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EP0572860B1
EP0572860B1 EP93108077A EP93108077A EP0572860B1 EP 0572860 B1 EP0572860 B1 EP 0572860B1 EP 93108077 A EP93108077 A EP 93108077A EP 93108077 A EP93108077 A EP 93108077A EP 0572860 B1 EP0572860 B1 EP 0572860B1
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Helmut Dipl.-Ing. Höni
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/12—Push-buttons
    • H01H3/122—Push-buttons with enlarged actuating area, e.g. of the elongated bar-type; Stabilising means therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
    • G05G1/02—Controlling members for hand actuation by linear movement, e.g. push buttons
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2233/00—Key modules
    • H01H2233/03—Key modules mounted on support plate or frame
    • H01H2233/034—Snap coupling
    • H01H2233/036—Snap coupling with limited freedom

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  • the invention relates to a web-shaped button for motor vehicle built-in devices, which is resiliently mounted directly in an opening of a wall of a device housing and in which the grip surface of the key land facing outwards in the installed state has a large length / width ratio.
  • Such keys usually have to be provided in those cases in which, as for example EP-B 1 914 13 shows, the available surface on the front of relatively flat devices by various other actuating elements, by display means and by written or pictorial information is significantly restricted for the user.
  • the elongated button shape represents an optimal adaptation to the dimensions of a flat device, for example a device installed in the dashboard of a motor vehicle.
  • the available area can be better used and, at the same time, double actuation of adjacent buttons can be avoided. Another effect results from the fact that the range of actuation is increased in the case of web-shaped keys and the key search can thus be carried out less specifically. If such buttons are stored directly in the front wall of the device in question, there is a risk that they will jam in their storage as a result of the tilting moment that occurs when they are actuated, in particular when they are released.
  • buttons are customary to assign the buttons to the switches, which are usually attached to printed circuit boards, and to provide slots in the wall of the device housing with a relatively large amount of free space for the buttons to pass through without contact.
  • no fits are necessary, but it is also not applicable to all device concepts, in particular it considerably limits the scope for design on the front of a device.
  • the aesthetic effect arises, in the user due to the necessarily lower stability, in other words, the lateral mobility due to the lack of guidance of the respective key with such a key arrangement gives the impression of poor quality.
  • the entry of dust and water into the device is also facilitated, so that such solutions are only of limited suitability in the motor vehicle environment.
  • the task was to design a web-shaped button for motor vehicle built-in devices and to store them in a wall of a device housing in such a way that tilting is avoided and the impression of high quality is achieved with an acceptable manufacturing outlay.
  • the opening for the key web dipping into the housing wall can be significantly larger than the outer contours of the key web under these circumstances, so that the key web z. B. could also be painted. Also noteworthy is the low expenditure on components and form, as far as the key body and its storage are concerned, and, since wobbling and tilting of the key is avoided, a visible and noticeable ease of operation.
  • the tachograph 1 shown in FIG. 1 has on its front side a display 2, a cut 3 and web-shaped buttons 4 and 5 assigned to the drivers of a vehicle, the driving time of which is automatically recorded when the driver is actuated.
  • Diagram disks serving as recording media can be inserted and removed via the slot 3, or a printed document can be output of travel and working time data if the tachograph 1 is designed accordingly.
  • the keys 6, 7, 8 and 9 of a keypad 10 which are also designed as bridge keys, the keys 6 and 7 are used to display driving times or rest times of the respective driver on the display 2, while the keys 8 and 9 are used to pull in and out control a chart.
  • the key body 11 shown in perspective in FIG. 2 is formed from a key web 12, which is visible to the outside as a handle or actuating element, and a key shaft 13. With 14 and 15 guide pins are designated, which serve to receive the compression springs 16 and 17 of the key 18 (Fig. 3) and are formed with the greatest possible distance from each other on the outwardly rounded key web 12. At the free end of the key shaft 13, which is used to guide the key 18, latches 19 and 20 are molded resiliently. In order to achieve the longest possible storage of the key 18 in relation to the length of the key web 12, the bearing length of the key shaft 13 compared to the length of the key bar 12 is only reduced by the amount required for the attachment of the compression springs 16 and 17.
  • the one visible in FIG. 2 is designated by 21 - there are recesses which, as it were, double-digit storage of the push-button 18 and relatively narrow tolerances and thus an exact guidance between the push-button shaft 13 and a slot-shaped opening 23 allow.
  • the opening 23 is formed in an inwardly facing bearing projection 26 formed on the front wall 24 of the housing 25 of the tachograph 1. This can be formed as a continuous web or a rib on the wall 24, in particular if a plurality of keys 18 are to be arranged next to one another.
  • Fig. 3 it can also be seen that in the bearing projection 26, the pins 14 and 15 and the compression springs 16 and 17 associated with them, stepped through bores 27 and 28 are provided. Washers 29 and 30 secure the compression springs 16 and 17 against jamming in the respective, not used for guiding the button 18, unspecified clearance between the pins 14 and 15 and the through holes 27 and 28.
  • the button 4 are assigned to the compression springs 16 and 17 blind holes 31 and 32.
  • the guide pins 33, 34 are designed to be shorter in order to ensure the required key travel and are rounded in a suitable manner in order to enable the compression springs 16 and 17 to move undisturbed.
  • the button 18 is installed in a simple manner by pushing on the compression springs 16 and 17 and, if appropriate, the washers on the guide pins 14, 15 or 33, 34 and inserting them into the opening 23 and locking them with the wall 24.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine stegförmige Taste für Kraftfahrzeug-Einbaugeräte, welche unmittelbar in einer Öffnung einer Wand eines Gerätegehäuses federnd gelagert ist und bei welcher die Grifffläche des im eingebauten Zustand nach außen weisenden Tastensteges ein großes Länge-/Breite-Verhältnis aufweist.The invention relates to a web-shaped button for motor vehicle built-in devices, which is resiliently mounted directly in an opening of a wall of a device housing and in which the grip surface of the key land facing outwards in the installed state has a large length / width ratio.

Derartige Tasten müssen in der Regel in solchen Fällen vorgesehen werden, bei denen, wie beispielsweise die EP-B 1 914 13 zeigt, an der Frontseite relativ flacher Geräte die zur Verfügung stehende Fläche durch diverse andere Betätigungselemente, durch Anzeigemittel und durch schriftliche oder bildliche Hinweise für den Benutzer erheblich eingeschränkt ist. Andererseits stellt die längliche Tastenform eine optimale Anpassung an die Abmessungen eines flachen Gerätes, beispielsweise eines im Armaturenbrett eines Kraftfahrzeuges eingebauten Gerätes, dar. Mit stegförmigen Tasten läßt sich die verfügbare Fläche besser nutzen und gleichzeitig eine Doppelbetätigung von benachbarten Tasten vermeiden. Ein weiterer Effekt ergibt sich dadurch, daß bei stegförmigen Tasten der Betätigungsspielraum erweitert ist und somit die Tastensuche weniger gezielt erfolgen kann. Werden derartige Tasten unmittelbar in der Frontwand des betreffenden Gerätes gelagert, besteht die Gefahr, daß sie infolge des beim Betätigen entstehenden Kippmomentes in ihrer Lagerung verkanten, insbesondere beim Loslassen hängenbleiben können.Such keys usually have to be provided in those cases in which, as for example EP-B 1 914 13 shows, the available surface on the front of relatively flat devices by various other actuating elements, by display means and by written or pictorial information is significantly restricted for the user. On the other hand, the elongated button shape represents an optimal adaptation to the dimensions of a flat device, for example a device installed in the dashboard of a motor vehicle. With web-shaped buttons, the available area can be better used and, at the same time, double actuation of adjacent buttons can be avoided. Another effect results from the fact that the range of actuation is increased in the case of web-shaped keys and the key search can thus be carried out less specifically. If such buttons are stored directly in the front wall of the device in question, there is a risk that they will jam in their storage as a result of the tilting moment that occurs when they are actuated, in particular when they are released.

Es ist daher üblich, die Tasten den in der Regel auf Leiterplatten befestigten Schaltern zuzuordnen und in der Wand des Gerätegehäuses Schlitze mit relativ viel Freiraum für das berührungsfreie Durchtreten der Tasten vorzusehen. Bei einer solchen Lösung sind zwar keine Passungen erforderlich, sie ist aber auch nicht bei allen Gerätekonzepten anwendbar, insbesondere schränkt sie den Gestaltungsspielraum an der Frontseite eines Gerätes erheblich ein. Außerdem entsteht von der ästhetischen Wirkung abgesehen, beim Benutzer infolge der zwangsweise geringeren Stabilität, mit anderen Worten der seitlichen Beweglichkeit aufgrund der nicht vorhandenen Führung der jeweiligen Taste bei einer solchen Tastenanordnung der Eindruck mangelnder Qualität. Ebenso ist der Eintritt von Staub und Wasser in das Gerät erleichtert, so daß derartige Lösungen im Kraftfahrzeugmilieu nur bedingt geeignet sind.It is therefore customary to assign the buttons to the switches, which are usually attached to printed circuit boards, and to provide slots in the wall of the device housing with a relatively large amount of free space for the buttons to pass through without contact. With such a solution, no fits are necessary, but it is also not applicable to all device concepts, in particular it considerably limits the scope for design on the front of a device. In addition, the aesthetic effect arises, in the user due to the necessarily lower stability, in other words, the lateral mobility due to the lack of guidance of the respective key with such a key arrangement gives the impression of poor quality. The entry of dust and water into the device is also facilitated, so that such solutions are only of limited suitability in the motor vehicle environment.

Somit war die Aufgabe gestellt, eine stegförmige Taste für Kraftfahrzeug-Einbaugeräte derart auszubilden und in einer Wand eines Gerätegehäuses zu lagern, daß ein Verkanten vermieden ist und mit einem vertretbaren Fertigungsaufwand der Eindruck einer hohen Qualität erzielt wird.Thus, the task was to design a web-shaped button for motor vehicle built-in devices and to store them in a wall of a device housing in such a way that tilting is avoided and the impression of high quality is achieved with an acceptable manufacturing outlay.

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe ergibt sich aus dem Anspruch 1. Bevorzugte Ausgestaltungen beschreiben die Unteransprüche.This object is achieved from claim 1. Preferred embodiments describe the subclaims.

Infolge der plattenförmigen Ausbildung des Tastenkörpers ergibt sich ein starres Bauteil, so daß die Taste bei ihrer Montage gut handhabbar und auch maschinell montierbar ist. Durch die exakte Lagerung des Tastenschachtes in der betreffenden Lageröffnung, und zwar einer schlitzförmigen Lageröffnung bei zusätzlich relativ großer Tiefe der Lagerung, ist eine Schieflage der Grifffläche der Taste vermieden und eine eindeutige Endstellung in der Ruhelage gewährleistet. Dadurch ergibt sich ferner eine zuverlässige Kontaktgabe und bei der Anordnung mehrerer Tasten eine exakte Ausrichtung der einzelnen Tasten zueinander. Dabei wird eine zweistellige, also lange Lagerung nicht mit zwei Lagerzapfen, sondern mit Freisparungen des Tastenkörpers erzielt und somit Toleranzadditionen vermieden. Die Öffnung für den in die Gehäusewand eintauchenden Tastensteg kann unter diesen Umständen deutlich größer sein als die Außenkonturen des Tastensteges, so daß der Tastensteg z. B. auch lackiert sein könnte. Hervorzuheben ist auch der geringe Bauteile- und formtechnische Aufwand, was den Tastenkörper und dessen Lagerung anbelangt, sowie, da ein Wackeln und Kippen der Taste vermieden ist, ein sichtbarer und spürbarer Betätigungskomfort.As a result of the plate-shaped design of the key body, a rigid component results, so that the key is easy to handle and can also be assembled mechanically when it is installed. Due to the exact storage of the key slot in the relevant bearing opening, namely a slot-shaped bearing opening with an additionally relatively large depth of the bearing, an inclined position of the grip surface of the key is avoided and a clear end position in the rest position is ensured. This also results in reliable contacting and, in the arrangement of a plurality of keys, an exact alignment of the individual keys to one another. A two-digit, long storage is not achieved with two journals, but with cutouts in the key body, thus avoiding tolerance additions. The opening for the key web dipping into the housing wall can be significantly larger than the outer contours of the key web under these circumstances, so that the key web z. B. could also be painted. Also noteworthy is the low expenditure on components and form, as far as the key body and its storage are concerned, and, since wobbling and tilting of the key is avoided, a visible and noticeable ease of operation.

Im folgenden sei die Erfindung anhand der beiliegenden Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 die Frontansicht eines Fahrzeuggerätes, beispielsweise eines Fahrtschreibers,
  • Fig. 2 eine perspektivische Ansicht des Tastenkörpers der erfindungsgemäßen Taste,
  • Fig. 3 einen Längsschnitt durch die im Gehäuse gelagerte Taste,
  • Fig. 4 einen Teilschnitt einer Ausführungsvariante bzw. einer Variante der Anordnung der Druckfedern.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:
  • 1 shows the front view of a vehicle device, for example a tachograph,
  • 2 is a perspective view of the key body of the key according to the invention,
  • 3 shows a longitudinal section through the key mounted in the housing,
  • Fig. 4 is a partial section of an embodiment variant or a variant of the arrangement of the compression springs.

Der in Fig. 1 dargestellte Fahrtschreiber 1 weist an seiner Frontseite ein Display 2, einen Schnitt 3 und den Fahrern eines Fahrzeugs zugeordnete, stegförmige Tasten 4 und 5 auf, bei deren Betätigung für den jeweiligen Fahrer automatisch Lenkzeit aufgezeichnet wird. Über den Schlitz 3 sind als Aufzeichnungsträger dienende Diagrammscheiben eingeb- und entnehmbar, oder es kann bei entsprechender Ausbildung des Fahrtschreibers 1 ein gedruckter Beleg über Fahrt- und Arbeitszeitdaten ausgegeben werden. Von den ebenfalls als Stegtasten ausgebildeten Tasten 6, 7, 8 und 9 eines Tastenfeldes 10 dienen die Tasten 6 und 7 dem Aufschalten von Lenkzeiten bzw. Ruhezeiten des jeweiligen Fahrers auf das Display 2, während sich mit den Tasten 8 und 9 das Einziehen und Ausgeben einer Diagrammscheibe steuern läßt.The tachograph 1 shown in FIG. 1 has on its front side a display 2, a cut 3 and web-shaped buttons 4 and 5 assigned to the drivers of a vehicle, the driving time of which is automatically recorded when the driver is actuated. Diagram disks serving as recording media can be inserted and removed via the slot 3, or a printed document can be output of travel and working time data if the tachograph 1 is designed accordingly. Of the keys 6, 7, 8 and 9 of a keypad 10, which are also designed as bridge keys, the keys 6 and 7 are used to display driving times or rest times of the respective driver on the display 2, while the keys 8 and 9 are used to pull in and out control a chart.

Der in Fig. 2 perspektivisch dargestellte Tastenkörper 11 wird aus einem Tastensteg 12, der als Griff- bzw. Betätigungselement nach außen sichtbar ist, und einem Tastenschaft 13 gebildet. Mit 14 und 15 sind Führungszapfen bezeichnet, die der Aufnahme der Druckfedern 16 und 17 der Taste 18 (Fig. 3) dienen und mit dem größtmöglichen Abstand voneinander an dem nach außen griffgünstig gerundeten Tastensteg 12 angeformt sind. Am freien Ende des Tastenschaftes 13, welcher der Führung der Taste 18 dient, sind Riegel 19 und 20 federungsfähig angeformt. Um eine auf die Länge des Tastensteges 12 bezogene, möglichst lange Lagerung der Taste 18 zu erzielen, ist die Lagerlänge des Tastenschaftes 13 gegenüber der Länge des Tastensteges 12 lediglich um das für das Anbringen der Druckfedern 16 und 17 erforderliche Maß verringert. In den dadurch gegebenen, relativ großen, parallelen Flächen des Tastenschaftes 13 - die in Fig. 2 sichtbare ist mit 21 bezeichnet - sind Vertiefungen angebracht, die eine sozusagen zweistellige Lagerung der Taste 18 bewirken und relativ enge Toleranzen und somit eine exakte Führung zwischen dem Tastenschaft 13 und einer schlitzförmigen Öffnung 23 gestatten. Die Öffnung 23 ist in einem an der frontseitigen Wand 24 des Gehäuses 25 des Fahrtschreibers 1 angeformten, nach innen weisenden Lageransatz 26 ausgebildet. Dieser kann, insbesondere wenn mehrere Tasten 18 nebeneinander angeordnet werden sollen, als ein durchgehender Steg oder eine Rippe an der Wand 24 angeformt sein.The key body 11 shown in perspective in FIG. 2 is formed from a key web 12, which is visible to the outside as a handle or actuating element, and a key shaft 13. With 14 and 15 guide pins are designated, which serve to receive the compression springs 16 and 17 of the key 18 (Fig. 3) and are formed with the greatest possible distance from each other on the outwardly rounded key web 12. At the free end of the key shaft 13, which is used to guide the key 18, latches 19 and 20 are molded resiliently. In order to achieve the longest possible storage of the key 18 in relation to the length of the key web 12, the bearing length of the key shaft 13 compared to the length of the key bar 12 is only reduced by the amount required for the attachment of the compression springs 16 and 17. In the resulting, relatively large, parallel surfaces of the push-button shaft 13 - the one visible in FIG. 2 is designated by 21 - there are recesses which, as it were, double-digit storage of the push-button 18 and relatively narrow tolerances and thus an exact guidance between the push-button shaft 13 and a slot-shaped opening 23 allow. The opening 23 is formed in an inwardly facing bearing projection 26 formed on the front wall 24 of the housing 25 of the tachograph 1. This can be formed as a continuous web or a rib on the wall 24, in particular if a plurality of keys 18 are to be arranged next to one another.

Aus der Fig. 3 ist ferner ersichtlich, daß im Lageransatz 26 den Zapfen 14 und 15 und den auf diesen aufgenommenen Druckfedern 16 und 17 zugeordnete, gestuft ausgebildete Durchgangsbohrungen 27 und 28 vorgesehen sind. Unterlagscheiben 29 und 30 sichern die Druckfedern 16 und 17 gegen Einklemmen in den jeweiligen, nicht der Führung der Taste 18 dienenden, nicht näher bezeichneten Spielraum zwischen den Zapfen 14 und 15 und den Durchgangsbohrungen 27 und 28. Bei der mit der Taste 4 dargestellten Variante sind den Druckfedern 16 und 17 Sackbohrungen 31 und 32 zugeordnet. Demzufolge sind die Führungszapfen 33, 34, um den erforderlichen Tastenhub zu gewährleisten, kürzer ausgebildet und in geeigneter Weise kantengerundet, um eine ungestörte Bewegung der Druckfedern 16 und 17 zu ermöglichen. Die Montage der Taste 18 erfolgt in einfacher Weise durch Aufstecken der Druckfedern 16 und 17 und gegebenenfalls der Unterlagscheiben auf die Führungszapfen 14, 15 bzw. 33, 34 und Einfügen in die Öffnung 23 und Verrasten mit der Wand 24.From Fig. 3 it can also be seen that in the bearing projection 26, the pins 14 and 15 and the compression springs 16 and 17 associated with them, stepped through bores 27 and 28 are provided. Washers 29 and 30 secure the compression springs 16 and 17 against jamming in the respective, not used for guiding the button 18, unspecified clearance between the pins 14 and 15 and the through holes 27 and 28. In the variant shown with the button 4 are assigned to the compression springs 16 and 17 blind holes 31 and 32. As a result, the guide pins 33, 34 are designed to be shorter in order to ensure the required key travel and are rounded in a suitable manner in order to enable the compression springs 16 and 17 to move undisturbed. The button 18 is installed in a simple manner by pushing on the compression springs 16 and 17 and, if appropriate, the washers on the guide pins 14, 15 or 33, 34 and inserting them into the opening 23 and locking them with the wall 24.

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  1. A bar-shaped button (18) for fittings in motor vehicles, which is spring-mounted directly in an opening in a wall (24, 26) of a device housing (25) and in which the handling surface of the button bar (12), which points outwards in the fitted condition, has a high length/width ratio, characterized in that there is integrally formed on the button bar (12) a button shaft (13) which is substantially of the same width and serves to mount the button (18), in that there are constructed on the button shaft (13) resilient locking bars (19, 20) which delimit the stroke of the button (18) in the unoperated condition, by reaching behind the wall (24, 26) in which the button (18) is mounted, and in that there are provided two pressure springs (16, 17) supplying the restoring force of the button (18) and associated with the button bar (12) on either side of the button shaft (13), where the dimension of the button shaft (13) in the direction of the length of the handling surface is reduced only by the amount necessary for the arrangement of the pressure springs (16, 17).
  2. A bar-shaped button according to Claim 1, characterized in that there are constructed on the button bar (12) guide pins (14, 15) and (33, 34) associated with the pressure springs (16, 17).
  3. A bar-shaped button according to Claim 1, characterized in that recesses (22) are made in both sides of the plate in a central region of the button shaft (13).
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