EP2302655B1 - Commutateur électrique - Google Patents

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EP2302655B1
EP2302655B1 EP10010038.7A EP10010038A EP2302655B1 EP 2302655 B1 EP2302655 B1 EP 2302655B1 EP 10010038 A EP10010038 A EP 10010038A EP 2302655 B1 EP2302655 B1 EP 2302655B1
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Edward Limbert
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    • 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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    • H01H23/04—Cases; Covers
    • H01H23/06—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings

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  • the invention relates to an electrical switch according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • Such an electrical switch is from the DE 197 05 068 A1 known.
  • the switch has a housing with a contact system located inside the housing.
  • an actuating member in particular in the manner of a rocker, movably arranged and serves for the switching action on the contact system, wherein an opening in the housing for the switching action of the actuating member is present.
  • the opening is provided with a housing attached to the elastic seal.
  • the contact system of the known switch has a pivotally mounted switching contact on which the actuating member acts by means of a central plunger for switching.
  • the central plunger is attached to the actuator and projects through the opening into the interior of the switch.
  • the housing-mounted seal which consists of a bellows or an O-ring, continues to rest against the plunger.
  • pollutants such as water
  • the actuator comprises a befindliches inside the housing, movable inner part, namely a pivotable inner rocker, and located on the exterior of the housing, movable outer part, namely a pivotable outer rocker.
  • the gasket pushed onto the housing covers the opening, with the outer part having pins passing through the gasket.
  • the outer part moves over the elastically movable seal, the inner part for the switching action on the contact system.
  • the invention has for its object to further develop the electrical switch so that the protection against ingress of pollutants is improved in the switch.
  • the seal and the housing are designed as a two-component (2K) part.
  • the seal is molded in a 2K process to a housing wall containing the opening, at the edge of the opening in the production of the housing wall by injection molding of the housing for the switch.
  • the invention provides a seal improved switch. Furthermore, there is a saving of individual parts and a simplification of the assembly work.
  • the invention provides a rocker switch, in which an integrated sealing cap is molded onto the switch housing, wherein the outer rocker on the upper part of Sealing cap acts and thereby the inner rocker is moved from the lower part of the sealing cap such that the inner rocker turn switches the contact system.
  • the seal consists of a visible light at least partially permeable thermoplastic elastomer.
  • the thermoplastic elastomer is expediently at least partially transparent to visible light. Then penetrates at least one optical fiber of thermoplastic elastomer, the housing wall of the housing to forward the light generated by a light emitting diode, an incandescent lamp o. The like. Inside the housing to illuminate the switch to the outside.
  • the light guide is also molded in the 2K process in the manufacture of the housing wall substantially simultaneously with the seal.
  • the seal may have a dome-shaped elevation.
  • the collection is designed in the manner of an elastic bellows. The survey is movable by the movement of the outer part elastically against the inner part. Next protrudes a pin on the inner part through the opening into the survey, so that upon movement of the outer part, the survey acts on the pin to move the inner part.
  • Such a configuration is characterized by a special reliability and long life.
  • the seal may have a dome-shaped elevation.
  • the collection is designed in the manner of an elastic bellows.
  • a pin on the inner part protrudes through the opening and the elevation, so that the survey abuts the pin sealingly.
  • the outer part then acts as it moves on the pin to move the inner part.
  • the gasket may be made of a thermoplastic elastomer, such as polyurethane or poly-styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene.
  • the housing consists in the usual way of a thermoplastic material, such as polyamide or polypropylene.
  • the housing For the purpose of easy accessibility when mounting the switch, the housing consists of an upper housing part and a lower housing part. To simplify installation, it is advisable that the upper housing part with the lower housing part during assembly of the switch latched, clipped, clamped o. The like. Is. To seal the two housing parts may be arranged between the lower housing part and the upper housing part located therebetween O-ring.
  • the O-ring may be conventionally a separate part.
  • the O-ring as a molded on the lower housing part or on the upper housing part o. The like.
  • the contact system is configured as a snap-action switching system that can be actuated by a shift lever, which ensures high reliability of the switch.
  • the inner part then acts in its movement, in particular so the inner rocker during pivoting, by means of an approach to the shift lever for switching the contact system.
  • the contact system is attached to a socket located inside the housing.
  • the electrical connections for the contact system are also fixed in the base.
  • the inner part is movable, in particular so the inner rocker rotatably mounted on the base.
  • the base is arranged in the housing such that, on the one hand, the connections penetrate one wall on the lower housing part and, on the other hand, the inner part of the housing wall of the housing upper part containing the opening faces.
  • the inner rocker and the outer rocker can have mutually parallel axes of rotation, in particular substantially the same axis of rotation.
  • the inner part in particular the inner rocker, can be latched by means of a ball engaging in a receptacle on the inner part in the switching position for the contact system, whereby a switch with detent positions is created.
  • the pin may protrude through a hole in the survey.
  • the pin has a groove for receiving the edge around the hole in the survey.
  • the edge engages in the groove, in such a way that the seal is sealingly applied to the pin.
  • the hole in the seal for the passage of the pin is thus also there to protect against the ingress of pollutants in the switch.
  • a switch is provided with improved sealing.
  • This switch significantly reduces the risk of water or other contaminants entering the system. Due to the integration of the seal, the bellows, the actuating knob o. The like. Into the housing, the housing interior of the switch is hermetically sealed to the outside. On the seal, the bellows, the operation knob o. The like. When actuated only a compressive force is exerted, whereby the life of the switch is increased.
  • FIG. 1 an electrical switch 1 with a housing 2 can be seen.
  • the housing 2 can be used by means of locking arms 29 in a receptacle on a panel of an electrical appliance.
  • On the housing 2 a designed in the manner of a rocker actuator 4 is movably arranged, with the help of which the user can turn on the switch 1 and / or off.
  • the switch is designed such that the actuator 4 is located above the aperture.
  • the in Fig. 4 can be seen, the actuator 4 is located below the aperture and protrudes from the receptacle in the aperture for actuation by the user.
  • the items of the switch 1 are closer in an exploded view Fig. 2 shown.
  • the switch 1 has a contact system 3 located in the interior of the housing 2, to which the actuating member 4 acts in a switching manner when actuated by the user.
  • the actuating member 4 acts in a switching manner when actuated by the user.
  • Fig. 6 visible opening 5 in the housing 2.
  • an elastic seal 6 for the opening 5 is attached to the housing 2.
  • the actuator 4 is formed in two parts.
  • the actuating member 4 comprises a movable inner part 7 located inside the housing 2 and a movable outer part 8 located on the exterior of the housing 2.
  • the switch 1 is a rocker switch
  • the inner part 7 is expediently designed as a pivotable inner rocker and the outer part 8 thus formed as a pivotable outer rocker.
  • the opening 5 is completely covered by the seal 6.
  • the outer part 8 moves upon actuation of the actuating member 4 via the elastically movable seal 6, the inner part 7 for switching action on the contact system. 3
  • the seal 6 has a dome-shaped elevation.
  • the in Fig. 5 or Fig. 8 can be seen closer, the dome-like elevation of the seal 6 in the manner of a bellows 9 is configured.
  • the dome-like elevation of the seal 6 is designed in the manner of a dome.
  • the seal 6 is made of a thermoplastic elastomer, which may be, for example, polyurethane or poly-styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene.
  • the housing 2 consists in a conventional manner of a thermoplastic material, which may be, for example, polyamide or polypropylene. Conveniently, the housing 2 is produced by injection molding. It then makes sense to design the seal 6 and the housing 2 as a two-component (2K) part by the seal 6 in the 2K process to a housing wall 12 containing the opening 5 in the manufacture of the housing wall 12 and the housing 2 is molded by injection molding. The molding of the seal 6 takes place at the edge of the opening 5, as the Fig. 6 can be seen.
  • the seal 6 is made of visible light at least partially permeable thermoplastic elastomer.
  • the opacity can be achieved, for example, by appropriately coloring the raw material for the thermoplastic elastomer.
  • the switch 1 should be designed to be illuminated by a existing example of a light emitting diode 13 according to Fig. 2 is arranged in the interior of the housing 2, it is advisable that the thermoplastic elastomer is at least partially transparent to visible light.
  • At least one light guide 14, which penetrates the housing wall 12 of the housing 2 is made of the same thermoplastic elastomer as for the seal 6. In a single operation then the light guide 14 in the 2K process at the production of the housing wall 12 and the housing 2 molded substantially simultaneously with the seal 6.
  • the contact system 3 is attached to a located in the interior of the housing 2 pedestal 18.
  • the contact system 3 is configured as a snap-action switching system which can be actuated by a shift lever 19.
  • the inner part 7 acts during its movement, in the present case the inner rocker 7 during pivoting, by means of a projection 20 on the shift lever 19 for switching the contact system 3 a.
  • electrical connections 21 for the contact system 3 and for the light sources 13 in the base 18 are fixed.
  • the inner part 7 is movably mounted on the base 18, so in the present case, the inner rocker 7 is rotatably mounted on the base 18.
  • the base 18 can be completely pre-assembled with these parts, as based on Fig. 11 you can see.
  • a further contact system 3 ' is located, which is actuated by a projection 20' on the inner part 7 by means of a shift lever 19 '. If the actuator 4 is pivoted counterclockwise, the contact system 3 is turned on. If, however, the actuator 4 is pivoted clockwise, the contact system 3 'is turned on. In contrast, in the non-pivoted starting position of the actuating member 4, both contact systems 3, 3 'are switched off.
  • the housing 2 consists of an upper housing part 15 and a lower housing part 16.
  • the base 18 is arranged in the housing 2, that the terminals 21 penetrate a wall 22 on the housing base 16 and the inner part 7 of the opening 5 containing housing wall 12 of the housing upper part 15 faces.
  • the connections 21 can according to Fig. 3 be pressed through the wall 22 through, wherein the plastic of the housing base 16 is conditioned during assembly accordingly. If necessary, instead of the wall 22, a in Fig.
  • the arrangement and design of the actuator 4 is in detail in Fig. 10 to see.
  • the inner rocker 7 and the outer rocker 8 have mutually parallel axes of rotation, in fact substantially the same axis of rotation 24. This ensures that the seal 6 is only slightly stressed upon actuation of the actuator 4, which increases their life
  • the pivot bearing 25 for the axis of rotation 24th the inner rocker 7 is also located on the base 18, as the Fig. 11 can take.
  • the pivot bearing 26 for the axis of rotation 24 of the outer rocker 8 is located on the exterior of the housing upper part 15, as the Fig. 8 can take.
  • the switch-on position of the contact system 3,3 ' is formed as a detent position.
  • the inner part 7, so the inner rocker by means of a engaging in a receptacle 27 on the inner part 7 ball 28 in the in Fig. 7 shown actuated position of the actuator 4 latched.
  • the respective actuated position of the actuating member 4 corresponds to the switch-on position for the respective contact system 3, 3 '.
  • Fig. 12 shows a further embodiment of the switch 1, wherein the outer end of the pin 11 of the inner rocker 7 protrudes through a hole 6a in the seal 6 and 6 elevation.
  • the pin 11 has an annular groove 11 a.
  • the groove 11a has an inner, lateral dimension which is slightly larger than the diameter of the hole 6a through the seal 6.
  • the seal 6 engages by means of the edge around the hole 6a in the groove 11 a. As a result, seal 6 is tightly secured to the pin 11 and provides a waterproof and dust-tight barrier in the interior of the housing. 2
  • Fig. 12 The execution after Fig. 12 is especially preferred when the material of the seal 6 is not sufficiently resistant to wear by the direct movement contact with the underside of the outer rocker 8. The fact that the external rocker 8 then a direct Contact with the pin 11 has, a contact between the outer rocker 8 and the seal 6 is prevented, which in turn increases the life of the seal.

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  1. Interrupteur électrique avec un boîtier (2), avec un système de contact (3, 3') se trouvant à l'intérieur du boîtier (2), avec un organe d'actionnement (4) disposé de manière mobile sur le boîtier (2), pour un actionnement de commutation sur le système de contact (3, 3'), avec une ouverture (5) dans le boîtier (2) pour l'actionnement de commutation de l'organe d'actionnement (4), et avec un joint d'étanchéité élastique (6) fixé au boîtier (2) pour l'ouverture (5), l'organe d'actionnement (4) comprenant une partie interne mobile (7) se trouvant à l'intérieur du boîtier (2) et une partie externe mobile (8) se trouvant à l'extérieur du boîtier (2), le joint d'étanchéité (6) recouvrant au moins partiellement l'ouverture (5) et la partie externe (8) déplaçant, par l'intermédiaire du joint d'étanchéité élastique mobile (6), la partie interne (7) pour obtenir une action de commutation sur le système de contact (3, 3'), caractérisé en ce que le joint d'étanchéité (6) est constitué d'un élastomère thermoplastique au moins partiellement transparent pour la lumière visible, en ce que le joint d'étanchéité (6) et le boîtier (2) sont conçus comme une pièce à deux composants (2K), le joint d'étanchéité (6) étant injecté, à l'aide d'un procédé 2K, sur une paroi du boîtier (12) comprenant l'ouverture (5) lors de la fabrication de la paroi du boîtier (12) par moulage par injection sur le bord de l'ouverture (5), en ce qu'au moins un conduit de lumière (14) en élastomère thermoplastique traverse la paroi (12) du boîtier (2) et en ce que le conduit de lumière (14) est injecté, à l'aide d'un procédé 2K, lors de la fabrication de la paroi du boîtier (12) essentiellement en même temps que le joint d'étanchéité (6).
  2. Interrupteur électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'organe d'actionnement (4) est conçu comme une bascule avec une bascule interne pivotante en tant que partie interne (7) et une bascule externe pivotante en tant que partie externe (8).
  3. Interrupteur électrique selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le joint d'étanchéité (6) comprend un bossage en forme de dôme à la manière d'un soufflet (9).
  4. Interrupteur électrique selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce qu'un pivot (11) dépasse, au niveau de la partie externe (7), à travers l'ouverture (5), dans le bossage (6) et, lors du mouvement de la partie externe (8), le bossage (6) agit sur le pivot (11) pour le mouvement de la partie interne (7) ou en ce qu'un pivot (11) dépasse, au niveau de la partie interne (7), à travers l'ouverture (5) ainsi qu'à travers le bossage (6), le bossage (6) s'appuyant de manière étanche contre le pivot (4), et la partie externe (8) agit, lors de son mouvement, sur le pivot (11) pour le mouvement de la partie interne (7).
  5. interrupteur électrique selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (2) est constitué d'une matière plastique thermoplastique.
  6. Interrupteur électrique selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (2) est constitué d'une partie supérieure de boîtier (15) ainsi que d'une partie inférieure de boîtier (16), la partie supérieure de boîtier (15) pouvant être encliquetée, clipsée ou serrée avec la partie inférieure de boîtier (16) lors du montage de l'interrupteur (1), en ce que, entre la partie inférieure du boîtier (16) et la partie supérieure du boîtier (15), se trouve un joint torique (17) disposé entre les deux pour l'étanchéité, et en ce que le joint torique (17) est conçu comme une pièce séparée ou comme une pièce injectée sur la partie inférieure du boîtier (16) et/ou sur la partie supérieure du boîtier (15).
  7. Interrupteur électrique selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le système de contact (3, 3') est conçu comme un système de commutation à enclenchement pouvant être actionné par un levier de commutation (19, 19') et en ce que la partie interne (7) agit, lors de son mouvement, au moyen d'un épaulement (20, 20'), sur le levier de commutation (19, 19') pour la commutation du système de contact (3, 3').
  8. Interrupteur électrique selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le système de contact (3, 3') est fixé à un socle (18) se trouvant à l'intérieur du boîtier (2), en ce que des branchements électriques (21) pour le système de contact (3, 3') sont fixés dans le socle (18), en ce que la partie interne (7) est logée de manière mobile au niveau du socle (18) et en ce que le socle (18) est disposé dans le boîtier (2) de façon à ce que les branchements (21) traversent une paroi (22) sur la partie inférieure du boîtier (16) et la partie interne (7) est orientée vers la paroi de boîtier (12) de la partie supérieure du boîtier (15) comprenant l'ouverture (5).
  9. Interrupteur électrique selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que la bascule interne (7) et la bascule externe (8) comprennent des axes de rotation (24) disposés parallèlement entre eux et en ce qu'un palier rotatif (25) se trouve sur le socle (18) pour la bascule interne (7) et un palier rotatif (26) se trouve à l'extérieur de la partie supérieure du boîtier (15) pour la bascule externe (8).
  10. Interrupteur électrique selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que la partie interne (7) peut être encliquetée, au moyen d'une bille (28) s'emboîtant dans un logement (27) sur la partie interne (7), dans la position de commutation pour le système de contact (3, 3').
  11. Interrupteur électrique selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le pivot (11) dépasse à travers un trou (6a) dans le bossage (6) et en ce que le pivot (11) présente une rainure (11 a) pour le logement du bord autour du trou (6a) dans le bossage (6), de façon à ce que le joint d'étanchéité (6) s'appuie de manière étanche contre le pivot (11).
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