EP2126945B1 - Dispositif électrique d'installation, comme un commutateur rotatif ou un régulateur rotatif, en particulier un potentiomètre à indexation - Google Patents

Dispositif électrique d'installation, comme un commutateur rotatif ou un régulateur rotatif, en particulier un potentiomètre à indexation Download PDF

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EP2126945B1
EP2126945B1 EP09718341A EP09718341A EP2126945B1 EP 2126945 B1 EP2126945 B1 EP 2126945B1 EP 09718341 A EP09718341 A EP 09718341A EP 09718341 A EP09718341 A EP 09718341A EP 2126945 B1 EP2126945 B1 EP 2126945B1
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Cristian Lauscher
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    • 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
    • H01H19/02—Details
    • H01H19/10—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H19/11—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon with indexing means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01C—RESISTORS
    • H01C10/00—Adjustable resistors
    • H01C10/30—Adjustable resistors the contact sliding along resistive element
    • H01C10/32—Adjustable resistors the contact sliding along resistive element the contact moving in an arcuate path
    • H01C10/36—Adjustable resistors the contact sliding along resistive element the contact moving in an arcuate path structurally combined with switching arrangements
    • 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
    • H01H19/02—Details
    • H01H19/10—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H19/11—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon with indexing means
    • H01H19/115—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon with indexing means using molded elastic parts only

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  • the present invention relates to an electrical installation device according to the preamble of claim 1, such as a rotary switch or rotary control, in particular a Rastpotentiometer, with a cover and with a rotatably mounted actuator, such as a knob, which rotates about an adjusting axis, which penetrates the cover, a switching or control operation triggers, with a first and a second locking element, which cooperate resiliently in the direction of the adjusting axis with each other and of which the first locking element is arranged on the actuating member and the second locking element on the cover.
  • a rotary switch or rotary control in particular a Rastpotentiometer
  • a cover and with a rotatably mounted actuator, such as a knob, which rotates about an adjusting axis, which penetrates the cover, a switching or control operation triggers, with a first and a second locking element, which cooperate resiliently in the direction of the adjusting axis with each other and of which the first locking element is arranged on the actuating
  • a similar installation device is from the DE 38 00 956 A1 known.
  • This document describes an electrical switching device for the variable adjustment of the power consumption of electrical consumers, in particular of dimmers and speed stations. It has on its front side a cover and further a switching member which can be controlled by a controllable by rotating a control axis control member whose adjusting axis penetrates the front cover and is connected at least positively connected with a knob as an actuator.
  • a first locking element rotatably adjustable with the adjusting axis and a second locking element is arranged stationary, both locking elements cooperate resiliently with each other and to change the respective Adjustment of the adjusting axis a the latching resistance between the two locking elements exceeding torque must be expended.
  • the first detent element is formed by a resilient strut projecting from a cylindrical projection of the rotary knob at a predetermined angle, which has a ball-shaped free end, which - in contrast to a second radially latching embodiment - axially latched, that engages in the direction of the adjusting axis in the second latching element.
  • the second latching element is formed as a screening by molded into the cover spherical caps, which are formed in a ring shape concentric with the adjusting axis in the cover.
  • the present invention has for its object, an electrical installation device of the type mentioned in such a way that it has an improved coverage with a simple structural design, high reliability and a long life.
  • the electrical installation device to generate an audible click on the rotation of the actuator to indicate the setting or switching operation acoustically.
  • the cover and the latching elements wherein these each in one piece with the cover or the actuating member, which can be manufactured, for example, as plastic molded parts or injection molded parts can be formed.
  • the locking elements ie in each case a small axial height of the annularly arranged detent recesses or the locking lug having spring tongues, wherein "low height” is a value of less than 6 mm, preferably less than 3 mm, particularly preferred of less than 1 mm, a high stability and reliability can be achieved, particularly with regard to a clicking sound to be generated upon rotation of the actuator.
  • the locking recesses are formed by a trained on a bottom of the actuator spur toothing and / or that the second locking element by two or more, in particular by three mutually offset by 120 ° spring tongues is formed, which may preferably be arranged in a recess, such as a pocket, the cover.
  • FIG. 1 shows, an inventive electrical installation device 1, such as a rotary switch or knob, in particular a detent potentiometer, a cover 2 and a rotatably mounted actuator 3.
  • the actuator 3 triggers by twisting (double arrow R) about a control axis X, which penetrates the cover 2, a switching or control process in the electrical installation device 1 according to the invention.
  • This can be realized for example by means of a lying under the cover 2 electrical board.
  • Both the cover 2, as well as the actuator 3 may preferably be formed as a molded or injection molded parts and in particular made of plastic.
  • inventive electrical installation device 1 is in particular a flush-mounted on a wall installable electrical device, but in which the cover comes to rest in the manner of a frame above the plaster, ie on the wall.
  • the actuator 3 is designed as a round pot-like knob with a cylindrical wall and a circular top surface. It is in one, in particular Fig. 2 and 3 arranged in an illustrative manner, shape adapted to its circumference outer contour recess 4 of the cover 2 and guided during rotation.
  • the electrical installation device has a first latching element 5, which only in Fig. 4 can be seen, and a second locking element 6, which Fig. 2 in its entirety and Fig. 3 and 4 each in a detail show.
  • the two locking elements 5, 6 act in the direction of the adjusting axis together resiliently, they fix a rotational position of the actuator 3 and generate an audible click when turning the actuator 3, so that the sequence of taking place by turning adjusting or switching operation of an operator acoustically is signaled.
  • the first locking element 5 is arranged on the actuating member 3 and the second locking element 6 on the cover 2. It is provided that the first locking element 5 is formed by a plurality of annularly arranged detent recesses 5 in the actuating member 3 and the second detent element on the cover 2 as at least one, a detent 7a, 7b, 7c having spring tongue 6a, 6b, 6c. In the case shown, the second locking element 6 is formed by three offset by 120 ° to each other, spring tongues 6a, 6b 6c. As a result, a balanced mutual support of the first latching elements 5 on the second latching elements 6 is achieved. If the actuating element 3 can be mounted with play along the actuating axis X, it can advantageously be achieved by this support that an axial backlash is achieved in the assembled state by the prestressing thus produced by means of the locking elements 5, 6.
  • the spring tongues 6a, 6b, 6c are advantageously formed in an economically uncomplicated manner with the cover 2, wherein they are freed from a top surface 8 of the cover 2, as characterized by the particular Fig. 3 removable, substantially circumferentially extending column 9a, 9b is illustrated laterally of the spring tongue 6a and the substantially radially extending gap 9c on the end face of the spring tongue 6c.
  • the spring tongues 6a, 6b, 6c are thus in a recess 9a / 9b / 9c, such as a bag, the cover 2 and are thus optimally protected against damage.
  • the spring tongues 6a, 6b, 6c are further formed in the manner of a leaf spring.
  • the slightly convex in the direction of the first locking element 5 towards curved sheet 10 of the spring tongues 6a, 6b, 6c extends in particular substantially in the plane of lying in the recess 4 deck surface 8 of the cover 2. Only the locking lugs 7a, 7b, 7c the spring tongues 6a, 6b, 6c are opposite to the top surface 8 of the cover 2 in the axial direction X on the first locking element 5 ago.
  • Fig. 4 on the one hand shows more details of the actuator 3 located on the first locking element 5, on the other hand, it illustrates how the complementary locking elements 5, 6 of the electrical installation device according to the invention cooperate with each other. So is Fig. 4 can be seen that the locking recesses 5 are separated from each other by itself with respect to the adjusting axis X radially extending ribs or teeth 11. As a result, a spur toothing formed on an underside of the actuating member 3 is formed.
  • the spur toothing with the latching recesses 5 and the radially extending ribs or teeth 11 in FIG Sinusoid is formed.
  • the first locking element 5, which is designed to be movable with the actuating member 3 annularly on the actuating member 3, and the second locking element 6, which is arranged on stationary positions of the cover 2 act on a rotation of the actuating member 3 latching and resilient together.
  • excess torque is spent.
  • each locking lug 7a, 7b, 7c slides out of the recess 5 in which it is located via a tooth 11 located next to the recess 5 into the next one Well 5, etc., until the end of the turning process is reached.
  • the spring tongues 6a, 6b, 6c thereby lead a, in particular oscillating, movement in the direction of in Fig. 4 provided with the reference symbol S double arrow, whereby a clicking noise is caused.
  • the rotational position of the actuating member 3 is fixed by the respective engagement of a locking lug 7a, 7b, 7c in a recess 5.
  • the latching elements 5, 6 can each have an axial height H5, H6 of less than 6 mm, preferably less than 3 mm, particularly preferably less than 1 mm.
  • the axial height H5 of the first locking elements 5 is doing - how Fig. 4 shows - the height of the ribs or teeth 11 understood, while the axial height H6 of the second locking elements 6, the height of the respective locking lugs 7a, 7b, 7c plus the thickness D of the corresponding spring tongues 6a, 6b, 6c understood.
  • the axial heights H5 of the first locking elements 5 have values of less than 3 mm, preferably less than 1 mm
  • the thickness D of the second locking elements 6 is small compared to the length L and the width B of the locking elements 6. The latter, in particular the length L, have a value which is a multiple of the value of the thickness D.
  • the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiment described, but also encompasses all embodiments which have the same effect in the sense of the invention, as already evident from the above description.
  • the spur toothing of the first latching elements 5 of the electrical installation device according to the invention - in contrast to the illustrated example - may also be formed like a sawtooth or other shape.
  • the electrical installation device 1 according to the invention does not have to be a flush-mountable device on a wall, but it could also be used in switchboards or electrical appliances such as irons, washing machines, consumer electronics devices, etc.
  • Fig. 2 a central passage opening 12 in the cover 2 for an actuating shaft of the actuator 3. This is in a dome-like structure 13 of the cover 2, which overlapped in the assembled state of the actuator 3 and is covered.
  • a circular arc-shaped groove 14 is provided, in which, for example, a below the inside of the actuator 3 attached cam, the rotational movement of the actuator 3 is guided stop-limiting.

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  1. Dispositif d'installation électrique (1), tel qu'interrupteur rotatif ou régulateur à induction, en particulier potentiomètre à encliquetage, comprenant un revêtement (2) et un élément d'actionnement (3) logé de façon rotative, qui déclenche une opération de commutation ou de réglage par rotation autour d'un axe de positionnement (X), lequel pénètre le revêtement (X), un premier élément d'encliquetage et un second élément d'encliquetage (5, 6), qui coopèrent en direction de l'axe de positionnement (X) de manière élastique et dont le premier élément d'encliquetage (5) est disposé sur l'élément d'actionnement (3) et le second élément d'encliquetage (6) est disposé sur le revêtement (2), le premier élément d'encliquetage (5) étant conçu par des cavités d'encliquetage (5) disposées en forme d'anneau dans l'élément d'actionnement (3) et le second élément d'encliquetage (6) étant conçu comme au moins une lame de ressort (6a, 6b, 6c) présentant un ergot d'encliquetage (7a, 7b, 7c) sur le revêtement (2),
    caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'actionnement (3) est disposé dans une cavité (4), adaptée au niveau de la forme à son contour extérieur périphérique, du revêtement (2) et est guidé lors de la rotation, la/les lame(s) de ressort (6a, 6b, 6c) étant disposée(s) également dans la zone de cette cavité (4).
  2. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que les cavités d'encliquetage (5) sont séparées les unes des autres par des nervures ou dents (11) qui s'étendent radialement par rapport à l'axe de positionnement (X).
  3. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que les cavités d'encliquetage (5) sont formées par une denture frontale conçue sur un côté inférieur de l'élément d'actionnement (3).
  4. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisé en ce que la denture frontale est conçue avec les cavités d'encliquetage (5) et les nervures ou dents (11) s'étendant radialement sous une forme de sinusoïde.
  5. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4,
    caractérisé en ce que le second élément d'encliquetage (6) est formé par deux ou plus de deux, en particulier par trois lames de ressort (6a, 6b, 6c) décalées entre eux de 120°.
  6. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5
    caractérisé en ce que la/les lames(s) de ressort (6a, 6b, 6c) est/sont formée(s) d'une seule pièce avec le revêtement (2).
  7. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6
    caractérisé en ce que la/les lames(s) de ressort (6a, 6b, 6c) est/sont évidée(s) à partir d'une surface de recouvrement (8) du revêtement (2).
  8. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7,
    caractérisé en ce que la/les lames(s) de ressort (6a, 6b, 6c) est/sont conçue(s) à la façon d'un ressort à lame, dont la lame (10) s'étend en particulier principalement dans le plan d'une/de la surface de recouvrement (8) du revêtement (2).
  9. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8,
    caractérisé en ce que la/les lame(s) (6a, 6b, 6c) est/sont disposée(s) dans un évidement, comme une poche (9a/9b/9c), du revêtement (2).
  10. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9,
    caractérisé en ce que le revêtement (2) et/ou l'élément d'actionnement (3) est/sont conçus(s) sous forme de pièce(s) moulée(s) ou pièce(s) moulée(s) par injection et est/sont en particulier en matériau synthétique.
  11. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10,
    caractérisé en ce que les éléments d'encliquetage (5, 6) présentent à chaque fois une hauteur (H5, H6) axiale de moins de 6 mm, de préférence de moins de 3 mm, avec une préférence particulière de moins de 1 mm.
  12. Dispositif d'installation (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11,
    caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'actionnement (3) est conçu sous forme de bouton rotatif.
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PL09718341T PL2126945T3 (pl) 2008-03-01 2009-02-26 Elektryczne urządzenie instalacyjne, jak przełącznik obrotowy, lub regulator obrotowy, w szczególności potencjometr krokowy

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PCT/EP2009/052267 WO2009109508A1 (fr) 2008-03-01 2009-02-26 Dispositif électrique d'installation, comme un commutateur rotatif ou un régulateur rotatif, en particulier un potentiomètre à indexation

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