EP1247286A1 - Elektrischer schalter - Google Patents
Elektrischer schalterInfo
- Publication number
- EP1247286A1 EP1247286A1 EP01911342A EP01911342A EP1247286A1 EP 1247286 A1 EP1247286 A1 EP 1247286A1 EP 01911342 A EP01911342 A EP 01911342A EP 01911342 A EP01911342 A EP 01911342A EP 1247286 A1 EP1247286 A1 EP 1247286A1
- Authority
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- switching
- electrical switch
- switch according
- housing
- contacts
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H25/00—Switches with compound movement of handle or other operating part
- H01H25/002—Switches with compound movement of handle or other operating part having an operating member rectilinearly slidable in different directions
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H15/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for actuation in opposite directions, e.g. slide switch
- H01H15/02—Details
- H01H15/06—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
- H01H15/10—Operating parts
- H01H15/102—Operating parts comprising cam devices
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- 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
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- 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
Definitions
- the invention relates to an electrical switch with an actuating element mounted displaceably in a housing, which actuates switching contacts which are assigned via switching cams and are connected to connecting contacts.
- Such switches are often used as mirror adjustment switches or seat adjustment switches in motor vehicles, an actuating element generally being displaceable in several directions in order to implement different switching functions in one switch. After releasing the actuating element, it returns to its zero position.
- at least one switching element is arranged between the actuating element and the associated switching contacts.
- the switching element is used to transform the horizontal sliding movements of the actuating element into vertical directions of action for assigned switching contacts.
- the arrangement of the switching contacts which are assigned to a base of a housing of the switch m at a relatively large distance from one another, has proven to be disadvantageous. Due to this arrangement of the switch contacts, either ne relatively large circuit board carrying the switching contacts or a stamped grid embedded in the entire bottom of the housing is necessary for contacting the connecting contacts, as a result of which the switch has a correspondingly extensive and thus expensive construction.
- the structure of the switch becomes more complex due to the arrangement of at least one switching element inside the housing.
- the actuating element interacts with a switching link or the switching element is correspondingly spring-loaded and causes the actuating element to be reset.
- the arrangement of the switching element is also necessary in order to enable a sufficiently large displacement path of the actuating element with a relatively small switching path of the switching contact.
- the object is achieved in that between each switching cam and the associated switching contact e, there is a fixed actuator on the end, the free end of which acts on the switching contact, the actuator carrying a cam corresponding to an assigned switching cam.
- the beta tiger which is fixed to the house, thus acts like a leaf spring clamped in on one side and forms the of by its cam the actuating element via its switching cam initiated horizontal sliding movement m a vertical switching movement to act on the associated switching contact. Furthermore, due to its elasticity, the actuator actuates the return movement of the actuating element after it is released. In addition, after a corresponding adjustment of the height of the cams and the switching cams, an actuation path of the actuating element that is larger than the switching path required by the switching contacts and thus also a desired switching feeling is ensured.
- the switching cams and the cams have opposing inclined planes on their adjacent surfaces.
- the flat support of the switch cam on the assigned cam leads to an improvement in the switching reliability compared to a selective support.
- the haptics and the translation of the actuation path to the switching path can be coordinated via the design of the inclination of the corresponding inclined planes.
- the switch contacts are preferably arranged parallel to a housing wall and the actuators are attached to an opposite housing wall. This arrangement of the switching contacts makes it possible to also limit the electrical connections required for the switching contacts to this relatively small area.
- the lever travel of the Betatiger is matched to the force and travel conditions required for the switching operations.
- Actuator made from plastic scaffold and molded onto the assigned housing wall.
- the housing, together with the actuators, is manufactured as an injection molded part in one operation, which is why no additional assembly is required to arrange the actuators.
- the actuators are expediently made of plastic and molded onto a frame fixed to the housing walls. After damage, the actuators and the frame are relatively easy to replace.
- each actuator expediently carries at its free end an attachment acting on the switching contact.
- the actuating element is mounted in the housing such that it can be displaced crosswise and / or rotated, wherein at least one switch contact can be acted on in each sliding direction. This ensures that a large number of switching operations can be carried out by different, obvious actuation directions of the actuating element, the switch contacts being arranged independently of the actuation directions.
- the actuating element expediently interacts with spring elements.
- the spring elements are provided to influence the tactile switching sensation.
- the actuating element comprises a handle and an actuating plate with an intermediate guide attachment, the guide attachment being mounted on the house side.
- the handle and the actuating plate essentially ensure the horizontal and the guide attachment ensure the vertical guidance of the actuating element.
- the guide projection is held with play in a cover of the housing.
- the actuating plate preferably carries the switching cams. Accordingly, the switch consists of a small number of individual components, the actuating plate together with the switch cams e being able to be produced in one piece in a plastic injection molding process.
- the switch contacts are inserted in domes of a switch mat and act on a lead frame or a printed circuit board. Due to the material properties of the switching mat and the constructive design of the domes, when the actuating element is moved and / or rotated, resistance can be felt when the switching contact is acted upon.
- the switch contacts are designed as microswitches assigned to a printed circuit board or a lead frame.
- the microswitches are commercially available and work reliably in the smallest space.
- the switching contacts acted upon by the sliding movement of the actuating element are arranged with the associated actuators in a different horizontal plane of the housing than the switching contacts acted upon by the rotary movement.
- the switching contacts acted upon by the sliding movement of the actuating element are preferably offset in one plane from the switching contacts acted upon by the rotary movement, and the associated actuators are arranged in different horizontal planes of the housing.
- FIG. 2 shows an illustration of a partial section of the detail II according to FIG. 1,
- FIG. 3 shows an illustration of a section along line III-III according to FIG. 1,
- FIG. 4 shows an illustration of a section along line IV-IV according to FIG. 3 and 5 shows a perspective view of a motor vehicle seat, which is adjustable by means of the switch according to FIG. 1.
- the electrical switch comprises an actuating element 1, which essentially consists of a handle 2, a guide attachment 3 and an actuating plate 4, the guide attachment 3 being slidably mounted in a cover 5 of a housing 6.
- the housing-fixed cover 5, which can be designed as a cover for the housing 6, has oblong holes 7 which run crosswise to one another and limit the actuation element 1 in its displaceability.
- the actuating plate 4 of the actuating element 1 carries switching cams 9 on the side facing a bottom 8 of the housing 6, the free ends of which are each provided with an inclined plane 10.
- Each switching cam 9 is associated with a cam 20 of a beta tiger 11, which is molded onto a housing wall 12.
- the beta tigers 11 extend parallel to one another into the housing 6, the free end of each beta tiger 11 being arranged above a switching contact 13.
- the switching contacts 13 are arranged parallel to one another in the region of a housing wall 14 which is opposite the housing wall 12 which carries the actuators 11.
- the switch contacts 13 are inserted in domes 15 of a switch mat 16 and, when acted upon by assigned actuators 11, interact with a circuit board 17 fastened to the bottom 8 of the housing 6.
- connection contacts 18 for connecting the switch to an electrical system of a motor vehicle are arranged, which face the outside protrude
- the cams 20 of the beta tigers 11 are shaped as inclined planes 19, the inclined plane 19 of each beta tiger 11 becoming the inclined plane 10 of the assigned switching cam 9 and corresponds to the corresponding displacement direction of the actuating element 1. Furthermore, a corresponding interpretation of the corresponding inclined planes 10, 19 results in a specific translation, i.e. a specific ratio, between a displacement path of the actuation element 1 and an actuation path of the corresponding switch contact 13. It is thus possible to have a relatively large actuation path of the actuation element 1 in one to achieve relatively small exposure path of the switching contacts 13.
- the electrical switch serves to control servomotors (not shown) for adjusting movements of a seat 21 in accordance with the double arrows 22, 23.
- the actuating element 1 After the actuating element 1 has been displaced in the direction of the arrow 24, the associated switch contact 13 is acted upon by the corresponding actuator cam 11 being depressed by pressing the corresponding actuator 11 down 9 and the corresponding cam 20, after which the servomotor moves the seat 21 forward.
- the servo motor moves the seat backwards, since the switching contact 13 assigned to this shifting direction is acted upon by the corresponding actuator 11 and accordingly the servomotor is controlled.
- the actuating element 1 To raise and lower the seat 21, the actuating element 1 is displaced in accordance with the directions of the arrows 26, 27, whereupon the respectively assigned switching contact 13 is acted upon analogously to the previously described processes.
- the respective end position of the actuating element 1 m in one of the directions of the arrows 24, 25, 26, 27 is reached when the guide projection 3 is in contact with the corresponding end of the elongated hole 7, as a result of which the switching contacts 13 are protected against mechanical overload. From each of the end positions, the actuating element 1 returns to its zero position due to the elasticity of the plastic from which the actuators 11 are made and the associated return movement of the actuated actuator 11 in which the inclined plane 10 of the control cam 9 is from the inclined plane 19 of the cam 20 of the beta actuator 11 slides.
Landscapes
- Push-Button Switches (AREA)
- Rotary Switch, Piano Key Switch, And Lever Switch (AREA)
- Slide Switches (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE10000598 | 2000-01-10 | ||
| DE2000100598 DE10000598A1 (de) | 2000-01-10 | 2000-01-10 | Elektrischer Schalter |
| PCT/DE2001/000092 WO2001052291A1 (de) | 2000-01-10 | 2001-01-08 | Elektrischer schalter |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP1247286A1 true EP1247286A1 (de) | 2002-10-09 |
| EP1247286B1 EP1247286B1 (de) | 2006-07-05 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP01911342A Expired - Lifetime EP1247286B1 (de) | 2000-01-10 | 2001-01-08 | Elektrischer schalter |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP1247286B1 (de) |
| DE (2) | DE10000598A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2001052291A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP4147839B2 (ja) * | 2002-06-26 | 2008-09-10 | ポリマテック株式会社 | スライド式多方向入力キー |
| ATE331293T1 (de) * | 2003-07-25 | 2006-07-15 | Delphi Tech Inc | Elektrischer mehrwegeschalter |
| KR100610934B1 (ko) * | 2004-12-22 | 2006-08-09 | 현대자동차주식회사 | 1버튼 6웨이 선루프 스위치 |
| JP4446925B2 (ja) * | 2005-04-28 | 2010-04-07 | ホシデン株式会社 | スライド操作式スイッチ |
| DE102007055607B4 (de) * | 2007-11-20 | 2009-08-27 | Sidler Automotive Gmbh & Co. Kg | Schalter und seine Verwendung zum Betätigen eines Hub-Schiebedachs in einem Fahrzeug |
| DE102010019117A1 (de) * | 2010-04-30 | 2011-11-03 | Bionical Systems Ag | Elektromotorischer Möbelantrieb zum Verstellen von Teilen eines Möbels relativ zueinander |
| DE102010029742B4 (de) * | 2010-06-07 | 2017-03-23 | Helag-Electronic Gmbh | Elektrischer Schalter |
| DE202014104817U1 (de) * | 2014-10-08 | 2014-10-27 | Limoss Gmbh & Co. Kg | Hebelhandschalter |
Family Cites Families (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| JPS5650647Y2 (de) * | 1976-02-20 | 1981-11-27 | ||
| US4046980A (en) * | 1976-04-20 | 1977-09-06 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Cam actuated switch |
| DE8320066U1 (de) * | 1983-07-12 | 1983-12-01 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Schiebeschalter |
| DE3411597C2 (de) * | 1984-03-29 | 1986-01-23 | Triumph-Adler Aktiengesellschaft für Büro- und Informationstechnik, 8500 Nürnberg | Schiebeschalter |
| US4857682A (en) * | 1988-10-14 | 1989-08-15 | Burle Technologies, Inc. | Precisely aligned switch actuator assembly for multiple switches |
| US5147990A (en) * | 1991-04-01 | 1992-09-15 | Motorola, Inc. | Integral slide switch |
| DE29500869U1 (de) * | 1995-01-20 | 1996-02-22 | Cherry Mikroschalter GmbH, 91275 Auerbach | Bedieneinheit zur Sitzverstellung |
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2000
- 2000-01-10 DE DE2000100598 patent/DE10000598A1/de not_active Withdrawn
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2001
- 2001-01-08 WO PCT/DE2001/000092 patent/WO2001052291A1/de not_active Ceased
- 2001-01-08 DE DE50110393T patent/DE50110393D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-01-08 EP EP01911342A patent/EP1247286B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Non-Patent Citations (1)
| Title |
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| See references of WO0152291A1 * |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP1247286B1 (de) | 2006-07-05 |
| DE10000598A1 (de) | 2001-07-12 |
| WO2001052291A1 (de) | 2001-07-19 |
| DE50110393D1 (de) | 2006-08-17 |
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