JP2827906B2 - Automotive power window switch - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-vehicle power window switch mounted on a driver's door or the like in order to automatically open and close the left and right front and rear windows of an automobile, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, in this type of vehicle-mounted power window switch, a corresponding front window or rear window window glass is configured to be moved up and down based on an on / off operation of each switch.

[0003] In a master door switch as an in-vehicle power window switch normally mounted on a driver's door of an automobile, a main power supply of a power window switch 1 is turned on / off as shown in FIG. A main switch 2 for locking / unlocking the opening / closing operation of each window glass, and a plurality of operation switches 3, 4, 5, 6 for raising and lowering each of the left and right front and rear window glasses. Provided. Each of these operation switches 3, 4, 5,
Reference numerals 6 are arranged at positions corresponding to the respective windows.

The operation switch 3 (driver switch) for raising and lowering the window glass of the driver's door is operated during the first action (first stage tilting operation) in consideration of the usability of the driver. The second action (the second-stage tilting operation) is a double action switch configured to be an automatic operation in which the window glass is automatically moved up and down by manual operation in which the window glass is moved up and down. The operation switches 4, 5, and 6 (switches for other seats) for raising and lowering the window glass of each of the other doors are one-action switches configured to raise and lower the window glass by one-action manual operation. I was

Reference numeral 7 denotes a printed wiring board which includes an on / off contact 8a, a manual contact 8b, and an automatic contact 8c.
A rubber contact switch sheet 9 having a plurality of corresponding movable contacts is mounted on the printed wiring board 7 in a superposed manner, and a cover body 10 is mounted over the rubber contact switch sheet 9. You.

An operation rod 13 for operating each movable contact portion 12 having a movable contact of the rubber contact switch sheet 9 is supported on each operation rod support portion 11 provided on the cover body 10. The main switch 2 and the operation switches 3, 4, 5, and 6 are swingably supported by the switch support portions 14 and 15 provided on the cover body 10.

The operation switch 3 in the driver switch is operated at four positions to turn on / off the manual contact 8b and the automatic contact 8c for ascending and the manual contact 8b and the automatic contact 8c for descending. A rod 13 is arranged. The operation switches 4, 5, and 6 as other seat switches are provided with operation rods 13 at two positions to turn on / off the ascending manual contact 8 b and the descending manual contact 8 b. ing.

[0008]

However, according to the structure of the conventional power window switch 1 described above, the driver switch and the other-seat switch are left and right reversed with respect to the operation functions of the right-hand drive vehicle and the left-hand drive vehicle. Because of the asymmetric structure to be arranged, the power window switch 1 for the right-hand drive vehicle and the power window switch 1 for the left-hand drive vehicle have been manufactured in independent shapes.

Therefore, the printed wiring board 7, the rubber contact switch sheet 9 and the cover body 10 have different structures for the right handle and the left handle, and there is a disadvantage that the number of parts to be manufactured increases.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle-mounted power window switch in which the number of parts is reduced by sharing parts.

[0011]

The technical means for achieving the above object is that an elastic contact switch sheet having a corresponding plurality of movable contacts is mounted on a wiring board having a plurality of contacts in a superposed manner, A plurality of operation switch mechanisms for operating each movable contact of the elastic contact switch sheet are mounted on a cover body mounted over the elastic contact switch sheet, and an operation switch mechanism for opening and closing a window on the driver side is provided. A driver switch that is set to a manual operation state by connecting a manual contact in the first stage tilt operation and is set to an automatic operation state by connecting an automatic contact in the second stage tilt operation, and opens and closes other windows The operation switch mechanism to perform the operation is a separate switch that is only in the manual operation state where the manual contact is connected by tilting operation In the vehicle-mounted power window switch, the auto contact and the manual contact provided on the wiring board are disposed symmetrically with respect to each other, and the elastic contact switch sheet has movable contacts corresponding to the respective contacts. The present invention is characterized in that the respective operation switch mechanisms provided on the cover body are selectively attachable in accordance with a driver switch and a switch for another seat.

Each of the operation switch mechanisms includes a plurality of operation rods supported by the cover body for operating each movable contact of the elastic contact switch sheet, and a swingable operation of the cover body for operating each of the operation rods. A plurality of operation switches supported by the operation rod, and an operation rod support portion for supporting the operation rod corresponding to the auto contact and the manual contact on the cover body, and the operation rod is supported. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which the section can be selected according to the driver switch and the other seat switch.

Furthermore, a moderation mechanism may be provided above the axis of the swing center axis of the operation switch.

Further, a structure may be employed in which a return spring for returning the operation switch to the neutral position is provided.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the auto contact and the manual contact are respectively symmetrically arranged on the wiring board, and the movable contact is provided on the elastic contact switch sheet corresponding to each of the contacts. The operation switch mechanism for opening and closing the window on the right side of the driver is a driver switch for the right-hand drive vehicle because the operation switch mechanism is selectively attachable to the cover body according to the other seat switch. The operation switch mechanism may be selected and mounted on the cover body, and the operation switch mechanism for opening and closing the window of the other door may be selected as the switch at the other seat, and the operation switch mechanism may be mounted on the cover body. .

Conversely, for a vehicle for a left-hand drive, an operation switch mechanism is selected and mounted on a cover so that the operation switch mechanism for opening and closing the window on the left side of the driver becomes a driver switch. The operation switch mechanism may be selected and mounted on the cover body such that the operation switch mechanism for opening and closing the window of the door becomes a switch for another passenger.

Each of the operation switch mechanisms includes a plurality of operation rods supported by the cover body for operating each movable contact of the elastic contact switch sheet, and a swingable operation of the cover body for operating each of the operation rods. A plurality of operation switches supported by the operation rod, and an operation rod support portion for supporting the operation rod corresponding to the auto contact and the manual contact on the cover body, and the operation rod is supported. In the structure in which the part can be selected according to the driver switch and the other-seat switch, in the case of a vehicle for a right-hand drive, the operation switch for opening and closing the window on the right side of the driver is the driver switch. Select the operating rod support part to support the operating rod, and operate the operating rod support part so that the operation switch side for opening and closing the window of the other door becomes the other-seat switch. -Option to it is sufficient to support the operating rod.

Conversely, for a vehicle for a left-hand drive, an operating rod support is selected to support the operating rod so that the operating switch for opening and closing the window on the left side of the driver is a driver switch. The operating rod support portion may be selected so that the operating switch side for opening and closing the window of the door becomes the other-seat switch to support the operating rod.

Further, the moderation mechanism can provide a good operation feeling when operating the operation switch.

In the case where the operation switch is returned to the neutral position by the return spring, the load acting on the elastic contact switch sheet can be reduced.

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 to 9, reference numeral 20 denotes a four-door type power window switch mounted on the right front door of a right-hand drive vehicle. Similarly, it mainly comprises a printed wiring board 21 as a wiring board, a rubber contact switch sheet 22 as an elastic contact switch sheet, a cover body 23 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 7, an on / off contact 24 for turning on / off the main power supply of the power window switch 20 and a window of each door are manually operated on the printed wiring board 21 as shown in FIG. A manual contact 25 for elevating and lowering, an auto contact 26 for elevating and lowering the front window on the driver side by an automatic operation, and a predetermined wiring (not shown) are provided.

The on / off contact 24 and the auto contact 26 are provided for the right handle and the left handle, respectively, and as shown in FIG.
The OFF contact 24, the manual contact 25, and the automatic contact 26 are disposed symmetrically.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6,
It is mounted on the switch housing 27 in a mounted manner.

The rubber contact switch sheet 22
Is made of an elastically deformable rubber material or the like. The rubber contact switch sheet 22 has elastically deformable movable contact portions 28 and 29 bulging upward at positions corresponding to the respective contacts 24, 25 and 26 of the printed wiring board 21. , 30 are provided symmetrically, and each movable contact 28,
Contacts (not shown) are provided on the lower surface sides of the contacts 29, 30 so as to freely contact and separate the contacts 24, 25, 26, respectively.

The rubber contact switch sheet 22 is mounted on the printed wiring board 21 in an overlapping manner as shown in FIGS.

The cover body 23 is mounted on the switch housing 27 so as to cover the rubber contact switch sheet 22.
Operation rod support portions 31, 32, and 33 in the vertical direction are provided at positions corresponding to 5, 26, respectively.

The operating rod support portions 31, 32, 33
Each has an operating rod 34 slidably mounted in the vertical direction. At this time, in the power window switch 20 for the right handle, the operation rod support portions 31 and 33 at the positions of the on / off contact 24 and the auto contact 26 corresponding to the right handle are selected, and FIG. As shown, the operating rods 34 are respectively mounted at predetermined positions.

A main switch 36 for locking / unlocking the opening / closing operation of the window glass of each door and an operation switch for raising / lowering the window glass of the right front door on the driver side are provided on the upper surface side of the cover body 23. Switch mounts 39, on which a driver switch 37 as an operating switch and another seat switch 38 as an operating switch for raising and lowering the window glass of the other door are swingably mounted, respectively, and are symmetrically configured. Have been.

The switches 36, 37, and 38 are pivotally operated on the respective switch mounting portions 39 in a state where the return spring 41 and the slider 42, each of which is a coil spring or the like, are mounted on the respective switch mounting portions 39. It is freely attached. The main switch 36 is supported so as to be swingable around an axis in the front-rear direction.
The switch 7 and the other-seat switch 38 are supported so as to be swingable around a left-right axis. Further, in the present embodiment, a structure in which each support shaft portion 43 protruding from the switch mounting portion 39 is relatively rotatably fitted into a fitting hole portion 44 provided in each of the switches 36, 37, 38. It has been.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a guide body 45 is provided at the upper part on the inner surface side of each of the switches 36, 37 and 38, that is, at the position above the axis of the support shaft part 43. I have.

That is, with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, the return spring 41 is connected to the cylindrical portion 46 of the switch mounting portion 39.
The slider 42 is vertically slidably held along the guide groove 47 of the switch mounting portion 39. Then, the slider 4 is moved by the elastic urging force of the return spring 41.
2 is elastically urged upward, and the upper end of the slider 42 is slidably abutted on the sliding groove 48 of the guide body 45 in a pressing manner.

When the driver switch 37 is tilted upward, for example, from the neutral state in FIG. 8, the slider 42 is relatively slid along the sliding groove 48 as shown in FIG. Is moved downward against the elastic force of the return spring 41. At this time, the corresponding operation rod 34 is pushed downward by the operation part 49 of the driver switch 37 against the elastic force of the rubber contact switch sheet 22, and the contact of the movable contact part 29 and the printed wiring board 21 side are The contacts 25 and 26 are connected.

When the tilting operation of the driver switch 37 is released, the slider 42 is pushed upward by the resilient urging force accumulated in the return spring 41, and the sliding groove of the slider 42 and the guide body 45 is moved. The driver switch 37 is returned to the original position by the relative sliding with the switch 48. The operating rod 34 is returned to the original position by the elastic restoring force of the movable contact portion 29. Here, the driver switch 37 returns to the neutral position in the initial state shown in FIG. The return spring 41, the slider 42, and the guide body 45 constitute a moderation mechanism. An operation switch mechanism is constituted by the moderation mechanism, the switches 37 and 38 and the operation rod 34.

The sliding groove 48 of the guide body 45 of the driver switch 37 has a step formed in the middle thereof, and the first action of the driver switch 37 (the first stage of tilting operation) causes the sliding member 42 to slide. Is located at the step, and the manual contact 25 is connected. The second action of the driver switch 37 (the second-stage tilting operation) is configured as a double-action system in which the automatic contact 26 is connected. In the moderation mechanism of the other seat switch 38, no step is formed in the sliding groove 48 of the guide body 45, and the manual contact 25 is connected in one action by a one-action method. ing. The tilt operation range of the driver switch 37 and the tilt operation range of the other-seat switch 38 have the same configuration. Further, the moderation mechanism of the main switch 36 has a structure in which no step is formed in the sliding groove 48 of the guide body 45 as in the case of the other-seat switch 38.

When the power window switch 20 of the left-hand drive vehicle is constructed, the operating rod support portions 31 and 33 at the positions of the on / off contact 24 and the auto contact 26 corresponding to the left-hand drive are provided. What is necessary is just to select and mount the operating rod 34. And driver switch 3
7 and the other-seat switch 38 may be switched left and right and mounted on the switch mounting portion 39. At this time, the position of the other operating rod 34 is set to the power window switch 20
Is the same as

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention,
Since the printed wiring board 21, the rubber contact switch sheet 22 and the cover body 23 are configured symmetrically so that they can be used as the power window switch 20 for the right handle and the power window switch 20 for the left handle, the right handle is used. The printed wiring board 21, the rubber contact switch sheet 22, and the cover 23 having the same structure may be manufactured regardless of whether they are used for the left handle or the left handle, and the number of manufactured parts can be reduced by sharing the parts. In addition, by sharing parts, production costs can be reduced, which is suitable for mass productivity.

Further, the first action eye and the second action eye of the driver switch 37 can be well recognized by the moderation mechanism, and the return spring 4 having appropriate strength can be recognized.
By adopting 1, there is also an advantage that a good operation feeling can be obtained.

Further, since the switches 36, 37, 38 are returned to the neutral position by the return spring 41, the load acting on the movable contact portions 28, 29, 30 can be reduced.

Although the four-door type power window switch 20 is shown in the above embodiment, it may be a two-door type power window switch 20.

[0041]

As described above, according to the power window switch for a vehicle of the present invention, the auto contact and the manual contact provided on the wiring board are disposed symmetrically with respect to the left and right, respectively. A movable contact is provided corresponding to each contact, and each operation switch mechanism provided on the cover body can be selectively mounted according to a driver switch and a switch for another seat. There is an advantage that the parts can be shared for the handle and the number of parts to be manufactured can be reduced.

There is also an advantage that a good operation feeling can be obtained when operating the operation switch by the moderation mechanism.

Further, the structure in which the operation switch is returned to the neutral position by the return spring has an advantage that the load acting on the elastic contact switch sheet can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a printed wiring board.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a driver switch portion.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a driver switch part.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Power window switch 21 Printed wiring board 22 Rubber contact switch sheet 23 Cover body 24 ON / OFF contact 25 Manual contact 26 Auto contact 28 Movable contact part 29 Movable contact part 30 Movable contact part 31 Operating rod support part 32 Operating rod Supporting part 33 Operating rod supporting part 34 Operating rod 36 Main switch 37 Driver switch 38 Other switch 39 Switch mounting part 41 Return spring 42 Slider 43 Support shaft part 45 Guide body

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A resilient contact switch sheet having a plurality of corresponding movable contacts is mounted on a wiring board having a plurality of contacts in a superposed manner, and a resilient contact switch sheet mounted over the resilient contact switch sheet is provided with an elastic material. A plurality of operation switch mechanisms are installed to operate each movable contact on the contact switch sheet, and the operation switch mechanism for opening and closing the window on the driver side is in the manual operation state by connecting the manual contact in the first stage tilt operation The driver switch is set to the automatic operation state by connecting the contact for auto in the second stage of tilting operation, and the operation switch mechanism for opening and closing other windows is connected to the manual contact by tilting operation. In a vehicle-mounted power window switch, which is a passenger switch only in the manual operation state The auto contacts and the manual contacts provided on the wiring board are disposed symmetrically to each other, and the elastic contact switch sheet is provided with movable contacts corresponding to the respective contacts, and each of the movable contacts is provided on the cover body. An in-vehicle power window switch, wherein an operation switch mechanism is selectively attachable in accordance with a driver switch and an other-seat switch. 2. An operation switch mechanism comprising: a plurality of operation rods supported by the cover body for operating each movable contact of the elastic contact switch sheet; and a plurality of operation rods for operating the operation rods. A plurality of operation switches supported so as to be capable of swinging operation, and the cover body is provided with an operation rod support portion for supporting an operation rod corresponding to the auto contact and the manual contact, respectively. The operating rod supporting portion supported is selectable according to a driver switch and a switch for another seat.
In-vehicle power window switch as described. 3. The on-vehicle power window switch according to claim 2, wherein a moderation mechanism is provided above the axis of the swing center axis of the operation switch. 4. A return spring for returning the operation switch to a neutral position is provided.
In-vehicle power window switch as described.