EP0611918B1 - Hand lamp with signal emitting elements of a remote control device - Google Patents

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EP0611918B1
EP0611918B1 EP94102406A EP94102406A EP0611918B1 EP 0611918 B1 EP0611918 B1 EP 0611918B1 EP 94102406 A EP94102406 A EP 94102406A EP 94102406 A EP94102406 A EP 94102406A EP 0611918 B1 EP0611918 B1 EP 0611918B1
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  • the invention relates to a hand lamp for testing floor assemblies, wheel bearings and suspensions of motor vehicles in test benches, consisting of a housing with a handle, at least one energy store arranged in the housing, a light source with reflector and on the one hand with the energy store and on the other hand with the light source electrically connected switching elements for switching on and off.
  • test benches are used, as they e.g. B. are described in DE-PS'en 34 02 812 and 34 27 701.
  • These test benches which are usually arranged above pits, have support plates for the wheels of the motor vehicle to be inspected, which can be set into horizontal longitudinal and transverse movements by means of hydraulic cylinders or other linear drives. When the linear drives are actuated repeatedly, the wheels are vibrated. The inspector standing in the pit can determine the respective state of the various components of the motor vehicle by visual observation. Because of the unfavorable lighting conditions in such pits, bright hand-held spotlights are regularly used. So far, the inspector had to use separate devices to control the test stand in addition to these hand-held spotlights, which made the inspection more time-consuming and led to complications in the handling and possibly also the storage of the control unit or the hand lamp.
  • a hand-held device for remote control of machines in particular cranes and trolleys, which has a plurality of push-button switches and signal transmitters connected to them in a housing provided with a handle.
  • a lamp and a reflector are provided in a cap on an end face of the housing, which enable illumination of special areas.
  • a cable harness leading to the control unit of the machine is attached to the opposite end of the housing, via which the control signals are transmitted and the lamp is supplied with power.
  • the object of the invention is to simplify the inspection of the floor assemblies of motor vehicles when using a test bench.
  • the hand lamp according to the invention is a combination device which, by means of one-hand operation, enables the light source to be switched on and off and also the control of the drive units of the test stand, in particular the displacement cylinders for the support plates of a plate test stand.
  • the inspector standing in the pit or possibly also under a vehicle can selectively illuminate the various components of a motor vehicle with a hand lamp and at the same time operate the various units of the test bench without having to change its position or location. This significantly simplifies and abbreviates the entire inspection process.
  • the hand lamp for a control operation of the test stand does not have to be aligned with its control unit, but control operations can be carried out in any position of the lamp without interrupting the illumination.
  • the control circuit contains an IC element as well as the coding elements, which are matched to corresponding coding elements in the control unit of the associated test bench and which are generated by the IC element Modulate signals with regard to clock sequence, frequency or amplitude.
  • known spring-loaded toggle switches can be used as actuation switches, which are arranged in the grip area of the housing wall or the handle and activate the respective transmission elements only as long as they are pressed against the spring force by finger pressure.
  • these toggle switches on a common carrier, for. B. a suitable circuit board, to which the IC and the other electrical components are also attached.
  • the hand lamps shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are widespread types of lamps, with regard to largely match their basic technical concept and only differ from one another in terms of their dimensions and also the design of their handle.
  • the hand lamps have a housing 1 which, in the embodiment according to FIG. 1, is hollow-cylindrical at least in the rear section and forms the handle.
  • the handle 2 is integrally formed on the housing 1 and delimits a handle opening 3.
  • energy storage devices 4 are expediently arranged as accumulators, which are connected via lines (not shown) and a switch 5 fastened in the housing wall - Not shown - light source are electrically connected, which is mounted in the front end portion 6 of the housing and is surrounded by a funnel-shaped reflector 7.
  • a plurality of transmission elements 8 are arranged at an even angle, which are connected via electrical lines (not shown) to an assembly 10 composed of electronic components, which forms an electrical control circuit and via switch 11 , 12 is connected to the accumulators 4.
  • This assembly also contains a circuit board-like carrier plate on which an IC element 15 together with further electronic components and also the switches 11, 12 are preassembled.
  • This assembly is inserted into a corresponding recess in the wall of the housing, which is formed in the rod-shaped housing part in the embodiment according to FIG. 1 and on the top of the handle 2 in the embodiment according to FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 3 the electrical circuit of the hand lamp and on the right half of the control circuit of a plate test stand are shown on the left side.
  • the two spring-loaded toggle switches 11, 12 are electrically connected, the switch fingers of which are brought into contact with one of two line connections when one or the other end section of these toggle switches is depressed. For this reason, each switch has a total of three switching functions, namely on-right, off and on-left.
  • the output lines of these two switches 11 and 12 lead to the IC element 15.
  • the simple pressure switch 5 connects the bulb used as the light source (symbolically represented as a circle with a cross drawn in) to the IC element 15, one of whose outputs to a transistor 20 and whose other output leads to the transmission elements 8.
  • the output of transistor 20 is also connected to transmission elements 8.
  • a coding element 21 is connected to the IC element 15.
  • the control device of the test bench contains several receivers 22, which are designed to receive the waves emitted by the transmission elements 8 and are electrically connected to a control unit 23.
  • This control unit is also assigned an encoder 24 which is adapted to the encoder 21 of the hand lamp and is designed to receive only the pulses emitted by the transmission elements of this hand lamp.
  • Various output lines lead from the control unit 23 to a main switch 25 of the test bench and to a plurality of electromagnetic control valves 26 which are installed in the inlet and outlet lines of the hydraulic actuating cylinders of the plate test bench.
  • control signals are expediently transmitted by radio, infrared light or ultrasound.

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A hand lamp for testing the underbodies, brakes, wheel bearings and the like of motor vehicles in test stands consists of a housing having a handle, at least one energy store arranged in the housing, a light source with reflector and switching elements for switching the light source on and off, one or more transmitting elements (8) for the remote control of specific components of the test stand being arranged on the housing (1), which elements are connected via an electrical control circuit (10) to the energy store (4) and to actuating switches (11, 12). <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Handlampe zur Prüfung von Bodengruppen, Radlagern und Aufhängungen von Kraftfahrzeugen in Prüfständen, bestehend aus einem Gehäuse mit einem Handgriff, mindestens einem im Gehäuse angeordneten Energiespeicher, einer Lichtquelle mit Reflektor und einerseits mit dem Energiespeicher und andererseits mit der Lichtquelle elektrisch verbundenen Schaltelementen zum Ein- und Ausschalten.The invention relates to a hand lamp for testing floor assemblies, wheel bearings and suspensions of motor vehicles in test benches, consisting of a housing with a handle, at least one energy store arranged in the housing, a light source with reflector and on the one hand with the energy store and on the other hand with the light source electrically connected switching elements for switching on and off.

Zur Inspektion der Bodengruppen von Kraftfahrzeugen, insbesondere zur Untersuchung des Spiels der Radlager, des Lenkgestänges u. dgl., werden spezielle Prüfstände verwendet, wie sie z. B. in den DE-PS'en 34 02 812 und 34 27 701 beschrieben sind. Diese in der Regel über Gruben angeordneten Prüfstände besitzen Aufstandsplatten für die Räder des zu inspizierenden Kraftfahrzeugs, die über hydraulische Zylinder oder andere Linearantriebe in horizontale Längs- und Querbewegungen versetzt werden können. Bei taktweise wiederholter Betätigung der Linearantriebe wird den Rädern eine Rüttelbewegung erteilt. Der in der Grube stehende Inspekteur kann durch visuelle Beobachtung den jeweiligen Zustand der verschiedenen Baugruppen des Kraftfahrzeugs feststellen. Aufgrund der ungünstigen Lichtverhältnisse in derartigen Gruben werden regelmäßig leuchtstarke Handstrahler verwendet. Bisher mußte der Inspekteur zusätzlich zu diesen Handstrahlern gesonderte Geräte zum Steuern des Prüfstands benutzen, was die Inspektion zeitaufwendiger machte und zu Komplikationen bei der Handhabung und auch ggf. der Ablage des Steuergerätes bzw. der Handlampe führte.To inspect the floor groups of motor vehicles, in particular to examine the play of the wheel bearings, the steering linkage and the like. Like., special test benches are used, as they e.g. B. are described in DE-PS'en 34 02 812 and 34 27 701. These test benches, which are usually arranged above pits, have support plates for the wheels of the motor vehicle to be inspected, which can be set into horizontal longitudinal and transverse movements by means of hydraulic cylinders or other linear drives. When the linear drives are actuated repeatedly, the wheels are vibrated. The inspector standing in the pit can determine the respective state of the various components of the motor vehicle by visual observation. Because of the unfavorable lighting conditions in such pits, bright hand-held spotlights are regularly used. So far, the inspector had to use separate devices to control the test stand in addition to these hand-held spotlights, which made the inspection more time-consuming and led to complications in the handling and possibly also the storage of the control unit or the hand lamp.

Aus der FR-A-2 220 346 ist ein Handgerät zur Fernbedienung von Maschinen, insbesondere von Kränen und Laufkatzen, bekannt, das in einem mit einem Handgriff versehenen Gehäuse mehrere Tastschalter und damit verbundene Signalgeber aufweist. Zusätzlich sind an einer Stirnseite des Gehäuses in einer Kappe eine Lampe und ein Reflektor vorgesehen, die eine Ausleuchtung spezieller Bereiche ermöglichen. An der gegenüberliegenden Stirnseite des Gehäuses ist ein zur Steuereinheit der Maschine führender Kabelstrang befestigt, über den die Steuersignale übertragen werden und die Stromversorgung der Lampe erfolgt.From FR-A-2 220 346 a hand-held device for remote control of machines, in particular cranes and trolleys, is known which has a plurality of push-button switches and signal transmitters connected to them in a housing provided with a handle. In addition, a lamp and a reflector are provided in a cap on an end face of the housing, which enable illumination of special areas. A cable harness leading to the control unit of the machine is attached to the opposite end of the housing, via which the control signals are transmitted and the lamp is supplied with power.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, die Inspektion der Bodengruppen von Kraftfahrzeugen bei Verwendung eines Prüfstandes zu vereinfachen.The object of the invention is to simplify the inspection of the floor assemblies of motor vehicles when using a test bench.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die im Patentanspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst.This object is achieved by the features specified in claim 1.

Die erfindungsgemäße Handlampe stellt ein Kombinationsgerät dar, das durch Einhandbedienung das Ein- und Ausschalten der Lichtquelle und auch die Steuerung der Antriebsaggregate des Prüfstandes, insbesondere der Verschiebezylinder für die Aufstandsplatten eines Platten-Prüfstandes, ermöglicht. Der in der Grube stehende oder ggf. auch unter einem Fahrzeug liegende Inspekteur kann die verschiedenen Baugruppen eines Kraftfahrzeuges gezielt mit der Handlampe ausleuchten und gleichzeitig die verschiedenen Aggregate des Prüfstandes betätigen, ohne hierzu seine Position oder Lage ändern zu müssen. Damit wird der gesamte Inspektionsvorgang wesentlich erleichtert und abgekürzt. Durch die am Außenumfang des Lampengehäuses verteilte Anordnung von mehreren Sendeelementen muß die Handlampe für eine Steueroperation des Prüfstandes nicht auf dessen Steuereinheit ausgerichtet werden, sondern Steueroperationen können in jeder Raumlage der Lampe ohne Unterbrechung der Ausleuchtung vorgenommen werden. Damit im gleichen Raum befindliche benachbarte Prüfstände nicht durch die Signale der Sendeelemente mit aktiviert werden, enthält der Steuerkreis neben einem IC-Glied die Codierglieder, welche auf entsprechende Codierelemente in dem Steueraggregat des jeweils zugehörigen Prüfstandes abgestimmt sind und die vom IC-Glied erzeugten Signale bezüglich Taktfolge, Frequenz oder Amplitude modulieren.The hand lamp according to the invention is a combination device which, by means of one-hand operation, enables the light source to be switched on and off and also the control of the drive units of the test stand, in particular the displacement cylinders for the support plates of a plate test stand. The inspector standing in the pit or possibly also under a vehicle can selectively illuminate the various components of a motor vehicle with a hand lamp and at the same time operate the various units of the test bench without having to change its position or location. This significantly simplifies and abbreviates the entire inspection process. Due to the arrangement of several transmitting elements distributed around the outer circumference of the lamp housing, the hand lamp for a control operation of the test stand does not have to be aligned with its control unit, but control operations can be carried out in any position of the lamp without interrupting the illumination. So that neighboring test benches in the same room are not activated by the signals of the transmitter elements, the control circuit contains an IC element as well as the coding elements, which are matched to corresponding coding elements in the control unit of the associated test bench and which are generated by the IC element Modulate signals with regard to clock sequence, frequency or amplitude.

Gemäß einer zweckmäßigen Ausgestaltung der Erfindung können als Betätigungsschalter an sich bekannte federbelastete Kippschalter verwendet werden, die im Griffbereich der Gehäusewandung bzw. des Handgriffes angeordnet sind und die jeweiligen Sendeelemente nur so lange aktivieren, wie sie durch einen Fingerdruck gegen die Federkraft niedergedrückt sind. Zweckmäßigerweise sind diese Kippschalter auf einem gemeinsamen Träger, z. B. einer geeigneten Platine, montiert, an der auch der IC und die weiteren elektrischen Bauelemente befestigt sind.According to an expedient embodiment of the invention, known spring-loaded toggle switches can be used as actuation switches, which are arranged in the grip area of the housing wall or the handle and activate the respective transmission elements only as long as they are pressed against the spring force by finger pressure. Advantageously, these toggle switches on a common carrier, for. B. a suitable circuit board, to which the IC and the other electrical components are also attached.

Vorteilhafte Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden im folgenden anhand der Zeichnung im einzelnen beschrieben. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine als sog. Stablampe ausgeführte Handlampe in perspektivischer Darstellung;
Fig. 2
eine andere Ausführung einer Handlampe in perspektivischer Darstellung;
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ein elektrisches Schaltbild der in der Handlampe und in einem Prüfstand verwendeten Schaltelemente.
Advantageous embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1
a hand lamp designed as a so-called flashlight in perspective view;
Fig. 2
another embodiment of a hand lamp in a perspective view;
Fig. 3
an electrical circuit diagram of the switching elements used in the hand lamp and in a test bench.

Bei den in den Fig. 1 und 2 dargestellten Handlampen handelt es sich um weitverbreitete Lampentypen, die hinsichtlich ihres technischen Grundkonzeptes weitgehend übereinstimmen und sich lediglich ihrer Abmessungen und auch der Ausbildung ihres Handgriffes voneinander unterscheiden. Die Handlampen weisen ein Gehäuse 1 auf, das bei der Ausbildung nach Fig. 1 zumindest im rückwärtigen Abschnitt hohlzylindrisch ausgebildet ist und den Handgriff bildet.The hand lamps shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are widespread types of lamps, with regard to largely match their basic technical concept and only differ from one another in terms of their dimensions and also the design of their handle. The hand lamps have a housing 1 which, in the embodiment according to FIG. 1, is hollow-cylindrical at least in the rear section and forms the handle.

Bei der Ausführung nach Fig. 2 ist der Handgriff 2 am Gehäuse 1 angeformt und begrenzt eine Grifföffnung 3. Im Gehäuse-inneren sind zweckmäßig als Akkumulatoren ausgeführte Energiespeicher 4 lösbar angeordnet, die über nicht dargestellte Leitungen und einen in der Gehäusewandung befestigten Schalter 5 mit einer - nicht dargestellten - Lichtquelle elektrisch verbunden sind, die im vorderen Endabschnitt 6 des Gehäuses montiert und von einem trichterförmigen Reflektor 7 umgeben ist. An der Umfangswand des Gehäuses 1 am rückwärtigen Abschnitt des den Reflektor umschließenden vorderen häuseabschnittes 9 sind mehrere Sendeelemente 8 gleichmäßig winkelversetzt angeordnet, die über nicht dargestellte elektrische Leitungen mit einer aus elektronischen Bauelementen zusammengesetzten Baugruppe 10 verbunden sind, die einen elektrischen Steuerkreis bildet und über Schalter 11, 12 mit den Akkumulatoren 4 verbunden ist. Diese Baugruppe enthält ferner eine platinenartige Trägerplatte, auf der ein IC-Element 15 zusammen mit weiteren elektronischen Bauelementen und auch den Schaltern 11, 12 vormontiert ist. Diese Baugruppe wird in eine entsprechende Ausnehmung in der Wandung des Gehäuses eingesetzt, die bei der Ausführung nach Fig. 1 im stabförmigen Gehäuseteil und bei der Ausführung nach Fig. 2 an der Oberseite des Handgriffes 2 ausgebildet ist.2, the handle 2 is integrally formed on the housing 1 and delimits a handle opening 3. In the interior of the housing, energy storage devices 4 are expediently arranged as accumulators, which are connected via lines (not shown) and a switch 5 fastened in the housing wall - Not shown - light source are electrically connected, which is mounted in the front end portion 6 of the housing and is surrounded by a funnel-shaped reflector 7. On the peripheral wall of the housing 1 on the rear section of the front housing section 9 surrounding the reflector, a plurality of transmission elements 8 are arranged at an even angle, which are connected via electrical lines (not shown) to an assembly 10 composed of electronic components, which forms an electrical control circuit and via switch 11 , 12 is connected to the accumulators 4. This assembly also contains a circuit board-like carrier plate on which an IC element 15 together with further electronic components and also the switches 11, 12 are preassembled. This assembly is inserted into a corresponding recess in the wall of the housing, which is formed in the rod-shaped housing part in the embodiment according to FIG. 1 and on the top of the handle 2 in the embodiment according to FIG. 2.

In Fig. 3 sind auf der linken Seite der elektrische Schaltkreis der Handlampe und auf der rechten Hälfte der Steuerkreis eines Platten-Prüfstandes dargestellt. Mit den im Lampengehäuse 1 angeordneten Akkumulatoren 4 sind die beiden federbelasteten Kippschalter 11, 12 elektrisch verbunden, deren Schaltfinger mit jeweils einem von zwei Leitungsanschlüssen in Kontakt gebracht wird, wenn der eine oder der andere Endabschnitt dieser Kippschalter niedergedrückt wird. Aus diesem Grunde hat jeder Schalter insgesamt drei Schaltfunktionen, nämlich ein-rechts, aus und ein-links. Die gangsleitungen dieser beiden Schalter 11 und 12 führen zu dem IC-Element 15. Der einfache Druckschalter 5 verbindet die als Lichtquelle verwendete Birne (symbolisch dargestellt als Kreis mit eingezeichnetem Kreuz) mit dem IC-Element 15, dessen einer Ausgang zu einem Transistor 20 und dessen anderer Ausgang zu den Sendeelementen 8 führt. Der Ausgang des Transistors 20 ist ebenfalls mit den Sendeelementen 8 verbunden. Weiter ist ein Codierelement 21 an das IC-Element 15 angeschlossen.In Fig. 3, the electrical circuit of the hand lamp and on the right half of the control circuit of a plate test stand are shown on the left side. With the accumulators 4 arranged in the lamp housing 1, the two spring-loaded toggle switches 11, 12 are electrically connected, the switch fingers of which are brought into contact with one of two line connections when one or the other end section of these toggle switches is depressed. For this reason, each switch has a total of three switching functions, namely on-right, off and on-left. The output lines of these two switches 11 and 12 lead to the IC element 15. The simple pressure switch 5 connects the bulb used as the light source (symbolically represented as a circle with a cross drawn in) to the IC element 15, one of whose outputs to a transistor 20 and whose other output leads to the transmission elements 8. The output of transistor 20 is also connected to transmission elements 8. Furthermore, a coding element 21 is connected to the IC element 15.

Die Steuereinrichtung des Prüfstandes enthält mehrere Empfänger 22, welche für den Empfang der von den Sendeelementen 8 ausgesendeten Wellen ausgelegt und mit einer Steuereinheit 23 elektrisch verbunden sind. Dieser Steuereinheit ist ferner ein Codierer 24 zugeordnet, der an den Codierer 21 der Handlampe angepaßt und zum Empfang nur der von den Sendeelementen dieser Handlampe ausgesendeten Impulse konzipiert ist. Von der Steuereinheit 23 führen verschiedene Ausgangs-leitungen zu einem Hauptschalter 25 des Prüfstandes sowie zu mehreren elektromagnetischen Steuerventilen 26, die in den Zu- und Ablauf-Leitungen der hydraulischen Stellzylinder des Platten-Prüfstandes eingebaut sind.The control device of the test bench contains several receivers 22, which are designed to receive the waves emitted by the transmission elements 8 and are electrically connected to a control unit 23. This control unit is also assigned an encoder 24 which is adapted to the encoder 21 of the hand lamp and is designed to receive only the pulses emitted by the transmission elements of this hand lamp. Various output lines lead from the control unit 23 to a main switch 25 of the test bench and to a plurality of electromagnetic control valves 26 which are installed in the inlet and outlet lines of the hydraulic actuating cylinders of the plate test bench.

Die Erfindung ist nicht auf die dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiele beschränkt. So können noch weitere Sendeelemente beispielsweise in der Bodenplatte des Gehäuses oder auch am vorderen Rand der den Reflektor umgebenden Gehäuse-Hülse 9 angeordnet sein. Darüber hinaus können auch zusätzliche Schalter mit entsprechenden elektronischen Steuerelementen in den Steuerkreis integriert sein, die eine Fernsteuerung von beispielsweise Brems-Prüfständen ermöglichen. Die Übertragung der Steuersignale erfolgt zweckmäßig durch Funk, Infrarotlicht oder durch Ultraschall.The invention is not restricted to the exemplary embodiments shown. Thus, further transmission elements can be arranged, for example, in the base plate of the housing or also on the front edge of the housing sleeve 9 surrounding the reflector. In addition, additional switches with corresponding electronic control elements can be integrated into the control circuit, which enable remote control of, for example, brake test benches. The control signals are expediently transmitted by radio, infrared light or ultrasound.

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  1. Hand lamp for inspecting the underbodies, brakes, wheel bearings and the like of motor vehicles in test stands, comprising a casing (1) with a handle (2), at least one energy store (4) arranged in the casing, a light source with funnelshaped reflector, and switching elements for switching the light source on and off, characterised in that a plurality of emitting elements (8) are arranged on the casing (1), in such a way as to be distributed over the circumference of the casing wall, and are connected by way of an electric control circuit (10) to the energy store (4) and to actuating switches (11, 12), the control circuit having an IC element (15) and coding elements for the modulation of the actuating commands.
  2. Hand lamp according to Claim 1, characterised in that at least some of the actuating switches (5) and switching elements (11, 12) are constructed as toggle switches and are arranged on a common1 carrier (16), mounted in the wall of the handle (1), for the IC element (15) and the other electrical components.
  3. Hand lamp according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that a place of deposit for the hand lamp is constructed as a charging station.
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