Manual control device including a slider button

Abstract

The manual control device (100) comprises: a sliding button (101) including a base (102) and a manual actuation element (103) projecting from the base (102); and a housing (107) in which the base (102) is arranged. The sliding button (101) is mounted to move relative to the housing (107) so as to vary between a first position and a second position. The sliding button (101) includes a return element (106) that tends to resist, when the sliding button (101) is in one of the first and second positions, movement of the sliding button (101) into the other of the first and second positions. The return element (106) is made of material with at least a portion of the base (102). Figure to be published with the abbreviation: Fig. 2

Description

Title of the invention: Manual control device comprising a sliding button Technical field of the invention

[0001] The present invention relates to a manual control device comprising a sliding button.

[0002] The present invention finds particular application in the provision of a manual control device to be fixed on a wall or in the form of a remote control, the actuation of the slider button of the manual control device allowing to activate or not, selectively, a corresponding intended function.

[0003] The present invention can in particular be applied in the field of home automation. Prior art

[0004] A manual control device with a slide button is known from the prior art. This device comprises a base from which a manual actuation element protrudes. The slide button further comprises a metal leaf spring mounted on the base, the spring action of which serves both to maintain the slide button in a desired position and to provide electrical contact between two contacts of the manual control device in the desired position. US patent 2762880 describes such a manual control device comprising a slide button. The disadvantage of this slide button is that it requires adjustment of the metal leaf spring relative to the base to effectively perform both functions. Furthermore, this slide button is relatively thick. Object of the invention

[0005] The present invention aims to provide a manual control device that is robust, efficient and preferably economical.

[0006] To this end, the invention relates to a manual control device comprising: • a sliding button comprising a base and a manual actuation element protruding from the base; • a housing in which the base is arranged; The sliding button being mounted movable relative to the housing so as to vary between a first position and a second position, the sliding button comprising a return element tending to oppose, when the sliding button is in one of the first and second positions, a movement of the sliding button in the other of the first position and of the second position, the return member coming from material with at least part of the base.

[0007] This association of the return element with the base eliminates the need for a mechanically adjusted assembly between the return element and the base; it thus results in a robust, efficient, and preferably economical manual control device because it does not require a tedious adjustment step between the return element and the base, since at least a portion of the base, referred to as the main part of the base, with which the return element is made, then forms a single piece. Furthermore, this can limit the number of parts required when assembling the manual control device to ensure that the slider button remains in position, either in the first or second position, until sufficient force is applied to the manual actuation element to deform the return element and move the slider button.

[0008] The manual control device may further include one or more of the following features.

[0009] According to a feature of the manual control device, the housing includes a bearing surface comprising a tilting part, the bearing surface being configured to cooperate with the return member to, on the one hand, tend to oppose said displacement and, on the other hand, induce a deformation of the return member when a suitable force is applied manually on the manual actuation element, this deformation allowing a part of the return member stressed against the bearing surface to pass the tilting part in order to obtain said displacement.

[0010] This particular arrangement has the advantage of being simple to implement. In addition, the passage of the tilting part allows haptic feedback to a user of the manual control device, providing satisfaction with the action performed on the manual actuation element.

[0011] According to a feature of the manual control device, the housing comprises first and second sliding stops opposed along an axis of movement of the base in the housing, and at least one sliding surface, the sliding surface and the bearing surface being arranged respectively at a first lateral side of the housing and at a second lateral side of the housing opposite the first lateral side, the manual control device being such that: in the first position of the sliding button, the return element is pressed against the bearing surface so as to press the base against the sliding surface and against the second sliding stop; • in the second position of the slider button, the return member is pressed against the bearing surface so as to press the base against the sliding surface and against the first sliding stop.

[0012] This has the advantage of helping to maintain the slider button, either in its first or second position, within the sliding plane of its base; it then remains stable in the sliding plane, notably without any wobble, which improves the perceived quality of the manual control device for the user. Furthermore, the fact that the return element is in contact or slightly pre-tensioned in these first and second positions ensures that the base remains free from wobble in the housing, which also improves the perceived quality when operating the slider button via its manual actuation element.

[0013] According to a feature of the manual control device, the housing comprises four lateral walls made of material between each other and forming respectively the first sliding stop, the sliding surface, the second sliding stop and the support surface.

[0014] This makes it possible to limit the number of parts required to form the housing; i.e., the housing can comprise a single piece made of the same material, defining the lateral contour / side walls of the housing and thus the bearing surface. This also provides the housing with greater strength against the stresses it will experience during the operation of the sliding button.

[0015] According to a feature of the manual control device, the return member extends laterally relative to the base.

[0016] This facilitates the arrangement of the base and the return element in the same plane corresponding to, or substantially parallel to, the sliding plane of the base in the housing. Advantageously, the thickness of the return element is less than or equal to that of the base. Thus, this also makes it possible to limit the thickness of the sliding button, which can then ultimately correspond to the thickness of the base (if the height of the manual actuation element is not taken into account), the thickness being measured in particular substantially parallel to a vertical extension direction of the manual actuation element.

[0017] According to a feature of the manual control device, the manual control device is configured such that: • in the first position of the slider button, a first portion of the base surface is visible through a light that is included in the manual control device; • in the second position of the slider button, a second portion of the base surface is visible through the light; the first portion of the surface and the second portion of the surface forming different visual indicators.

[0018] The presence of different visual indicators advantageously allows the position of the slider button to be quickly discriminated, for example regardless of the orientation of the manual control device.

[0019] According to a feature of the manual control device, the slider button comprises a first part and a second part that are in contact with and integral with each other, the first part being a single piece, the second part being a single piece, the first part comprising the first surface portion of the base and the second part comprising the second surface portion of the base. Preferably, the manual actuation element and the return element are distributed on one or both of the first and second parts.

[0020] The formation of visual indicators directly formed by surfaces of the first and second parts, since the latter are each monobloc, makes it possible to avoid having to transfer one or more stickers forming visual indicators onto the base which is not optimum in terms of durability and induces additional costs due to additional operations in production, or having to produce the indicators by pad printing which induces additional costs due to additional operations in production.

[0021] According to a feature of the manual control device, one of the first and second parts includes at least one retaining element cooperating with the other of the first and second parts in order to hold the first and second parts together.

[0022] This ensures that the first and second parts remain linked together.

[0023] According to a feature of the manual control device, one of the first part and the second part is overmolded onto the other of the first part and the second part.

[0024] Overmolding is a solution for easily forming two visual indicators that allow for visually differentiating, via the first surface portion and the second surface portion, a state associated with the position of the slider button relative to the housing.

[0025] According to a feature of the manual control device, the first part is of a first color and the second part is of a second color, the first color being different from the second color. Thus, preferably, the first portion of the base surface is of the first color and the second portion of the base surface is of the second color.

[0026] This makes it possible to differentiate effectively between the first position and the second position, regardless of the orientation of the control device. manual.

[0027] According to a feature of the manual control device, the main part of the base is made of polyoxymethylene.

[0028] Polyoxymethylene is particularly suitable as a material forming the return element and for resisting the friction to which the base is subjected, in particular induced during the movement of the sliding button.

[0029] According to a feature of the manual control device: • the first part is made of polyoxymethylene; • the first part includes the main part of the base with which the return member comes from material and the return member; • the second part is made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.

[0030] This allows the sliding button to be formed efficiently, in particular by overmolding or by clipping the first and second parts together.

[0031] According to a feature of the manual control device, the return return member comprises first and second opposing longitudinal ends connected to the base, preferably respectively on the side of a first longitudinal end of the base and on the side of a second longitudinal end of the base opposite to the first longitudinal end of the base.

[0032] This provides the restoring element with an efficient restoring force.

[0033] According to a feature of the manual control device, the manual control device comprises a switch having a first state and a second state, the switch being arranged such that: • in the first position of the slider button, the switch is in the first state; • In the second position of the slider button, the switch is in the second state. The switch comprises a rotating moving part and the base of the slider button comprises a first stop and a second stop, the switch and the slider button being arranged such that: • in the first position of the slider button, the first stop of the base is in contact with the moving part to hold it in a position which places the switch in the first state; • in the second position of the slider button, the second stop of the base is in contact with the moving part to hold it in a position which places the switch in the second state.

[0034] This allows the integration of an electrical or electronic component (i.e. the switch) in order to implement a function, in particular an electrical one, associated with the slider button.

[0035] This also allows for suitable, simple and efficient cooperation to be implemented between the switch and the slider button.

[0036] According to a feature of the manual control device, the first and second stops of the base are arranged on the lower side of the base opposite the manual actuation element, the first and second stops of the base forming ramps converging in a direction opposite to a part of the switch from which the moving member extends, the switch and the slide button being arranged so that, regardless of the position of the base relative to the housing, the moving member is at least partly arranged between the first and second stops of the base.

[0037] This allows the switch to be positioned in the plane of the base while still allowing the moving part to be actuated by moving the base within that plane. Furthermore, this limits the overall thickness of the slider button and the switch, which can then ultimately correspond to the thickness of the base (if the height of the manual actuation element is disregarded) or to the thickness of the switch itself, without these thicknesses being added together.

[0038] According to a feature of the manual control device, the manual actuation element is made of material with at least a portion of the base.

[0039] This has the advantage of facilitating the manufacture of the slide button since the manual actuation element forms a whole with said at least a portion of the base and will not have to be transferred and then mechanically fixed to the base, and the advantage of limiting the required thickness of the base compared to a solution where the manual actuation element would be manufactured separately from the base and then fixed to the base.

[0040] According to a feature of the manual control device, the slider button is the only manual actuator of the manual control device or the manual control device further comprises at least one manually actuable push control button.

[0041] Thus, it is possible to provide a simple version of the manual control device (slider button as the only manual actuator) or, as required, a version completed with one or more push buttons to add other possibilities for controlling functions to the manual control device.

[0042] According to a feature of the manual control device, the return member is connected to the base by extending over an underside of the base by its first longitudinal end.

[0043] This allows for greater ease in designing and manufacturing the slide button and allows for balancing the slide button in its different dimensions.

[0044] According to a feature of the manual control device, the first and The second stops of the base are arranged on the side of the base opposite the return member and, preferably, on the lower face of the base opposite the manual actuation element.

[0045] This makes it possible to make the manual control device particularly flat since each lateral side of the base can be made functional: one side for the return member and one side for cooperation with the switch.

[0046] Other advantages and features may become apparent from the detailed description that follows. Brief description of the drawings

[0047] The invention will be better understood upon reading the detailed description that follows, given solely by way of non-limiting example and made with reference to the drawings attached and listed below.

[0048] [Fig-1] Fig. 1 shows a top view of a control device manual, according to a particular embodiment of the invention, comprising a sliding button in a first position.

[0049] [Fig.2] Fig.2 represents the manual control device of Fig.1 lacking a wall which it includes in order to visualize elements which are hidden by this wall which notably forms a boundary between the inside and outside of the manual control device.

[0050] [Fig. 3] [Fig. 3] represents a partial and perspective view of the device manual control shown in [Fig.2], the partial view being centered on the slider button.

[0051] [Fig.4] Fig.4 shows a top view of the manual control device including the sliding button in a second position.

[0052] [Fig.5] The [Fig.5] represents the manual control device of the [Fig.4] devoid of the wall in order to visualize elements that are hidden by this wall.

[0053] [Fig.6] Fig.6 represents a partial and perspective view of the device manual control shown in [Fig.5], the partial view being centered on the slider button.

[0054] [Fig.7] Fig.7 represents a partial and perspective view of the device manual control shown in [Fig.1], the partial view being centered on the slider button.

[0055] [Fig.8] Fig.8 represents a perspective view of the slider button, according to a a particular embodiment of the invention, showing the top of the slider button.

[0056] [Fig.9] Fig.9 represents a perspective view of a first part of the button [Fig.8] slider.

[0057] [Fig. 10] The [Fig. 10] represents a perspective view of a second part of the slider button of the [Fig.8].

[0058] [Fig. 11] Fig. 11 represents a perspective view of the slider button of the [Fig.8] and showing the underside of the slider button.

[0059] [Fig. 12] Fig. 12 represents a partial view of the inside of the manual control device, according to a particular embodiment of the slider button, when the slider button is in its first position.

[0060] [Fig. 13] The [Fig. 13] represents a partial view of the inside of the manual control device, according to the particular embodiment of the [Fig. 12], when the slider button is in its second position.

[0061] In these figures, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same elements. The elements shown in the different figures are not necessarily drawn to scale in order to facilitate understanding of the figures. Detailed description

[0062] By "substantially orthogonal" (and where appropriate, substantially orthogonal), it is understood in this description to be orthogonal or orthogonal to within 10 degrees.

[0063] By "substantially parallel" is meant in the present description parallel or parallel to within 10 degrees.

[0064] By “manual” or “manual”, it is understood to be operable by hand by a user.

[0065] A user within the meaning of this description may be a person using a manual control device 100 described below.

[0066] The invention relates to the manual control device 100, an example of which is shown in particular in Figures 1 to 7, the manual control device 100 comprising: • a sliding button 101 comprising a base 102 and a manual actuation element 103 projecting from the base 102; • a housing 107 in which the base 102 is arranged; • preferably, a light 105 through which the actuation element 103 passes manual in order to permit the operation of the manual actuation element 103 from outside the manual control device 100 (visible in figures 1, 4 and 7), this light 105 being in particular formed in a wall 104, the manual control device 100 comprising this wall 104. The sliding button 101 is mounted to move relative to the housing 107, and therefore, where applicable, relative to the light 105, so as to vary between a first position (such as, for example, visible in Figures 1 to 3 and 7) and a second position (such as, by (example visible in figures 4 to 6). The sliding button 101 includes a return member 106 (for example visible in figures 2, 3, 5 and 6) whose function is to oppose (i.e. the return member 106 tends to oppose), when the sliding button 101 is in one of the first and second positions, a movement of the sliding button 101 to the other of the first and second positions, the return member 106 being made of material with at least a part of the base 102, called the main part of the base 102. Thus, the return member 106 is configured to participate in selectively holding the sliding button 101 in its first or second position.

[0067] By "the return member 106 made of material with said at least a part of the base 102", it is understood that a single piece comprises the return member 106 and the main part of the base 102, and that there is a continuity of material, from the main part of the base 102, which forms the return member 106. This avoids an additional step during the assembly of the manual control device 100, which consists of adjusting the return member 106 relative to the base 102, since here the return member 106 is fixed to the base 102 directly by continuity of material from the base 102 (i.e., from the main part of the base 102).

[0068] The slider button 101 has in particular a degree of freedom in the sense that it can be maneuvered to move along a displacement axis Al.

[0069] In fact, the base 102 is arranged in the housing 107 with the possibility of sliding in the housing 107; thus, the guidance of the sliding button 101 is ensured in particular at least by the cooperation of the base 102 with the housing 107.

[0070] The housing 107 may include a first lateral face 107a, a second lateral face 107b, a third lateral face 107c, and a fourth lateral face 107d. The second and fourth lateral faces 107b and 107d extend, on either side of the base 102, along the axis of movement Al of the base 102 within the housing 107. The first and third lateral faces 107a and 107c are opposite and each connects the second lateral face 107b to the fourth lateral face 107d to form a lateral contour of the housing 107.

[0071] According to one embodiment, the base 102 can be one piece and made from the same material; in this case, the return member 106 is made from the same material as the base 102. In this case, the manual actuation element 103 can also be made from the same material as the base 102.

[0072] The manual actuation element 103 may be made of material with at least a portion of the base 102, in particular referred to as the secondary part of the base 102. In particular, in this case, the secondary part of the base 102 may be different from the main part of the base 102 with which the return member 106 is made. material. This avoids the step of fixing the manual actuation element 103 to the base 102.

[0073] In particular, the wall 104 forms a boundary between the inside and outside of the manual control device 100, it is in this sense that the manual actuation element 103 passing through the light 105 allows manual actuation of the slider button 101 from outside the manual control device 100, the base 102 being arranged in the manual control device 100 behind the wall 104 in a direction of observation from outside the manual control device 100 and oriented towards the face of the wall 104 arranged outside the manual control device 100.

[0074] In other words, preferably, in order to allow the manual actuation element 103 to be operated from outside the manual control device 100, the opening 105 is traversed by the manual actuation element 103 such that a portion 103a of the manual actuation element 103 protrudes from a first side of the wall 104 oriented towards the outside of the manual control device 100. This allows a user of the manual control device 100 to force the movement of the slider button 101 by exerting force on the manual actuation element 103, for example with their hand and in particular with at least one of their fingers. Such a configuration is notably visible in [Fig.7] which represents a partial view of the manual control device 100 allowing to be perceived that the manual actuation element 103 extends from the base 102, then arranged in particular on the side of a second side of the wall 104 opposite the first side of the wall 104, so as to pass through the light 105 and then extend on the side of the first side of the wall 104. .

[0075] The movement of the sliding button 101 can be defined along the displacement axis Al, which corresponds to a translational axis of the sliding button 101, as shown, for example, in Figures 1 to 7. The force to be applied by the user of the manual control device 100 to the manual actuation element 103 to move the sliding button 101 must then be oriented appropriately along this displacement axis Al. The displacement axis Al thus determines the sliding direction of the sliding button 101, which can be in two opposite directions defined along this displacement axis Al. In particular, the sliding button 101 is capable of sliding / moving along a sliding plane PI (shown schematically in [Fig. 8]) within the manual control device 100.

[0076] In particular, the base 102 is mounted by means of a sliding connection relative to the housing 107 and, preferably, with a constrained range of movement between the first and second positions. This ensures the desired movement of the sliding button 101.

[0077] The opening 105 is preferably oblong. In particular, the oblong opening 105 has opposite distal ends where the manual actuation element 103 is arranged according to the position of the slider button 101, respectively chosen between the first and second positions. The elongation of the oblong opening 105 is, in this case, substantially parallel to the axis of movement Al. The dimensions of the opening 105 are specifically adapted to the positions occupied by the manual actuation element 103 in the first and second positions of the slider button 101.

[0078] Preferably, the return member 106 has a rest shape and is configured to deform when a deforming force is applied to it. In particular, in the configuration of the sliding button 101 inserted into the housing 107 and in the first and second positions, the return member 106 is in its rest shape or very slightly pre-stressed. This slight pre-stressing, or an appropriate definition of the dimensions of the sliding button 101, makes it possible to obtain a float-free hold of the base 102 in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axis of movement Al and, preferably, substantially parallel to the sliding plane PI of the sliding button 101. The float-free hold improves the perceived quality of the control device 100 as perceived by the user of the manual control device 100.

[0079] The return member 106 can extend laterally relative to the base 102. Thus, the sliding plane PI of the slider button 101 and the plane in which the return member 106 deforms during the movement from one of the first and second positions to the other of the first and second positions can coincide or be substantially parallel so as to be almost identical. As a result, the thickness of the slider button 101, this thickness being measured substantially orthogonally to the axis Al of movement of the slider button 101 and to the sliding plane PI, is limited; this ultimately allows for limiting the overall thickness of the manual control device (typically measured orthogonally to the plane in Figures 1 and 4). The notion of "laterally with respect to the base 102" is understood as a lateral side of the base 102 extending along the axis Al of displacement and connecting a lower face 129 ([Fig.11]) of the base 102 to an upper face 130 ([Fig.8]) of the base 102 from which extends the manual actuation element 103. .

[0080] In particular, in order to ensure an efficient restoring force, the restoring member 106 may comprise first and second longitudinal ends 106b, 106c (see in particular Figures 3, 6, 8, 9 and 11) opposite each other connected or attached to the base 102 (more particularly, where applicable, to the main part of the base 102), preferably respectively on the side of a first longitudinal end 131 of the base 102 and on the side of a second longitudinal end 132 of the base 102 ([Fig. 8]) opposite the first longitudinal end 131 of the base 102, and the return member 106 is configured so as to deform in the direction of the base 102 (where applicable, more particularly in the direction of the main part of the base 102) during the movement from one of the first and second positions to the other of the first and second positions. Thus, the return member 106 can exhibit a leaf spring-type operation.

[0081] The return member 106 can extend, between its first and second longitudinal ends 106b, 106c, in a zigzag pattern, particularly in a plane parallel to the sliding plane PI of the slider button 101. This zigzag shape allows the return member 106 to deform and provide the desired spring effect.

[0082] Preferably, the return member 106 is connected to the base 102 by extending onto the lower face 129 of the base 102 with its first longitudinal end 106b and / or by extending onto the upper face 130 of the base 102 with its second longitudinal end 106c. This allows for greater ease in the design and manufacture of the sliding button 101 and enables balancing of the sliding button 101 in its various dimensions.

[0083] As mentioned above, the base 102 of the slider button 101 is arranged in the housing 107 (Figures 2, 3, 5, 6) of the manual control device 100. Preferably, this housing 107 includes a bearing surface 108 comprising a tilting portion 108a (particularly visible in Figures 2, 3, 5 and 6). The support surface 108 is configured to cooperate with the return member 106 to, on the one hand, tend to oppose said displacement and, on the other hand, induce a deformation of the return member 106 when a suitable force is manually applied to the manual actuation element 103. This allows a portion 106a of the return member 106, pressed against the support surface 108, to pass the tilting portion 108a in order to achieve said displacement. This allows for ergonomic use with good tactile feedback for the user of the manual control device 100.Preferably, as mentioned above, regardless of the position of the sliding button 101 relative to the housing 107, the return member 106 is in contact with the bearing surface 108.

[0084] Thus, the kinematics of the movement of the sliding button 101 from its first position to its second position, or vice versa, is as follows: the force applied to the manual actuation element 103 causes the sliding button 101 to move and the return member 106 to deform, via its part 106a, against the support surface 108, resulting in the part 106a of the return member 106 in contact with the support surface 108 moving closer to the base 102 (this approach being particularly maximal when the part 106a of the return member 106 in contact with the surface 108 is opposite the tilting part 108a). Once the tilting part 108a has passed, the return member 106 tends to relax while remaining stressed against the support surface 108 so that the slider button 101 automatically reaches the desired position (i.e. either the first position or the second position).

[0085] The support surface 108 may include two sides 108b, 108c which converge towards each other towards the interior of the housing 107 and which join together to delimit at their joint the tilting part 108a.

[0086] The tilting part 108a can be an edge where the two faces 108b, 108c meet. This edge can be rounded.

[0087] The toggle part 108a can also be called the toggle zone in the sense that it is a place where the passage of the toggle part 106a of the return member 106 will cause the slider button 101, if applicable, to its first position or to its second position, preferably automatically once the toggle part 108a has passed by means of the spring effect of the return member 106.

[0088] The support surface 108 can be formed by a projection whose apex forms the tilting part 108a.

[0089] In particular, the housing 107 may include at least one sliding surface 133a, 133b (for example, two sliding surfaces 133a, 133b visible in Figures 3 and 6) against which the base 102 is constantly stressed by the force exerted by the return member 106 against the bearing surface 108, regardless of the position of the base 102 in the housing 107. This contributes to the formation of the sliding joint by resisting the movement of the base 102 laterally to the axis of displacement Al. If applicable, the second lateral wall 107b of the housing includes the sliding surface(s) 133a, 133b.

[0090] For example, the base 102 may include a first protrusion 137a and a second protrusion 137b arranged on the lateral side of the base 106 opposite the return member 106. Regardless of the position of the sliding button 101, the first protrusion 137a remains in contact with one of the two sliding surfaces 133a and the second protrusion 137b remains in contact with the other of the two sliding surfaces 133b: this allows lateral retention of the sliding button 101 during the sliding / movement of the base 102 in the housing 107 while limiting friction due to the movement of the sliding button 101.

[0091] The housing 107 can be provided in a room which includes the wall 104 in which the light 105 is formed or in a base 135 of the manual control device 100 or in an upper cover of the manual control device 100 which is mounted on the base.

[0092] Thus, the base 102 can form a carriage housed and guided in translation along the axis Al of displacement in the housing 107. The housing 107 forms, in the present case, a guiding element of the base 102 which is mounted movably in the housing 107 in a sliding connection.

[0093] According to a particular embodiment, the housing 107 may include first and second sliding stops 136a, 136b (Figures 3 and 6) positioned opposite each other along the axis Al of movement of the base 102 within the housing 107. In other words, the first and second sliding stops 136a, 136b are offset along the axis Al of movement, i.e., in the sliding direction. The first and second sliding stops 136a, 136b thus limit the range of movement of the sliding button 101.According to this embodiment, the housing 107 preferably comprises said at least one sliding surface 133a, 133b, the sliding surface 133a, 133b and the support surface 108 being arranged respectively at the level of a first lateral side of the housing 107 (in particular formed by the second lateral wall 107b) and at the level of a second lateral side of the housing 107 (in particular formed by the fourth lateral wall 107d of the housing 107) opposite the first lateral side of the housing 107, the manual control device 100 being such that: . • in the first position of the slider button 101, the return member 106 is forced against the support surface 108 so as to press the base 102 against the sliding surface 133a, 133b and against the second sliding stop 136b ([Fig.3]); • in the second position of the slider button 101, the return member 106 is forced against the support surface 108 so as to press the base 102 against the sliding surface 133a, 133b and against the first sliding stop 136a ([Fig.6]). This prevents, particularly in the context of the sliding joint, the sliding button 101 from floating along the axis Al of movement and orthogonally to it in a manner substantially parallel to the sliding plane PI: the perceived quality is thus enhanced by the effective retention of the sliding button 101 relative to the housing 107. Here, the return element 106 is preferentially constantly stressed, regardless of the position of the base 102 in the housing 107 (i.e., the return element 106 is never in its initial rest position, which it would occupy if no force were exerted on it). The first and second lateral sides each extend along the axis Al of movement on either side of the base 102.

[0094] In the example illustrated in figures 3 and 6, in the first position and in the second position, the base 102 is pressed against the two sliding surfaces 133a, 133b.

[0095] In particular, when the housing 107 comprises four walls 107a, 107b, 107c, 107d lateral (i.e., the first to fourth walls mentioned above), these lateral walls 107a, 107b, 107c, 107d can be made of material between each other and form respectively the first sliding stop 136a, the sliding surfaces 133a, 133b, the second sliding stop 136b, and the bearing surface 108. This makes it possible to limit the number of parts required to form the housing 107.

[0096] It may be useful to differentiate the position of the slider button 101, particularly when it is associated with a function, for example an electrical one, which can be activated or deactivated depending on the position of the slider button 101, for example, chosen from the first and second positions. This differentiation can be implemented by the fact that the light 105 allows different portions of the surface of the base 102 to be positioned at the level of the light 105, depending on whether the slider button 101 is in its first or second position. Thus, it may be advantageous to associate visual indicators with the base 102, allowing the user of the manual control device 100 to visually determine whether the associated function is activated or not.For example, to form these visual indicators, the base 102 may include one or more stickers arranged to form the surface area(s), or pad printing carried out locally on the base 102, for example in a different way on either side of the manual actuation element 103.

[0097] Thus, in general, to discriminate the position of the slider button 101, the manual control device 100 can be configured so that: • in the first position of the slider button 101, a first portion 102a of the surface of the base 102 is visible through the light 105 which comprises the manual control device 100 (figures 1 and 7), in particular from outside the manual control device 100; • in the second position of the slider button 101, a second portion 102b of the surface of the base 102 is visible through the light 105 ([Fig.4]), in particular from outside the manual control device 100; The first portion 102a of the surface and the second portion 102b of the surface form different visual indicators. Here, the visual indicators can be stickers, be generated by pad printing of the material forming the base 102, or even be formed by different colors, for example, of different materials used to form the base 102.

[0098] To improve the durability of the position discrimination of the sliding button 101 and to simplify manufacturing, the sliding button 101 may comprise, and preferably be made up of, a first part 109a and a second part 109b in contact with and integral to each other (see, for example, Figures 3, 6 and 8 to 11), the first part 109a being a single piece, the second part 109b being a single piece, the first Part 109a comprises the first portion 102a of the surface of the base 102 and the second part 109b comprises the second portion 102b of the surface of the base 102. In other words, the first part 109a comprises the main part of the base 102 and the second part 109b comprises the secondary part of the base 102, in particular complementary to the main part of the base 102 and to the return element 106 to constitute the base 102. The use of a first part 109a and a second part 109b as one-piece units, in contact and joined together, allows discrimination without the need for one or more stickers. Thus, the first part 109a can be made of a first material and the second part 109b can be made of a second material, the first material and the second material being chosen to form the different visual indicators respectively on the first portion 102a of surface and on the second portion 102b of surface.Specifically, one of the first and second parts 109a, 109b includes the manual actuation element 103, which is preferably made of the same material as said first and second parts 109a, 109b, which includes it and which then forms the portion of the base 102, and, where applicable, the secondary portion of the base 102 mentioned above. Thus, these visual indicators made of the material forming the first and second surface portions 102a and 102b are durable in the sense that they do not deteriorate over time, thereby increasing the perceived quality of the manual control device 100. This embodiment also eliminates the need for rework during manufacturing, thereby reducing the cost and the number of industrialization steps.

[0099] The visual indicators, respectively formed by the first and second portions 102a, 102b of the surface of the base 102, are arranged in particular on either side of the manual actuation element 103 along the axis Al of movement so as to facilitate their visual reading through the light 105.

[0100] The solution in which the base 102 allows the different visual indicators to be formed without the use of one or more stickers (for example, using the first and second materials) is also easier to implement, unlike the adjusted positioning of one or more stickers, which can be difficult to achieve on a production line compared to the assembly of the first and second parts 109a, 109b by coupling them together or compared to the formation of the first part 109a and the second part 109b by the overmolding technique, as will be seen later.

[0101] As mentioned above, the first and second parts 109a, 109b can be two separate pieces assembled together, for example by gluing or by interlocking, so as to form a single unit, preferably constituting the sliding button 101: that is to say, the assembly of the first and second parts 109a, 109b results in obtaining the sliding button 101 comprising the base 102, the manual actuation element 103 and the return element 106.

[0102] Preferably, one of the first part 109a and the second part 109b is overmolded onto the other of the first part 109a and the second part 109b. This has the advantage of not requiring assembly by gluing, which can pose problems of production cost and consistency of the bond (quantity of glue, position of the glue) which are difficult to guarantee in an industrial assembly, or by interlocking, which can pose problems of difficulty in controlling mechanical strength and managing the inventory of parts to be assembled on a production line. Therefore, the use of an overmolding technique makes it possible to directly form the first part 109a and the second part 109b by intimately joining them due to the overmolding, for example by mechanical attachment and / or by chemical adhesion. Overmolding has the advantage that two materials (e.g.(The first and second materials mentioned above), for example of different colors, can be used to form visual indicators by hue directly in the mass of the base 102 formed from the first and second parts 109a, 109b. The solution of visual indicators by hue of the base 102 in the mass using two different colors is permanent.

[0103] The overmolding mentioned above is clearly identifiable in the sliding button 101 as a finished product by those skilled in the art. Indeed, overmolding can, if the materials used allow, provide an intimate bonding interface between the first and second parts 109a, 109b by chemical adhesion. The overmolding technique makes it possible to obtain a part from a double injection of material, preferably forming the entire sliding button 101.

[0104] In particular, the sliding button 101 can be made up of the first and second parts 109a, 109b and therefore, where appropriate, be obtained by overmolding.

[0105] Figures 3, 6, and 8 to 11 illustrate a particular example of a sliding button 101 formed, and more specifically composed, of first and second parts 109a, 109b, the second part 109b of which is overmolded onto the first part 109a. The first part 109a, an example of which is illustrated in [Fig. 9], forms a so-called "lower" part of the sliding button 101, which partially delimits the base 102 and, in particular, forms the main part of the base 102 from which the return member 106 is formed. This first part 109a also forms the return member 106 and a support 110 for the manual actuation element 103. This first part 109a also locally delimits the first portion 102a of the surface of the base 102. The second part 109b, an example of which is shown in more detail in [Fig. 10], then forms a so-called "upper" part of the sliding button 101 which partially delimits (in particular iethe remainder of) the base 102 and more specifically locally the second portion 102b of the surface of the base 102, and the actuation element 103. manual which extends from this remnant of base 102.

[0106] The first and second parts 109a, 109b may have complementary shapes that allow them to form a coherent whole corresponding to the sliding button 101. In particular, it is understood that the support 110 is inserted into a recess 124 of complementary shape which comprises the manual actuation element 103 (visible in [Fig. 10]).

[0107] In particular, one of the first and second parts 109a, 109b may include at least one retaining element 114, 115 (also called a hooking element) cooperating with the other of the first and second parts 109a, 109b in order to hold the first and second parts 109a, 109b together. This prevents the separation of the first and second parts 109a, 109b.

[0108] For example, the retaining element or each element 114, 115 may include a collar 114a, 115b which participates in the aforementioned cooperation by opposing the disassembly of the first and second parts 109a, 109b. More specifically, the retaining element(s) 114, 115 may comprise a body 114b, 115b extending along one face of one of the first and second parts 109a, 109b and at the top of which is arranged the collar 114a, 115a. This body 114b, 115b then passes through a hole 112, 113 opening into the other of the first and second parts 109a, 109b, and the collar 114a, 115a of said retaining element 114, 115 is in contact with said other of the first and second parts 109a, 109b, for example at the periphery of an opening in said hole 112, 113, from which it follows that the collar 114a, 115a prevents the separation of the first and second parts 109a, 109b.The collar 114a, 115a is formed during the overmolding of the first and second parts 109a, 109b: the aim is to create an immovable connection in the sense that the collar 114a, 115a cannot pass through the hole 112, 113 through which passes the retaining element 114, 115 comprising said collar 114a, 115a. .

[0109] According to an embodiment shown in Figures 13 and 14, the retaining element(s) 114, 115 may be formed by a pin molded into a corresponding barrel 137, 138 or hole of complementary shape so as to secure the first and second parts 109a, 109b together. The pin may, for example, belong to the second part 109b and the hole or barrel 137, 138 may belong to the first part 109a. The materials used then allow chemical adhesion between the pin and the corresponding barrel.

[0110] A particular embodiment is now described, using retaining elements 114, 115, for example two in number and hereinafter referred to as first retaining element 114 and second retaining element 115, to improve the consistency between the first and second parts 109a, 109b obtained by overmolding. In this case, the sliding button 101 may be such that: • the first part 109a of the base 102 includes a groove 111 ([Fig.9]) extending from the support 110 and connecting a first through hole 112 arranged at a longitudinal end of the first part 109b (arranged in fine on the side of the second longitudinal end 132 of the base 102) and formed according to the thickness of the first part 109a, the length of the first part 109a being counted along the axis Al of movement when the sliding button 101 is integrated into the manual control device 100; • the first part 109a of the base 102 includes a second through hole 113 made in the thickness of the first part 109a at the base of the support 110 opposite the groove 111; • the second part 109b includes ([Fig. 10]) the first retaining element 114 comprising a collar, the first retaining element 114 passing through the first open hole 112 ([Fig. 11]) via its body 114b and cooperating with the first open hole 112, in particular at the periphery of its opening opposite to the second part 109b, to participate in opposing a dissociation of the first and second parts 109a, 109b in a direction substantially orthogonal to the plane PI of sliding of the slider button 101; • the second part 109b includes ([Fig. 10]) the second retaining element 115 comprising a collar, the second retaining element 115 passing through the second hole 113 opening via its body 115b ([Fig. 11]) and cooperating with the second opening hole 113, particularly at the periphery of its opening opposite the second part 109b, to participate in opposing a dissociation of the first and second parts 109a, 109b in a direction substantially orthogonal to the plane PI of sliding of the slider button 101; • the second part 109b includes ([Fig. 10]) a shoulder 116 of complementary shape to the groove 111 and arranged in the groove 111 of the first part 109a to help ensure that the first and second parts 109a, 109b are held together against forces applied substantially parallel to the plane PI of sliding and substantially orthogonal to the axis Al of displacement; • the second part 109b includes the manual actuation element 103, which includes the hollow 124 in which the support 110 of the manual actuation element 103 is housed when the first and second parts 109a, 109b are formed together by overmolding. In particular, here the collars 114a, 115a are arranged on the side of an inferior face of the first part 109a opposite an superior face of the first part 109a where support 110 is located. The shape represented in [Fig. 10] of the second part 109b constitutes a theoretical visualization of the second part 109b alone, that is to say abstracting from the first part 109a of which it is complementary, as it would be obtained by overmolding with the first part 109a.

[0111] It has been mentioned above that different colors can be used as visual indicators. Thus, the first part 109a can be of one color and the second part 109b can be of a second color, the first color being different from the second color. In other words, the entire surface of the first part 109a displays the first color and the entire surface of the second part 109b displays the second color, which makes it possible to delimit locally, by means of the light 105 and according to the position of the slider button 101 chosen from the first position and the second position, the first portion 102a of the surface then displaying the first color and the second portion 102b of the surface then displaying the second color. For example, the first color is yellow and the second color is white.This allows for effective differentiation between the first and second positions, regardless of the orientation of the manual control device 100. Furthermore, the use of different colors is particularly well-suited to the overmolding technique, as it allows for the bi-injection of two materials (i.e., the first and second materials mentioned above) in their solid state, resulting in different colors during the production of the sliding button 101. Therefore, there is no need to add a differentiating element to the base 102 after its production.

[0112] The main part of the base 102, from which the return member 106 is made, is preferably made of POM (abbreviation for polyoxymethylene); the POM can then form the first material mentioned above. POM is particularly suitable for forming the return member 106 in that its physical properties make it possible to obtain the desired spring effect (i.e., the return force) of the return member 106 while also allowing it to: • to be more or less constrained in compression by the support surface 108; • to resist friction, for example, induced between the return member 106 and the support surface 108 during the implementation of the movement of the slider button 101.

[0113] In particular, the POM is especially suitable for forming the main part of the base 102 (or even the entire base 102 in an embodiment where the latter can be a single piece) and the return member 106, being flexible / deformable, will be able to bend without breaking when the force mentioned above is applied to the manual actuation element 103 so as to overcome the return force and allow the desired movement of the 101 slider button.

[0114] The first part 109a can be made of POM and comprises the main part of the base 102, from which the return member 106 is formed, and the return member 106 itself. In this case, the second part 109b can be made of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene); the ABS can then form the second material mentioned above. ABS has the advantage of being able to be effectively overmolded onto POM and thus allows the second part 109b to be overmolded onto the first part 109a. In addition, the use of overmolded ABS makes it possible to obtain a clear delimitation area around the manual actuation element 103 to form a visually pleasing indicator and above all without a saving area as would have been the case for example for a visual indicator previously obtained by pad printing on the base 102.

[0115] According to a particular embodiment, the base 102 may have sliding ribs 117a, 117b, 117c, 117d arranged opposite the manual actuation element 103, these sliding ribs 117a, 117b, 117c, 117d (see for example in this sense figures 11, 12 and 13) allow the base 102 to slide on a bottom 118 (visible in figures 2, 5 and 6) of the housing 107 provided for this purpose while limiting friction. Here again, the POM material is particularly suitable for forming these sliding ribs 117a, 117b, 117c, 117d which then preferentially become an integral part of the first part 109a in the sense that the POM resists the repetitive friction due to the multiple actuations of the slider button 101 during the life of the manual control device 100.

[0116] In general, the bottom 118 of the housing 107 also participates in forming the sliding connection mentioned above, in particular in cooperation with the wall 104, to tend to oppose a movement of the sliding button 101 substantially orthogonal to the sliding plane PI.

[0117] It was mentioned above that the slider button 101 could enable the implementation of a function, for example, one that can be activated or deactivated depending on the position of the slider button 101. Therefore, there is a need to integrate an electrical or electronic component to enable this.

[0118] For this purpose, the manual control device 100 may be provided to include a switch 119 having a first state ([Fig. 2], 3 and 12) and a second state (Figures 5, 6 and 13), the switch 119 being arranged such that: • in the first position of the slider button 101, the switch 119 is in the first state • in the second position of the slider button 101, the switch 119 is in the second state. This switch 119 allows, for example, closing an electrical circuit cor- respondent of which the switch 119 is an integral part, for example in the first and / or second position of the slider button 101. The switch 119 can be mounted on a printed circuit board 134 (Figures 2 and 5) which includes the manual control device 100.

[0119] In order to allow for suitable, simple and efficient cooperation between the switch 119 and the slider button 101, the switch 119 may include a movable member 120 (Figures 12 and 13 and in dashed lines in Figures 2 and 5 for parts not directly visible) that rotates, and the base 102 of the slider button 101 then includes a first stop 121 and a second stop 122, the switch 119 and the slider button 101 being arranged such that: • in the first position of the slider button 101, the first stop 121 of the base 102 is in contact with the movable part 120 to hold it in a position which places the switch 119 in the first state ([Fig. 12]) • in the second position of the slider button 101, the second stop 122 of the base 102 is in contact with the movable part 120 to hold it in a position which places the switch 119 in the second state ([Fig. 13]). The first and second stops 121, 122 of the base 102 then form actuation stops for the switch 120.

[0120] For example, the movable member 120 can be a finger mounted for rotation within the switch 119 along an axis of rotation substantially orthogonal to the plane PI of the sliding button 101. This allows said finger, in particular engaged with respect to the base 102, to be driven in rotation by the base 102 in a first direction of rotation when moving from the second position of the sliding button 101 to the first position of the sliding button 101, or in a second direction of rotation, opposite to the first direction of rotation, when moving from the first position of the sliding button 101 to the second position of the sliding button 101.

[0121] For example, when the base 102 comprises sliding ribs 117a, 117b, 117c, 117d, a first sliding rib 117a and a second sliding rib 117b taken from the set of sliding ribs are arranged in continuity with each other while being arranged at a distance from each other according to a predetermined separation space 123. In particular, the first sliding rib 117a delimits the first stop 121 of the base 102, which faces the second stop 122 of the base 102, delimited by the second sliding rib 117b. Thus, the predetermined separation space between the first and second ribs 117a, 117b is measurable between the first and second stops 121, 122 of the base 102 and is predetermined according to the position of the switch 119 and its configuration in order to allow the placement, via the movable member 120, of the switch 119 in its first state or in its second state.

[0122] Advantageously, the switch 119 is a three-position monostable switch. Thus, the movable part 120 can have a stable position arranged between two unstable positions (respectively the first and second states), and the switch 119 is configured so that the movable part 120 is induced to return to the stable position when the movable part 120 is not in its stable position. Such a switch 119 is particularly suitable for use in the present manual control device 100 in the sense that: • when the slider button 101 is in its first position, the movable part 120 is in one of its unstable positions and the slider button 101 prevents, via the first stop 121 of the base 102 in contact with the movable part 120, the return of the movable part 120 to its stable position; • when the slider button 101 is in its second position the movable part 120 is in the other of its unstable positions and the slider button 101 prevents, via the second stop 122 of the base 102 in contact with the movable part 120, the return of the movable part 120 to its stable position. As a result, the cooperation between the sliding button 101 and the switch 119 can be implemented efficiently and mechanically. Furthermore, and advantageously, the switch 119 also extends primarily in (or parallel to) the PI sliding plane, thus minimizing the thickness of the manual control device 100.

[0123] Preferably, the first and second stops 121, 122 of the base 102 are arranged on the side of the base 102 opposite the return member 106. This makes the manual control device 100 particularly flat since each lateral side of the base 102 can be made functional. In other words, the return member 106, the base 102, the first and second stops 121, 122 of the base 102, and the movable member 120 can extend substantially in the same plane, preferably substantially parallel to the sliding plane PI.

[0124] As shown in Figures 12 and 13, the first and second stops 121, 122 of the base 102 can be arranged on the lower side of the base 102 opposite the manual actuation element 103 (i.e., the lower face 129 of the base 102), the first and second stops 121, 122 of the base 102 forming ramps converging in a direction opposite to a part of the switch 120 from which the movable member 120 extends, the switch 119 and the slider button 101 being arranged so that, regardless of the position of the base 102 relative to the housing 107, the movable member 120 is at least partially (and possibly entirely depending on the arrangement) located between the first and second stops 121, 122 of the base 102.

[0125] The 101 slider button can be the only manual actuator of the device 100 of Manual control or the manual control device 100 further includes at least one manually operable push-button control button (multiple push-buttons are possible). Thus, the manual control device 100 can be adapted according to its intended use.

[0126] Depending on a particular application, the manual control device 100 may include: • a base 135; • a control button 125 (for example, visible in Figures 1 to 7) mounted on the base 135 in such a way as to allow at least one degree of movement relative to the base 135, for example, by pivoting / tilting about a pivot axis A2, the control button 125 defining at least one accessible support area (two support areas 126, 127 in the example of Figures 1 to 7) from outside the manual control device 100, each support area 126, 127 allowing the user of the manual control device 100 to manually apply a pressure force to the support area 126, 127, in particular in a manner substantially orthogonal to the plane of [Fig. 1], said pressure force causing a displacement of the relevant support area 126, 127 from a stable inactive position that the control button 125 occupies at rest (i.e. when not activated), in an unstable active position; • at least one electrical button (not shown), for example electrically mounted on the printed circuit 134, capable of occupying an active state and an inactive state, associated with the or one of the support zones 126, 127 of the control button 125, the or each support zone 126, 127 placing the associated electrical button in the inactive state when it occupies the stable inactive position and placing the associated electrical button in the active state when it occupies the unstable active position; • a return mechanism (not shown) arousing the control button 125 in a manner tending to return said at least one support area 126, 127 to the stable inactive position and to maintain it in the stable inactive position when the user of the manual control device 100 does not interact with the control button 125. When the electrical button is in its active state, it allows, among other things, the closing of a corresponding electrical circuit to trigger the implementation of a function associated with that electrical button. In the example shown with two contact zones 126, 127, each of the two contact zones 126, 127 can activate its own electrical button to switch it to its active state.

[0127] According to a particular example, the control device 100 is configured to To control a motor, for example, an electromechanical actuator for a roller shutter, particularly one designed to cover a building opening. The two support zones 126 and 127 allow the motor's rotation to be controlled in the first and second directions, respectively, to open or close the roller shutter. The slider button 101 allows the selection of an additional function, for example, a silent mode, by limiting the motor's rotation speed when the slider button 101 is in its first position, while allowing a higher motor speed when the slider button 101 is in its second position.In addition to the visual indication corresponding to the portion of the slider button 101 visible through the light 105, another visual information 128 (for example, visible in Figures 1, 4, and 7), such as a feather, is represented on the wall 104 on one side of the light 105 where the manual actuation element 103 is positioned when the slider button 101 is in its first position. This increases the amount of information available to the user of the manual control device 100, while utilizing the available space on the wall 104.

[0128] The manual control device 100 finds an industrial application in the field of function control, for example electrical function(s), and in particular in the field of home automation for example to control the operation of a roller shutter in an appropriate manner.

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Demands

1. Manual control device (100) comprising: • a sliding button (101) comprising a base (102) and a manual actuation element (103) projecting from the base (102); • a housing (107) in which the base (102) is arranged; • a switch (119) comprising a first state and a second state, the switch (119) being arranged so that: • in the first position of the slider button (101), the switch (119) is in the first state; • in the second position of the slider button (101), the switch (119) is in the second state; The sliding button (101) being mounted movable relative to the housing (107) so as to vary between a first position and a second position, the sliding button (101) comprising a return element (106) tending to oppose, when the sliding button (101) is in one of the first and second positions, a movement of the sliding button (101) into the other of the first and second positions, the return element (106) being made of material with at least a portion of the base (102), the base (102) of the sliding button (101) comprising a first stop (121) and a second stop (122), the first and second stops (121, 122) of the base (102) forming actuation stops of the switch (119), characterized in that the first and second stops (121, 122) of the base (102) are arranged on the side of the base (102) opposite the return member (106).

2. A manual control device (100) according to claim 1, wherein the housing (107) comprises a bearing surface (108) including a tilting portion (108a), the bearing surface (108) being configured to cooperate with the return member (106) to, on the one hand, tend to oppose said displacement and, on the other hand, induce a deformation of the return member (106) when a suitable force is manually applied to the manual actuating element (103), this deformation allowing a portion (106a) of the return member (106) charged against the bearing surface (108) to pass the portion (108a) of tilting in order to obtain said displacement.

3. A manual control device (100) according to claim 2, wherein the housing (107) comprises first and second sliding stops (136a, 136b) opposed along an axis (A1) of movement of the base (102) in the housing (107), and at least one sliding surface (133a, 133b), the sliding surface (133a, 133b) and the bearing surface (108) being arranged respectively at a first lateral side of the housing (107) and at a second lateral side of the housing (107) opposite the first lateral side, the manual control device (100) being such that: • in the first position of the sliding button (101), the return member (106) is pressed against the bearing surface (108) so as to press the base (102) against the surface (133a, 133b) of sliding and against the second stop (136b) of sliding;• in the second position of the sliding button (101), the return member (106) is pressed against the support surface (108) so as to press the base (102) against the sliding surface (133a, 133b) and against the first sliding stop (136a).

4. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the return member (106) extends laterally relative to the base (102).

5. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the manual control device (100) is configured such that: • in the first position of the slider button (101), a first portion (102a) of the surface of the base (102) is visible through a light (105) comprising the manual control device (100); • in the second position of the slider button (101), a second portion (102b) of the surface of the base (102) is visible through the light (105); the first portion (102a) of surface and the second portion (102b) of surface forming different visual indicators.

6. Manual control device (100) according to claim 5, in which the slider button (101) comprises a first part (109a) and a second part (109b) in contact and joined together, the first part (109a) being one piece, the second part (109b) being one piece, the first part (109a) comprising the first portion (102a) of the surface of the base (102) and the second part (109b) comprising the second portion (102b) of the surface of the base (102).

7. Manual control device (100) according to claim 6, wherein one of the first and second parts (109a, 109b) comprises at least one retaining element (114, 115) cooperating with the other of the first and second parts (109a, 109b) in order to hold the first and second parts (109a, 109b) together.

8. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 6 to 7, wherein one of the first part (109a) and the second part (109b) is overmolded onto the other of the first part (109a) and the second part (109b).

9. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the first part (109a) is of a first color and the second part (109b) is of a second color, the first color being different from the second color.

10. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the manual actuation element (103) is made of material with at least a portion of the base (102).

11. A manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the switch (119) comprises a rotatable movable member (120), the switch (119) and the slider button (101) being arranged such that: • in the first position of the slider button (101), the first stop (121) of the base (102) is in contact with the movable member (120) to hold it in a position which places the switch (119) in the first state; • in the second position of the slider button (101), the second stop (122) of the base (102) is in contact with the movable member (120) to hold it in a position which places the switch (119) in the second state.

12. Manual control device (100) according to claim 11, wherein the first and second stops (121, 122) of the base (102) are arranged on the lower side of the base (102) opposite the manual actuation element (103), the first and second stops (121, 122) of the base (102) forming ramps converging in a direction opposite to a portion of the switch (120) from which the movable member (120) extends, the switch (119) and the slider button (101) being arranged so that, regardless of the position of the base (102) relative to the housing (107), the movable member (120) is at least partially arranged between the first and second stops (121, 122) of the base (102).

13. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the return member (106) comprises first and second longitudinal opposite ends (106b, 106c) connected to the base (102), preferably respectively on the side of a first longitudinal end (131) of the base (102) and on the side of a second longitudinal end (132) of the base (102) opposite to the first longitudinal end (131) of the base (102).

14. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the slider button (101) is the sole manual actuator of the manual control device (100) or the manual control device (100) further comprises at least one manually actuable push control button.

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