EP2996129B1 - Dispositif pour détecter la manipulation d'un objet - Google Patents

Dispositif pour détecter la manipulation d'un objet Download PDF

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EP2996129B1
EP2996129B1 EP14184343.3A EP14184343A EP2996129B1 EP 2996129 B1 EP2996129 B1 EP 2996129B1 EP 14184343 A EP14184343 A EP 14184343A EP 2996129 B1 EP2996129 B1 EP 2996129B1
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Peter Golüke
Michael Nolte
Matthias Kulik
Alexander Nentwig
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/26—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members
    • H01H13/48—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members using buckling of disc springs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H13/20—Driving mechanisms
    • H01H13/22—Driving mechanisms acting with snap action
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2205/00—Movable contacts
    • H01H2205/032—Several contacts formed in one plate or layer
    • H01H2205/034—Several contacts formed in one plate or layer with snap action
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
    • H01H2215/034—Separate snap action
    • H01H2215/036—Metallic disc
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/05—Force concentrator; Actuating dimple
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2227/00—Dimensions; Characteristics
    • H01H2227/03—Hardness

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  • the invention relates to a device for detecting a manipulation of an object, in particular on an object with a housing.
  • Such a device may, for example, be a device for detecting a manipulation on a mobile payment terminal.
  • the device may also be a device for detecting a manipulation of an alarm system, a smoke detector or another object to be protected from unauthorized interference.
  • Such a device comprises an actuating switch and an actuating element which are arranged on an object such that in the case of a mechanical manipulation of the object, the actuating element acts on the confirming switch and transfers it from a first switch position into a two switch position.
  • an electrical signal is generated, which can be processed by a detection electronics.
  • the operating switch has a snap-action disc, as used for example in key switches in keyboards application.
  • the snap disc has a stable state corresponding to a first position and a metastable state corresponding to a second position.
  • the actuator has a body and an actuating dome protruding from the body for engaging the snap-action disc to switch from a first position to a second position upon manipulation of the object.
  • Such an actuating mechanism with an actuating element and an actuating switch with a snap-action disc is known in the art for key switches, for example in keyboards.
  • the DE 41 39 554 A1 discloses a push-button switch, wherein on a push-button a Niederdschreibnoppen is formed, which acts on a snap-action disc and is preferably formed in elastic. By means of Niederdschreibnoppens manufacturing tolerances can be compensated.
  • a mechanical keyboard is known in which a switch plate is arranged on a silicone mat, which rests on a snap-action disc.
  • a technical challenge in devices for detecting a manipulation of an object with such an actuating mechanism is given by the fact that manufacturing variations in the manufacture and / or assembly of the actuating element and the snap disc can lead to an unfavorable switching behavior.
  • the tip of the actuating dome is arranged with a slight lateral offset to the center of the snap-action disc, the switching operation between the first and the second position of the snap-action disc takes place at a triggering force (exerted on the actuating element), which differs from that of FIG Release force with ideally centered arrangement of actuation dome and snap disc distinguishes.
  • Manufacturing fluctuations in the formation of the actuating dome can also lead to unwanted fluctuations in the switching behavior of different, nominally identical devices.
  • an angle deviation from an ideal triggering direction (usually perpendicular to the body of the actuating element and at the same time to a body of the actuating switch) can also cause an unfavorable deviating switching behavior or malfunction in the actuation of the actuating element.
  • a further challenge is the possible occurrence of vibrations of the object, which are not generated by a manipulation of the object, but for example by falling of the object or transport-related shocks or vibrations.
  • triggering of the actuating mechanism of the device may occur for detecting a manipulation of an object and thus a misdiagnosis of a supposed manipulation.
  • actuating dome which has a first rigidity
  • contact element for acting on the snap disk, wherein the contact element has a relation to the first stiffness greater, second rigidity.
  • the present invention is based on the experimentally based finding that in the design of the actuating element, the combination of an actuating dome with a first stiffness and a contact element with a relation to the first stiffness greater, second stiffness to a good Switching behavior with regard to the criteria of reliability, fault tolerance and accuracy of the device leads.
  • the elastic deformability of a Bettechnik Trentsdoms with a first, lower rigidity ensures that when switching the snap disc a possible, due to manufacturing variations lateral offset between the Bettechnikistsdom and the center of the snap disc or a possible angular deviation can be compensated by an ideal release direction during actuation .
  • the elastic deformability of the actuating dome with a first, lower rigidity makes it possible to compensate for mass forces which can occur when the object is jarred.
  • a misdiagnosis of a supposed manipulation for example, transport-related shocks or vibrations avoided.
  • the abutment element with its second rigidity, which is greater than the first rigidity, during the action on the snap-action disc produces a well-defined direct contact with the snap-action disc, which can be characterized in particular by a small contact surface.
  • the influence of the (possibly also production-related fluctuations underlying) actuator is kept as low as possible to the ideal set solely by the snap-action switching point.
  • a good reproducibility of the desired switching point is guaranteed.
  • the actuating dome has a rotationally symmetrical basic shape, so that it can be easily bent in any direction perpendicular to its main axis to compensate for angular deviations when acting on the snap-action disc.
  • He can, for example, made of silicone, so that it is elastically deformable.
  • the contact element is preferably made of metal, in particular steel. It may be spherical and arranged in a correspondingly shaped receiving opening at the top of the actuating dome. In this case, the contact surface with the snap disc is almost punctiform.
  • the snap disc has a stable state corresponding to its first position and a metastable state corresponding to the second position.
  • the abutment element of the device acts on the snap-action disc and holds it in the second, metastable position.
  • the device is preferably configured to detect a manipulation based on the snap of the snap disc in the first position.
  • the device for detecting a manipulation of an object may in an advantageous embodiment include an evaluation device which is designed to generate an electrical signal based on the position of the snap disc and / or a switching operation of the snap disc between the first position and the second position.
  • This evaluation device may for example be a printed circuit board on which the operating switch is arranged.
  • the electrical signal corresponds to the detection of a manipulation and can be processed by detection electronics in a variety of ways.
  • the actuating element can be arranged on a housing part and the actuating switch on another housing part of a housing.
  • the actuator can act in a normal use position of the device, which corresponds to a non-manipulated state of the article, acting on the snap-action disc and hold the snap-action disc in its metastable state.
  • the actuator in a manipulation in the form of disassembly of the housing, the actuator is removed from the snap-action disc, and the snap-action disc snaps into the stable state.
  • the first position of the snap-action disc in which it is in its stable state, can be placed in a normal operating position, ie. the non-manipulated state, correspond.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of an arrangement 4 for detecting a manipulation of an object with a housing.
  • the item may be, for example, a mobile payment terminal.
  • the object may also be, for example, an alarm system, a smoke detector or another object to be protected against unauthorized interference with a housing.
  • the arrangement 4 comprises a housing 1 with at least a first housing part 10 and a second housing part 11.
  • the first housing part 10 may be, for example, a removable housing rear wall or a housing cover.
  • the second housing part 11 can, for example, a sensitive object, such as the control and storage electronics of a mobile bank terminal record and enclose this together with the first housing part 10 as a housing 1.
  • a device 2 for detecting a manipulation of an object is provided, which is electrically connected to a detection device 3 arranged in the second housing part 11 and in the case a disassembly of the first housing part 10 emits an electrical signal to the detection electronics 3.
  • the device 2 for detecting a manipulation on an object comprises an actuating element 21 arranged on a carrier 20, the carrier 20 being arranged together with the actuating element 21 on the first housing part 10, and an actuating switch 22 arranged on an evaluation device 23, wherein the evaluation device 23 is arranged together with the operation switch on the second housing part 11.
  • the evaluation device 23 may be, for example, a printed circuit board.
  • the actuating element 21 and the actuating switch 20 are arranged opposite one another such that the actuating element 21 in a normal use position of the device 2, in which the first housing part 10 is mounted on the second housing part 11, acts mechanically on the actuating switch 22 and keeps it biased in a first switch position ,
  • the normal use position of the device 2 for detecting a manipulation of an object is the position in which the device 2 is located, if the object has not been manipulated.
  • the actuator 21 Upon disassembly of the first housing part 10 from the second housing part 11, the actuator 21 is removed from the operation switch 22, and the operation switch 22 assumes a second switch position, which corresponds to its non-biased state.
  • the evaluation device 23, which may be, for example, a printed circuit board 23, on which the actuating switch 22 is arranged electrically connected, generates an electrical signal, which is transmitted to the detection electronics 3.
  • the detection electronics 3 may for example also be arranged directly on the printed circuit board 23.
  • the electrical signal can be processed by the detection electronics 3 in many ways.
  • the event of the occurrence of the electrical signal can be stored for later reading, so that it is possible to detect subsequent manipulation.
  • the electrical signal can also trigger an alarm immediately or, if the object is an electrical or electronic device, override certain functions of this device.
  • the in Fig. 1 4 arrangement provided an external interface 30 with the evaluation device 23 and / or the detection electronics 3, via which, for example by entering a password with a keyboard, the generation of the electrical signal out of force set or alternatively, the processing of the electrical signal can be changed or prevented.
  • Fig. 2A and Fig. 2B show a device 2 for detecting a manipulation of an object in a schematic view in cross section.
  • the operating switch 22 has a snap-action disc 220.
  • the snap-action disc 220 has a stable state of a first, in Fig. 2B shown position of the snap-action disc 220 corresponds, and a metastable state, the second, in Fig. 2A shown position of the snap-action disc 220 corresponds.
  • the actuator 21 has a body 210 and an actuation dome 211 projecting from the body towards the actuation switch 22 for acting on the snap-action disc 220 to switch from a first position to a second position upon manipulation of the object.
  • a contact element 213 for acting on the snap-action disc 220 which has a second, greater rigidity, is arranged on the actuation dome 211, which has a first rigidity.
  • an evaluation device 23 can be generated on the basis of the position of the snap disc 220 and / or a switching operation of the snap disc 220 between the first position and the second position, an electrical signal.
  • the Fig. 2A shows the device 2 for detecting a manipulation of an object in a position which is the normal use position of the device 2 in the in Fig. 1 shown arrangement 4 corresponds.
  • the snap-action disc 220 is biased in its second, metastable position by the action of the abutment element 213.
  • Fig. 2B shown position correspond to a normal use position.
  • the Fig. 3 shows in greater detail the body 210 of the actuating element 21 with the actuating dome 211 and the contact element 213 in an embodiment in which the actuating dome 211 has a rotationally symmetrical basic shape, namely a conical basic shape.
  • the contact element 213 is spherical in this advantageous embodiment and, as in the sectional view in FIG Fig. 4 clearly visible, arranged in a corresponding approximately hemispherical shaped receiving opening 212.
  • the difference according to the invention between the rigidity of the actuating dome 211 and the contact element 213 is realized in an advantageous embodiment in that the actuating dome 211 is made of silicone and the contact element 213 is a steel ball.
  • the actuation dome 211 from an elastic material such as silicone so that it can bend correspondingly when acting non-centered on the snap-action disc 220 and thus acting perpendicular to the curved surface of the snap-action disc 220 Force component is as large as possible.
  • a spherical contact element 220 made of a non-elastic, compared to the actuation dome 211 stiffer material such as steel here helps to reduce the dispersion of Umschnapp working, since it is not ideal even acting on the curved surface of the snap-action disc 220 a consistently small, in the case of the spherical shape even approximately punctiform, ensures contact surface. Thus, possible fluctuating influences on the snap-in forces, which depend on characteristics of the abutment element 220, are suppressed.
  • An elastic actuation dome 220 has the further advantage that to some extent (for example transport-related) vibrations of the housing can be cushioned, so that they do not lead to snapping the snap disc 220 and thus to a misdiagnosis in terms of a supposed manipulation.

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Claims (12)

  1. Dispositif (2) pour détecter une manipulation d'un objet, comprenant
    - un interrupteur de commande (22) qui présente un disque d'encliquetage (220) qui peut être commuté entre une première position et une deuxième position,
    - un élément de commande (21) qui présente un corps (210) et un dôme de commande (211) faisant saillie depuis le corps de l'élément de commande (21) de manière à agir sur le disque d'encliquetage (220), le dôme de commande (211) présentant une première rigidité,
    caractérisé par
    un élément d'appui (213) disposé sur le dôme de commande (211) pour agir sur le disque d'encliquetage (220), l'élément d'appui (213) présentant une deuxième rigidité supérieure à la première rigidité.
  2. Dispositif (2) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de commande (21) est fabriqué en silicone.
  3. Dispositif (2) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de commande (21) présente une forme de base à symétrie de révolution.
  4. Dispositif (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'appui (213) est réalisé sous forme sphérique.
  5. Dispositif (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'appui (213) est disposé dans une ouverture de réception (212) réalisée sur le dôme de commande (211).
  6. Dispositif (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'appui (213) est fabriqué en métal.
  7. Dispositif (2) selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'appui (213) est fabriqué en acier.
  8. Dispositif (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le disque d'encliquetage (220) présente un état stable qui correspond à la première position, et un état métastable qui correspond à la deuxième position.
  9. Dispositif (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'appui (213), dans une position d'utilisation normale du dispositif, agit sur le disque d'encliquetage (220) et retient le disque d'encliquetage (220) dans la deuxième position.
  10. Dispositif (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une manipulation peut être détectée à l'aide de l'encliquetage du disque d'encliquetage (220) dans la première position.
  11. Dispositif (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un dispositif d'analyse (23) qui est réalisé de manière à générer un signal électrique à l'aide de la position du disque d'encliquetage (220) et/ou d'une opération de commutation du disque d'encliquetage (220) entre la première position et la deuxième position.
  12. Agencement (4) comprenant un boîtier (1) et un dispositif (2) de manipulation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de commande (21) du dispositif (2) est disposé au niveau d'une première partie de boîtier (10) du boîtier (1) et l'interrupteur de commande (22) est disposé au niveau d'une deuxième partie de boîtier (11) du boîtier (1).
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EP14184343.3A EP2996129B1 (fr) 2014-09-11 2014-09-11 Dispositif pour détecter la manipulation d'un objet
US15/510,505 US10229798B2 (en) 2014-09-11 2015-08-18 Device for detecting manipulation of an object
PCT/EP2015/068915 WO2016037808A1 (fr) 2014-09-11 2015-08-18 Dispositif de détection d'une manipulation d'un objet
BR112017004753-5A BR112017004753B1 (pt) 2014-09-11 2015-08-18 Dispositivo para detectar a manipulação de um objeto

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