An automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch

Abstract

The present invention provides an automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch, which has a reasonable structure, integrates multiple functional switches, is easy to operate, and has a good indication effect. The switch box comprises a switch box body, an upper frame is provided at the upper end of the switch box body, an upper panel is provided at the upper end of the upper frame, and buttons are installed on the switch box body. The characteristics are as follows: the buttons include a P gear button, an electronic parking button, an automatic parking button, and an ECO button; the switch box body is respectively provided with a P gear button mounting seat, an electronic parking button mounting seat, an automatic parking button mounting seat, and an ECO button mounting seat; the lower end of the switch box body is connected to a base; a conductive rubber plate and a PCB board are provided in a cavity between the switch box body and the base; the P gear button, the electronic parking button, the automatic parking button, and the ECO button are respectively connected to a circuit on the PCB board through contacts on the conductive rubber plate to realize signal transmission.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automobile interior switches, in particular to an automobile electronic automatic parking integrated switch. Background Art

[0002] With technological advancements, electronic parking systems are increasingly being used in cars. They offer a sense of intelligence, safety, and convenience, and will be the future trend in vehicle switches. Besides saving space and offering a sleek appearance, they are also user-friendly for novice car owners. Because electronic parking brakes can be operated with one button, they avoid the issues of traditional parking brakes that can cause the car to slip. This makes them much safer.

[0003] Currently, mainstream electronic parking brakes generally utilize integrated calipers, integrating the motor into the brake caliper and eliminating the latch mechanism. Hydraulic braking is used for normal driving, while electric braking is used for parking. This approach requires electronic circuitry to intervene in the rear wheel braking system, making it relatively complex. When the driver presses a button, the signal propagates through a series of channels, ultimately causing the rear calipers to lock the wheels.

[0004] Automatic parking is a technology that allows the car to automatically brake while in motion. Many models now have both functions. For drivers, the automatic parking function only requires a single button to easily achieve the braking effect. It also avoids frequent gear changes on automatic transmission cars. It is a very convenient function. Just press this button and the vehicle will enter automatic mode, saving time, effort and worry.

[0005] As applications become more widespread, product issues are becoming increasingly prominent. The layout of buttons is often illogical, leading to interference and misoperation. Furthermore, with the increasing number of vehicle functions, the placement of switches in the center console is becoming increasingly tight and difficult to coordinate. Designing a highly integrated switch that can integrate multiple function switches while making it easy for users to distinguish between them is a pressing issue. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides an automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch, which has a reasonable structure, integrates multiple functional switches, is easy to operate, and has a good indication effect.

[0007] The technical solution is as follows: an automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch, comprising a switch box body, an upper frame being provided at the upper end of the switch box body, an upper panel being provided at the upper end of the upper frame, and buttons being installed on the switch box body, characterized in that the buttons include a P gear button, an electronic parking button, an automatic parking button, and an ECO button, and the switch box body is respectively provided with a P gear button mounting seat, an electronic parking button mounting seat, an automatic parking button mounting seat, and an ECO button mounting seat, the lower end of the switch box body is connected to a base, and a conductive rubber plate and a PCB board are provided in the cavity between the switch box body and the base, and the P gear button, electronic parking button, automatic parking button, and ECO button respectively transmit signals by connecting the circuit on the PCB board through the contacts on the conductive rubber plate.

[0008] Furthermore, the P gear button includes a P gear button panel and a P gear button middle box body, the P gear button middle box body is movably installed in the P gear button mounting seat, and the lower end of the P gear button middle box body is provided with a contact pressure plate corresponding to the contacts on the conductive rubber plate; the automatic parking button includes an automatic parking button panel and an automatic parking button middle box body, the automatic parking button middle box body is movably installed in the automatic parking button mounting seat, and the lower end of the automatic parking middle box body is provided with a contact pressure plate corresponding to the contacts on the conductive rubber plate; the ECO button includes an ECO button panel and an ECO button middle box body, the ECO button middle box body is movably installed in the ECO button mounting seat, and the lower end of the ECO button middle box body is provided with a contact pressure plate corresponding to the contacts on the conductive rubber plate, and pressing the P gear button, automatic parking button, and ECO button can cause the contact pressure plate to press the contacts on the conductive rubber plate.

[0009] Furthermore, the P gear button panel and the P gear button middle box body are respectively connected together by upper card slots and upper card buckles, the automatic parking button panel and the automatic parking button middle box body are respectively connected together by upper card slots and upper card buckles, the ECO button panel and the ECO button middle box body are respectively connected together by upper card slots and upper card buckles, the upper card slots on the P gear button panel, automatic parking button panel and ECO button panel respectively cooperate with the side walls of the P gear button mounting seat, automatic parking button mounting seat and ECO button mounting seat to slide limit the P gear button panel, automatic parking button panel and ECO button panel, and the P gear button middle box body, automatic parking button middle box body and ECO button middle box body are respectively connected with the P gear button mounting seat, automatic parking button mounting seat and ECO button mounting seat by lower card slots and lower card buckles.

[0010] Furthermore, the electronic parking button includes an electronic parking button middle box body and an electronic parking button panel that are snapped together, and a rotation connection slot is respectively provided on both sides of the lower end of the electronic parking button middle box body, and a rotation connection buckle is correspondingly provided on the electronic parking button mounting seat, and the electronic parking button middle box body is rotatably mounted on the electronic parking knob mounting seat through the rotation connection slot and the rotation connection buckle.

[0011] Furthermore, a rotation limit plate is provided at the front end of the box body of the electronic parking button, and a rotation limit groove cooperating with the rotation limit plate is correspondingly provided on the switch box body, a spring mounting groove is provided on the switch box body, a return spring is installed in the spring mounting groove, a top ball is installed on the upper end of the return spring, the box body of the electronic parking button is pressed onto the upper end of the top ball, a plunger groove is provided on the switch box body, a plunger is installed in the plunger groove, the lower end of the plunger is corresponding to the upper end of the contact on the conductive rubber plate, the box body of the electronic parking button is pressed onto the upper end of the plunger, and the electronic parking button is moved to press the plunger, so that the plunger presses the contact on the conductive rubber plate.

[0012] Furthermore, light-transmitting holes are respectively provided on the P gear button middle box, the electronic parking button middle box, the automatic parking button middle box, and the ECO button middle box, and LED lights are provided on the PCB board corresponding to the light-transmitting holes.

[0013] Furthermore, the box body in the electronic parking button and the box body in the automatic parking button are respectively provided with light guide column grooves, and light guide columns are respectively installed in the light guide column grooves. The upper ends of the light guide columns are respectively clamped into the light guide column slots on the electronic parking button panel and the automatic parking button panel, and LED lights are set on the PCB board corresponding to the light guide columns.

[0014] Furthermore, a gear indicator symbol is provided on the upper panel, and a pattern light-transmitting groove and a pattern light-guiding column groove are provided on the switch box body corresponding to the gear indicator symbol, a pattern light-guiding column is provided in the pattern light-guiding column groove, and LED lights are provided on the PCB board corresponding to the pattern light-transmitting groove and the pattern light-guiding column, and a light-transmitting plate is also provided on the pattern light-transmitting groove.

[0015] Furthermore, the switch box body and the upper frame are connected together by a snap-fit ​​structure, and the upper frame and the upper panel are connected together by a snap-fit ​​structure. A connecting column is also provided at the lower end of the upper panel, and a connecting column slot is correspondingly provided on the switch box body. The upper panel is snap-fitted to the switch box body through the cooperation of the connecting column and the connecting column slot.

[0016] Furthermore, the upper frame and the upper panel are provided with mounting slots.

[0017] The automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch of the present invention integrates a P gear button, an electronic parking button, an automatic parking button, and an ECO button. The structural design of the switch is ingenious and reasonable, and a contact trigger circuit of a conductive rubber plate is adopted to simplify the structure, improve the feel, and reduce noise. At the same time, the operation feedback methods adopted by each button are inconsistent, and the tactile feedback generated is different, which facilitates direct feeling of the button pressed, facilitates the driver's operation, and improves the operating comfort and driving experience. The automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch of the present invention can replace traditional mechanical or electronic parking, realize diversified parking, ensure driving safety, and has good market prospects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of an automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a switch box of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an upper panel of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the box body of the electronic parking button of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the box body of the P gear button of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the box body of the automatic parking button of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the box body of the ECO button of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] See Figures 1 to 8An automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch of the present invention includes a switch box body 1, an upper frame 2 is provided at the upper end of the switch box body 1, an upper panel 3 is provided at the upper end of the upper frame 2, and buttons are installed on the switch box body 1, including a P gear button 4, an electronic parking button 5, an automatic parking button 6, and an ECO button 7. The switch box body 1 is respectively provided with a P gear button mounting seat 8, an electronic parking button mounting seat 9, an automatic parking button mounting seat 10, and an ECO button mounting seat 11. The lower end of the switch box body 1 is connected to a base 12, and a conductive rubber plate 13 and a PCB board 14 are provided in a cavity between the switch box body 1 and the base 12. The P gear button 4, the electronic parking button 5, the automatic parking button 6, and the ECO button 7 respectively conduct the circuit on the PCB board 14 through the contacts 27 on the conductive rubber plate 13 to realize signal transmission. In this embodiment, a pin block is provided at the lower end of the PCB board 3, and the pin block is placed in the jack on the base.

[0028] Specifically, the P gear button 4 includes a P gear button panel 401 and a P gear button middle box body 402. The P gear button middle box body 402 is movably mounted in the P gear button mounting seat 8. A contact pressure plate 403 is provided at the lower end of the P gear button middle box body corresponding to the contact point on the conductive rubber plate.

[0029] The automatic parking button 6 includes an automatic parking button panel 601 and an automatic parking button middle box 602. The automatic parking button middle box 602 is movably mounted in the automatic parking button mounting seat 10. A contact pressure plate 603 is provided at the lower end of the automatic parking middle box corresponding to the contact point on the conductive rubber plate.

[0030] The ECO button 7 includes an ECO button panel 701 and an ECO button middle box 702. The ECO button middle box 702 is movably mounted in the ECO button mounting seat 11. The lower end of the ECO button middle box 11 is provided with a contact pressing plate 703 corresponding to the contact point on the conductive rubber plate.

[0031] Pressing the P gear button 4, the automatic parking button 6, and the ECO button 7 can cause the contact pressure plates 403, 603, and 703 to press the contacts on the conductive rubber plate. In addition, the P gear button panel 401 and the P gear button middle box body 402, the automatic parking button panel 601 and the automatic parking button middle box body 602, and the ECO button panel 701 and the ECO button middle box body 702 respectively use a slide groove structure to achieve sliding.

[0032] More specifically, the P gear button panel 401 and the P gear button middle box body 402 are respectively connected together by the upper card slot 404 and the upper card buckle 405, the automatic parking button panel 601 and the automatic parking button middle box body 602 are respectively connected together by the upper card slot 604 and the upper card buckle 605, the ECO button panel 701 and the ECO button middle box body 702 are respectively connected together by the upper card slot 704 and the upper card buckle 705, and the upper card slots 404, 604, and 704 on the P gear button panel, the automatic parking button panel, and the ECO button panel are respectively connected to the P gear button mounting seat 8 and the automatic parking button mounting seat 10 The side walls of the ECO button mounting seat 11 cooperate with the P gear button panel 401, the automatic parking button panel 601, and the ECO button panel 701 to slide and limit the P gear button panel 401, the automatic parking button panel 601, and the ECO button panel 701. The P gear button middle box body 402, the automatic parking button middle box body 602, and the ECO button middle box body 702 are respectively connected to the P gear button mounting seat 8, the automatic parking button mounting seat 10, and the ECO button mounting seat 11 through the lower card slots 406, 606, 706 and the lower buckles 407, 607, 707. Through the cooperation of these buckles and card slot structures, the reliability of the button installation connection can be ensured, the buttons can be prevented from falling off, and the structural stability can be increased;

[0033] Specifically, the electronic parking button 5 includes an electronic parking button middle box body 501 and an electronic parking button panel 502 that are snapped together. The electronic parking button middle box body 501 and the electronic parking button panel 502 are connected by a snap-on structure. Rotary connection slots 503 are respectively provided on both sides of the lower end of the electronic parking button middle box body. A rotary connection snap 901 is correspondingly provided on the electronic parking button mounting seat 9. The electronic parking button middle box body 501 is rotatably mounted on the electronic parking knob mounting seat 9 through the rotary connection slots 503 and the rotary connection snap 901.

[0034] At the same time, a rotation limit plate 504 is provided at the front end of the electronic parking button middle box body 502, and a rotation limit groove 101 is provided on the switch box body 1 to cooperate with the rotation limit plate 504. The setting of the rotation limit plate 504 and the rotation limit groove 101 enables the electronic parking button 5 to be pushed outward in only one direction, thereby preventing the electronic parking button 5 from being accidentally triggered due to misoperation or pressure of debris on the electronic parking button 5; a spring mounting groove 102 is provided on the switch box body 1, and a return spring 15 is installed in the spring mounting groove 102. A top bead 16 is installed on the upper end of the return spring 15, and the electronic parking button middle box body 402 is pressed onto the top bead 16. At the upper end of the bead 16, a plunger groove 103 is provided on the switch box body 1, and a plunger 17 is installed in the plunger groove 103. The lower end of the plunger 17 corresponds to the upper end of the contact on the conductive rubber plate. The box body 502 in the electronic parking button is pressed on the upper end of the plunger 17. When the electronic parking button 5 is turned, the plunger 17 is pressed, so that the plunger 17 presses the contact on the conductive rubber plate. The electronic parking button 5 adopts an operation triggering method different from other switches, and the tactile feedback generated is different, which is convenient for the driver to directly feel the button pressed and facilitate operation. A clearance area is provided on the conductive rubber plate corresponding to the electronic components on the circuit board.

[0035] In addition, to intuitively inform the driver whether each function is enabled, an indicator mark with a backlight effect is provided on the panel of each button. The P gear button inner box 402, the electronic parking button inner box 502, the automatic parking button inner box 602, and the ECO button inner box 702 are respectively provided with a light-transmitting hole 18, and LED lights 25 are provided on the PCB board 14 corresponding to the light-transmitting holes.

[0036] In this embodiment, a light guide column groove 19 is provided on the electronic parking button box body 502 and the automatic parking button box body 602, respectively. A light guide column 20 is installed in the light guide column groove 19. The upper end of the light guide column 20 is respectively clamped into the light guide column clamping slot 21 on the electronic parking button panel 501 and the automatic parking button panel 601. An LED light is provided on the PCB corresponding to the light guide column 20. In this embodiment, two light guide columns 20 are provided in the electronic parking button box body 502.

[0037] In this embodiment, a gear indication symbol 26 is provided on the upper panel 3, and a pattern light-transmitting groove 104 and a pattern light-guiding column groove 105 are provided on the switch box body 1 corresponding to the gear indication symbol 26. A pattern light-guiding column 22 is provided in the pattern light-guiding column groove 105, and an LED light is provided on the PCB board corresponding to the pattern light-transmitting groove 104 and the pattern light-guiding column 105. A light-transmitting plate 23 is also provided on the pattern light-transmitting groove 104 to facilitate light refraction, further improve the light transmission effect, and improve the light transmission blind area problem. The setting of the pattern light-transmitting groove 104, the pattern light-guiding column groove 105, and the pattern light-guiding column 22 can increase the light indication effect, block most of the light deviation, and enhance the effect of blocking light crosstalk.

[0038] In this embodiment, the switch box body 1 and the upper frame 2 are connected together by a snap-fit ​​structure, and the upper frame 2 and the upper panel 3 are connected together by a snap-fit ​​structure. A connecting column 301 is further provided at the lower end of the upper panel, and a connecting column slot 106 is correspondingly provided on the switch box body. The upper panel 3 is snap-fitted to the switch box body through the connecting column 301 and the connecting column slot 106, thereby increasing the reliability of the structural installation.

[0039] In addition, in this embodiment, mounting slots 24 are provided on the upper frame 2 and the upper panel 3 to facilitate the installation of other functional button devices.

[0040] The automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch of the present invention integrates a P gear button, an electronic parking button, an automatic parking button, and an ECO button. The structural design of the switch is ingenious and reasonable, and a contact trigger circuit of a conductive rubber plate is adopted to simplify the structure, improve the feel, and reduce noise. At the same time, the operation feedback methods adopted by each button are inconsistent, and the tactile feedback generated is different, which facilitates direct feeling of the button pressed, facilitates the driver's operation, and improves the operating comfort and driving experience. The automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch of the present invention can replace traditional mechanical or electronic parking, realize diversified parking, ensure driving safety, and has good market prospects.

[0041] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above and that the invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and non-restrictive, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and it is intended that all variations that come within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims be embraced therein.

[0042] In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of implementation methods, not every implementation method contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative method of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other implementation methods that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. An automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch, comprising a switch box, an upper frame disposed at the upper end of the switch box, an upper panel disposed at the upper end of the upper frame, and a button mounted on the switch box, characterized in that: The buttons include a P gear button, an electronic parking button, an automatic parking button, and an ECO button. The switch box body is respectively provided with a P gear button mounting seat, an electronic parking button mounting seat, an automatic parking button mounting seat, and an ECO button mounting seat. The lower end of the switch box body is connected to a base. A conductive rubber plate and a PCB board are provided in a cavity between the switch box body and the base. The P gear button, the electronic parking button, the automatic parking button, and the ECO button respectively transmit signals by connecting a circuit on the PCB board through contacts on the conductive rubber plate. The P gear button includes a P gear button panel and a P gear button middle box body, the P gear button middle box body is movably mounted in the P gear button mounting seat, and a contact pressure plate is provided at the lower end of the P gear button middle box body corresponding to the contacts on the conductive rubber plate; the automatic parking button includes an automatic parking button panel and an automatic parking button middle box body, the automatic parking button middle box body is movably mounted in the automatic parking button mounting seat, and a contact pressure plate is provided at the lower end of the automatic parking middle box body corresponding to the contacts on the conductive rubber plate; the ECO button includes an ECO button panel and an ECO button middle box body, the ECO button middle box body is movably mounted in the ECO button mounting seat, and a contact pressure plate is provided at the lower end of the ECO button middle box body corresponding to the contacts on the conductive rubber plate, and pressing the P gear button, the automatic parking button, and the ECO button can cause the contact pressure plate to press the contacts on the conductive rubber plate; The electronic parking button includes an electronic parking button middle box body and an electronic parking button panel that are snap-fitted together. Rotary connection slots are respectively provided on both sides of the lower end of the electronic parking button middle box body. The electronic parking button mounting base is correspondingly provided with a rotary connection buckle. The electronic parking button middle box body is rotatably mounted on the electronic parking knob mounting base through the rotary connection slots and the rotary connection buckle. The front end of the box body of the electronic parking button is provided with a rotation limit plate, and the switch box body is correspondingly provided with a rotation limit groove that cooperates with the rotation limit plate, the switch box body is provided with a spring mounting groove, a return spring is installed in the spring mounting groove, and a top ball is installed on the upper end of the return spring. The box body of the electronic parking button is pressed onto the upper end of the top ball, and the switch box body is provided with a plunger groove, a plunger is installed in the plunger groove, and the lower end of the plunger is corresponding to the upper end of the contact on the conductive rubber plate. The box body of the electronic parking button is pressed onto the upper end of the plunger, and the electronic parking button is toggled to press the plunger, so that the plunger presses the contact on the conductive rubber plate. The upper frame and the upper panel are also provided with mounting slots.

2. The automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The P gear button panel and the P gear button middle box body are respectively connected together by the upper card slot and the upper card buckle, the automatic parking button panel and the automatic parking button middle box body are respectively connected together by the upper card slot and the upper card buckle, the ECO button panel and the ECO button middle box body are respectively connected together by the upper card slot and the upper card buckle, the upper card slots on the P gear button panel, the automatic parking button panel, and the ECO button panel respectively cooperate with the side walls of the P gear button mounting seat, the automatic parking button mounting seat, and the ECO button mounting seat to slide limit the P gear button panel, the automatic parking button panel, and the ECO button panel, the P gear button middle box body, the automatic parking button middle box body, and the ECO button middle box body are respectively connected with the P gear button mounting seat, the automatic parking button mounting seat, and the ECO button mounting seat by the lower card slot and the lower card buckle.

3. The automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The P gear button middle box body, the electronic parking button middle box body, the automatic parking button middle box body, and the ECO button middle box body are respectively provided with light-transmitting holes, and LED lights are provided on the PCB board corresponding to the light-transmitting holes.

4. The automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch according to claim 3, characterized in that: The box body in the electronic parking button and the box body in the automatic parking button are respectively provided with light guide column grooves, and light guide columns are respectively installed in the light guide column grooves. The upper ends of the light guide columns are respectively clamped into the light guide column slots on the electronic parking button panel and the automatic parking button panel, and LED lights are set on the PCB board corresponding to the light guide columns.

5. The automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: A gear indicator symbol is provided on the upper panel, and a pattern light-transmitting groove and a pattern light-guiding column groove are provided on the switch box body corresponding to the gear indicator symbol. A pattern light-guiding column is provided in the pattern light-guiding column groove, and LED lights are provided on the PCB board corresponding to the pattern light-transmitting groove and the pattern light-guiding column, and a light-transmitting plate is also provided on the pattern light-transmitting groove.

6. The automotive electronic automatic parking integrated switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The switch box body and the upper frame are connected together by a snap-fit ​​structure, and the upper frame and the upper panel are connected together by a snap-fit ​​structure. A connecting column is further provided at the lower end of the upper panel, and a connecting column slot is correspondingly provided on the switch box body. The upper panel is snap-fitted to the switch box body through the cooperation of the connecting column and the connecting column slot.

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