Special ventilation heating switch for new energy automobile

By improving the structural design of the ventilation and heating switch for new energy vehicles, the problems of button pressing reliability and indicator light crosstalk have been solved, the stability of the pressing action and the closedness of the light guide have been achieved, and the user experience has been improved.

CN223486905UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-28TIANXING ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422570322.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-24
Publication Date
2025-10-28
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-24

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The buttons of existing automobile ventilation and heating switches have poor pressing reliability and are easily misaligned, causing damage to the conductive silicone. In addition, the indicator light sources are prone to cross-lighting, affecting the user experience.

Method used

A ventilation and heating switch specially designed for new energy vehicles is designed. It adopts a combined structure of switch shell, inner cover, light guide transmission block, conductive silicone and circuit board. The separation design of the light guide transmission block and the docking of the inner cover pressing block ensure that the pressing action is stable and reliable, avoiding light leakage and crosstalk.

Benefits of technology

The pressing reliability and light guiding stability of the switch button are improved, ensuring the accuracy of the pressing action, avoiding the hidden dangers of light leakage and cross-light in the light guide during the action process, and improving the user experience.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a ventilation heating switch special for a new energy automobile. The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide the ventilation heating switch special for the new energy automobile. According to the technical scheme, the switch comprises a switch outer shell, a switch base, a switch button, a switch inner cover, a light guide transmission block, conductive silica gel and a circuit board, the conductive silica gel comprises a conductive plate, an elastic pressing protrusion, a main lamp light source opening and a gear lamp light source opening, and an inner cover isolation part and an inner cover butt joint plate are arranged in the switch inner cover. And an inner cover pressing block is arranged at the bottom of the inner cover butting plate. The utility model has the advantages that the switch button is clamped with the switch inner cover, the inner cover pressing block is accurately butted with the conductive silica gel, and the pressing action is stable and reliable; the light guide transmission block is separated and is closed in the whole process, so that the hidden danger of light leakage and crosstalk in the action process of the light guide body can be effectively avoided, the switch display is more stable, and the user experience is good.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a ventilation and heating switch specifically for new energy vehicles. Background Technology

[0002] The ventilation and heating switches in automobiles are typically located in the center console area in front of the driver's seat. They include the seat heating switches and related buttons on the air conditioning control panel. The ventilation and heating switches are usually a button or a knob, equipped with a backlit indicator light and indicator lights for high, medium, and low settings. Existing ventilation and heating switches have the following problems in actual use: 1. The button's reliability is poor; mispressing can easily damage the conductive silicone, reducing its reliability; 2. Cross-lighting can easily occur between the indicator light sources, affecting the switch's display and resulting in a poor user experience. Improvements and optimizations are needed to address these issues. Utility Model Content

[0003] To solve the above problems, the technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a ventilation and heating switch specifically for new energy vehicles.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by this utility model of a ventilation and heating switch for new energy vehicles is characterized by comprising a switch housing, a switch base, a switch button, a switch inner cover disposed within the switch housing, a light guide block, conductive silicone, and a circuit board. The conductive silicone includes a conductive plate placed above the circuit board, elastic pressing protrusions disposed on the conductive plate, a main light source port, and spaced-apart stop light source ports. The switch inner cover is provided with an inner cover isolation part and an inner cover docking plate. The bottom of the inner cover docking plate is provided with an inner cover pressing block corresponding to the elastic pressing protrusions.

[0005] The light guide block includes a light guide head, a light guide block limiting part, and a light guide block body arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The inner cover isolation part is provided with an inner cover partition cavity for inserting the light guide block body and an inner cover limiting groove for limiting the light guide block limiting part. The switch button is provided with a button light guide seat, and the button light guide seat is provided with a button stop light hole for inserting the light guide head.

[0006] The inner cover pressing block is provided with pressing reinforcing columns, and the front of the inner cover mating plate is provided with mating plate reinforcing ribs.

[0007] The light guide block limiting part has a T-shaped structure.

[0008] The outer wall of the inner cover of the switch is provided with an inner cover positioning protrusion at intervals, and the inner wall of the switch housing is provided with a button insertion groove for inserting the switch button, and the button insertion groove is provided with a longitudinally arranged protrusion limiting groove for limiting the inner cover positioning protrusion.

[0009] The switch button is provided with a button latch plate, the button latch plate is provided with a button latch interface, the inner wall of the switch button is provided with anti-rotation protrusions at intervals around the arc, and the upper end of the outer wall of the switch inner cover is provided with an inner cover limiting recess corresponding to the anti-rotation protrusions of the button.

[0010] The inner wall of the switch housing is provided with an inner positioning protrusion at intervals around the arc, and the conductive plate is provided with a conductive rubber positioning groove corresponding to the inner positioning protrusion.

[0011] The advantages of this new energy vehicle-specific ventilation and heating switch are as follows: the switch button is snapped into the inner cover, the inner cover pressing block is accurately aligned with the conductive silicone, and the pressing action is stable and reliable; the light guide block is separated and fully enclosed, which can effectively avoid the risk of light leakage and crosstalk during the operation of the light guide body, the switch display is more stable, and the user experience is better. Attached Figure Description

[0012] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the ventilation and heating switch for new energy vehicles according to this utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the ventilation and heating switch for new energy vehicles according to this utility model;

[0015] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the conductive silicone of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 This is a front structural diagram of the switch inner cover of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the switch inner cover of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the light guide block of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the switch button of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the switch housing of this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0021] like Figure 1-8As shown, the present invention relates to a special ventilation and heating switch for new energy vehicles, comprising a switch housing 1, a switch base 2, a switch button 3, a switch inner cover 4 disposed within the switch housing 1, a light guide block 5, conductive silicone 6, and a circuit board 7. The conductive silicone 6 includes a conductive plate 10 placed above the circuit board 7, elastic pressing protrusions 11 disposed on the conductive plate 10, a main light source port 12, and spaced-apart stop light source ports 13. The switch inner cover 4 is provided with an inner cover isolation part 15 and an inner cover docking plate 16. The bottom of the inner cover docking plate 16 is provided with an inner cover pressing block 17 corresponding to the elastic pressing protrusions 11. The light guide block 5 includes a light guide lamp head 20, a light guide block limiting part 21, and a light guide block body 22 arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The inner cover isolation section 15 is provided with an inner cover partition cavity 24 for inserting the light guide block body 22 and an inner cover limiting groove 25 for limiting the light guide block limiting section 21. The switch button 3 is provided with a button light guide seat 26, and the button light guide seat 26 is provided with a button stop lamp hole 27 for inserting the light guide lamp head 20. The inner cover pressing block 17 and the elastic pressing protrusion 11 of the conductive silicone 6 are accurately aligned, and the pressing action is stable and reliable. The light guide transmission blocks 5 are separated by the inner cover partition cavity 24 and the button stop lamp hole 27 and are fully enclosed, which can effectively avoid the risk of light leakage and crosstalk during the operation of the light guide body. The light guide block limiting section 21 can effectively prevent the displacement of the light guide transmission block 5 during the operation, making the switch display more stable and providing a better user experience.

[0022] The inner cover pressing block 17 is provided with pressing reinforcing column 28 to further enhance the accuracy of pressing and prevent the conductive rubber from malfunctioning. The inner cover mating plate 16 is provided with mating plate reinforcing rib 29 on the front to improve the overall strength and prevent breakage caused by frequent pressing. There are two conductive plates 10.

[0023] The light guide block limiting part 21 has a T-shaped structure, which ensures stable and reliable limiting.

[0024] The outer wall of the inner cover 4 of the switch is provided with an inner cover positioning protrusion 30 at intervals. The inner wall of the switch housing 1 is provided with a button insertion groove 32 for inserting the switch button 3. The button insertion groove 32 is provided with a longitudinally arranged protrusion limiting groove 33 for limiting the inner cover positioning protrusion 30. The components are interlocked and have a high degree of tightness.

[0025] The switch button 3 is provided with a button latch plate 35, the button latch plate 35 is provided with a button latch interface 36, the inner wall of the switch button 3 is provided with a button anti-rotation protrusion 37 at intervals around the arc, and the upper end of the outer wall of the switch inner cover 4 is provided with an inner cover limiting recess 39 corresponding to the button anti-rotation protrusion 37.

[0026] The inner wall of the switch housing 1 is provided with an inner positioning protrusion 41 at intervals around the arc, and the conductive plate 10 is provided with a conductive rubber positioning groove 42 corresponding to the inner positioning protrusion 41, which further strengthens the correlation between components, forms a stable and reliable whole, and makes the structure more robust.

[0027] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model are included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A ventilation and heating switch specifically for new energy vehicles, characterized in that: The switch includes a switch housing (1), a switch base (2), a switch button (3), a switch inner cover (4) disposed inside the switch housing (1), a light guide block (5), conductive silicone (6), and a circuit board (7). The conductive silicone (6) includes a conductive plate (10) placed above the circuit board (7), an elastic pressing protrusion (11) disposed on the conductive plate (10), a main light source port (12), and a ranged light source port (13). The switch inner cover (4) is provided with an inner cover isolation part (15) and an inner cover docking plate (16). The bottom of the inner cover docking plate (16) is provided with an inner cover pressing block (17) corresponding to the elastic pressing protrusion (11). The light guide block (5) includes a light guide lamp head (20), a light guide block limiting part (21) and a light guide block body (22) arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The inner cover isolation part (15) is provided with an inner cover partition cavity (24) for inserting the light guide block body (22) and an inner cover limiting groove (25) for limiting the light guide block limiting part (21). The switch button (3) is provided with a button light guide seat (26), and the button light guide seat (26) is provided with a button stop lamp hole (27) for inserting the light guide lamp head (20).

2. The ventilation and heating switch for new energy vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner cover pressing block (17) is provided with pressing reinforcing column (28), and the inner cover connecting plate (16) is provided with connecting plate reinforcing rib (29) on the front.

3. The ventilation and heating switch for new energy vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light guide block limiting part (21) has a T-shaped structure.

4. The ventilation and heating switch for new energy vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the switch inner cover (4) is provided with an inner cover positioning protrusion (30) at intervals. The inner wall of the switch outer shell (1) is provided with a button insertion groove (32) for inserting the switch button (3). The button insertion groove (32) is provided with a longitudinally arranged protrusion limiting groove (33) for limiting the inner cover positioning protrusion (30).

5. The ventilation and heating switch for new energy vehicles according to claim 4, characterized in that: The switch button (3) is provided with a button latch plate (35), the button latch plate (35) is provided with a button latch interface (36), the inner wall of the switch button (3) is provided with a button anti-rotation protrusion (37) at intervals around the arc, and the upper end of the outer wall of the switch inner cover (4) is provided with an inner cover limiting recess (39) corresponding to the button anti-rotation protrusion (37).

6. The ventilation and heating switch for new energy vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the switch housing (1) is provided with an inner positioning protrusion (41) at intervals around the arc, and the conductive plate (10) is provided with a conductive rubber positioning groove (42) corresponding to the inner positioning protrusion (41).