EP1907915A1 - Multifunctional operating element - Google Patents
Multifunctional operating elementInfo
- Publication number
- EP1907915A1 EP1907915A1 EP06754645A EP06754645A EP1907915A1 EP 1907915 A1 EP1907915 A1 EP 1907915A1 EP 06754645 A EP06754645 A EP 06754645A EP 06754645 A EP06754645 A EP 06754645A EP 1907915 A1 EP1907915 A1 EP 1907915A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- lever
- ball
- operating element
- guided
- element according
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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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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- 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
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- 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
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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
- H01H2025/048—Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick having a separate central push, slide or tumbler button which is not integral with the operating part that surrounds it
Definitions
- the invention relates to an operating element for electrical switching according to the preamble of claim 1.
- Such controls which are designed as joystick or as a rocker switch, are e.g. Used in vehicles to make electrical switching operations and / or trigger functions. They are e.g. used for operating navigation and / or audio systems.
- a control knob control device in which a control knob is mounted rotatable and tiltable. Turning and tilting movements are detected by one sensor each.
- a rotational feel is e.g. generated by an electric motor; a flip-up feel may be transmitted via e.g. Magnets are provided.
- the creation of the haptics is very complex.
- DE 100 42 028 A1 discloses a multifunctional operating device with at least one outer and one inner control element.
- the outer actuator is rotatably mounted about an axis and has an opening.
- the inner actuator is accessible through the opening from the outside. A certain feel of the control elements is not described.
- the object of the invention is to provide an operating element for electrical switching, in which a tilting feel is achieved with simple mechanical means.
- the object is solved by the features of claim 1.
- the ball is displaceable against an elastic element in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the lever and further guided in a housing arranged in the backdrop for generating a feel.
- the tilting feel is generated in a purely mechanical way.
- Elaborate electrical / electronic means for generating the feel with appropriate control are not required.
- the lever and the feel are guided virtually without play, whereby a precise control of the devices to be operated is achieved. In an unattended state, the lever is self-centering in a central zero position.
- a coil spring as an elastic element according to claim 3 can be adjusted particularly well the required spring force.
- a recess is recessed in which a pin is mounted, which is guided in the lever, a relative movement between the ball and the gate is prevented. Accordingly, the ball rolls in the backdrop instead of sliding in it. As a result, a particularly favorable feel with low wear can be achieved.
- a downwardly biased leadership of the ball according to claim 5 by three attached to the lever pressure rollers is another, easy to manufacture embodiment of the invention.
- a backdrop according to claim 6, whose flanks have variable pitches in longitudinal section, has proved to be particularly suitable.
- the flanks preferably have sections with constant gradients.
- a rotationally symmetrical design of the gate according to claim 7 allows a same feel in each tilting direction of the lever.
- a kipp therapiesspare haptics can be realized by a different configuration of the pitch curve of the backdrop in different directions of movement of the ball, for example, to distinguish between main and Maukippraumen.
- control is versatile and allows a variety of switching variations. It is then particularly suitable for the control of, for example, navigation devices and / or audio systems.
- Figure 1 shows a vertical section through an inventive control element for electrical switching
- Figure 2 is an enlarged section of Figure 1 with a lower end of a
- Levers and Figure 3 shows an enlarged detail of Figure 2 and a feel of the lever as a path - force - course.
- control element When installed, the control element can have any position, to which then these position designations no longer apply.
- a lever 2 is articulated in a housing 1.
- the lever 2 is spherically thickened in a part of its upper half, said thickening 3 is guided in a corresponding shell 4 with little play so that the lever 2 is tiltable about a pivot point within the shell 4.
- a rotation of the lever 2 is prevented about its longitudinal axis.
- the lever 2 is guided below the thickening 3 in a cross-shaped shift gate 13 which is fixed in the housing 1 and here allows four tilting directions of the lever 2, wherein between two adjacent of the tilting directions a right angle is formed.
- a control knob 5 is secured against rotation with a circular cross-section.
- a push button 6 and a rotary ring 7 are integrated.
- the pushbutton 6 comprises means for switching; the rotary ring 7 corresponds to means for determining the rotational path - such as a coding disc and a fork photoelectric sensor.
- the lever 2 is provided at a lower end with a sleeve in the form of a bore 8 which is concentric with the longitudinal axis of the lever 2 and has a circular cross-section.
- the bore 8 has two different diameters, wherein the larger diameter of the bore 8 begins at the lowermost end of the lever 2 and the smaller diameter is attached after a certain distance to form a paragraph.
- a ball 9 is performed with little play.
- the ball 9 has an upwardly facing conical opening 10.
- the conical tip of a pin 11 which has a smaller opening angle than the opening 10, so that a rotational movement of the ball 9 around the tip of the pin 1 1 is possible.
- the pin 11 is guided in the bore 8 and extends into the part of the smaller diameter of the bore 8.
- the pin 11 has a circular cross-section which fits with a small clearance in the bore with the smaller diameter.
- a plate-shaped projection 12 is arranged between the tip and the cylindrical part of the pin 11.
- a coil spring 14 is guided so that it is supported at one end against the projection 12 and at an opposite end against the shoulder formed between the different diameters of the bore 8.
- a link 15 for generating a feel is arranged so that in a vertical zero position of the lever 2, the center of the link 15 is arranged in an extension of the longitudinal axis of the lever 2 below this.
- the Gate 15 is embedded in a plate 16 which is fixed in the housing 1.
- the gate 15 is designed as a rotationally symmetrical truncated cone whose opening angle varies over its height.
- the flank of the link 15 viewed from the axis of rotation, rises after the horizontal section initially with a constant pitch. This is followed by an area with also constant but lower slope.
- the possible directions of movement of the ball 9 within the gate 15 and thus the tilting directions of the lever 2 are determined by the shift gate 13.
- the link 15 has four cross-shaped grooves starting from its center point.
- the grooves are aligned according to the shift gate 13.
- Each of the grooves starts from this area and is semicircular in cross-section corresponding to the diameter of the ball 9.
- each groove consists of two sections with different constant slopes, wherein the slope is greater in the oriented to the center of the slide 15 area as in the away from the center area.
- the freedom of movement of the ball 9 and thus of the lever 2 can be determined by the shape of the link 15, so that the shift gate 13 is optional.
- the ball 9 rests at the zero position of the lever 2 in the area around the center of the gate 15 and rolls when tilting the lever 2 along the flank of the gate 15. Here, the ball 9 via the pin 11 by the spring 14 in the gate 15th pressed.
- means for determining the tilting movements are arranged on the lever and in its surroundings.
- four light sources 17 and four phototransistors 18 are fixed in the housing 1 according to the number of possible tilting directions of the lever 2 and associated rigid apertured apertures 19 which project horizontally into the space between the light sources and the phototransistors.
- apertures 20 are arranged so that they are parallel to the pinhole 19 and in the neutral position of the lever 2 between these and the phototransistors 18 are.
- the pinhole apertures 19 and the apertures 20 are each in the form of an annular disc or a cross, for example, recesses being inserted into the apertured apertures 19 which, with a corresponding position of the lever 2 with the apertures 20, emit light from one of the light sources 17 to the associated phototransistor Let 18 through or not.
- the phototransistors 18 are connected to means for evaluating and / or switching.
- means for blocking the tilting movements of the lever 2 can be arranged.
- means for blocking the tilting movements of the lever 2 e.g. mounted in the housing 1 actuators that lock only in the activated state, a corresponding direction of movement of the lever 2.
- At the top of the housing 1 further switches can be arranged.
- the lever 2 When operating the control element, the lever 2 is tilted via the control knob 5 in one of the predetermined tilting directions.
- the ball 9 rolls in the slot 15, resulting in accordance with the formation of the edge of the gate 15, a path-force curve, as shown schematically in Figure 3.
- S denotes the deflection of the lever 2 and F the force to be applied for further tilting.
- the force required for tilting which is shown in the upper curve, initially rises steeply to a maximum value, then drops slightly and then rises again due to an end stop for the tilting movement.
- the force curve corresponding to the lower curve results.
- the haptic can be determined by selecting the spring force and / or the shape of the flanks according to the requirements, wherein the waveform depends essentially on the edge shape of the link 15 and the force applied to overcome the local maximum of the force curve of the nature of the spring 14.
- the determination of the tilting movements takes place in a known manner with the aid of the light sources 17, phototransistors 18, pinhole diaphragms 19 and diaphragms 20.
- the ball 9 is pressed into the slot 15 via three pinch rollers.
- the pinch rollers are concentrically attached to the lever 2 so that their centers form an equilateral triangle and engage the pinch rollers in the upper half of the ball. At least one of the pinch rollers is biased against the ball.
- the embodiments relate to lever 2, which allow four Kippraumen.
- the invention also relates to the levers which permit a different number of tilting directions. In principle, the edge shapes of the gate 15 and thus the feel for each tilting direction can be determined individually.
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DE102005057023A DE102005057023A1 (en) | 2005-07-15 | 2005-11-30 | Multifunctional control |
PCT/EP2006/006411 WO2007009572A1 (en) | 2005-07-15 | 2006-07-01 | Multifunctional operating element |
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