EP1615250A1 - Control device with magnetic indexing - Google Patents

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EP1615250A1
EP1615250A1 EP05104059A EP05104059A EP1615250A1 EP 1615250 A1 EP1615250 A1 EP 1615250A1 EP 05104059 A EP05104059 A EP 05104059A EP 05104059 A EP05104059 A EP 05104059A EP 1615250 A1 EP1615250 A1 EP 1615250A1
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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
    • H01H25/04—Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick
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    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G9/00—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously
    • G05G9/02—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only
    • G05G9/04—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously
    • G05G9/047—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
    • 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
    • H01H25/06—Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being along the axis of angular movement
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H5/00—Snap-action arrangements, i.e. in which during a single opening operation or a single closing operation energy is first stored and then released to produce or assist the contact movement
    • H01H5/02—Energy stored by the attraction or repulsion of magnetic parts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G9/00—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously
    • G05G9/02—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only
    • G05G9/04—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously
    • G05G9/047—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
    • G05G2009/04766—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks providing feel, e.g. indexing means, means to create counterforce
    • G05G2009/0477—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks providing feel, e.g. indexing means, means to create counterforce holding the member in a number of definite positions

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  • the present invention relates to a device for controlling one or more elements, such as an electrical circuit or a mechanical member.
  • This control device is more particularly intended for the automotive industry. It can be used in a vehicle, for example to control the operation and adjustment of lights, mirrors, wipers or radio.
  • Such a device generally comprises a manual control member whose actuation by a user causes the activation of the aforementioned element, depending on the different positions occupied by this body.
  • control devices such as micro-contactors or pushers provided with a spring and whose position is indexed on a notched ramp.
  • This device comprises a housing, a manual control device in rotation and means for indexing the position of this control member.
  • the indexing means comprise a cylindrical inner ring secured to the rotary control member and provided on its outer periphery with several permanent magnets and a cylindrical outer ring integral with the housing, also provided with several magnets on its inner face.
  • the two crowns are mounted coaxially, the inner ring being opposite the outer ring.
  • Such a device has a very large radial size which limits its installation possibilities in the dashboard of a vehicle and makes its installation difficult on a control lever.
  • the rotary control member can pivot angularly relative to the axis of the inner magnetized ring, so that its lower end, provided with a ball head, can cause the displacement in translation of a carriage, opposite a printed circuit.
  • the object of the invention is to solve the aforementioned drawbacks of the state of the art and to provide a control device that moves by tilting and whose indexing means for the various operating positions practically do not wear out and thus retain a constant tactile rendering over time.
  • control device must be of a simple and inexpensive structure to manufacture.
  • the invention relates to a device for controlling at least one element, in particular an electrical circuit or a mechanical member, comprising a housing, a manual control member, means for indexing the position of said control member. , consisting of two permanent magnets of opposite polarity, ring-shaped or disc-shaped, one fixed and integral with said housing, the other mobile, secured to said control member and mounted perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof , and activation means of said element which act on it according to the different positions, called "working", occupied by said control member.
  • said control member is able to be moved between an initial position, called “rest”, in which its longitudinal axis is coaxial with the axis of revolution of the fixed magnet, and the flat faces of both magnets located facing each other, said “active”, are parallel to each other and in magnetic contact, and a plurality of working positions, in which said control member has pivoted, so that its longitudinal axis is spaced apart angularly from the axis of revolution of the fixed magnet, and that the two active faces of the two magnets are no longer in magnetic contact on a portion of their respective surfaces.
  • control device comprises a housing 1, a manual control member 2 and indexing means 3 and 4 of the position of this control member 2.
  • the casing 1 has the shape of a cylinder of low height, closed by a circular bottom 10.
  • This annular flange 12 delimits a circular central opening, referenced 120.
  • This housing delimit an inner chamber 13, cylindrical.
  • the upper face of the bottom 10, that is to say the face located opposite the chamber 13, has the reference numeral 100.
  • This housing 1 is made of plastic material, for example, and preferably in two parts that can be assembled during assembly.
  • control member 2 is in the form of a joystick type "joystick”, also known under the English name " joystick ".
  • This handle comprises a rod 21 of longitudinal axis X-X ', surmounted by a handling head 22.
  • the outer diameter of the rod 21 is smaller than the diameter of the opening 120 of the housing 1.
  • the control member 2 is also generally made of plastic.
  • control member 2 can also be in the form of a navigation button or "pallet”, of small thickness, movable in four directions.
  • the indexing means comprise two parts, in the form of a ring or disc, one of which, referenced 3, is integral with the housing 1 and the other mobile, referenced 4, is integral with the control member 2.
  • the parts 3 and 4 consist of permanent magnets of opposite polarities.
  • the fixed magnet 3 has the shape of a ring of small thickness, axis of revolution X1-X'1. It comprises an upper face 31 fixed, for example by gluing, to the flange 12 of the housing and an opposite, flat, referenced bottom face 32, which constitutes the so-called "active" face of this magnet.
  • This fixed magnet 3 has a circular central opening 30 whose diameter is identical to that of the opening 120 of the housing 1 and greater than the diameter of the rod 21.
  • the outer diameter of the magnet 3 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the chamber 13, so that there is between these two elements a slight clearance d 1.
  • the magnet 4 has the shape of a ring, mounted around the lower end of the rod 21. This magnet 4 is thus integral with the control member 2.
  • the magnet 4 comprises an upper planar face or "active" face 42, and a lower face 41 situated opposite the bottom 10 of the casing 1.
  • the two active faces 32 and 42 are facing each other.
  • the outer diameter of the magnet 4 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the chamber 13 so as to provide a clearance j 1 between the two.
  • the magnets 3 and 4 have identical outside diameters.
  • the height of the chamber 13 is slightly greater than the sum of the thicknesses of the two magnets 3 and 4, so that when the control member 2 is in the initial position, called “resting position", illustrated in FIG. there is a clearance 2 between the lower face 41 of the magnet 4 and the bottom 10 of the housing 1.
  • one of the two parts 3, 4 may have an active face provided with a permanent magnet and the other may be made of a ferromagnetic material or have an active face constituted of such a material.
  • magnet material means any material capable of being attracted by a magnet. It may be for example mild steel or soft iron.
  • the respective active faces 32, 42 of the two parts 3, 4 are provided with a plurality of magnetized angular sectors whose polarities are alternately opposite.
  • a magnetized angular sector of North polarity is interposed between two magnetized sectors of South polarity.
  • the element whose operation is desired to be controlled by means of the control member 2 is, for example, an electrical circuit or a printed circuit, not shown in the figures.
  • These activation means consist, for example, of at least one pair of electrical contacts which constitute a switch of the electrical circuit on which it is desired to act.
  • One of these electrical contacts, referenced 6, is integral with one of the movable parts of the control device of the invention and the other, referenced 5, is integral with one of the fixed parts.
  • the electrical contacts 5, 6 consist of conductive ink layers, applied in different points of the surface of the respective active faces 32 and 42 of the magnets 3 and 4.
  • These ink layers have for example the shape of angular sectors, referenced 51 to 54, for those provided on the magnet 3, and 61 to 64, for those provided on the magnet 4.
  • the magnets 3 and 4 are arranged, so that two angular sectors of conductive ink of the same pair of contacts are arranged opposite one another.
  • the ink layer 53 is disposed opposite the ink layer 63 of the magnet 4.
  • the pairs of contacts are therefore numbered 51 and 61; 52 and 62; 53 and 63; 54 and 64.
  • control member 2 In the initial position, called "rest", illustrated in Figure 1, the control member 2 is disposed within the housing 1, so that its longitudinal axis XX 'is coaxial with the axis of revolution X1 -X'1 of the fixed magnet 3.
  • the active faces 32 and 42 of magnets 3 and 4 whose polarities are opposite, are parallel to each other and in magnetic contact.
  • the planes of the active faces 32 and 42 form between them the same angle ⁇ .
  • the user can thus manipulate the control member 2, in particular in four directions, known under the terminology of "earth, sky, right and left” in video games.
  • These four positions may correspond, for example, to the forward or reverse settings of the right mirror and the left mirror or to the volume and balance of a car radio.
  • control element 2 is possible thanks to the existence of games j 1 and j 2.
  • the two magnets 3 and 4 separate from each other.
  • the user feels a runaway of the displacement of the control member 2 or "gully effect” and feels the tactile impression of the passage of a hard point.
  • the control member 2 continues its movement, until the lower corner of the movable magnet 4 touches the bottom 10 of the housing 1.
  • the maximum spacing E between the two active faces 32 and 42 of the magnets 3 and 4 is such that the moving magnet 4 is always in the magnetic field exerted by the fixed magnet 3.
  • the movable magnet 4 is attracted by the fixed magnet 3 and returns to stick against it, causing the return of the control member 2 in the initial position shown in Figure 1.
  • the inclined working position is therefore an unstable position.
  • control member 2 can also be pushed completely downwards by the action of a force F 2 , as shown in FIG. 3. In this working position, the two active faces 32, 42 pieces 3 and 4 are no longer in contact, that is to say, they do not touch any more.
  • control member 2 it is also possible to rotate the control member 2 on itself about its longitudinal axis X-X '.
  • the piece 4 is again in a stable position, in which the north poles of the piece 3 are facing the south poles of the piece 4.
  • the conductive ink layers may also be disposed on the lower face 41 of the movable magnet 4 and on the upper surface 100 of the bottom 10 of the housing 1.
  • the element to be controlled may be a mechanical element.
  • one of the moving parts 2, 4 can act on a moving mechanical part, for example a spring, a tongue or a cam, projecting into the casing 1.

Abstract

The device has a control unit (2) displaced between working positions and a rest position, where a longitudinal axis of the unit is coaxial with a rotation axis of a fixed indexing unit (3) and active sides of fixed and movable indexing units (3, 4) are parallel. The longitudinal axis is spaced angularly from the axis of the unit (3) and the active sides do not magnetically contact with each other in the working positions.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de commande d'un ou plusieurs éléments, tels qu'un circuit électrique ou un organe mécanique.The present invention relates to a device for controlling one or more elements, such as an electrical circuit or a mechanical member.

Ce dispositif de commande est plus particulièrement destiné à l'industrie automobile. Il peut être utilisé dans un véhicule, par exemple pour commander le fonctionnement et le réglage des feux, des rétroviseurs, des essuie-glaces ou de la radio.This control device is more particularly intended for the automotive industry. It can be used in a vehicle, for example to control the operation and adjustment of lights, mirrors, wipers or radio.

Un tel dispositif comprend généralement un organe de commande manuelle dont l'actionnement par un utilisateur entraîne l'activation de l'élément précité, en fonction des différentes positions occupées par cet organe.Such a device generally comprises a manual control member whose actuation by a user causes the activation of the aforementioned element, depending on the different positions occupied by this body.

Il est important que l'utilisateur ressente un effet tactile, par exemple par le passage d'un point dur, lorsqu'il agit sur cet organe de commande, de façon à avoir la sensation que la manoeuvre a bien été effectuée. Cet effet est dénommé "indexage" de la position de l'organe de commande.It is important that the user feels a tactile effect, for example by the passage of a hard point, when acting on this control member, so as to have the feeling that the maneuver has been made. This effect is referred to as "indexing" of the position of the control member.

On connaît déjà d'après l'état de la technique, des dispositifs de commande, tels que des micro-contacteurs ou des poussoirs munis d'un ressort et dont la position est indexée sur une rampe crantée.Already known from the state of the art, control devices, such as micro-contactors or pushers provided with a spring and whose position is indexed on a notched ramp.

Dans ces dispositifs, le frottement des pièces mécaniques entre elles provoque généralement des efforts parasites et leur usure prématurée.In these devices, the friction of the mechanical parts together generally causes parasitic forces and premature wear.

On connaît également d'après le document FR-A-2 804 240, un dispositif de commande des fonctions électriques d'un véhicule automobile, par commutation magnétique.It is also known from document FR-A-2 804 240, a device for controlling the electrical functions of a motor vehicle, by magnetic switching.

Ce dispositif comprend un boîtier, un organe de commande manuelle en rotation et des moyens d'indexage de la position de cet organe de commande.This device comprises a housing, a manual control device in rotation and means for indexing the position of this control member.

Les moyens d'indexage comprennent une couronne intérieure cylindrique solidaire de l'organe de commande rotatif et munie sur sa périphérie extérieure de plusieurs aimants permanents et une couronne extérieure cylindrique solidaire du boîtier, munie également de plusieurs aimants sur sa face intérieure. Les deux couronnes sont montées coaxiales, la couronne intérieure étant en regard de la couronne extérieure.The indexing means comprise a cylindrical inner ring secured to the rotary control member and provided on its outer periphery with several permanent magnets and a cylindrical outer ring integral with the housing, also provided with several magnets on its inner face. The two crowns are mounted coaxially, the inner ring being opposite the outer ring.

Un tel dispositif présente un encombrement radial très important qui limite ses possibilités d'installation dans le tableau de bord d'un véhicule et qui rend son installation difficile sur un levier de commande.Such a device has a very large radial size which limits its installation possibilities in the dashboard of a vehicle and makes its installation difficult on a control lever.

Selon une variante de réalisation décrite dans le document précité, l'organe de commande rotatif peut pivoter angulairement par rapport à l'axe de la couronne intérieure aimantée, de sorte que son extrémité inférieure, munie d'une tête de rotule, peut entraîner le déplacement en translation d'un chariot, en regard d'un circuit imprimé.According to an alternative embodiment described in the aforementioned document, the rotary control member can pivot angularly relative to the axis of the inner magnetized ring, so that its lower end, provided with a ball head, can cause the displacement in translation of a carriage, opposite a printed circuit.

Toutefois, le déplacement par pivotement de l'organe de commande s'effectue à l'encontre de la force élastique d'un ressort et les moyens d'indexage aimantés n'interviennent pas dans ce type de mouvement, de sorte que l'utilisateur ne reçoit pas d'information précise de rendu tactile.However, the pivotal displacement of the control member is effected against the elastic force of a spring and the magnetized indexing means do not intervene in this type of movement, so that the user does not receive accurate touch rendering information.

L'invention a pour but de résoudre les inconvénients précités de l'état de la technique et de fournir un dispositif de commande se déplaçant par basculement et dont les moyens d'indexage des différentes positions de fonctionnement ne s'usent pratiquement pas et conservent ainsi un rendu tactile constant au cours du temps.The object of the invention is to solve the aforementioned drawbacks of the state of the art and to provide a control device that moves by tilting and whose indexing means for the various operating positions practically do not wear out and thus retain a constant tactile rendering over time.

En outre, avantageusement, un tel dispositif de commande doit être d'une structure simple et peu coûteux à fabriquer.In addition, advantageously, such a control device must be of a simple and inexpensive structure to manufacture.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne un dispositif de commande d'au moins un élément, notamment un circuit électrique ou un organe mécanique, comprenant un boîtier, un organe de commande manuelle, des moyens d'indexage de la position dudit organe de commande, constitués de deux aimants permanents de polarité opposée, en forme d'anneau ou de disque, l'un fixe et solidaire dudit boîtier, l'autre mobile, solidaire dudit organe de commande et monté perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de celui-ci, et des moyens d'activation dudit élément qui agissent sur celui-ci en fonction des différentes positions, dites "de travail", occupées par ledit organe de commande.For this purpose, the invention relates to a device for controlling at least one element, in particular an electrical circuit or a mechanical member, comprising a housing, a manual control member, means for indexing the position of said control member. , consisting of two permanent magnets of opposite polarity, ring-shaped or disc-shaped, one fixed and integral with said housing, the other mobile, secured to said control member and mounted perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof , and activation means of said element which act on it according to the different positions, called "working", occupied by said control member.

Conformément à l'invention ledit organe de commande est apte à être déplacé entre une position initiale, dite de "repos", dans laquelle son axe longitudinal est coaxial avec l'axe de révolution de l'aimant fixe, et les faces planes des deux aimants situées en regard l'une de l'autre, dites "actives", sont parallèles entre elles et en contact magnétique, et une pluralité de positions de travail, dans lesquelles ledit organe de commande a pivoté, de sorte que son axe longitudinal est écarté angulairement de l'axe de révolution de l'aimant fixe, et que les deux faces actives des deux aimants ne sont plus en contact magnétique que sur une partie de leurs surfaces respectives.According to the invention said control member is able to be moved between an initial position, called "rest", in which its longitudinal axis is coaxial with the axis of revolution of the fixed magnet, and the flat faces of both magnets located facing each other, said "active", are parallel to each other and in magnetic contact, and a plurality of working positions, in which said control member has pivoted, so that its longitudinal axis is spaced apart angularly from the axis of revolution of the fixed magnet, and that the two active faces of the two magnets are no longer in magnetic contact on a portion of their respective surfaces.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques avantageuses et non limitatives de l'invention :

  • dans la position de travail de l'organe de commande, l'écartement maximum entre les deux faces actives des deux aimants est tel que l'aimant mobile est toujours dans le champ magnétique exercé par l'aimant fixe, de sorte que cette position de travail est instable ;
  • l'élément à commander est un circuit électrique et les moyens d'activation sont constitués d'au moins une paire de contacts électriques formant un commutateur de ce circuit électrique, l'un de ces contacts étant solidaire de l'une des parties fixes du dispositif et l'autre étant solidaire de l'une des parties mobiles du dispositif ;
  • les paires de contacts électriques sont constituées de couches d'encre conductrices ;
  • l'élément à commander est un circuit électrique et les moyens d'activation sont constitués par des cellules à effet Hall ;
  • l'organe de commande est une manette de type "manche à balai" ou bouton de navigation.
According to other advantageous and nonlimiting features of the invention:
  • in the working position of the control member, the maximum spacing between the two active faces of the two magnets is such that the moving magnet is always in the magnetic field exerted by the fixed magnet, so that this position of work is unstable;
  • the element to be controlled is an electrical circuit and the activation means consist of at least one pair of electrical contacts forming a switch of this electrical circuit, one of these contacts being integral with one of the fixed parts of the device and the other being secured to one of the moving parts of the device;
  • the pairs of electrical contacts consist of conductive ink layers;
  • the element to be controlled is an electrical circuit and the activation means consist of Hall effect cells;
  • the control member is a joystick type "joystick" or navigation button.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront de la description qui va maintenant en être faite, en référence aux dessins annexés, qui en représentent, à titre indicatif mais non limitatif, un mode de réalisation possible.Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the description which will now be made, with reference to the accompanying drawings, which represent, by way of indication but not limitation, a possible embodiment.

Sur ces dessins :

  • les figures 1 à 3 sont des vues schématiques, en coupe verticale, du dispositif de commande conforme à l'invention, dans lesquelles l'organe de commande occupe différentes positions ; et
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perspective des deux aimants qui constituent les moyens d'indexage de ce dispositif.
On these drawings:
  • Figures 1 to 3 are schematic views, in vertical section, of the control device according to the invention, wherein the control member occupies different positions; and
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the two magnets which constitute the indexing means of this device.

Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 1, le dispositif de commande conforme à l'invention comprend un boîtier 1, un organe de commande manuelle 2 et des moyens d'indexage 3 et 4 de la position de cet organe de commande 2.As can be seen in FIG. 1, the control device according to the invention comprises a housing 1, a manual control member 2 and indexing means 3 and 4 of the position of this control member 2.

Le boîtier 1 présente la forme d'un cylindre de faible hauteur, obturé par un fond circulaire 10.The casing 1 has the shape of a cylinder of low height, closed by a circular bottom 10.

Il présente une paroi latérale cylindrique, référencée 11, et son extrémité opposée au fond 10 est partiellement obturée par un rebord annulaire 12, parallèle au fond 10.It has a cylindrical side wall, referenced 11, and its opposite end to the bottom 10 is partially closed by an annular flange 12, parallel to the bottom 10.

Ce rebord annulaire 12 délimite une ouverture centrale, circulaire, référencée 120.This annular flange 12 delimits a circular central opening, referenced 120.

Les différentes parois de ce boîtier délimitent une chambre intérieure 13, cylindrique.The different walls of this housing delimit an inner chamber 13, cylindrical.

La face supérieure du fond 10, c'est-à-dire la face située en regard de la chambre 13, porte la référence numérique 100.The upper face of the bottom 10, that is to say the face located opposite the chamber 13, has the reference numeral 100.

Ce boîtier 1 est réalisé en matière plastique, par exemple, et de préférence, en deux parties susceptibles d'être assemblées lors du montage.This housing 1 is made of plastic material, for example, and preferably in two parts that can be assembled during assembly.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, représenté sur les figures 1 à 3, l'organe de commande 2 se présente sous la forme d'une manette de type "manche à balai", connue également sous la dénomination anglaise de "joystick".According to a first embodiment of the invention, shown in Figures 1 to 3, the control member 2 is in the form of a joystick type "joystick", also known under the English name " joystick ".

Cette manette comprend une tige 21 d'axe longitudinal X-X', surmontée d'une tête de manipulation 22.This handle comprises a rod 21 of longitudinal axis X-X ', surmounted by a handling head 22.

Le diamètre extérieur de la tige 21 est inférieur au diamètre de l'ouverture 120 du boîtier 1.The outer diameter of the rod 21 is smaller than the diameter of the opening 120 of the housing 1.

L'organe de commande 2 est également généralement réalisé en matière plastique.The control member 2 is also generally made of plastic.

Selon un second mode de réalisation de l'invention non représenté sur les figures, l'organe de commande 2 peut également se présenter sous la forme d'un bouton de navigation ou "palette", de faible épaisseur, mobile dans quatre directions.According to a second embodiment of the invention not shown in the figures, the control member 2 can also be in the form of a navigation button or "pallet", of small thickness, movable in four directions.

Les moyens d'indexage comprennent deux pièces, en forme d'anneau ou de disque, dont l'une, référencée 3, est solidaire du boîtier 1 et dont l'autre, mobile, référencée 4, est solidaire de l'organe de commande 2.The indexing means comprise two parts, in the form of a ring or disc, one of which, referenced 3, is integral with the housing 1 and the other mobile, referenced 4, is integral with the control member 2.

Selon une première variante de réalisation illustrée sur les figures, les pièces 3 et 4 sont constituées d'aimants permanents, de polarités opposées.According to a first variant embodiment illustrated in the figures, the parts 3 and 4 consist of permanent magnets of opposite polarities.

L'aimant fixe 3 présente la forme d'un anneau de faible épaisseur, d'axe de révolution X1-X'1. Il comprend une face supérieure 31 fixée, par exemple par collage, au rebord 12 du boîtier et une face inférieure opposée, plane, référencée 32, qui constitue la face dite "active" de cet aimant.The fixed magnet 3 has the shape of a ring of small thickness, axis of revolution X1-X'1. It comprises an upper face 31 fixed, for example by gluing, to the flange 12 of the housing and an opposite, flat, referenced bottom face 32, which constitutes the so-called "active" face of this magnet.

Cet aimant fixe 3 présente une ouverture centrale circulaire 30 dont le diamètre est identique à celui de l'ouverture 120 du boîtier 1 et supérieur au diamètre de la tige 21.This fixed magnet 3 has a circular central opening 30 whose diameter is identical to that of the opening 120 of the housing 1 and greater than the diameter of the rod 21.

En outre, le diamètre extérieur de l'aimant 3 est légèrement inférieur au diamètre intérieur de la chambre 13, de sorte qu'il existe entre ces deux éléments un léger jeu j1.In addition, the outer diameter of the magnet 3 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the chamber 13, so that there is between these two elements a slight clearance d 1.

L'aimant 4 présente la forme d'un anneau, monté autour de l'extrémité inférieure de la tige 21. Cet aimant 4 est donc solidaire de l'organe de commande 2.The magnet 4 has the shape of a ring, mounted around the lower end of the rod 21. This magnet 4 is thus integral with the control member 2.

L'aimant 4 comprend une face plane supérieure ou face "active" 42, et une face inférieure 41, située en regard du fond 10 du boîtier 1.The magnet 4 comprises an upper planar face or "active" face 42, and a lower face 41 situated opposite the bottom 10 of the casing 1.

Les deux faces actives 32 et 42 sont en regard l'une de l'autre.The two active faces 32 and 42 are facing each other.

Le diamètre extérieur de l'aimant 4 est légèrement inférieur au diamètre intérieur de la chambre 13 de façon à ménager un jeu j1 entre les deux. De préférence, les aimants 3 et 4 présentent des diamètres extérieurs identiques.The outer diameter of the magnet 4 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the chamber 13 so as to provide a clearance j 1 between the two. Preferably, the magnets 3 and 4 have identical outside diameters.

La hauteur de la chambre 13 est légèrement supérieure à la somme des épaisseurs des deux aimants 3 et 4, de sorte que lorsque l'organe de commande 2 est dans la position initiale, dite "de repos", illustrée sur la figure 1, il existe un jeu j2 entre la face inférieure 41 de l'aimant 4 et le fond 10 du boîtier 1.The height of the chamber 13 is slightly greater than the sum of the thicknesses of the two magnets 3 and 4, so that when the control member 2 is in the initial position, called "resting position", illustrated in FIG. there is a clearance 2 between the lower face 41 of the magnet 4 and the bottom 10 of the housing 1.

Selon une seconde variante de réalisation non représentée sur les figures, l'une des deux pièces 3, 4 peut présenter une face active munie d'un aimant permanent et l'autre peut être constituée d'un matériau ferromagnétique ou présenter une face active constituée d'un tel matériau.According to a second alternative embodiment not shown in the figures, one of the two parts 3, 4 may have an active face provided with a permanent magnet and the other may be made of a ferromagnetic material or have an active face constituted of such a material.

On entend par l'expression "matériau ferromagnétique", tout matériau apte à être attiré par un aimant. Il peut s'agir par exemple d'acier doux ou de fer doux.The term "ferromagnetic material" means any material capable of being attracted by a magnet. It may be for example mild steel or soft iron.

Selon une troisième variante de réalisation non représentée sur les figures, les faces actives 32, 42 respectives des deux pièces 3, 4 sont munies d'une pluralité de secteurs angulaires aimantés dont les polarités sont alternativement contraires. En d'autres termes, un secteur angulaire aimanté de polarité Nord est intercalé entre deux secteurs aimantés de polarité Sud.According to a third embodiment not shown in the figures, the respective active faces 32, 42 of the two parts 3, 4 are provided with a plurality of magnetized angular sectors whose polarities are alternately opposite. In other words, a magnetized angular sector of North polarity is interposed between two magnetized sectors of South polarity.

L'élément dont on souhaite commander le fonctionnement à l'aide de l'organe de commande 2 est, par exemple, un circuit électrique ou un circuit imprimé, non représenté sur les figures.The element whose operation is desired to be controlled by means of the control member 2 is, for example, an electrical circuit or a printed circuit, not shown in the figures.

Il est donc prévu des moyens d'activation de ce circuit électrique, qui agissent sur celui-ci en fonction des différentes positions dites "de travail" de l'organe de commande manuelle 2.It is therefore provided means for activation of this electrical circuit, which act on it according to the different positions known as "working" of the manual control member 2.

Ces moyens d'activation sont constitués, par exemple, d'au moins une paire de contacts électriques qui constituent un commutateur du circuit électrique sur lequel on souhaite agir. L'un de ces contacts électriques, référencé 6, est solidaire de l'une des parties mobiles du dispositif de commande de l'invention et l'autre, référencé 5, est solidaire de l'une des parties fixes.These activation means consist, for example, of at least one pair of electrical contacts which constitute a switch of the electrical circuit on which it is desired to act. One of these electrical contacts, referenced 6, is integral with one of the movable parts of the control device of the invention and the other, referenced 5, is integral with one of the fixed parts.

Dans le mode de réalisation illustré sur la figure 4, les contacts électriques 5, 6 sont constitués par des couches d'encre conductrices, appliquées en différents points de la surface des faces actives respectives 32 et 42 des aimants 3 et 4.In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4, the electrical contacts 5, 6 consist of conductive ink layers, applied in different points of the surface of the respective active faces 32 and 42 of the magnets 3 and 4.

Ces couches d'encre présentent par exemple la forme de secteurs angulaires, référencés 51 à 54, pour ceux prévus sur l'aimant 3, et 61 à 64, pour ceux prévus sur l'aimant 4.These ink layers have for example the shape of angular sectors, referenced 51 to 54, for those provided on the magnet 3, and 61 to 64, for those provided on the magnet 4.

Les aimants 3 et 4 sont disposés, de façon que deux secteurs angulaires d'encre conductrice d'une même paire de contacts soient disposés en regard l'un de l'autre. Par exemple, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 4, la couche d'encre 53 est disposée en regard de la couche d'encre 63 de l'aimant 4. Les paires de contacts sont donc numérotées 51 et 61 ; 52 et 62 ; 53 et 63 ; 54 et 64.The magnets 3 and 4 are arranged, so that two angular sectors of conductive ink of the same pair of contacts are arranged opposite one another. For example, as can be seen in Figure 4, the ink layer 53 is disposed opposite the ink layer 63 of the magnet 4. The pairs of contacts are therefore numbered 51 and 61; 52 and 62; 53 and 63; 54 and 64.

Le fonctionnement du dispositif conforme au premier mode de réalisation illustré sur les figures va maintenant être décrit plus en détail.The operation of the device according to the first embodiment illustrated in the figures will now be described in more detail.

Dans la position initiale, dite "de repos", illustrée sur la figure 1, l'organe de commande 2 est disposé à l'intérieur du boîtier 1, de façon que son axe longitudinal X-X' soit coaxial avec l'axe de révolution X1-X'1 de l'aimant fixe 3.In the initial position, called "rest", illustrated in Figure 1, the control member 2 is disposed within the housing 1, so that its longitudinal axis XX 'is coaxial with the axis of revolution X1 -X'1 of the fixed magnet 3.

En outre, les faces actives 32 et 42 des aimants 3 et 4, dont les polarités sont opposées, sont parallèles entre elles et en contact magnétique.In addition, the active faces 32 and 42 of magnets 3 and 4, whose polarities are opposite, are parallel to each other and in magnetic contact.

Lorsque l'utilisateur souhaite agir sur le circuit électrique, il fait pivoter angulairement, c'est-à-dire basculer l'organe de commande 2 dans une position dite "de travail", dans laquelle l'axe longitudinal X-X' de l'organe de commande 2 est écarté angulairement d'un angle aigu α de l'axe de révolution X1-X' 1 de l'élément fixe.When the user wishes to act on the electric circuit, he rotates angularly, that is to say, switch the control member 2 in a so-called "working" position, in which the longitudinal axis XX 'of the control member 2 is spaced angularly from an acute angle α of the axis of revolution X1-X '1 of the fixed element.

Dans cette position, illustrée sur la figure 2, les deux faces actives 32 et 42 des aimants 3 et 4 ne sont plus en contact magnétique que sur une partie de leur surface respective, située à gauche sur cette figure.In this position, illustrated in Figure 2, the two active faces 32 and 42 of the magnets 3 and 4 are no longer in magnetic contact on a portion of their respective surface, located on the left in this figure.

Les plans des faces actives 32 et 42 forment entre eux le même angle α.The planes of the active faces 32 and 42 form between them the same angle α.

Dans cette position de travail, seules les couches d'encre conductrice 54 et 64 sont encore en contact l'une avec l'autre et le commutateur qu'elles constituent est en position fermée pour l'alimentation du circuit électrique correspondant. Par contre, les trois autres circuits électriques commandés par les commutateurs 51, 61 ; 52, 62 ou 53, 63, sont ouverts.In this working position, only the layers of conductive ink 54 and 64 are still in contact with each other and the switch they constitute is in the closed position for the supply of the corresponding electrical circuit. On the other hand, the other three electrical circuits controlled by the switches 51, 61; 52, 62 or 53, 63, are open.

L'utilisateur peut ainsi manipuler l'organe de commande 2, notamment dans quatre directions, connues sous la terminologie de "terre, ciel, droite et gauche" dans les jeux vidéo.The user can thus manipulate the control member 2, in particular in four directions, known under the terminology of "earth, sky, right and left" in video games.

Ces quatre positions peuvent correspondre par exemple aux réglages vers l'avant ou vers l'arrière du rétroviseur droit et du rétroviseur gauche ou au réglage du volume et de la balance d'un autoradio.These four positions may correspond, for example, to the forward or reverse settings of the right mirror and the left mirror or to the volume and balance of a car radio.

On notera que le mouvement de l'organe de commande 2 est possible grâce à l'existence des jeux j1 et j2.Note that the movement of the control element 2 is possible thanks to the existence of games j 1 and j 2.

Dans les modes de réalisation où l'un des aimants est remplacé par un matériau ferromagnétique, ou bien où les pièces 3, 4 comportent une pluralité de secteurs angulaires aimantés, le principe de fonctionnement en mode "joystick" est le même.In the embodiments where one of the magnets is replaced by a ferromagnetic material, or where the parts 3, 4 comprise a plurality of magnetized angular sectors, the principle of operation in "joystick" mode is the same.

Lorsque l'utilisateur souhaite déplacer l'organe de commande 2, il doit exercer une force F1 (voir figure 2), assez importante, qui correspond à l'effort dit "de décollage" qu'il faut exercer pour vaincre l'attraction magnétique mutuelle des deux aimants 3 et 4 et les séparer l'un de l'autre. L'utilisateur ressent une certaine résistance.When the user wishes to move the control member 2, he must exert a force F 1 (see Figure 2), quite important, which corresponds to the so-called "take-off" effort that must be exerted to overcome the attraction mutual magnet of the two magnets 3 and 4 and separate them from each other. The user feels some resistance.

Dès que la force F1 exercée devient supérieure à l'effort de décollage, les deux aimants 3 et 4 se décollent l'un de l'autre. L'utilisateur ressent un emballement du déplacement de l'organe de commande 2 ou "effet avaloir" et ressent l'impression tactile du passage d'un point dur. Ensuite, l'organe de commande 2 continue son déplacement, jusqu'à ce que le coin inférieur de l'aimant mobile 4 touche le fond 10 du boîtier 1.As soon as the force F 1 exerted becomes greater than the take-off force, the two magnets 3 and 4 separate from each other. The user feels a runaway of the displacement of the control member 2 or "gully effect" and feels the tactile impression of the passage of a hard point. Then, the control member 2 continues its movement, until the lower corner of the movable magnet 4 touches the bottom 10 of the housing 1.

De préférence, l'écartement E maximum entre les deux faces actives 32 et 42 des aimants 3 et 4 est tel, que l'aimant mobile 4 se trouve toujours dans le champ magnétique exercé par l'aimant fixe 3. Dès que l'utilisateur cesse d'exercer une pression sur l'organe de commande 2, l'aimant mobile 4 est attiré par l'aimant fixe 3 et revient se coller contre lui, en entraînant le retour de l'organe de commande 2 dans la position initiale représentée sur la figure 1. La position de travail inclinée est donc une position instable.Preferably, the maximum spacing E between the two active faces 32 and 42 of the magnets 3 and 4 is such that the moving magnet 4 is always in the magnetic field exerted by the fixed magnet 3. As soon as the user ceases to exert pressure on the control member 2, the movable magnet 4 is attracted by the fixed magnet 3 and returns to stick against it, causing the return of the control member 2 in the initial position shown in Figure 1. The inclined working position is therefore an unstable position.

Pour le cas où l'écartement E serait plus important, il est également possible de prévoir un moyen permettant de ramener l'aimant mobile 4 dans sa position initiale, par exemple à l'aide d'un micro-ressort, disposé dans le fond du boîtier 1.For the case where the gap E is larger, it is also possible to provide a means for returning the movable magnet 4 to its initial position, for example using a micro-spring disposed in the bottom of the case 1.

En outre, on notera que l'organe de commande 2 peut également être poussé complètement vers le bas sous l'action d'une force F2, comme représenté sur la figure 3. Dans cette position de travail, les deux faces actives 32, 42 des pièces 3 et 4 ne sont plus du tout en contact, c'est-à-dire qu'elles ne se touchent plus.In addition, it will be noted that the control member 2 can also be pushed completely downwards by the action of a force F 2 , as shown in FIG. 3. In this working position, the two active faces 32, 42 pieces 3 and 4 are no longer in contact, that is to say, they do not touch any more.

Enfin, il est également possible de faire tourner l'organe de commande 2 sur lui-même autour de son axe longitudinal X-X'.Finally, it is also possible to rotate the control member 2 on itself about its longitudinal axis X-X '.

Dans le cas particulier où les faces actives 32, 42 des pièces 3 et 4 sont munies d'une pluralité de secteurs angulaires aimantés, la rotation de l'organe de commande 2 - et conjointement de la pièce 4 qui en est solidaire - entraîne le passage transitoire des pôles Nord de la pièce 3 en regard des pôles Nord de la pièce 4. Les champs magnétiques se repoussent et cette position est instable.In the particular case where the active faces 32, 42 of the parts 3 and 4 are provided with a plurality of magnetized angular sectors, the rotation of the control member 2 and jointly of the part 4 which is integral therewith causes the transitory passage of the North poles of the piece 3 opposite the North poles of the piece 4. The magnetic fields repel and this position is unstable.

Lorsque la rotation de l'organe de commande 2 se poursuit, la pièce 4 se trouve de nouveau dans une position stable, dans laquelle les pôles Nord de la pièce 3 sont en regard des pôles Sud de la pièce 4.When the rotation of the control member 2 continues, the piece 4 is again in a stable position, in which the north poles of the piece 3 are facing the south poles of the piece 4.

Selon une variante de réalisation non représentée sur les figures, les couches d'encre conductrices peuvent également être disposées sur la face inférieure 41 de l'aimant mobile 4 et sur la surface supérieure 100 du fond 10 du boîtier 1.According to an alternative embodiment not shown in the figures, the conductive ink layers may also be disposed on the lower face 41 of the movable magnet 4 and on the upper surface 100 of the bottom 10 of the housing 1.

Il serait également possible de prévoir sur l'un des éléments fixes, des cellules du type à effet Hall. Celles-ci qui seraient activées par un aimant, par exemple lors du rapprochement de l'aimant 4, après basculement de l'organe de commande 2.It would also be possible to provide on one of the fixed elements, cells of the Hall effect type. These which would be activated by a magnet, for example when the magnet 4 approaches, after tilting of the control member 2.

Enfin, selon une autre variante de réalisation non représentée sur les figures, l'élément à commander peut être un élément mécanique. Dans ce cas, l'une des parties mobiles 2, 4 peut agir sur une pièce mécanique mobile, par exemple un ressort, une languette ou une came, faisant saillie dans le boîtier 1.Finally, according to another alternative embodiment not shown in the figures, the element to be controlled may be a mechanical element. In this case, one of the moving parts 2, 4 can act on a moving mechanical part, for example a spring, a tongue or a cam, projecting into the casing 1.

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Dispositif de commande d'au moins un élément, notamment un circuit électrique ou un organe mécanique, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un boîtier (1), un organe de commande manuelle (2), des moyens d'indexage de la position dudit organe de commande (2), constitués de deux pièces (3, 4), en forme d'anneau ou de disque, dont l'une présente une face active (32, 42) munie d'au moins un aimant permanent et dont l'autre présente une face active (42, 32), réalisée en matériau ferromagnétique ou munie d'au moins un aimant permanant de polarité opposée au premier aimant, l'une de ces pièces (3) étant fixe et solidaire dudit boîtier (1), l'autre (4) étant mobile, solidaire dudit organe de commande (2) et montée perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal X-X' de celui-ci, les deux pièces (3, 4) étant disposées de façon que leurs faces actives respectives (32, 42) soient en regard l'une de l'autre, et des moyens d'activation (5, 6) dudit élément qui agissent sur celui-ci en fonction des différentes positions, dites "de travail", occupées par ledit organe de commande (2), et en ce que ledit organe de commande (2) est apte à être déplacé entre une position initiale, dite de "repos", dans laquelle son axe longitudinal X-X' est coaxial avec l'axe de révolution X1-X'1 de la pièce fixe (3), et lesdites faces actives (32, 42) des deux pièces (3, 4) sont parallèles entre elles et en contact magnétique, et une pluralité de positions de travail, dans lesquelles ledit organe de commande (2) a pivoté, de sorte que son axe longitudinal X-X' est écarté angulairement de l'axe de révolution X1-X'1 de la pièce fixe (3), et que les deux faces actives (32, 42) des deux pièces (3, 4) ne sont plus en contact magnétique que sur une partie de leurs surfaces respectives.Device for controlling at least one element, in particular an electrical circuit or a mechanical member, characterized in that it comprises a housing (1), a manual control member (2), means for indexing the position of said control member (2) consisting of two ring-shaped pieces (3, 4), one of which has an active face (32, 42) provided with at least one permanent magnet and whose another has an active face (42, 32), made of ferromagnetic material or provided with at least one permanent magnet of polarity opposite the first magnet, one of these parts (3) being fixed and secured to said housing (1) the other (4) being mobile, secured to said control member (2) and mounted perpendicular to the longitudinal axis XX 'thereof, the two parts (3, 4) being arranged so that their respective active faces (32, 42) are facing each other, and activation means (5, 6) of said element which act on it in function of the different positions, called "working", occupied by said control member (2), and in that said control member (2) is adapted to be moved between an initial position, called "rest", in which its longitudinal axis XX 'is coaxial with the axis of revolution X1-X'1 of the fixed part (3), and said active faces (32, 42) of the two parts (3, 4) are parallel to each other and in contact magnetic, and a plurality of working positions, wherein said control member (2) has rotated, so that its longitudinal axis XX 'is spaced angularly from the axis of revolution X1-X'1 of the fixed part (3 ), and that the two active faces (32, 42) of the two parts (3, 4) are in magnetic contact only on a part of their respective surfaces. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que dans la position de travail de l'organe de commande (2), l'écartement (E) maximum entre les deux faces actives (32, 42) des deux pièces (3, 4) est tel que l'une de ces faces actives est toujours dans le champ magnétique exercé par l'autre, de sorte que cette position de travail est instable.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that in the working position of the control member (2), the maximum distance (E) between the two active faces (32, 42) of the two parts (3, 4) is such that one of these active faces is always in the magnetic field exerted by the other, so that this working position is unstable. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les faces actives (32, 42) respectives des deux pièces (3, 4) sont munies d'une pluralité de secteurs angulaires aimantés dont les polarités sont alternativement contraires.Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the respective active faces (32, 42) of the two parts (3, 4) are provided with a plurality of magnetized angular sectors whose polarities are alternately opposite. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de commande (2) est en outre apte à être déplacé dans une position de travail, dans laquelle les deux faces actives (32, 42) des deux pièces (3, 4) ne sont plus du tout en contact.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control member (2) is furthermore able to be moved in a working position, in which the two active faces (32, 42) of the two parts (3, 4) are no longer in contact. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de commande (2) peut tourner sur lui-même autour de son axe longitudinal X-X'.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control member (2) can rotate about itself about its longitudinal axis X-X '. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément à commander est un circuit électrique et en ce que les moyens d'activation sont constitués d'au moins une paire de contacts électriques (5, 6) formant un commutateur de ce circuit électrique, l'un (5) de ces contacts étant solidaire de l'une des parties fixes (1, 3) du dispositif et l'autre (6) étant solidaire de l'une des parties mobiles (2, 4) du dispositif.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the element to be controlled is an electrical circuit and in that the activation means consist of at least one pair of electrical contacts (5, 6) forming a switch of this electrical circuit, one (5) of these contacts being integral with one of the fixed parts (1, 3) of the device and the other (6) being integral with one of the moving parts (2, 4) of the device. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que les paires de contacts électriques sont constituées de couches d'encre conductrices (51, 52, 53, 54) et (61, 62, 63, 64).Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the pairs of electrical contacts consist of conductive ink layers (51, 52, 53, 54) and (61, 62, 63, 64). Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que l'élément à commander est un circuit électrique et en ce que les moyens d'activation sont constitués par des cellules à effet Hall.Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the element to be controlled is an electrical circuit and in that the activation means are constituted by Hall effect cells. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de commande (2) est une manette de type "manche à balai".Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control member (2) is a joystick type "joystick". Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de commande (2) est un bouton de navigation.Device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the control member (2) is a navigation button.
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