EP2214187A2 - Dispositif de commande escamotable pour un appareil électrique et procédé de commande - Google Patents

Dispositif de commande escamotable pour un appareil électrique et procédé de commande Download PDF

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EP2214187A2
EP2214187A2 EP10150836A EP10150836A EP2214187A2 EP 2214187 A2 EP2214187 A2 EP 2214187A2 EP 10150836 A EP10150836 A EP 10150836A EP 10150836 A EP10150836 A EP 10150836A EP 2214187 A2 EP2214187 A2 EP 2214187A2
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Martin Baier
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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
    • H01H3/08—Turn knobs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
    • G05G1/08—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
    • G05G1/087—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels retractable; Flush control knobs
    • 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
    • H01H2003/0293—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch with an integrated touch switch
    • 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
    • H01H3/08—Turn knobs
    • H01H2003/085—Retractable turn knobs, e.g. flush mounted
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
    • H01H2239/006—Containing a capacitive switch or usable as such
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/20—Control lever and linkage systems
    • Y10T74/20576—Elements
    • Y10T74/20732—Handles
    • Y10T74/20834—Hand wheels
    • Y10T74/2084—Knob or dial

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  • the invention relates to an operating device for an electrical appliance according to the preamble of claim 1 and a corresponding operating method thereto.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a control device mentioned above and an aforementioned operating method with which problems of the prior art can be avoided and in particular a versatile and practical control device and a corresponding operating method can be created.
  • the operating device has a control panel and a control element arranged on the control panel, which is designed for operation by rotary actuation, that is to say a type of rotary knob.
  • the operating device has a control, which is advantageously arranged behind the control panel and is also provided in particular for other control elements belonging to the control device or even the entire electrical appliance.
  • the control element is mounted in a behind the control panel or on the rear side arranged recording. At the front, it has a touch switch with a sensor element, wherein the touch switch or the sensor element are electrically conductively or capacitively signal-transmitting connected to the controller.
  • Such a capacitive Signal transmission means that, for example, a signal is transmitted via two components which are separated from one another or spaced or move against one another or through a cover. This may in particular be a drive signal to the sensor element and an evaluation signal from the sensor element.
  • the operating device has a sinking device for the operating element in order to be able to sink it into the receptacle by pressing it substantially.
  • the sinking device is designed so that the control element or the rotary knob can be sunk only in a single rotational position, namely the so-called countersunk rotary position. In this countersunk rotary position of the touch switch is then deactivated by the controller or is not driven and ignored.
  • a switching operation associated with pressing or touching the front panel is not triggered when pressing on the operating element, either for lowering or retracting, when a finger used by an operator touches the touch switch or the sensor element , It is then so in this countersunk rotary position no switching function triggered by the controller.
  • this countersink rotation position is advantageously a zero position of the operating device or of the operating element and of a switching device which is in contact with the operating element, then as a rule neither a function for selecting nor a power or function level is set here anyway. So it can be provided that in all other rotational positions, the control element is not pressed and, as an operator knows this then, actually there is no danger of unintentional touching the front of the control.
  • the touch switch or the constructive mainly the touch switch forming sensor element is an electrically conductive surface which is attached to the front of the control element or provided.
  • the touch switch or the sensor element it is possible for the touch switch or the sensor element to be exposed to the outside for a direct electrical contact between an applied finger of an operator and the sensor element.
  • This can, for example, by means of an insulating plastic layer, a coating, an adhesive film or the like.
  • the sensor element per se may be formed, for example, as a metallic surface, either as a coating or as a glued or otherwise fixed small metal plate. For example, it can also be integrated or injected into a rotary knob designed as an operating element.
  • the operating element has an electrically conductive connection passing through it to the control, which also passes through the sinking device or is guided along it.
  • at least partially electrically conductive spring elements may be provided, preferably metallic coil springs.
  • springs can be used, which are functional part of the sinking device.
  • an elongate and electrically conductive spring may be provided, which is advantageously designed as a helical spring, and provided in addition to one usually in such a sinking device Extension spring forms the electrical continuation of this extension spring to said switching device.
  • an axis of the switching device is advantageously electrically conductively connected to a tap inside the switching device.
  • a capacitive signal tap can take place here with a capacitive signal coupling or signal transmission.
  • a capacitive connection has the advantage that as well as a galvanic isolation is achieved between the front, which is indeed touched on the sensor element, and the interior of the electrical appliance with mains voltage leading parts.
  • Said contact spring and the extension spring of the sinking device can be connected or coupled by an electrically conductive connecting element.
  • the extension spring which in any case must be pressed directly or indirectly on the operating element, be electrically connected to the sensor element.
  • a capacitive signal coupling or signal transmission can also be provided here.
  • an angle transmitter can generally be advantageously used or installed.
  • the sinking device may comprise a telescopic sleeve which is connected to the operating element, and a telescopic tube which sits on a rotational axis or a rotary shaft of the switching device.
  • the telescopic sleeve engages over the telescopic tube, wherein the two parts are coupled together via a latching mechanism.
  • the telescopic tube is braced against the telescopic sleeve with a compressed extension spring, which just as described above bear against the sensor element or can contact this electrically.
  • the telescopic tube can be electrically insulating in one embodiment of the invention, in particular made of plastic, preferably also the telescopic sleeve.
  • at least the telescopic tube which is attached directly to the rotary shaft of the switching device, be electrically conductive or made of metal and be electrically conductively connected to the sensor element.
  • the telescopic sleeve may be formed electrically conductive and be connected to the sensor element on the one hand and on the other hand electrically conductive with the telescopic tube.
  • An embodiment of the sensor element is advantageously such that it has a distance of a few millimeters from a side edge. This is to ensure that the sensor element is not accidentally touched by a protruding finger or a protruding fingertip during normal rotation of the rotary knob for operation. At the same time, the sensor element should of course not be too small, so that it can still be hit well with the finger.
  • it may have a diameter which is approximately half the diameter of the front. It is also important to pay attention, if the operating element otherwise has metallic parts on its outer side or is at least partially electrically conductive that no bridge to the sensor element can be formed here.
  • the controller also recognizes when it is begun to depress the control or to sink. Then, the sensor element could be deactivated as it were.
  • the controller may be disadvantageous that, of course, first the sensor element must be touched during impressions before the impressions actually takes place, so that such a measure may be too late.
  • control element can be illuminated, as for example from the German patent application DE 10 2009 006 434 A is known.
  • Fig. 1 is highly schematic an operating device 11 shown for the rotary actuator and thus for rotary operation of an electric appliance, not shown, for example, an electric range, in whose
  • the operating device 11 has an operating element 14 with a rotary knob 15 as a handle for operation by rotation, as is known per se. By pressing on a front side 16 of the rotary knob 15, this can, as will be explained in more detail below, are sunk so that it is approximately flush with the control panel 12 or even deeper, and moved out again.
  • the operating element 14 is mounted in a receptacle 17 or the operating device 11 has such as is known per se.
  • the receptacle 17 may be formed approximately pot-shaped.
  • a sinking device 18 is provided for the operating element 14.
  • the sinking device 18 may be formed substantially in a manner known per se with a telescopic sleeve 19 which is fixedly connected to the operating element 14 or the rotary knob 15.
  • a telescopic sleeve 19 extends a telescopic tube 20, wherein the two are connected via a latching mechanism 22.
  • an extension spring 24 is provided which automatically extends the sunken operating element 14 by pressing on the front side 16.
  • the contact spring 26 is advantageously made of metal. It is located on the front side of a rotary shaft 28, preferably again made of metal, of a switching device 30, which is advantageously an angle encoder or a so-called code switch, for example a gray code switch.
  • the switching device 30 may be mounted on the back of the receptacle 17. Within the switching device 30, an electrical contact to the rotary shaft 28 is provided in a manner not shown, which can then go to a controller 32. Thus, the controller 32 is electrically connected to the extension spring 24.
  • the rotary knob 15 consists in detail of an outer shell 34, for example made of metal or plastic.
  • a touch switch 36 is provided centrally, advantageously with shape or area corresponding to the cross section of the rotary knob 15, usually circular.
  • the touch switch 36 has a sensor element 37 which is present here in the form of a metal plate incorporated or integrated in the rotary knob.
  • contact part 38 which is mechanically connected to the extension spring 24, which may be pushed electrically conductive, the electrical contact is made to the sensor element 37.
  • Sensor element 37 together with contact part 38, extension spring 24 and outer shell 34 can be produced in a multi-component injection process. In this case, the extension spring 24 can also be injected with.
  • the contact part 38 can protrude so far out of the rotary knob 15, in particular also serve for the mechanical connection with the telescopic sleeve 19, that the extension spring 24 can abut electrical contacting.
  • the telescopic sleeve 19 may be injected or not.
  • the touch switch 36 may, as in the aforementioned EP 1775650 A to be a capacitive touch switch.
  • the front of the sensor element 37 is electrically conductive for direct contact with a finger of an operator to trigger a switching.
  • an isolation of the sensor element 37 may be made, for example, to comply with safety regulations.
  • a single, continuous surface on the front side 16 may be desired, for example formed by a coating or a plastic part.
  • FIG. 2 is in a modification of the control device 11 off Fig. 1 an operating device 111 shown with control panel 112, which in turn has an operating element 114 which is formed by a rotary knob 115. Also on the front side 116 of a touch switch 136 is provided which has a capacitive touch switch as a corresponding, inserted into the rotary knob 115 sensor element 137.
  • a receptacle 117 is again pot-shaped with a sinking device not shown in detail 118.
  • the sinking device 118 in turn has a telescopic sleeve 119 and a telescopic tube 120.
  • the telescopic sleeve 119 is here formed integrally with the rotary knob 115.
  • the telescopic tube 120 sits here by means of a differently shaped contact element 125, which advantageously consists of metal, on a rotation axis 128 of a switching device 130, which in turn is connected to a controller 132.
  • the sinking device 118 only a single extension spring 124 which is electrically connected to the sensor element 137, and no contact spring accordingly Fig.
  • both a rotary knob 115 can be configured somewhat differently than in accordance with FIG Fig. 1 and above all, the contact spring 26 according to Fig. 1 can be replaced by a slightly different trained contact element 125th A in Fig. 2 not shown locking mechanism in turn ensures that there is only a single countersink rotational position for the control element 114, and that this is the so-called zero position.
  • a latching mechanism need not necessarily be provided between telescopic sleeve 119 and telescopic tube 120, but may also be provided elsewhere on the receptacle 117, for example, interact directly with an outer shell 134 of the rotary knob 115.

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  • Rotary Switch, Piano Key Switch, And Lever Switch (AREA)
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  • Switches That Are Operated By Magnetic Or Electric Fields (AREA)
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EP10150836.4A 2009-02-03 2010-01-15 Dispositif de commande escamotable pour un appareil électrique et procédé de commande Not-in-force EP2214187B1 (fr)

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