EP0327175B1 - Bouton tournant notamment d'un appareil de commande - Google Patents

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EP0327175B1
EP0327175B1 EP89200196A EP89200196A EP0327175B1 EP 0327175 B1 EP0327175 B1 EP 0327175B1 EP 89200196 A EP89200196 A EP 89200196A EP 89200196 A EP89200196 A EP 89200196A EP 0327175 B1 EP0327175 B1 EP 0327175B1
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Michael Mohr
Günter Koglin
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Bauknecht Hausgeraete GmbH
Whirlpool International BV
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/08—Turn knobs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
    • G05G1/08—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
    • G05G1/10—Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H19/00—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H2019/008—Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand with snap mounting of rotatable part on fixed part, e.g. rotor on stator, operating knob on switch panel
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/20—Control lever and linkage systems
    • Y10T74/20576—Elements
    • Y10T74/20732—Handles
    • Y10T74/20834—Hand wheels
    • Y10T74/2084—Knob or dial

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  • the invention relates to a rotary knob mounted in a housing opening for a control unit with a base body, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to an actuating shaft of the control unit, and with a control handle which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the base body via a latching connection.
  • the control handle has a cylindrical outer surface which is rotatably guided in a cylindrical receptacle of the housing.
  • the housing part, in which the rotary knob is arranged largely recessed, can be a front wall of a household appliance or an area of a control panel.
  • the control handle is connected to the base body via an intermediate piece and a universal joint piece.
  • the control handle is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the base body and thus to the actuating shaft of the control unit via the universal joint piece. This is intended to make it possible to compensate for bearing deviations.
  • the invention has for its object to design a knob of the type mentioned so that it is easy to manufacture and assemble, flexible use and secured against displacement in the axial direction.
  • a rotary knob of the type mentioned at the outset in that the base body is provided with latching hooks which pass through the housing opening and whose latching lugs form a receptacle for the housing parts delimiting the opening with stops on the base body.
  • the base body can thus be fixed in the housing opening in a simple manner, regardless of the control handle.
  • movement of the rotary knob in the axial direction is limited in a simple manner. This prevents the knob from being pulled out of the housing and from the actuating shaft of the control unit in an unintentional or unauthorized manner.
  • the base body held in the housing opening can be formed with play relative to the edge of the housing opening, so that bearing deviations with regard to the longitudinal axes of the rotary knob and the actuating shaft can be compensated for.
  • the locking lugs of the locking hooks located on one side of the housing opening and the stops of the base body located on the other side of the housing opening form, in a very simple manner, a receiving space for the housing parts delimiting the housing opening.
  • control handles can only be used, for example, after transportation. They are therefore largely protected against damage in transit. Simplifications also result from the fact that differently designed control handles can be connected to identically designed base bodies. This results in a greater possibility of variation on one side and a smaller variety of parts on the other side.
  • the base body has a first hub with a pocket-shaped receiving area for receiving an end section of the actuating shaft and that the control handle has a further hub for receiving the first hub.
  • a rotationally fixed connection between the control handle and the actuating shaft can thus be produced and assembled in a simple manner. Due to the pocket-shaped receiving area of the first hub, the housing part is essentially sealed off from the control unit after the insertion of a base body.
  • the length of the pocket-shaped receiving area can be predetermined so that deviations in the position of the actuating shaft can be compensated. Deviations in the axial direction of the actuating shaft can be compensated for by moving the actuating shaft in the hub.
  • the base body has openings for receiving snap hooks attached to the control handle.
  • the flexibility of locking hooks can thus be increased in a simple manner.
  • the base body and the shift handle each have three locking hooks. This results in a simple and safe production of such snap connections.
  • control handle has a hollow cylindrical section for receiving the base body in regions. So that after inserting a control handle in a base body in a visually appealing and safe manner Completion of the rotary knob against the housing part and thus also against the control device and its electrical control lines can be achieved.
  • base body and / or the shift handle are integrally formed. They are easy to manufacture from plastic, for example by injection molding.
  • a base body 5 of a rotary knob designated overall with 7 (FIG. 5) is inserted.
  • the housing part 3 can e.g. belong to a front wall of a domestic appliance or to a control panel.
  • the one-piece, e.g. by injection molding, plastic body 5 has a blind hole closed first hub 9 for receiving an end portion of a partially shown actuating shaft 10 of a control device, not shown, e.g. a program control unit of a washing machine or dishwasher or a rotary switch.
  • a hub bore 11 has a flattened area 13 which is adapted to a likewise flattened area 12 of the actuating shaft 10.
  • its end region is arranged in the hub bore 11, which is designed as the receiving region of the hub 9, and is displaceable in the axial direction.
  • the hub 9 is also provided with a flattened area 15 with respect to its lateral surface with substantially the same wall thickness.
  • a disk-shaped intermediate piece 16 extends radially outward from a central piece of the hub 9 and essentially perpendicular to a central axis of the hub 9.
  • three segment-shaped openings 17 are formed at the same distance from one another.
  • three latching hooks 19 extend from the intermediate piece 16 in the form of a cantilever arm Approach 22 with the same outside and inside diameters separated.
  • a latching nose 21 is formed, projecting in the longitudinal direction and radially outward beyond the shoulder 22.
  • Each of the elastic locking hooks 19 is arranged at a distance between two longitudinal ribs 23.
  • Each longitudinal rib 23 is formed adjacent to a slot 20 on the neck 22.
  • the longitudinal ribs 23 protrude beyond the shoulder 22 in the radially outward direction corresponding to the locking lugs 21.
  • Each longitudinal rib 23 extends in the axial direction from the intermediate piece 16 and ends at a distance from the locking lugs 21, so that between each other, essentially perpendicular to the central axis of the hub 9 standing contact surfaces 25, 27 of the locking lugs 21 or longitudinal ribs 23, an intermediate space for receiving an area of the housing part 3 delimiting the opening 1 is formed.
  • the base body 5 can thus be easily connected to the housing part 3 via the latching hook 19 and the longitudinal ribs 23 before the insertion of a complete rotary knob 7.
  • the opening 1 is closed with the exception of the openings 17 after the insertion of the base body 5 with respect to the interior of the housing part 3.
  • a switching handle 29 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 individually and assembled in FIG. 5 with a base body 5 can be inserted into a base body 5.
  • the control handle 29 is essentially pot-shaped with a hollow cylindrical section 31 closed on one side for receiving the base body 5 in certain areas.
  • the control handle 29 can be designed independently of the base body 5; for easy handling, the hollow cylindrical section 31 has e.g. a corrugation 33 on the lateral surface.
  • a second hub 35 is formed thereon, which has a cross section adapted to the first hub 9 with a region 37 flattened inwards and outwards.
  • three locking hooks 39 which extend in the longitudinal direction parallel to the second hub 35 and extend beyond it, are formed on the switching handle 29 for connection to the base body 5 and can be guided through the openings 17 for fastening. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, they engage behind the intermediate piece 16 and form a latching connection.
  • projections 41 are formed on the control handle 29, radially outward to the second hub 35, which extend parallel to the latter and which act as a stop form for the intermediate piece 16. The rotary knob 7 can thus be rotated without there being any contact between the control handle 29 and the housing part 3 and thus an impairment of the function of the control handle.
  • the one snap connection with the snap hooks 19 for fastening the base body 5 to the housing part 3 can e.g. by means of latching hooks 19 stiffened with respect to the latching hooks 39 of the other latching connection so that it is more difficult to release than the other latching connection with the latching hooks 39. For releasing forces then first lead to a removal of the control handle 29. The electrical connections remain in this state Containing interior of the housing part 3 largely closed against unauthorized access by the base body 5.

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Claims (8)

  1. Bouton rotatif (7) monté dans une ouverture de carter (1) et destiné à un appareil de commande, ce bouton comportant un corps de base (5) qui est lié en rotation à un arbre d'actionnement (10) de l'appareil de commande, et comportant également une poignée de manoeuvre (29) qui est liée en rotation au corps de base (5), par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison par encliquetage (17, 39), caractérisé en ce que le corps de base (5) est pourvu de crochets d'encliquetage (19) qui traversent l'ouverture de carter (1), et dont les talons d'encliquetage (21) forment, avec des butées (23) du corps de base (5), un logement pour les parties de carter (3) délimitant l'ouverture (1).
  2. Bouton rotatif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le corps de base (5) comprend un premier moyeu (9) comportant une zone de réception (11) en forme de trou borgne, destinée à recevoir un tronçon d'extrémité de l'arbre d'actionnement (10), et en ce que la poignée de manoeuvre (29) comporte un autre moyeu (35) destiné à recevoir le premier moyeu (9).
  3. Bouton rotatif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le tronçon d'extrémité de l'arbre d'actionnement (10) comprend un méplat, et en ce que le premier et le second moyeu (9, 35) comportent chacun des zones de méplat correspondantes (13, 37).
  4. Bouton rotatif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le corps de base (5) comporte des orifices de passage (17) destinés à recevoir des crochets d'encliquetage (39) disposés sur la poignée de manoeuvre (29).
  5. Bouton rotatif selon l'une des revendication 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le corps de base (5) et la poignée de manoeuvre (29) comportent chacun trois crochets d'encliquetage (19, 39).
  6. Bouton rotatif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le corps de base (5) et/ou la poignée de manoeuvre (29) sont réalisés d'un seul tenant.
  7. Bouton rotatif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la poignée de manoeuvre (29) comporte une partie (31) de forme cylindrique creuse, destinée à recevoir en partie le corps de base (5).
  8. Bouton rotatif selon l'unes des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la poignée de manoeuvre (29) comporte, radialement à l'extérieur de son moyeu (35), des protubérances (41) qui s'étendent parallèlement au moyeu (35), qui forment une butée pour le corps de base (5) et qui garantissent un espacement par rapport à la surface extérieure de la partie de carter (3).
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