EP2447973B1 - Dispositif d'adressage électrique - Google Patents

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EP2447973B1
EP2447973B1 EP11008582.6A EP11008582A EP2447973B1 EP 2447973 B1 EP2447973 B1 EP 2447973B1 EP 11008582 A EP11008582 A EP 11008582A EP 2447973 B1 EP2447973 B1 EP 2447973B1
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Daniel Klein
Markus Becker
Rainer Gockel
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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
    • H01H19/001—Thumb wheel switches
    • 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
    • H01H19/54—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 the operating part having at least five or an unspecified number of operative positions
    • H01H19/56—Angularly-movable actuating part carrying contacts, e.g. drum switch
    • H01H19/58—Angularly-movable actuating part carrying contacts, e.g. drum switch having only axial contact pressure, e.g. disc switch, wafer switch
    • H01H19/585—Angularly-movable actuating part carrying contacts, e.g. drum switch having only axial contact pressure, e.g. disc switch, wafer switch provided with printed circuit contacts
    • 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
    • H01H19/14—Operating parts, e.g. turn knob
    • H01H2019/143—Operating parts, e.g. turn knob having at least two concentric turn knobs

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  • the invention relates to an electrical addressing device, comprising a first printed circuit board provided with conductor pads on which at least one first circuit arrangement is arranged with at least one adjustable electrical component with at least one first adjustment, which serves to change at least one electrical characteristic of the first circuit arrangement, and an electrical terminal module.
  • Electrical addressing devices of the generic type are mainly used for addressing bus subscribers in data transmission systems or electrical consumers in switching or control systems. They are usually installed in externally accessible module elements of these systems to allow adjustment of the address or maintenance, the address setting is often done by means of electrical components such as rotary encoder or dip switches, which are housed on printed circuit boards.
  • To set the address code of the address to be set is usually a printed on the housing of these module elements number or a number sequence to select, in the case of DIP switches usually a binary number, and in the case of Drehcodierschaltern usually a decimal or hexadecimal number is set.
  • the adjusting means themselves are usually designed as mechanical switches, dials, levers, buttons or the like.
  • US 3,818,155 discloses an electrical switching device with adjusting means, each on a first conductor plate are arranged, which is plugged into a connector which is connected to electrical conductors.
  • US 3,536,877 shows arranged on a first circuit board electrical adjustment means which are electrically connected to a second circuit board via a solder joint.
  • EP 0 312 282 A2 shows an encoder device with an electrical adjustment means on a first circuit board having electrical contact points to be connected to a motherboard.
  • the publication WO2010 / 054854A1 describes an electrical terminal module with an addressing option, which installed together with other electrical or electronic modules in control cabinets and secured by snapping onto a DIN rail. To execute an address function of this terminal module is equipped with an adjusting means for changing an electrical manipulated variable of a circuit arrangement. According to the WO2010 / 054854A1 can be made with such a device, a selection of switching positions to make, for example, an address setting or coding of participants of a bus system.
  • the document provides WO2010 / 054854A1 an electrical terminal module for installation in a cabinet with an addressing function, which has an electrical adjustable component with an adjustment means for entering a multi-digit address code.
  • an electrical terminal module within the electrical terminal module is a circuit arrangement arranged with addressing function on a circuit board.
  • the two adjustable electrical components are arranged on this circuit board and each designed as a rotary potentiometer, each with a knurled wheel, which is provided with numerical marks on the peripheral surface.
  • the terminal module ensures the smallest possible body width
  • the two potentiometers and their adjusting means are mounted on two opposite sides directly on a Leiteplatte
  • the two adjusting means are provided with an internal electrical pickup and are fastened with a common rivet on the circuit board, to keep the necessary installation space as low as possible.
  • the entire body width of such a terminal module with an addressing device is composed of the width of the two Verstellstoffmanner and from the thickness of the circuit board on which the two adjusting means are mounted.
  • an addressing device is not externally accessible, for example, for maintenance or retooling, without the housing of the electrical terminal module must be opened.
  • the addressing device is directly connected to the printed circuit board, so that the mechanical forces acting on the address adjustment are transmitted to the adjusting means directly on the electrical components of a printed circuit board, whereby they can be damaged.
  • vibrations occur on the printed circuit board, which act on the control cabinet periphery and thus on an addressing device, for example, caused by a controlled and addressed by the control panel system Motor drive, these vibrations are transmitted directly to the addressing device, which also carries the risk of failure. If such an addressing device must be replaced or retrofitted, this is often associated with considerable effort.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide against the background of the cited prior art, an improved electrical addressing device with a simpler to use adjustment of the address. Furthermore, the electrical addressing device should be simple and inexpensive to manufacture and offer a simple mounting option with good readability of the address setting.
  • the electrical addressing function has a small installation space and easy and quick accessibility, resulting in the possibilities of easy replacement and improved maintenance options.
  • the addressing device according to the invention allows a mechanical relief during the address adjustment, a small mechanical force input to the surrounding the address device Component periphery and / or a reduction of the force input to the electrical addressing device due to external undesired forces influences such as vibrations or shocks.
  • an electrical addressing device which comprises a printed circuit board provided with first printed circuit board on which at least a first circuit arrangement is arranged with at least one adjustable electrical component with at least one first adjustment, which for changing at least one electrical characteristic of first circuit arrangement is used.
  • the electrical addressing device comprises a second circuit arrangement having at least one electrical component for performing an addressing function, wherein the first circuit arrangement is electrically connected to the second circuit arrangement, and a connector with a receptacle, for receiving the first circuit board, and provided with first and second contact means is, wherein the first contact means are arranged in the receptacle and serve for contacting the conductor pads on the first circuit arrangement and are electrically connected to the second contact means, wherein the second contact means for contacting a second circuit board, to which the connector for electrically connecting the first circuit board with the second circuit board is mechanically arranged or arranged.
  • the first circuit board of the electrical addressing device has at least one first circuit arrangement with at least one adjustable electrical component, such as an electrical resistance potentiometer or a variable capacitor, and a plurality of electrical conductor pads, which in a preferred embodiment are arranged side by side on an outer edge portion of the first printed circuit board ,
  • This outer edge portion of the first circuit board is arranged in a further preferred embodiment on a circuit board portion of the first circuit board, which is used for insertion into a connector
  • the printed circuit board portion is preferably formed rectangular for this purpose and projects relative to the outer edge of the first circuit board, wherein another advantageous Geometry is also possible.
  • the electrically adjustable component for example a potentiometer, is arranged as an electrically conductive conductor track section directly on the first printed circuit board.
  • an electrical parameter can be set on the first circuit arrangement on the first circuit board with the electrically adjustable component.
  • a resistance, a capacitance and / or an inductance can be set.
  • the setting of a further electrical characteristic is also possible.
  • the conductor track section consists of a resistance layer, such as a carbon coating.
  • this resistance layer is correspondingly arranged annularly on the first printed circuit board and is advantageously applied as a resistor paste.
  • Another electrically conductive, but not provided with a resistance layer trace section serves as Abgriffsbahn for power supply or for current dissipation.
  • a knurling wheel can be used in an advantageous embodiment, which is arranged on the first printed circuit board over which the consisting of a resistive layer track section.
  • the conductor track section consisting of a resistive layer and the tapping track are advantageously applied annularly.
  • an electrical pickup is also introduced into the knurling wheel.
  • a voltage By applying a voltage to the first circuit arrangement, a current flows through a part of the first conductor track section of the adjustable electrical component to a leg of the pickup, further back to the tapping track via the pickup and finally back into the circuit arrangement 3. If the position of the knurled wheel or of the adjusting means is adjusted together with the consumer, then the electrical resistance value or a further electrical parameter can be changed accordingly.
  • a second circuit arrangement is further provided which is connected to the first circuit arrangement is electrically connected and is used to perform an addressing function.
  • this second circuit arrangement is used to process the electrical parameter variable with the electrically adjustable component of the first circuit arrangement in order to calculate or generate an addressing value.
  • the second circuit arrangement is arranged either on the first or a second printed circuit board or is located on a further electrical device, such as a control cabinet module or a control unit.
  • the first circuit arrangement is only partially arranged on the first circuit board.
  • the electrical addressing device comprises an electrical connector is provided, which is provided with a receptacle which serves to receive the first circuit board of the electrical addressing device and is equipped with first contact means for contacting the mounted on the first circuit board electrical conductor contact points.
  • the connector is preferably designed as a printed circuit board direct connector, so that the first circuit board can be inserted directly, that is without the aid of another connector device in the receptacle of the connector and thus an electrical connection between the first contact means in the receptacle of the connector and on the first circuit board arranged conductor tracks contact points is made.
  • the connector is equipped with second contact means, which are electrically connected to the first contact means.
  • the connector is to be arranged or arranged on a second printed circuit board.
  • the electrical connector is advantageously equipped with second contact means for electrical connection or for connection to the second printed circuit board.
  • the second contact means may be embodied as solder connection pins, so that the connector can be fastened soldered to the second circuit board.
  • An additional mechanical attachment of the connector by means of further fastening means, which are attached to the connector, is also advantageous.
  • the first and / or the second contact means of the connector are configured resiliently, so that on the one hand the connector on the second circuit board and / or on the other hand, the first circuit board in the receptacle of the connector is mounted force-damping and vibration or external forces effectively dampened and / or reduced.
  • the receptacle of the connector is designed as a multi-pole socket with a plurality of first contact means, which are arranged side by side.
  • the connector for receiving a plurality of first printed circuit boards is arranged with adjustable electrical components and adjusting means, so that an electrical addressing device can be formed, which has a multi-digit addressing range, wherein each adjustment means can assign a single digit range.
  • the connector is provided for this purpose with a plurality of juxtaposed or successive receptacles for receiving first printed circuit boards.
  • the first circuit board of the electrical addressing device on at least a second adjusting means and another adjustable electrical component, such as an electrical resistance potentiometer or a variable capacitor, which, the change of another electrical characteristic of the first circuit, such as an electric Resistance, a capacitance and / or an inductance or another electrical characteristic allows.
  • another adjustable electrical component such as an electrical resistance potentiometer or a variable capacitor
  • At least the first printed circuit board is arranged substantially parallel to the second printed circuit board.
  • the connector it is expedient to provide the connector with a, with respect to the second circuit board, substantially parallel recording.
  • At least one adjusting means is mounted on the first printed circuit board by a bearing directly on the first printed circuit board.
  • the first printed circuit board of the electrical addressing device has at least one further adjustable electrical component and a second adjusting means, which is arranged on an opposite side of the first printed circuit board.
  • the connector is provided with a receptacle which has in each case on two opposite sides a plurality of first contact means. Accordingly, the first circuit board can be equipped on both sides with printed conductor contact points.
  • a second adjustment means on the opposite side is arranged on the first circuit board, so that it is mounted directly on the first circuit board by means of a common bearing. Moreover, it is particularly advantageous to store at least one adjusting means by riveting or latching the same in the camp on the first circuit board. This ensures that the electrical addressing device has at least two adjacently arranged adjusting means, which ensure a particularly good readability of a multi-digit address code.
  • the first printed circuit board is provided with a recess into which at least the first and / or second adjusting means can engage.
  • This recess allows the intervention of a second adjusting means in the first circuit board, so that it can be arranged directly above the second circuit board, while the second adjustment means partially projects on the opposite side of the first circuit board.
  • the thickness of the first printed circuit board is used to space a second adjusting means to the electrical addressing device by a part of the second adjusting means engages through the first circuit board and / or surrounds them.
  • an electrical terminal module is provided with a multi-digit addressing function, which has an extremely low construction height.
  • the first and / or second adjusting means of the electrical addressing device is provided with a locking mechanism or a locking means, so that a user can set an address code exactly.
  • the latching means is formed for example by a detent spring or a wire locking spring, which engages either in the adjusting means or in an engagement element attached thereto, such as a recess or a protrusion, which is introduced into the outer peripheral surface of the adjusting means.
  • At least one adjusting means is provided with one or more locking arms, which are provided with engagement elements, for example at their outer ends.
  • engagement elements are designed such that an engagement in mounted on the first circuit board corresponding receiving elements is possible, which at predefined intervals in the first printed circuit board are introduced.
  • these engagement elements also serve as a spacer and ensure a defined distance between the Verstellstoffkante, which faces the first circuit board, and a slideway on the first circuit board on which the engagement member can move.
  • the engagement element is designed for this purpose as an abrasive in the form of a cone, a cylinder, a sphere or a hemisphere or in a further advantageous form.
  • the latching arm is formed as a spring-mounted portion of the base of the adjustment and has a tendency and / or damping properties, so that the adjustment of external influences, such as shocks or vibrations, is protected, creating a substantially constant Contact pressure on the slide is ensured by the attached to the latching engagement element.
  • the latching means is mounted on the first printed circuit board facing Verstellstoffkante and has the shape of a latching nose, which can engage mechanically in the introduced into the first circuit board receiving element.
  • the electrical addressing device is arranged in an electrical terminal module with a plurality of electrical contact elements for connecting electrical conductors in a housing, wherein the housing accommodates at least a second circuit board on which the connector is arranged for receiving the first circuit board of the electrical addressing device.
  • at least a part of at least a first and / or a second adjusting means can be operated by at least one housing opening in at least one side wall of the housing of the electrical terminal module.
  • the forces acting from outside on the adjustment means are preferably absorbed and damped by the housing.
  • the mechanical forces acting on the first and / or second adjustment means can be reduced or completely absorbed by the spring-damping properties of the first contact means introduced in the receptacle of the connector.
  • the electrical addressing device may preferably be removed from the housing of the electrical terminal module, for example for the purpose of conversion to another address area with multiple address locations, by pulling the electrical addressing device out of the connector. Subsequently, this can be replaced by a further electrical addressing device.
  • an electrical addressing device is provided which has a simple, fast and secure mounting and / or interchangeability and a good readability of the set address code.
  • Fig. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of an electrical addressing device of the invention Art, which is arranged in an electrical terminal module 41.
  • the housing 12 has numerous electrical contact elements 42 to which electrical conductors can be connected.
  • the electrical conductors make connections to sensors, actuators and other electrical terminal modules.
  • the attachment of the conductors to the terminal module 41 by means of screw terminals, spring terminals or the like.
  • an adjusting means 5 is arranged, with which the address of the electrical addressing device can be set or changed.
  • a housing opening 13 is provided in the housing 12, through which the adjusting means 5 can be adjusted.
  • the adjusting means 5 is in Fig. 1 designed as a wheel with multiple marks 21.
  • Fig. 2 shows the opened housing 12 of the electrical terminal module 41 with the inventive electrical addressing device arranged therein.
  • the first circuit board 1 of the electrical addressing device is aligned within the housing 12 of the electrical terminal module substantially parallel to the second circuit board 2 and connected by means of the electrical connector 10 with this.
  • On the first circuit board is the first circuit arrangement 3 (not shown) with two adjustable electrical components designed as potentiometers, which allow the change of an electrical parameter, for example a resistance value, of the first circuit arrangement.
  • the two potentiometers are arranged below the adjusting means 5, 6 and cooperate with these.
  • the two adjusting means 5, 6 are used to set a two-digit address with a first and a second digit, each one adjusting means assigns only one digit.
  • the first adjustment means 5, the first digit and the second adjustment means 6 to the second digit.
  • the two adjusting means 5, 6 are arranged by means of a common rivet connection on two opposite sides of the first circuit board 1 such that a part of the adjustment means (5, 6) designed as wheels projects out of the housing 13 of the electrical terminal module 41, so that an address setting of the outside of the device is made possible by a user person.
  • the first circuit board 1 is with a on Fig. 2 not visible provided with conductor pads 9 printed circuit board portion which is inserted into the running as a multi-pin socket receptacle 11 of the connector 10, whereby the conductor pads 9 of the first circuit board 1 are electrically connected to the first contact means 7 introduced in the connector.
  • the second circuit board 2 there is a second circuit arrangement 4, which serves for the execution of the addressing function, wherein this second circuit arrangement can also be arranged on the first circuit board (1) or a further device.
  • the second circuit arrangement 4 is connected to the electrical contact elements 42 of the electrical terminal module, for example by arranged on the second circuit board 2 interconnects.
  • the connector 10 is disposed on the second circuit board 2 and formed as a printed circuit board direct connector.
  • For electrical connection and mechanical attachment of the electrical addressing device to the second circuit board 2 of the connector 10 is provided with pins designed as second contact means 8, which are soldered to the second circuit board 2 and electrically connected to the first contact means 7 in the receptacle 11 of the connector 10 are connected.
  • the housing 12 on its front side and / or a side part are opened to gain access to the mounted on the second circuit board 2 connector 10. After the first circuit board 1 has been inserted in the connector, the housing is closed again.
  • the housing 12 has a sufficiently large housing opening, so that the first circuit board can be inserted into the housing 12 of the electrical terminal module 41 without the housing 12 has to be opened.
  • Fig. 3 shows a further embodiment of an electrical terminal module 41 with an electrical addressing device disposed therein in which the first circuit board 1 is provided with a recess 14.
  • the recess 14 allows the engagement of the second adjusting means 6 in the first circuit board 1, so that these directly is disposed over the second circuit board 2, while the second adjusting means 6 partially protrudes on the opposite side of the first circuit board 1. Due to such an arrangement of the second adjustment means 5, the thickness of the first circuit board 1 is used to introduce a second adjustment means 6 space-saving in the housing of the electrical terminal module by a portion of the second adjustment means 6 engages through the first circuit board 1.
  • Fig. 4 shows a detailed view of a connector 10, which is designed as a printed circuit board direct connector for directly receiving printed circuit boards.
  • the connector 10 is provided with a receptacle 11 for receiving the first circuit board 1 and a plurality of first electrical contact means 7 for electrical connection to the conductor pads 9 of the first circuit board, which are mounted within the first receptacle 11.
  • the receptacle 11 has the form of a multi-pin socket with a plurality of electrical contact springs in an advantageous embodiment.
  • the receptacle 11 is preferably equipped with a plurality of first contact means 7 and with first contact means 7 'on the opposite side of the receptacle 11.
  • Second contact means 8 the connector 10 on the opposite side of the receptacle 11 in the form of Lötan gleichlochen. These are electric with the first Contact means 7 connected and arranged perpendicular to the insertion direction E on the connector 10.
  • the connector For attachment of the connector 10 on the second circuit board 2, the connector is provided with two cylindrical attachment means 10b, which engage in holes of the second circuit board 2 and can be snapped therein.
  • the two fastening means 10b PCB recesses 10c for receiving a printed circuit board.
  • the fastening means 10b and the printed circuit board recesses 10c may have any shape suitable for receiving printed circuit boards.
  • the connector 10 may be attached to the second contact means 8 on the second circuit board 2 by soldering these second contact means 8 on the second circuit board 2 or inserted, for example, in a further multi-pin socket, which on the second circuit board. 2 is attached.
  • Fig. 5 shows a detailed view of the electrical addressing device with the first circuit board 1 and the first and second adjusting means 5, 6.
  • Both adjusting means 5, 6 are designed as a wheel and on the outer peripheral surface 26 with a plurality of attached markings 21, wherein in each case a partial segment of the outer circumferential surface 26 of the two adjusting means 5, 6 projects out of the housing opening 13.
  • the markings 21 are arranged on the outer peripheral surface 26 at defined intervals and subdivided by means of marking elevations 22 from each other. The readability of the markers 21 can be made more difficult at an insufficiently illuminated installation location be.
  • the first and / or second adjusting means 5, 6 may be made of a transparent and / or translucent material.
  • a light source 33 is arranged on the first printed circuit board 1 for better readability.
  • the illuminant 33 can also be used to signal diagnostic information about the state of the electrical addressing device or range overshoots, a visualization of switching operations, positive or negative results of an executed self-test and the like. For example, errors in the electrical terminal module may be indicated by different flashing frequencies, intensities and / or colors. In the simplest case, the lamp indicates an applied operating voltage and / or the readiness of the electrical terminal module.
  • Fig. 6 shows an embodiment of the electrical addressing device with only a first adjustment means 5, which is formed as a thumbwheel with a marker elevation 22 and fixed by riveting on the first circuit board 1.
  • a part of the adjusting 5 protrudes from the housing opening 13 out to allow the adjustment from the outside. The adjustment is carried out by rotating the edge of the first adjustment means 5.
  • the illustrated marker elevations 22, which may alternatively be configured as Mark réellesausEnglishept 23, allow exact positioning of the adjusting means 5 with respect to the housing 12 of the electrical terminal module 41.
  • Screwdriver can be used, which at the marker elevation 22 or in a corresponding notch-shaped Recess or can engage in a Mark réellesaus Principleung 23.
  • Figure 7 and Fig. 8 show a preferred embodiment of the first circuit board 1 of the electrical addressing device with an electrical resistance potentiometer arranged thereon as an adjustable electrical component.
  • the arrow E illustrates the insertion direction for insertion into the connector.
  • a further, second adjustable electrical component may be arranged in the form of a memorized by the first circuit board 1
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the position of the interconnect pads 9 used for connection to the connector at a rectangular edge region of a conductor track section of the first circuit board 1, while FIG Figure 8 these traces contact points 9 are invisible.
  • Resistance potentiometer shown has five interconnect pads 9. Accordingly, further conductor track contact points can be arranged on the opposite side of the first printed circuit board 1, wherein usually three contact points for changing an identification value of a circuit arrangement 3, such as a resistance value, are sufficient. Further interconnect pads 9 may serve in a preferred embodiment for the electrical supply of a lighting means 33.
  • the electrically adjustable component has a first conductor track section 17, which is electrically conductive and as a tapping track for the electrical pickup 20, which attached to an adjusting means serves.
  • a second conductor track section 18 is arranged in a ring around the centrally arranged first track track section 17.
  • the first and / or second printed conductor section 17, 18 provided in the form of a resistance slide can be applied directly to the surface of the printed circuit board by applying a resistive and / or electrically conductive layer, for example by applying an electrically conductive resistor paste or by coating the surface with a carbon layer. be prepared.
  • a slide track 19 Arranged around the second conductor track section annularly is a slide track 19 which serves as a bearing or grinding surface for a latching and / or spacing means.
  • This latching and / or spacing means can be attached to the adjusting means in a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the locking means allows engagement in receiving elements 40 in order to ensure the setting of, for example, a precisely reproducible resistance characteristic value with the adjustment means.
  • the receiving elements 40 are introduced into the annular slide track 19 so that it is composed of a plurality of individually slideway elements 19 'together.
  • the receiving elements 40 are arranged on a region of the first printed circuit board 1, which is arranged between the second printed conductor section 18 and the slide track 19.
  • Figure 9 shows the adjusting means 5 and the first circuit board 1 in a disassembled state.
  • a first conductor track portion 17 in the form of a resistance track and a second track section in Form of a tapping track 18 are provided, which are electrically connected to each other via a pickup 20.
  • the pickup 20 is arranged on the surface of the adjusting means 5 facing the circuit board surface.
  • Figure 9 shows the dotted customer shown the position of the pickup 20 when the adjusting means 5 is mounted on the first circuit board 1.
  • the pickup 20 is located with one of its legs on the first track section 17 and the other leg on the Abgriffsbahn 18.
  • the first track section 17 is at least one of its ends by a first connection point 24, the Abgriffsbahn 18 via a second connection point 25 with others in Fig. 9 not shown electrical components of a first circuit order 3 connected.
  • a current flows through the first circuit arrangement 3 via the first connection point 24 over part of the first conductor track section 17 to a leg of the pickup 20, further via the pickup 20 to the tapping track and finally to the second connection point 25 flows back into the first circuit arrangement 3, whereby an electrical resistance of the adjustable electrical component is set as electrical characteristic between the first and second connection point 24, 25.
  • the electrical resistance can be adjusted by turning the first adjustment means 5 change. If the pickup 20 is adjusted so that the current from the first connection point 24 must flow through a longer path of the first conductor section 17, the resulting resistance of the adjustable electrical component is greater, but the path is smaller, the resulting resistance decreases. This puts that in Fig. 9 and 10 shown adjustable electrical component has the function of a potentiometer available, which is connected via the connection points 24 and 25 with other components in the first circuit arrangement 3 on the first circuit board 1.
  • Fig. 10 illustrates the position of the pickup 20 on the first and second conductor track section 17, 18, when the first adjustment means 5 is arranged with the attached thereto pickup 20 in the assembled state on the first circuit board 1.
  • electrical components described can also be arranged on the opposite side of the first printed circuit board 1 with a further, second adjusting means 6.
  • Figure 11 shows an exemplary interior view of a molded plastic first adjusting means 5, which is designed as a thumbwheel and is equipped with a customer and a bearing 15 mounted therein.
  • On the outer peripheral surface 26 of the adjusting Mark istsaus traditions 23 are arranged for engagement of a locking means at regular intervals, so that an exact positioning of the address to be set is ensured.
  • the adjusting means 5 is provided with further locking means in the form of three locking arms 39 a equipped, which are formed as ball-latching arms and formed from the inner surface of the adjusting means 5.
  • the ball detent arms 39a are arranged in a star shape and extend from the bearing 15 radially to the outer peripheral surface 26 of the adjusting means 5.
  • each grinding surfaces in the form of a cylinder with a hemisphere molded thereto are attached, which Support on the slide 19 and thus a uniform support of the adjusting means 5 on the first circuit board 1 is used.
  • the hemispheres attached to the locking arms pass or slip over the sliding track 19, while the locking arms act as spring elements and enable a substantially constant pressure force and a uniform distance from the surface of the first printed circuit board.
  • attached to the ball detent arms hemispherical grinding surfaces can engage in the receiving elements 40 of the adjustable electrical component on the first circuit board 1 and thus also ensure an exact positioning of the adjusting means 5 and an exact address setting.
  • Figure 12 shows a preferred embodiment of a first adjusting means 5 as a thumbwheel, which is also provided with locking arms.
  • the locking arms 39b are the adjusting means 5 at the outer ends as conical cylindrical cones, which also serve as grinding surfaces and ensure uniform support on a slide 19 and / or engagement in receiving elements 40 in the first circuit board 1.
  • Fig. 13 shows an embodiment of a first circuit board 1 with two adjustment means 5, 6 attached thereto as knurling wheels, which are mounted on two opposite sides of the first circuit board.
  • the first printed circuit board 1 has a rectangular printed circuit board section on which printed conductor contact points 9, not shown, for electrical contacting with the first contact means 7 in the receptacle 11 of the connector 10 are mounted.
  • the arrow E illustrates the corresponding plug-in direction for insertion into the connector.
  • Both adjusting means 5, 6 are mounted together in a bearing 15 on the first circuit board 1.
  • markings 21 are attached at regular intervals, which are divided by Mark istsausEnglishmaschine 23, 23' from each other.
  • the first and second adjusting each engage locking means in the form of detent springs 35 to set an address setting of the adjusting means 5, 6, so that an exact positioning of the adjusting means 5, 6, and thus the setting of a defined electrical Characteristic, such as a resistance value is guaranteed.
  • the detent springs 35 are respectively mounted on both sides of the first circuit board 1, wherein in Fig. 13 only a detent spring 35 is shown, and engage tangentially in the Mark réellesausEnglishept 23 of the two knurled wheels 5, 6 a.
  • the two detent springs 35 are mounted on a common plate and laterally inserted into a recess of the first circuit board 1. The attachment of this plate can be done by means of a clamping connection and / or by means of an engagement means, which engages for this purpose in a slot-shaped recess of the first circuit board.
  • Fig. 14 shows a further embodiment of a first circuit board 1 with two attached knurled wheels 5, 6 and two engaging in Mark istsaus traditions 23 detent springs 35, which are also housed on a common mounting plate.
  • This mounting plate is fixed in a laterally recess of the first circuit board 1 by means of spring elements.
  • this is designed as a sheet metal part and provided with bent sheet metal extensions, which surround the first circuit board 1.
  • both adjusting means 5, 6 are equipped with a latching arm 38.
  • Fig. 15 shows an embodiment of a running as a knurling adjusting 5, which is equipped for engagement in arranged on the first circuit board 1 receiving elements 40 on the Verstellstoffkante 27 with a latch 36.
  • Fig. 16 illustrates another preferred embodiment of a first circuit board 1 with two attached knurled wheels 5, 6 and two in the Mark réellesausappelgeber 23 engaging wire detent springs 37, which are mounted on both sides of the first circuit board and engage tangentially in the Mark réellesausappel traditions 23.
  • the wire locking springs 37 are preformed bow-shaped.
  • both ends of the wire locking springs 37 are introduced into bores in the first printed circuit board.
  • Fig. 17 shows a further preferred embodiment of a first and second adjusting means 5, 6 as a thumbwheel, which are both provided with locking arms in alternative embodiments.
  • the latching arms 38 of the adjusting means 5, 6 are inclined relative to the Verstellstoffground Structure and mounted axially resilient thereon and optionally equipped with grinding surfaces (not shown) which ensure uniform support on a slide 19 and / or engagement in receiving elements 40 in the first circuit board 1 ,
  • Fig. 18 shows the adjustable component in the form of a potentiometer.
  • a locking element 34 is provided, which is fixedly connected to the circuit board.
  • the locking element may be equipped with a spherical spring-mounted head.
  • On the opposite surface of the conductor surface of the adjusting holes 30 are arranged on a circular path at regular intervals. The radius of the circular path corresponds to the distance of the locking element 34 from the bearing 15.
  • the holes 30 and the locking element 34 form the locking means.
  • a corresponding arrangement of a locking means can also be used on the opposite side of the first printed circuit board together with a second adjusting means 6 be arranged when the electrical addressing device is provided, for example, for a multi-digit address range.
  • one or more stop elements 31, 31 ' can be arranged on the surface of the printed circuit board, which define a defined initial and / or end position of the adjustable electrical component together with a counter-stop element 32 mounted on the rear side of the adjusting means 5. If the counter stop element 32 strikes against one of the stop elements 31, 31 'during the adjustment, the initial or end position is reached. Over-rotation of the adjustable electrical component is effectively prevented.
  • Fig. 19 shows an embodiment of the electrical addressing device with an adjustable electrical component, which has a switching function for address setting.
  • the first interconnect section 17 ' is interrupted by non-conductive sections, while the second interconnect section 18 in turn acts as a tap-off path.
  • One leg of the pickup 20 is electrically connected in the installed state with the Abgriffsbahn 18, while the other leg during rotation of the first adjusting means 5 alternately on conductive and non-conductive portions of the first conductor track portion 17 'sweeps.
  • the conductive sections of the first conductor track section 17 ' are connected to first connection points 24', the tapping track 18 via a second connection point 25 connected to the arranged on the first circuit arrangement 3 components.
  • An electric current can flow only when both legs of the pickup are over conductive material.
  • the current then flows from the circuit via a first connection point 24 ', via the at least one conductive portion of the first conductor portion 17' on via the pickup 20 to Abgriffsbahn 13 and the first circuit order 3 via the second connection point 15.
  • Die der von dem Depending on the number of conductive portions of the first conductor portion 17 'depends on the number of conductive portions of the first conductor track portion 17', wherein with the in Fig. 20 shown device seven addresses are adjustable. In the case of a first circuit arrangement 3 provided with ten switch positions, it would thus be possible to set a single-digit address range with the numbers zero to nine.
  • fig.20 shows an embodiment of an electrical addressing device with an adjustable electrical component in which the position of the first adjustment means 5 via an inductive or capacitive sensor 28 is determined.
  • the sensor 28 generates an electrical parameter which is proportional to the displacement and with which the function of the electrical address device can be adjusted or changed.
  • the sensor 28 is arranged on the first circuit board 1 below the first adjustment means 5.
  • FIG. 21 shows an embodiment of the adjustable electrical component on the first circuit board 1 of an electrical addressing device as an adjustable capacitor.
  • a metallized section 29 ' is arranged below the first adjustment means 5, in each case a first track section 17 "in the form of a metallized surface and on the surface of the first adjustment device 5 opposite to the circuit board 5.
  • the two conductor track sections (17 ", 29 ') are each provided with first and second connection points the circuit board connected (not shown).
  • the second connection point of the metallized conductor track section 29 'on the first adjustment means 5 can be connected, for example, to the rivet 16 via the bearing 15 with the printed circuit board.
  • Figure 22 shows the adjustable electrical component in the assembled state within the electrical addressing device.
  • the two are at least partially opposite metallized track sections (17 ", 29 ') are hatched.

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  1. Dispositif d'adressage électrique, comprenant :
    - une première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) pourvue de points de contact de pistes conductrices (9), sur laquelle est disposé au moins un premier circuit (3) comportant au moins un composant électrique réglable avec au moins un premier moyen de réglage (5), lequel sert à modifier au moins une grandeur électrique caractéristique du premier circuit (3),
    - un deuxième circuit (4) comportant au moins un composant électrique pour l'exécution d'une fonction d'adressage, le premier circuit (3) étant électriquement relié au deuxième circuit (4),
    caractérisé par :
    - un connecteur enfichable (10) présentant un logement (11), pour la réception de la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1), et doté de premiers et de deuxièmes moyens de contact (7, 8),
    les premiers moyens de contact (7) étant disposés dans le logement (11) et servant à la mise en contact électrique des points de contact de pistes conductrices (9) sur le premier circuit (3), et étant électriquement reliés aux deuxièmes moyens de contact (8),
    les deuxièmes moyens de contact (8) servant à la mise en contact électrique d'une deuxième plaquette de circuits imprimés (2), sur laquelle le connecteur enfichable est à monter ou est monté mécaniquement pour la connexion électrique de la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) avec la deuxième plaquette de circuits imprimés (2), et ladite au moins une première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) étant disposée sensiblement parallèlement à la deuxième plaquette de circuits imprimés (2).
  2. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le deuxième circuit (4) est disposé sur la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1).
  3. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le deuxième circuit (4) est disposé sur la deuxième plaquette de circuits imprimés (2) ou sur un autre dispositif électriquement relié à la deuxième plaquette de circuits imprimés.
  4. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un autre composant électriquement réglable est disposé avec un deuxième moyen de réglage (6) sur la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) pour modifier une autre grandeur électrique caractéristique du premier circuit (3).
  5. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un moyen de réglage (5, 6) est disposé sensiblement parallèlement à la deuxième plaquette de circuits imprimés (2).
  6. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins le deuxième moyen de réglage (6) est disposé sur la face de la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) opposée au premier moyen de réglage (5).
  7. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins le premier moyen de réglage (5) disposé sur la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) est monté directement sur la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) au moyen d'un palier (15).
  8. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins le premier et le deuxième moyen de réglage (5, 6) disposés sur la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) sont montés ensemble directement sur la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) au moyen d'un palier (15).
  9. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé en ce que le montage d'au moins un moyen de réglage (5, 6) est réalisé par rivetage et/ou enclenchement dans le palier (15) sur la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1).
  10. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que des points de contact de pistes conductrices (9) sont disposés sur les deux faces opposées l'une à l'autre de la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) pour la connexion électrique sur le connecteur enfichable (10) et/ou en ce que les premiers moyens de contact (7) dans le logement (11) du connecteur enfichable (10) sont configurés pour recevoir une première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) présentant des points de contact de pistes conductrices (9) sur deux faces opposées l'une à l'autre.
  11. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la deuxième plaquette de circuits imprimés (2) est pourvue d'un évidement (14) où au moins le premier et/ou le deuxième moyen de réglage (5, 6) peuvent s'engager.
  12. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins le premier moyen de réglage (5) est réalisé sensiblement comme une roue, en particulier une roue moletée, des marques (21) et/ou des reliefs de marquage (22) et/ou des évidements de marquage (23) étant disposés à intervalles définis sur la surface périphérique extérieure (26) de celle-ci.
  13. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un moyen d'enclenchement, en particulier un ressort d'encliquetage (35) ou un ressort d'encliquetage filaire (37), s'engage à intervalles définis dans un évidement de marquage (23) sur la surface périphérique extérieure (26) du premier moyen de réglage (5).
  14. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un moyen d'enclenchement, en particulier un ergot d'encliquetage (36), un bras d'encliquetage (38) ou un alésage (30), est disposé sur le bord du moyen de réglage (27) ou sur la surface du premier moyen de réglage (5) opposée à la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1), ledit moyen d'enclenchement s'engageant à intervalles définis dans au moins un élément d'enclenchement (34) ou un élément de réception (40) sur la deuxième plaquette de circuits imprimés (2).
  15. Dispositif d'adressage électrique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le connecteur enfichable (10) est réalisé comme connecteur encartable pour plaquette de circuits imprimés et le logement (11) comme prise multipolaire, et/ou en ce qu'au moins un composant électrique réglable est réalisé comme potentiomètre sur le premier circuit (3) de la première plaquette de circuits imprimés (1) et/ou en ce que le connecteur enfichable (10) est prévu pour la réception d'une pluralité de premières plaquettes de circuits imprimés (1).
  16. Module à bornes de connexion électrique (41) avec une pluralité d'éléments de contact électriques (42) pour la connexion de conducteurs électriques, avec un boîtier (12), caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (12) reçoit au moins un dispositif d'adressage électrique selon l'une des revendications précédentes et la deuxième plaquette de circuits imprimés (2), les éléments de contact électriques (42) étant électriquement connectés à la deuxième plaquette de circuits imprimés (2) et au moins une partie d'au moins un premier et/ou un deuxième moyen de réglage (5, 6) pouvant être actionnée par au moins une ouverture (13) de boîtier dans au moins une paroi latérale du boîtier (12).
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