EP2339602B1 - Dispositif de commutation comprenant un reflecteur - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a switching device according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
- the switch panel consists of at least one such switching device whose inserted into the opening of the housing cover button is axially movable deliverable to a switch contact.
- an annular sleeve whose inner contour rests against the outer contour of the probe and consequently supports it laterally.
- the sleeve is made of a material through which no light waves penetrate.
- an annular air gap between the outside of the sleeve and the housing cover is provided.
- the light waves emitted by the LED should be bundled and directed in the direction of the housing cover. This is accomplished by providing an outer annular sleeve so that the respective LED is disposed between the outer and inner sleeves. Accordingly, the annular air gap, in which the light waves extend in the direction of the housing cover, arises between the two sleeves.
- the outside of the housing cover is covered by a film through which the two sleeves and the air gap between them and the button are closed.
- a disadvantage of this embodiment has been found that the light waves emitted by the LEDs illuminate the air gap in an inhomogeneous manner, since the light waves emit punctiform in the direction of the housing cover. Even through the film, a homogeneous illumination of the existing air-annular gap can not be achieved, since the refraction of the light waves through the thin-walled film is not sufficient to break the punctual illumination of the respective LED evenly.
- a plurality of light sources in particular LEDs, to be mounted on the circuit board.
- this increases energy consumption;
- the respective bulbs generate heat through which the individual components can be damaged, as they warp, for example due to increased and longer heat retention periods.
- a switching device which consists of an axially deliverable in the direction of a switching contact button.
- the switch contact is mounted on a circuit board on which a plurality of lighting means are arranged to illuminate the annular gap which is provided laterally between the opaque button and the housing.
- the annular gap is filled with an optical waveguide through which the light waves emitted by the light sources are picked up and forwarded to the outside.
- the light source facing the end face of the optical waveguide is flat, so that the light waves emitted by the bulbs occur almost perpendicular to the optical waveguide and thus produces a high reflection of the light waves in the direction of the circuit board.
- this refraction effect of the light waves leads to the fact that only a small portion of the light waves emitted by the light sources actually penetrates the optical waveguide and thus illuminates the annular gap between the stylus and the housing.
- a simple and inexpensive to produce switching device should be provided.
- the light waveguide used in the air gap at the same time as a guide member for the probe in its axial feed movements as well as Light mixer for the light waves emitted by the bulbs are assigned to the optical waveguide two functions, so that on the one hand components that are necessary in the cited prior art to form the air gap, can be saved and on the other reduced by reducing the components of the Required space, so that several such switching devices can be installed side by side on the same surface of a housing cover.
- the optical waveguide is shielded to the outside by a reflection aperture or a color coating, so that the light waves emitted by the light sources are reflected in the direction of the housing cover. Due to the structural design of the optical waveguide, in particular when refractive particles are used in this light waves, the punctual light waves in the region of the respective bulbs are further broken, so that a homogeneous light field is formed around the probe and from the outside is no longer recognizable, of which used Bulb the respective light wave was emitted. Through these measures, the number of bulbs can be reduced to a minimum. This reduces the necessary energy consumption. Furthermore, the heat radiation of the lamps is reduced, whereby the life of the entire switching device is increased.
- a switching device 1 for generating one or more switching signals refer.
- these switching devices 1 are installed in a housing cover 2 and together form a switching field through which an electrically operated device, such as a coffee machine or a medical examination device, can be operated. It is necessary for the individual switching devices 1 to be illuminated in order to be able to recognize, for example, their operating state by corresponding coloring. Also, the respective switching device 1 can be illuminated by an intelligent control device in order to inform the user that the respectively illuminated switching device 1 is now to be actuated in the corresponding sequence.
- the switching device 1 consists essentially of a T-shaped button 4, which is held axially movably guided in the manner of a plunger in the housing cover 2.
- the button 4 is flush with the housing cover 2 from.
- the outside of the housing cover 2 is covered by a thin-walled elastically deformable film 10.
- the button 4 is attached to the inside of the film 10, so that upon actuation of the button 4, the film 10 tracks the movement of the button 4.
- a printed circuit board 5 is mounted on the one hand, one or more lamps 6, preferably an LED light and the other an electrically operated switching contact 8 is arranged.
- the switching contact 8 can be constructed such that a restoring force acts on the button 4 by a metallic snap disc to move it back to the starting position when the manually applied actuating force no longer acts on the button 4.
- annular air gap 7 is provided between the outer periphery of the button 4 and the opening 3 of the housing cover 2.
- the mounted on the circuit board 5 bulbs 6 emit the emitted light waves in the annular air gap 7.
- the air gap 7 thus extends from the Leuchtmittein 6 to the outside of the housing cover 2.
- the air gap 7 is therefore aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis 9 of the probe 4.
- an optical waveguide 11 which is supported on the housing cover 2 and can be fixed or detachably mounted on this and flush with the housing cover 2 to the outside.
- a reflection aperture 13 is mounted on the outside of the optical waveguide 11. This can be for example a color coating or a shielding sleeve 14, as in particular the FIG. 2 can be seen.
- the surface of the printed circuit board 5 is also provided with a reflection aperture 13, so that the light waves emitted by the light sources 6 are reflected by the reflection apertures 13 and extend exclusively through the channel formed by the optical waveguide 11 in the direction of the housing cover 2.
- each of the light sources 6 generates punctiform light circles which are visible on the outside of the optical waveguide 11 in the region of the housing cover 2 are on the shielding sleeve 14, as in particular Figures 2 and 4a to 4c can be removed, a reflector 21 attached.
- the reflector 21 may be configured rectangular or roof-shaped and mounted in alignment with the horizontal or from this inclined to the shielding sleeve 14.
- the reflector 21 serves to distribute the light waves emitted by the illuminant 6, so that they do not impinge directly on the optical waveguide 11.
- a recess 22 are incorporated in the free end face 18 of the optical waveguide 11 in the region of the lamp 6.
- the air gap 17 is provided to ensure that the light waves pass through several different media to break the light waves upon passage of the media. This is in the right half of the FIG. 2 shown. By this measure it is ensured that the optical waveguide 11 receives light waves in its entire peripheral surface and forwards them in the direction of the housing cover 2.
- the light waves emitted by the light means 6 are thus homogenized refraction and reflection.
- a multiplicity of particles 12 are integrated in the optical waveguide 11, through which the light waves are broken. Consequently, the outside of the optical waveguide 11 is uniformly illuminated in the region of the housing cover 2.
- the upper end face 19 of the optical waveguide 11 is provided with different planes 20 ', 20 ", whereby the plane 20' facing the pushbutton 4 runs at the same height level as the outside of the housing cover 2 and thus closes flush with it.
- the plane 20 " is arranged below the housing cover 2.
- These different height levels of the upper end face 19 of the optical waveguide 11 cause the light waves emerging from the optical waveguide 11 to be refracted again in this area in order to ensure homogeneous radiation between the key 4 and the housing cover 2
- a groove or slit can be incorporated in the optical waveguide 11, so that the optical waveguide 11 is designed to be partially U-shaped in cross-section and accordingly an air gap is formed for refracting the light waves the lower end face 18 to slightly below the housing cover 2 and the plane 20 "and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis.
- the film 10 is arranged in alignment with the optical waveguide 11 and formed in this region 23 transparent or at least semitransparent, so that the light waves penetrate through this region 23. Laterally next to the optical waveguide 11, the film 10 is coated in a region indicated by the reference numeral 24, so that no light waves penetrate this region 24 of the film 10.
- FIG. 2 can be seen that the lower end face 18 of the optical waveguide 11 is formed trough-shaped and formed by this encapsulation of the bulb 6.
- the trough 22 can be replaced by the reflector 21, as shown in the FIGS. 4a to 4c is shown.
- FIG. 1 It is shown that between the surface of the bulb 6 and the lower end face 18 of the optical waveguide 11, an air gap 17 is provided to increase the number of medium transitions that have to undergo the light waves. This causes a refraction of the light waves and this results in a homogeneous illumination of the optical waveguide 11.
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- Dispositif de commutation (1) pour la génération d'un ou de plusieurs signaux électriques commutation, comprenant au moins une touche (4) insérée dans une ouverture (3) pratiquée dans un recouvrement du boîtier (2) du dispositif de commutation (1) et qui se laisse approcher axialement dans celle-ci, à la manière d'un poussoir, en direction d'un contact de commutation (8) monté sur une platine (5), avec un premier interstice annulaire (7) prévu entre la touche (4) et la paroi intérieure de l'ouverture (3) et s'étendant depuis la platine (5) jusqu'au recouvrement du boîtier (2), et avec au moins un organe d'éclairage (6), de préférence une DEL, disposée au niveau du premier interstice (7) sur la platine (5), avec un conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11) monté dans le premier interstice (7) lié de manière séparable avec le recouvrement du boîtier (2), et dont le contour intérieur est adapté au contour extérieur de la touche (4) de sorte que lors du mouvement axial, la touche (4) est guidée entièrement ou par endroits sur le contour intérieur du conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11), avec entre le conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11) et l'organe d'éclairage respectif (6) un deuxième interstice (17), et/ou il est pratiqué dans le conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11) une fente qui, au niveau de l'organe d'éclairage (6), s'étend parallèlement à l'axe longitudinal (9)
caractérisé en ce que,
entre le conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11) et l'organe d'éclairage (6), il est prévu au niveau du deuxième interstice (17), un réflecteur (21), que le réflecteur (21) est monté parallèlement à la face frontale (18) du conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11) ou incliné par rapport au plan formé par la face frontale (18) et que la section transversale du réflecteur (21) a la forme d'un rectangulaire, d'un toit, d'un cerf-volant ou la forme ronde. - Dispositif de commutation d'après la revendication 1,
caractérisé en ce que
sur la face extérieure du conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11) et/ou sur la platine (5), il est prévu un panneau de réflexion (13) ou une couche de peinture réfléchissant la lumière et s'étendant entre le recouvrement du boîtier (2) et la platine (5). - Dispositif de commutation d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
dans le conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11), il est prévu de nombreuses particules (12) réfractant la lumière. - Dispositif de commutation d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que,
au niveau du recouvrement du boîtier (2), le conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11) comprend un ou plusieurs plans (20', 20") disposés à des hauteurs différentes, et qu'au moins un des plans 20" s'étend au-dessous du plan formé par le recouvrement du boîtier (2), et qu'un ou plusieurs des plans (20') formés par le conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11), de préférence les secteurs assignés à la face intérieure du conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11), s'étendent dans le plan formé par la face extérieure du recouvrement du boîtier (2). - Dispositif de commutation d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
sur la face extérieure du recouvrement du boîtier (2), il est prévu une feuille élastique déformable (10) recouvrant le conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11) et la touche (4) et qu'au moins par endroits, la feuille (10) est liée rigidement à la face extérieure de la touche (4). - Dispositif de commutation d'après la revendication 5,
caractérisé en ce que,
au niveau du conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11), la feuille (10) est transparente ou semi-transparente et qu'à côté du conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11), elle possède une couche réfléchissant la lumière. - Dispositif de commutation d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que,
entre la face intérieure du recouvrement du boîtier (2) et la face extérieure du conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11), il est monté une douille de blindage (14), que dans la douille de blindage (14), il est pratiqué deux encoches (15) opposées l'une à l'autre et que sur la face extérieure du conducteur d'ondes lumineuses (11), il est formé des nez (16) assignés à respectivement une des encoches (15) qui, en état monté, s'engrènent à la manière d'une dépouille dans les encoches (15).
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