Control device comprising at least one push-button

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9244480-B2
Application number	US-201214357887-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2012
Priority date	Nov 15, 2011
Publication date	Jan 26, 2016
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016

Abstract

A control device includes at least one push-button ( 3 ) slideably mounted in a shell ( 1 ) in a push-button direction (P) substantially perpendicular to the shell ( 1 ), and elastic elements ( 50 ) that tend to cause the button ( 3 ) to emerge from the shell ( 1 ) and retaining elements ( 4, 30 ) that limit the travel of the button ( 3 ) against the action of the elastic elements ( 50 ). The retaining elements include at least one hook ( 30 ) of the button ( 3 ) of which a nose ( 300 ) projects perpendicularly to the push-button direction (P), and a rod ( 4 ) running parallel to the shell ( 1 ) to form an end stop for the button ( 3 ) in collaboration with the nose ( 300 ) of the hook ( 30 ), the rod ( 4 ) being mounted removably in the shell ( 1 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device comprising at least one push-button ( 3 ) slideably mounted in a shell ( 1 ) in a push-button direction (P) substantially perpendicular to the shell ( 1 ), the device comprising elastic means ( 50 ) that tend to cause the button ( 3 ) to emerge from the shell ( 1 ) and retaining means ( 4 , 30 ) that limit the travel of the button ( 3 ) against the action of the elastic means ( 50 ), characterized in that the retaining means comprise at least one hook ( 30 ) of the button ( 3 ) of which a nose ( 300 ) projects perpendicular to the push-button direction (P), and a rod ( 4 ) running parallel to the shell ( 1 ) to form an end stop for the button ( 3 ) in collaboration with the nose ( 300 ) of the hook ( 30 ), the rod ( 4 ) being mounted removably in the shell ( 1 ).

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , in which the rod ( 4 ) is engaged with a plurality of aligned buttons ( 3 ).

3. The device as claimed in claim 2 , in which the rod ( 4 ) comprises a curved end ( 42 ), the shell ( 1 ) comprising a cleat ( 14 ) against which the curved end ( 42 ) comes to bear in order to limit the movement of the rod ( 4 ) in its main direction.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , in which the button ( 3 ) comprises two hooks ( 30 ), the device comprising two rods ( 4 ), each hook ( 30 ) respectively collaborating with one of the rods ( 4 ).

5. The device as claimed in claim 4 , in which the rods ( 4 ) are made as a single piece by a U-shaped metal wire.

6. The device as claimed in claim 3 , in which the hooks ( 30 ) are symmetrical.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1 , in which the shell ( 1 ) comprises a groove ( 11 ) open in the push-button direction (P) in the opposite sense to the action of the elastic means ( 50 ), and in which the rod ( 4 ) is housed.

8. The device as claimed in claim 7 , in which the shell ( 1 ) comprises a guiding hole ( 12 ) opening into the groove ( 11 ) and accepting the hook ( 30 ) of the button ( 3 ).

9. A method of assembling a device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the push-button ( 3 ) is positioned on the shell ( 1 ) acting against the action of the elastic means ( 50 ), the rod ( 4 ) is placed on the shell ( 1 ), causing it to slide in its main direction so that the nose ( 300 ) of the hook ( 30 ) engages with the rod ( 4 ).

Assignees

• Jurek Gilles
• Continental Automotive France
• Continental Automotive Gmbh

Inventors

• Jurek Gilles

Classifications

• H01H9/0235 Primary

  specially adapted for remote control, e.g. of audio or video apparatus · CPC title

• H01H2231/026

  Car · CPC title

• H01H2209/01

  Increasing rigidity; Anti-creep · CPC title

• H01H13/86

  characterised by the casing, e.g. sealed casings or casings reducible in size · CPC title

• H01H2223/04

  portable; hand held · CPC title