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EP0587056B1
EP0587056B1 EP93114115A EP93114115A EP0587056B1 EP 0587056 B1 EP0587056 B1 EP 0587056B1 EP 93114115 A EP93114115 A EP 93114115A EP 93114115 A EP93114115 A EP 93114115A EP 0587056 B1 EP0587056 B1 EP 0587056B1
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Heinz Dieter Schmitz
Andreas Stoffel
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
    • H01H23/02—Details
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/58—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals
    • H01H1/5866—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals characterised by the use of a plug and socket connector
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2400/00—Electronic control; Electrical power; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/80—User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/85—User input means
    • E05Y2400/852—Sensors
    • E05Y2400/854—Switches
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2400/00—Electronic control; Electrical power; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/80—User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/85—User input means
    • E05Y2400/856—Actuation thereof
    • E05Y2400/858—Actuation thereof by body parts, e.g. by feet
    • E05Y2400/86—Actuation thereof by body parts, e.g. by feet by hand
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/55—Windows
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2300/00—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
    • H01H2300/006—Application power roofs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2300/00—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
    • H01H2300/008—Application power seats
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2300/00—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
    • H01H2300/01—Application power window
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2300/00—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
    • H01H2300/012—Application rear view mirror

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  • the invention relates to a rocker switch for use in motor vehicles, e.g. for operating a sunroof or a window regulator, with a housing, with a base as a support for fixed and movable contacts, with an operating rocker for loading the movable contacts and with electrical connections.
  • Rocker switches are used for short-term switching on of electrical consumers.
  • the switch contacts are closed when the actuation rocker is actuated, i.e. when the actuation rocker is released, it and the movable contacts it actuates automatically return to their starting position.
  • Rocker buttons for installation in motor vehicles are required for the actuation of electric sunroofs, electric window regulators, seat adjustments, electric exterior mirrors or the like.
  • the space available for installing an actuation switch is very cramped, so that a rocker switch, in which several electrical functions are often combined, cannot be used due to a lack of sufficient space.
  • the dimensions of the conventional rocker buttons often prove to be too large, in particular with regard to their installation depth.
  • connection connections of such electrical switches and buttons are provided by means of cable lugs or multiple plugs which are placed on the connection contacts protruding from the rear of the respective switching device, so that the installation depth of the switching device in question is increased. This makes it difficult or even impossible to use the switch for the intended purpose.
  • the circuit board is advantageously fastened to the base, and the movable contacts are guided in the circuit board so as to be displaceable or pivotable in the direction of the fixed contacts.
  • the electrical connections are designed as plug pins and are arranged parallel to the mounting surface, ie transversely to the direction of installation.
  • angled connection contacts may be angled in the same direction, arranged next to one another in one or, if necessary, in several planes. This configuration enables good handling when installed in the vehicles, since this simplifies the use of pre-assembled cable harnesses.
  • connection contacts next to one another and, if necessary, to bend them in opposite directions. This enables a particularly flat design to be achieved.
  • the aforementioned configurations of the rocker switch according to the invention enable a flat, space-saving design, in which the actuating rocker is practically in the mounting plane and does not protrude from the mounting plane in a disruptive manner.
  • a lighting unit is arranged in the rocker switch, which is either formed by glow or incandescent lamps or by light emitting diodes.
  • SMD LEDs are provided as light sources in accordance with a preferred embodiment, which are arranged together with further electronic components, such as resistors, on a circuit board referred to below as a circuit board, which board is inserted in the housing of the rocker switch .
  • the actuating rocker provided for actuating the switching contacts is provided with a label which is designed to be translucent and by the lighting unit is backlit.
  • the marking can be either a sequence of digits or letters, for example a word, or can display the relevant switching function as a symbol.
  • connection contacts can be designed as round plug pins or as flat plugs onto which conventional plug sleeves can be plugged.
  • the connecting plugs are surrounded by a connecting hood integrally formed on the base for receiving a plug to be placed on the plug pins, so that the plug to be placed on the plug, to be inserted into the connecting hood, at least in the connection area, i.e. in the contact area of the plug contact with the plug-in sleeve is fully encompassed.
  • the connection hood which according to the invention is open to the side in accordance with the angled plug pins and thus only permits the connection of a laterally supplied plug, can be provided with latching elements which prevent the plug to be connected from accidentally sliding out.
  • FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section through a rocker switch 10 with a base 12, which is produced as a molded plastic part.
  • Flat conductors 14 are inserted or cast into the base 12 and are connected in an electrically conductive manner to either fixed contact pieces 16 or movable contact pieces 18.
  • the fixed contact pieces 16 are preferably riveted or welded to the associated flat conductor 14.
  • the movable contact pieces 18 pass through recesses formed in the associated flat conductors 14, wherein they have sufficient electrical contact via a contact spring 20 which acts on them and which in turn are connected to a bearing block 22 which is likewise connected to the associated flat conductor 14.
  • the ends of the flat conductors 14 facing away from the fixed or movable contacts 16, 18 are designed as flat plugs 24 and angled transversely to the direction of actuation of the movable contacts 18.
  • an illumination unit 26 is provided on the base, which is formed by a conventional light-emitting diode 28 with a series resistor 30.
  • a connecting hood 32 comprising the plug contacts 24 is connected on the left, which is integrally connected to the base 12 and on the left side in FIG. 1 Has insertion opening 33 for a plug, not shown here, to be plugged onto the plug contacts 24.
  • FIG. 2 shows a rocker switch 11, the structure of which largely corresponds to the rocker switch 10 previously explained in FIG. 1, so that the same reference numbers have been used for the same parts.
  • FIG. 2 In a departure from the design according to FIG. 1, another lighting unit 26 is provided in FIG. 2. Compared to the lighting unit 26 shown in FIG. 1, the lighting unit provided in FIG. 2 is implemented using SMD technology. Accordingly, an SMD LED 29 and an associated series resistor 31 are placed on a circuit board 27.
  • SMD components that take up little space is advantageous if, for example, several lighting units are to be arranged at different positions of the rocker switch. Such a requirement can easily be met by means of the circuit board 27 and the SMD components to be arranged thereon.
  • FIG. 3 shows the view of the narrow side of the rocker switch 11 shown in FIG. 2, the upper area receiving the switching mechanism being shown in partial section.
  • the rocker switch 11 has a base 12, with a connecting hood 32 formed thereon, the lateral opening 33 of which is shown in FIG. 3 and provides a view of the plug contacts 24 emerging from the plane of the drawing.
  • a housing 13 connects to the base 12, to which a rocker button 15 is attached.
  • the switching mechanism of the rocker switch 11 is provided, using the aforementioned SMD technology, with a circuit board 27 which is used to hold the SMD components, e.g. SMD LED 29 is used. Furthermore, the bearing block 22 for the contact spring 20, which acts on the movable contact piece 18, is guided in the board 27. To actuate the movable contact piece 18, a rod made of insulating material, e.g. Hard paper, one end of which acts on the corresponding contact spring 20 when its other end is acted upon by the rocker button 15.
  • insulating material e.g. Hard paper
  • the rocker switch 11 shown in FIG. 3 is shown in a top view in FIG. 4, only the actuating rocker 15 being visible.
  • the actuating rocker 15 has two actuating surfaces 34 arranged on its narrow ends, between which an identification field is provided with an identification 36 designed here as a symbol for the actuation of the sunroof.
  • the marking 36 can optionally be made transparent, so that the lighting unit 26 located below provides the required contrast, or it can be produced by color-contrasting printing.
  • a rocker switch according to the invention can have different circuits.
  • a push-button function instead of a rocker function can also be achieved by fixing the actuating rocker on one side. Due to the independent resetting of the contact spring, the operating rocker returns to its original position at any time in the idle state.

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Claims (14)

  1. Poussoir électrique à bascule (11) pour utilisation dans des véhicules automobiles, comprenant un boîtier (13), des contacts fixes et mobiles (16, 18), un socle (12) qui sert de support pour les contacts fixes (16), une bascule d'actionnement pour les contacts mobiles (18) ainsi que des connexions électriques (24), caractérisé par le fait qu'au-dessus des contacts fixes (16) est disposée une platine (27) portant des contacts mobiles (18) qui sont reliés aux connexions électriques (24) et qui, sollicités par la bascule d'actionnement (15), entrent en contact avec les contacts fixes (16).
  2. Poussoir suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la platine (27) est fixée au socle (12) et que les contacts mobiles (18) sont guidés dans la platine.
  3. Poussoir suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comprend des connexions électriques (24) réalisées sous forme de fiches mâles de connexion disposées parallèlement à la surface de montage du poussoir (11).
  4. Poussoir suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moins une unité d'éclairage (26) est prévue dans le poussoir (11).
  5. Poussoir suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'unité d'éclairage (26) est constituée par des lampes à décharge ou à incandescence.
  6. Poussoir suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que l'unité d'éclairage (26) est constituée par des diodes électroluminescentes (28).
  7. Poussoir suivant la revendication 6, caractérisé par le fait que l'unité d'éclairage (26) est constituée par au moins une diode électroluminescente (29) en technique CMS, disposée sur la platine (27).
  8. Poussoir suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que les fiches de connexion (24) sont des fiches rondes.
  9. Poussoir suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé par le fait que les fiches de connexion (24) sont des fiches plates.
  10. Poussoir suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que les fiches de connexion (24) sont disposées dans une coiffe de connexion (32) formée d'une seule pièce sur le socle (12) pour recevoir un connecteur destiné à être enfiché sur les fiches de connexion (24).
  11. Poussoir suivant la revendication 10, caractérisé par le fait que la coiffe de connexion (32) enveloppe complètement le connecteur destiné à être inséré par une ouverture d'introduction (33), au moins dans la zone de connexion des fiches de connexion (24).
  12. Poussoir suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la bascule d'actionnement (15) est munie d'un marquage (36).
  13. Poussoir suivant la revendication 12, caractérisé par le fait que le marquage (36) est réalisé transparent.
  14. Poussoir suivant la revendication 12 ou 13, caractérisé par le fait que le marquage est réalisé sous forme de symbole.
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