A high-brightness paddle switch

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of automotive accessories, specifically a high-brightness paddle switch. This device addresses the problem of existing automotive paddle switches being installed below the vehicle's steering wheel, resulting in limited use and installation space. Furthermore, due to the limited installation space, the paddle switch's brightness is low, which in turn affects ease of use. The device comprises a paddle cover, a light guide assembly, and a reflective film. The rear end surface of the paddle cover is mounted with a reflective film, the rear end surface of the reflective film is mounted with a light guide assembly, the outer side of the light guide assembly is mounted with a paddle seat, the rear end surface of the paddle seat is mounted with a support and protective seat, and a first PCBA and a second PCBA are mounted between the paddle seat and the support and protective seat. The present invention effectively improves the brightness of the paddle switch by focusing light and providing high light transmittance. It also uniformly reflects light, maintaining uniform light distribution and achieving uniform text brightness. The paddle switch is also configured to fit snugly and snap together, effectively reducing installation space and improving user comfort.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, in particular to a high-brightness paddle switch. Background Art

[0002] With the development of society, the number of cars is increasing, people are becoming more and more dependent on cars in their daily travel, and people's requirements for car driving experience are also getting higher and higher. The shift paddles are shifting devices installed for the semi-automatic clutch of the car. Their function is to shift gears directly by shifting the paddles without stepping on the clutch. This device is widely used in racing cars. The paddle switches of passenger cars are arranged under the steering wheel. High-brightness paddle switches are also required in daytime mode to improve the user experience.

[0003] The existing car paddle switches are installed under the car steering wheel, which limits their use and installation space. In addition, the limited installation space results in low brightness of the paddle switches, which in turn affects their ease of use. Therefore, they do not meet existing needs. To address this, we propose a high-brightness paddle switch. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a high-brightness paddle switch to solve the problem raised in the above-mentioned background art that the existing automobile paddle switches are installed under the automobile steering wheel, which limits the use and installation space. In addition, due to the limited installation space, the brightness of the paddle switch is not high, which in turn affects the convenience of use.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a high-brightness paddle switch, comprising a paddle cover, a light guide assembly, and a reflective film, wherein the reflective film is mounted on the rear end surface of the paddle cover, the light guide assembly is mounted on the rear end surface of the reflective film, a paddle seat is mounted on the outer side of the light guide assembly, a support and protective seat is mounted on the rear end surface of the paddle seat, a first PCBA and a second PCBA are mounted between the paddle seat and the support and protective seat, the first PCBA being located in the middle of the front end surface of the second PCBA, and a wiring harness assembly is mounted on the rear end surface of the support and protective seat;

[0006] The light guide assembly includes a light guide bar, both sides of which are provided with positioning protrusions, an upper portion of the front end surface of the light guide bar is provided with a dot matrix light emitting area, and a surface of the dot matrix light emitting area is provided with a plurality of light emitting grooves arranged in an array;

[0007] The first PCBA includes a circuit board body, a power switch is fixedly installed on the upper end surface of the circuit board body, a plurality of LED lamp beads are installed on one side of the power switch, a conical reflector is installed on the upper end surface of the LED lamp beads, and an elastic connecting ring is provided at the upper end of the conical reflector.

[0008] Preferably, the paddle seat includes a paddle mounting shell, a first circuit board clip is fixedly installed in the middle of the front end surface of the paddle mounting shell, a plurality of paddle positioning sleeves are provided on the outside of the first circuit board clip, a plurality of paddle clips are provided on the side of the front end surface of the paddle mounting shell, and a second circuit board clip is provided in the middle of the rear end surface of the paddle clip.

[0009] Preferably, the supporting protective seat includes a mounting base, a mounting hole is fixedly installed on the rear end face of the mounting base, a rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the inner side of one end of the mounting base, two mounting shell clips are provided on the inner side of the other end of the mounting base, a third circuit board clip is provided on the inner side of the upper end of the mounting base, and two fourth circuit board clips are provided on the inner side of the bottom end of the mounting base.

[0010] Preferably, plugs are provided at both ends of the wiring harness assembly, one of the plugs passes through the mounting base and is plugged into and installed with the second PCBA, the wiring harness assembly is connected to the second PCBA through one of the plugs, and the wiring harness assembly, the second PCBA and the circuit board body are electrically connected.

[0011] Preferably, the mounting base, the third circuit board clip, the two fourth circuit board clips and the two mounting shell clips are integrally injection molded, the mounting base and the second PCBA are mounted by the third circuit board clip and the two fourth circuit board clips, the paddle mounting shell and the second PCBA are mounted by the second circuit board clip, the rotating shaft is inserted between the mounting base and the paddle mounting shell, the mounting base and one end of the paddle mounting shell are rotatably connected by the rotating shaft, and the mounting base and the other end of the paddle mounting shell are mounted by the two mounting shell clips.

[0012] Preferably, the paddle mounting shell and the side of the paddle cover are mounted by a plurality of paddle clips, the rear end face of the paddle cover is provided with a plurality of positioning posts, the positioning posts are plugged into the inner side of the paddle positioning sleeve, the paddle mounting shell and the circuit board body are mounted by a first circuit board clip, the bottom end of the circuit board body is plugged into the inner side of the middle part of the second PCBA, and the second PCBA and the plurality of LED lamp beads are electrically connected through the circuit board body.

[0013] Preferably, a light emitting surface and a light incident surface are respectively provided at the upper and lower ends of the light guide bar, and the light incident surface and the light emitting surface are perpendicular to each other.

[0014] Preferably, the dot matrix light emitting area is arranged on the light emitting surface, and the dot matrix light emitting area and the pick cover are separated by a reflective film, the material of the reflective film is PE, and the reflectivity of the reflective film is 90%, and the rear end face of the pick cover is provided with a character area, and the character area is located directly in front of the dot matrix light emitting area, and the surface of the character area is provided with a frosted film.

[0015] Preferably, the upper end of the LED lamp bead is bonded and fixed to the conical reflector, and the conical reflector is connected to the bottom end of the light guide bar via an elastic connecting ring, and the elastic connecting ring is in contact with the light incident surface of the light guide bar.

[0016] Preferably, the light guide strip is made of transparent PC3601, and the light transmittance of the light guide strip is 90%.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] 1. The present invention realizes the snap-fit ​​installation of the paddle mounting shell and the mounting base by pressing the paddle mounting shell, thereby improving the overall installation convenience. When the paddle cover is snap-fitted and installed with the paddle mounting shell through multiple paddle snaps, the light guide assembly and the reflective film can be limited and pressed, maintaining the stable installation of the light guide assembly and the reflective film. Multiple LED lamp beads emit light synchronously and enter from the light inlet surface. Under the high light guiding effect of the light guide bar, they can be emitted from the dot matrix light emitting area through the light emitting surface. The multiple light emitting grooves can diffusely reflect the light, thereby increasing the number of light emitting points and enhancing the uniformity of high-brightness light.

[0019] 2. The present invention reflects light onto the character area provided on the rear end surface of the pick cover through a reflective film, and a frosted film is provided on the surface of the character area, so that the frosted film and the reflective film can further evenly spread the light, keeping the text in the character area uniformly brightened. The conical reflector can reflect and focus the light emitted by the LED lamp beads, avoiding light waste and improving the clarity of the light transmission path in the light guide bar. The conical reflector and the light guide bar can be elastically connected by an elastic connecting ring, so that the conical reflector and the light guide bar have expansion space when heated. The whole is installed by a sleeve-fitting snap-on connection, which can reduce the installation difficulty while reducing the occupied space and improving the comfort of use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention as a whole;

[0021] Figure 2 A rear side view of the present invention as a whole;

[0022] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the installation structure of the light guide assembly of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the light guide assembly of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the plectrum seat of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 For the present invention Figure 5Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of area A in the middle;

[0026] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the installation structure of the first PCBA of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the mounting base of the present invention.

[0028] In the figure: 1. paddle cover; 2. paddle seat; 201. paddle mounting shell; 202. paddle buckle; 203. paddle positioning sleeve; 204. first circuit board buckle; 205. second circuit board buckle; 3. support and protective seat; 301. mounting base; 302. mounting hole; 303. third circuit board buckle; 304. fourth circuit board buckle; 305. rotating shaft; 306. mounting shell buckle; 4. wiring harness assembly; 5. first PCBA; 501. circuit board body; 502. LED lamp beads; 503. conical reflector; 504. elastic connecting ring; 505. power switch; 6. light guide assembly; 601. light guide strip; 602. positioning bump; 603. dot matrix light emitting area; 604. light emitting groove; 7. reflective film; 8. second PCBA. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0030] See also Figures 1 to 5 The present invention provides an embodiment of a high-brightness paddle switch, comprising a paddle cover 1, a light guide component 6 and a reflective film 7. The rear end surface of the paddle cover 1 is installed with a reflective film 7, the rear end surface of the reflective film 7 is installed with a light guide component 6, the outer side of the light guide component 6 is installed with a paddle seat 2, the rear end surface of the paddle seat 2 is installed with a support and protective seat 3, a first PCBA 5 and a second PCBA 8 are installed between the paddle seat 2 and the support and protective seat 3, the first PCBA 5 is located in the middle of the front end surface of the second PCBA 8, the rear end surface of the support and protective seat 3 is installed with a wiring harness assembly 4, and the overall structure is mutually fitted and connected through the structures, which can effectively reduce the occupied space.

[0031] See also Figures 1 to 8The paddle seat 2 includes a paddle mounting shell 201, and a first circuit board clip 204 is fixedly installed in the middle of the front end surface of the paddle mounting shell 201. A plurality of paddle positioning sleeves 203 are provided on the outer side of the first circuit board clip 204. The paddle mounting shell 201 and the side of the paddle cover 1 are clamped and installed through a plurality of paddle clips 202. The rear end surface of the paddle cover 1 is provided with a plurality of positioning posts, which are inserted into the inner side of the paddle positioning sleeve 203. The side of the front end surface of the paddle mounting shell 201 is provided with a plurality of paddle clips 202, and the middle part of the rear end surface of the paddle clip 202 is provided with a second circuit board clip 205. The paddle mounting shell 201 and the second PCBA8 are clamped and installed through the second circuit board clip 205, which is convenient for quick installation of the paddle mounting shell 201 and the second PCBA8.

[0032] See also Figures 2 to 7 The support and protection seat 3 includes a mounting base 301, and plugs are provided at both ends of the wiring harness assembly 4. One of the plugs passes through the mounting base 301 and is plugged into the second PCBA8. The wiring harness assembly 4 is connected to the second PCBA8 through one of the plugs. The rear end surface of the mounting base 301 is fixedly installed with a mounting hole 302. The inner side of one end of the mounting base 301 is rotatably connected to a rotating shaft 305. The inner side of the other end of the mounting base 301 is provided with two mounting shell clips 306. The inner side of the upper end of the mounting base 301 is provided with a third circuit board clip 303, and the inner side of the bottom end of the mounting base 301 is provided with two fourth circuit board clips 304. The mounting base 301, the third circuit board clip 303, the two fourth circuit board clips 304 and the two mounting shell clips 306 are integrally injection molded. The mounting base 301 and the second PCBA8 are clamped and installed through the third circuit board clip 303 and the two fourth circuit board clips 304, which is convenient for quick installation of the mounting base 301 and the second PCBA8.

[0033] The rotating shaft 305 is inserted between the mounting base 301 and the paddle mounting shell 201. One end of the mounting base 301 and the paddle mounting shell 201 is rotatably connected by the rotating shaft 305. The other end of the mounting base 301 and the paddle mounting shell 201 are clamped and installed by two mounting shell buckles 306. The mounting shell buckles 306 and the rotating shaft 305 facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the paddle mounting shell 201 and the mounting base 301.

[0034] See also Figures 3 to 7The first PCBA5 includes a circuit board body 501, the wiring harness assembly 4, the second PCBA8 and the circuit board body 501 are electrically connected, the paddle mounting shell 201 is clamped and installed with the circuit board body 501 through the first circuit board clip 204, the upper end surface of the circuit board body 501 is fixedly installed with a power switch 505, and a plurality of LED lamp beads 502 are installed on one side of the power switch 505. The bottom end of the circuit board body 501 is plugged into the inner side of the middle part of the second PCBA8, and the second PCBA8 and the plurality of LED lamp beads 502 are electrically connected through the circuit board body 501. A conical reflector 503 is installed on the upper end surface of the LED lamp bead 502, and the upper end of the LED lamp bead 502 is bonded and fixed to the conical reflector 503. The upper end of the conical reflector 503 is provided with an elastic connecting ring 504. The conical reflector 503 can reflect and focus the light emitted by the LED lamp bead 502, thereby avoiding light waste and improving the clarity of the light transmission path in the light guide bar 601.

[0035] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 The light guide assembly 6 includes a light guide bar 601. The material of the light guide bar 601 is transparent PC3601. The light transmittance of the light guide bar 601 is 90%. The upper and lower ends of the light guide bar 601 are respectively provided with a light emitting surface and a light receiving surface. The light receiving surface and the light emitting surface are perpendicular to each other. The conical reflector 503 is connected to the bottom end of the light guide bar 601 through an elastic connecting ring 504. The elastic connecting ring 504 is in contact with the light receiving surface of the light guide bar 601. The elastic connecting ring 504 can elastically connect the conical reflector 503 and the light guide bar 601, so that the conical reflector 503 and the light guide bar 601 have expansion space when heated.

[0036] Positioning bumps 602 are provided on both sides of the light guide bar 601. A dot matrix light emitting area 603 is provided on the upper part of the front end surface of the light guide bar 601. The dot matrix light emitting area 603 is arranged on the light emitting surface. The dot matrix light emitting area 603 is separated from the pick cover 1 by a reflective film 7. The reflective film 7 is made of PE and has a reflectivity of 90%. A character area is provided on the rear end surface of the pick cover 1. The character area is located directly in front of the dot matrix light emitting area 603. The surface of the character area is provided with a frosted film. The frosted film and the reflective film 7 can further evenly spread the light, maintaining uniform brightness of the text in the character area.

[0037] The surface of the dot matrix light emitting area 603 is provided with a plurality of light emitting grooves 604 arranged in an array. The plurality of light emitting grooves 604 can diffusely reflect light, thereby increasing the number of light emitting points and enhancing the uniformity of high-brightness light.

[0038] When in use, the second PCBA8 is mounted on the middle part of the front end surface of the mounting base 301 through the third circuit board clip 303 and the fourth circuit board clip 304, so that the front end of the wiring harness assembly 4 passes through the mounting base 301 through the plug and is plugged into the second PCBA8, and the bottom end of the circuit board body 501 is plugged into the inner side of the middle part of the second PCBA8, so that the multiple LED lamp beads 502, the circuit board body 501 and the second PCBA8 are powered by the wiring harness assembly 4, and one end of the paddle mounting shell 201 is plugged into the inner side of the mounting base 301, so that the rotating shaft 305 is plugged into between the mounting base 301 and the paddle mounting shell 201, and then the paddle mounting shell 201 is pressed to achieve the clamping installation of the paddle mounting shell 201 and the mounting base 301 by the mounting shell clip 306, thereby improving the overall installation convenience;

[0039] The light guide bar 601 is positioned and inserted into the inner side of the paddle mounting shell 201 through the two positioning protrusions 602, and the reflective film 7 is attached to the front end surface of the light guide bar 601 so that the paddle cover 1 can limit and press the light guide component 6 and the reflective film 7 when it is installed with the paddle mounting shell 201 through multiple paddle buckles 202, so as to keep the installation of the light guide component 6 and the reflective film 7 stable. At this time, the light inlet surface of the light guide bar 601 is in contact with the elastic connecting ring 504, and the power is turned on. The D lamp beads 502 emit light synchronously and enter from the light inlet surface. Under the high light guiding effect of the light guide bar 601, they can be emitted from the dot matrix light outlet area 603 through the light outlet surface. The surface of the dot matrix light outlet area 603 is provided with a plurality of light outlet grooves 604 arranged in an array. The plurality of light outlet grooves 604 can diffusely reflect the light, thereby increasing the number of light outlet points and the uniformity of the high-brightness light. The light is then reflected by the reflective film 7 to the character area provided on the rear end surface of the pick cover 1.

[0040] A frosted film is provided on the surface of the character area, so that the frosted film and the reflective film 7 can further evenly spread the light, keeping the text in the character area uniformly brightened. The conical reflector 503 can reflect and focus the light emitted by the LED lamp beads 502, avoiding waste of light and improving the clarity of the light transmission path in the light guide bar 601. The conical reflector 503 and the light guide bar 601 can be elastically connected through the elastic connecting ring 504, so that the conical reflector 503 and the light guide bar 601 have expansion space when heated.

[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, not the foregoing description, and all variations within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims are intended to be included therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim to which it relates.

Claims

1. A high-brightness paddle switch, comprising a paddle cover (1), a light guide assembly (6) and a reflective film (7), characterized in that: A reflective film (7) is installed on the rear end face of the paddle cover (1), a light guide assembly (6) is installed on the rear end face of the reflective film (7), a paddle seat (2) is installed on the rear end face of the light guide assembly (6), a support and protection seat (3) is installed on the rear end face of the paddle seat (2), a first PCBA (5) and a second PCBA (8) are installed between the paddle seat (2) and the support and protection seat (3), the first PCBA (5) is located in the middle of the front end face of the second PCBA (8), and a wiring harness assembly (4) is installed on the rear end face of the support and protection seat (3); The light guide assembly (6) comprises a light guide bar (601), positioning bumps (602) are provided on both sides of the light guide bar (601), a dot matrix light emitting area (603) is provided on the upper portion of the front end surface of the light guide bar (601), and a plurality of light emitting grooves (604) arranged in an array are provided on the surface of the dot matrix light emitting area (603); The first PCBA (5) comprises a circuit board body (501), a power switch (505) being fixedly mounted on the upper end surface of the circuit board body (501), a plurality of LED lamp beads (502) being mounted on one side of the power switch (505), a conical reflector (503) being mounted on the upper end surface of the LED lamp beads (502), and an elastic connecting ring (504) being provided at the upper end of the conical reflector (503).

2. The high-brightness paddle switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The paddle seat (2) comprises a paddle mounting shell (201), a first circuit board buckle (204) is fixedly mounted in the middle of the front end surface of the paddle mounting shell (201), a plurality of paddle positioning sleeves (203) are provided on the outside of the first circuit board buckle (204), a plurality of paddle buckles (202) are provided on the side of the front end surface of the paddle mounting shell (201), and a second circuit board buckle (205) is provided in the middle of the rear end surface of the paddle buckle (202).

3. The high-brightness paddle switch according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support and protection seat (3) comprises a mounting base (301), a mounting hole (302) is fixedly mounted on the rear end surface of the mounting base (301), a rotating shaft (305) is rotatably connected to the inner side of one end of the mounting base (301), two mounting shell buckles (306) are provided on the inner side of the other end of the mounting base (301), a third circuit board buckle (303) is provided on the inner side of the upper end of the mounting base (301), and two fourth circuit board buckles (304) are provided on the inner side of the bottom end of the mounting base (301).

4. The high-brightness paddle switch according to claim 3, characterized in that: Both ends of the wiring harness assembly (4) are provided with plugs, one of the plugs passes through the mounting base (301) and is plugged and mounted with the second PCBA (8), the wiring harness assembly (4) and the second PCBA (8) are connected via one of the plugs, and the wiring harness assembly (4), the second PCBA (8) and the circuit board body (501) are electrically connected.

5. The high-brightness paddle switch according to claim 4, characterized in that: The mounting base (301), the third circuit board clip (303), the two fourth circuit board clips (304) and the two mounting shell clips (306) are integrally injection molded; the mounting base (301) and the second PCBA (8) are mounted by snapping together via the third circuit board clip (303) and the two fourth circuit board clips (304); the paddle mounting shell (201) and the second PCBA (8) are mounted by snapping together via the second circuit board clip (205); the rotating shaft (305) is inserted between the mounting base (301) and the paddle mounting shell (201); one end of the mounting base (301) and the paddle mounting shell (201) are rotatably connected via the rotating shaft (305); the other end of the mounting base (301) and the paddle mounting shell (201) are mounted by snapping together via the two mounting shell clips (306).

6. The high-brightness paddle switch according to claim 5, characterized in that: The paddle mounting shell (201) and the side of the paddle cover (1) are mounted by snapping together via a plurality of paddle buckles (202); a plurality of positioning posts are provided on the rear end surface of the paddle cover (1); the positioning posts are plugged into the inner side of the paddle positioning sleeve (203); the paddle mounting shell (201) and the circuit board body (501) are mounted by snapping together via a first circuit board buckle (204); the bottom end of the circuit board body (501) is plugged into the inner side of the middle of the second PCBA (8); the second PCBA (8) and the plurality of LED lamp beads (502) are electrically connected via the circuit board body (501).

7. The high-brightness paddle switch according to claim 6, characterized in that: The upper end of the light guide strip (601) is provided with a light emitting surface, and the lower end is provided with a light entering surface, and the light entering surface and the light emitting surface are perpendicular to each other.

8. The high-brightness paddle switch according to claim 7, characterized in that: The dot matrix light emitting area (603) is arranged on the light emitting surface, and the dot matrix light emitting area (603) is separated from the pick cover (1) by a reflective film (7), the reflective film (7) is made of PE, and the reflectivity of the reflective film (7) is 90%. The rear end surface of the pick cover (1) is provided with a character area, and the character area is located directly in front of the dot matrix light emitting area (603), and the surface of the character area is provided with a frosted film.

9. The high-brightness paddle switch according to claim 8, characterized in that: The upper end of the LED lamp bead (502) is bonded and fixed to the conical reflector (503), and the conical reflector (503) is connected to the bottom end of the light guide strip (601) via an elastic connecting ring (504), and the elastic connecting ring (504) is in contact with the light-incoming surface of the light guide strip (601).

10. The high-brightness paddle switch according to claim 9, characterized in that: The material of the light guide strip (601) is transparent PC3601, and the light transmittance of the light guide strip (601) is 90%.

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