EP1956619B1 - Commutateur à verrouillage - Google Patents

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EP1956619B1
EP1956619B1 EP08101132A EP08101132A EP1956619B1 EP 1956619 B1 EP1956619 B1 EP 1956619B1 EP 08101132 A EP08101132 A EP 08101132A EP 08101132 A EP08101132 A EP 08101132A EP 1956619 B1 EP1956619 B1 EP 1956619B1
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Joël GAUZIN
Jean-François Gibert
Daniel Duchalet
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/20—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch wherein an auxiliary movement thereof, or of an attachment thereto, is necessary before the main movement is possible or effective, e.g. for unlatching, for coupling
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button

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  • the present invention relates to a toggle switch, operable manually, at least one of the actuating positions is locked.
  • Rocker switches are commonly installed, especially on the dashboards of vehicles such as automobiles, construction or agricultural machinery, trucks, or any other type of vehicle.
  • a switch comprises at least one switching element which provides a desired and determined electrical function.
  • the standard switches can be operated by the application on the rocker with a limited force in one direction or in two directions. However, with simple actuation of this type, the switch may be subject to undesired manipulations, since an accidental bias exerted on the rocker can actuate it.
  • latching rocker switches such as that described in the patent, are known.
  • US 4,947,009 This 3-position switch has an actuating member provided with a latch capable of sliding in a direction perpendicular to the plane of symmetry of the tilting. In the central position, the latch prevents any pivoting of the actuating member.
  • the latch To actuate the switch in a given direction, the latch must be slid in the opposite direction, to release an opening allowing the actuating element to pass through, then to pivot the actuating element in the direction in question.
  • the handling is not intuitive because the sliding of the latch and the rotation of the element Actuation requires movements in opposite directions.
  • the patent US 5,380,964 describes a toggle switch whose locking system has improved ergonomics.
  • This switch comprises a housing, an actuator and a lever which serves to actuate the switch.
  • the housing comprises a stop member of the housing, with which cooperates an abutment surface of the lever, to prevent rotation in the direction corresponding to the actuation. Unlocking is effected by pressing the lever, which allows the stop surface to pass under the stop member, which releases the rotation of the lever. The actuation is then performed by pivoting the lever, the latter being held down.
  • the design of this switch is that the rotation of the lever in the opposite direction to that of the actuation is impossible.
  • This switch is therefore designed for two positions: a central position and a toggle actuated position, and the locking system it uses is impossible to apply to a three-position switch.
  • the document DE 44 22,475 describes a switch according to the preamble of claim 1, wherein an unlocking button, placed in the center of the actuating element, cooperates with a movable latch in translation in a direction substantially perpendicular to that of the button.
  • the lock is interposed on the path of the actuating element and releases it when pressing the unlocking button.
  • the unlocking button does not allow intuitive unlocking because the lock simultaneously releases the two tilt paths; pressing the button does not automatically lead to switching.
  • this button is not protected and can cause inadvertent unlocking, particularly critical when the switch is intended for risky controls such as a tractor force control. Indeed, a support with a large force can lead to an unlocking or deformation of the axis that can affect the proper operation of the switch - that is to say, a locking lock or a permanent absence of locking.
  • One of the aims of the invention is therefore to propose a latching rocker switch which can be used, if necessary, with a three-position switch, with latch for at least one tilted position or for both, and which is provided with an ergonomic and intuitive unlocking system.
  • Another object of the invention is to design a switch whose safety of operation is guaranteed and can withstand actuating forces without damaging the locking system.
  • the latch has a general shape of U, whose base is biased by the elastic support, a first branch is urged by a protruding finger from the pusher and the other branch is adapted to perform said interposition with the actuating element.
  • said other leg of the latch cooperates with an opening in the actuating element.
  • the finger extends in a direction substantially parallel to its sliding direction and has an inner face forming an inclined ramp which cooperates with the first leg of the lock so that a push on the push rod the latch in rotation.
  • the pusher is advantageously mounted in the actuating element offset with respect to the pivot axis, so that a thrust on the pusher is adapted to drive the actuating element to the tilted position.
  • the actuating element is able to occupy a second position tilted away from the tilted position.
  • the switch comprises a second latch adapted to cooperate with the pusher and positioned opposite the first latch relative to the pivot axis of the actuating element so that pushing on the pusher solicits the first and second latches and makes it possible to disengage them from the trajectory of the actuating element towards one of its tilted positions.
  • the second latch then advantageously has a general shape of U, whose base is solicited by an elastic support, a first branch is urged by a protruding finger from the pusher and the other branch is likely to interpose on the trajectory of the actuating element.
  • the pusher is slidably mounted between two walls of the actuating element, said walls forming protective cheeks vis-à-vis an inadvertent unlocking.
  • the switch has a body 9 forming a switch housing, on which is assembled a plastron 1 by means of elastic tabs 12.
  • the body and the plastron are made by molding conventional synthetic materials, such as a polyamide, for example.
  • the seal between the body 9 and the plastron 1 is provided by a gasket 8.
  • the switch has at least a switching element (not shown), operable under the action of a switching rod 10 to achieve the desired electrical contact.
  • the upper part of the switching rod 10 has a conical shape 13 which cooperates with a circular opening 14 in the plastron 1 to allow the tilting of said rod 10.
  • the seal between the switching rod 10 and the plastron 1 is ensured by an O-ring 7.
  • an actuating element consists of a rocker 2 and a rocker support 3.
  • the rocker 2 and the rocker support 3 are made by molding conventional synthetic materials, such as polyamide for example, and can be assembled by latching the flip-flop support 3 in the flip-flop 2, so that when the switch is assembled, only the flip-flop 2 is visible.
  • the actuating element 2, 3 is pivotally mounted on the plastron 1 around a transverse axis perpendicular to the plane of the figure 4 .
  • the actuating element 2, 3 is able to adopt two positions tilted on either side of a central equilibrium position.
  • Flip-flop 2 is in the form of a curved shell comprising a base 16 and an upper portion extending perpendicularly to the base and for gripping the rocker.
  • the upper part has an opening 17 of substantially rectangular shape defined by two parallel walls 18, which are perpendicular to the axis of pivoting of the actuating element.
  • each wall 18 has a notch 19 substantially perpendicular to the base 16 of the rocker, and which extends towards the base from a point 20 which forms an upper stop.
  • the rocker support 3 has the general shape of a frame, which in its middle part comprises a finger 15 which extends perpendicularly thereto.
  • the rocker support 3 is made integral with the switching rod 10 by means of the finger 15 which is inserted into a corresponding well inside said rod 10.
  • a pusher 5 is slidably mounted in the actuating element 2, 3, by means of two ribs 21 situated on its lateral faces and able to slide in the notches 19.
  • the guide of the pusher 5 is moreover ensured by surfaces 5a. , 5b, 5c able to slide inside corresponding surfaces 2a, 2b, 2c of the rocker 2 (see figure 5 ).
  • a return spring 6 is adapted to return the pusher 5 in the out position against the stops 20. The other end of the spring 6 is inserted into a housing in the rocker support 3 near the pivot axis.
  • the upper portion of the pusher exits the opening 17 so that an operator can push it with a finger.
  • the walls 18 fulfill a function of protective cheeks, preventing inadvertent unlocking induced by accidental pressure exerted on the pusher 5.
  • the pusher 5 also has a finger 22 which extends in a direction substantially parallel to its direction of sliding towards the plastron 1.
  • the inner face of the finger 22 forms a ramp 23 inclined outwards with respect to said sliding direction .
  • a latch 4 having a general U-shape defining two branches, is mounted movably in tilting against the stress at its base 24 of a resilient support 11 mounted inside a cavity 28 in the plastron 1, on the same side relative to the pivot axis as the spring 6.
  • the elastic support 11 is a spring.
  • one of the branches 25 of the latch 4 is able to be interposed on the trajectory of the actuating element, at a zone X situated under the rocker support 3, so as to prevent the rotation of the tilting element 2, 3.
  • the zone X is located at the edge of the opening 27, on the side furthest from the pivot axis.
  • the width of branch 25 (considered in a direction parallel to the pivot axis) is smaller than that of the opening 27 of the rocker support.
  • the other branch 26 of the latch 4 cooperates with the finger 22 of the pusher 5 along the ramp 23.
  • the switch has three positions: a central position A, which is the equilibrium position, represented in FIG. figure 4 , and two tilted positions B and C on either side of the position A, respectively represented at Figures 7 and 6 .
  • a central position A which is the equilibrium position, represented in FIG. figure 4
  • two tilted positions B and C on either side of the position A, respectively represented at Figures 7 and 6 .
  • the locking device described acts only in the direction of actuation from position A to position C.
  • the latch does not hinder the tilting of the actuating element from position A to position B. An operator can therefore freely move the switch from position A to position B.
  • the branch 25 of the latch 4 is in contact with the rocker support 3 at the zone X, so that it prevents the rotation of the tilting element 2,3 in the counterclockwise to position C.
  • the other branch 26 of the latch 4 cooperates with the finger 22 of the pusher 5 along the ramp 23, so that when pushing the pusher 5, the spring 11 is compressed and the latch 4 is rotated in the clockwise in the figure, which releases the flip-flop support 3 in the area X.
  • the branch 25 of the latch 4 is then positioned inside the opening 27 which is wider, and it therefore no longer opposes the tilting of the actuating element 2, 3 in the counterclockwise direction. on the face.
  • the operator can then bring the switch to the C position by tilting the actuating element without releasing its pressure on the pusher 5.
  • the pusher 5 is mounted in the actuating element offset from the pivot axis, on the same side with respect to this axis as the latch 4.
  • a push on the pusher 5 is able to drive the actuating element to the tilted position C .
  • Tilting the flip-flop support 3 then rotates the switching rod 10, which actuates the switching element.
  • a second latch and a second elastic support For this purpose, one installs in another cavity 29 (see figure 4 ) of the plastron 1 of the switch already described, a second latch and a second elastic support.
  • This second latch and this second elastic support are disposed opposite the first latch 4 and the first resilient support 11 relative to the pivot axis of the actuating element 2, 3.
  • a pusher having a second finger which cooperates with the second latch is used.
  • the second latch has a general shape of U, the base of which is urged by the second elastic support, a first branch is urged by the second finger of the pusher, and the other branch is capable of interposing itself on the trajectory of the actuating element 2, 3 to position B.
  • the first latch 4 prevents the actuating element 2, 3 from tilting towards the position C, whereas the second latch prevents the tilting of the position A towards the position B.
  • a pressure on the pusher solicits the first latch and the second latch and makes it possible to disengage these from the trajectory of the actuating element 2, 3.
  • the operator can then switch the actuating element 2, 3 to the actuating position B or C desired.

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