EP2057653A1 - Elektrischer schalter - Google Patents
Elektrischer schalterInfo
- Publication number
- EP2057653A1 EP2057653A1 EP07817454A EP07817454A EP2057653A1 EP 2057653 A1 EP2057653 A1 EP 2057653A1 EP 07817454 A EP07817454 A EP 07817454A EP 07817454 A EP07817454 A EP 07817454A EP 2057653 A1 EP2057653 A1 EP 2057653A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- contact
- switching
- leaf spring
- grinder
- base
- Prior art date
- 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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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/02—Details
- H01H13/26—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members
- H01H13/36—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members using flexing of blade springs
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
- H01H1/36—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by sliding
- H01H1/40—Contact mounted so that its contact-making surface is flush with adjoining insulation
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/58—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals
- H01H1/5844—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals making use of wire-gripping clips or springs
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
- H01H11/0056—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches comprising a successive blank-stamping, insert-moulding and severing operation
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/02—Details
- H01H13/04—Cases; Covers
- H01H13/06—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof or flameproof casings
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/50—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member
- H01H13/64—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member wherein the switch has more than two electrically distinguishable positions, e.g. multi-position push-button switches
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
- H01H1/36—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by sliding
- H01H1/40—Contact mounted so that its contact-making surface is flush with adjoining insulation
- H01H1/403—Contacts forming part of a printed circuit
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/02—Details
- H01H13/10—Bases; Stationary contacts mounted thereon
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/02—Details
- H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
Definitions
- the invention relates to an electrical switch according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
- the invention has for its object to provide a switch with extended functionality.
- the switch should have three switching positions in a simple manner. This object is achieved in a generic electrical switch by the characterizing features of claim 1.
- the switch can be configured as a wiper switch in that the contact system has a wiper as a switching contact and a contact surface as a fixed contact, such that the wiper cooperates with the contact surface during switching.
- the contact system is switched by the grinder is moved to the contact surface and / or moved away from the contact surface.
- an elastic member configured as a leaf spring coupled with the wiper for cooperation cooperates with the switching contact and / or the actuator for returning.
- this switch has approximately the switching behavior of a snap-action switch, although the contact system is greatly simplified compared to a conventional snap-action switch. The assembly of only a small number of items having switch can be performed in a simple manner and automatically.
- the electrical connections for the contact system protrude from the base of the housing.
- the trained in the manner of a pusher actuator projects at an opening in the upper housing part movable out.
- the actuating member is provided with a bellows-shaped seal covering the opening.
- the bellows-shaped seal may be made of silicone.
- the contact surface for the fixed contact can be formed integrally with the one electrical connection.
- the switching contact in turn is in electrical connection with the further electrical connection.
- the connections and the contact surfaces are made in the manner of a stamped grid.
- the electrical connections can be injected as a stamped grid in a simple manner in the base during its manufacture.
- a good seal in the housing interior is achieved at the base.
- the leaf spring can be configured in approximately L-shaped.
- the leaf spring rests against one end, namely at the shorter leg of the L's, by means of contact pads on a contact bearing which is located at the further electrical connection, producing an electrical connection.
- the leaf spring for this purpose has two resiliently formed contact pads, so that the leaf spring is mounted in the manner of a spring clip on the contact bearing.
- the leaf spring is provided at the other end, on the longer leg of the L's, with an actuating surface for cooperation with the actuator.
- the longer leg of the L's is pivotable about the connection of the two legs of the L's upon movement of the actuating member.
- the switching contact is on the longer leg of the L's between the connection of the two legs of the L's and the Betchanistsfikiee, expediently in the vicinity of the actuating surface arranged. Consequently, the switching contact is indeed decoupled from the actuator and yet correspondingly movable by means of the actuator for switching.
- the contact pad and / or the bump on the leaf spring the contact surface of the fixed contact o.
- precious metal Suitable for this purpose is silver, gold o. The like., Or a precious metal alloy, such as gold-cobalt. Of course, it is sufficient to coat only the corresponding contact points instead of the entire leaf spring.
- attaching a potting to the base for sealing the housing in the region of the connections is advisable.
- the upper housing part has a socket facing the protruding edge for receiving the sealing compound.
- the potting compound may consist of a one-component, light-curing plastic material.
- the electrical switch without costly soldering on a circuit board, a carrier o. The like. Be placed.
- the electrical connection of this switch has a receptacle, such that a receptacle corresponding to receiving, an electrical voltage for the contact system supplying plug-in element to the electrical connection in the manner of a solder and / or weld-free electrical connection is plugged.
- the switch has fewer parts compared to conventional micro-switches and consequently a high functional integration. It is a simple switching system with few, moving parts. As a result, the switch, due to the simplification of the assembly process due to the reduced number of process steps, also significantly cheaper than comparable previous switch produced.
- the inventively designed switch allows the production by means of a simplified manufacturing concept that allows higher mounting clock rates than before. In addition, the manufacturing concept leads to a shorter set-up time of the assembly machine and thus allows a small batch size per order and convincedslos.
- the leaf spring used in the contact system simultaneously fulfills several functions. Firstly, the leaf spring ensures a uniform contact force over the entire stroke of the grinder. On the other hand, the leaf spring also exerts the reset function for the example designed as a pusher actuator. Finally, the leaf spring also provides for the contact to the terminals, the switching system is equipped with double connections corresponding to two fixed contacts.
- Fig. 7 attaching a connector for the solderless connection
- Fig. 8 the socket with contact system according to a further embodiment.
- FIG. 1 A trained in the manner of a micro and / or snap-action switch electrical switch 1 can be seen in Fig. 1 in more detail.
- the switch 1 has a housing 2 in the interior of which a contact system 3 is arranged, as further shown in FIG.
- the contact system 3 consists of a visible in Fig. 3, movable switching contact 4 and at least one fixed contact 5.
- a movable actuator 7 is used to switch the contact system 3.
- An elastic element 8 cooperates with the switching contact 4 and / or the actuator 7 to reset ,
- the switching contact 4 are designed as a slider and the fixed contact 5 as a contact surface, so that the slider 4 interacts with the contact surface 5 during switching.
- the grinder 4 is moved by means of the actuating member 7 on the contact surface 5 and / or moved away from the contact surface 5.
- the elastic element 8 is configured as a leaf spring coupled to the wiper 4 and thus cooperating.
- the housing 2 is made of plastic, for example a thermoplastic material, and is produced by injection molding.
- the housing 2 according to FIG. 2 consists of an upper housing part 9 and a lower housing part 10 designed as a base. Electrical connections 11, 12 for the contact system 3 protrude from the housing 2 on the base 10.
- the actuator 7 protrudes in the manner of a pusher at an opening 14 in the housing upper part 9 sealed out movable and is in turn actuated by means of a shift lever 17 in the described embodiment.
- the shift lever 17 may have the application for the switch 1 according to an angled or other configuration.
- the actuator 7 is provided with a bellows-shaped seal 15, which consists for example of silicone.
- the seal 15 is attached to the housing bottom part 9 ' by means of a kind of caulking, for example, when mounting the seal 15 by means of a knife plastic chips on the edge around the opening 14 in the housing upper part 9 inwardly to the seal
- the contact system 3 according to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, two fixed contacts 5, 6, so that the switching contact 4 between the two fixed contacts 5, 6 for switching the contact system 3 is movable.
- the contact surface for the fixed contact 5, 6 is integrally formed with one electrical connection 11, 13.
- the switching contact 4 is in electrical connection with the further electrical connection 12.
- the terminals 11, 12, 13 and the contact surfaces 5, 6 are made in the manner of a stamped grid.
- the electrical connections 11, 12, 13 are injected as a stamped grid in the base 10 during its manufacture, which also on the base 10 a substantial tightness is achieved in the interior of the housing 2.
- a casting 18 is additionally attached to the base 10 in the region of the connections 11, 12, 13, as shown in FIG. 2.
- a base 10 facing the protruding edge 19 is located on the upper housing part 9 for receiving the potting compound.
- the potting compound may consist of a one-component, light-curing plastic material. If necessary, the surfaces facing the potting 18 can be activated on the base 10 and on the protruding edge 19 prior to introduction of the potting compound by means of plasma radiation.
- the fixed contact 5, 6 has an approximately rectangular cross-section with a broad side and with a narrow side.
- the contact surface 5, 6 is shown in FIG. 3 for cooperation with the grinder 4 on the wide side.
- a spacer 20 made of insulating material, namely of plastic, is located between the fixed contacts 5, 6, so that the contact surfaces 5,
- the spacer 20 is made at the same time when injecting the terminals 11, 12, 13 in the base 10 and / or during injection molding of the base 10.
- the spacer 20 has a width of about 2/10 to 3/10 mm in order to achieve a substantially instantaneous switching between the two fixed contacts 5, 6 as in a conventional snap-action switch. However, if necessary, the width for the spacer 20 can be increased.
- the designed as a wiper switch contact 4 is integrated into the leaf spring 8.
- the leaf spring 8 is configured approximately L-shaped, as can be seen in FIG. 5.
- the leaf spring 8 is located at one end, namely on the shorter leg 21 of L's, by means of a contact pad 23 on a visible in Fig. 4, located on the further electrical connection 12 contact bearing 25 at.
- the leaf spring 8 has two resiliently formed contact pads 23, 24 in the manner of a spring clip, so that the leaf spring 8 is both attached to the contact bearing 25 and has a redundant electrical connection to the contact bearing 25.
- the leaf spring 8 is provided at the other end, namely on the longer leg 22 of the L's, with an actuating surface 26 for cooperation with the decoupled from the switching contact 4 actuator 7. As a result, the longer leg 22 of the L's upon movement of the actuator
- the switching contact 4 is on the longer leg 22 of the L's between the connection 27 of the two legs 21, 22 of the L's and the actuating surface 26, in the vicinity of the actuating surface 26, respectively.
- the leaf spring 8 is made of metal, such as steel, stainless spring steel, copper beryllium o. The like, and is designed as a broad and a narrow side exhibiting punched and bent part. The broad side of the leaf spring 8 is arranged approximately perpendicular to the wide and narrow side of the contact surface of the fixed contact 5, 6.
- the grinder as a switching contact 4 is punched free on the leaf spring and bent at approximately 90 ° with respect to the broad side of the leaf spring 8.
- the wiper 4 rests against the broad side of the contact surface 5, 6 with a contact pressure by means of an impressed contact lug 29, as can be seen from FIG.
- the grinder is designed as a double grinder 4, 4 ', so that, according to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, a grinder 4 rests on the front side and the other grinder 4' on the rear side of the contact surface 5, 6.
- the leaf spring 8 has a latching hook 30.
- the latching hook 30 is punched free at the shorter leg 21 of the L's.
- the leaf spring 8 With the help of the latching hook 30, the leaf spring 8 during the assembly process on the base 10, namely at the base 28 of the base 10, can be fixed.
- At the broad side of the longer leg 22 of the L's at least one bead 31 is embossed for stiffening, as can be seen in Fig. 5.
- the bead 31 is disposed opposite the actuating surface 26 and is located in the vicinity of the grinder 4.
- the like For the purpose of improved contact properties with precious metal coated. As a coating are silver, gold o. The like., Or a noble metal alloy, such as gold-cobalt.
- the contact system 3 has three switching positions.
- the grinder 4 or 4 ' is movable to the contact surface of a fixed contact 5 according to a first switching position and to the contact surface of the other fixed contact 6 according to a second switching position when switching the contact system 3.
- the switching contact 4 in a further third, located between the two fixed contacts 5, 6 switch position movable.
- the grinder 4 or 4 ' is in the third switching position on the electrically insulating spacer 20 at.
- the spacer 20 has a sufficient width, for example about 9/10 mm. Due to the spring characteristics of the leaf spring 8, the switching contact 4 is in the Starting position in contact with the fixed contact 6 according to the second switching position.
- the switching contact 4 In the third switching position, the switching contact 4 is in contact with the spacer 20 and is in this switching position by appropriate, but not shown embodiment of the articulation of the actuating mechanism on the actuator 7 hold. The same applies to the first switching position in which the switching contact 4 is in contact with the fixed contact 5. It is in accordance with this switching sequence to an opener with subsequent zero position and another closer, so a switch in the manner of a "center-zero switch".
- a corresponding to the receptacle 32, an electrical voltage for the contact system 3 feeding plug 33 is shown in FIG. 7 to the respective electrical terminal 11, 12, 13 can be plugged, wherein the elements formed in the receptacle 32 due to the cross-shaped section accordingly for electrical contact deform by the plug element 33. It is thus a solder and / or weld-free mountable electrical connection.
- connection (the two legs)
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- Manufacture Of Switches (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE102006040805 | 2006-08-31 | ||
| PCT/DE2007/001529 WO2008025342A1 (de) | 2006-08-31 | 2007-08-28 | Elektrischer schalter |
Publications (2)
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| EP2057653A1 true EP2057653A1 (de) | 2009-05-13 |
| EP2057653B1 EP2057653B1 (de) | 2015-07-29 |
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| EP07817454.7A Active EP2057653B1 (de) | 2006-08-31 | 2007-08-28 | Elektrischer schalter |
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| EP (1) | EP2057653B1 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE102007040714A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2008025342A1 (de) |
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| DE202009003317U1 (de) | 2009-03-11 | 2009-08-06 | Inteva Products Europe Gmbh | Optimiertes System zur Signalvergabe zum Ver- bzw. Entriegeln an Fahrzeugtürschlösser |
| DE202009016636U1 (de) † | 2009-12-09 | 2011-04-21 | BROSE SCHLIEßSYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG | Kraftfahrzeugschloss |
| DE202010002664U1 (de) * | 2010-02-23 | 2011-07-12 | Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg | Elektromotor zum Antrieb einer Kraftfahrzeugkomponente |
| DE102011056333A1 (de) | 2011-12-13 | 2013-06-13 | Methode Electronics Malta Ltd. | Elektrischer Schalter |
| DE102013203467A1 (de) * | 2013-03-01 | 2014-09-04 | Zf Friedrichshafen Ag | Drucktastenschalter |
| CN110211835A (zh) * | 2018-12-05 | 2019-09-06 | 中航光电科技股份有限公司 | 一种微动开关 |
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- 2007-08-28 EP EP07817454.7A patent/EP2057653B1/de active Active
- 2007-08-29 DE DE102007040714A patent/DE102007040714A1/de not_active Withdrawn
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| EP2057653B1 (de) | 2015-07-29 |
| WO2008025342A1 (de) | 2008-03-06 |
| DE102007040714A1 (de) | 2008-03-06 |
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