EP1388155A1 - Dispositif de commande pour commutateur electrique pourvu d'un bouton-poussoir enfon able - Google Patents

Dispositif de commande pour commutateur electrique pourvu d'un bouton-poussoir enfon able

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EP1388155A1
EP1388155A1 EP02742747A EP02742747A EP1388155A1 EP 1388155 A1 EP1388155 A1 EP 1388155A1 EP 02742747 A EP02742747 A EP 02742747A EP 02742747 A EP02742747 A EP 02742747A EP 1388155 A1 EP1388155 A1 EP 1388155A1
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Prior art keywords
control device
button
link elements
locking
housing
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP1388155B1 (fr
Inventor
Roland Ruegenberg
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Methode Electronics Inc
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Methode Electronics Inc
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    • 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
    • H01H19/10—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H19/11—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon with indexing means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/50—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member
    • H01H13/56—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member the contact returning to its original state upon the next application of operating force
    • H01H13/58—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member the contact returning to its original state upon the next application of operating force with contact-driving member rotated step-wise in one direction
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/08—Turn knobs
    • H01H2003/085—Retractable turn knobs, e.g. flush mounted

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an operating device for a retractable control button with a locking device for axially locking and unlocking the spring-retractable control button by means of a link guide, in particular for a rotary switch of a vehicle.
  • knobs e.g. to adjust the brightness of the lighting instruments in the instrument panel and to release them from their normal position by simply pressing a button in order to be able to press the control button. Then the button is lowered again by simply pushing it in and locked in this position to make it difficult to operate and adjust it unintentionally.
  • Such devices are usually e.g. according to DE 4330502 A with a stationary link part, in the heart curve of which is connected to the spring-loaded control button, laterally deflectable link pin engages in such a way that the axial position of the control button by simply pressing between two different ones
  • the invention has for its object to increase the security bar and improve the storage of the moving parts of the control device.
  • Adjustment of the switch is effected directly by pressing the push button one or more times.
  • a rotatable backdrop part is rotated step-by-step in a defined manner. This is kinematically connected to active switching elements. In the various rotary positions of the Different switching positions can be realized in this way.
  • the printhead is fixed against tipping.
  • the push button can be supported in the extended state under tension at a defined height on the instrument board without play, without the housing having to be precisely fixed to the instrument board. This simplifies the design of the
  • an operating device 1 has a central, axially fixed rotor 2 for driving an underlying rotary instrument, not shown.
  • the rotor is provided with outer longitudinal grooves 3, in which a hood-like push button 4 with at least one inwardly projecting driver 5 engages axially displaceably and non-rotatably.
  • a multiplicity of axially projecting, circularly distributed, outwardly facing latching hooks 6 are attached, on which a locking ring 7 is axially fixed and rotatably mounted.
  • the rotor 2 is accommodated in a cylindrical housing 8, on the inner wall of which circumferentially distributed longitudinal webs 9 are formed, which are formed in a central section as fixed link elements 10 of a rotary link drive.
  • the locking ring 7 has in a circular distribution outwardly projecting cam-like movable link elements 11 which engage between the fixed link elements 10 and together with these form the link drive.
  • the longitudinal webs 9 are interrupted in the middle section and release an annular orbit 16 for the movable link elements 11.
  • a circumferential cam track with upwardly projecting cams 13 is formed on a lower base 12 of the housing 8.
  • rotor 2 is rotatably and axially displaceably surrounded by a locking ring 14 with locking cams 15 projecting downwards, which engage in a ratchet-like manner between the cams 13.
  • a spiral compression spring 23 is clamped, which presses the locking ring 14 downwards and the push button 4 upwards with a collar-like stop 20 against a stop shoulder 22 of a dashboard 21 indicated by dash-dotted lines.
  • the push button 4 is pushed out of the recessed locking position indicated by dash-dotted lines into an operating position in which it can be gripped and rotated by hand. This rotation is - under the ratchet effect of the locking ring 14 - on the rotor 2 and transmitted by this, for example, to a rotary potentiometer (not shown) for setting a luminosity.
  • the push button 4 can then be moved into the region of the orbit 16, taking the circularly fixed locking ring 7 with it.
  • the mutually facing end faces of the longitudinal webs 9 have bevels 17 which are matched to corresponding counter bevels of the trapezoidal movable link elements 11 of the locking ring 7 in such a way that they are displaced in the same direction when pressed against the bevels 17.
  • the longitudinal webs 9 arranged above the orbit 16 are so far offset from the lower ones and arranged on a gap that the movable locking elements 11 are securely rotated further into the engagement area of the next fixed locking element 10 by alternately pressing and releasing the push button 4.

Landscapes

  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Switches With Compound Operations (AREA)
  • Channel Selection Circuits, Automatic Tuning Circuits (AREA)
  • Keying Circuit Devices (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Mechanisms For Operating Contacts (AREA)
  • Lock And Its Accessories (AREA)
EP02742747A 2001-05-15 2002-05-15 Dispositif de commande pour commutateur electrique pourvu d'un bouton-poussoir enfon able Expired - Lifetime EP1388155B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE10123536 2001-05-15
DE10123536A DE10123536C1 (de) 2001-05-15 2001-05-15 Bedieneinrichtung für einen elektrischen Schalter mit einem versenkbaren Bedienknopf
PCT/DE2002/001740 WO2002093602A1 (fr) 2001-05-15 2002-05-15 Dispositif de commande pour commutateur electrique pourvu d'un bouton-poussoir enfonçable

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EP1388155A1 true EP1388155A1 (fr) 2004-02-11
EP1388155B1 EP1388155B1 (fr) 2006-11-22

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US (1) US6900403B2 (fr)
EP (1) EP1388155B1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE346368T1 (fr)
DE (2) DE10123536C1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2002093602A1 (fr)

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DE50208784D1 (de) 2007-01-04
WO2002093602A1 (fr) 2002-11-21
US20040140189A1 (en) 2004-07-22
ATE346368T1 (de) 2006-12-15
EP1388155B1 (fr) 2006-11-22
US6900403B2 (en) 2005-05-31
DE10123536C1 (de) 2003-01-23

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