JP2007092411A - Window switch unit for motor vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the whole of a window switch unit produced compactly in such a manner that any erroneous operation can be prevented for the unit. <P>SOLUTION: A slide panel 6 is installed to a unit case 4 in a manner permitting a sliding operation for the slide panel, and an operation knob 9 is arranged on the slide panel 6. A contact switching mechanism is installed, which can be selectively connected to a vehicle window operating circuit 11 for front seat or a vehicle window operating circuit 12 for rear seat by operating electrical contacts of the operation knob 9 depending upon the slide position of the slide panel 6. In this way, the windows for front seats and rear seats of the motor vehicle can be opened or closed by adjusting a slide position and operating the operation knob 9 on the slide panel 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle window switch unit that is attached to an inner wall of a door on the driver's seat side of a vehicle and that opens and closes a plurality of vehicle windows in one place.

As a vehicle window switch unit, a vehicle window selection switch and an operation knob for opening and closing the vehicle window are arranged side by side on the base member, and any vehicle window can be opened and closed by a combination operation of the vehicle window selection switch and the operation knob. Has been devised.
JP 10-169309 A

  However, in this conventional vehicle window switch unit, since the vehicle window selection switch and the operation knob are arranged in parallel on the base member, there is a concern that the base member becomes larger and the occupied area in the vehicle becomes larger. The

  In general, when driving a vehicle, for example, when a passenger is on the front seat only, the rear window window operation is not necessary. However, in the conventional vehicle window switch unit, Even in such a situation, since a plurality of vehicle window selection switches are disposed, there is a possibility that the vehicle window selection switch on the rear seat side is erroneously pressed and the vehicle window on the rear seat side is opened and closed.

  Accordingly, the present invention is intended to provide a vehicle window switch unit capable of miniaturizing the entire unit and preventing erroneous operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is directed to an operation knob (for example, in an embodiment described later) for operating a vehicle window opening / closing drive circuit (for example, an elevation drive circuit 11, 12 in an embodiment described later). In a vehicle window switch unit that includes operation knobs 8 and 9 and operates a plurality of vehicle window opening / closing drive circuits on one unit, it can be slid to a base member (for example, a unit case 4 in an embodiment described later). A slide member (for example, a slide panel 6 in an embodiment described later) that is attached and restricts the operation of a specific vehicle window opening / closing drive circuit according to the slide position is provided, and the operation knob is disposed on the slide member. did.

  In this case, since the operation knob is disposed on the slide member that is slid on the base member, the base member can be reduced in size. In addition, the opening / closing drive circuit of a specific vehicle window that is not used can be limited by the position operation of the slide member.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a contact switching mechanism (for example, described later) between the slide member and the base member that switches the contact according to the slide position of the slide member. The contact switching mechanism 10) in the embodiment is provided, and the electrical contacts of the operation knob are selectively connected to the opening / closing drive circuits of the plurality of vehicle windows by the contact switching mechanism.

  In this case, the contact switching mechanism selectively connects the electrical contact of the operation knob to one of the open / close drive circuits according to the slide position of the slide member. As a result, only the opening / closing drive circuit of the selected vehicle window can be operated by the operation knob, and the remaining opening / closing drive circuit cannot be operated.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a plurality of operation knobs corresponding to different vehicle windows along the slide operation direction on the slide member (for example, operations in embodiments described later) The knobs 9A and 9B) are arranged in parallel, and a restriction wall (for example, described later) is provided on the base member so as to cover an upper portion of a specific operation knob at one slide position of the slide member and restrict the operation of the operation knob. The limiting wall 20) in the embodiment is provided.

  In this case, when the slide member is slid to one side, the operation of the operation knob corresponding to the specific vehicle window is physically restricted by the restriction wall, and only the remaining operation knobs can be operated.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the operation knob is arranged on the slide member that is slid on the base member, the base member can be downsized to reduce the size of the entire unit. Since the operation of the opening / closing drive circuit for the specific vehicle window can be restricted by the slide position of the slide member, unintentional erroneous operation of the vehicle window can be prevented in advance.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the operation of the opening / closing drive circuit of the vehicle window that is not used can be limited only by providing a contact switching mechanism that switches according to the slide position of the slide member, Can be further advantageously reduced.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, when the slide member is slid to one side, the operation of the operation knob corresponding to the specific vehicle window is physically restricted by the restriction wall. However, the increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed by simplifying the structure.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, “front” and “rear” refer to the front and rear in the direction of travel of the vehicle, and the same applies to “left” and “right” in the direction of travel of the vehicle. It shall point to the left and right of In the drawing, an arrow F indicates the front side.

  1 to 4 show a window switch unit 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The window switch unit 1 is attached to, for example, a door trim portion of a side door on the driver's seat side, and can move up and down the left and right window glasses of the front seat and the rear seat by operation on the unit. .

  The window switch unit 1 has a concave portion 5 formed on the upper surface side of a unit case 4 (base member) that accommodates an elevation operation mechanism 2 and a circuit board (elevation switch circuit 3 and the like), and a slide panel 6 ( A slide member) is attached. The slide panel 6 is guided by a guide groove 7 formed on the side wall in the recess 5, and can be slid along substantially the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. On the slide panel 6, a left operation knob 8 and a right operation knob 9 corresponding to the left and right vehicle windows are arranged side by side in the width direction. These operation knobs 8 and 9 actuate the right and left lifting operation mechanisms 2 in the unit case 4 by a raising operation and a tilting operation with one end side as a rotation fulcrum.

  Each lifting / lowering operation mechanism 2 is a mechanism for operating the lifting / lowering switch circuit 3 corresponding to the left and right vehicle windows, and each of the left / right lifting / lowering switch circuits 3 is connected to the front and rear window glass lifting / lowering drive circuits 11 through the contact switching mechanism 10. 12 (open / close drive circuit). Here, the operation knobs 8 and 9 and the corresponding elevation operation mechanism 2, elevation switch circuit 3, contact switching mechanism 10 and the like have the same configuration except for the left and right. For this reason, the following description will be made by taking the right-side vehicle window shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 as an example.

  The contact switching mechanism 10 includes a movable contact 13 disposed on the lower surface of the slide panel 6 and switching contacts 14A and 14B disposed on the upper surface of the unit case 4. The contact switching mechanism 10 is movable according to the slide position before and after the slide panel 6. The contact of the contact 13 is switched to one of the contacts 14A and 14B. The switching contacts 14A and 14B are connected to the lift drive circuits 11 and 12, respectively, and the movable contact 13 is always connected to the lift switch circuit 3 regardless of the slide position of the slide panel 6. Therefore, the lift switch circuit 3 is connected to the front seat side lift drive circuit 11 when the slide panel 6 is in the forward position, and is connected to the rear seat side lift drive circuit 12 when it is in the retracted position.

  A guide recess 5a deeper than other portions of the recess 5 is formed on the front edge side of the upper surface of the unit case 4 so that the driver can easily place a finger on the tip of the operation knobs 8 and 9.

In the above configuration, for example, when the window glass on the right side of the front seat is moved up and down, the slide panel 6 is displaced to the front slide position as shown in FIG. 3, and the operation knob 9 is operated in that state. At this time, since the movable contact 13 of the contact switching mechanism 10 is in contact with the front switching contact 14A, the lift switch circuit 3 is connected to the front lift drive circuit 11, and as a result, only the windshield on the front seat side is connected. It is operated by the operation knob 9.
On the other hand, the rear elevation drive circuit 12 is not connected to the elevation switch circuit 3 at this time, and therefore cannot be operated unless the slide panel 6 is slid.

  When the window glass on the right side of the rear seat is moved up and down, the slide panel 6 is slid to the rear slide position as shown in FIG. 4, and the operation knob 9 is operated in that state. As a result, the movable contact 13 of the contact switching mechanism 10 contacts the rear switching contact 14B, and the lift switch circuit 3 is connected to the rear lift drive circuit 12. As a result, only the window glass on the rear seat side can be operated by the operation knob 9, and the operation of the window glass on the front seat side is limited.

  The window switch unit 1 is provided with operation knobs 8 and 9 for raising and lowering operations on the slite panel 6 for operating the contact switching mechanism 10, so that the arrangement space for the operation parts on the unit case 4 can be made compact. Therefore, the entire unit can be downsized. Therefore, when this window switch unit 1 is employed, the area occupied by the window switch unit 1 can be reduced, and the degree of freedom of component layout in the vehicle interior can be increased.

  Further, in the window switch unit 1, the front / rear drive circuit 11 or 12 can be completely disengaged from the operation knobs 8 and 9 by sliding the slide panel 6. It is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of operating the window glass by mistake.

  Furthermore, in the case of this window switch unit 1, the operation of the lifting drive circuit 11 or 12 on the unused side can be limited only by providing the contact switching mechanism 10 between the slide panel 6 and the unit case 4. The number of parts such as the operation knobs 8 and 9 can be reduced, which is further advantageous in reducing the size of the unit.

  Next, a second embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described. In addition, in embodiment described below also including 3rd Embodiment, the same code | symbol shall be attached | subjected to the same part as 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description shall be abbreviate | omitted.

  In the window switch unit 101, a slide panel 106 is slidably operated back and forth on the concave portion 5 of the unit case 4, and an operation knob 9A for a front seat side vehicle window and a rear seat are arranged on the slide panel 106 in the front and rear positions. An operation knob 9B for the side vehicle window is arranged in parallel. Although the front and rear operation knobs 9A and 9B are not shown in the figure, those having the same configuration are provided in two rows in the width direction corresponding to the left and right vehicle windows. Hereinafter, only the right operation knobs 9A and 9B and the mechanisms and circuits associated therewith will be described.

  The front and rear operation knobs 9A and 9B are connected to individual lift switch circuits 3A and 3B via the lift operation mechanisms 2A and 2B. The lift switch circuits 3A and 3B are respectively connected to the lift drive circuits 11 and 12 of the front and rear vehicle windows. It is connected. Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, the operation knobs 9A, 9B, the elevation operation mechanisms 2A, 2B and the elevation switch circuits 3A, 3B linked to the operation knobs 9A, 9B are dedicated to the front and rear vehicle windows.

  On the other hand, a limiting wall 20 that extends forward so as to have a set gap with respect to the bottom wall of the recess 5 is integrally formed at the rear edge of the upper surface side of the unit case 4. The rear edge portion of the slide panel 106 is disposed between the recess 5 and the restriction wall 20, and the restriction wall 20 is formed on the rear seat side when the slide panel 106 is slid backward as shown in FIG. The upper side of the operation knob 9B is almost completely covered. Therefore, when the slide panel 106 is in this operation position, the operation of the operation knob 9 is physically restricted by the restriction wall 20.

  Since the window switch unit 101 has a structure in which the operation knobs 9A and 9B are arranged on the slide panel 106, the arrangement space of the operation parts on the unit case 4 is made compact as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the entire unit can be reduced in size.

  Further, when the slide panel 106 is slid rearward, the operation of the operation knob 9 </ b> B by the restriction wall 20 can be prevented from being erroneously operated. .

  Further, in the case of this embodiment, since a complicated mechanism such as a contact switching mechanism is not used, the manufacturing cost can be reduced by simplifying the structure.

Next, a third embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 will be described.
The window switch unit 201 is basically the same as that of the second embodiment. However, when the slide panel 106 is slid forward, the wind switch unit 201 is turned off to turn off the front seat lift switch circuit 3A. The difference is that an operation circuit 25 is provided.

  That is, the shut-off operation circuit 25 includes a position detection sensor 26 that detects that the slide panel 106 is in the forward slide position, and a shut-off switch 27 that receives the detection signal from the position detection sensor 26 and shuts the lift switch circuit 3A. It consists of and.

  Therefore, the window switch unit 201 has the lift switch circuits 3A and 3B (lift drive) on the side that is not operated by the functions of the shutoff operation circuit 25 and the restriction wall 20 when the slide panel 106 is in any of the front and rear slide positions. The operation of the circuits 11, 12) can be reliably restricted.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, A various design change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary. For example, in the above embodiment, the slide member on which the operation knob 9 (9A, 9B) is arranged is configured by the slide panel 6 (106) that is a plate-like member, but the slide member has a shape other than the plate-like shape. Even so, it can be adopted.

The top view which shows the window switch unit of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the window switch unit of the embodiment. Sectional drawing corresponding to the AA cross section of FIG. 2 when front seat side vehicle window operation is selected. Sectional drawing corresponding to the AA cross section of FIG. 2 when rear seat side vehicle window operation is selected. Sectional drawing similar to FIG. 3 when the front seat side vehicle window operation which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. Sectional drawing similar to FIG. 4 when the rear seat side vehicle window operation which shows the same embodiment is selected. Sectional drawing similar to FIG. 3 when the front seat side vehicle window operation which shows 3rd Embodiment of this invention is selected. Sectional drawing similar to FIG. 4 when the rear seat side vehicle window operation which shows the same embodiment is selected.

Explanation of symbols

1, 101, 201 ... Wind switch unit 4 ... Unit case (base member)
6,106 ... slide panel (slide member)
8, 9 ... Operation knob 10 ... Contact switching mechanism 11, 12 ... Lifting drive circuit (opening / closing drive circuit)
20 ... Restriction wall

Claims (3)

In a vehicle window switch unit that includes an operation knob for operating a vehicle window opening / closing drive circuit and operating a plurality of vehicle window opening / closing drive circuits on one unit,
A vehicle is characterized in that a slide member which is attached to a base member so as to be slidable and restricts an operation of a specific vehicle window opening / closing drive circuit according to a slide position is provided, and the operation knob is arranged on the slide member. Wind switch unit.   Provided between the slide member and the base member is a contact switching mechanism that switches the contact according to the slide position of the slide member, and the contact switching mechanism allows the electrical contacts of the operation knob to be connected to a plurality of vehicle window opening / closing drive circuits. 2. The vehicle window switch unit according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle window switch unit is selectively connected. A plurality of operation knobs corresponding to different vehicle windows along the slide operation direction are arranged in parallel on the slide member, and above the specific operation knob at one slide position of the slide member on the base member. 2. The vehicle window switch unit according to claim 1, further comprising a restriction wall that restricts the operation of the operation knob.

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