EP1880400A1 - Actionneur rotatif/a compression - Google Patents

Actionneur rotatif/a compression

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Publication number
EP1880400A1
EP1880400A1 EP07712439A EP07712439A EP1880400A1 EP 1880400 A1 EP1880400 A1 EP 1880400A1 EP 07712439 A EP07712439 A EP 07712439A EP 07712439 A EP07712439 A EP 07712439A EP 1880400 A1 EP1880400 A1 EP 1880400A1
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Prior art keywords
turn
receiving cylinder
control according
input
rotary
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EP07712439A
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EP1880400B1 (fr
Inventor
Daniel Hostmann
Nhu Nguyen Thien
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Continental Automotive GmbH
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Continental Automotive GmbH
Siemens VDO Automotive AG
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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
    • H01H25/06—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
    • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H19/001—Thumb wheel switches
    • H01H19/003—Thumb wheel switches having a pushbutton actuator
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/18—Distinguishing marks on switches, e.g. for indicating switch location in the dark; Adaptation of switches to receive distinguishing marks
    • H01H9/181—Distinguishing marks on switches, e.g. for indicating switch location in the dark; Adaptation of switches to receive distinguishing marks using a programmable display, e.g. LED or LCD
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2217/00—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering
    • H01H2217/048—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering adapted for operation by left- and right-handed
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/078—Different operating parts on a bigger one
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2223/00—Casings
    • H01H2223/01—Mounting on appliance
    • H01H2223/018—Mounting on appliance rotatably

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a rotary pushbutton having a rotating about an axis of rotation control ring which is arranged rotatably on a coaxially disposed within the control ring dividendzylin ⁇ which is the receiving cylinder at one end with an input and / or display field is provided and the operating ring and / or the receiving cylinder axially to the rotational axis against a spring force from egg ⁇ ner neutral position in a switch-actuated switching position are movable, with a coaxially arranged on the control ring encoder ring coaxially arranged next to a fixedly connected to the receiving cylinder encoder is, wherein the relative rotational position of the encoder ring is detectable to the encoder.
  • Such a rotary control / push button finds particular in a motor vehicle for operation z.
  • B. a multi-media or navigation system or a vehicle subsystem such as a Kli ⁇ mastrom use.
  • the selection of a menu item can take place via the rotation of the operating ring, which is then selected by pressing the operating ring and / or the receiving cylinder and / or the input and display field and switching the switching element.
  • numbers, letters or symbols can be displayed and / or selected on the input and display field.
  • the installation position of the input and display field is fixed in the motor vehicle, it is optimized for the driver of a left-hand drive vehicle as a right-handed person. If the Fah ⁇ rer left-handed or should even the passenger operate the turn / push control, this is possible only with difficulty.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a rotary / push button of the type mentioned, which is well operable at different ⁇ Licher arrangement to a user position and from different operator positions.
  • This object is achieved in that the input and / or viewport is rotatably mounted about the axis of rotation.
  • the rotary control / push button is without redesign for both left-hand drive vehicles and for right-hand drive vehicles ge ⁇ suitable.
  • the rotary / push button z. B arranged on the middle armrest or in the area of the center console.
  • a well-managed storage is achieved in that the input and / or display field is fixedly arranged on the receiving cylinder and the receiving cylinder is rotatable about the axis of rotation and slidably mounted along the axis of rotation.
  • An undesired co-rotation of the receiving cylinder at betae ⁇ the operation ring actuation to avoid theraczylin- can the be secured in the neutral position against rotation about the axis of rotation and rotatably mounted in the switch position or an intermediate position between the neutral position and the switching position about the axis of rotation.
  • the receiving cylinder has a tube-like design and is rotatably and axially displaceably mounted on a fixed guide cylinder with the inner jacket surface of its tube passage, the tilting moment of the receiving cylinder is kept low with a small guide diameter and a large guide length, so that it does not jam and catch the receiving cylinder comes in its rotation.
  • the guide cylinder can be fixedly arranged on a carrier component, which at the same time can be a printed circuit board.
  • the switching element which is actuated by pressing and linear displacement of the receiving cylinder along the axis of rotation in the switching position of the receiving cylinder.
  • a provision in the neutral position is achieved in a simple manner, that on the support member, a spring ⁇ element is arranged, which acts on the receiving cylinder in the direction of its neutral position resiliently. This inevitably also the rotary encoder and the control ring is resiliently applied.
  • the receiving cylinder has at its end facing the support member an actuating element which projects through ei ⁇ ne or more openings radially into the guide cylinder having a greater extent in the radial circumferential direction to the axis of rotation the adjusting element, which can be actuated by the adjusting element of the arranged on the support member within the guide member switching element.
  • the actuating element of the spring element in the direction of the neutral position of the receiving cylinder resilient beauf ⁇ hits and be a radially extending web or a web of webs formed from several webs.
  • the ends of the opening or the openings of the guide cylinder in the circumferential direction form stops by which the rotatability of the receiving cylinder about the axis of rotation is limited.
  • a locking of the receiving cylinder in different rotational positions against rotation is possible in a simple manner in that the end of the opening or the ends of the openings in the guide cylinder, or the support member are removed, one or more in the radial circumferential direction of the opening at a distance from each other have arranged axial Rastvertie- tests, in which the switching element or a part of the switching element is axially latched.
  • a locking element is arranged, which has one or more circumferentially spaced apart the opening in the axial Rastverti- tests, in which the switching element or a part of Switching element is axially resilient latched.
  • the spring element, the switching element enclose ⁇ Shen.
  • the spring element can be a helical compression spring or an elastomer component.
  • the operating ring or the rotary encoder ring is connected to the rotary encoder via a connection which can be overcome when a certain force is exceeded, an adjustment of the operating ring takes place simultaneously with the rotation of the receiving cylinder fixedly connected to the rotary encoder to another operating position.
  • connection can be a frictional connection.
  • connection is a latching connection, reaching a setting position can be detected with good tactility.
  • the input and / or viewport may include a keypad.
  • the input and / or depicting ⁇ lung field a touch-sensitive input and / or representation is development field, for on the.
  • Digits or letters can be entered by handwriting recognition.
  • the input and / or display field can be illuminated or backlit and / or have a haptic vibration feedback.
  • the remote from the switching element can end thecitazy- Linders by the input and / or display field ver ⁇ joined his.
  • the input and / or display field or the end of the receiving cylinder facing away from the switch can have one or more axially and / or radially projecting driver elements, wherein meh ⁇ rere driver elements preferably are evenly distributed on the circumference of the input and / or display field or the Auf.zylin- are distributed.
  • Figure 1 shows a cross section of a rotary / push button
  • Figure 4 is a view of a second embodiment of a view in the region of an opening in Guide cylinder of the turn / push control.
  • the rotary / push button shown has a Wennbau ⁇ part forming circuit board 1, on which a tubular guide cylinder 2 is fixed with its one end face.
  • a switching element 3 is disposed within the guide cylinder 2, which is also attached to the circuit board 1 and can be actuated by acting on the circuit board 1 opposite actuating surface 4.
  • the switching element 3 is surrounded by an annular Elastormerbau- part 5.
  • a tubular receiving cylinder 6 with its cylindrical inner wall is both axially displaceable and rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation 7.
  • the Füh ⁇ has approximately cylinder 2 at its the circuit board 1 facing the end of three evenly distributed at its periphery formed open- ings 8, each extending in the circumferential direction over approximately 90 °.
  • extension length can be chosen other than 90 °.
  • the switching pin 10 protrudes coaxially into the cylindrical coaxial opening 11 of the elastomer component 5 and lies in the Darge ⁇ set neutral position on the actuating surface 4 of the switching element.
  • the webs 9 are applied to the end facing the elastomeric component 5 and are acted upon by the bias of the elastomeric component 5 with its side facing away from the circuit board 1 against the printed circuit board 1 remote stops 13 forming axial ends of the openings 8 ,
  • a control ring 18 is mounted around the rotation axis 7 rotatably ⁇ bar.
  • This operating ring 18 has a coaxial rotary encoder ring, with which it can be moved axially on the rotary encoder 17 in ani- ge, wherein the relative rotational position of the rotary encoder ring and thus also of the operating ring 18 is detected to the rotary encoder 17 from the encoder 17, which feeds a corresponding signal to an evaluation unit, not shown.
  • the various menu items corresponding relative positions of the rotary encoder ring to the rotary encoder 17 are determined by corresponding locking positions of a not shown locking connection between the rotary encoder ring and encoder 17.
  • a latching element 19 is arranged on the circuit board 1 in Figure 3, which extends along the opening 8 and in the circumferential direction - tion of the opening 8 at the ends locking recesses 20 whose width is greater by a small amount than the width of the webs.
  • the webs 9 also protrude axially into the locking recesses 20 by a small amount.
  • locking positions for the receiving cylinder 6 are defined.
  • FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the same function.
  • These locking recesses have a slightly greater width than the webs 9, so that the webs in the neutral position by the elastomeric component 5 in the locking recesses 20 'are acted latching.
  • the rotary / pushbutton controller is provided in particular for use in a motor vehicle for operating a multimedia or Na ⁇ vigationssystems or an air conditioner.
  • a menu item via the rotation of the operating ring 18, which then by pressing the receiving cylinder 6, or the operating ring 18 and the Einga ⁇ loading and display field 14 and moving theraczylin ⁇ DERS 6 or the operating ring 18 from the shown Neutral ⁇ position in the circuit board 1 closer and the Wennele ⁇ ment 3 by means of the switching pin 10 actuated switch position is selected.
  • ⁇ showed numbers, letters or symbols are selected function, thereby z. For example, a telephone number or the name of a city or a street can be entered.
  • the input and display field 14 is touch-sensitive, this can be used by moving a finger on the input and display field 14 via handwriting recognition to enter numbers, letters or other characters. To confirm the character to be entered, an actuation of the switching element 3 can take place.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un actionneur rotatif/à compression comprenant une bague (18) de commande pouvant tourner autour d'un axe (7) de rotation et disposé de manière à pouvoir tourner sur un cylindre (6) d'accueil disposé de manière coaxiale à l'intérieur de la bague (18) de commande. Le cylindre (6) d'accueil est muni à son extrémité d'un champ (14) d'entrée et/ou de représentation et la bague (18) de commande ainsi que le cylindre (6) d'accueil peuvent se déplacer dans le sens axial par rapport à l'axe (7) de rotation contre la force d'un ressort entre une position neutre et une position de commutation dans laquelle est actionné un élément de commutation. Le champ (14) d'entrée et/ou de représentation est monté de manière à pouvoir tourner autour de l'axe (7) de rotation. Une bague de codeur rotatif est disposée de manière coaxiale sur la bague (18) de commande, qui est disposée de manière coaxiale à côté d'un codeur (17) rotatif relié à demeure avec le cylindre (6) d'accueil, la position de rotation relative de la bague du codeur rotatif par rapport au codeur (17) rotatif pouvant être détectée.
EP07712439A 2006-04-04 2007-03-05 Actionneur rotatif/a compression Expired - Fee Related EP1880400B1 (fr)

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DE102006015684A DE102006015684B3 (de) 2006-04-04 2006-04-04 Dreh-/Drücksteller
PCT/EP2007/052048 WO2007115869A1 (fr) 2006-04-04 2007-03-05 Actionneur rotatif/à compression

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EP (1) EP1880400B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP4705679B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR101010500B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN101326603B (fr)
DE (2) DE102006015684B3 (fr)
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