EP1519452B1 - Tragbares elektronisches Gerät mit zumindest einem angepassten Betätigungselement zum Übertragen von elektrischen Signalen - Google Patents

Tragbares elektronisches Gerät mit zumindest einem angepassten Betätigungselement zum Übertragen von elektrischen Signalen Download PDF

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EP1519452B1
EP1519452B1 EP03021443A EP03021443A EP1519452B1 EP 1519452 B1 EP1519452 B1 EP 1519452B1 EP 03021443 A EP03021443 A EP 03021443A EP 03021443 A EP03021443 A EP 03021443A EP 1519452 B1 EP1519452 B1 EP 1519452B1
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Yvan Ferri
Rudolf Dinger
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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  • the present invention generally relates to a portable electronic instrument, in particular a timepiece, comprising a housing and a user interface for the selection of functions of the portable electronic instrument, this user interface comprising at least a first mounted control member.
  • this control member movable in a mounting hole formed in the housing so as to have a translation travel along an axis of actuation, this control member being operable by pressure to be brought from a so-called unpressed position to a so-called depressed position and produce in response a control signal
  • the control member comprising an electrically conductive rod which passes through the mounting hole and which has first and second ends respectively opening inside and outside the housing, this rod being adapted to enable the transmission of electrical signals from and / or to the electrical instrument portable electronics when the control member is brought into its depressed position.
  • Documents EP 1 109 084 A1 and EP 1 134 630 A1 for example describe such electronic instruments.
  • the document EP 1 109 084 A1 describes in particular such a solution where a control member of the aforementioned type at least is used to perform the charging of an electric accumulator housed in the instrument while the document EP 1 134 630 A1 describes a solution where at least one controller is used to transmit and / or receive data from the electronic instrument.
  • control members typically of the push-button type
  • an external unit for example. example a personal computer.
  • no specific contact element is needed to establish a connection electrical connection between the electronic instrument and the external unit, this electrical connection being established as soon as the or control members configured to present the aforementioned dual function are brought into the depressed position.
  • a peculiarity of the two previous solutions above lies in the use of the retaining element of the control member (similar to a retaining key) as a contact element making it possible to fulfill the conventional function of the control member. , namely the control of the functions of the electronic instrument.
  • Another particularity of these prior solutions lies in the fact that the rod of the control member, in the not depressed position, is floating from the electrical point of view. In the not depressed position, electrical charges are likely to accumulate on the rod of the control member. During the actuation of the control member, this accumulation of electrical charges can then be carried over to the terminals in contact with which the control member is brought and cause damage, in particular to the electronics of the instrument. This is a critical problem for solutions of the aforementioned type since the controller performs two functions and establishes a direct connection with sensitive components of the instrument electronics, in particular its processor unit and the associated memories.
  • a solution to this problem may be to protect the terminals with which the control member is brought by means of electrical protection components to establish a path for discharging the accumulated electrical charges.
  • electrical protection components It is well known protective components, called ESD components ( “e lectro- s tatic d ischarge").
  • ESD components "e lectro- s tatic d ischarge”
  • the present invention thus relates to an electronic instrument whose characteristics are set forth in claim 1 and a control device whose characteristics are set forth in claim 12.
  • the proposed solution consists in providing means for bringing the stem of the control member to a determined electrical potential when the control member is in the un-depressed position and for interrupting the connection of the rod of the control member to the electric potential. determined when that body of control occupies the depressed position and thus allow the transmission of electrical signals from and / or to the electronic instrument.
  • the aforementioned means consist of an axial retaining element of the control member made of an electrically conductive material.
  • This holding element is brought, in an unpressed position, into contact with an electrically conductive reference element (which may advantageously be a part of the housing of the electronic instrument) which is brought to a determined electrical potential, the contact of the retaining element with this reference element being interrupted when the control member is brought into the depressed position.
  • This retaining element can be configured as a traditional retaining key.
  • control member cooperates with a first electrical contact actuated by the first end of the rod to produce the conventional control signal, this first end of the rod being electrically insulated by an insulating sheath to avoid any contact. Direct electric with the first electrical contact.
  • control member further cooperates with an electrical contact blade distinct from the first electrical contact, this electrical contact blade being electrically insulated from the rod in an unpressed position and electrically connected to the rod in a depressed position to allow the transmission of electrical signals from and / or to the electronic instrument.
  • the invention proceeds, as already mentioned, from the general idea of connecting a portable electronic instrument (for example a wristwatch) to an external electrical or electronic device via at least one control device. the user interface of which the portable electronic instrument is equipped.
  • transmission of electrical signals it will be understood in particular the application of electrical signals for the purposes of recharging an accumulator with electrical energy as well as the communication of data to and / or from the portable electronic instrument.
  • the external device can thus be an electric charging device for an accumulator or an electronic communication device, for example a personal computer.
  • control device or controllers serve two functions, namely their first control function for the selection of functions of the portable electronic instrument (selection of operating modes or of information, update of data or parameters of the portable electronic instrument, eg time and / or date, etc.) and the additional function of means for transmitting electrical signals.
  • the transmission of electrical signals can be established as soon as the one or more control elements configured for this purpose are brought into the depressed position.
  • the connection of the portable electronic instrument to the external electrical or electronic device will therefore be established by means of an adapter arranged to bring the relevant control members into the depressed position.
  • This adapter will not be discussed here because it does not not directly related to the subject of the present invention. In the remainder of the description, it will suffice to understand that this adapter is preferably designed to serve as a recharging device for an electric energy accumulator and a communication interface with an external processing unit, such as a personal computer. For the implementation of the present invention, it is however not necessary that the control members are configured to perform these two functions.
  • the present invention will be described with reference to a timepiece advantageously in the form of a wristwatch.
  • the invention nonetheless applies identically to any portable electronic instrument whether or not it fulfills a horological function.
  • Figure 1 shows an overall plan view of a wristwatch, generally designated by the reference numeral 1, constituting an example of implementation of the invention. It comprises in particular a housing 2 delimited in this example by a lower portion 3 forming middle and bottom, and an upper part 4 forming a bezel which also carries a glass 5.
  • the bezel 4 is adjusted in a conventional manner on the middle part 3, a seal being interposed between these elements to seal the housing 2.
  • the middle part 3 is traversed by five pushbutton-type control elements designated respectively by the numerical references 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
  • the instrument comprises at least one control device configured as will be described hereinafter.
  • the five control members 11 to 15 together form a user interface with which the wearer can interact to select the various functions of the wristwatch 1.
  • control members 11 to 15 are placed here laterally on the middle part 3 at typical locations for a wristwatch, namely substantially at 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 8 h and 10 h respectively. It goes without saying that the control members 11 to 15 could be arranged in other places. At least one of the control members could thus be placed on the front face of the watch, for example at 6 o'clock.
  • control members 12, 13, 14 and 15 have a similar configuration. More particularly, the two control members 11 and 13 form input / output terminals for establishing a communication with at least one electronic unit housed inside the housing 2, while the control members 14 and 13 15 are used to recharge an accumulator in electrical energy of the portable electronic instrument.
  • the controller 12 is used only as a reserve and could be configured as a conventional controller to fulfill only its control role. This control member 12 could also be configured as a conventional crown rod for setting the time of the watch.
  • FIG. 2a shows a partial sectional view of FIG. 1 taken at the level of the control member 11 according to its actuation axis designated X-X.
  • the control members 12, 13, 14 and 15 have a similar configuration.
  • the control member 11 is movably mounted in a mounting hole 3a formed in the middle part 3 so as to have a translation travel along the axis of operation X-X.
  • the control member 11 is operable by pressure, like a conventional pusher, to be brought from a so-called not depressed position, as shown in Figure 2a, to a so-called depressed position, illustrated in Figure 2b.
  • the control member 11 consists mainly of a rod 100, of elongate shape, made of an electrically conductive material, preferably metal.
  • This rod 100 preferably has, but not exclusively, a cylindrical shape and passes through the middle part 3 from one side to the other. A first end of the rod 100 thus opens into the cavity formed by the middle part 3 while the second end of the rod 100 opens out of the middle part 3 so as to be actuated by a user. Sealing is conventionally provided by one or more O-rings 9 housed in one or more grooves 110 formed on the rod 100.
  • the rod 100 can be made in one piece. This rod could, however, be made in two parts, one of ordinary conductive material (for example an ordinary stainless steel, eg 4C27A steel) and the other, integral with the first, made of a material resistant to corrosion. (eg a high-performance stainless steel type 316L steel). It would indeed be advantageous to make the exposed portion of the rod 100 in the latter material to prevent any corrosion under the effect of sweat or friction, the rest of the rod can be made of an ordinary conductive material.
  • ordinary conductive material for example an ordinary stainless steel, eg 4C27A steel
  • a material resistant to corrosion eg a high-performance stainless steel type 316L steel.
  • the rod 100 On its second end, the rod 100 is terminated by a head 120 of larger diameter.
  • the rod 100 and the head 120 of the control member are made in one piece.
  • Overmoulding or mounting of a plastic head on the rod should be such that the outer end of the rod can be electrically contacted from the outside.
  • the caseband 3 is preferably also made of an electrically conductive material, the rod 100 being consequently insulated from this caseband 3 by an insulating sleeve 30.
  • this caseband 3 is also worn, in operation, at a potential electrical determined, here the mass potential of the portable instrument as schematized in the figures.
  • the utility of this electrical connection will appear more clearly in the following description.
  • the middle part 3 could alternatively be made of a non-conductive material in which case the sleeve 30 is no longer necessary (an additional conductive element brought to the determined electrical potential is then required as will be seen below).
  • the insulating sleeve 30 has a generally tubular shape with a shoulder 31 arranged to bear, from outside the middle part 3, on a corresponding shoulder 3b formed in the mounting hole 3a.
  • This insulating sleeve 30 is thus introduced into the mounting hole 3a from the outside and is preferably secured to the middle part 3, for example by driving, screwing or gluing.
  • This sleeve 30 may advantageously be made of anodised aluminum, plastic, ceramic material, or any other material insofar as at least the contact surface between the sleeve 30 and the surrounding conductive parts is electrically insulated.
  • the control member further comprises a retaining element 40 adapted to axially retain the rod 100 of the control member.
  • the retaining element 40 is made integral with the rod 100 and is placed on the inside of the middle part 3 in order to counteract the action of the return means 6 which tends to extract the control member from its housing.
  • the retaining element 40 is advantageously configured as a traditional retaining key which is introduced into a groove 140 formed on the rod 100. This retaining element 40 is also made of an electrically conductive material.
  • FIG. 2a it can be seen that, in the non-depressed position, the retaining element 40 bears on the middle part 3, at the periphery of the mounting orifice 3a.
  • an electrical connection is provided, in an unpressed position, between the rod 100 of the control member and the middle part 3.
  • the rod 100 of the control member is thus brought to the same electrical potential as the middle part 3.
  • this electrical connection is interrupted because of the axial displacement of the retaining element 40 which accompanies the movement of the rod 100.
  • the caseband 3 could be made of a non-conductive material, for example plastic, the insulating sleeve 30 is no longer necessary.
  • a conductive reference element carried at said determined electric potential and to provide that the rod 100 is brought into contact with this reference element in the non-depressed position.
  • FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment in which the middle part 3 is not made of an electrically conductive material, making the use of the insulating sleeve 30 unnecessary, and where such a reference element 35, for example a metal ring fixed to the Inside the middle part 3, is interposed between the retaining element 40 and the caseband 3.
  • This reference element 35 could for example be an integral part of the bezel 4, the latter then being made of an electrically conductive material.
  • the determined electrical potential of the rod 100 is advantageously and preferably provided by the retaining element 40.
  • a contact blade for setting the electrical potential determined could for example be arranged to cooperate with the rod 100 so that an electrical contact with the rod 100 is established in the non-depressed position and interrupted in the depressed position (by analogy with the contact blade with reference numeral 60 in Figures 2a and 2b and whose utility is explained below).
  • the structure of the control member is such that, in the non-depressed position, the rod 100 of the control member is brought to a determined electrical potential, thus making it impossible to accumulation of electric charges on the same rod. In the depressed position, however, this electrical connection is interrupted, making it possible to transmit electrical signals via the rod 100.
  • FIG. 3 shows a basic view of the configuration and operation of the control device envisaged to enable the control member to fulfill, in addition to its traditional control function, an additional function allowing the transmission of electrical signals from and / or to the electronic instrument.
  • the control member is shown diagrammatically in this figure and bears the reference C.
  • This control member C conventionally cooperates with a first electrical contact SW1 to fulfill its control function.
  • a control signal SEL is thus produced in response to the activation of the electrical contact SW1, namely in response to a pressure on the control member C.
  • a second electrical contact SW2, distinct from the first contact SW1 provides the connection with a I / O input / output line connected for example to a processing unit housed inside the portable electronic instrument.
  • This second electrical contact SW2 performs an additional function making it possible to establish an electrical connection between the I / O input / output and the control member C, or more exactly the rod of this control member C.
  • This possibility is schematized in FIG. Figure 3 by the connection of the control member C and the input / output I / O through the electrical contact SW2. This connection is established only when the control member C is brought into the depressed position to close the electrical contact SW2. In the non-depressed position, the electrical contact SW2 connects, as shown schematically, the control member C to a determined electrical potential V REF represented here as an electric potential forming a mass.
  • V REF an electric potential forming a mass.
  • the peculiarity of the proposed control device lies essentially in the fact that, in the non-depressed position, the electrically conductive part of the control member C, which serves as an electrical connection means with the input / output I / O (namely the rod of the control member), is not left in the floating state but is brought to a specific electrical potential, thus avoiding any accumulation of electrical charges on this part of the control member.
  • the middle part 3 defines an interior cavity in which, in a conventional manner, an electronic module 7 (represented partially in FIG. FIG. 2a) comprising in particular a printed circuit board, or PCB, 70 carrying various electrical and electronic components (not shown) including a data processing unit (for example a microcontroller or a microprocessor), storage means (by EEPROM, FLASH or similar) and other components for implementing the functions of the wristwatch 1.
  • a data processing unit for example a microcontroller or a microprocessor
  • storage means by EEPROM, FLASH or similar
  • Watchmaking components time base, frequency divider, analogue and / or digital display means, etc. .
  • the reference 75 indicates an optional element forming spacer disposed on the upper face of the PCB 70 and which supports in particular the display means of the electronic instrument.
  • a source of electrical energy 8 has also been partially represented, in particular to power the aforementioned electronic module 7. It may be a traditional battery or a rechargeable battery (and whose recharge can for example be operated via at least one of the control organs, as already mentioned).
  • the first electrical contact SW1 of FIG. 3 is conventionally embodied in the form of an electric contact blade 50 comprising a base integral with the electronic module 7 (this base is here held between the PCB 70 and the spacer 75) and a flexible extension which cooperates with the end of the rod 100, this end being electrically insulated from the contact blade 50 by an insulating sheath 150 which can be made of a material similar to that of the insulating sleeve 30.
  • Flexible extension of the contact blade 50 is arranged to be conventionally brought into contact with the other part of the first electrical contact (not shown in Figures 2a and 2b). In the case in point, it is a metallization 52 formed on the edge of the PCB 70 as illustrated in the partial plan view of FIG. 2c.
  • FIG. 2d shows a plan view similar to that of FIG. 2c, in the depressed position of the control member 11, where the flexible extension of the contact blade 50 can be seen to come into contact with the metallization 52.
  • the function of the second electrical contact SW2 of FIG. 3 is carried out thanks to the retaining element 40 integral with the rod 100 and to a second electric contact blade 60 arranged tangentially to the rod 100 in the vicinity of its end covered by the sheath. 150.
  • This electrical contact blade 60 is also held by its base between the PCB 70 and the spacer 75. In this way, in the non-depressed position (FIGS. 2a and 2c), the electrical contact blade 60 is contact with the insulating sheath 150 and, in the depressed position (FIGS. 2b and 2d), the electric contact blade 60 is in contact with the rod 100.
  • the insulating sheath 150 fulfills two functions, namely the electrical insulation between the rod 100 and the first electrical contact (whatever the position of the control member) as well as the electrical insulation between the rod 100 and the electric contact blade 60 (in the unpressed position only).
  • the electrical contact blade 60 could obviously cooperate with an insulating sheath separate from the insulating sheath 150.
  • the insulating gain 150 is completed here by a portion of larger diameter. This feature is not necessary but avoids any electrical contact between the blades 50 and 60, the larger diameter portion being interposed between these two blades.
  • the electrical contact blade 60 could be replaced by a contact blade cooperating not directly with the rod 100 but with the retaining element 40. It would be appropriate, for example, to arranging such a contact blade facing the retaining element so that an electrical connection with the rod 100 is established, via the retaining element 40, when the control member is brought into its depressed position.
  • FIGS. 5a and 5b Such a variant is illustrated in FIGS. 5a and 5b, where it can be seen that the previously used contact blade 60 is replaced by another contact blade 65 arranged facing the retaining element 40.

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  1. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument (1), das ein Gehäuse (2) und eine Anwenderschnittstelle (11 bis 15) für die Auswahl von Funktionen des tragbaren elektronischen Instruments umfasst, wobei diese Anwenderschnittstelle wenigstens ein erstes Steuerorgan (11) umfasst, das in einer Montageöffnung (3a) beweglich angebracht ist, die in dem Gehäuse in der Weise angeordnet ist, dass eine Translationsbahn längs einer Betätigungsachse (X-X) vorhanden ist, wobei dieses Steuerorgan (11) durch Druck betätigbar ist, um aus einer so genannten nicht eingerückten Position in eine so genannte eingerückte Position gebracht zu werden und um in Reaktion darauf ein Steuersignal (SEL) zu erzeugen,
    wobei das Steuerorgan (11) einen elektrisch leitenden Stift (100) umfasst, der durch die Montageöffnung verläuft und ein erstes und ein zweites Ende aufweist, die in den Innenraum bzw. in die äußere Umgebung des Gehäuses (2) münden, wobei dieser Stift (100) so beschaffen ist, dass er die Übertragung elektrischer Signale von und/oder zu dem tragbaren elektronischen Instrument ermöglicht, wenn das Steuerorgan (11) in die eingerückte Position gebracht ist,
    wobei dieses elektronische Instrument dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass es außerdem Mittel (3, 30, 40; 35, 40) umfasst, um den Stift (100) des Steuerorgans (11) auf ein bestimmtes elektrisches Potential zu bringen, wenn das Steuerorgan (11) die nicht eingerückte Position einnimmt, und um die Verbindung zwischen dem Stift (100) des Steuerorgans (11) und dem bestimmten elektrischen Potential zu unterbrechen, wenn das Steuerorgan (11) die eingerückte Position einnimmt, und um somit die Übertragung der elektrischen Signale von und/oder zu dem tragbaren elektronischen Instrument zu ermöglichen.
  2. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass dieses Steuerorgan (11) in dem Gehäuse (2) axial durch ein Halteelement (40) gehalten wird, das mit dem Stift (100) fest verbunden ist und aus einem elektrisch leitenden Material verwirklicht ist, wobei dieses Halteelement (40) dann, wenn das Steuerorgan (11) die nicht eingerückte Position einnimmt, in einen Kontakt mit einem elektrisch leitenden Referenzelement (3; 35) geführt wird, das auf dem bestimmten elektrischen Potential gehalten wird, wobei der Kontakt des Halteelements (40) mit dem Referenzelement (3; 35) unterbrochen wird, wenn das Steuerorgan (11) in die eingerückte Position gebracht wird.
  3. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse (2) wenigstens einen Teil (3) aufweist, der aus einem elektrisch leitenden Werkstoff verwirklicht ist und in dem das Steuerorgan (11) angebracht ist, wobei dieser Teil (3) das auf dem bestimmten elektrischen Potential gehaltene Referenzelement bildet, wobei der Stift (100) des Steuerorgans von dem elektrisch leitenden Teil (3) des Gehäuses (2) durch eine isolierende Muffe (30), die in die Montageöffnung (3a) des Steuerorgans eingeführt ist, elektrisch isoliert ist.
  4. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Halteelement (40) an dem Stift (100) innerhalb des Gehäuses (2) angeordnet ist, dass die isolierende Muffe (30) eine Schulter (31) aufweist, die sich an einer entsprechenden Schulter (3b) abstützt, die in der Montageöffnung (3a) außerhalb des Gehäuses (2) ausgebildet ist, und dass das Steuerorgan (11) außerdem einen Kopf (120) aufweist, der mit dem zweiten Ende des Stifts (100) fest verbunden ist und einen Durchmesser besitzt, der größer ist als der Durchmesser des Stifts (100), wobei ein elastisches Rückstellmittel (6) zwischen der Schulter (31) der isolierenden Muffe (30) und dem Kopf (120) des Steuerorgans (11) angeordnet ist, um das Steuerorgan (11) nach einer Betätigung aus seiner eingerückten Position in seine nicht eingerückte Position zurückzuführen.
  5. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die isolierende Muffe (30) aus eloxiertem Aluminium, aus einem Kunststoff, aus einem Keramikwerkstoff oder aus irgendeinem anderen Werkstoff, der eine elektrisch isolierende äußere Oberfläche aufweist, verwirklicht ist.
  6. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Halteelement (40) als Drückerhalteteil konfiguriert ist.
  7. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerorgan (11) mit einem ersten elektrischen Kontakt (SW1, 50, 52) zusammenwirkt, der durch das erste Ende des Stifts (100) betätigt wird, um das Steuersignal (SEL) zu erzeugen, wobei dieses erste Ende des Stifts (100) durch eine Isolierhülle (150) elektrisch isoliert ist, um jeglichen direkten elektrischen Kontakt mit dem ersten elektrischen Kontakt (SW1, 50, 52) zu vermeiden,
    und dass das Steuerorgan (11) außerdem mit einem elektrischen Kontaktplättchen (60; 65) zusammenwirkt, das von dem ersten elektrischen Kontakt (SW1, 50, 52) verschieden ist, wobei dieses elektrische Kontaktplättchen (60; 65) von dem Stift (100) in der nicht eingerückten Position elektrisch isoliert ist und mit dem Stift (100) in der eingerückten Position elektrisch verbunden ist, um die Übertragung elektrischer Signale von und/oder zu dem elektronischen Instrument (1) zu ermöglichen.
  8. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das elektrische Kontaktplättchen (60) tangential zu dem Stift (100) in der Nähe des ersten Endes des Stifts (100) angeordnet ist, derart, dass das elektrische Kontaktplättchen (60) in der nicht eingerückten Position mit der Isolierhülle (150) in Kontakt ist, und derart, dass das elektrische Kontaktplättchen (60) in der eingerückten Position mit dem Stift (100) in Kontakt ist.
  9. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument nach Anspruch 7, wenn abhängig von den Ansprüchen 2 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das elektrische Kontaktplättchen (65) nicht in direktem Kontakt mit dem Stift (100) des Steuerorgans angeordnet ist, wobei dieses elektrische Kontaktplättchen (65) gegenüber dem Halteelement (40) angeordnet ist, derart, dass eine elektrische Verbindung mit dem Stift (100) über das Halteelement (40) hergestellt wird, wenn das Steuerorgan (11) in die eingerückte Position gebracht ist.
  10. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Isolierhülle (150) aus eloxiertem Aluminium, aus einem Kunststoff, aus einem Keramikwerkstoff oder aus irgendeinem anderen Werkstoff, der eine elektrisch isolierende äußere Oberfläche besitzt, verwirklicht ist.
  11. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schnittstelle außerdem ein zweites (13), ein drittes (14) und ein viertes (15) Steuerorgan aufweist, die ähnlich wie das erste Steuerorgan (11) konfiguriert sind, wobei das erste und das zweite Steuerorgan (11, 13) verwendet werden, um Daten mit dem elektronischen Instrument auszutauschen, während das dritte und das vierte Steuerorgan (14, 15) verwendet werden, um das Wiederaufladen eines Akkumulators (8) des elektronischen Instruments zu gewährleisten.
  12. Steuervorrichtung für ein tragbares elektronisches Instrument, das wenigstens ein Steuerorgan (11) umfasst, das in einem Träger (3) beweglich angebracht ist, derart, dass eine Translationsbahn längs einer Betätigungsachse (X-X) vorhanden ist, wobei dieses Steuerorgan (11) durch Druck betätigbar ist, um aus einer so genannten nicht eingerückten Position in eine so genannte eingerückte Position gebracht zu werden,
    wobei das Steuerorgan (11) einen elektrisch leitenden Stift (100) aufweist, der so beschaffen ist, dass er die Übertragung elektrischer Signale von und/oder zu dem tragbaren elektronischen Instrument ermöglicht, wenn das Steuerorgan (11) in die eingerückte Position gebracht ist,
    wobei diese Steuervorrichtung einen ersten elektrischen Kontakt (SW1) aufweist, der von dem Stift (100) elektrisch isoliert ist und durch das Steuerorgan (11) betätigt werden kann, um in Reaktion darauf ein Steuersignal (SEL) zu erzeugen,
    wobei diese Steuervorrichtung außerdem einen zweiten elektrischen Kontakt (SW2) aufweist, der durch das Steuerorgan (11) betätigt werden kann, um in der eingerückten Position eine elektrische Verbindung zwischen dem Stift (100) und einer Eingangs-/Ausgangsleitung (I/O-Leitung) des tragbaren elektronischen Instruments herzustellen, die eine Leitung für die Übertragung der elektrischen Signale bildet,
    wobei diese Steuervorrichtung dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass der zweite elektrische Kontakt (SW2) in der nicht eingerückten Position eine elektrische Verbindung zwischen dem Stift (100) und einem bestimmten elektrischen Potential herstellt, wodurch die Ansammlung elektrischer Ladungen an dem Stift (100) verhindert wird.
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