EP0897584A1 - Interrupteur a bascule, en particulier pour le leve-glace d'un vehicule a moteur - Google Patents

Interrupteur a bascule, en particulier pour le leve-glace d'un vehicule a moteur

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EP0897584A1
EP0897584A1 EP97925834A EP97925834A EP0897584A1 EP 0897584 A1 EP0897584 A1 EP 0897584A1 EP 97925834 A EP97925834 A EP 97925834A EP 97925834 A EP97925834 A EP 97925834A EP 0897584 A1 EP0897584 A1 EP 0897584A1
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Prior art keywords
rocker arm
toggle switch
switching
switch according
switch
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EP0897584B1 (fr
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Josef Khoury
Gerd Rudolph
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Eaton Controls GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • H01H23/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H23/14—Tumblers
    • H01H23/143—Tumblers having a generally flat elongated shape
    • H01H23/145—Tumblers having a generally flat elongated shape the actuating surface having two slightly inclined areas extending from the middle outward
    • 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
    • H01H23/04—Cases; Covers
    • 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
    • H01H2300/01—Application power window

Definitions

  • Toggle switch in particular for window regulators in a motor vehicle
  • the invention relates to a toggle switch, in particular a window switch in a motor vehicle, with a switch housing, in which a rocker arm is arranged by means of spring force in at least one limit switch position and one dead center position, which has at least one switch arm which has at least one Switching element actuated, wherein the rocker arm has a projection in the middle, into which a spring-loaded locking element is inserted, which interacts with a locking curve depending on the position of the rocker arm.
  • a separate window lifter switch is provided for each door of the motor vehicle and is operated by a push button or a rocker arm.
  • the pushbuttons or rocker arms which can be actuated by the driver are usually accommodated either on the paneling of the driver's door or on the center console.
  • a toggle switch for motor vehicles which has a rocker arm mounted in an upper housing part of a switch housing with two limit switch positions in which it rests on fixed stops and here by means of spring force in the direction of each one of the attacks is biased.
  • the rocker arm comprises two switching arms running parallel to one another, which engage in a switching element with an associated contact bridge which can be moved on contact tracks. Between the switching arms there is an attachment in which a spring-loaded latching pawl is guided, which interacts with a latching track formed in the bottom of the upper housing part.
  • the end of the latch facing the latching path is provided with a latching roller.
  • the switch housing is separated into an upper housing part and a lower housing part, as a result of which it is very complex in terms of construction and requires a large construction volume.
  • the switching element and the pressure spring-loaded contact bridge which are actuated by the switching arms of the rocker arm, are housed in the lower part of the housing.
  • the switching arms penetrate an opening in the bottom of the upper part of the housing into the lower part of the housing.
  • the switching element in the lower part of the housing is therefore additionally spring-loaded in order to be able to compensate for manufacturing and movement tolerances by dividing the switch housing in two. This measure helps to increase the overall volume of the toggle switch.
  • the object is achieved in that the switch housing comprises a receiving part formed in one piece therewith, in which the rocker arm is mounted and at the same time the latching curve is integrated. part of the at least one switching element and the at least one switching arm are enclosed.
  • the switch housing with the receiving part Due to the solid construction of the switch housing with the receiving part, a division of the switch housing into two is avoided, so that a small construction volume of the switch housing is realized.
  • the switch housing with the receiving part can be manufactured in one piece.
  • the receiving part is essentially U-shaped on the switch housing.
  • the upper side of the receiving part preferably has an at least partially circumferential collar in which the rocker arm is mounted. This results in a saving in material and thus a reduction in weight, since the receiving part is designed in the form of a collar only in the region of the bearing of the rocker arm.
  • the switch housing with the integrated receiving part expediently consists of plastic. This can take part in one work step as an injection molded part.
  • the switch housing can preferably be closed from below by a base element.
  • the rocker arm has a switching arm which is spaced apart from the shoulder and which actuates the associated switching element.
  • its switching arm actuates the associated switching element by loading, so that the associated window in the door of the motor vehicle is lowered in this end switching position.
  • the rocker arm is released, it is moved into its dead center position by the spring-loaded latching element, which at the same time represents an end switch position in which the switching arm relieves the switching element and the associated window is closed again.
  • the rocker arm is provided with two switching arms spaced on both sides from the shoulder, each of which actuates an associated switching element.
  • the rocker arm When the rocker arm is pressed on one of its sides, it moves from its dead center position into a limit switch position, the one switching arm acting on the associated switching element and opening the window in the door of the motor vehicle. If the rocker arm is released, it moves back to its dead center position. If the rocker arm is printed in the opposite direction and brought into its other limit switch position, the other switch arm of the rocker arm actuates the associated second switching element in order to close the window.
  • Each switching element is preferably a microswitch which can be fastened to the receiving part of the switch housing.
  • the microswitch In order to convey an improved switching feeling to the user, the microswitch is long-stroke, so that its plunger can travel a certain longer distance until the switching function is started. In addition, to improve the switching feeling, the actuation force of the microswitch is less than 0.5 N.
  • the microswitch comprises different switching functions which can be activated as a function of the position of its ice cream operated by the associated switching arm of the rocker arm.
  • the respective microswitch can be designed in such a way that when the rocker arm is actuated briefly or briefly, the window in the door of the motor vehicle is only briefly and partially lowered or raised. If the rocker arm is pressed for a longer or longer period, on the other hand, a switching function can be triggered which causes the window to be completely lowered or raised.
  • the microswitch is expediently connected in terms of switching technology to a printed circuit board arranged outside the switch housing or to a lead frame arranged outside the switch housing. Since the microswitch is not located directly on the circuit board or the lead frame, but in the receiving part of the switch area, the circuit board or the lead frame comprising the LEDs, series resistors, plugs and the like is also reduced in size.
  • the locking curve integrated in the receiving part is designed as a V-shaped slideway for the locking element of the rocker arm.
  • the V-shaped locking curve causes the exact position at the toto point, i.e. in the rest position of the toggle switch. Due to the spring-loaded locking element in the projection formed on the underside of the rocker arm, the rocker arm is repeatedly forced into its exact dead center position when released.
  • the V-shaped slideway for the locking element of the rocker arm widens unevenly from the apex. This means that the V-shaped slideway widens more and more from the apex to the top. This gives the user a tactile feeling of switching due to the special locking curve geometry and thus improves the usability of the toggle switch.
  • the invention is described in the following using an exemplary embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawing.
  • the drawing shows in the single figure an explosive representation of the toggle switch according to the invention, the switch housing being shown cut in its longitudinal plane.
  • the toggle switch 1 is designed with its switch housing 2 as a built-in device which can be inserted up to the stops 3 in an opening (not shown), for example a door trim or a center console of a motor vehicle.
  • the switch housing 2 has snap closures 4 on its lower circumferential area for a base element, not shown, with which the underside of the switch housing 2 can be closed.
  • a receiving part 5 is formed in one piece therewith, which is essentially U-shaped. Apart from the receiving part 5, the switch housing 2 comprises a hollow interior 6.
  • the receiving part 5 initially has a circumferential collar 7 on its upper edge, which on the long sides of the receiving meteils 5 is each provided with an opening 8.
  • a locking curve 9 runs through the central longitudinal plane of the receiving part 5 and is provided with a V-shaped slideway 10.
  • the V-shaped slideway 10 widens unevenly upwards from its apex 11.
  • a rocker arm 12 can be inserted into the U-shaped receiving part 5.
  • This rocker arm 12 has a laterally projecting axle journal 13 in the center, which is inserted into the opening 8 of the collar 7 in the receiving part 5.
  • the rocker arm 12 is pivotally mounted about a rocking axis 14.
  • the approach 15 has a plurality of longitudinal gaps 16 and a blind bore 17 into which a pin-like locking element 18 can be inserted, which is acted upon by a compression spring 19 at its rear end. This compression spring 19 is supported on the bottom of the blind bore 17, while the locking element 18 is guided in the blind bore 17 of the shoulder 15.
  • each microswitch 21 has a plurality of contact tongues 24, which are connected in terms of switching technology to a circuit board, not shown, which is located outside the switch housing 2.
  • two switching arms 25 are located on the underside of the rocker arm 12, which are constructed in one piece with the rocker arm 12.
  • the switching arms 25 are located directly opposite the pushes 26 of the microswitches 21.
  • the rocker arm 12 If the rocker arm 12 is pivoted clockwise, for example, the latching element 18 slides out of the apex 11 of the latching curve 9 and moves along the left side of the V-shaped slideway 10.
  • the right switching arm 25 actuates the tappet 26 of the associated microswitch. ters 21, whereby a switching function, for example lowering the window of the door of a motor vehicle is triggered.
  • the compression spring 19 forces the catch element 18 again into the apex 11 of the V-shaped slideway 10 of the locking curve 9, the rocker arm 12 being moved back into its dead center position.
  • the switching arm 25 disengages from the plunger 26 of the associated microswitch, as a result of which the respective switching function is interrupted. The same process is repeated when the left side of the rocker arm 12 is operated.

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  • Power-Operated Mechanisms For Wings (AREA)
  • Window Of Vehicle (AREA)
  • Tumbler Switches (AREA)
  • Rotary Switch, Piano Key Switch, And Lever Switch (AREA)

Abstract

Interrupteur à bascule (1), en particulier interrupteur pour le lève-glace d'un véhicule à moteur, comprenant un boîtier (2) dans lequel est disposé un levier oscillant (12) maintenu, par une force élastique, en au moins une position de fin de course et une position point mort. Le levier oscillant (12) possède au moins un bras de contact (25) actionnant au moins un élément de contact (20), le levier oscillant (12) présentant en son milieu une saillie dans laquelle est inséré un élément de verrouillage sollicité élastiquement (18), lequel coopère avec un profil d'encliquetage (9), en fonction de la position du levier oscillant (12). En vue de réduire l'encombrement du boîtier (2) de l'interrupteur et de compenser les tolérances dépendant de la construction, l'invention est caractérisée en ce que le boîtier (2) comprend une partie réceptrice (5) réalisée d'une seule pièce avec ledit boîtier, dans laquelle le levier oscillant (12) est monté et le profil d'encliquetage (9) est intégré, et en ce qu'au moins un élément de contact (20) et au moins un bras de contact sont enfermés dans ladite partie réceptrice (5).
EP97925834A 1996-05-11 1997-04-29 Interrupteur a bascule, en particulier pour le leve-glace d'un vehicule a moteur Expired - Lifetime EP0897584B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19619124 1996-05-11
DE19619124A DE19619124B4 (de) 1996-05-11 1996-05-11 Kippschalter, insbesondere für Fensterheber in einem Kraftfahrzeug
PCT/DE1997/000909 WO1997043777A1 (fr) 1996-05-11 1997-04-29 Interrupteur a bascule, en particulier pour le leve-glace d'un vehicule a moteur

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EP0897584A1 true EP0897584A1 (fr) 1999-02-24
EP0897584B1 EP0897584B1 (fr) 2000-03-22

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EP (1) EP0897584B1 (fr)
BR (1) BR9708985A (fr)
DE (2) DE19619124B4 (fr)
ES (1) ES2145606T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO1997043777A1 (fr)

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DE19619124B4 (de) 2004-02-26
ES2145606T3 (es) 2000-07-01
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WO1997043777A1 (fr) 1997-11-20
DE59701318D1 (de) 2000-04-27
DE19619124A1 (de) 1997-11-13
EP0897584B1 (fr) 2000-03-22

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