CN1252200A - Electrical device - Google Patents

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CN1252200A
CN1252200A CN98804036A CN98804036A CN1252200A CN 1252200 A CN1252200 A CN 1252200A CN 98804036 A CN98804036 A CN 98804036A CN 98804036 A CN98804036 A CN 98804036A CN 1252200 A CN1252200 A CN 1252200A
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亨利·莱尔希内尔
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Siemens AG
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
    • G02B6/0015—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/002—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it by shaping at least a portion of the light guide, e.g. with collimating, focussing or diverging surfaces
    • G02B6/0021—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it by shaping at least a portion of the light guide, e.g. with collimating, focussing or diverging surfaces for housing at least a part of the light source, e.g. by forming holes or recesses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F9/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0081—Mechanical or electrical aspects of the light guide and light source in the lighting device peculiar to the adaptation to planar light guides, e.g. concerning packaging
    • 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
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/83—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by legends, e.g. Braille, liquid crystal displays, light emitting or optical elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0081—Mechanical or electrical aspects of the light guide and light source in the lighting device peculiar to the adaptation to planar light guides, e.g. concerning packaging
    • G02B6/0083—Details of electrical connections of light sources to drivers, circuit boards, or the like
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/054—Optical elements
    • H01H2219/062—Light conductor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/054—Optical elements
    • H01H2219/062—Light conductor
    • H01H2219/0622—Light conductor only an illuminated ring around keys
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/07—Actuators transparent

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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Switch Cases, Indication, And Locking (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Illuminated Signs And Luminous Advertising (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to an electrical device (1), especially a radio device, enabling improved accommodation of the operator elements and the illumination of said operator elements at the same time. The electrical device (1) comprises a display device (5), and at least one operator element (10) located preferably in the direct proximity of said display device (5). Said operator element can be illuminated. The display device (5) lies on a lighting body (15), and is illuminated via this lighting body by means of at least one light source, preferably a light-emitting diode, inside the electrical device (1). The at least one operator element (10) is configured so that it is at least partially transparent, and also lies on the lighting body (15). Said operator element can also be illuminated via the lighting body (15) by means of the light which can be radiated from at least one light source (20).

Description

Electric installation
Technical merit
The present invention relates to a electric installation according to the independent claims kind.
From also not do not announce, application number is to have known a kind of radio device 197 06 595 the German patent application, it includes a display unit.In addition, here, be provided with one at least and be used to select and/or activate the function operations element that radio device illustrates on display unit.This at least one executive component preferably is configured near near the display unit, like this at least one executive component with between the radio function that illustrates on the display unit, exist corresponding on the position.Here, at least one executive component can illuminate.
In addition, known from Optrex company " liquid crystal display LCD1995 " catalogue, display device configurations is illuminated above the optical conductor and by means of a light-emitting diode on this optical conductor at one.
Advantage of the present invention
In contrast to this, the advantage that has the electric installation of independent claims feature according to the present invention is that the bearing-surface of display unit and this at least one executive component are used to it simultaneously and illuminate, and therefore can finish a plurality of functions simultaneously.Adopt this mode not need to be used to hold and illuminate the add-on parts of display unit and this at least one executive component, can save material, manufacturing expense and cost like this.
In addition, advantageously, operation during this at least one executive component optical conductor also be used for holding capacity, like this, need not optional feature and device be installed on the electric installation housing for this reason equally, therefore can save additional materials, spending and cost.
Can advantageously further constitute and improve the electric installation that in independent claims, illustrates by the measure of introducing in the dependent claims.
Particularly advantageous is that this at least one executive component mainly is configured near the electric installation surface of shell marginal portion.Adopt this mode, this at least one executive component can touch for operating personnel, makes the finger of holding this electric installation hand also can operate this at least one executive component.This advantage has special significance for the electric installation that is configured to portable electric installation, for example radio device.
Further advantageously, at this at least one executive component position, flexible printed circuit board with dome switch lies in above the optical conductor, and this dome switch can be operated by means of this at least one executive component, and flexible printed circuit board has at least one opening outside dome switch.Because the flexibility of printed circuit board (PCB), the power that occurs when this at least one executive component of operation is transferred on the optical conductor, and like this, optical conductor can holding capacity as additional function.This at least one executive component of opening by printed circuit board (PCB) still can be illuminated.By using dome switch can make contacting when this at least one executive component of operation especially simply.By the flexibility of printed circuit board (PCB), make it can be with the outline of simple mode and optical conductor.
In addition advantageously, marginal portion and optical conductor beveling in this at least one executive component scope.Adopt this mode can further improve the contacts side surfaces of this at least one executive component, special like this can be when adopting more simply with this at least one executive component of finger manipulation of holding this electric installation hand according to portable type electric installation of the present invention.
Also advantageously, make dome switch with light transmissive material.Adopting this mode further to improve to the light of this at least one executive component carries.
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Embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings are also at length introduced in following explanation.
Fig. 1 shows the cross-sectional view according to electric installation of the present invention;
Fig. 2 shows the vertical view of the printed circuit board (PCB) that dome switch is housed.
The embodiment explanation
Fig. 1 indicates the electric installation that constitutes as radio device with 1.Here, Fig. 1 only shows a part of describing the radio device of wanting 1 cross section required for the present invention.Here, the housing of radio device 1 is divided into following 70 and top 65, here, below 70 interconnect by sidewall 75 with top 65, sidewall 65 zone in the above tilts above this, here, can be this any angle of selection, inclined-plane.This inclined-plane is the marginal portion 45 of radio device 1 surface of shell 25.Below radio device 1, first printed circuit board (PCB) 55 has been installed on 70.First printed circuit board (PCB) 55 with following 70 opposing one sides on an optical conductor 15 has been installed.Optical conductor 15 has 80, one display unit 5 of holding portion that constitute as groove on the one side of first printed circuit board (PCB) 55 dorsad at it and is placed in this holding portion.On a side of the away from light guide body 15 of display unit 5, radio device 1 top 65 on have a window 60, operating personnel can notice demonstration on the display unit 5 by this window.Below window 60, optical conductor 15 has first recess 90 that is used for being contained in first light source 20 that first printed circuit board (PCB) 55 upper contacts are connected and that constitute as light-emitting diode on the one side of surface of shell 25 dorsad at it.
Marginal portion 45 has an opening 100 that is used for holding the executive component 10 that constitutes as button, button 10 has the protruding part that constitutes as nose 105 in radio device 1 the inside, they under button inoperation state from the inside against housing wall and prevent that button 10 from dropping out from radio device 1.At the position of button 10, optical conductor 15 also is the inclined-plane, be in approximately parallel planes, marginal portion 45 in.On optical conductor 15 these inclined-planes, second printed circuit board (PCB) 30 has been installed between button 10 and optical conductor 15, its basal plane is consistent with the basal plane of button 10, and a dome switch that has the vault that protrudes to button 10 has been installed on the one side of its away from light guide body 15.Fig. 1 shows the button 10 under the inoperation state.If in direction of arrow action button 10,, realize the contact closing of contact of second printed circuit board (PCB) 30 in the known mode of this area professional by to pressing down dome switch 35 according to Fig. 1.The signal that produces corresponding to the closing of contact is sent to first printed circuit board (PCB) 55 in order to handle by the connection lead 110 between second printed circuit board (PCB) 30 and first printed circuit board (PCB) 55.At this, first printed circuit board (PCB) 55 and second printed circuit board (PCB) 30 can constitute a common printed circuit board (PCB).Second printed circuit board (PCB) 30 is made of the printed circuit board material of flexibility, so that the power that will produce in the direction of arrow when action button 10 passes to optical conductor 15 and is complementary with the shape of optical conductor 15.So, when direction of arrow action button 10, by optical conductor 15 holding capacity.
After action button 10, that is to say that after release button 10, the projection by dome switch 35 resets, this button is again with on its nose 105 inner walls that is pressed onto radio device 1.
Fig. 2 shows the vertical view of second printed circuit board (PCB) 30.Disposed an annular opening 40 round approximately being installed in the middle dome switch 35 of second printed circuit board (PCB).In addition, dome switch 35 can be made by the material of printing opacity.
Light by 20 emissions of first light-emitting diode not only is used for illuminating display unit 5, and also is used for illuminating button 10 by optical conductor 15, for this reason, button 10 equally to small part be printing opacity.At this, button 10 can be made by the silicones of printing opacity.
In order to improve illuminating of button 10, according to the optical conductor 15 of Fig. 1 can its towards the one side of first printed circuit board (PCB) 55 directly at second recess 95 that a light source 50 that is used for holding second, constitutes as light-emitting diode equally in this example is set below the button 10 in addition.Because second light-emitting diode 50 is configured near the button 10, it can targetedly improve illuminating of button 10, the opening 40 by second printed circuit board (PCB) and the dome switch 35 of light-permeable make the light of first and/or second light- emitting diode 20,50 be mapped to button 10.
Near display unit 5 can reach near marginal portion 45 in its expansion, therefore, button 10 was configured near near the display unit 5.The same in mode of operation coexists the inoperation state, this button 10 is in top dome switch 35 tops of second printed circuit board (PCB) 30 and optical conductor 15, can not drop to radio device 1 the inside like this.
Except being applied in such as the radio device in mobile radio or cordless telephone, the present invention also relates to the electric installation that other has display unit arbitrarily, for example resemble beep-pager, cord phone, calculator, measuring instrument or the like.For example can adopt the adhesive linkage of printing opacity to carry out second printed circuit board (PCB) 30 and display unit 5 fixing on optical conductor 15.
Button 10 for example also can be configured in radio device 1 top 65 on, between marginal portion 45 and window 60, like this, it not only is positioned near marginal portion 45 but also near near display unit 5 or window 60.At this, the necessary corresponding coordination of the expansion of display unit 5 and window 60, above making between marginal portion 45 and window 60 65 below, optical conductor 15 also have enough big bearing-surface be used for button 10 with above be fixed with second printed circuit board (PCB) 30 of dome switch 35.Second recess 95 optical conductor 15, that the inside has held second recess 95 light-emitting diode 50 equally correspondingly directly is configured in below the button 10 that is installed in above the radio device 1 on 65, like this, when first light-emitting diode 20 can not illuminate fully, then second light-emitting diode can have as well as possible illuminating at the button 10 of this mounting points.

Claims (5)

1. electric installation (1), particularly radio device, have a display unit (5) and at least one be configured near near the display unit (5), the executive component (10) that can be illuminated, it is characterized in that,
Display unit (5) is placed on the optical conductor (15), display unit can be positioned at electric installation (1) the inside at least one mainly be to illuminate through this optical conductor as the light source (20) that light-emitting diode constitutes, this at least one executive component (10) be configured to small part be printing opacity, and this at least one executive component (10) is placed on the optical conductor (15) equally, and can be bright through the illumination that this optical conductor (15) is launched by at least one light source (20).
2. according to the described electric installation of claim 1 (1), it is characterized in that,
This at least one executive component (10) be configured in electric installation (1) surface of shell (25) particularly near near the marginal portion 45.
3. according to the described electric installation of claim 2 (1), it is characterized in that,
Position at this at least one executive component (10), a flexible printed circuit board (30) that has dome switch (35) lies on the optical conductor (15), dome switch (35) can be by the operation of this at least one executive component (10), and printed circuit board (PCB) (30) exceeds dome switch (35) scope and has at least one opening (40).
4. according to claim 2 or 3 described electric installations (1), it is characterized in that,
Marginal portion (45) and optical conductor (15) are made into the inclined-plane in this at least one executive component (10) scope.
5. according to claim 3 or 4 described electric installations (1), it is characterized in that,
Dome switch (35) is made of translucent material.
CN98804036A 1997-04-11 1998-04-08 Electrical device Pending CN1252200A (en)

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