WO2002056327A1 - Control device, in particular for managing menus and/or pages for apparatus such as micro-computers or electronic books - Google Patents

Control device, in particular for managing menus and/or pages for apparatus such as micro-computers or electronic books Download PDF

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WO2002056327A1
WO2002056327A1 PCT/FR2002/000091 FR0200091W WO02056327A1 WO 2002056327 A1 WO2002056327 A1 WO 2002056327A1 FR 0200091 W FR0200091 W FR 0200091W WO 02056327 A1 WO02056327 A1 WO 02056327A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/84—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by ergonomic functions, e.g. for miniature keyboards; characterised by operational sensory functions, e.g. sound feedback
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H21/02—Details
    • H01H21/18—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H21/22—Operating parts, e.g. handle
    • H01H21/24—Operating parts, e.g. handle biased to return to normal position upon removal of operating force
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
    • H01H2215/05—Tactile feedback electromechanical
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2217/00—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering
    • H01H2217/04—Mimics of controlled apparatus or symbol
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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    • H01H2231/042—Briefcase; Note-book
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H25/00—Switches with compound movement of handle or other operating part
    • H01H25/008—Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being perpendicular to the axis of angular movement

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  • Control device in particular for the management of menus and / or pages for devices of the microcomputer or electronic book type.
  • the present invention relates to a device offering key functions to electrical or electronic devices on the edge of shutters of which it is placed and whose blades which compose it reproduce the appearance and simulate the effect given by the pages of a book or of 'a menu that Your leaf.
  • the page change keys are like those of typewriters, even if their shape is sometimes more fanciful (triangular, elliptical, ). They range in size from the smallest key to the size of the typewriter space bar. Just like the traditional ones, they can be activated accidentally, by a false movement, the fall of an object, ... They have little other specificity than to wear more or less obvious designs supposed to be enough to identification of their function.
  • the device according to the invention overcomes these drawbacks by proposing keys of simple shape and whose function, instantly identifiable by virtue of their shape and the place where they are located, does not require any iconographic convention more or less easy to admit and memorize, which makes it possible to bury said keys and thus to release a larger useful surface on the shutters carrying keyboards and display screens while preventing their accidental release, keys whose operation produces the same effect on fingers than the one made from the paper of a book or a notebook that we leaf through.
  • the device according to the invention comprises, according to a first characteristic, at least one electrical switching member maneuvered by a tilting actuation member consisting of a main blade, in the upper position, generally rectangular, mounted on a axis located on along one of its sides, held in the rest position by a return system and able to pivot around the axis under the effect of a force excreted far enough from said axis, this axis being itself mounted in its support with the possibility of translational movement, around an equilibrium position, perpendicularly to itself and generally perpendicular to the direction of the force applied to said main blade itself coupled, by means of the axis, to at least one accessory blade, at least one of said accessory blades being directly attached to the axis.
  • a tilting actuation member consisting of a main blade, in the upper position, generally rectangular, mounted on a axis located on along one of its sides, held in the rest position by a return system and able to pivot around the axis under the effect of a force excre
  • the device according to the invention comprises two accessory blades, the first being fixed directly on the axis and the second fixed to the first in a position generally parallel to the main blade.
  • the main blade consists of a rectangular surface running along the axis and constituting at least a part of said main blade, the possible complement being another rectangular surface parallel and in elevation relative to the first rectangular surface, these two surfaces being connected by a connection which is generally perpendicular to them, so that the main blade has a cross section in "Z", the axis and the adjacent rectangular surface being buried, at least in part, in the system intended to contain them.
  • the main blade is of convex section, in a "V" shape with an angle of at least 90 °, inverted and rounded point, composed of a rectangular surface in elevation and of a fitting connecting it to the axis in a generally radial direction near said axis, the whole being buried in the system which contains it so that it is no longer accessible from above.
  • the device according to the invention comprises at least one generally rectangular elastic strip fixed, by at most three of its sides under at least one of the main blades or accessories capable of being pushed in, generally perpendicularly to the direction of the actuating force applied, and placed so that when one of said pcincipaLe blades or accessories pivots under the finger which tends to push it in, it comes into contact with the floating part of the at least one lamella elastic by its side opposite to that which borders the axis.
  • the main blade and the accessory blades are associated, for at least one of them, with a percussion system providing at least one impulse to said at least one main blade or accessory when '' there was pivoting in driving in or in lifting, said pulse having a component generally perpendicular to the main blade in the rest position and oriented upwards, and a component generally perpendicular to the axis and parallel to said main blade in the rest position , the latter component at least being non-zero.
  • Another object of the invention consists of a housing of the type composed of two approximately parallelepiped articulated flaps which comprises, according to another characteristic, on at least one of its flaps, at least one control device of the type described above.
  • control device is housed in a recess formed at the edge of the flap and open at least on the edge of said flap, said edge having at least one edge such that said at least one edge is generally in alignment with the edge of the main blade or with that of one of the accessory blades when one of said main blade or accessories is actuated, as well as with, if necessary, the floating edge of the at least one lamella elastic.
  • the recess is open on the edge and the upper face of the flap, so that the axis and the neighboring part of the main blade remain hidden under an overhang made up of a part of the upper wall of said flap.
  • the box tier comprises, in at least one of the angles of at least one of its flaps, two control devices in which the main blade and the at least one accessory blade have shapes connecting to each other, of the one to the other of said two control devices, to form an "L", in particular a rectangular trapezoid shape.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the device at rest
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the device actuated by blade lifting
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the device actuated by blade insertion
  • - Figure 5 is a resumption of the circle (V) of Figure 4, device actuated in depression by an increased force;
  • - Figure 6 is a sectional view of a first buried variant of the device at rest;
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the first buried variant of the device, actuated by blade lifting
  • FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a second buried variant of the device at rest
  • FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a third buried variant of the device at rest.
  • This subassembly is maintained in the rest position by a return device which can be constituted, at least in part, by at least one pusher (6) in the case where at least one of the switching members is constituted by a push button switch, as can be seen in Figures 1 to 4 which show a device with main blade (l) partially buried.
  • the same figures show a main blade (1) composed of two rectangular surfaces (10) (12) connected by a fitting (11) and generally parallel to each other, the rectangular surface (12) in the extension of an overhang ( 902) of the flap (90) containing the device, overhang (902) under which the sup ⁇ ort (40) is placed in which the axis (4) is mounted.
  • the main blade (1) can, here, be actuated in two ways, by lifting or by depression, in movements the amplitude of which is controlled by the overhang (902), the pushers (6) and the elastic strips (3) .
  • the main blade (1) Activated in lifting, the main blade (1) triggers an impulse of the percussion system (5), which has the effect of accelerating the movement of said main blade (1) and thus making it escape the finger which l 'actuated, as escapes the sheet that has been raised to turn the page of a book.
  • the main blade (1) Activated when driving in, the main blade (1) triggers impulses from the percussion system (5) as long as the push-in effort persists. These pulses have the effect of rotating the main blade (1) in the opposite direction to that printed by the actuating finger with which we will insist as long as we want to continue to turn the pages.
  • Figure 5 shows the alignment, along a straight line (D) making an angle of about half a straight line with the main blade
  • Figures 6 and 7 show a first variant, a particular case of the previous description, that where the rectangular surface (10) constitutes the entire main blade (1), in which case it is obvious that the connection
  • FIG. 8 is the representation of a second buried variant of the device, where the second accessory blade (22) is fixed on the first (21) itself fixed on the axis (4).
  • FIG. 9 represents a third buried variant of the - ⁇ -, device and is particularly distinguished by an inverted "V" design and rounded tip of the main blade (1).
  • two percussion systems (51) (52) for horizontal striking and vertical striking, respectively, of the accessory blades (21) (22) facing each other, with pulses exclusive of each other or simultaneous .
  • FIG. 10 shows four examples of the control device associated two by two in an "L" configuration on each of the two flaps (90) of a housing (9).
  • the main blades (1) would not be visible as here but there would be no ambiguity: the control device which is completely on the left, therefore opposite the first word of the text displayed on the screens of display carried by the flaps (90), obviously makes it possible to obtain the previous page.
  • the control device which is furthest to the right gives access to the next page.
  • the two control devices located at the top and bottom are used to obtain volumes, the next for one and the previous for one.
  • Adjacent two control devices can be actuated at the same time by the same finger, which makes it possible to define various functions such as the cursor management of the display screens.
  • the device according to the invention is particularly intended for producing keys for devices of the electronic book, personal digital assistant, computer and portable telephone type.

Abstract

The invention concerns a control device characterised in that it comprises at least an electric switch member operated by a flip actuating member consisting of a globally rectangular main segment (1) mounted on a pin (4) located along one of its sides, maintained in neutral position by a return system and capable of pivoting about the pin (4) itself mounted in its support (40) mobile in translation perpendicular to itself and to the pivoting force applied to the main segment (1) coupled, via the pin (4), to at least an accessory segment (2). The inventive device is particularly designed for producing keys for electronic books and portable computers.

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Dispositif de commande, en particulier pour la gestion de menus et/ou de pages pour appareils du type micro-ordinateurs ou livres électroniques. Control device, in particular for the management of menus and / or pages for devices of the microcomputer or electronic book type.
La présente invention concerne un dispositif offrant des fonctions de touches aux appareils électriques ou électroniques en bord de volets desquels il est placé et dont les lames qui le composent reproduisent l'aspect et simulent l'effet que donnent les pages d'un livre ou d'un menu que Ton feuillette. Habituellement, les touches de changement de page sont comme celles des machines à écrire, même si leur forme est parfois plus fantaisiste (triangulaire, elliptique,...). Leur taille va de celle de la touche la plus petite à celle de la barre d'espacement de la machine à écrire. Tout comme les tou- traditionnelles , elles peuvent être actionnées accidentellement, par un faux mouvement, la chute d'un objet,... Elles n'ont guère d'autre spécificité que de porter des dessins plus ou moins évidents censés suffire à l'identification de leur fonction. Et faire prendre en charge les fonctions "page suivante" et "page précédente" par deux touches placées côte- à-côte -quand ce n'est pas par une touche unique- ne clarifie pas les choses. La conséquence est que feuilleter les pages d'un texte quelconque sur un livre électronique ou sur un mi- cro-ordinateur est si éloigné des habitudes (ou de TLntuition) que l'opération s'avère décourageante au possible.The present invention relates to a device offering key functions to electrical or electronic devices on the edge of shutters of which it is placed and whose blades which compose it reproduce the appearance and simulate the effect given by the pages of a book or of 'a menu that Your leaf. Usually, the page change keys are like those of typewriters, even if their shape is sometimes more fanciful (triangular, elliptical, ...). They range in size from the smallest key to the size of the typewriter space bar. Just like the traditional ones, they can be activated accidentally, by a false movement, the fall of an object, ... They have little other specificity than to wear more or less obvious designs supposed to be enough to identification of their function. And making support the functions "next page" and "previous page" by two keys placed side by side - when it is not by a single key - does not clarify things. The consequence is that flipping through the pages of any text on an electronic book or on a microcomputer is so far removed from habits (or TLntuition) that the operation is as discouraging as possible.
Le dispositif selon l'invention permet de remédier à ces inconvénients en proposant des touches de forme simple et dont la fonction, instantanément identifiable du fait de leur forme et de l'endroit' où elle sont implantées, ne nécessite nulle convention iconographique plus ou moins facile à admettre et mémoriser, ce qui permet d'enfouir lesdites touches et de dégager ainsi une plus grande surface utile sur les volets portant claviers et écrans de visualisation tout en em- péchant leur déclenchement accidentel, touches dont le fonctionnement produit le même effet sur les doigts que celui que fait le papier d'un livre ou d'un cahier que l'on feuillette. Plus précisément, le dispositif selon l'invention comporte, suivant une première caractéristique, au moins un organe de commutation électrique manoeuvré par un organe d'actionnemert't basculant constitué d'une lame principale, en position supérieure, globalement rectangulaire, monté sur un axe situé le long d'un de ses côtés, maintenue en position de repos par un système de rappel et pouvant pivoter autour de l'axe sous l'effet d'une force exrcée suffisamment loin dudit axe, cet axe étant lui-même monté dans son support avec une possibilité de mouvement de translation, autour d'une position d'équilibre, perpendiculairement a lui-même et de façon globalement perpendiculaire à la direction de la force appliquée à ladite lame principale elle-même couplée, par l'intermédiaire de l'axe, à au moins une lame accessoire, une au moins desdites lames accessoires étant directement fixée sur l'axe.The device according to the invention overcomes these drawbacks by proposing keys of simple shape and whose function, instantly identifiable by virtue of their shape and the place where they are located, does not require any iconographic convention more or less easy to admit and memorize, which makes it possible to bury said keys and thus to release a larger useful surface on the shutters carrying keyboards and display screens while preventing their accidental release, keys whose operation produces the same effect on fingers than the one made from the paper of a book or a notebook that we leaf through. More specifically, the device according to the invention comprises, according to a first characteristic, at least one electrical switching member maneuvered by a tilting actuation member consisting of a main blade, in the upper position, generally rectangular, mounted on a axis located on along one of its sides, held in the rest position by a return system and able to pivot around the axis under the effect of a force excreted far enough from said axis, this axis being itself mounted in its support with the possibility of translational movement, around an equilibrium position, perpendicularly to itself and generally perpendicular to the direction of the force applied to said main blade itself coupled, by means of the axis, to at least one accessory blade, at least one of said accessory blades being directly attached to the axis.
Selon une autre caractéristique, le dispositif selon l'invention comporte deux lames accessoires, la première étant fixée directement sur l'axe et la deuxième fixée à la première en position globalement parallèle à la lame principale. Suivant une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la lame principale se compose d'une surface rectangulaire longeant l'axe et constituant au moins une partie de ladite lame principale, le complément éventuel étant une autre surface rectangulaire parallèle et en surélévation par rapport à la pre- ière surface rectangulaire, ces deux surfaces étant reliées par un raccord qui leur est globalement perpendiculaire, de sorte que la lame principale présente une section transversale en "Z", l'axe et la surface rectangulaire adjacente é- tant enfouis, au moins en partie, dans le système destiné à les contenir.According to another characteristic, the device according to the invention comprises two accessory blades, the first being fixed directly on the axis and the second fixed to the first in a position generally parallel to the main blade. According to another characteristic of the invention, the main blade consists of a rectangular surface running along the axis and constituting at least a part of said main blade, the possible complement being another rectangular surface parallel and in elevation relative to the first rectangular surface, these two surfaces being connected by a connection which is generally perpendicular to them, so that the main blade has a cross section in "Z", the axis and the adjacent rectangular surface being buried, at least in part, in the system intended to contain them.
Suivant une autre caractéristique du dispositif, la lame principale est de section convexe, en "V" d'un angle d'au moins 90°, inversé et pointe arrondie, composée d'une surface rectangulaire en surélévation et d'un raccord la rattachant à l'axe selon une direction globalement radiale à proximité dudit axe, le tout étant enfoui dans le système qui le contient pour n'être plus accessible par le dessus.According to another characteristic of the device, the main blade is of convex section, in a "V" shape with an angle of at least 90 °, inverted and rounded point, composed of a rectangular surface in elevation and of a fitting connecting it to the axis in a generally radial direction near said axis, the whole being buried in the system which contains it so that it is no longer accessible from above.
Selon encore une autre caractéristique, le dispositif selon l'invention comporte au moins une lamelle élastique glo- balement rectangulaire fixée, par au plus trois de ses côtés sous au moins une des lames principale ou accessoires susceptibles d'être enfoncées, de façon globalement perpendiculaire à la direction de la force d'actionnement appliquée, et placée de telle sorte que lorsqu'une desdites lames pcincipaLe ou accessoires pivote sous le doigt qui tend à l'enfoncer, elle vienne en contact avec la partie flottante de la au moins une lamelle élastique par son côté opposé à celui qui voisine l'axe.According to yet another characteristic, the device according to the invention comprises at least one generally rectangular elastic strip fixed, by at most three of its sides under at least one of the main blades or accessories capable of being pushed in, generally perpendicularly to the direction of the actuating force applied, and placed so that when one of said pcincipaLe blades or accessories pivots under the finger which tends to push it in, it comes into contact with the floating part of the at least one lamella elastic by its side opposite to that which borders the axis.
Suivant une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la lame principale et les lames accessoires sont associées, pour au moins une d'entre elles, à un système de percussion fournis- sant au moins une impulsion à ladite au moins une lame principale ou accessoire lorsqu'il y a eu pivotement en enfoncement ou en soulèvement, ladite impulsion ayant une composante globalement perpendiculaire à la lame principale en position repos et orientée vers le haut, et une composante globalement perpendiculaire à l'axe et parallèle à ladite lame principale en position repos, cette dernière composante au moins étant non nulle.According to another characteristic of the invention, the main blade and the accessory blades are associated, for at least one of them, with a percussion system providing at least one impulse to said at least one main blade or accessory when '' there was pivoting in driving in or in lifting, said pulse having a component generally perpendicular to the main blade in the rest position and oriented upwards, and a component generally perpendicular to the axis and parallel to said main blade in the rest position , the latter component at least being non-zero.
Un autre objet de l'invention est constitué par un boîtier du type composé de deux volets articulés approximativement parallélépipédiques qui comporte, selon une autre caractéristique, sur au moins un de ses volets, au moins un dispositif de commande du type décrit ci-dessus.Another object of the invention consists of a housing of the type composed of two approximately parallelepiped articulated flaps which comprises, according to another characteristic, on at least one of its flaps, at least one control device of the type described above.
Selon encore une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le dispositif de commande est logé dans un évidement pratiqué en bordure de volet et ouvert au moins sur la tranche dudit volet, ladite tranche présentant au moins une arête telle que ladite au moins une arête se trouve globalement en alignement avec le bord de la lame principale ou avec celui de l'une des lames accessoires lorsque l'une desdites lames principale ou accessoires est actionnée, ainsi qu'avec, le cas échéant, le bord flottant de la au moins une lamelle élastique.According to yet another characteristic of the invention, the control device is housed in a recess formed at the edge of the flap and open at least on the edge of said flap, said edge having at least one edge such that said at least one edge is generally in alignment with the edge of the main blade or with that of one of the accessory blades when one of said main blade or accessories is actuated, as well as with, if necessary, the floating edge of the at least one lamella elastic.
Suivant une autre caractéristique de l'invention, 1 ' évidement est ouvert sur la tranche et la face supérieure du volet, de telle sorte que l'axe et la partie voisine de la lame prin- cipale restent dissimulés sous un surplomb constitué d'une partie de la paroi supérieure dudit volet.According to another characteristic of the invention, the recess is open on the edge and the upper face of the flap, so that the axis and the neighboring part of the main blade remain hidden under an overhang made up of a part of the upper wall of said flap.
Suivant une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le boî- tier comporte, dans au moins un des angles d'au moins un de ses volets, deux dispositifs de commande dans lesquels la lame principale et la au moins une lame accessoire présentent des formes se raccordant l'une à l'autre, de l'un à l'autre desdits deux dispositifs de commande, pour former un "L", notamment une forme en trapèze rectangle.According to another characteristic of the invention, the box tier comprises, in at least one of the angles of at least one of its flaps, two control devices in which the main blade and the at least one accessory blade have shapes connecting to each other, of the one to the other of said two control devices, to form an "L", in particular a rectangular trapezoid shape.
D'autres buts et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront mieux dans la description détaillée qui suit et se réfère aux dessins annexés, donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple, et dans lesquels:Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear better in the detailed description which follows and refers to the appended drawings, given solely by way of example, and in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue en perspective éclatée du dispositif selon l'invention;- Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the device according to the invention;
- la figure 2 est une vue en coupe du dispositif au repos;- Figure 2 is a sectional view of the device at rest;
- la figure 3 est une vue en coupe du dispositif actionné par soulèvement de lame;- Figure 3 is a sectional view of the device actuated by blade lifting;
- la figure 4 est une vue en coupe du dispositif actionné par enfoncement de lame;- Figure 4 is a sectional view of the device actuated by blade insertion;
- la figure 5 est une reprise du cercle (V) de la figure 4, dispositif actionné en enfoncement par un effort accru; - la figure 6 est une vue en coupe d'une première variante enfouie du dispositif au repos;- Figure 5 is a resumption of the circle (V) of Figure 4, device actuated in depression by an increased force; - Figure 6 is a sectional view of a first buried variant of the device at rest;
- la figure 7 est une vue en coupe de la première variante enfouie du dispositif, actionné par soulèvement de lame;- Figure 7 is a sectional view of the first buried variant of the device, actuated by blade lifting;
- la figure 8 est une vue en coupe d'une deuxième variante enfouie du dispositif au repos;- Figure 8 is a sectional view of a second buried variant of the device at rest;
- la figure 9 est une vue en coupe d'une troisième variante enfouie du dispositif au repos;- Figure 9 is a sectional view of a third buried variant of the device at rest;
- la figure 10 est une vue de dessus d'un boîtier ouvert a plat comportant quatre exemplaires du dispositif. Suivant un exemple de réalisation et en se rapportant aux dessins annexés, un dispositif conforme à l'invention comprend une lame principale (1) montée sur un axe (4) et au moins une lame accessoire (2) fixée directement sur l'axe (4) ou plus précisément sur son moyeu. Ce sous-ensemble est main- tenu en position repos par un dispositif de rappel pouvant ê- tre constitué, au moins en partie, par au moins un poussoir (6) dans le cas où au moins l'un des organes de commutation est constitué par un interrupteur à bouton-poussoir, ainsi qu'on peut le voir sur les figures 1 à 4 qui représentent un dispositif à lame principale (l) partiellement enfouie.- Figure 10 is a top view of an open flat housing comprising four copies of the device. According to an exemplary embodiment and with reference to the accompanying drawings, a device according to the invention comprises a main blade (1) mounted on an axis (4) and at least one accessory blade (2) fixed directly on the axis ( 4) or more precisely on its hub. This subassembly is maintained in the rest position by a return device which can be constituted, at least in part, by at least one pusher (6) in the case where at least one of the switching members is constituted by a push button switch, as can be seen in Figures 1 to 4 which show a device with main blade (l) partially buried.
Les mêmes figures montrent une lame principale (1) compo- sée de deux surfaces rectangulaires (10) (12) reliées par un raccord (11) et globalement parallèles entre elles, la surface rectangulaire (12) dans le prolongement d'un surplomb (902) du volet (90) contenant le dispositif, surplomb (902) sous lequel se place le supρort(40) dans lequel est monté l'axe (4). La lame principale (1) peut, ici, être actionnée de deux manières, en soulèvement ou par enfoncement, dans des mouvements dont l'amplitude est contrôlée par le surplomb (902), les poussoirs (6) et les lamelles élastiques (3).The same figures show a main blade (1) composed of two rectangular surfaces (10) (12) connected by a fitting (11) and generally parallel to each other, the rectangular surface (12) in the extension of an overhang ( 902) of the flap (90) containing the device, overhang (902) under which the supρort (40) is placed in which the axis (4) is mounted. The main blade (1) can, here, be actuated in two ways, by lifting or by depression, in movements the amplitude of which is controlled by the overhang (902), the pushers (6) and the elastic strips (3) .
Actionnée en soulèvement, la lame principale (1) déclen- che une impulsion du système de percussion (5), ce qui a pour effet d'accélérer le mouvement de ladite lame principale (1) et de la faire ainsi échapper au doigt qui l'a actionnée, comme s'échappe la feuille que l'on a soulevée pour tourner la page d'un livre. Actionnée en enfoncement , la lame principale (1) déclenche des impulsions du système de percussion (5) tant que persiste l'effort d'enfoncement. Ces impulsions ont pour effet de faire tourner la lame principale (1) dans le sens contraire à celui imprimé par le doigt actionneur avec lequel on insis- tera tant que l'on voudra continuer à faire tourner les pages. L'effort en enfoncement sur la lame principale (1) ne pouvant, à la longue, lui faire manquer d'atteindre, par son bord, le bord flottant des lamelles élastiques (3), celles-ci participeront, en réaction, à un mouvement assimilable, loca- lement, à un mouvement de translation vertical autour d'un point d'équilibre. Quant aux impulsions que continue de donner le système de percussion (5), elles se traduisent, au moins en partie, en un mouvement de translation de 1 ' axe ( 4 ) dans son support, autour d'un point d'équilibre. La combinai- son de ces deux mouvements de translation se traduit, pour le bord de la lame principale (1) en contact avec le doigt actionneur et les lamelles élastiques (3), en un mouvement glo- balement elliptique simulant celui du bord des feuilles d'un livre qui se soulèvent, se détachent feuilletées, et viennent encore pour un mouvement recommencé.Activated in lifting, the main blade (1) triggers an impulse of the percussion system (5), which has the effect of accelerating the movement of said main blade (1) and thus making it escape the finger which l 'actuated, as escapes the sheet that has been raised to turn the page of a book. Activated when driving in, the main blade (1) triggers impulses from the percussion system (5) as long as the push-in effort persists. These pulses have the effect of rotating the main blade (1) in the opposite direction to that printed by the actuating finger with which we will insist as long as we want to continue to turn the pages. Since the force in driving in on the main blade (1) cannot, in the long run, cause it to fail to reach, by its edge, the floating edge of the elastic strips (3), these will participate, in reaction, in a movement comparable, locally, to a vertical translational movement around an equilibrium point. As for the impulses that continue to give the percussion system (5), they translate, at least in part, into a translational movement of the axis (4) in its support, around an equilibrium point. The combination of these two translational movements translates, for the edge of the main blade (1) in contact with the actuating finger and the elastic strips (3), into a global movement. elliptical swing simulating that of the edge of the leaves of a book which are lifted, come off laminated, and come again for a renewed movement.
La figure 5 montre l'alignement, selonune droite (D) fai- sant un angle d'environ un demi-droit avec la lame principaleFigure 5 shows the alignment, along a straight line (D) making an angle of about half a straight line with the main blade
(I) en position repos, du bord de ladite lame principale (1) avec ceux des lamelles élastiques (3) et des arêtes (901) a- énagées sur la tranche du volet (90) ou au voisinage, de façon à reproduire la surface de la tranche d'un livre que l'on a pincé entre le pouce et les autres doigts afin qu'en tournant la main on en libère les feuilles une à une.(I) in the rest position, from the edge of said main blade (1) with those of the elastic strips (3) and of the edges (901) provided on the edge of the flap (90) or in the vicinity, so as to reproduce the surface of the edge of a book that has been pinched between the thumb and the other fingers so that by turning the hand the leaves are released one by one.
Les figures 6 et 7 représentent une première variante, un cas particulier de la description précédente, celle où la surface rectangulaire (10) constitue la totalité de la lame principale (1), cas dans lequel il est évident que le raccordFigures 6 and 7 show a first variant, a particular case of the previous description, that where the rectangular surface (10) constitutes the entire main blade (1), in which case it is obvious that the connection
(II) n'a pas de raison d'être. Ce cas est celui où la lame principale (1) n'est plus en partie mais totalement enfouie sous la face supérieure du volet (90) qui la contient. Ainsi le dispositif ne peut plus être actionné accidentellement, par un faux mouvement, la chute d'un objet,... Et il peut même être suffisamment enfoui pour laisser la place, au-dessus de lui, à une autre utilisation du volet (90), notamment par l'installation d'un écran de visualisation, d'où une réduction de la taille du volet (90) pour une même surface d'écran de visualisation. Dans ce cas encore, la lame principale (1) n'étant plus accessible commodément que pour soulèvement, une autre lame accessoire (22) a été a- joutée, fixée sur l'axe (4), pour l'action par enfoncement. De telles lames accessoires (2), actionnables directement par contact des doigts, sont globalement parallèles à la lame principale (1) et donc horizontales au repos. La figure 6 représente le dispositif au repos et la figure 7 actionné en soulèvement.(II) has no reason to be. This case is where the main blade (1) is no longer partly but completely buried under the upper face of the flap (90) which contains it. Thus the device can no longer be activated accidentally, by a false movement, the fall of an object, ... And it can even be sufficiently buried to leave room, above it, for another use of the shutter ( 90), in particular by installing a display screen, resulting in a reduction in the size of the flap (90) for the same display screen surface. In this case also, the main blade (1) being more conveniently accessible only for lifting, another accessory blade (22) has been added, fixed on the axis (4), for the action by pressing. Such accessory blades (2), which can be actuated directly by finger contact, are generally parallel to the main blade (1) and therefore horizontal at rest. Figure 6 shows the device at rest and Figure 7 actuated in lifting.
La figure 8 est la représentation d'une deuxième variante enfouie du dispositif, où la deuxième lame accessoire (22) est fixée sur la première (21) elle-même fixée sur l'axe (4). La figure 9 représente une troisième variante enfouie du - η -, dispositif et se distingue particulièrement par un dessin en "V" inversé et pointe arrondie de la lame principale (1). On y remarque aussi la présence de deux systèmes de percussion (51) (52), pour la frappe horizontale et la frappe verticale, respectivement, des lames accessoires (21) (22) en regard, avec impulsions exclusives les unes des autres ou simultanées.Figure 8 is the representation of a second buried variant of the device, where the second accessory blade (22) is fixed on the first (21) itself fixed on the axis (4). FIG. 9 represents a third buried variant of the - η -, device and is particularly distinguished by an inverted "V" design and rounded tip of the main blade (1). We also note the presence of two percussion systems (51) (52), for horizontal striking and vertical striking, respectively, of the accessory blades (21) (22) facing each other, with pulses exclusive of each other or simultaneous .
La figure 10 représente quatre exemplaires du dispositif de commande associés deux à deux dans une configuration en"L" sur chacun des deux volets (90) d'un boîtier (9). Dans leurs versions enfouies, les lames principales (1) ne seraient pas visibles comme ici mais il n'y aurait pas ambiguïté: le dispositif de commande qui se trouve complètement à gauche, donc en face du premier mot du texte affiché sur les écrans de visualisation portés par les volets (90), permet bien évidem- ment d'obtenir la page précédente. Symétriquement, le dispositif de commande qui se trouve le plus à droite permet d'accéder à la page suivante. Par analogie, les deux dispositifs de commande se trouvant en haut et en bas servent à obtenir des volumes, le suivant pour l'un et le précédent pour 1 ' au- tre.FIG. 10 shows four examples of the control device associated two by two in an "L" configuration on each of the two flaps (90) of a housing (9). In their buried versions, the main blades (1) would not be visible as here but there would be no ambiguity: the control device which is completely on the left, therefore opposite the first word of the text displayed on the screens of display carried by the flaps (90), obviously makes it possible to obtain the previous page. Symmetrically, the control device which is furthest to the right gives access to the next page. By analogy, the two control devices located at the top and bottom are used to obtain volumes, the next for one and the previous for one.
Contigus, deux dispositifs de commande peuvent être actionnés en même temps par le même doigt, ce qui permet de définir des fonctions variées telle la gestion de curseur des écrans de visualisation. Le dispositif selon l'invention est particulièrement destiné à la réalisation de touches pour appareils du type livre électronique, assistant numérique personnel, ordinateur et téléphone portables. Adjacent, two control devices can be actuated at the same time by the same finger, which makes it possible to define various functions such as the cursor management of the display screens. The device according to the invention is particularly intended for producing keys for devices of the electronic book, personal digital assistant, computer and portable telephone type.

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1) Dispositif de commande caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte au moins un organe de commutation électrique manoeuvré par un organe d'actionnement basculant constitué d'une lame principale (1), en position supérieure, globalement rectan- gulaire, montée sur un axe (4) situé le long d'un de ses côtés, maintenue en position de repos par un système de rappel et pouvant pivoter autour de l'axe (4) sous l'effet d'une force exercée suffisamment loin dudit axe (4), cet axe (4) étant lui-même monté dans son support (40) avec une possibi- lité de mouvement de translation, autour d'une position d'équilibre, perpendiculairement à lui-même et de façon globalement perpendiculaire à la direction de la force appliquée à ladite lame principale (1) elle-même couplée, par l'intermédiaire de l'axe (4), à au moins une lame accessoire (2), une au moins desdites lames accessoires (2) étant directement fixée sur l'axe (4).1) Control device characterized in that it comprises at least one electrical switching member maneuvered by a tilting actuating member consisting of a main blade (1), in the upper position, generally rectangular, mounted on an axis (4) located along one of its sides, kept in the rest position by a return system and able to pivot around the axis (4) under the effect of a force exerted far enough from said axis (4) , this axis (4) being itself mounted in its support (40) with the possibility of translational movement, around an equilibrium position, perpendicular to itself and generally perpendicular to the direction of the force applied to said main blade (1) itself coupled, via the axis (4), to at least one accessory blade (2), at least one of said accessory blades (2) being directly fixed on the axis (4).
2) Dispositif selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte deux lames accessoires (2), la première (21) étant fixée directement sur l'axe (4) et la deuxième (22) é- tant fixée à la première (21) en position globalement parallèle à la lame principale (1).2) Device according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises two accessory blades (2), the first (21) being fixed directly on the axis (4) and the second (22) being fixed to the first ( 21) in position generally parallel to the main blade (1).
3) Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2 caractérisé en ce que la lame principale (1) se compose d'une surface rectangulaire (10) longeant l'axe (4) et cons- tituant au moins une partie de ladite lame principale (1), le complément éventuel étant une autre surface rectangulaire ( 12 ) parallèle et en surélévation par rapport à la première surface rectangulaire (10), ces deux surfaces rectangulaires (10) (12) étant reliées par un raccord (11) qui leur est globale- ment perpendiculaire, de sorte que la lame principale (1) présente une section transversale en "Z", et aussi que l'axe (4) et la surface rectangulaire (10) adjacente sont enfouis, au moins en partie, dans le système destiné à les contenir.3) Device according to any one of claims 1 and 2 characterized in that the main blade (1) consists of a rectangular surface (10) along the axis (4) and constituting at least part of said main blade (1), the possible complement being another rectangular surface (12) parallel and in elevation relative to the first rectangular surface (10), these two rectangular surfaces (10) (12) being connected by a fitting (11) which is generally perpendicular to them, so that the main blade (1) has a "Z" cross section, and also that the axis (4) and the adjacent rectangular surface (10) are buried, at least in part , in the system intended to contain them.
4) Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2 carac- térisé en ce que la lame principale (1) est de section convexe, en "V d'un angle d'au moins 90°, inversé et pointe arrondie, composée d'une surface rectangulaire (13) en surélévation et d'un raccord (14) la rattachant à l'axe (4) selon une direc¬ tion globalement radiale à proximité dudit axe (4), le tout enfoui dans le système qui le contient pour n'être plus accessible par le dessus. 5) Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4 carac¬ térisé en ce qu'il comporte au moins une lamelle élastique (3) globalement rectangulaire fixée par au plus trois de ses cô¬ tés sous au moins une des lames principale (1) ou accessoi¬ res (2) susceptibles d'être enfoncées, de façon globalement perpendiculaire à la direction de la force d'actionnement appliquée, et placée de telle sorte que, lorsqu'une desdites lames principale (1) ou accessoires (2) pivote sous le doigt qui tend à l'enfoncer, elle vienne en contact avec la partie flottante de la au moins une lamelle élastique (3) par son côté opposé à celui qui voisine l'axe (4).4 ) Device according to one of claims 1 and 2 characterized in that the main blade (1) is of convex section, in "V with an angle of at least 90 °, inverted and rounded tip, composed of '' a rectangular surface (13) in elevation and a connector (14) connecting it to the axis (4) in a generally radial direc ¬ near said axis (4), all buried in the system that contains it to be no longer accessible from above. 5) Device according to one of claims 1 to 4 charac ¬ terized in that it comprises at least one elastic lamella (3) generally rectangular fixed by not more than three of its co ¬ tees in at least one main blades (1 ) or accessories ¬ res (2) capable of being pushed in, generally perpendicular to the direction of the actuating force applied, and placed so that, when one of said main blades (1) or accessories (2) pivots under the finger which tends to push it in, it comes into contact with the floating part of the at least one elastic strip (3) by its side opposite to that which borders the axis (4).
6) Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que la lame principale (1) et les lames accessoires (2) sont associées, pour au moins une d'entre elles, à un système de percussion (5) fournissant au moins une impulsion à ladite au moins une lame principale ( 1 ) ou accessoire (2) lorsqu'il y a eu pivotement en enfoncement ou en soulèvement, ladite impulsion ayant une composante globalement perpendiculaire à la lame principale (1) en position repos et orientée vers le haut, et une composante globalement perpendiculaire à l'axe (4) et parallèle à ladite lame principale (1) en position repos, cette dernière composante au moins étant non nulle.6) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the main blade (1) and the accessory blades (2) are associated, for at least one of them, with a percussion system (5) providing the at least one impulse to said at least one main blade (1) or accessory (2) when there has been pivoting in driving in or lifting, said pulse having a component generally perpendicular to the main blade (1) in the rest and oriented position upward, and a component generally perpendicular to the axis (4) and parallel to said main blade (1) in the rest position, the latter component at least being non-zero.
7) Boîtier (9) du type composé de deux volets (90) articulés approximativement parallélépipédiques caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte, sur au moins un de ses volets (90), au moins un dispositif de commande conforme à l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.7) Case (9) of the type composed of two flaps (90) articulated approximately parallelepipedal characterized in that it comprises, on at least one of its flaps (90), at least one control device in accordance with any one of previous claims.
8) Boîtier (9) selon la revendication 7 caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de commande est logé dans un évidement pra- tiqué en bordure de volet (90) et ouvert au moins sur la tranche dudit volet (90), ladite tranche présentant au moins une arête (901) telle que ladite au moins une arête (901) se trouve globalement en alignement avec le bord de la lame principale (1) ou avec celui de l'une des lames accessoires (2) lorsque l'une desdites lames principale (1) ou accessoires (2) est actionnée, ainsi qu'avec, le cas échéant, le bord flottant de la au moins une lamelle élastique (3).8) Box (9) according to claim 7 characterized in that the control device is housed in a recess made at the edge of the flap (90) and open at least on the edge of said flap (90), said edge having at least one edge (901) such that said at least one edge (901) is is generally in alignment with the edge of the main blade (1) or with that of one of the accessory blades (2) when one of said main blade (1) or accessories (2) is actuated, as well as with, where appropriate, the floating edge of the at least one elastic strip (3).
9) Boîtier selon la revendication 8 caractérisé en ce que l'évidement est ouvert sur la tranche et la face supérieure du volet (90), de telle sorte que l'axe (4) et la partie voisine de la lame principale (1) restent dissimulés sous un surplomb (902) constitué d'une partie de la paroi supérieure dudit volet (90) .9) Housing according to claim 8 characterized in that the recess is open on the edge and the upper face of the flap (90), so that the axis (4) and the neighboring part of the main blade (1) remain hidden under an overhang (902) consisting of a part of the upper wall of said flap (90).
10) Boîtier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 9 caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte, dans au moins un des angles d'au moins un des volets (90), deux dispositifs de cora- mande dans lesquels la lame principale (1) et la au moins u- ne lame accessoire (2) présentent des formes se raccordant l'une à l'autre, de l'un à l'autre desdits deux dispositifs de commande, pour former un "L" , notamment une forme en trapèze rectangle. 10) Housing according to any one of claims 7 to 9 characterized in that it comprises, in at least one of the angles of at least one of the flaps (90), two coral devices in which the main blade ( 1) and the at least one accessory blade (2) have shapes which are connected to one another, from one to the other of said two control devices, to form an "L", in particular a rectangular trapezoid shape.
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