EP1479088B1 - Modularer elektrischer schalter und elektrische schaltvorrichtung mit mindestens einem solchen schalter - Google Patents

Modularer elektrischer schalter und elektrische schaltvorrichtung mit mindestens einem solchen schalter Download PDF

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EP1479088B1
EP1479088B1 EP03718914A EP03718914A EP1479088B1 EP 1479088 B1 EP1479088 B1 EP 1479088B1 EP 03718914 A EP03718914 A EP 03718914A EP 03718914 A EP03718914 A EP 03718914A EP 1479088 B1 EP1479088 B1 EP 1479088B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
    • H01H11/0006—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches
    • H01H11/0018—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches for allowing different operating parts
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    • 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
    • H01H23/006—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button adapted for connection with printed circuit boards

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  • the present invention relates to an electrical switch and an electrical switching device having a number of such switches.
  • dashboard of a vehicle such as a truck, a bus, a boat, a construction or agricultural machinery, or any other type of vehicle.
  • a dashboard of a vehicle such as a truck, a bus, a boat, a construction or agricultural machinery, or any other type of vehicle.
  • it can also be applied to control boxes of machine tools.
  • the electrical switches of the switching device are assembled to a plate of the vehicle dashboard or of the control box of the machine tool, each switch comprising at least one switching element of the micro-switch type fixed by soldering to a printed circuit board secured to the plate behind it by being parallel thereto, the switching element ensuring a desired function and determined, for example switch or inverter in the electronics implanted on the card printed circuit board.
  • the electrical switch further comprises a control gear toggle box of the switching element passing through the dashboard plate being integral, that is to say one-piece, with the switching element, the flip-flop being accessible from the outside so that an operator can control the switching element.
  • This known switching device has the disadvantage of permanently freezing the determined electrical switching function of each set of switching element and control box and, therefore, not to allow some flexibility of change of such a function, other than being forced to unsolder this assembly of the printed circuit board to replace it with another different set, often difficult operation to implement.
  • the electrical functions performed by some of these switches must be changed in a scalable way for the switch to complete not only the electrical function that has been assigned to it but also an additional electrical function.
  • Such could be the case, for example, of an electrical switch originally intended to control the code lights of the truck and which must also be used subsequently to control fog lights not originally present. In this case, it is currently necessary to completely replace the entire switch after desoldering thereof by another switch intended to perform this new additional function by binding the latter on the printed circuit board and rewiring it again fog lights.
  • DE-A-4137890 discloses a modular electrical switch comprising a first switching element fixed by soldering on a printed circuit board to perform a specific electrical function and a control flip-flop provided for controlling the first switching element, a control flip-flop is removably attached relative to the switching element so that it can be replaced by another different control flip-flop for controlling the first switching element so as to change the electrical function or the control mode. actuation of the first switching element with respect to the previous control unit.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantage of known switching devices by proposing interchangeable electrical switches enabling the function of each of these switches to be modified at will without the delicate operation of desoldering thereof from the card. printed circuit board.
  • the electrical switch of the invention is according to claim 1.
  • Each control rocker housing includes two resilient locking side tabs that are resiliently snap-engaged respectively in two openings of the printed circuit board to removably secure the housing relative to each switching element that is housed in that housing.
  • each box further comprises, integrated in it, at least one optical guide, such as an optical fiber, for backscattering light to the control lever from a light source, such as a electroluminescent diode, fixed by soldering to the printed circuit board.
  • at least one optical guide such as an optical fiber
  • a light source such as a electroluminescent diode
  • Each control lever is made of a plastic material and comprises at least one symbol visible from the outside, such as a pictogram, made by the so-called in-mold technique (over-molding on film).
  • the invention also proposes an electrical switching device with several electrical switches assembled in particular on a plate of a vehicle dashboard, such as a truck, a boat, a public works machine, a forklift, or the like, each switch comprising at least one switching element fixed by welding to a printed circuit board secured to the plate behind it by being substantially parallel thereto, and a flip-flop housing for controlling the switching element passing through the dashboard plate with the externally accessible flip-flop, and characterized in that each housing is removably attached interchangeably to the printed circuit board by enclosing therein the switching element and can be replaced by another different control box for differently controlling the switching element.
  • a vehicle dashboard such as a truck, a boat, a public works machine, a forklift, or the like
  • each switch comprising at least one switching element fixed by welding to a printed circuit board secured to the plate behind it by being substantially parallel thereto, and a flip-flop housing for controlling the switching element passing through the dashboard plate with the externally accessible flip-flop, and characterized in that each housing is
  • the device advantageously comprises two switching elements that can be associated with each control flip-flop and at least one of the switching elements or the two switching elements can be controlled according to the type of control unit chosen to achieve a mode. particular switching or electrical function of the controlled switching element.
  • Each housing comprises a plastron covering the opening of the plate through which the housing is assembled and which can be adjusted and fixed to a position relative to the housing, the plastron being removably attached to the housing by two lateral fingers of the housing engaging elastically respectively on lateral notches of the plastron.
  • Each control box is removably attached to the printed circuit board by two resilient lateral locking tabs secured to the housing and engageable by latching respectively in two openings of the printed circuit board.
  • the electrical switching device of the invention will be described in the application to a dashboard of a vehicle, such as a truck, a bus, a boat, a construction or agricultural machinery, a forklift, or like, but it is understood that it can also be applied to other types of support such as control interface electronic circuit boards of any type of apparatus, equipment or machine, such as than for example a machine tool.
  • the electrical switching device comprises several electrical switches 1, for example three in number, each of which is preferably of the manually operated control rocker type 2, and connected to a plate 3 of a switchboard. edge of the vehicle so that the symbols 2a, such as pictograms, each control lever 2 are visible from the outside.
  • Each electrical switch 1 comprises a casing 4 in which is pivotally mounted the control lever 2, passing through a rectangular passage opening 5 of the dashboard plate 3 and having a front plate 6 for receiving the upper control flip-flop 2 7 bearing on the outer face of the plate 3 to cover the passage opening 5 of the housing 4 of the switch.
  • the switch further comprises at least one switching element 8 of the microswitch type fixed by welding to a plate or printed circuit board 9 to perform a specific electrical function, such as that of a switch, an inverter, in association with the various electronic components (not shown) fixed on this card to perform specific control and / or control functions.
  • a specific electrical function such as that of a switch, an inverter
  • Each switching element 8 consists of a small housing or base 10 soldered to the board 9 and a small push button-shaped switching member 11 housed in the base 10 and movable therein under the control of the flip-flop 2 to make the desired electrical contact on the printed circuit of the card 9.
  • the card 9 is fixed parallel to the dashboard plate 3 behind it by any appropriate means, such as sets screw and spacers schematically 12 ( Figures 2 and 3).
  • each switch 1 is removably attached to the circuit board printed 9 so as to house therein the switching element 8 to allow its actuation.
  • the casing 4 comprises two resilient lateral locking tabs 13 integrally molded with the casing 4 and being able to engage elastically by latching respectively in two openings of the card 9 made in the form of rectangular notches cut in each side of the casing. card 9 being aligned with each other.
  • Each locking lug 13 has its hook-shaped end 13a bearing on the corresponding face of the card 9 opposite to that comprising the switching element 8 to lock the housing 4 to the card 9, the housing 4 having its part lower open allowing passage of the switching element 8 and bearing by its lower edge on the card 9.
  • the housings 4 of the various electrical switches 1 are interchangeable, which already allows a user to choose from the various electrical switches available one that will correspond to the desired electrical function of the switching element 8 and its operating mode by the corresponding flip-flop 2, for example a permanent operating mode in which flip-flop 2 occupies a corresponding fixed position or a mode of impulse actuation at which flip-flop 2 returns to its original position after tilting thereof.
  • each switch housing 4 comprises in it the various mechanical members for defining the operating mode of the associated switching element 8 in its desired function.
  • These members are known per se and may be constituted as shown in the figures by a lever 15 pivotally mounted in the faceplate 6 about a transverse axis under the action of the rocker 2 in a direction to actuate the switching element.
  • corresponding 8 and two identical parallel parts 16 fixed in the housing 4 below the lever 15 and each having at least one ramp 16a whose shape defines the operating mode of the switching element 8 associated with its electrical function by moving thereon an arm 17 forming an integral part lever 15 to allow it to follow the shape of the ramp 16a.
  • Each arm 17 has its lower free end comprising a member.
  • the lever 15 has its two arms 15a each fork-shaped for vertically driving a piston P actuating the switching member 11 of the element 8, the piston P being mounted between the two arms of the lever arm associate 15a.
  • Each electrical switch thus has its own internal configuration associated with the electrical function of the switching element 8.
  • two switching elements 8 are soldered on the printed circuit board 9 while being housed in the corresponding housing 4 configured to actuate suitably one or the other of the members 11 of the two switching elements 8 by switching over. the rocker 2.
  • the switching in a given direction of the flip-flop 2 of a switch makes it possible to actuate the associated switching element 8 operating as a switch, while the tilting of the flip-flop 2 in the other direction makes it possible to actuate the other switching element 8 operating in an inverter.
  • the switching in one direction of the flip-flop is of the impulse type for controlling the associated switching element 8 which will then supply a pulse signal to an electrical circuit of the card 9.
  • the interchangeability of the different switches also makes it possible to add an optional electrical function.
  • the original switch associated with two switching elements 8 may be of the type allowing to operate only one of these two elements and if a new electrical function was to be required later using the other switching element 8 , it suffices to replace the housing 4 of the original switch by another different switch housing 4 to also control the second switching element 8.
  • the addition of a new function of electrical control by simple change of switch housing could consist of controlling fog lights of this vehicle not originally containing.
  • the electrical function changes of the different switching elements by interchangeability of the switch boxes with different internal controls can be facilitated by multiplexing circuits to avoid the addition and / or removal of electrical wires forming part of the wiring present between the card printed circuit board and the various devices to be controlled and / or controlled by the vehicle.
  • the assembly consisting of the housing 4 and the front plate 6 of each electrical switch is made of a plastic material as the latch 2 whose symbols or pictograms 2a representing a specific function are made by the so-called in-mold technique allowing any possibility of color and / or shape of symbols and pictograms and especially allowing an unalterable marking of these symbols or pictograms over time.
  • each electrical switch may include in its housing 4 one or more optical light guides 18, such as optical fibers, for backscattering light to the control lever 2 from a light source (not shown), such as a light-emitting diode, fixed by soldering to the printed circuit board and facing the corresponding optical guide 18 when the housing 4 is fixed to the printed circuit board 9.
  • a light source such as a light-emitting diode
  • the lighting of the light sources can be managed by the control electronics present on the printed circuit of the card 9 to ensure daylight and / or night lighting levels of the flip-flops 2 and / or the validation of the functions associated with the switching elements 8.
  • each electrical switch may be such that the front plate 6 is an independent molded piece mounted in the housing 4 after attachment of the latter to the printed circuit board 9.
  • This configuration may be of interest to allow the mounting of the front plate by the before the plate 3 of the dashboard and, advantageously, the plastron 6 -compendorte, carried out on a portion of its two side walls, a series of notches 19 extending longitudinally on which can snap elastically a lateral finger 20 to curved end molding with the housing 4 and for locking the plastron 6 to a relative position in the housing 4 to catch up any differences in dimension that may exist between the printed circuit board 9 and the dashboard plate 3.
  • Such an assembly of the front plate 6 to the housing 4 allows the latter to be mounted by the rear of the plate 3 when it has been previously locked to the printed circuit board 9 or the front of the plate 3 when the housing 4 must be locked to the card 9 after the latter has been fixed behind the plate 3.
  • Each casing 4 comprises two pins 21 for positioning the casing 4 on the card 9 and thus with respect to the associated switching elements 8.
  • the two pins 21 project from the lower edge of the lower rectangular section portion of the casing 4 while being diagonally opposite. and respectively engaging in two conjugate holes of the card 9.
  • the various electrical switch modules that can be implemented indifferently on the printed circuit board 9 make it possible to modify at will the electrical function or functions performed by the switching elements 8 without any delicate operation of desoldering these elements.
  • This design not only allows flexibility in modifying the electrical functions performed by the electrical switches, but also a perfect adaptability to multiplexing.

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  1. Modularer elektrischer Schalter, umfassend ein erstes Schaltelement (8), das an einer gedruckten Schaltungskarte (9) durch Verschweißung befestigt ist, zur Ausführung einer bestimmten elektrischen Funktion, ein zweites Schaltelement (8), das an der gedruckten Schaltungskarte (9) durch Verschweißung befestigt ist, zur Ausführung einer bestimmten elektrischen Funktion, die mit der des ersten Schaltelements identisch oder von dieser verschieden ist, und ein Gehäuse (4) mit einer Schaltwippe (2) zur Betätigung des ersten und/oder des zweiten Schaltelements (8), wobei dieses Gehäuse (4) mit Schaltwippe (2) bezüglich der beiden Schaltelemente (8) lösbar befestigt ist, so dass es durch ein anderes Gehäuse (4) mit Schaltwippe ersetzt werden kann, um ebenfalls das erste und/oder das zweite Schaltelement zu betätigen, so dass die elektrische Funktion oder die Betätigungsweise des ersten und/oder des zweiten Schaltelements (8) bezüglich des vorhergehenden Schaltgehäuses (4) geändert wird.
  2. Schalter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes Gehäuse (4) mit Schaltwippe zwei seitliche elastische Verriegelungslappen (13) aufweist, die elastisch durch Einrasten in zwei Öffnungen (5) der gedruckten Schaltungskarte (9) eintreten können, um das Gehäuse (4) bezüglich jedes in diesem Gehäuse untergebrachten Schaltelements (8) lösbar zu befestigen.
  3. Schalter nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes Gehäuse (4) mindestens einen in es integrierten Lichtleiter (18), wie eine optische Faser, aufweist, die die Rückstreuung des Lichts, das von einer an der gedruckten Schaltungskarte (9) durch Verschweißung befestigten Lichtquelle, wie einer Elektrolumineszenzdiode, kommt, zur Schaltwippe gestattet.
  4. Schalter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Schaltwippe (2) aus Kunststoff hergestellt ist und mindestens ein von außen sichtbares Symbol (2a), wie ein Piktogramm, aufweist, das in der sogenannten In-Mold-Technik ausgeführt ist.
  5. Elektrische Schaltvorrichtung mit mehreren elektrischen Schaltern (1), die insbesondere auf einer Platte (3) eines Armaturenbretts eines Fahrzeugs, wie eines Lastkraftwagens, eines Boots, eines Kommunalfahrzeugs, eines Hebefahrzeugs oder dergleichen, montiert sind, wobei diese Vorrichtung eine hinter der Platte (3) gelegene gedruckte Schaltungskarte (9) aufweist, die zu dieser Platte (3) im wesentlichen parallel ist, wobei diese Vorrichtung mindestens einen modularen elektrischen Schalter nach Anspruch 1 aufweist, dessen beide Schaltelemente an der gedruckten Schaltungskarte (9) durch Verschweißung befestigt sind und dessen Gehäuse (4) mit Schaltwippe (2) an dieser gedruckten Schaltungskarte (9) lösbar befestigt ist.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes Gehäuse (4) eine Abdeckung (6) aufweist, die es gestattet, die Öffnung (5) der Platte (3), in welcher das Gehäuse (4) montiert ist, zu bedecken, und in einer Stellung bezüglich des Gehäuses (4) eingestellt und befestigt werden kann und die an der gedruckten Schaltungskarte (9) durch zwei seitliche Finger (20) des Gehäuses (4) lösbar befestigt ist, die elastisch in seitliche Rasten (19) der Abdeckung (6) eintreten.
  7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes Schaltgehäuse (4) an der gedruckten Schaltungskarte (9) durch zwei seitliche elastische Verriegelungslappen (13) lösbar befestigt ist, die mit dem Gehäuse (4) fest verbunden sind und durch Einrasten in zwei Öffnungen (14) der gedruckten Schaltungskarte (9) eintreten können.
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