EP0883839A1 - Molette eclairee - Google Patents

Molette eclairee

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EP0883839A1
EP0883839A1 EP97912154A EP97912154A EP0883839A1 EP 0883839 A1 EP0883839 A1 EP 0883839A1 EP 97912154 A EP97912154 A EP 97912154A EP 97912154 A EP97912154 A EP 97912154A EP 0883839 A1 EP0883839 A1 EP 0883839A1
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Prior art keywords
wheel
actuating
section
light guide
actuating wheel
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German (de)
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EP0883839B1 (fr
Inventor
Adam Weber
Andreas Ballmann
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Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
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ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
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    • 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
    • G05G1/08—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
    • G05G1/10—Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles
    • G05G1/105—Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles comprising arrangements for illumination
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H19/02—Details
    • H01H19/025—Light-emitting indicators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/054—Optical elements
    • H01H2219/062—Light conductor

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an actuating wheel for actuating a device, in particular for rotating a potentiometer in motor vehicles.
  • Such a wheel is known for example from DE-OS 38 08 770 by the applicant.
  • Such control wheels must also be operable when the passenger compartment is darkened.
  • the scale setting of the potentiometer is carried out illuminated from the inside. With this lighting, not only the position of the actuating wheel but also the respective setting can be recognized in the dark, so that appropriate changes can be made if necessary.
  • the invention is therefore based on an actuating wheel of the type resulting from the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • the invention solves the above object with the combination of features resulting from the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • the invention consists in the light losses of the light guide within the knurled wheel to be kept as low as possible by largely surrounding the outer surface of the light guide with a reflective (white) plastic layer.
  • the area that serves to feed the light into the light guide and possibly other areas, if this appears expedient for the mode of operation of the actuating wheel, is thereby left out.
  • the light guide In order to keep the loss surfaces of the light guide, at which light could escape unintentionally, as small as possible, the light guide should have the simplest possible shape. If, as in the present case, the luminous flux entering the light guide axially is to be emitted again on a radially circumferential surface, the combination of features according to claim 2 is recommended in a further development of the invention second section, the light is deflected radially outward until it finally runs radially outward within the third section.
  • the individual sections are preferably spatially encircling, so that a large number of stray light-emitting surfaces are eliminated, as would be the case, for example, if the second section consisted of essentially radially extending struts.
  • the second section has a surface which is inclined by 45 degrees with respect to the radiation axis.
  • the inner surface is designed in this way Tet that the radiation fed parallel to the axis of rotation of the actuating wheel in the light guide is reflected on the inner surface of the truncated cone.
  • the angular position of the wall is therefore chosen so that it acts like a mirror for the radiation incident within the light guide. As will be explained further below, this is important insofar as no (white) cover layer needs to be applied at this point, as is stated in connection with claim 4.
  • the combination of features according to claim 5 is recommended in a further development of the invention
  • Light guide would not reflect emerging radiation, but absorbs it and warms up or heats up.
  • the dark second layer has the advantage that the dirt that occurs through the use of the actuating wheel is not visible on its surface.
  • a particular advantage of the further layer is, according to claim 5, that this layer can additionally be configured into an actuating surface according to the combination of features according to claim 6.
  • This actuating surface will preferably be a knurled ring which is adjacent to the illuminated scale and is mechanically connected to it. By turning the knurled surface having the shape of a cylinder jacket, the scale is also rotated, so that the setting of the electrical device to be set, for example potentiometers, can be recognized from the set luminous value.
  • the knurled surface is preferably cast onto the further layer and is formed from the material thereof.
  • the combination of features according to claim 6 ensures that the actuating surface does not their color changes. Such a risk could exist, for example, if the actuating surface were made of the first light plastic and the actuating surface was then only overmolded with a dark color.
  • a black, tough plastic can be used as the plastic for the grip ring and the additional layer.
  • the choice of a resistant material is also important with regard to the combination of features according to claim 7.
  • a gearwheel is also incorporated into the second plastic layer, which gear can be used to drive a gear ratio. In this way, the rotary movement of the actuating wheel can be adapted to the desired respective rotary movement for actuating an electrical unit. The usability of the actuating wheel is thus increased.
  • the strength of the second plastic can also be used to simultaneously form a bearing element for supporting the actuating wheel from it.
  • a corresponding proposal is made according to claim 9.
  • the inner surface or the outer surface of the bearing ring can be used for storage.
  • claim 10 proposes to cover the display surface of the scale surrounding the outer surface of the light guide with a black lacquer and by corresponding Removing or holding three paints to make the desired symbols and characters visible as luminous markings, which can be done, for example, by laser radiation.
  • the circumferential outer surface of the light guide is surrounded with a thin layer of the white first plastic and only then is a black coating applied.
  • the white first layer illuminated from the inside therefore radiates outward in the form of markings in which the lacquer layer has been removed from the first white plastic layer.
  • this solution consists in improving the mirror effect at the reflecting interface, which serves to deflect the radiation fed in in the axial direction into a radially extending radiation. In this way, the largest possible proportion of the radiation fed in is transported to the circumferential surface of the actuating wheel.
  • the improved mirror effect of the interface thus contributes significantly to avoiding loss of power for the radiation in its deflection area.
  • the losses of radiation energy can be reduced in particular by the combination of the features according to claims 1 and 11, as shown in claim 12.
  • the light guide is largely kept clear at the interfaces used for reflection. This should take place in particular in the area of the interface in which the radiation fed in in the vicinity of the longitudinal axis of the light guide is deflected in the radial direction.
  • Fig. 1 shows a section through an actuating wheel according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a side view of the actuating wheel according to FIG. 1.
  • the actuating wheel 1 is shown in section.
  • the core of the actuating wheel 1 is formed by a light guide 2, which is composed of three sections.
  • the first section 3 has the shape of a circular cylinder with the diameter Dl.
  • the first section then merges into a second section 4, which essentially has the shape of a hollow truncated cone.
  • the truncated cone is then followed by the third section 5, which has essentially the shape of a circular ring.
  • the outer surface of the light guide 2 is largely surrounded by a cover layer made of white plastic, which reflects the radiation directed onto the boundary layer of the light guide, so that no light can exit the light guide undesirably.
  • the light guide 2 can be made of Makrolon crystal clear, while 7 Makrolon white can be used for the cover layer.
  • the cover layer 7 is in turn surrounded by a further layer 8, which can consist of dark or black colored Pocan.
  • This further layer 8 will prevent extraneous light from entering the light guide 2 at an undesired location.
  • the further layer 8 also has a peripheral projection 10 which has the shape of a grip ring and is provided with a knurling 11.
  • the outer circumferential surface of this ring with the knurling 11 serves as an actuating surface for the actuating wheel, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation 12 in a manner not shown.
  • the plastic used to produce the grip ring 10 or the further layer 8 can consist, for example, of black Pocan.
  • one or more webs 15 are provided which protrude through the cover layer 7 or the light guide 2.
  • An important feature of the invention is that the production of the inner lateral surface 17 of the second section 4 extends in the axial direction over the diameter Dl, so that all radiation radiated into the diameter Dl is reflected by the inner lateral surface 17 of the second section 4 , this interface acting like a mirror. It is therefore not expedient to cover this lateral surface with the cover layer 7.
  • the inner circumferential surface 17 of a conical recess in the second section 4 thus acts as a reflective interface through which the light radiation radiated in the section 3 in the direction of the longitudinal axis 12 is radiated in the radial direction to the annular section 5 in the radial direction.
  • the conical recess in the second section 4, the interface 17 of which acts as a mirror for the radiation, can therefore be considerably improved in its reflecting effect by forming an interface between air and the material of the light guide.
  • the high reflectivity of the interface 17 is particularly important in the area close to the longitudinal axis 12, since this is the center of the radiation fed into the first section 3.
  • the outer lateral surface 20 of the cover layer 7 is not covered by another layer.
  • This outer surface forms the base of a scale. So that it also appears as dark as the grip ring 10 with its knurling 11, the outer surface 20 is covered with a black lacquer layer, not shown.
  • the desired scale symbols or letters or numbers are then worked out of this lacquer layer by laser radiation. The symbols will appear lighter the deeper they are worked out of the lacquer layer and the underlying cover layer.
  • part of the cover layer 7 is generally left standing so that the desired symbols appear largely bright and glare-free. In this sense, the cover layer acts as a scattered light disk that is common in optics and distributes the luminosity evenly.
  • the entry area into the light guide defined by the diameter D1 will be kept as large as possible.
  • D1 is in the size range of half the diameter of the outer lateral surface 20, although in the present case it is somewhat smaller.
  • the webs 15 will be placed in areas in which no scale symbol should appear, since in these areas, as can be seen from the drawing, the light conduction is obstructed.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Lighting Device Outwards From Vehicle And Optical Signal (AREA)
  • Rotary Switch, Piano Key Switch, And Lever Switch (AREA)
  • Instrument Panels (AREA)
  • Mechanical Control Devices (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne une molette de commande pour régler par un mouvement de rotation un potentiomètre dans un véhicule à moteur. L'invention vise à réduire dans une large mesure les pertes de rayonnement d'un conducteur optique (2) d'une molette de commande, émettant un rayonnement de l'intérieur de ladite molette sur la surface extérieure (20) de cette dernière. A cet effet, il est prévu une couche de recouvrement claire (7) entourant le conducteur optique, qui reflète le rayonnement sortant, sur la couche limite du conducteur optique. Une autre solution permet d'éviter les pertes en dégageant des surfaces réfléchissantes déflectrices de la couche de recouvrement. Des perfectionnements intéressants de cette invention concernent la forme du conducteur optique ainsi que des mesures pour manipuler la molette de commande.
EP97912154A 1996-12-28 1997-10-09 Molette eclairee Expired - Lifetime EP0883839B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19654651 1996-12-28
DE19654651A DE19654651A1 (de) 1996-12-28 1996-12-28 Beleuchtetes Rändelrad
PCT/EP1997/005561 WO1998029789A1 (fr) 1996-12-28 1997-10-09 Molette eclairee

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EP0883839A1 true EP0883839A1 (fr) 1998-12-16
EP0883839B1 EP0883839B1 (fr) 2002-01-09

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US (1) US6092902A (fr)
EP (1) EP0883839B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2001509287A (fr)
BR (1) BR9707882A (fr)
DE (2) DE19654651A1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2166529T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO1998029789A1 (fr)

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JP2001509287A (ja) 2001-07-10
WO1998029789A1 (fr) 1998-07-09
BR9707882A (pt) 1999-07-27
ES2166529T3 (es) 2002-04-16
EP0883839B1 (fr) 2002-01-09
DE59705977D1 (de) 2002-02-14
DE19654651A1 (de) 1998-07-02

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