EP0802471A2 - Dispositif afficheur électronique muni d'une unité de commande et de programmation pour des horloges thermostatiques d'ambiance en particulier - Google Patents

Dispositif afficheur électronique muni d'une unité de commande et de programmation pour des horloges thermostatiques d'ambiance en particulier Download PDF

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EP0802471A2
EP0802471A2 EP97104821A EP97104821A EP0802471A2 EP 0802471 A2 EP0802471 A2 EP 0802471A2 EP 97104821 A EP97104821 A EP 97104821A EP 97104821 A EP97104821 A EP 97104821A EP 0802471 A2 EP0802471 A2 EP 0802471A2
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room thermostat
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Wolfgang Haas
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G15/00—Time-pieces comprising means to be operated at preselected times or after preselected time intervals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C3/00—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means
    • G04C3/001—Electromechanical switches for setting or display

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  • the invention relates to an electronic display device with a manually operated program input and / or switching device for switching and / or control devices, in particular for room thermostats, with the features according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • this device which can be acted upon manually for the purpose of programming and / or adjusting a controller, it is necessary that this device, not only with a relatively large device or operating side dimensions, is not only designed to be relatively large and thus easy and clear to operate, but also that it can be conveniently integrated into a design, in particular the front or the operating side of such devices, in particular time switches, room thermostats, room temperature controllers, heating controls, or similar devices, to name just a few possible uses. It should be ensured that, on the one hand, the, in particular optoelectronic, display device, in particular an LCD display, can be configured as much as possible, and that, on the other hand, the program input and / or switching device is technically simple and economically producible.
  • buttons designed with an extremely small operating or manual loading area due to the restricted spatial dimensions of the front of the device, but the optoelectronic display is also arranged on the front of the device to be relatively small because of the limited space available.
  • a heating control device known from EP-A-0332957, which is equipped on the front of the device or an operating panel with a relatively large-area optoelectronic display device which is provided with electronic keypads in the peripheral area.
  • the display device is designed as a so-called touchscreen.
  • this device has a relatively large-area display device with relatively large-area and clear keypads, which ensure safe manual operation of these buttons.
  • the technical complexity of this touchscreen is relatively large and uneconomical for use in the devices mentioned at the beginning.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a display, program input and / or switching device for devices of the type mentioned, in which the disadvantages of the known devices are eliminated and their display and keypad not only designed as large as possible, but also optimal can be integrated into a device design and is technically rational and economical to manufacture and can be optimally adapted to the respective device requirements and design.
  • this new display device with integrated program input and / or switching or control device in particular for use in a room thermostat clock is not only the electro- or electronically-mechanically functional functional combination of an optoelectronic, in particular LCD display device, with a relatively large and clear, manually loadable program input and / or switching or control device, in which the display device,
  • at least one crystal-clear mask covering the display or front of the display device for actuating at least one electrical and / or electronic contact device provided, in particular in the rear area, in particular in the edge area of the display device, can be tilted by a relatively small angle of inclination and, advantageously, cardanically , is stored, can be operated manually in a directed manner, function-specifically, but also that this new device, in particular constructed as a modular unit, is technically relatively simple, rational and economical to produce.
  • the new display device or the mask covering the front of the display device is mounted such that it can be tilted in all directions by a certain, relatively small angle
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 in particular modular, display, program input or switching and / or control device consists essentially of a display device 1, in particular an LCD display that is movable, in particular by a central axis 2, and expediently in each case on all four sides 3, is tiltable.
  • a suitable tiltable bearing 4 for the display device 1 a universal joint bearing is provided in the area of the axis 2.
  • electromechanical contact devices which, according to the invention, can be actuated in a functionally conforming manner by the manually directed, functionally conforming, button-like actuation of the display device 1.
  • contactless electronic transmitters are also provided, which can be switched or regulated in a button-like manner by the directional tilting of the display device 1.
  • Controllers have a modular structure, installed, arranged and stored in a functional board 6 or an appropriate housing, in accordance with their function.
  • the display device 1 is immovably mounted, and that a glass-clear mask 7 is provided on the front, above the display device 1, which is arranged for manual loading, for manually directed actuation of the contact devices 5, in particular tiltable on all sides, and is stored.
  • FIG. 3 shows a circular display device 1, which is arranged and mounted for manually actuated actuation of the contact devices 5 or similar control devices, in particular concentric to the axis 2, cardan joint-like, tiltable towards the circumference 20.
  • the provided optoelectronic display device can have a different cross section than the circular display device 1 shown in FIG. 3.
  • the optoelectronic display is covered on the front side with a crystal-clear mask 7.
  • This mask 7, which may have features of a device design, is tiltably arranged and stored in accordance with the respective program input and / or switch requirements, for manual loading and for actuating the provided contact devices 5, and is provided on the front 8 with corresponding operator-friendly imprints 12.
  • the optoelectronic display provided here can be arranged immovably under the mask 7.
  • the front 8 of a display device 1 is designed to be plastically manually deformable and form-reversible entirely or only in the peripheral region 9, in particular outside the display device 1 is, for manual indirect Actuation of the provided contact devices 5 and / or controller.
  • FIG. 6 shows a room thermostat clock in a surface-mounted housing 13.
  • 1 denotes the generously sized, relatively large-area and thus clearly designed display device which, according to the invention, for program input and / or control, can be acted upon in accordance with the functionally conforming arrow-shaped, operator-guiding imprints 12. This makes it possible to actuate correspondingly provided contact devices (not shown here in more detail) for temperature and / or for time setting or time switch preselection.
  • a room thermostat clock for flush mounting can be seen, with a front housing cover 15 and a new display device 1, with spatially function-integrated program input and / or control device, the keyboard-like front 8, for entering switching and / or control data, in the respective direction of the arrow, corresponding to the operator's imprints 12, can be applied manually over a relatively large area and in a user-friendly manner.
  • the modular display device 1 designed and arranged extractable from the housing panel 15. 18 there denotes buttons and / or setting controls provided on the upper side of the device 17 for presetting the room thermostat clock.
  • the new, in particular modular, display device 1 with integrated program input and / or control device can be used advantageously not only in the devices mentioned at the outset, but also wherever the front is relatively small - or operating side of a device, for example in car radios, hi-fi devices and / or in stationary and / or mobile walkie-talkies, so-called cell phones, the largest possible display and the largest possible, manually safe and conveniently operated keypads are required.
  • display and keyboard arrangements which are spatially separated from one another are therefore advantageously functionally fully replaceable without restriction of the display and program input. It is useful with the new device not only to select a certain function on a display or a display and / or to program or set certain parameters or to move a cursor, but also with the new device is an immediate and clear Operator guidance ensured on the front of the display.

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EP97104821A 1996-04-21 1997-03-21 Dispositif afficheur électronique muni d'une unité de commande et de programmation pour des horloges thermostatiques d'ambiance en particulier Expired - Lifetime EP0802471B1 (fr)

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