WO2008087239A9 - Disposicion de conjuntos conmutadores de pulsador - Google Patents
Disposicion de conjuntos conmutadores de pulsadorInfo
- Publication number
- WO2008087239A9 WO2008087239A9 PCT/ES2008/000019 ES2008000019W WO2008087239A9 WO 2008087239 A9 WO2008087239 A9 WO 2008087239A9 ES 2008000019 W ES2008000019 W ES 2008000019W WO 2008087239 A9 WO2008087239 A9 WO 2008087239A9
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- Prior art keywords
- push
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- control system
- button switch
- local control
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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
- H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
- H01H13/83—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by legends, e.g. Braille, liquid crystal displays, light emitting or optical elements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
- G06F3/023—Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
- G06F3/0238—Programmable keyboards
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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
- H01H13/023—Light-emitting indicators
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2219/00—Legends
- H01H2219/036—Light emitting elements
- H01H2219/037—Light emitting elements using organic materials, e.g. organic LED
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2231/00—Applications
- H01H2231/024—Dispensing machine
Definitions
- the present invention relates in general to an arrangement of push-button switch assemblies, of which they carry respective OLED screens with corresponding local control units connected to an electronic central control system, and in particular to an arrangement of push-button switch assemblies whose local control units are connected to said central control electronic system through a single common bus of two-way communications.
- the invention finds a particular application in automatic dispensing machines ("vending" type) where the OLED screen of each switch can be used to present usage or advertising information or in recreational machines with the functionality of indicating information related to the game, prizes, variants, etc.
- Patent application EP-A-1589551 is known as a push-button switch assembly with an OLED screen supported in a housing thereof in a position visible to a user, and a controller circuit electrically coupled to the switch assembly to control the screen in response to the operation of the switch of the push-button switch assembly, and other factors, such as the passage of a certain period of time.
- Said controller circuit comprises a power supply, a screen controller device, or "driver”, and a microcontroller responsible for performing functions of managing the input / output operations of the screen controller, as well as functions for updating the screen, and includes a memory (eg flash or RAM).
- the controller circuit is programmed to make the OLED screen show certain visual information.
- Said patent application contemplates the possibility of communicating, wirelessly (via radio frequency, sound or light) or via cable, to the controller circuit with a remote station in order to be remotely reprogrammed.
- the central configuration unit is communicated in a unidirectional manner with a computer so that the latter sends the new information to be displayed.
- the present invention concerns an arrangement of push-button switch assemblies, of the type comprising a plurality of push-button switch sets, each of them with at least one screen consisting of organic light emitting diodes, known as OLEDs. and a respective local control unit adapted to control the selective on / off of said OLEDs 1 being said local control units of said push-button switch assemblies connected to an electronic central control system adapted to control said local control units.
- the arrangement of push-button switch sets proposed by the invention is characterized in that the electronic central control system is connected to the local control units through a single common bus of two-way communications.
- the plurality of individual communication channels used in the state of the art is omitted, requiring only one communication channel to communicate all the local control units with the electronic central control system, consisting said single communication channel on a bus formed by a series of cables (the number of which will depend on the interface or protocol to be used), both for power and for data, along which the local control units are connected at different points .
- each of these comprises a memory with data referring to a respective local address, the electronic central control system being adapted to identify each of said addresses local, and thus be able to send each of them individually (or a sub-group of them) an information to display on your screen.
- said electronic central control system and said local control units are adapted to communicate with each other by using the same serial communications protocol.
- the electronic central control system is adapted to use a serial communications protocol of a first type (such as
- USB serial communications protocol of a second type
- the electronic central control system is connected to the common bus through an intermediate converter device of protocols adapted to convert the communications transmitted with said protocol of a first type to communications with said protocol of a second type, and vice versa.
- this can be, depending on the exemplary embodiment, from a CPU, such as a personal computer, or PC, to another kind of microprocessed system capable of communicating properly with the control units.
- a CPU such as a personal computer, or PC
- another kind of microprocessed system capable of communicating properly with the control units.
- the electronic central control system is also connected to the output of some switches of said push-button switch assemblies, each of which can be activated by pressing a respective button, the electronic central control system being adapted to identify the activation of each of said switches and act accordingly, for example by sending a certain information to the local control unit of the push button switch assembly whose switch has been operated, so that it shows on its respective screen.
- the push-button switch assemblies that form the proposed arrangement are grouped into one or more groups.
- the push-button switch assemblies are coupled to one or more panels of one or more respective machines, for example recreational, in order to perform different functions related to said machines when pressed by a user.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of the arrangement proposed by the invention for an embodiment example
- Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of the arrangement proposed by the invention for another embodiment
- Fig. 3 is a plan view of a printed circuit board incorporating a circuitry including a local control unit for an example of embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a push button switch assembly of the arrangement proposed by the invention for an embodiment.
- the present invention concerns an arrangement comprising a plurality of push-button switch assemblies
- P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ... P n each with a screen Di, D 2 , D 3 ... D n consisting of organic light emitting diodes, or OLEDs, and a respective control unit local 2 ⁇ 2 2
- said local control units 2 ⁇ 2 2 , 2 3 ... 2 n of said push-buttons are connected to an electronic central control system 1 (such as a central processing unit PC) through a single common bus of two-way communications 4, along different points of said bus 4.
- an electronic central control system 1 such as a central processing unit PC
- both the electronic central control system 1 and said local control units 2 U 2 2 , 2 3 ... 2 n are adapted to communicate with each other by using the same protocol serial communications, so that the common bus 4 to which each of the units 2i, 2 2 , 2 3 ... 2 n are connected is directly connected to the electronic central control system 1.
- the electronic central control system 1 is adapted to use a serial communications protocol of a first type and the local control units 2 ⁇ , 2 2 , 2 3 .. .2 n are adapted to use a serial communications protocol of a second type, so that the arrangement also comprises a protocol converter device 3 interspersed between the central electronic control system 1 and the common bus 4, and adapted to convert the communications transmitted with said protocol of a first type to communications with said protocol of a second type, and vice versa.
- the central electronic system 1 is connected to said protocol converter device 3 through a communication channel 5, the information circulating through said channel 5 in a bidirectional manner with said protocol of a first type and through the common bus 4 with said protocol of a second type.
- the communications protocol of a first type is a universal serial bus protocol, or USB
- the communications protocol of a second type is RS-232, RS-485 or RS-422, or any other
- the local control units 2 ⁇ , 2 2 , 2 3 ... 2 n each of them comprises one or more M memories associated with data referring to a respective local address, by means of which reading the electronic central control system 1 is adapted to identify each of said local addresses.
- Each of said local control units 2 17 2 2 , 2 3 ... 2 n comprises a microcontroller ⁇ C, which for one embodiment not illustrated comprises one of said memories therein, and for the preferred embodiment illustrated Fig. 3 is connected externally to the memory M, since it is external to the microcontroller ⁇ C.
- FIG. 3 another series of elements included in the illustrated local control unit 2 1 is shown, which is formed by a printed circuit board
- PCB with a circuitry (schematically represented) formed by said microcontroller ⁇ C, in connection with an oscillator O, with the memory M, with a first connector Cn 1 to be connected to the electronic central control system 1, as well as a controlling device for screen or "driver" C, connected to a second connector Cn 2 to be connected to a respective OLED screen D 1 .
- a circuitry (schematically represented) formed by said microcontroller ⁇ C, in connection with an oscillator O, with the memory M, with a first connector Cn 1 to be connected to the electronic central control system 1, as well as a controlling device for screen or "driver" C, connected to a second connector Cn 2 to be connected to a respective OLED screen D 1 .
- Fig. 4 one of the push-button switch assemblies P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ... P n is illustrated for an exemplary embodiment for which it comprises: a base body 6 adapted to be fixed to a panel (not illustrated); an actuator assembly 8, with a translucent or transparent cover 9, mounted in a linearly movable manner in said base body 6 and adapted to be pressed to operate a switch 7 with an end portion 12 of said actuator assembly 8; a PCB support plate, such as the one illustrated in Fig. 3, which carries a circuit that includes said local control unit 1 ⁇ , 2 2 , 2 3 ...
- Said first connector Cni is adapted to connect the respective local control unit 2 1; 2 2 , 2 3 ... 2 n to the common two-way communication bus 4 by means of a second wiring 11, which is illustrated in Fig. 4 as a flat cable hose, in the same way as the first wiring 10.
- This plurality of locally controlled push button switch sets and linked by a single common two-way communication bus to an electronic central control system is particularly applicable to vending or recreational machines where, through the push button screen, instructions related to the user can be sent related to The operation of the machine or the game.
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Priority Applications (4)
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EP08718420.6A EP2110833A4 (en) | 2007-01-17 | 2008-01-16 | SWITCHING DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH PRESSURE BUTTON |
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