Control assembly, in particular for motor vehicle steering column top portion
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A technology for controlling equipment and motor vehicles, applied in electric vehicles, vehicle components, signaling devices, etc., and can solve problems such as unsatisfactory and high development costs
Active Publication Date: 2012-05-30
SC2N SA
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However, this solution does not appear to be satisfactory if additional electronic components need to be provided in the circuit
[0010] Further, given that for each switch of the module, a dedicated input to the microcontroller needs to be provided, newer modifications and future versions require modification of the main board and its components, thus resulting in high development costs
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[0028] A non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0029] figure 1 A rear perspective view of the control equipment 1 is shown, in particular for the top of a steering column of a motor vehicle.
[0030] This equipment 1 is mounted on a steering column 3 which carries a steering wheel 5 at its rear end.
[0031] By way of example, in figure 1 As can be seen in , on the opposite side, the control equipment has a lighting control lever 7 and a windscreen wiper control lever 9 , which are mounted on a central support 11 .
[0032] As will be described in detail below, each lever takes the form of a control module, in other words, on the one hand it has a built-in dedicated mechatronic system that translates the movement of the user into a change in the state of the switch and on the other hand its There is a mechatronic connection system, in particular for supporting the main board of the c...
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The invention concerns a control assembly, in particular for motor vehicle steering column top portion (1), comprising several switching modules (7; 9; 13; 15) and a microcontroller (19) mounted on a motherboard (17) for interpreting a switching state based on the identifier of the module to deliver an appropriate control signal, the motherboard (17) having several connecting locations (E1, E2, E3, E4), and each module (7; 9; 13; 15) having an identical number N of predetermined tracks (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, ID1, ID2; CS1; CS2; CS3; CS4) to be connected to tracks associated with the motherboard(17). The corresponding exit tracks (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, ID1, ID2) of each switching module (7; 9; 13; 15) are interconnected and connected together on the same input of the microcontroller (19), andthe control assembly comprises for each location (E1, E2, E3, E4) means for activating reading of a switching state of a module connected at said location, said activating means being monitored by the microcontroller (19).
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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a control arrangement, in particular for the top of a steering column of a motor vehicle. Background technique [0002] Control equipment for the top of the steering column of a motor vehicle is widely known in the prior art. [0003] In the same system, such equipment combines several electronic switching modules for eg controlling headlights, windscreen wipers, audio functions, telephone functions or even a speed regulator. [0004] Over the years it has been observed that vehicles are increasingly more customized with respect to their equipment, which is why there is a need to be able to adapt the switch module around the steering wheel efficiently to the equipment present on the vehicle. [0005] Therefore, the modularity of the control equipment is an important factor for the ability to easily adapt a basic equipment with several optional modules to the needs expressed by the user and to provide the control equipment at a...
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