EP1685579B1 - Switch panel having at least one switch - Google Patents
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- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
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- 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
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- H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
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- 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
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- the invention relates to a switch panel with at least one switch, the actuating button is located in an opening of a front panel, and arranged in the region of the opening of the front panel, the switch enclosing housing, which between an inner and an outer peripheral wall open against the front panel, translucent covered annular gap for receiving at least one illumination means forms.
- the invention is therefore an object of the invention to improve a switch box with at least one switch of the type described so that despite the use of low-power lighting means a sufficiently bright peripheral lighting of the control button can be achieved, but without having to drive a high design effort.
- the peripheral lighting should be relatively inexpensive and allow long service life.
- the invention solves the problem set by the fact that the housing is flush with the outer peripheral wall inserted into the opening of the front panel and surrounds the actuating button with its inner peripheral wall and that the translucent cover of the annular gap between the inner and outer peripheral wall of extending over the front panel Foil exists.
- the housing is flush with the outer peripheral wall inserted into the opening of the front panel and enclosing its inner peripheral wall, the actuating button, it can be dispensed with a complex structural design of the actuating button for a circumferential lighting, since the annular gap with its lighting means separated from the switch in the opening the front panel is located. So it does not require opaque cover of the operation button due to the lack of back lighting. Furthermore is to ensure with low-power lighting means still sufficient brightness of the peripheral lighting, as in the invention, in contrast to the prior art, on the one hand, no loss of brightness due to be kept distances and on the other hand, the entire luminosity of the lighting means for the peripheral lighting can be used.
- the illuminants are provided with a self-contained receptacle, whereby soiling can be avoided.
- the peripheral lighting according to the invention is therefore characterized by a long service life and low costs in production and operation.
- the operation button protrudes with a curved actuating surface over the front panel surface, it is comparatively easy for a user to see the pressure point of the actuating button, which further reduces the risk of damaging the film of the annular gap.
- the actuating surface is additionally covered by a protective film which extends over the housing and is transparent at least in the region of the annular gap between the inner and outer peripheral wall, then not only contamination of the switch can be avoided, but also the strength of the cover of the annular gap is increased.
- the lighting means and the switch are provided on a circuit board and protrude through bottom recesses in the housing, so can be carried out with a release of the board from the housing in a simple and fast way maintenance.
- a front plate 4 for example of an aluminum material, forms an opening 3, into which a housing 1, for example of a plastic material, is inserted.
- the housing 1 ends with its outer peripheral wall 2 flush with this opening 3 and has between its outer peripheral wall 2 and its inner peripheral wall 5 an open against the front panel 4 annular gap 8.
- a plurality of illumination means 11 are used, which are provided for a peripheral illumination of an enclosed by the inner peripheral wall 5 operating button 6 of a switch 12 (Fig. 2).
- the switching on and off of the peripheral lighting can be done, for example, with a control device, not shown, which supplies the lighting means 11, for example LED modules, upon actuation of the switch 12 electrical power.
- the switch 12 is thus separated from the annular gap 8 by an opaque housing wall 5, so that no back lighting of the operation button 6 is to be feared. It can therefore be guaranteed a peripheral lighting with a comparatively sharp contour, especially since the entire luminosity of the lighting means 11 is available without scattering losses of the peripheral lighting.
- the sides surrounding the illumination means 11 of the housing 1 are mirrored.
- To avoid contamination of the annular gap 8 is covered with a translucent cover of a extending over the front panel 4 slide 9. It has been found that it is advantageous to let the film 9 edge not only on the annular gap 8 but also to the actuating button 6 and possibly also in this overlap area with the operation button 6 to glue. Thus, the switch 12 can be protected against contamination. In addition, so the narrow housing web between the annular gap 8 and inner peripheral wall 5 are covered.
- the actuating button 6 protrudes with its curved actuating surface on the front panel surface, which also visually indicates the position of the actuating button 6 for the user of the switch panel, so that can be dispensed with markings on the film 9 to indicate the operation button 6. Furthermore, the actuating button 6 is covered with a extending over the housing 1, at least in the region of the annular gap 8 between the inner and outer peripheral wall 2 and 5 translucent protective film 10, which on the one hand in a simple manner after making the switch box, the color of the peripheral illumination determined or can be changed and on the other hand, the switch 12 is protected against contamination or wear.
- This additional film cover 10 may be glued, for example in the overlapping area with the drawn over the front panel 9 film. But it is also conceivable that only a film is pulled over the front panel, which consists of the film 9 and the additional film cover 10.
- the illumination means 11 and the switch 12 are provided on a circuit board 13 with electrical connections, which board 13 also has openings for fastening pins 14 of the housing.
- the circuit board 13 is fixedly connected to the housing 1, which is not shown in detail. For maintenance, therefore, only the circuit board 13 is to be separated from the housing 1, which then the lighting means 11 and the switch 12 are easily accessible.
- the housing 1 is pressed by the circuit board 13 to the front panel 4 of the switch panel, so that slipping of the housing 1 during actuation of the switch 12 can be excluded.
- bottom recesses 15 are respectively provided in the housing 1 (FIG. 3), in which they also protrude.
- the operation button 6 or the peripheral illumination is not limited to a circular shape, but rather that the peripheral lighting according to the invention can be provided in any form of the actuating button 6. It is only for the annular gap 8 to adjust accordingly.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Schalterfeld mit wenigstens einem Schalter, dessen Betätigungstaste in einer Öffnung einer Frontplatte liegt, und mit einem im Bereich der Öffnung der Frontplatte angeordneten, den Schalter umschließenden Gehäuse, das zwischen einer inneren und einer äußeren Umfangswand einen gegen die Frontplatte offenen, lichtdurchlässig abgedeckten Ringspalt zur Aufnahme wenigstens eines Beleuchtungsmittels bildet.The invention relates to a switch panel with at least one switch, the actuating button is located in an opening of a front panel, and arranged in the region of the opening of the front panel, the switch enclosing housing, which between an inner and an outer peripheral wall open against the front panel, translucent covered annular gap for receiving at least one illumination means forms.
Um bei einem Schalter eines Schalterfeldes eine Umfangsbeleuchtung vorzusehen, ist es aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt (DE 3 228 290 A1), die Betätigungstaste des Schalters sowohl teilweise lichtdurchlässig auszubilden als auch rückseitig mit Beleuchtungsmitteln anzustrahlen. Liegt nun die Betätigungstaste auch in einer Öffnung einer lichtundurchlässigen Frontplatte, so ergibt sich eine von der Frontplatte und vom lichtundurchlässigen Teil der Betätigungstaste begrenzte Umfangsbeleuchtung. Nachteilig bei derartigen Schaltern ist jedoch, daß mit einer Freistellung der Betätigungstaste in Betätigungsrichtung die Beleuchtungsmittel mit Abstand zur Betätigungstaste angeordnet werden müssen, was die Helligkeit der Beleuchtung vermindert. Zwar kann dieser Helligkeitsverlust mit leistungsstarken Beleuchtungsmitteln wieder ausgeglichen werden, jedoch kommt dies für kostengünstige Schalter nicht in Frage. Hinzu kommt, daß ein Großteil der Lichtleistung der Beleuchtungsmittel von der lichtundurchlässigen Abdeckung der Beleuchtungstaste zurückgehalten wird, so ohne eine Verwendung von Lichtleitern diese Leistung für die Umfangsbeleuchtung verloren geht. Ein Einsatz von Lichtleitern ist jedoch vergleichsweise kostenintensiv sowie konstruktiv aufwendig. Außerdem sind derartige Schalter aufgrund ihrer Freistellung zwischen der Betätigungstaste und dem Gehäuse für Verschmutzungen der Beleuchtungsmittel anfällig, so daß mit einer stetigen Abnahme der Leuchtkraft der Umfangsbeleuchtung zu rechnen ist. Hinzu kommt, daß aufgrund der Freistellung auch nicht vermieden werden kann, daß andere Schalter beleuchtet werden.In order to provide a peripheral illumination in a switch of a switch panel, it is known from the prior art (
Im Dokument "WO 00/74 092 A" wird ein Schalterfeld gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1 offenbart.In the document "WO 00/74 092 A" a switch panel according to the preamble of
Der Erfindung liegt somit die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Schalterfeld mit wenigstens einem Schalter der eingangs geschilderten Art so zu verbessern, daß trotz einer Verwendung von leistungsschwachen Beleuchtungsmitteln eine ausreichend helle Umfangsbeleuchtung der Betätigungstaste erzielt werden kann, ohne damit aber einen hohen konstruktiven Aufwand treiben zu müssen. Außerdem soll die Umfangsbeleuchtung vergleichsweise kostengünstig sein sowie hohe Standzeiten erlauben.The invention is therefore an object of the invention to improve a switch box with at least one switch of the type described so that despite the use of low-power lighting means a sufficiently bright peripheral lighting of the control button can be achieved, but without having to drive a high design effort. In addition, the peripheral lighting should be relatively inexpensive and allow long service life.
Die Erfindung löst die gestellte Aufgabe dadurch, daß das Gehäuse mit der äußeren Umfangswand bündig in die Öffnung der Frontplatte eingesetzt ist und mit seiner inneren Umfangswand die Betätigungstaste umschließt und daß die lichtdurchlässige Abdeckung des Ringspalts zwischen innerer und äußerer Umfangswand aus einer sich über die Frontplatte erstreckenden Folie besteht.The invention solves the problem set by the fact that the housing is flush with the outer peripheral wall inserted into the opening of the front panel and surrounds the actuating button with its inner peripheral wall and that the translucent cover of the annular gap between the inner and outer peripheral wall of extending over the front panel Foil exists.
Ist das Gehäuse mit der äußeren Umfangswand bündig in die Öffnung der Frontplatte eingesetzt und umschließt seine innere Umfangswand die Betätigungstaste, so kann für eine Umfangsbeleuchtung auf eine aufwendige konstruktive Ausgestaltung der Betätigungstaste verzichtet werden, da ja der Ringspalt mit seinen Beleuchtungsmitteln vom Schalter getrennt in der Öffnung der Frontplatte liegt. So bedarf es aufgrund der fehlenden rückseitigen Beleuchtung keiner lichtundurchlässigen Abdeckung der Betätigungstaste. Außerdem ist mit leistungsschwachen Beleuchtungsmitteln noch eine ausreichende Helligkeit der Umfangsbeleuchtung zu gewährleisten, da bei der Erfindung im Gegensatz zum Stand der Technik einerseits kein Helligkeitsverlust durch einzuhaltende Abstände eintritt und andererseits die gesamte Leuchtkraft der Beleuchtungsmitteln für die Umfangsbeleuchtung verwendet werden kann. Mit einer lichtdurchlässigen Abdeckung des Ringspaltes durch eine sich über die Frontplatte erstreckenden Folie steht den Beleuchtungsmitteln eine in sich abgeschlossene Aufnahme zur Verfügung, womit Verschmutzungen vermieden werden können. Die erfindungsgemäße Umfangsbeleuchtung zeichnet sich daher durch eine hohe Standzeit und geringe Kosten in der Herstellung und im Betrieb aus. Hinzu kommt, daß auf eine Verwendung von Lichtleitern verzichtet werden kann, was insbesondere den gesamten konstruktiven Aufwand für das Schalterfelds verringert.If the housing is flush with the outer peripheral wall inserted into the opening of the front panel and enclosing its inner peripheral wall, the actuating button, it can be dispensed with a complex structural design of the actuating button for a circumferential lighting, since the annular gap with its lighting means separated from the switch in the opening the front panel is located. So it does not require opaque cover of the operation button due to the lack of back lighting. Furthermore is to ensure with low-power lighting means still sufficient brightness of the peripheral lighting, as in the invention, in contrast to the prior art, on the one hand, no loss of brightness due to be kept distances and on the other hand, the entire luminosity of the lighting means for the peripheral lighting can be used. With a translucent cover of the annular gap through a film extending over the front plate, the illuminants are provided with a self-contained receptacle, whereby soiling can be avoided. The peripheral lighting according to the invention is therefore characterized by a long service life and low costs in production and operation. In addition, can be dispensed with the use of optical fibers, which reduces in particular the entire design effort for the switch box.
Ragt die Betätigungstaste mit einer gewölbten Betätigungsfläche über die Frontplattenoberfläche vor, so ist es einen Benutzer vergleichsweise einfach möglich, den Druckpunkt der Betätigungstaste einzusehen, was das Risiko einer Beschädigung der Folie des Ringspalts noch weiter vermindert. Ist die Betätigungsfläche durch eine sich über das Gehäuse erstreckende, zumindest im Bereich des Ringspalts zwischen innerer und äußerer Umfangswand lichtdurchlässige Schutzfolie zusätzlich abgedeckt, so kann nicht nur eine Verschmutzung des Schalters vermieden werden, sondern es ist auch damit die Festigkeit der Abdeckung des Ringspaltes erhöht.If the operation button protrudes with a curved actuating surface over the front panel surface, it is comparatively easy for a user to see the pressure point of the actuating button, which further reduces the risk of damaging the film of the annular gap. If the actuating surface is additionally covered by a protective film which extends over the housing and is transparent at least in the region of the annular gap between the inner and outer peripheral wall, then not only contamination of the switch can be avoided, but also the strength of the cover of the annular gap is increased.
Ist das Beleuchtungsmittel und der Schalter auf einer Platine vorgesehen und ragen diese durch Bodenaussparungen in das Gehäuse, so können mit einem Lösen der Platine vom Gehäuse auf einfache und schnelle Weise Wartungsarbeiten durchgeführt werden.If the lighting means and the switch are provided on a circuit board and protrude through bottom recesses in the housing, so can be carried out with a release of the board from the housing in a simple and fast way maintenance.
In der Zeichnung ist der Erfindungsgegenstand beispielsweise dargestellt. Es zeigen
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- eine Draufsicht auf einen Teil der Schalttafel ohne Folienabdeckung,
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- das erfindungsgemäße Gehäuse des Schalters in einer dreidimensionalen Ansicht.
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- a plan view of a portion of the panel without foil cover,
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- a section II-II of FIG. 1 with foil cover and
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- the housing of the switch according to the invention in a three-dimensional view.
In dem dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen Schalterfelds (Fig. 1), bildet eine Frontplatte 4, beispielsweise aus einem Aluminiumwerkstoff, eine Öffnung 3 aus, in die ein Gehäuse 1, beispielsweise aus einem Kunststoffwerkstoff, eingesetzt ist. Das Gehäuse 1 schließt mit seiner äußeren Umfangswand 2 bündig mit dieser Öffnung 3 ab und weist zwischen seiner äußeren Umfangswand 2 und seiner inneren Umfangswand 5 einen gegen die Frontplatte 4 offenen Ringspalt 8 auf. In diesen Ringspalt 8 sind mehrere Beleuchtungsmittel 11 eingesetzt, die für eine Umfangsbeleuchtung einer von der inneren Umfangswand 5 umschlossenen Betätigungstaste 6 eines Schalters 12 vorgesehen sind (Fig. 2). Das Ein und Ausschalten der Umfangsbeleuchtung kann beispielsweise mit einer nicht näher dargestellten Steuereinrichtung erfolgen, die den Beleuchtungsmitteln 11, beispielsweise LED Bausteine, bei einem Betätigen des Schalters 12 elektrische Leistung zuführt. Der Schalters 12 ist also vom Ringspalt 8 durch eine lichtundurchlässige Gehäusewand 5 getrennt, womit kein rückseitiges Beleuchten der Betätigungstaste 6 zu befürchten ist. Es kann daher eine Umfangsbeleuchtung mit einer vergleichsweise scharfen Kontur gewährleistete werden, zumal die gesamte Leuchtkraft der Beleuchtungsmittel 11 ohne Streuverluste der Umfangsbeleuchtung zur Verfügung steht. Um ein vorteilhaftes Abstrahlverhalten der Beleuchtungsmittel 11 zu gewährleisten, ist auch denkbar, daß die das Beleuchtungsmittel 11 umgebenden Seiten des Gehäuses 1 verspiegelt sind. Um Verschmutzungen zu vermeiden ist der Ringspalt 8 mit einer lichtdurchlässigen Abdeckung aus einer sich über die Frontplatte 4 erstreckenden Folie 9 abgedeckt. Dabei hat sich herausgestellt, daß es von Vorteil ist, die Folie 9 nicht nur über den Ringspalt 8 sondern auch bis zur Betätigungstaste 6 randseitig vorstehen zu lassen und gegebenenfalls auch in diesem Überlappungsbereich mit der Betätigungstaste 6 zu verkleben. Damit kann auch der Schalter 12 gegenüber Verschmutzungen geschützt werden. Außerdem kann so der schmale Gehäusesteg zwischen Ringspalt 8 und innerer Umfangswand 5 verdeckt werden.In the illustrated embodiment of the switch panel according to the invention (FIG. 1), a
Die Betätigungstaste 6 ragt mit ihrer gewölbten Betätigungsfläche über die Frontplattenoberfläche vor, was für den Benutzer des Schalterfeldes auch optisch die Lage des Betätigungstaste 6 anzeigt, so daß auf Kennzeichnungen auf der Folie 9 zum Hinweis auf die Betätigungstaste 6 verzichtet werden kann. Desweiteren ist die Betätigungstaste 6 mit einer sich über das Gehäuse 1 erstreckende, zumindest im Bereich des Ringspalts 8 zwischen innerer und äußerer Umfangswand 2 und 5 lichtdurchlässige Schutzfolie 10 abgedeckt, womit einerseits auf einfache Weise nach einem Fertigen des Schalterfelds die Farbe der Umfangsbeleuchtung bestimmt oder auch verändert werden kann und anderseits auch der Schalter 12 gegenüber Verschmutzungen bzw. Abnutzungen geschützt ist. Diese zusätzliche Folienabdeckung 10 kann beispielsweise im Überlappungsbereich mit der über die Frontplatte gezogenen Folie 9 verklebt sein. Vorstellbar ist aber auch, daß nur eine Folie über die Frontplatte gezogen wird, die aus der Folie 9 und der zusätzlichen Folienabdeckung 10 besteht.The actuating
Die Beleuchtungsmittel 11 und der Schalter 12 sind auf einer Platine 13 mit elektrischen Verbindungen vorgesehen, welche Platine 13 auch Öffnungen für Befestigungszapfen 14 des Gehäuses aufweist. Über dies Befestigungszapfen 14 ist die Platine 13 mit dem Gehäuse 1 fest verbunden sein, was nicht näher dargestellt ist. Bei Wartungsarbeiten ist daher lediglich die Platine 13 vom Gehäuse 1 zu trennen, womit dann die Beleuchtungsmittel 11 bzw. auch der Schalter 12 leicht zugänglich sind. Das Gehäuse 1 wird von der Platine 13 an die Frontplatte 4 des Schalterfelds angedrückt, so daß ein Verrutschen des Gehäuses 1 beim Betätigen des Schalters 12 ausgeschlossen werden kann. Für die Beleuchtungsmittel 11 und den Schalter 12 sind jeweils Bodenaussparungen 15 im Gehäuse 1 vorgesehen (Fig. 3), in diese vorstehend genannte auch ragen.The illumination means 11 and the
Es muß nicht weiter erwähnt werden, daß die Betätigungstaste 6 bzw. die Umfangsbeleuchtung nicht nur auf eine Kreisform beschränkt ist, sondern daß vielmehr die erfindungsgemäße Umfangsbeleuchtung bei jeglicher Form der Betätigungstaste 6 vorgesehen werden kann. Es ist ja nur dafür der Ringspalt 8 dementsprechend anzupassen.It need not be further mentioned that the
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- Switch panel having at least one switch, of which the operating button lies in an opening of a front panel (4), and having a housing (1) arranged in the region of the opening of the front panel (4) surrounding the switch, said housing forming between an inner (5) and an outer peripheral wall (2) an annular gap (8) open towards the front panel (4), covered transparently, for receiving at least one illumination means (11), characterised in that the housing (1) is inserted in a flush manner with the outer peripheral wall (2) into the opening (3) of the front panel (4) and with its inner peripheral wall (5) surrounds the operating button (6) and in that the transparent covering of the annular gap (8) between the inner and outer peripheral wall (2, 5) consists of a film (9) extending over the front panel (4).
- Switch panel according to claim 1, characterised in that the operating button (6) projects with an arched operating surface over the front panel surface and is covered by a protective film (10) extending over the housing (1) which is transparent at least in the region of the annular gap (8) between the inner and outer peripheral wall (2, 5).
- Switch panel according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the illumination means (11) and the switch (12) are provided on a circuit board (13) and project through bottom recesses (15) into the housing (1).
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