CN217009025U

CN217009025U - Concealed rocker switch

Info

Publication number: CN217009025U
Application number: CN202220509079.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵书纬
Original assignee: Shanxi Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Co ltd; Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd; Zhejiang Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group Co Ltd; Zhejiang Remote Commercial Vehicle R&D Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanxi Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Co ltd; Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd; Zhejiang Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group Co Ltd; Zhejiang Remote Commercial Vehicle R&D Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-03-08
Filing date: 2022-03-08
Publication date: 2022-07-19
Anticipated expiration: 2032-03-08

Abstract

The utility model discloses a hidden rocker switch, which comprises a rocker button and a switch main body, wherein the rocker button comprises a transparent panel and a button body, the button body is opaque, a groove is arranged on the surface of the button body, transparent characters or symbols are arranged at the bottom of the groove, and the transparent panel covers the groove; the switch main part includes the base, arranges in circuit board in the base, the wane button install in the base, the last integration of circuit board has the light emitting source, the light emitting source sends light and shines the light that produces to under the recess, make light see through character or symbol throw in transparent panel. The technical scheme of the utility model hides the mark of the switch, thereby achieving the effect of integrating the hard switch and the instrument panel in vision.

Description

Concealed rocker switch

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile switches, in particular to a hidden rocker switch.

Background

With the rapid development of the automobile industry in China and the improvement of the living standard of people, the public pursues high quality and high standard, in a commercial vehicle, the rocker switches around an instrument panel are more, the existing rocker switches are provided with characters or symbols on buttons for distinguishing the functions of each button, so that the characters or symbols are convenient for users to distinguish, and the characters or symbols are protruded out of the surfaces of the buttons, so that the surfaces of the rocker switches cannot be visually integrated with the instrument panel, and the rocker switches are not attractive; however, if the characters or symbols on the rocker switch button are canceled, the rocker switch and the instrument panel can be visually integrated to improve the appearance, but the user cannot distinguish the corresponding function of the button on the rocker switch, and the use is inconvenient.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model mainly aims to provide a hidden rocker switch, aiming at hiding characters or symbols of a rocker switch button so as to achieve the effect of integrating a visual rocker switch and an instrument panel into a whole.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a hidden rocker switch, comprising:

the rocker button comprises a transparent panel and a button body, wherein the button body is light-tight, a groove is formed in the surface of the button body, light-transmitting characters or symbols are arranged at the bottom of the groove, and the groove is covered by the transparent panel;

the switch main body comprises a base and a circuit board arranged in the base, wherein the rocker button is installed on the base, a light emitting source is integrated on the circuit board, the light emitting source emits light and irradiates the generated light to the position under the groove, and the light is projected on the transparent panel through characters or symbols.

Preferably, a surface of the transparent panel is flush with a surface of the button body.

Preferably, the periphery of the notch of the groove forms a step with the surface of the button body, and the transparent panel is arranged on the step and is flush with the surface of the button body.

Preferably, the transparent panel and the button body are fixed by adhesive bonding.

Preferably, a transparent coating layer is formed on the transparent panel in a spraying manner, and the color of the transparent coating layer is consistent with that of the button body.

Preferably, the characters or symbols are of unitary construction with the button body.

Preferably, the characters or symbols and the button body are in a split structure, and the characters or symbols are embedded in the groove bottom of the groove.

Preferably, the light emitting source is an LED lamp, and the LED lamp emits light and irradiates the generated light to a position right below the groove, so that the light is projected on the transparent panel through the characters or symbols.

Preferably, the concealed rocker switch further comprises a distance sensor electrically connected to the circuit board for controlling the opening or closing of the assembly unit.

Preferably, the distance sensor is a high-precision distance sensor.

According to the technical scheme, the rocker button and the switch main body are adopted, the rocker button comprises a transparent panel and a button body, the button body is light-tight, a groove is formed in the surface of the button body, light-transmitting characters or symbols are arranged at the bottom of the groove, and the groove is covered by the transparent panel; the switch main part includes the base, arranges in circuit board in the base, the wane button install in the base, the last integration of circuit board has the light emitting source, the light emitting source sends light and shines the light that produces to under the recess, make light see through character or symbol throw in transparent panel. In order to increase the attractiveness of the periphery of the truck instrument panel switch, the hidden rocker switch hides the characters or symbols of the rocker switch button, so that the effect of integrating the rocker switch and the instrument panel into a whole visually is achieved; the switch can be conveniently used by a user, wrong buttons can be avoided, and the overall appearance can be improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments or technical solutions of the present invention, the drawings used in the embodiments or technical solutions of the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a rocker button in the hidden rocker switch of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the rocker button of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the rocker button of FIG. 2 with the transparent panel removed;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1;

fig. 5 is a flow chart of a hidden rocker switch incorporating a sensor.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
				1	Rocker button	4	Groove
2	Transparent panel	5	Characters or symbols
				3	Button body

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as upper, lower, left, right, front and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, technical solutions between the embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be based on the realization of the technical solutions by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory to each other or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

With the rapid development of the automobile industry in China and the improvement of the living standard of people, the public pursues high quality and high standard, in a commercial vehicle, the rocker switches around an instrument panel are more, the existing rocker switches are provided with characters or symbols on buttons for distinguishing the functions of each button, so that the characters or symbols are convenient for users to distinguish, and the characters or symbols are protruded out of the surfaces of the buttons, so that the surfaces of the rocker switches cannot be visually integrated with the instrument panel, and the rocker switches are not attractive; however, if the character or symbol on the rocker switch button is cancelled, the rocker switch and the instrument panel can achieve visual integrity, and the appearance is improved, but the function corresponding to the button on the rocker switch cannot be distinguished by a user, and the use is inconvenient.

Therefore, the utility model provides a hidden rocker switch.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, the hidden rocker switch includes a rocker button 1 and a switch main body (not shown in the drawings), the rocker button 1 includes a transparent panel 2 and a button body 3, the button body 3 is opaque, the button body 3 may be made of an opaque material, or the button body 3 faces the light source, except for a character or symbol 5 of the groove 4, a reflective layer is disposed on the position of the button body 3 where the character or symbol 5 is located, the groove 4 is disposed on the surface of the button body 3, the bottom of the groove 4 is disposed with a light-transmissive character or symbol 5, and the transparent panel 2 covers the groove 4; the switch main part includes the base, arranges in circuit board in the base, rocker button 1 install in the base, the last integration of circuit board has the light emitting source, the light emitting source send light and with the light illumination that produces to recess 4 under, make light see through character or symbol 5 throw in transparent panel 2.

The hidden rocker switch comprises a button body 3 and a distance sensor, wherein the button body 3 is pressed to enable a conductive part on the button body 3 to be abutted to a conductive contact on a circuit main board, so that the switch is turned on or turned off, in an application scene, a light source integrated on the circuit main board can be an LED lamp or other light emitting sources, the LED can be set to be turned on or turned on in an induction mode, the light source emitted by the LED lamp faces the bottom of a groove 4, and when the LED is set to be turned on in an induction mode, the hidden rocker switch further comprises the distance sensor which is electrically connected with the circuit main board and used for controlling the LED lamp to be turned on or turned off. Specifically, a vehicle is powered on, a distance sensor detects a signal within 500mm under the condition that a switch is pre-turned on, a displacement signal is output to be converted and amplified, an LED lamp is triggered, and a backlight is turned on; the aim of changing the switch display state according to the will of the driver is achieved, for example, when the driver places his hand within 500mm above the switch, the data of the sensor triggers the LED lamp, and finally the characters or symbols 5 are projected on the transparent panel 2, as shown in the flow chart 5, and in addition, the sensor can adopt a high-precision distance sensor for accurate induction.

And after the LED lamp extinguishes, symbol or character 5 on the transparent panel 2 disappear, thereby hide the character or symbol 5 of rocker button 1 and reach the effect that visual rocker switch and instrument panel combine together, can convenience of customers use the switch, avoid missing rocker button 1, also can improve holistic wholeness.

According to the technical scheme, the rocker button 1 and the switch main body are adopted, the rocker button 1 comprises a transparent panel 2 and a button body 3, the button body 3 is light-tight, a groove 4 is formed in the surface of the button body 3, light-transmitting characters or symbols 5 are arranged at the bottom of the groove 4, and the groove 4 is covered by the transparent panel 2; the switch main part includes the base, arranges in circuit board in the base, rocker button 1 install in the base, the last integration of circuit board has the light emitting source, the light emitting source send light and with the light illumination that produces to recess 4 under, make light see through character or symbol 5 throw in transparent panel 2. In order to increase the aesthetic property around the truck instrument panel switch, the hidden rocker switch hides the characters or symbols 5 of the rocker button 1, thereby achieving the effect of integrating the visual rocker switch and the instrument panel into a whole; the switch can be conveniently used by a user, wrong buttons are avoided, and the integral appearance integrity can be improved.

The surface of the transparent panel 2 is flush with the surface of the button body 3 for the sake of integral appearance. In this embodiment, the transparent panel 2 is disposed flush with the surface of the button body 3, and the transparent panel 2 covers the groove 4, so that the button body 3 is visually flat as a whole.

In order to facilitate the installation of the transparent panel 2, the gap between the transparent panel 2 and the groove 4 is reduced, and the integral integrity is improved, the periphery of the notch of the groove 4 forms a step with the surface of the button, and the transparent panel 2 is arranged on the step and is flush with the surface of the button body 3.

In this embodiment, compared with the transparent panel 2 installed on the groove side wall of the groove 4, the transparent panel 2 installed on the step can provide a certain supporting force for the transparent panel 2, and meanwhile, the installation is also convenient, and the appearance integrity is also convenient to enhance.

In order to fix firmly without destroying the appearance, the transparent panel 2 is fixed with the button through adhesive connection.

In order to integrate the appearance of the transparent panel 2 and the button body 3 without a light source, a light-transmitting coating layer is formed on the transparent panel 2 in a spraying manner, and the color of the light-transmitting coating layer is consistent with that of the button body 3.

In this embodiment, the color of the paint sprayed on the transparent panel is the same as the color of the button body 3, the button body 3 is black, and the transparent panel 2 is sprayed with black transparent paint.

The characters or symbols 5 are integral with the button.

In one embodiment, the characters or symbols 5 in the groove 4 of the button body 3 can be integrally formed by injection molding, and the characters or symbols 5 displayed on the symbol sheet can be clearly seen by matching with light emitted by an LED lamp arranged in the rocker switch base, so that the use is convenient.

The character or symbol 5 and the button are of a split structure, and the character or symbol 5 is embedded in the groove bottom of the groove 4. In another embodiment, the characters or symbols 5 of the sheet are formed by secondary injection molding, the sheet-shaped characters or symbols 5 are arranged in the grooves 4, and the projection displayed by the characters or symbols 5 can be clearly seen on the transparent panel 2 by matching with the light emitted by the LED lamps arranged in the base of the switch main body, so that the use is convenient. The LED with another color can be installed at the corresponding position of the adjacent character or symbol 5, so that the state of the rocker switch can be judged according to the color of light.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A concealed rocker switch, comprising:

the rocker button comprises a transparent panel and a button body, wherein the button body is opaque, a groove is formed in the surface of the button body, light-transmitting characters or symbols are arranged at the bottom of the groove, and the groove is covered by the transparent panel;

the switch main body comprises a base and a circuit main board arranged in the base, wherein the rocker button is installed on the base, a light emitting source is integrated on the circuit main board, the light emitting source emits light and irradiates the generated light to the position under the groove, and the light is projected on the transparent panel through characters or symbols.

2. The hidden rocker switch of claim 1, wherein a surface of the transparent panel is flush with a surface of the button body.

3. The concealed rocker switch according to claim 2, wherein the notch perimeter of the recess forms a step with the surface of the button body, the transparent panel resting on the step and flush with the surface of the button body.

4. The concealed rocker switch according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transparent panel is secured to the button body by an adhesive connection.

5. The hidden rocker switch of claim 4, wherein a transparent paint layer is spray-coated on the transparent panel, and the color of the transparent paint layer is consistent with the color of the button body.

6. The concealed rocker switch according to claim 1, wherein a character or symbol is integral with the button body.

7. The concealed rocker switch according to claim 1, wherein the characters or symbols are separated from the button body, and the characters or symbols are embedded in the groove bottom of the groove.

8. The hidden rocker switch as recited in claim 1, wherein the light source is an LED lamp, and the LED lamp emits light and directs the light directly below the groove, such that the light is projected onto the transparent panel through a character or symbol.

9. The concealed rocker switch according to claim 8, further comprising a distance sensor electrically connected to the circuit board for controlling the turning on or off of the LED lamp.

10. The hidden rocker switch of claim 9, wherein the distance sensor is a high-precision distance sensor.