EP3602597B1 - Satz von kraftübertragungselementen für einen schalter - Google Patents

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EP3602597B1
EP3602597B1 EP18711602.5A EP18711602A EP3602597B1 EP 3602597 B1 EP3602597 B1 EP 3602597B1 EP 18711602 A EP18711602 A EP 18711602A EP 3602597 B1 EP3602597 B1 EP 3602597B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H25/00—Switches with compound movement of handle or other operating part
    • H01H25/04—Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick
    • H01H25/041—Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick having a generally flat operating member depressible at different locations to operate different controls

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  • the present invention relates to a set of force transmission elements or plungers for a translation switch control module.
  • EP 2 009 662 A1 discloses an element for transmitting a driving force between a switch body and an integer number N greater than or equal to 2 of electronic switches arranged on the ends of a segment or the vertices of a polygon, comprising plungers movable in translation according to a push-in pin for the switch body, and a flexible frame connecting the plungers, the frame comprises for each plunger a bypass portion each partially surrounding the associated plunger.
  • the force transmission elements are used in control modules with translational switches or directional crosses to transmit the force exerted by the user on a button body and an electronic switch.
  • the button body is exposed, decorated and generally of the same material as an outer shell of the control module.
  • the electronic switch is located under the button body, generally on a printed circuit located at a bottom of the module.
  • the button body is the element with which the user interacts, while the electronic switch generates the electronic signal which will trigger the recognition of the depression of the button body.
  • the force transmission elements also called “plungers”
  • the plunger set can then be handled as a single unit.
  • the frame is generally made of a flexible plastic material, often the same as the divers, with which it comes integral. The flexibility of the frame then comes from the thinner plastic of the frame compared to the plungers, which remain relatively rigid.
  • the frame that connects them can transmit forces and deformations.
  • the depression of a user-actuated plunger may cause one or more adjacent plungers. Therefore, the actuation of a switch by the user can cause the unwanted taking into account of an actuation of adjacent switches.
  • the frame which makes it more flexible but also more fragile to handling, or else to change the composition of the material composing it.
  • the material chosen is often optimized in terms of rigidity and cost for the divers, the frame only being used for the maintenance and the positioning of the divers for assembly.
  • the force transmission element thus obtained makes it possible to reduce the translational coupling between the different plungers, without reducing the compactness of the assembly.
  • the force transmitting element may also have one or more of the following features, taken alone or in combination.
  • N 4
  • the polygon is a parallelogram
  • the polygon is a rhombus or a square.
  • N 8 and the polygon is an octagon.
  • the framework comes from matter with the divers.
  • the plungers and the frame are obtained by molding of plastic material.
  • the connecting beams include convolutions lengthening them.
  • the connecting portions include convolutions lengthening them.
  • control beams and the bypass portions are made one in the continuous extension of the other.
  • the connecting portions and the bypass portions are connected by a right angle fitting.
  • the figure 1 schematically shows an exploded view of a control module 1.
  • the control module 1 is in particular intended to be placed in a vehicle interior to allow for example the adjustment of the orientation of an exterior mirror mirror of the vehicle.
  • the control module 1 can in particular be implemented in an armrest of the door, at the level of the window regulator controls.
  • the control module 1 comprises a switch body 3, here of discoid shape, on the edges of which a user applies a force to tilt said switch body 3 in specific directions, four of which (top U, bottom D, left L, right R ) are indicated by arrows on the upper surface of the switch body 3.
  • the switch body 3 can take other forms than discoid, in particular, it can be made in the shape of a polygon or star with the number of sides corresponding to the number of main actuation directions, here four corresponding to a parallelogram shape, rhombus or square.
  • the normal to the upper surface of the switch body 3 makes it possible to define a dimension z axis and the plane of said surface contains the two axes x and y respectively of abscissas and ordinates. Terms such as “above”, “below”, “over”, “under” and the like are used below in relation to the axis of dimension z given by said normal.
  • a force transmission element 5 comprising plungers 7 interconnected by a frame 9.
  • the plungers 7 are four in number, and arranged under each of the arrows materializing the specific directions of inclination. switch body 3.
  • an electronic switch 11 which, when compressed with sufficient force, generates a signal electrical system used to take into account the actuation by the user of the control module 1.
  • the electronic switches 11 can in particular be implemented on a printed electrical circuit forming a bottom of the control module 1 and carrying at least part of the electronics of said control module 1 (power adaptation, logic gates, interface to the electrical circuit of the vehicle).
  • the force transmitting element 5 is shown in more detail in figure 2 .
  • the figure 2 shows said force transmitting element 5 in top view.
  • the plungers 7 are arranged on the vertices of a polygon P, the number N of sides of which corresponds to the number of main directions of inclination, here four, and therefore to the number of plungers 7 and of electronic switches 11.
  • Polygon P is therefore in the present case a parallelogram, in particular a rhombus, and more specifically a square.
  • the square shape of the polygon P here derives from the circular discoid shape of the switch body 3. If the switch body 3 is especially elongated in one direction (oval or diamond-shaped stretched), the polygon P can be stretched accordingly and therefore be a rhombus or a parallelogram.
  • the plungers 7 are connected to each other by a frame 9 integral with them.
  • the frame is obtained during molding, the force transmitting element with its N plungers, where N is the number of main directions of inclination of the switch body 3 , and the frame 9 is then obtained in one piece.
  • the materials used can in particular include polyethylene, polyester, polyurethane, rubber, in particular crosslinked.
  • the frame 9 comprises elongated portions, of small section compared to the plungers 7.
  • the plungers 7 generally have a rectangular section, with sides typically varying from two to five millimeters (2-5mm), the sections of the elongated portions of frame 9 being circular or rectangular, with one side or diameter typically of the order of one-half to one millimeter (0.5 -1 mm). This difference in dimensioning allows the plungers 7 to be relatively rigid while the frame 9 is flexible, both being made of the same plastic material.
  • the frame 9 comprises four bypass portions 13 each partially surrounding a plunger 7.
  • the bypass portions 13 are here produced in the form of portions of a circle, open to the inside of the polygon P. Other embodiments may include portions bypass 13 of polygonal shape.
  • the frame 9 also comprises four connecting portions 15 connecting two by two the consecutive bypass portions 13 on the polygon P so as to form a closed outer frame, here of generally square shape, the angles of which are rounded by the presence of bypass portions 13 partially surrounding the plungers 7.
  • the bypass portions 13 extend towards the interior of the polygon P from the connecting portions 15 connecting two by two said bypass portions 13.
  • the frame 9 also comprises four control beams 17 connecting a plunger 7 determined to the bypass portion 13 partially surrounding the next plunger 7 along the polygon P in a predetermined direction, here clockwise. These control beams 17 therefore connect an n- th plunger 7, with n integer between 1 and N, where N is the number of plungers 7, to the bypass portion 13 partially surrounding the n + 1-th plunger, following the polygon P, in a predetermined direction of rotation, the N th order beam 17 being connected to the bypass portion surrounding the first plunger 7.
  • the connecting portions 15 and the control beams 17 on the same side of the polygon P are here rectilinear and parallel to each other and to the side of the polygon P to which they correspond.
  • the different portions of the frame 9 are, in figure 2 , delimited by dotted segments.
  • the figure 3 shows another embodiment of the force transmission element 5, and in particular of the frame 9 carrying the plungers 7, is shown in top view in figure 3 .
  • the embodiment of the figure 3 differs from that of figure 2 in that the connecting portions 15 connecting two by two the bypass portions 13 surrounding the plungers 7, and the control beams 17 connecting a plunger 7 to the bypass portion 13 surrounding the next plunger 7, comprise convolutions which increase their effective length.
  • the connecting portions 15 connecting two by two the bypass portions 13 surrounding the plungers 7 are here in the shape of " s ". Said connecting portions 15 stretch in the extension of the portions 13 surrounding the plungers 7, describe a curve convex towards the interior of the polygon P, followed by a concave curve towards the interior of the polygon P. The said connecting portions 15 then join the bypass portion 13 surrounding the plunger 7 with a right angle connection.
  • control beams 17 connecting a plunger 7 to the bypass portion 13 surrounding the next plunger 7 follow a path parallel to the connecting portions 15 connecting two by two the bypass portions 13 surrounding the plungers 7, the connection of said beams of control 17 to the bypass portion 13 surrounding the next plunger 7 being in the continuous extension of said bypass portion 13.
  • the shape of the figure 3 also makes it possible to reduce the number of elbows forming connections between the different portions 13, 15, 17.
  • the elbows due to the sudden variation in width of material that they represent, are as many areas of stress concentration, and therefore potential breaking points during deformations.
  • the figures 4a and 4b illustrate the operation of a control module 1 comprising a force transmission element 5 as described above.
  • the figures 4a, 4b are side sectional views of a control module 1, respectively in the absence of actuation and in the course of actuation.
  • the switch body 3 is articulated around a ball joint 19, allowing said switch body 3 to be tilted relative to a wall 21 forming a housing.
  • the ball joint 19 comprises in particular elastic return means, which ensure a return to a neutral position of the switch body 3 in the absence of actuation by the user.
  • the plungers 7 divers, two of which are visible in figure 4a , are located in cylindrical housings 23 forming translational guidance of the plungers 7.
  • the cylindrical housings 23 are located under the main directions of inclination of the switch body 3.
  • the plungers 7 are interconnected by a flexible frame 9 as described. in figure 3 .
  • the plungers 7 and the frame 9 forming the force transmission element 5 are shown hatched in the figures 4a and 4b for a better understanding.
  • the plungers 7 are connected to the frame 9 by circular plates 25, the shape and size of which corresponds to that of the electronic switches 11 located under said plates 25 on a printed circuit 27.
  • the compression of the electronic switch 11 triggers the transmission a logical electronic signal, which is taken into account by a vehicle control unit.
  • the vehicle control unit modifies the operation of a functional module (headlights, air conditioning, window regulator, multimedia player) of the vehicle accordingly.
  • control module 1 If the control module 1 is used to control the orientation of a mirror, tilting the switch body 3 to the left triggers the start of an electric motor which tilts the mirror in the corresponding direction.
  • the figures 5 and 6 illustrate other embodiments of force transmission element 5, with a number N of plungers 7 other than four.
  • the plungers 7 are therefore located at the ends of a segment S instead of the vertices of a polygon P.
  • This embodiment is therefore suitable for controlling the opening and closing of a vehicle door window, with two actuation directions: up U and down D corresponding respectively to the closing and opening of the door. window.
  • the frame 9 comprises in particular two ( N ) bypass portions 13 surrounding the plungers 7, two ( N ) connecting portions 15 connecting two by two said bypass portions 13, and two ( N ) control beams 17 connecting a plunger 7 to the bypass portion 13 surrounding the next plunger 7.
  • the plungers 7 are located at the vertices of the polygon P which is here an octagon, in particular a regular octagon.
  • This embodiment therefore includes plungers 7 for the four directions up U, down D, left L, right R as described in relation to the figures 1, 2, 3 , 4a and 4b , as well as for the four diagonal directions.
  • the frame 9 comprises in particular eight ( N ) bypass portions 13 surrounding the plungers 7, eight ( N ) connecting portions 15 connecting two by two said bypass portions 13, and eight ( N ) control beams 17 connecting a plunger 7 to the bypass portion 13 surrounding the next plunger 7.
  • the embodiments with two and four plungers 7, with the corresponding frame 9, are shown in the embodiment of a control device implemented in an armrest or a car door, in order to control the opening and closing of a door window, and to control the orientation of a rear-view mirror disposed at said door.
  • the frame 9 of the force transmission element 5 according to the invention makes it possible to reduce the translational coupling of the different plungers 7, while being integral with said plungers 7, in particular by molding in the same mold.
  • the force transmission element 5 obtained is therefore of low production cost while being compact and easy to handle.

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  1. Element zur Übertragung einer Niederdrückkraft zwischen einem Schalterkörper (3) und einer Anzahl N, die größer oder gleich 2 ist, von an den Enden eines Segments (S) oder den Ecken eines Vielecks (P) angeordneten elektronischen Schaltern (11), welches N Stößel (7), die entlang einer Niederdrückachse des Schalterkörpers (3) translatorisch beweglich sind, und einen nachgiebigen Rahmen (9), der die N Stößel (7) verbindet, aufweist, wobei der Rahmen (9) aufweist:
    - für jeden Stößel (7) einen Umgehungsabschnitt (13), der jeweils den zugeordneten Stößel (7) teilweise umgibt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Rahmen aufweist:
    - Verbindungsabschnitte (15), welche die Umgehungsabschnitte (13) paarweise verbinden, so dass ein geschlossener äußerer Rahmen gebildet wird,
    und dadurch, dass der Rahmen aufweist:
    - Steuerstäbe (17), die an einem freien Ende einen Stößel (7) tragen und über das andere Ende mit dem Umgehungsabschnitt eines Stößels (7) verbunden sind, der, wenn man dem Vieleck (P) in einer vorbestimmten Richtung folgt, benachbart ist.
  2. Kraftübertragungselement nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass N gleich 4 ist, und dadurch, dass das Vieleck (P) ein Parallelogramm ist.
  3. Kraftübertragungselement nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Vieleck (P) ein Rhombus oder ein Quadrat ist.
  4. Kraftübertragungselement nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass N = 8 ist, und dadurch, dass das Vieleck (P) ein Achteck ist.
  5. Kraftübertragungselement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Rahmen (9) mit den Stößeln (7) stoffschlüssig verbunden ist.
  6. Kraftübertragungselement nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stößel (7) und der Rahmen (9) durch Formen von Kunststoff erhalten werden.
  7. Kraftübertragungselement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungsstäbe (17) Windungen umfassen, welche sie verlängern.
  8. Kraftübertragungselement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungsabschnitte (15) Windungen umfassen, welche sie verlängern.
  9. Kraftübertragungselement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuerstäbe (17) und die Umgehungsabschnitte (13) in der kontinuierlichen Verlängerung voneinander ausgebildet sind.
  10. Kraftübertragungselement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungsabschnitte (15) und die Umgehungsabschnitte (13) durch einen rechtwinkligen Anschluss verbunden sind.
  11. Steuerungsmodul, welches einen Schalterkörper (3) aufweist, der durch Niederdrücken in einer Anzahl N, die größer oder gleich 2 ist, von Richtungen geneigt werden kann, umfassend:
    ∘ N elektronische Schalter (11), die an den Enden eines Segments (S) oder den Ecken eines Vielecks (P) angeordnet sind,
    ∘ N Stößel (7), die starr und entlang einer Niederdrückachse des Schalterkörpers (3) translatorisch beweglich sind,
    ∘ einen Rahmen (9), der die N Stößel (7) verbindet,
    wobei der Rahmen (9) aufweist:
    ▪ für jeden Stößel (7) einen Umgehungsabschnitt (13), der jeweils den zugeordneten Stößel (7) teilweise umgibt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Rahmen (9) aufweist:
    ▪ Verbindungsabschnitte (15), welche die Umgehungsabschnitte (13) paarweise verbinden, so dass ein geschlossener äußerer Rahmen gebildet wird,
    ▪ Steuerstäbe (17), die an einem freien Ende einen Stößel (7) tragen und über das andere Ende mit dem Umgehungsabschnitt eines Stößels (7) verbunden sind, der, wenn man dem Vieleck (P) in einer vorbestimmten Richtung folgt, benachbart ist.
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