehicle window by defrosting mode control.
For preassigned pattern is set from air conditioning mode, controller is installed on the middle instrument board of vehicle, described controller comprises the various switches that are installed on the shell that is fixed on the middle instrument board.
Described switch is divided into push-button switch, its king-rod of being used to allow the passenger to push button according to selected operator scheme and is combined in corresponding to the pole type switch of the position of selected operator scheme and is used to allow the rotary switch of passenger according to the angle position select operating mode of rotatable knob.
Push-button switch comes control model by the electrical power that adjusting is fed to described switch, rotary switch is made by this way: rotatable knob is assembled with respect to switch main body, and in this case, rotary switch can be by coming control model with the angle position of knob is corresponding with the operator scheme of switch main body.
As shown in fig. 1, the switch module 1 that comprises all kinds switch has the structure that the switch of a plurality of difference in functionalitys and structure is installed on shell 2.That is, be used to regulate wind speed air capacity switch 3, be used for determining that the mode switch 4 of air emission direction, the air-conditioner switch (not shown) that is used to regulate the temperature regulating switch 5 of wind-warm syndrome and be used for the opening/closing air-conditioner are installed in shell 2.
And for example rotary switch such as temperature regulating switch 5 and mode switch 4 is divided into cable-line switch and electric switch according to its method of operating.Hereinafter the cable-line switch will only be described.
As shown in Figure 2, cable-line rotary switch 10 generally includes: gear shaft 20, one end thereof rotatably are supported on the boss 12 that is formed on housing 11 inner bottom surfaces; Rack 30, it is rotatably installed on the periphery of boss 12 in the mode of gears engaged to gear shaft 20, and described rack 30 links to each other with the temperature-adjusting door or the mode door of air-conditioner by cable 40; With knob 25, it is attached to gear shaft 20 from the outwards outstanding end of housing 11.Gear shaft 20 adopts the helical teeth form, the curved tooth form that rack 30 adopts corresponding to gear shaft 20 forms.
And knob 25 is given prominence in the mode that allows the driver to rotate this knob towards housing 11 front portions.
In having the conventional cable formula rotary switch 10 of said structure, because gear shaft 20 rotates by the rotation of knob 25, and gears engaged is also rotated to the rack 30 of gear shaft 20, and the cable 40 that therefore is connected to rack 30 moves back and forth with rack 30 interlockings ground.In this case, when cable 40 moves back and forth, be installed in the air-conditioner and the cam and the bar that are connected with cable 40 also rotate, so activated with the temperature-adjusting door or the mode door of cam and bar interlocking.
In addition, U.S. Patent No. 5,235,866 disclose another example of cable-line rotary switch 50.With reference to Fig. 3 a and 3b U.S. Patent No. 5,235 is described briefly, disclosed cable-line rotary switch in 866.Cable-line rotary switch 50 according to prior art comprises: control panel 51; Axle 52, it is rotatably installed on the control panel 51 and has the driven wheel 53 that is formed on its outer peripheral face; With cable switch module 60, it is installed in control panel 51 rears, and is connected by the driven gear 62 that is formed on described cable switch module 60 1 sides with the driven wheel 53 of axle 52, thereby operates a pair of cable that is used to control air-conditioner.
Therefore, when the passenger along forwards to or during rightabout rotating shaft 52, the line with driven wheel 53 is connected by driven gear 62 of cable switch module 60 is taken turns 61 and is rotated.Afterwards, when line wheel 61 along forwards to or when rotating in opposite direction, cable 55 online the wheel on 61 or from line wheel 61 of reeling unclamped, the cam of the air-conditioner that is connected with the opposite side of cable 55 simultaneously and bar rotation, and therefore activate and the temperature-adjusting door and the mode door of described cam and bar interlocking.
Simultaneously because without limits to the path of cable 55, therefore be used for by cable 55 is reeled online take turns or take turns from line unclamp the cable switch module 60 of controlling air-conditioner and can freely design.
As mentioned above, temperature regulating switch 5 and mode switch 4 belong to cable-line rotary switch 50.In this case, temperature regulating switch 5 does not have pawl structures, and mode switch 4 has the pawl structures that is configured in the cable switch module 60, is used for providing when axle 52 rotations the pause sense of each mode position.
Promptly, the pawl structures of cable switch module 60 comprises forming onlinely takes turns the ratchet part 63 on 61 the outer peripheral face and is installed in ratchet spring 66 on the housing 65, line wheel 61 is installed on the described housing 65, and described ratchet spring 66 provides the sense that pauses in Elastic Contact ratchet part 63.
Therefore, when passenger's rotating shaft 52, ratchet spring 66 is online takes turns the ratchet part 63 that flexibly snaps into line wheel 61 in 61 the rotary course, thereby the passenger can experience the pause sense of each specific position of rotation (each mode position) during owing to axle 52 rotations, so the passenger can change pattern more convenient and definitely.
But, traditional cable-line rotary switch 50 existing problems: because pawl structures is configured in the inside of cable switch module 60, therefore can not cable switch module 60 is shared to temperature regulating switch 5 and mode switch 4.
That is,, therefore be difficult to come shared cable switch module 60, and so increased manufacturing cost according to the position that has and do not exist pawl structures or pawl structures because that pawl structures and line are taken turns is 61 integrally formed.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, invention the present invention solves the problems referred to above that occur in the prior art, and the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of rotary switch assembly that is used for auto air-con, wherein, pawl device is installed on the keeper that is attached to procapsid, be used for knob is installed in described keeper, make that be used to operate cable controls the cable switch module of described air-conditioner and can be common to various switches, and with the location independent that has and do not exist pawl structures or pawl structures, and because described pawl device is installed on the described keeper adjacent with described knob, therefore described rotary switch assembly can prevent the knob motion, and effectively the operating physical force of described knob is delivered to described cable switch module.
To achieve these goals, according to the present invention, a kind of rotary switch assembly that is used for auto air-con is provided, it is installed on the housing of middle instrument board of vehicle, be used to operate the cable of control air-conditioner, it is characterized in that described rotary switch assembly comprises: during keeper, this keeper are rotatably installed in and are formed on through hole on the described housing along fore-and-aft direction; Knob, this knob is arranged on the front surface of described housing, and combines with described keeper; Pawl device, this pawl device are installed between described keeper and the described housing, and described pawl device provides the engaging sense of each specific position of rotation when described knob rotates; And the cable switch module, this cable switch module removably is connected with described keeper, thereby operates described cable by the operating physical force that described keeper receives described knob.
In another aspect, to achieve these goals, according to the present invention, provide a kind of rotary switch assembly that is used for auto air-con, this rotary switch assembly comprises: the housing that is engaged with each other; A plurality of keepers, described keeper is spaced from each other with preset space length, and is rotatably installed in and is formed on a plurality of through holes on the described housing along fore-and-aft direction; A plurality of knobs, described knob is arranged on the front surface of described housing, and combines with described a plurality of keepers; A plurality of pawl devices, described pawl device are installed between described a plurality of keeper and the described housing, and described pawl device has different forms, so that the engaging sense of each specific position of rotation of described knob to be provided when described a plurality of knobs rotate; And the cable switch module of a plurality of same form, described cable switch module receives the operating physical force of described a plurality of knobs by described keeper, is used to control the cable of air-conditioner with operation.
According to the present invention, because described pawl device is installed on the keeper that is attached to described procapsid described knob is installed on the described keeper, therefore being used to operate cable controls the cable switch module of air-conditioner and can be common to various switches, and with the location independent that has and do not exist pawl structures or pawl structures, and therefore reduce manufacturing cost.
And because pawl device is installed on the keeper adjacent with described knob, therefore described rotary switch assembly can prevent described knob motion, strengthens operation sense, and effectively the operating physical force of described knob is delivered to described cable switch module.
And the present invention can improve the associative perception between knob and the keeper, and because the diameter of the keeper of the described knob of support is bigger, therefore prevents distortion when knob rotates.
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Above-mentioned and other purposes of the present invention, feature and advantage will be from becoming apparent the detailed description of the preferred embodiment for the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the stereogram of expression conventional switch assembly;
Fig. 2 is the stereogram of expression conventional cable formula rotary switch;
Fig. 3 a and 3b are the stereograms of another conventional cable formula rotary switch of expression;
Fig. 4 is the stereogram according to rotary switch assembly of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the exploded perspective view according to rotary switch assembly of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is that the A-A line along Fig. 4 cuts open the cutaway view of getting;
Fig. 7 is the cutaway view of another embodiment of the pawl device of presentation graphs 6;
Fig. 8 is the cutaway view of the integrally formed each other situation of the knob of presentation graphs 6 and keeper; And
Fig. 9 is that the cable switch module of expression use single cable is installed in the exploded perspective view according to the situation on the rotary switch assembly of the present invention.
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Describe preferred implementation of the present invention in detail now with reference to accompanying drawing.
Parts same as the prior art have Reference numeral same as the prior art.
Fig. 4 is the stereogram according to rotary switch assembly of the present invention, Fig. 5 is the exploded perspective view of rotary switch assembly, Fig. 6 is that the A-A line along Fig. 4 cuts open the cutaway view of getting, Fig. 7 is the cutaway view of another embodiment of the pawl device of presentation graphs 6, Fig. 8 is the cutaway view of the integrally formed each other situation of the knob of presentation graphs 6 and keeper, and Fig. 9 is that expression uses the cable switch module of single cable to be installed in the stereogram of the situation on the rotary switch assembly.
As shown in FIG., the rotary switch assembly 100 that is used for auto air-con according to the present invention comprises housing 110 and 120, keeper 130, knob 140, pawl device 135 and the cable switch module 150 that is installed on the middle instrument board of vehicle.
At first, housing 110 and 120 is the back casing 120 of the procapsid 110 of keeper 130 rotatably being installed thereon and being attached to procapsid 110, and in this case, cable switch module 150 removably is attached to back casing 120.Procapsid 110 comprises along fore-and-aft direction so that keeper 130 can be installed in mode on the described procapsid 110 and forms wherein through hole 111.Here, through hole 111 comprises the step claw 111a that is formed on one side place.
Simultaneously, in the present invention, housing 110 and 120 manufactures procapsid 110 and back casing 120 respectively, and is assembled with each other, but also can be used as the single housing manufacturing.
And keeper 130 rotatably inserts and is attached in the through hole 111 of procapsid 110.Keeper 130 comprises the protuberance 131 that is formed on its front surface and is formed on coupling recess 133 on keeper 130 rear surfaces in the mode that combines with cable switch module 150.
In this case, the protuberance 131 of keeper 130 is towards the outstanding predetermined length of the front surface of procapsid 110, to engage with knob 140.
Knob 140 is arranged on the front surface of procapsid 110, and engages with keeper 130 by engagement device 145.
Among the figure, protuberance 131 is formed on the front surface of keeper 130 highlightedly, and comprises the hook 132 on the outer peripheral face that is formed on protuberance 131 highlightedly, and described hook 132 has at least one plane.
And, inserting recess 141 and be formed on the rear surface of knob 140, and comprise recess 142 in the mode corresponding with the form of the outer peripheral face of protuberance 131, recess 142 is so that hook 132 snaps into the mode of recess 142 forms.
Here, preferably near the part of protuberance 131 hook 132 is cut open, and elasticity is provided for thus hook 132.Form two hooks 132 among the figure, but the quantity of hook 132 can change freely.
In addition, preferably the outer peripheral face of the protuberance 131 of keeper 130 is the polygon form, and the insertion recess 141 of knob 140 also is the polygon form corresponding to protuberance 131.Certainly, the outer peripheral face of protuberance 131 and insertion recess 141 can form recessed and outstanding shape (end illustrates).
Therefore, when knob 140 rotations, between knob 140 and keeper 130, do not slide.
Simultaneously, knob 140 and keeper 130 can removably engage each other by engagement device 145, but also can be integrally formed each other as shown in Figure 8.
That is, because the knob 140 of one and keeper 130 and cable switch module 150 are assembled under the state between them each other at housing 110 and 120, therefore structure of the present invention and assembling can be simplified.
In this case, the knob 140 of one and keeper 130 can be assembled into the front surface of procapsid 110 simply, and the rotating shaft 152 of the keeper 130 of knob 140 and cable switch module 150 integratedly and rotatably combination.
And pawl device 135 is installed between keeper 130 and the procapsid 110, and the pause sense of each specific position of rotation is provided when knob 140 rotations.
And pawl device 135 is not used in the temperature regulating switch, but is configured in the mode switch so that the pause sense of each air conditioning mode to be provided when knob 140 rotates.
Among the figure, accommodation hole 136 and ratchet lid 137 edges form in pairs with respect to the rightabout of keeper 130, but also can only form one by one.
In addition, ratchet lid 137 and elastomeric element 138 can be used as separate part or form as a body component.
In addition, a plurality of maintenance recesses 112 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of through hole 111 of procapsid 110, and in this case, recess 112 is formed on the position corresponding to air conditioning mode, to change the air conditioning mode of air-conditioners by rotation knob 140.
Therefore, when the passenger rotates knob 140, the ratchet that is installed on the keeper 130 covers the 137 inner peripheral surface rotations along through hole 111, and the pause sense that provides ratchet lid 137 flexibly to snap into each position of a plurality of maintenance recesses 112 is so that the passenger can more convenient and more properly change air conditioning mode.
Simultaneously and since temperature regulating switch by along forwards to or rotate knob 140 in opposite direction and raise and reduce temperature, so temperature regulating switch does not need pawl device.
And Fig. 7 illustrates another embodiment of pawl device 135a.Among Fig. 7, pawl device 135a comprises: flexibly be installed in the ratchet lid 137a among the accommodation hole 136a of desired depth by elastomeric element 138a, described accommodation hole 136a is formed on the side of keeper 130 towards knob 140, and elastomeric element 138a is between ratchet lid 137a and accommodation hole 136a; With maintenance recess 112a, it is formed on procapsid 110 and the ratchet lid 137a interior surface opposing in the mode that knob lid 137a when knob 140 rotates flexibly snaps into this maintenance recess 112a.
As mentioned above, because the present invention has pawl device 135 or the 135a that is arranged between keeper 130 and the procapsid 110, therefore can construct the various forms of pawl structures as shown in Fig. 6 and 7.
And cable switch module 150 removably is connected with keeper 130, and passes through the operating physical force that keeper 130 receives knobs 140, thus the cable 160 of operation control air-conditioner.
Here can use single cable 160 or a pair of cable 160.
At first, as shown in FIG., under the situation of a pair of cable 160, cable switch module 150 comprises: the shell 155 that is attached to the rear surface of back casing 120; With rotor 151, it is rotatably installed in the inside of shell 155 with the end 161 of the cable 160 that will be used to control air-conditioner along the direction opposite each other mode on its outer peripheral face of being wound on, and described rotor 151 has to be removably mounted on mode on keeper 130 rear surfaces and is formed on armature spindle 152 on rotor 151 front surfaces highlightedly.
As mentioned above, when rotor 151 rotation of the cable switch module 150 that is installed in 161 places, 160 1 ends of cable, the rotor (not shown) of another cable switch module 170 that is installed in another place, end of cable 160 also rotates with rotor 151 interlockings.
Next, as shown in Figure 9, under the situation of single cable 160a, cable switch module 150 comprises: the shell 155 that is attached to back casing 120 rear surfaces; With rotor 151, it is rotatably installed in shell 155 inside in the mode that the end of the single cable 160a that will be used to control air-conditioner is wound on its outer peripheral face, and described rotor 151 has in the mode on the rear surface that is removably mounted on keeper 130 and is formed on armature spindle 152 on its front surface highlightedly.
As mentioned above, under the situation of single cable 160a, an end in the insertion shell 155 of single cable 160a is wound on the outer peripheral face of rotor 151 or when the outer peripheral face of rotor 151 unclamps, and is installed in rotor 172 rotations of another cable switch module 170 on another end of cable 160a.
Simultaneously, cable switch module 150 and 170 is installed on two ends of cable 160, wherein be installed in cable switch module 150 on the end of cable 160 and have wherein that armature spindle 152 is formed on the structure that engages with keeper 130 on the rotor 151, and be installed in cable switch module 170 on another end of cable 160 and have the structure that gear part 171 wherein is formed on actuating cam (not shown) and bar (not shown) on rotor one side, cam and bar are to be used to activate the temperature-adjusting door (not shown) of air-conditioner or the actuating device of mode door (not shown).In this case, the gear part 171 of rotor is to install with the mode that is formed on the gear part (not shown) gears engaged on the cam.
Therefore, when the rotor 151 of the cable switch module 150 on the end that is installed in cable 160 along forwards to or when rotating in opposite direction, the rotor that is installed in the cable switch module 170 on another end of cable 160 also along forwards to or rotation in opposite direction.
That is, because the rotor 151 that is installed in the cable switch module 150 on the end of cable 160 is connected to each other an end of keeper 130 and cable 160, so its operating physical force with knob 140 is delivered to a described end of cable 160.
And the rotor that is installed in the cable switch module 170 on another end of cable 160 is passed to the operating physical force of knob 140 by cable 160 actuating device of air-conditioner.
Here, preferably actuating device is to be rotatably installed in to activate the temperature-adjusting door that is installed in air-conditioner inside or the cam of mode door on the air-conditioner outer surface.That is, when as actuating device and with the cam rotation of gear part 171 engagements of the rotor of cable switch module 170, activate described door with the bar of described cam interlocking.
In addition, back casing 120 comprises a plurality of joint portions 122, is used for removably combination cable switch module 150.That is, a plurality of joint portions 122 are formed on the rear surface of back casing 120 along the periphery of shell 155, and each joint portion 122 has the hook 122a that is formed on highlightedly on its inner surface.
Therefore, when shell 155 inserts in described a plurality of joint portions 122 when cable switch module 150 is attached to the rear surface of back casing 120, the outer peripheral face of shell 155 snaps into the hook 122a of joint portion 122, so that shell 155 is attached to back casing 120.And when outwards launched joint portion 122, cable switch module 150 can 122 separation from the joint portion easily.
And if there is not back casing 120, then keeper 130 or other structures can have the joint portion of support and fixed housing 155.
Simultaneously, joint portion 122 is set shell 155 being fixed to the rear surface of housing 120, and in this case, rotor 155 can rotate relatively.
In addition, be formed on shell 155 1 sides through hole 121 that is forced to be assembled to back casing 120 with the protuberance 156 of the armature spindle 152 that rotatably supports described rotor 151 highlightedly.
In addition, the armature spindle 152 of rotor 151 passes the protuberance 156 of shell 155, and joins the rear surface of keeper 130 to.In this case, one in the composition surface of armature spindle 152 and keeper 130 has jog 152a, and another has the recess 133 that combines with described jog 152a.
Among the figure, jog 152a is formed on the outer peripheral face of armature spindle 152, and recess 133 is formed on the rear surface of the keeper 130 that combines with armature spindle 152 in the mode that the outer peripheral face corresponding to armature spindle 152 forms.Here, the recess 133 of keeper 130 and the outer peripheral face of armature spindle 152 can not be to form with the jog form, but form with the polygon form.
Therefore, do not slide between keeper 130 that in rotary course, is bonded to each other and the armature spindle 152.
Simultaneously, knob 140, keeper 130 and cable switch module 150 are arranged on the rotation (C), and the one operation.That is, knob 140, keeper 130 and cable switch module 150 be all with arranged in concentric circles, and directly interconnect the one operation.
Above-described keeper 130 has following various function.
At first,, therefore more simplify than the gear of indirect transfer operating physical force in configuration aspects because keeper 130 directly is delivered to cable switch module 150 with the operating physical forces of knob 140, and more steady and transmit operating physical force reliably.
The second, keeper 130 has pawl structures provides the sense that pauses (sense of slowing down) when knob 140 rotations.
The 3rd, because keeper 130 removably is attached to cable switch module 150, cable switch module 150 is by modularization and removably be assembled into switch (temperature regulating switch, mode switch etc.), and with the location independent that has and do not exist ratchet part or pawl structures, so keeper 130 can be shared.
In addition, will briefly be described in the situation that a plurality of rotary switches are installed on housing 110 and 120, each rotary switch comprises knob 140, keeper 130, pawl device 135 or 135a and cable switch module 150.
And a plurality of knobs 140 are attached to a plurality of keepers 130 at the front surface of procapsid 110.
Multi-form a plurality of pawl devices 135 and 135a are to provide the mode of the sense that pauses to be installed in respectively between a plurality of keepers 130 and the housing 110 in the different rotary position of knob 140 when a plurality of knobs 140 rotate.
Promptly, a plurality of rotary switches of controlling air-conditioner in the different function (temperature, air conditioning mode, air capacity etc.) of execution are installed under the situation of housing 110 and 120, because a plurality of rotary switches are carried out different functions respectively, the different rotary position of the knob 140 that therefore multi-form a plurality of pawl devices 135 and 135a are installed in rotary switch.
And for the operating physical force that receives a plurality of knobs 140 by keeper 130 is operated the cable 160 of control air-conditioner, the cable switch module 150 of a plurality of same form removably connects and is installed to described a plurality of keeper 130.
In other words, even a plurality of pawl devices 135 are installed on a plurality of rotary switches with 135a with different forms or omit pawl device, because a plurality of cable switch module 150 is removably assembled with same form, therefore a plurality of cable switch modules 150 still can be common to rotary switch.
As mentioned above, wherein the rotary switch assembly 100 that is installed on the keeper 130 of pawl device 135 or 135a is suitable for mode switch, and is installed in removal under the state of the pawl device 135 on the keeper 130 and can be used for temperature regulating switch.So, removably be attached to back casing 120 and can be common to different switch (for example mode switch and temperature regulating switch) with cable switch module 150 that keeper 130 connects and with the location independent that has and do not exist pawl structures and pawl structures, therefore reduce manufacturing cost.
And, because pawl device 135 or 135a are installed on the keeper 130 adjacent with knob 140, therefore pawl device 135 or 135a are by the resilient support keeper 130 of elastomeric element 138 or 138a, prevent the motion of knob 140 thus, strengthen to handle sense, and effectively the operating physical force of knob 140 is delivered to cable switch module 150.
In addition, owing to the diameter of the keeper 130 that rotatably supports knob 140 is bigger, so the increase of the associative perception between knob 140 and the keeper 130, and therefore it can prevent distortion when knob 140 rotations.
The action that is used for the rotary switch assembly 100 of auto air-con according to of the present invention hereinafter will be described.
At first, when the passenger rotates knob 140, keeper 130 rotations that combine with knob 140.
In this case, when ratchet lid 137 on being installed in keeper 130 or 137a rotate in the through hole 111 of procapsid 110, because the passenger experiences the pause sense that the ratchet lid flexibly snaps into each position of a plurality of maintenance recesses 112 or 112a, so the passenger can more convenient and more properly change air conditioning mode.
Unceasingly, when keeper 130 rotation, the rotor 151 of the cable switch module 150 that is connected with keeper 130 rotates, and is installed in simultaneously on the air-conditioner and the rotor of the cable switch module 170 that is connected with rotor 151 by cable 160 also rotates.
Afterwards, the rotor of the cable switch module 170 on being installed in air-conditioner when rotation,, and therefore activate temperature-adjusting door or mode door with described bar interlocking with the cam rotation of the air-conditioner of gear part 171 engagements of rotor, action bars.
Simultaneously, when the insertion recess 141 of knob 140 is attached to the protuberance 131 of keeper 130, be formed on the recess 142 that inserts on the recess 141 because the hook 132 of protuberance 131 snaps into, so knob 140 can be assembled easily.
And cable switch module 150 also can be by being formed on the joint portion 122 removably assembling easily on back casing 120 rear surfaces.
As mentioned above, describe the situation that rotary switch assembly 100 according to the present invention is applied to auto air-con, but the invention is not restricted to top describedly, and can be applied to various fields in the same manner.
Though the present invention is described with reference to concrete illustrative embodiments, the present invention is not subjected to the restriction of embodiment, but only by appended claim restriction.Can recognize that those skilled in the art can change or improve described embodiment and without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. rotary switch assembly that is used for auto air-con, it is installed on the housing (110,120) of instrument board in the middle of the vehicle and operates the cable (160) that is used to control described air-conditioner, it is characterized in that described rotary switch assembly comprises:
During keeper (130), this keeper are rotatably installed in and are formed on through hole (111) on the described housing (110) along fore-and-aft direction;
Knob (140), this knob is arranged on the front surface of described housing (110), and combines with described keeper (130);
Pawl device (135; 135a), this pawl device is installed between described keeper (130) and the described housing (110), described pawl device (135; 135a) when rotating, described knob (140) provides the engaging sense of each specific position of rotation; And
Cable switch module (150), this cable switch module removably is connected with described keeper (130), and the operating physical force that is used for receiving by described keeper (130) described knob (140) is operated described cable (160),
Wherein, described cable switch module (150) comprising:
Shell (155), this shell is attached to the rear surface of described housing (120); With
Rotor (151), this rotor are rotatably installed in described shell (155) inside, will be used to control the single or a pair of cable (160a of described air-conditioner; 160) end (161) is wound on the outer peripheral face of this rotor each other, and described rotor (151) has in the mode on the rear surface that is removably mounted on described keeper (130) and is formed on armature spindle (152) on the front surface of this rotor highlightedly.
2. rotary switch assembly according to claim 1, wherein, described housing (120) comprises and is formed on lip-deep thereafter a plurality of joint portions (122) highlightedly, makes described cable switch module (150) removably be attached to described joint portion.
3. rotary switch assembly according to claim 2, wherein, described joint portion (122) combines the rear surface that described shell (155) is fixed to described housing (120) with the outer surface of the shell (155) of described cable switch module (150), and the rotor (151) that is used to operate described cable (160) is can counterrotating mode being installed in described shell (155) inside.
4. rotary switch assembly according to claim 1, wherein, one in the composition surface of described armature spindle (152) and described keeper (130) has jog (152a), and in the described composition surface another has the recess (133) that combines with described jog (152a).
5. rotary switch assembly according to claim 1, wherein, described cable switch module (150) comprises rotor (151), this rotor is used for described keeper (130) is connected with an end of described cable (160), thus the operating physical force of described knob (140) is delivered to a described end of described cable (160), and has described another end that another cable switch module (170) that is used for the rotor that another end with described cable (160) is connected with the actuating device of described air-conditioner is installed in described cable (160), transmit the operating physical force of described knob (140) thus, described operating physical force is delivered to the described actuating device of described air-conditioner by described cable (160).
6. rotary switch assembly according to claim 1, wherein, described housing (110,120) be the back casing (120) of the procapsid (110) of described keeper (130) rotatably being installed thereon and being attached to described procapsid (110), described cable switch module (150) removably is attached on this back casing (120).
7. rotary switch assembly according to claim 1, wherein, described knob (140), described keeper (130) and described cable switch module (150) are arranged on the rotation (C), and the one operation.
8. rotary switch assembly according to claim 1, wherein, described knob (140) and described keeper (130) are integrally formed.
9. rotary switch assembly according to claim 1, wherein, described pawl device (135) comprising:
Ratchet lid (137), this ratchet covers in the accommodation hole (136) that flexibly is installed in the outer peripheral face that is formed at described keeper (130), or flexibly be installed in the accommodation hole (136) on the side of described knob (140) that is formed at described keeper (130), described ratchet lid (137) is by being inserted in elastomeric element (138) installation between described ratchet lid (137) and the described accommodation hole (136); With
Keep recess (112), this maintenance recess (112) is formed on the described housing (110), and is relative with described ratchet lid (137), makes that described ratchet lid (137) flexibly snaps into this maintenance recess (112) when described knob (140) rotates.
10. rotary switch assembly according to claim 1, wherein, described knob (140) engages with described keeper (130) by engagement device (145), and described engagement device (145) comprising:
Protuberance (131), this protuberance are formed on in the composition surface of described keeper (130) and described knob (140) one; With
Insert recess (141), this insertion recess is formed on in the described composition surface another, and engages with described protuberance (131).
11. a rotary switch assembly that is used for auto air-con, it comprises:
The housing that is engaged with each other (110,120);
A plurality of keepers (130), described keeper is spaced from each other with preset space length, and is rotatably installed in and is formed on a plurality of through holes (111) on the described housing (110) along fore-and-aft direction;
A plurality of knobs (140), described knob is arranged on the front surface of described housing (110), and combines with described a plurality of keepers (130);
A plurality of pawl devices (135; 135a), described pawl device is installed between described a plurality of keeper (130) and the described housing (110), described pawl device (135; 135a) have different forms, thereby the engaging sense of each specific position of rotation of described knob (140) is provided when described a plurality of knobs (140) rotate; With
The cable switch module (150) of a plurality of same form, described cable switch module removably is connected with described a plurality of keepers (130), described a plurality of cable switch modules (150) receive the operating physical force of described a plurality of knobs (140) by described keeper (130), the cable (160) that is used to control described air-conditioner with operation
Wherein, described cable switch module (150) comprising:
Shell (155), this shell is attached to the rear surface of described housing (120); With
Rotor (151), this rotor are rotatably installed in described shell (155) inside, will be used to control the single or a pair of described cable (160a of described air-conditioner; 160) end (161) is wound on the outer peripheral face of this rotor each other, and described rotor (151) has in the mode on the rear surface that is removably mounted on described keeper (130) and is formed on armature spindle (152) on this rotor front surface highlightedly.
12. rotary switch assembly according to claim 11, wherein, described housing (120) comprises and is formed on lip-deep thereafter a plurality of joint portions (122) highlightedly, makes described cable switch module (150) removably be attached to described joint portion.
13. rotary switch assembly according to claim 11, wherein, described cable switch module (150) comprises rotor (151), this rotor is used for described keeper (130) is connected with an end of described cable (160), thus the operating physical force of described knob (140) is delivered to a described end of described cable (160), and has described another end that another cable switch module (170) that is used for the rotor that another end with described cable (160) is connected with the actuating device of described air-conditioner is installed in described cable (160), transmit the operating physical force of described knob (140) thus, described operating physical force is delivered to the described actuating device of described air-conditioner by described cable (160).
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