JPH0360129B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention provides a method in which the operating surface of the operating element on the side closer to the operator when installed in the switch has a transparent area showing a non-transparent partial range and a window representation. The present invention relates to an operating element for a switch of a window device, in particular incorporated in a motor vehicle door and operated by an external force, having a light-sensitive partial area.

Prior Art An operating element for a slide opener or a tumbler opener of a window lifting device that is incorporated into a car door and can be operated by an electric motor is already known, and the operating element is located on the side closer to the operator when the opener is installed. The operating surface has a black area that is opaque. This approximately rectangular opaque surface is interrupted by transparent line representations which approximately represent the partially open window frame of the window pane. Similar actuating elements are also known in motor vehicles, for example for seat adjustment, seat heating, rear window heating, etc., so that the multiple representations of actuating elements, which are usually arranged side by side, do not allow one to identify the correct switch representing the function. This may be accompanied by the difficulty of not being able to find it in time. However, even if the desired operating element is known, it may be difficult to read the correct function due to the representation, such as opening/closing, advancing/returning, etc.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Therefore, the problems that form the basis of the present invention are as follows:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a switch operating element of the first type, which allows the operator to immediately find the switch operating element from a large number of operating elements and, on the other hand, to initiate the desired adjustment movement quickly and without errors.

Means for Solving the Problem In order to solve this problem, according to the present invention, the operating surface of the operating element corresponds symbolically to the shape of the door,
And it is divided into two partial ranges, and furthermore, the non-transparent partial range which is located under the window lock and which approximately corresponds symbolically to the shape of the door is followed by the partial range which symbolically approximately corresponds to the shape of the window. .

Advantageous developments of the invention emerge from the other claims.

EXAMPLES The invention will be explained below by means of examples shown in the drawings.

A switch operating element 2 is provided on a shell-like piece 1 located on the side lining of the vehicle door or on the instrument panel or the central storage stand, with which it is possible to initiate the opening/closing movement process of the window integrated in the vehicle door. can. As can be seen from the drawing, the dimensions and shape of the operating surface of the operating element 2 are such that they correspond approximately symbolically to the vehicle door itself. In other words, the actuating element 2 has a partial area 4 which approximately corresponds to the shape of the door, in particular below the window lock 3, and a partial area 5 which follows this approximately corresponds to the shape of the window. In this case, the shape of the partial area 4 can be chosen such that it reproduces the surface structure of the vehicle door, such as the door handle 6, the veneer 7 or its curvature 8. subrange 5
is on top if vertically built-in and in front if horizontally built-in, and below if subrange 4 is vertically built-in.
In the case of horizontal installation, an operating element 2 is also arranged or installed, as will be described later. If the switch is configured, for example, as a slide switch, moving the operating element 2 in the direction of arrow 9 closes the window and moving it in the direction of arrow 10 opens the window.

According to the invention, subarea 5 is now designed to be light-transmissive, thus representing a glass window, whereas subarea 4 is designed to be light-transmissive. This can be done by making the subarea 4 from a black plastic part and the subarea 5 from transparent plastic, for example. However, in a preferred configuration, the operating element 2
The whole is made of transparent plastic, and the non-transparent partial areas 4 are covered, for example by color printing. Since the subarea 5 is constructed as translucent, it can also be used as an illumination area, for example by subsequently illuminating this subarea with a light emitting diode, in order to better locate the operating elements in the dark. You can also do it. However, in the case of a preferred operating element made of transparent plastic, it simultaneously serves as a light guide, so that the partial area 5 is illuminated by light from a light source integrated in the switch. For this purpose, the actuating element is provided with an extension on its rear side that is designed as a fiber optic cable and leads directly to a light source integrated into the switch.

In order to better outline the operating element 2 beyond the illuminated partial area 5 in the dark, according to another feature of the invention, the non-light-transparent partial area 4 corresponds to the lower edge of the represented door. The border edge 11 is provided with a narrow translucent second partial region 12 extending parallel to it. As a result, even in the dark, the boundaries of the longitudinal range of the actuating element 2 can be seen by the illuminated partial ranges 5 and 12.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure is a front view of the operating element according to the invention. 2... Operating element, 3... Window key, 4... Non-transparent partial range, 5... Transparent partial range.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. The operation surface of the operation element located on the side closer to the operator when the switch is installed has a non-transparent partial range and a transparent partial range showing a window representation. In this case, the operating surface of the operating element 2 corresponds symbolically to the shape of the door, is divided into two subranges 4 and 5, and also corresponds symbolically to the shape of the door below the window lock 3. An operating element for a switch of a window device that is incorporated into a door and operated by an external force, characterized in that a non-transparent partial area 4 is followed by a partial area 5 that symbolically corresponds to the shape of a window. 2. Operating element according to claim 1, characterized in that the light-transparent partial region 5 is also constructed as an illumination area. 3. Operating element according to claim 1, characterized in that the operating element 2 is made of a light-transparent material and the non-light-transparent partial area 4 is formed by a cover. 4. Control element according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the control element 2 made of a translucent material simultaneously serves as a light guide. 5. It is noted that the non-transparent partial area 4 has a narrow second transparent partial area 12 parallel to the boundary edge 11 corresponding to the lower edge of the represented door. An operating element according to claim 1, characterized in that: