EP2624095A1 - Drehwähler - Google Patents

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EP2624095A1
EP2624095A1 EP12154022.3A EP12154022A EP2624095A1 EP 2624095 A1 EP2624095 A1 EP 2624095A1 EP 12154022 A EP12154022 A EP 12154022A EP 2624095 A1 EP2624095 A1 EP 2624095A1
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rotary selector
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Henrik Nygren
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Electrolux Home Products Corp NV
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    • 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
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    • 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
    • G05G1/10—Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles
    • G05G1/12—Means for securing the members on rotatable spindles or the like

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  • the invention relates to a rotary selector and a household appliance arranged with the rotary selector.
  • a household appliance such as a dish washer, a washing machine, a coffee machine, a flat iron, etc.
  • a rotary selector for enabling a user to select a particular programme of the appliance, such as a predefined washing programme or degree of grinding of coffee beans
  • the rotary selector and necessary peripheral equipment such as a potentiometer for translating the selected position of the rotary selector to an electric signal to be communicated to a microprocessor controlling the household appliance
  • the rotary selector is typically directly mounted to a printed circuit board of the appliance, on which e.g. the microprocessor, required storage area and the potentiometer is mounted.
  • the rotary selector comprises, among other things, a centrally located and axially arranged spindle protruding from the printed circuit board and through the chassis of the appliance. On the external side of chassis, the spindle is terminated by a knob, thus forming part of the control panel of the appliance.
  • a problem in the art is that printed circuit board mounting requires a particular type of rotary selector which generally is expensive.
  • An object of the present invention is to solve or at least mitigate this problem in the art.
  • a rotary selector arranged to be positioned in a carrier having slots defining predetermined positions of the rotary selector, the rotary selector comprising at least one spring element arranged to snap into locking engagement with one of the slots of the carrier to hold the rotary selector in one of the predefined position.
  • the rotary selector is arranged to be positioned in a carrier with slots defining predetermined positions in which the rotary selector can be selectively arranged.
  • the rotary selector comprises one or more spring elements for snapping into locking engagement with the slots to set, and retain, the rotary selector in one of the predefined positions.
  • the rotary selector may be used in a household appliance where the carrier is embodied by removing a portion of the chassis to form a circular socket where the rotary selector can be housed. In the circumference of the socket, the slots are cut to form the predefined positions in which the rotary selector selectively will be set. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to be used in household appliances; practically any device employing a rotary selector could make use of the present invention.
  • the spring elements of the selector When operating the rotary selector, the spring elements of the selector will snap into locking engagement with the slots, thereby holding the selector in one of the predefined positions.
  • a cost-effective and easy-to-construct rotary selector is provided.
  • the spring element is arranged to apply a radial force to the slot of the carrier upon engagement with the slot. This will advantageously facilitate snap-in and retention of the rotary selector in its selected position.
  • the spring element is arranged to be adapted to the slot such that it creates a geometrical locking with the slot in the rotational direction(s) of the selector upon engagement.
  • the spring element does not necessarily apply a radial force to the slot.
  • the spring element does not necessarily abut the section of the slot which is furthest radially distal from a centre of the rotary selector.
  • the rotary selector comprises two radially opposed spring elements, each of the spring elements being arranged to snap into locking engagement with a respective carrier slot.
  • the rotary selector will be able to rotate smoothly when two equally great forces act radially on two opposing slots of the carrier.
  • the rotary selector further comprises a spindle arranged along the rotational axis of the rotary selector, said spindle being arranged to engage with a rotary potentiometer that will produce a different output signal for each predetermined position of the rotary selector in order for e.g. a microprocessor, in the appliance in which the rotary selector is implemented, to determined the set position of the selector.
  • a rotary potentiometer that will produce a different output signal for each predetermined position of the rotary selector in order for e.g. a microprocessor, in the appliance in which the rotary selector is implemented, to determined the set position of the selector.
  • the rotary selector further comprises radially protruding supporting elements arranged to abut the carrier for axially fixing the rotary selector upon positioning of the rotary selector in the carrier.
  • the radially protruding supporting elements will advantageously acts as supporting means bracing against the carrier to prevent the rotary selector from being pushed into the socket in which selector is positioned.
  • the rotary selector further comprises axially protruding supporting elements arranged to abut the carrier for radially fixing the rotary selector upon positioning of the rotary selector in the carrier.
  • the axially protruding supporting elements will advantageously acts as supporting walls bracing against the circumference of the socket to attain a tight fit between the rotary selector and the carrier.
  • the spring elements are radially protruding and arranged to be radially resilient to snap into locking engagement with a respective carrier slot.
  • the spring elements are implemented in the form of axially extending elongated ribs forming an angle with a base of the rotary selector of 90 degrees or more, typically just above 90 degrees, which ribs are arranged to be radially resilient to snap into locking engagement with a respective carrier slot.
  • a wedge element is arranged between the base of the rotary selector and the rib.
  • Figure 1 shows a rotary selector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the rotary selector 1 is housed in a carrier 2.
  • the rotary selector 1 may be used in a household appliance where the carrier 2 is accomplished during production of the household appliance by forming, e.g. by means of cutting, a circular socket in the chassis of the household appliance where the rotary selector can be housed.
  • slots 3a-f are cut to form the predefined positions in which the rotary selector selectively will be set, where each position defines a predefined programme of the household appliance. For instance, if the household appliance is a washing machine, a first position may indicate "white wash 60°", a second position indicates “half load”, a third position indicates "quick wash", etc.
  • the rotary selector and these indications printed on the chassis in connection to the rotary selector thus form the control panel of the appliance.
  • the particular rotary selector 1 shown in Figure 1 comprises two spring elements 4a, 4b arranged to snap into locking engagement with two respective slots.
  • the spring elements snap into locking engagement with slots 3c and 3f, when the rotary selector is rotated in the carrier 2, thereby retaining the rotary selector in the selected position.
  • the spring elements 4a, 4b of the rotary selector 1 may be retained in the respective slot 3f and 3b by having the spring elements apply a radial force to the slots, thus creating the locking engagement.
  • the spring elements 4a, 4b are resilient in a radial direction.
  • the spring elements 4a, 4b are arranged to be fitted into the slots such that they create a geometrical locking with the slots 3c, 3f in the rotational direction(s) of the rotary selector 1 upon engagement, in which case the spring elements not necessarily apply a radial force to the slots but are fitted with the slots such that they are retained in locking engagement until a sufficient, operator-applied rotary force acts on the selector with an objective to select a different programme (or turn the appliance off).
  • a combination of these two alternatives can be envisaged.
  • the rotary selector 1 comprises radially protruding supporting elements 6a, 6b arranged to abut the carrier 2 for axially fixing the rotary selector upon positioning of the rotary selector in the carrier.
  • the radially protruding supporting elements 6a, 6b will advantageously act as supporting means bracing against the carrier to prevent an operator from pushing the rotary selector 1 into the socket in which selector is positioned.
  • Figure 2 also shows a further embodiment of the present invention, where the rotary selector 1 further comprises axially protruding supporting elements 7a, 7b arranged to abut the carrier (not shown in Figure 2 ) for radially fixing the rotary selector upon positioning of the rotary selector in the carrier to avoid play from arising between the rotary selector and the carrier.
  • the axially protruding supporting elements 7a, 7b will advantageously acts as supporting walls bracing against the circumference of the socket to attain a tight fit between the rotary selector and the carrier.
  • the rotary selector 1 further comprises a spindle 5 arranged along the rotational axis of the rotary selector.
  • the spindle 5 is arranged to engage with a rotary potentiometer (not shown) mounted to a printed circuit board of the household appliance such that rotation of the rotary selector to the predetermined positions defined by the slots will cause the rotary potentiometer to produce a different output signal for each predetermined position of the rotary selector, in order for e.g. a microprocessor to determined the set position of the selector and select a corresponding appliance programme accordingly.
  • Figure 3 shows a slightly different rotary selector 1 from that shown in Figures 1 and 2 , which rotary selector again is housed in a carrier 2 (of e.g. a washing machine), where the spring elements are implemented in the form of axially extending elongated ribs 4a', 4b' forming an angle ⁇ with a base 8 of the rotary selector of 90 degrees or more, typically just above 90 degrees, which ribs are arranged to be radially resilient to snap into locking engagement with a respective carrier slot 3a, 3b.
  • a carrier 2 of e.g. a washing machine
  • a wedge element 9 is arranged between the base 8 of the rotary selector 1 and the rib 4a' to increase the radial force applied by a rib on a slot, or to make the ribs more rigid to increase there ability to attain geometrical locking.
  • Figure 4 shows a carrier 2 where a socket 10 has been cut to house a rotary selector. Slots 3a-f are created at the perimeter of the socket 10 such that the rotary selector can be retained in one of the positions defined by the slots.

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EP12154022.3A EP2624095B1 (de) 2012-02-06 2012-02-06 Drehwähler
PL12154022T PL2624095T3 (pl) 2012-02-06 2012-02-06 Obrotowy wybierak
PCT/EP2013/051152 WO2013117426A1 (en) 2012-02-06 2013-01-22 Rotary selector

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US10452093B2 (en) * 2014-06-22 2019-10-22 Rangesafe, Llc Automatic locking knob assemblies and methods of use
EP3686335A1 (de) * 2019-01-22 2020-07-29 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Haushaltsgerät mit einem schaltelement
US11960315B1 (en) 2023-10-25 2024-04-16 Rangesafe, Llc Automatically locking, releasable, safety knob assembly systems
USD1036930S1 (en) 2022-03-16 2024-07-30 Rangesafe, Llc Safety knob

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FR2360970A1 (fr) * 1976-08-04 1978-03-03 Bourns Inc Potentiometre rotatif avec interrupteur incorpore
US4082925A (en) * 1976-03-31 1978-04-04 Cts Corporation Rotary switch
FR2437078A1 (fr) * 1978-09-21 1980-04-18 Illinois Tool Works Element de contact electrique tournant
DE29617151U1 (de) * 1996-10-02 1998-02-05 AEG Hausgeräte GmbH, 90429 Nürnberg Rastvorrichtung und Stufendrehschalter für ein Haushaltsgerät mit einer solchen Rastvorrichtung
DE102005039162B3 (de) * 2005-08-17 2007-02-08 Miele & Cie. Kg Bedieneinrichtung für ein Haushaltgerät
US20110132112A1 (en) * 2009-12-07 2011-06-09 Hiroaki Hisamune Rotary electronic component

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US4082925A (en) * 1976-03-31 1978-04-04 Cts Corporation Rotary switch
FR2360970A1 (fr) * 1976-08-04 1978-03-03 Bourns Inc Potentiometre rotatif avec interrupteur incorpore
FR2437078A1 (fr) * 1978-09-21 1980-04-18 Illinois Tool Works Element de contact electrique tournant
DE29617151U1 (de) * 1996-10-02 1998-02-05 AEG Hausgeräte GmbH, 90429 Nürnberg Rastvorrichtung und Stufendrehschalter für ein Haushaltsgerät mit einer solchen Rastvorrichtung
DE102005039162B3 (de) * 2005-08-17 2007-02-08 Miele & Cie. Kg Bedieneinrichtung für ein Haushaltgerät
US20110132112A1 (en) * 2009-12-07 2011-06-09 Hiroaki Hisamune Rotary electronic component

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10452093B2 (en) * 2014-06-22 2019-10-22 Rangesafe, Llc Automatic locking knob assemblies and methods of use
EP3686335A1 (de) * 2019-01-22 2020-07-29 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Haushaltsgerät mit einem schaltelement
USD1036930S1 (en) 2022-03-16 2024-07-30 Rangesafe, Llc Safety knob
US11960315B1 (en) 2023-10-25 2024-04-16 Rangesafe, Llc Automatically locking, releasable, safety knob assembly systems

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