EP2899340B1 - Dispositif de poignée pour un véhicule automobile et procédé de fabrication du dispositif de poignée - Google Patents

Dispositif de poignée pour un véhicule automobile et procédé de fabrication du dispositif de poignée Download PDF

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EP2899340B1
EP2899340B1 EP15151059.1A EP15151059A EP2899340B1 EP 2899340 B1 EP2899340 B1 EP 2899340B1 EP 15151059 A EP15151059 A EP 15151059A EP 2899340 B1 EP2899340 B1 EP 2899340B1
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Mirko Schindler
Coen DIEKER
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Huf Huelsbeck and Fuerst GmbH and Co KG
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/10—Handles
    • E05B85/14—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing
    • E05B85/16—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/54—Electrical circuits
    • E05B81/64—Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors
    • E05B81/76—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles
    • E05B81/78—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles as part of a hands-free locking or unlocking operation

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  • the present invention relates to a grip device for a motor vehicle and a method for producing this grip assembly, and in particular the invention relates to a handle assembly in which electrical components are fixed in a housing of the grip device with a potting compound.
  • Corresponding gripping devices are known from the prior art and comprise a housing in which electrical components are arranged and fixed, wherein this housing may be the outer housing of the gripping device or housings of other components within the actual gripping device.
  • the electrical components are connected via lines to a control device of the motor vehicle.
  • a potting compound To set the electrical components and to protect these electrical components against the weather, these are at least partially surrounded by a potting compound and / or set with this potting compound in or on the housing.
  • Appropriate gripping devices are produced by providing a housing or a housing section and in this housing or housing section the electrical components are arranged and fixed with the potting compound. If only one housing part is provided, a further housing part is added after the fixing of the electrical components. Alternatively, the potting compound can be introduced via an opening in an already closed housing.
  • a setting of electrical components in a handle housing is for example in the DE 10 2008 042 330 A1 disclosed.
  • this object is achieved by a grip device according to claim 1 and a method for producing the grip device according to the invention according to claim 4.
  • the grip device according to the invention for a motor vehicle comprises a housing and electrical components which are accommodated in the housing.
  • the housing may be the outer housing of the grip device or a housing of another assembly within the actual grip device.
  • the housing may be the housing of a light module with which the vehicle apron and / or the recessed grip are illuminated upon access to the motor vehicle.
  • the electrical components accommodated in the housing are at least partially fixed with a potting compound in the housing, d. H. held over the potting compound in the housing. This also includes that the electrical components are completely surrounded by the potting compound.
  • the potting material used is curable by UV radiation and further arranged in the housing such that the potting compound can be cured after setting the electrical components with UV radiation or UV light.
  • UV-curable potting compound it is not only essential to use UV-curable potting compound, but also the arrangement of the potting compound in the housing. If the potting compound is not arranged according to the invention in the grip device, it is possible that due to a UV-impermeability of the housing or a part of the housing, in which the electrical components are (are) to be arranged, and the UV-impermeability of the electrical components, a curing the per se curable by UV radiation potting compound can not be performed.
  • potting compound all materials can be used by UV radiation or light can be cured.
  • An example of a group of such potting compounds are photo-initiated curing acrylates or acrylic resins.
  • UV-curable casting compounds Once initiated by the UV irradiation cure the UV-curable casting compounds within a very short time, which allows a much faster and thus more cost-effective production of the handle device according to the invention.
  • a corresponding embodiment of the handle device is also very well for a complete coverage of electrical components with potting compound.
  • the recess is simply completely filled with potting compound after placing the electrical components and placed the cover.
  • the potting compound can simultaneously act as an adhesive for the cover.
  • the cover is to be held only with the adhesive force of the potting compound, a very precise filling of the recess is required, so that the cover comes into contact with the potting compound when placed, so extensive that a sufficient adhesive effect can be deployed.
  • the cover comprises at least one holding means, which dips into the potting compound and is fixed therein. After filling the recess with sealing compound, the cover is placed and thereby immersed the at least one holding means in the potting compound. In the subsequent hardening of the potting compound, the holding agent is fixed in the potting compound.
  • a grip device and a housing are first of all provided, wherein the housing may be the outer housing of the grip device itself or a housing of another assembly within the grip device. Subsequently, the electrical components in the housing or the housing section are arranged and fixed with a UV-curable potting compound in or on the housing, the electrical components so set with UV-curable potting compound, that a subsequent irradiation of the UV-curable potting compound from outside the grip device is possible.
  • a housing with a recess it is preferable to provide a housing with a recess, to arrange the electrical components in this recess of the housing and to fix it with the UV-curable potting compound, the electrical components being so exposed to UV radiation. hardenable potting are set that irradiation of the UV-curable potting compound from outside the grip device is possible. After fixing the electrical components, a UV-transparent cover is applied to the recess and the UV-curable potting compound is irradiated via the UV-transparent cover with UV radiation.
  • the potting compound can be cured before applying the cover; in such a case, use of a UV-transparent cover is not necessary.
  • the UV-transmissive portion of the housing or the UV-transparent cover may not have the same visual appearance as the rest of the housing. In a preferred embodiment of the method, it is therefore provided that the UV-transmissive section or the UV-transparent cover is coated after the irradiation in order to adapt the UV-transmissive section or the UV-transparent cover to the appearance of the remaining gripping device ,
  • FIG. 1 shows a handle device 1 according to the invention with a housing 2 and mounting elements 3, 4 at both ends of the handle device. About these mounting elements, the grip device is attached to a movable part of a motor vehicle, such as a door.
  • the housing is the outer housing of the handle device 1 itself. In other embodiments, the housing may also be part of an assembly disposed within the handle assembly. A corresponding embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS FIGS. 7a-9 described in more detail.
  • FIG. 1 shows the handle device according to the invention in a finished version
  • FIGS. 2 to 5 show various steps in the production of the first embodiment of the handle device according to the invention.
  • a recess 5 is disposed in the housing 2.
  • an electronic assembly 6 with a circuit board 7 and electronic components 8 is shown.
  • the electronic assembly 6, comprising the circuit board 7 and the electrical components 8, is arranged in the recess 5.
  • the electronic assembly which is not shown in the drawing, connected to a control device of the motor vehicle.
  • FIG. 3 shows how the electronic assembly 6 is arranged in the recess 5 of the handle device 1.
  • the recess is filled with a potting compound 10, wherein in the embodiment shown, as in FIG. 4 can be seen, the electronic assembly 6, and thus the electronic components 8, are fully covered by the potting compound.
  • this can be cured either directly with UV light, or it is first applied a UV-transparent cover 11 on the recess. In such a case, the potting compound can be used simultaneously for fixing the cover 11.
  • the cover comprises a retaining means 14 (in FIG Fig. 5 indicated), which dips into the potting compound.
  • the cover of the curing of the potting compound is placed, wherein the holding means 14 is immersed in the (still sufficiently viscous) potting compound.
  • the subsequent curing by UV radiation of the exchangeable in the potting compound portion of the holding means is fixed in the potting compound.
  • the cover is held on the retaining means on the recess.
  • FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the handle device according to the invention, wherein in this embodiment, the housing 2 has a UV-transparent portion 12 through which the UV-curable potting compound can be irradiated after setting the electrical components in the housing of the handle device with UV light, thereby the curing of the potting compound is initiated.
  • the UV transmissive portion 12 of the housing 2 is provided with a coating 13 (shown in phantom) provided to adjust the UV-transmissive region 12 to the optics of the handle 2.
  • FIGS. 7a and 7b show components of an assembly which is disposed within the handle device, wherein Figure 7a the housing 20 of a light module 23 and FIG. 7b shows the electrical components 18 of the light module to be determined in the housing 20 of the light module by a potting compound.
  • the electrical components 18 in this embodiment comprise a lighting means 19 and are connected via lines 17 to a control device (not shown).
  • the housing 20 comprises two translucent sections 21, 22, through which light can emerge from the light module 23.
  • the light module radiates in two directions, namely in the recessed grip and in the direction of the vehicle apron (see FIG. 9 ).
  • FIGS. 8a and 8b 18 shows the electrical components 18 are arranged in a recess of the housing 20 of the light module and with a UV-curable potting compound 10 in the housing 20 and the recess in the housing 20 set.
  • the potting compound may optionally be exposed to UV radiation via the translucent sections 21, 22 in order to achieve curing of the potting compound. This may be useful (and possibly necessary) in particular if, with the potting compound, not only the electrical components in the housing of the light module but also the light module in or on the housing of the grip device or a section of the housing of the grip device are fixed shall be.
  • FIG. 9 shows an overall view of the third embodiment, wherein in this view in particular it can be seen at which areas of the housing 2 of the handle device, the light-transmissive portions 21, 22 of the light module are arranged, ie at which portions of the housing 2 openings in the housing itself are provided.
  • the light module is in the range of (When opening) movable mounting member 4 is arranged.
  • a light module additionally or alternatively, may also be arranged in the region of the fixed mounting element 3.

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  1. Dispositif de poignée (1) destiné à un véhicule automobile, avec un boîtier (2, 20) et
    des composants électriques (8, 18), qui sont logés dans le boîtier (2, 20),
    les composants électriques (8, 18) étant immobilisés au moins partiellement à l'aide d'une masse de scellement (10) dans le boîtier (2, 20), caractérisé en ce que la masse de scellement (10) est durcissable par rayonnement UV et placée dans le boîtier de telle sorte qu'après l'immobilisation des composants électriques (8), la masse de scellement (10) puisse être durcie à l'aide du rayonnement UV.
  2. Dispositif de poignée (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une partie (12, 21, 22) du boîtier (2) est transparente aux UV.
  3. Dispositif de poignée (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (2) comporte un évidement (5) et un couvercle (11), les composants électriques (8) étant placés dans l'évidement (5) et immobilisés avec la masse de scellement (10), le couvercle (11) étant transparent aux UV.
  4. Dispositif de poignée (1) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le couvercle (11) comprend au moins un moyen de retenue (14) lequel plonge dans la masse de scellement (10) et est fixé dans celle-ci.
  5. Procédé, destiné à fabriquer un dispositif de poignée (1) pour un véhicule automobile, lors duquel :
    on met à disposition un dispositif de poignée (1) et un boîtier (2, 20),
    on place des composants électriques (8, 18) dans le boîtier (2, 20) et on les immobilise à l'aide d'une masse de scellement (10) durcissable aux UV, les composants électriques (8, 18) étant immobilisés avec une masse de scellement (10) durcissable aux UV de telle sorte qu'une irradiation de la masse de scellement (10) durcissable aux UV soit possible à partir de l'extérieur du dispositif de poignée et
    on irradie la masse de scellement (10) durcissable aux UV avec un rayonnement UV.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce qu'on met à disposition le boîtier (2, 20) doté d'une partie (12, 21, 22) transparente aux UV et
    on irradie avec un rayonnement UV la masse de scellement (10) durcissable aux UV sur la partie (12, 21, 22) transparente aux UV.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce qu'on met à disposition un boîtier (2) avec un évidement (5),
    on place les composants électriques (8) dans l'évidement (5) du boîtier (2) et on les immobilise avec la masse de scellement (10) durcissable aux UV, les composants électriques (8, 18) étant immobilisés avec une masse de scellement (10) durcissable aux UV de telle sorte qu'une irradiation de la masse de scellement (10) durcissable aux UV soit possible à partir de l'extérieur du dispositif de poignée,
    on place un couvercle (11) transparent aux UV sur l'évidement (5) et
    on irradie avec un rayonnement UV la masse de scellement (10) durcissable aux UV par-dessus le couvercle (11) transparent aux UV.
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 6 ou 7, caractérisé en ce qu'après l'irradiation, on revêt la partie (12) transparente aux UV ou le couvercle (11) transparent aux UV.
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