JP2008527210A - Control device for a control element for opening and closing a vehicle window glass or panel - Google Patents

Abstract

  The present invention relates to a control device for a control element that opens and closes an opening of an automobile by means of an electric vehicle window glass or panel. According to the invention, when the control element is actuated for a short time, a signal is transmitted to the motor, which either completely opens the vehicle glazing or panel depending on the direction of actuation of the control element or Configured to respond by driving until closed. The device also includes a safe operation device that outputs an operation confirmation signal when activated. Only when the signal from the control element and the activation confirmation signal from the safe operating device coexist at the same time, a signal that responds by driving the motor until the vehicle window glass or panel is completely closed or opened is output.

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device for a control element which serves to open and close an opening of an automobile equipped with an electric vehicle window glass or panel.

  Control elements having a control device for operating an electrically powered vehicle window glass or panel, such as a side window or a sliding roof, are known from the prior art.

  Suitable control elements are described in the Mercedes C-class operating instructions (order number 6515 0131 00, part number 203 584 4687, DE F3 09/03 edition), pages 202-207. Here, the control device is in the direction selected using the control element until the control element is released or the roof or window is fully opened or fully closed when the control element is activated for a long time. Displace the sliding roof or side window. According to this control device, if the control element has not been actuated again before, the roof or window is fully opened or completely closed by a one-time simple actuation of the control element. It is not important which direction is selected using the control element to stop the movement.

  A simple one-time actuation of the control element, also called one-touch closure, is intended for the convenience of the occupant. The reason is that if the occupant's purpose is to achieve full opening or complete closing, the occupant can omit the tedious operation of operating the control element over the entire period of opening or closing. It is. However, precisely because of this convenient drive of closing the roof or window by a one-time simple actuation of the control device, unintentional actuation of the control element causes unintentional complete opening or closing, thereby This can lead to unexpected movement of the vehicle glazing or panel and can pose a safety risk to vehicle occupants or persons outside the vehicle near the vehicle glazing or panel. Furthermore, the existing stop safety function when detecting any object located in the closed area of the vehicle window glass or panel does not eliminate the safety risks that may be caused by unintentional movement of the vehicle window glass or panel. Absent.

  The object of the present invention is therefore to develop a general control device in which an unintended (complete) automatic closing or opening cannot occur.

  According to the invention, this object is achieved by a control device having the features of claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified by the dependent claims.

  The automatic closing or opening function is activated by the control device only when the additionally provided safe operating device is activated, thereby eliminating the complete automatic closing or opening based on the undesired operation of the control device. This reliably increases the safety of vehicle occupants and people outside the vehicle that may be affected by the closable opening.

  These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention are disclosed by the following description of preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

  In the following, a preferred embodiment of a control device according to the invention of a control element for opening and closing a hatch of an automobile having an electric vehicle window glass or panel will be described in more detail with reference to an example of an operating unit of a sliding roof.

  The control element according to the invention can be realized by already known control elements, such as rockers, toggles or slide switches, which are commonly used for operating vehicle glazings or panels.

  For example, an equipped toggle switch can be identified in the transmission tunnel near the handbrake to operate the roof roof of the roof liner or inside the door to operate the side window. In order to operate the toggle switch, the operating lever, which is adapted to a large area and can be gripped from behind, is pushed or pulled according to the direction of movement of the activated vehicle pane or panel.

  In the case of a rocker switch, the opposite directions of movement of the vehicle window glass or panel are assigned to the two halves of the rocker. To activate the side window panes, the rocker switch is mounted, for example, on the inside console of the door or on the central console between the front seats.

  To activate a sliding roof, the toggle function of the toggle switch is also often used to deploy and retract the roof. In order to displace the roof for opening and closing purposes, the switch further has the possibility of sliding “forward” and “rearward”, the displacement direction of the switch corresponding to the displacement direction of the roof. This switch is described below as a slide-lift roof switch.

  A signal is transmitted to a control unit that is communicatively connected to the control element by means of an operating behavior in the control element. The control unit evaluates these signals and generates from these signals a corresponding vehicle glazing or panel control signal to which the control unit is also communicatively connected.

  An example of the control device of the present invention is shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, a control element, specifically, a known slide-lift roof switch configured as described above is denoted by 1. 2a and 2b show two operating surfaces of the safe operating device. Furthermore, 3 in FIG. 1 is a “prohibited area” defined by the safety space required to prevent unintentional simultaneous operation of the control element 1 and the safe operation devices 2a and 2b, ie, the control element and the operation surface. Indicates a free (nothing installed) surface or space between.

  The safe operating device can have one operating surface or two operating surfaces 2a, 2b, preferably arranged symmetrically with respect to the control element 1, as shown in FIG. These two operating surfaces 2a, 2b can be integrated, for example, in a lens of a vehicle interior lighting system or in at least one reading light. The operation surfaces 2a and 2b of the safe operation device are preferably configured as high-sensitivity operation surfaces. The high-sensitivity operation surface outputs an operation confirmation signal when touching the surface. For example, it is possible to include a highly sensitive operation surface that can output an operation confirmation signal in response to a change in resistance or capacitance, or an optical change, for example, a change in the incidence rate of light. In this case, the safe operating device is preferably arranged in such a way that its dimensions and arrangement are locally related to the corresponding control element 1. In particular, this makes it easier for the user to use.

  The operation confirmation signal from the safe operation device is output to, for example, the control unit (not shown) connected to the control element 1 in communication and the motor of the vehicle window glass or panel that can be displaced. The control unit, which is also supplied with signals from the control element 1, gives the motor until two signals are present simultaneously: a signal from the control element 1 based on a short actuation and a signal from the safe operating device. Does not output a signal for complete closure or opening.

  The symmetrical arrangement of the operation surfaces 2a and 2b facilitates the operation by the user. This is because operation, ie contact, of one operating surface is equally possible in both the right and left handle cars, especially when the control element 1 is actuated simultaneously with one hand. For this reason, it is sufficient to touch one of the operation surfaces 2a and 2b to output the operation confirmation signal.

  Of course, it is also possible to use the control device according to the invention only to prevent the automatic closing of the vehicle glazing or panels and only to keep the automatic opening unrestricted.

  The control device described above can also be used for a two-part sliding roof with a cover and a sunshield part, both of which can be electrified. This is because there is a control device for a sliding roof provided with an unequivocally coupled mechanism part of two parts as described in German Patent No. 42 21 043 C2.

  In addition, the control device described above with reference to the sliding unit can likewise be used in an operating unit for one or more side windows.

1 shows a design of a control device according to the present invention.

Claims (14)

A control device for a control element for opening and closing an opening of a motor vehicle comprising an electric vehicle window glass or panel, the control element being in the direction of operation of the control element when the control element is actuated shortly Dependently, a signal is designed to be output to the motor to displace the vehicle window pane or panel, the vehicle window pane or panel being displaced until fully closed or opened in response to the signal, In the control device,
A safety operation device that outputs an operation confirmation signal when activated is further provided, and the motor drives the vehicle window glass or panel until a signal from the control element and an operation confirmation signal from the safety operation device are simultaneously present. The control device is characterized in that a signal for displacement is not output until it is completely closed or opened.   The control device according to claim 1, wherein the safety operation device is configured with a space from the control element such that an undesirable operation associated with the operation of the control element is avoided.   The space between the safe operating device and the control element is sized so that the safe operating device and the control device can be consciously operated with one hand. The control apparatus according to 1 or 2.   4. The control element control device according to claim 1, wherein the safe operation device is locally related to the control element corresponding in size and arrangement. 5.   The said safe operation apparatus has a highly sensitive operation surface, and the said operation confirmation signal is output when the said highly sensitive operation surface is contacted. Control device.   The control device according to claim 5, wherein the high-sensitivity operation surface outputs the operation confirmation signal in response to a change in resistance or capacitance when touched.   The control device according to claim 5, wherein the operation confirmation signal is output in response to optical fluctuation when the high-sensitivity operation surface is touched.   The control device according to claim 1, wherein the safe operation device has at least two operation surfaces arranged symmetrically with respect to the control element.   9. The control device according to claim 8, wherein an operation of one of the at least two operation surfaces is sufficient to output the operation confirmation signal.   The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the safe operation device is integrated with at least one lens of a vehicle interior lighting system.   The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the safe operation device is integrated with at least one reading lamp.   The control device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle window glass or the panel is a sliding roof.   The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the vehicle window glass or the panel is a side window.   Depending on the direction of operation of the control element, a signal that is displaced in response to the signal until the vehicle glazing or panel is fully closed is output to the motor to displace the glazing or panel. 14. The control device according to claim 1, wherein only the operation confirmation signal is considered.

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