WO2022233793A1 - Electrical installation device - Google Patents
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- WO2022233793A1 WO2022233793A1 PCT/EP2022/061720 EP2022061720W WO2022233793A1 WO 2022233793 A1 WO2022233793 A1 WO 2022233793A1 EP 2022061720 W EP2022061720 W EP 2022061720W WO 2022233793 A1 WO2022233793 A1 WO 2022233793A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
- H01H9/18—Distinguishing marks on switches, e.g. for indicating switch location in the dark; Adaptation of switches to receive distinguishing marks
- H01H9/181—Distinguishing marks on switches, e.g. for indicating switch location in the dark; Adaptation of switches to receive distinguishing marks using a programmable display, e.g. LED or LCD
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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
- H01H13/76—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 wherein some or all of the operating members actuate different combinations of the contact sets, e.g. ten operating members actuating different combinations of four contact sets
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2300/00—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
- H01H2300/04—Programmable interface between a set of switches and a set of functions, e.g. for reconfiguration of a control panel
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- the present invention relates to an electrical installation device with a Ge housing in which several buttons and an actuating button are arranged.
- Such installation devices are known in many forms and are used to switch electrical components such as lighting fixtures, blind controls, temperature controls, etc.
- an electrical installation device with a housing in which at least two buttons are arranged, over which a common Actuate supply button is arranged.
- the actuating button can thus be used not only to actuate one or the other button. Rather, it is possible to actuate both buttons at the same time with one and the same actuating button.
- an electronic means is provided which only outputs a single switching signal if both buttons are actuated by the actuating button within a predetermined time window.
- an actuating button can be arranged over two or more buttons, so that two or more buttons can be actuated when the button is pressed.
- the electronic means is provided which only outputs a single switching signal, even if both buttons have been pressed within the specified time window.
- the installation device can be designed in such a way that the actuating button covers only one button or two, four or even more buttons.
- the electronic means always ensuring that regardless of the number of buttons covered by the actuation button, only a single switching signal is output, even if several buttons are within of the time window can be pressed simultaneously.
- the electronic means can include a switching device which deactivates the switching function of one or more pushbuttons. This ensures that only one button is activated at a time, so that only a single switching signal is output.
- the electronic means can detect an actuation of a plurality of buttons within the time window. This makes it possible, for example, to detect which of the buttons was pressed first within the time window, so that only its switching signal is output. In the same way, it is also possible to disable all other buttons for a certain period of time after detecting the button that was pressed first.
- micro-keys can be provided as the keys, which are arranged in at least two rows on a circuit board. Such an arrangement can be produced very inexpensively and installed in a space-saving manner.
- a display can be provided next to the buttons, which displays the switching states and/or switching functions assigned to the buttons.
- other parameters such as temperature, humidity level, time, etc. can of course also be displayed.
- the display can be arranged next to a row of buttons or between two rows of buttons, whereby the display can be mounted or aligned horizontally or vertically.
- the representation of the functions in the display can be flexibly reprogrammed together with the assignment of the individual keys.
- the display can be divided into different segments, e.g. depending on individual buttons or individual keys, whereby the display segments can be freely programmable both in size and in the assignment and/or positioning to the individual buttons or keys. An asymmetrical division of the display segments is also possible here, or the display of a single display segment on the entire display.
- a bi-stable display for example an e-paper display, which is arranged in particular between two or between two rows of actuating keys.
- a bi-stable display can also be individually programmed and configured so that, for example, the function of a particular button and also the switching position of an electrical component can be displayed.
- a bistable display has the advantage that it also displays information if the supply voltage should fail.
- a controller can be provided that assigns different switching times to at least one button depending on the time of day. assigns functions. For example, the switching function for outdoor lighting can be assigned to one and the same button from a certain time of day, while indoor lighting can be switched with the same button at another time of day.
- the controller can also be used to assign a freely configurable function to each button, be it a switching function or a programming or display function.
- a plurality of actuating buttons of different sizes can be provided, so that the electrical installation device can be flexibly configured depending on requirements.
- a large number of switching options can be provided with one and the same installation device simply by providing different sized actuation buttons.
- the size of an actuation button can be an integer multiple of the size of another actuation button.
- an actuation button can be provided which is twice as large, three times as large or even four times as large as another actuation button.
- the actuating button can be clipped into a holding element of the installation device, which has an integrally formed spring element which presses the actuating button into its rest position.
- the actuating button only has to be clipped into the retaining element for assembly, with the actuating button then being pressed into its rest position by the spring element.
- you press the Actuate supply button this then exerts - for example by an integrally formed actuating projection - a pressure on one or more associated buttons and after releasing the operating button by the spring element as the pushed back into the rest position.
- all the operating buttons of the installation device can be clipped into the retaining element, which simplifies both the installation and the replacement of individual operating buttons.
- the holding element can be designed like a frame and, in particular, surround a display. This allows actuating buttons to be arranged on two or more sides of a display.
- the spring element can be fork-shaped and in particular can be penetrated by an actuating projection of the actuating button.
- the actuating button is held centrally above each button.
- actuation buttons can be provided, with at least one actuation button covering only a single button.
- Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of an installation device
- FIG. 2 shows a perspective exploded view of a further embodiment of an installation device
- FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of the installation device of Fig. 2;
- Fig. 4 shows a partially sectioned representation of a further embodiment of an installation device;
- Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the installation device of Fig. 2.
- Fig. 1 shows an electrical installation device with a housing 10 in which sixteen buttons 12 are arranged in the illustrated embodiment, where at eight buttons 12 a common actuating button 14s is net angeord.
- FIG. 2 shows another electrical installation device that is basically constructed similarly to the installation device of FIG. 1, but with two spaced rows, each with four buttons 12, being provided and a display 18 being arranged between the two rows.
- the area of the operation button 142 is twice the area of the operation button 14i.
- each actuation button 14i covers a button 12
- the actuation button 142 covers two buttons 12
- the actuation button 144 covers four buttons 12.
- the housing 10 has a housing pot which is open at the top and in which electronic components 16 which are covered by an intermediate plate 20 are arranged.
- the buttons 12 are designed as micro-buttons, which are arranged in two spaced rows on a circuit board 22, with an LED 24 being located next to each button 12, which can visualize a switching signal.
- a display 26 is arranged in the illustrated embodiment, which is designed as an e-paper display. This display is freely configurable and programmable with the help of the electronic components 16, so that, for example, it can be displayed next to the assigned buttons which electrical components can be switched by the respective button.
- the installation device of FIG. 2 has a holding element 30 which is designed in a frame-like manner and which surrounds a recess for the display 26 , with the holding element 30 being able to be clipped onto the housing 10 .
- the installation device of FIG. 1 has a similarly designed holding element 30', which, however, is not designed like a frame, since no display is provided in this exemplary embodiment.
- Each spring element 32 is fork-shaped and has two Federar me 34 and 36, between which (in plan view) each have a button 12 is net angeord.
- an actuating projection 40 which is integrally formed on the underside of the actuating buttons, on the associated button 12 einwir ken.
- the actuating buttons 14i have an actuating projection 40, while the actuating buttons 142 are provided with two actuating projections 40.
- the actuation button 14s se the actuation button 14s on its underside a total of eight actuation projections 40.
- Fig. 3 shows that each actuating button is provided with tongues 42 on its inside, which can engage behind suitable projections of the holding element 30, so that each actuating button, regardless of its size, can be clipped into the holding element 30, 30' and then removed from the Spring arms 36 is pressed into its rest position.
- the Actuate supply keys 142, 144 and 14s can be used to actuate several pushbuttons 12 at the same time.
- the electrical installation device in the electronic components 16 has an electronic means that only outputs a single switching signal when several buttons 12 are pressed by one Actuate button within a predetermined time window, for example within 250 ms, actuated.
- the electronic means can have a monitoring unit that monitors all buttons to determine whether they are actuated, in which case only a single switching signal is given by the controller. If, for example, in the installation device of FIG.
- buttons 12 are actuated by pressing the actuating button 14s, the monitoring unit recognizes which of the buttons 12 was actuated first and then blocks the switching function for the specified time window the other buttons. According to one embodiment, it is also possible that the monitoring device only activates individual buttons and deactivates other buttons.
- buttons can also be selected by providing mechanical means which, in the case of multiple control elements, ensure that when a button is pressed only one ner of the underlying button is pressed.
- mechanical means which, in the case of multiple control elements, ensure that when a button is pressed only one ner of the underlying button is pressed.
- only a single actuating projection 40 can be provided on the underside of each actuating button, so that only a single button can be actuated by this actuating button. In this case, no actuating projections are provided for the other buttons located below the actuating button.
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