Manual control device

Abstract

The manual control device (100) comprises: an electronic control module (101) including a printed circuit board (102) and a first switch (103) capable of selectively occupying an active state and an inactive state; a control assembly (105) comprising, on a first face (106), a first support area (108) and, on a second face (107) opposite the first face (106), a first support element (109) associated with the first support area (108); an intermediate assembly (113) arranged between the electronic control module (101) and the control assembly (105), the intermediate assembly (113) being configured to transmit a force (F11), exerted by the first support element (109) on the intermediate assembly (113) when the first support element (109) moves from its stable inactive position to its unstable active position, to the first switch (103) to position it in its active state. Figure to be published with the abbreviation: Fig. 3

Description

Title of the invention: Manual control device Technical field of the invention

[0001] The technical field of the invention relates to remote manual control, for example to control an electromechanical actuator for the control of a sun protection or blackout screen, or more generally to control home automation equipment; more particularly, the invention relates to a manual control device, especially for such home automation equipment.

[0002] The present invention finds particular application in the provision of manual control devices, especially of the portable or wall-mounted type (i.e., for fixed mounting on a wall). For example, actuating a control assembly of the manual control device allows for the selective activation or deactivation of a corresponding intended function, whether the manual control device is a wall-mounted or portable model.

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

[0004] A manual control device comprising an electronic control module and a control button integral with the electronic control module is known in the prior art. The electronic control module comprises a printed circuit board and one or more switches configured to selectively occupy an active state and an inactive state, each switch being mounted on one side of the printed circuit board. The control button comprises a first side accessible from outside the manual control device, and a second side opposite the first side and facing the printed circuit board of the electronic control module.This second face comprises one or more support elements, each configured to come into direct contact with one or more of the corresponding switches of the electronic control module in order to activate this switch when a user applies manual pressure to the first face of the control button.

[0005] Generally speaking, the designs of manual control devices, for example wall-mounted or portable, are usually very different. Electronic modules for wall-mounted control devices, i.e., compatible for forming a wall-mounted manual control device, are generally incompatible with the control buttons for portable manual control devices (and vice versa). This is because the switches are not arranged in a similar way, making it impossible to use a given control button interchangeably with the The electronic manual control module of the portable manual control device, or the electronic manual control module of the wall-mounted manual control device, requires the control buttons to be manufactured separately.

[0006] Furthermore, the miniaturization of printed circuit boards tends to influence the usual operation of manual control devices by bringing switches closer together, particularly for electronic control modules intended for wall mounting. Conversely, market trends and the desire for differentiation between brands require greater visibility and design freedom for control buttons, leading to an increase in button size. Object of the invention

[0007] The present invention aims to provide a manual control device that is robust, efficient and preferably economical.

[0008] To this end, the invention relates to a manual control device comprising: • an electronic control module comprising a printed circuit board and a first switch capable of selectively occupying an active state and an inactive state, the first switch being mounted on one side of the printed circuit board; • a control assembly comprising a first face accessible from outside the manual control device, a second face opposite the first face and facing the printed circuit board, the control assembly comprising, on its first face, a first support area and, on its second face, a first support element associated with the first support area, the first support area having a movement capability relative to the electronic control module along one degree of freedom, the first support area allowing the manual application of a support force, by a user of the manual control device, causing a displacement, along the degree of freedom, of the first support area and the first support element each from a stable inactive position to an unstable active position; • a return device configured to induce a stress tending to push back, from their unstable active position, the first support zone and the first support element towards their stable inactive position; the manual control device being such that: • the face of the printed circuit board is, in the stable inactive position of the first support area, arranged so as to face only a first part of the second side; • the second face comprises a second part distinct from the first part, the second part comprising the first support element; • The manual control device includes an intermediate assembly arranged between the electronic control module and the control assembly, the intermediate assembly being configured to transmit a force, exerted by the first support element on the intermediate assembly when the first support element passes from its stable inactive position to its unstable active position, to the first switch to place it in its active state.

[0009] This allows the use of a control assembly whose first support element cannot mechanically come into direct contact with the first switch when the control assembly is actuation via its first contact area, particularly when the first support element and the first switch are not directly opposite each other. Therefore, the intermediate assembly allows for adaptation to ensure the robust and efficient compatibility of an aesthetically pleasing interface formed by the control assembly with an electronic control module whose first switch positioning is incompatible, for example, due to its initial design for direct use with another type of control assembly, where the first support element directly presses against the first switch. The intermediate assembly thus allows for indirect interaction between the control assembly and the first switch.For example, it is then possible to retain an electronic control module, or a control unit, initially intended for one of the wall-mounted or portable uses, in order to combine it with a control unit, or an electronic control module, initially intended for the other of the wall-mounted or portable uses; this makes it possible, for example, to reduce the costs that would be incurred for the completely independent design of two manual control devices respectively intended for wall-mounted and portable use.

[0010] The manual control device may further include one or more of the following features.

[0011] According to a feature of the manual control device, the control assembly comprises: • a second support zone on its first face, the second support zone being distinct from the first support zone; • a second support element on its second face, the second support element being associated with the second support zone and distant from the first part; And : • the electronic control module includes a second switch capable of selectively occupying an active state and an inactive state, the second switch being mounted on the face of the printed circuit board; • the second support zone allows the manual application of a support force, by the user of the manual control device, resulting in a displacement, according to the degree of freedom, of the second support zone and the second support element each from a stable inactive position to an unstable active position; • the return device is further configured to induce a stress tending to push back, from their unstable active position, the second support zone and the second support element towards their stable inactive position; • The intermediate assembly is configured to transmit a force, exerted by the second support element on the intermediate assembly when the second support element moves from its stable inactive position to its unstable active position, to the second switch to place it in the active state.

[0012] This allows two functions to be performed via the manual control device while allowing the use of the control assembly even if the first support element and the second support element are not facing the printed circuit board and therefore not able to interact directly respectively with the first switch and the second switch.

[0013] According to a feature of the manual control device, the intermediate assembly consists of an articulated part and having: • a resting state when the first support zone and the second support zone are simultaneously in their stable inactive position; • a first state of articulation when the first support zone is in its unstable active position so that the first support element exerts the force on the part such that the part is, on the one hand, in support against the first switch, from which it results that the first switch is in its active state, and, on the other hand, at a distance from the second switch in its inactive state; • a second articulation state when the second support zone is in its unstable active position so that the second support element exerts the force on the part such that the part is, on the one hand, in contact with the second switch, from which it results that the second switch is in its active state, and, on the other hand, at a distance from the first switch in its inactive state.

[0014] This simplifies the manual control device by requiring fewer parts to be assembled during its manufacture, resulting in a reduction in costs. With By using a single piece for the intermediate assembly, the robustness of the manual control device is improved, for example, while taking into account dimensioning constraints, as it might be complex to design a robust assembly of two independent parts. Furthermore, this allows for identical functional clearance for the first and second support zones, resulting in a consistent feel of support for the user.

[0015] According to a feature of the manual control device, at least part of the intermediate assembly is mounted on the electronic control module via a pivot joint.

[0016] The pivot joint allows the degree of freedom corresponding to a rotation of the control assembly to be translated into a rotational degree of freedom of at least a portion of the intermediate assembly. This pivot joint is simple to implement, as the intermediate assembly can be fixed in translation along an axis perpendicular to the face of the printed circuit board between the control assembly and the electronic module, and in translation in a plane parallel to the face of the printed circuit board by other independent elements belonging, for example, to the control assembly or the electronic control module.

[0017] According to a feature of the manual control device, the intermediate assembly comprises two independent parts, at least one of which is mounted on the electronic control module by means of a pivot joint.

[0018] Thus, the two parts can then form two independent branches that can be assembled together or each on the electronic control module. Depending on the required operating configuration, it is possible to use: • only one of the two branches (for example, in the case of a manual control device with a single push button, either with a held-down function where the push button must be held down to activate the first switch, and where releasing the push button corresponds to a stop command, or with cyclic operation, where a first press and release of the push button activates the function via the first switch and a second press and release of the push button corresponds to a stop command), or • the two branches (case of a manual control device for a mobile screen with a function of raising and lowering the mobile screen).

[0019] According to a feature of the manual control device, the control assembly comprises, on its first face, a central support zone, the central support zone allowing the manual application of a support force by the user of the manual control device, resulting in a displacement of the central support zone from a stable inactive position to an unstable active position inducing the activation of a third switch on the electronic control module, the third switch being mounted on the front of the printed circuit board.

[0020] This allows the manual control device to have an additional function such as a stop function allowing a function previously activated by the first switch, or the second switch, to be stopped.

[0021] According to a feature of the manual control device, the actuation of the third switch is ensured by a press of the intermediate assembly on the third switch obtained by an elastic deformation of a deformable portion of the intermediate assembly induced by a press of the control assembly on the intermediate assembly when the central support area is in its unstable active position.

[0022] This allows for the inclusion of a deformable portion within the intermediate assembly, which will deform without triggering the first and / or second switch. This is particularly advantageous for enabling the activation of the third switch when the intermediate assembly is positioned between the central support area and the printed circuit board, whereby the control assembly cannot pass directly through the intermediate assembly to reach the third switch.

[0023] According to a feature of the manual control device, the recall device is associated with the control assembly or the electronic control module, and the intermediate assembly includes a recall accessory that is independent and separate from the recall device.

[0024] Thus, the intermediate assembly includes its own return accessory, which complements the one present in the control assembly or the electronic control module. This allows the part(s) of the intermediate assembly that activated the first switch to be retracted when the corresponding pressure exerted by the user ceases. The control assembly and the intermediate assembly can thus be separated.

[0025] According to a feature of the manual control device, the control assembly and the intermediate assembly are each mounted independently on the electronic control module, in particular on a technical face of the electronic control module arranged between the control assembly and the printed circuit board.

[0026] This makes it easy to form the control device by appropriately selecting the intermediate assembly based on the form factor of the control assembly and the positioning of at least the first switch within the electronic control module. Furthermore, the manual control device can thus be simpler to assemble, resulting in time savings.

[0027] This also allows the intermediate assembly to be used with the electronic control module, independently of the control assembly and vice versa.

[0028] According to a feature of the manual control device, the control assembly takes the form of a button and has a peripheral rim extending to the edge of the second face so as to delimit a cavity housing at least part of the intermediate assembly.

[0029] The fact that the intermediate assembly is housed at least partly in the cavity of the control assembly makes it possible to avoid excess thickness related to the presence of this intermediate assembly.

[0030] According to a feature of the manual control device, the control assembly includes a control button and a base on which the control button is mounted, the base being fixedly attached relative to the electronic control module and the mounting of the control button on the base allowing the implementation of the degree of freedom, the base extending at least partially between the intermediate assembly and the control button.

[0031] This makes it possible in particular not to have to provide for an assembly of the control unit so as to present the degree of freedom directly on the electronic control module, which leaves a greater latitude of choice as to the amplitude of the degree of freedom possible by integrating it directly within the control unit.

[0032] According to a feature of the manual control device, the intermediate assembly is housed at least in part in a housing delimited by the base, the first support element or a portion of the intermediate assembly passing through the, or being arranged at the periphery of the, base at least in the unstable active position of the first support zone so that the intermediate assembly and the first support element are in contact.

[0033] This makes it possible to limit the thickness of the manual control device without having to increase it by the thickness of the intermediate assembly

[0034] Other advantages and features may become apparent from the detailed description that follows. Brief description of the drawings

[0035] 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 attached drawings listed below.

[0036] [Fig-1] Fig. 1 represents, in perspective view, a device of manual control according to one embodiment of the invention.

[0037] [Fig.2] Fig.2 represents the manual control device from a view partial perspective defined according to a cutting plane applied to the [Fig.l].

[0038] [Fig.3] Fig.3 represents, in a cross-sectional view, the manual control device of Fig.1.

[0039] [Fig.4] The [Fig.4] represents a control assembly taken in isolation from the manual control device of the [Fig.1], according to a perspective view oriented towards a rear face of the control assembly.

[0040] [Fig.5] Fig.5 represents, in perspective view, the manual control device of [Fig.1] from which the control assembly has been removed so as to make visible an intermediate assembly, in particular hidden by the control assembly.

[0041] [Fig.6] The [Fig.6] represents the [Fig.5] from which the intermediate assembly has been removed.

[0042] [Fig.7] Fig.7 represents, according to a perspective view, one embodiment of the intermediate assembly alone.

[0043] [Fig.8] Fig.8 represents, according to an exploded perspective view, the intermediate assembly alone according to an embodiment where this intermediate assembly is in two parts.

[0044] [Fig.9] The [Fig.9] represents, according to an exploded perspective view, the control assembly alone in a particular embodiment of the latter implemented in the manual control device of the [Fig.1].

[0045] [Fig. 10] The [Fig. 10] represents, in perspective view, a manual control device according to another embodiment of the invention.

[0046] [Fig. 11] The [Fig. 11] represents, in perspective view, the control assembly alone of the manual control device of the [Fig. 10].

[0047] [Fig. 12] The [Fig. 12] represents, in perspective view, the manual control device of the [Fig. 10] for which the control assembly has been removed.

[0048] [Fig. 13] Fig. 13 represents, in perspective view, the manual control device in particular of [Fig. 1] from which the control assembly has been removed so as to make visible another embodiment of mounting the intermediate assembly to an electronic control module.

[0049] [Fig. 14] The [Fig. 14] represents, in perspective view, the [Fig. 13] for which the intermediate assembly and the electronic control module are disassembled.

[0050] 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

[0051] The manual control device 100, an example of which is illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, comprises an electronic control module 101 and a control assembly 105. In particular, the control assembly 105 enables interaction with the electronic control module 101, specifically by providing a user interface with which a user of the manual control device 100 can interact.

[0052] The term “user” means any person likely to interact with the manual control device 100, in particular by exerting pressure on the control assembly 105.

[0053] The electronic control module 101 comprises a printed circuit board 102 and a first switch 103 capable of selectively occupying an active state and an inactive state. The first switch 103 is mounted on a face 104 of the printed circuit board 102. This face 104 of the printed circuit board is also called the mounting face or support face in the sense that one or more electronic components, such as the first switch 103, are mounted on it and thus supported by the printed circuit board 102.

[0054] The role of the electronic control module 101 is, in particular, to receive instructions from the user, corresponding to manual actions (pressure applied to the control assembly 105), via the control assembly 105, in order to generate control commands for operating an actuator associated with the manual control device 100 and located at a distance from it. For example, the action on the first switch 103, corresponding in particular to the transition from its inactive state to its active state, allows for the electronic transcription of a manual action performed by the user at the control assembly 105 in order to generate a control command for the actuator.

[0055] As an example for the sake of illustration, the actuator or electromechanical actuator is considered in this description to be a device for rolling or unrolling a movable screen, for example a roller shutter or a fabric blind, on a rotating shaft coupled to the actuator. A control command transmitted by the manual control device 100 can then be at least one signal representing a user instruction chosen from among: lower or extend the movable screen (i.e., unroll it from the rotating shaft); raise or fold the movable screen (i.e., roll it around the rotating shaft); stop the movement of the movable screen (i.e., stop the user instruction being executed, for example, lowering or raising the movable screen).The electromechanical actuator may for this purpose include a motor and an electronic board, the latter including in particular a unit for receiving control commands from the associated manual control device 100 and a unit for controlling the motor according to the received control commands. Thus, the electronic control module may include the means necessary to transmit the commands. order messages to the receiving unit.

[0056] For example, the user instruction to lower the movable screen, the movable screen being a roller shutter, can cause the external face of an opening such as a window to be closed (closing configuration), the user instruction to raise the roller shutter can cause the roller shutter to retract into a box to allow maximum outside light to pass through the opening (retracted configuration), the user instruction to stop the roller shutter allows for partial closure of the external face of the opening by the roller shutter.

[0057] Of course, the electronic control module 101 can include several switches such as, in addition to the first switch 103 (also simply called a switch), a second switch 119 and a third switch 124 (also simply called additional switches) as will be seen later, each of which can be associated with a corresponding control command.

[0058] For example, the electronic control module 101 is configured to generate the control order forming a signal representative of the user instruction corresponding to raising or lowering the movable screen when the first switch 103 passes from its inactive state to its active state.

[0059] The electronic control module 101 may include: • a 114 case; • a plate 116 attached to the housing 114 (for example by clipping onto the housing 114) so ​​as to delimit a closed housing 115 in particular so as to prevent the removal of the printed circuit 102 from the housing 115. Housing 115 can be delimited by housing 114 and is then closed by plate 116. Printed circuit board 102 is positioned / arranged in housing 115 and face 104 of printed circuit board 102 is in particular turned towards plate 116. The first switch 103 is then, preferably, arranged in housing 115 and accessible through plate 116; this is also, where applicable, true for the second and / or third switches 119, 124.

[0060] The control assembly 105 can be mounted on the electronic module 101, for example reversibly (i.e. removable) on the plate 116.

[0061] The control assembly 105, which is notably shown alone in [Fig. 4] (i.e., notably detached from the electronic control module 101), comprises a first face 106 (also called the front face) accessible from outside the manual control device 100, and a second face 107 (also called the rear face) opposite the first face 106 of the control assembly 105 and facing the face 104 of the printed circuit board 102. The control assembly 105 comprises, on its first face 106, a first support area 108 and, on its second face 107, a first support element 109 associated with the first support area 108. The first area 108 The support zone exhibits a degree of freedom relative to the electronic control module 101. This degree of freedom is specifically calibrated to allow actuation of the first switch 103. The first support zone 108 allows the user of the manual control device 100 to manually apply a force Fl, resulting in a displacement, along the degree of freedom, of the first support zone 108 and the first support element 109, each from a stable inactive position to an unstable active position. Furthermore, the manual control device 100 may include a return device 110 configured to induce a force tending to push the first support zone 108 and the first support element 109 back from their unstable active position towards their stable inactive position.

[0062] Preferably, the degree of freedom is a rotation around a pivot axis Al represented in particular in [Fig. 1].

[0063] Face 104 of the printed circuit board 102 is, in the stable inactive position of the first support area 108, arranged so as to face only a first portion 111 of the second face 107 of the control assembly 105. The second face 107 of the control assembly 105 comprises a second portion 112 distinct from the first portion 111, the second portion 112 comprising the first support element 109 (which is then distant from the first portion 111). Thus, the second portion 112 does not face face 104 of the circuit board 102. In particular, it is considered that the second portion 112 of the second face 107 of the control assembly 105 is at the periphery of the first portion 111.

[0064] For example, as illustrated in particular in Figures 3 and 4, the first part 111 of the second face 107 of the control assembly 105 has a closed-loop periphery (schematically represented by a dashed quadrilateral) from which the second part 112 of the second face 107 of the control assembly 105 extends. Thus, the second part 112 of the second face 107 of the control assembly 105 can extend from the first part 111 of the second face 107 of the control assembly 105 and can surround the first part 111 of the second face 107 of the control assembly 105, in particular at the periphery of the first part 111 of the second face 107 of the control assembly 105.

[0065] The manual control device 100 includes an intermediate assembly 113 arranged between the electronic control module 101 and the control assembly 105, for example as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 5 (in which the control assembly 105 has been removed to allow for a better understanding of the structure of the manual control device 100). The intermediate assembly 113 is configured to transmit a force, exerted by the first support element 109 on The intermediate assembly 113, during the transition of the first support element 109 from its stable inactive position to its unstable active position, activates the first switch 103 to place it in its active state (i.e., from its inactive to its active state). In fact, the force Fl 1 generates a force (also called a support) Fl 11 (schematized in [Fig. 2] by an arrow) exerted by the intermediate assembly 113 on the first switch 103, resulting in the transition of the first switch 103 from its inactive state to its active state. Therefore, the intermediate assembly 113 allows for a suitable force propagation to activate the first switch 103, especially when the first support zone 108 cannot structurally come into contact with the first switch 103 when the user exerts the force Fl on the control assembly 105.

[0066] Thus, the kinematics of use of the manual control device 100 via the first support zone 108 can be as follows: the support force Fl, called initial force, is exerted directly by the user on the control assembly 105; the presence of the initial force induces the generation of the force Fl 1, called first force, exerted by the control assembly 105 on (i.e. exerted directly on) the intermediate assembly 113; the first force induces the generation of the force Fl 11, called second force, exerted by the intermediate assembly 113 on (i.e. directly on) the first switch 103. Thus, this propagation of forces (initial force, first force and second force) ultimately allows for the exertion of an appropriate support, or pressure, on the first switch 103 via the second force.

[0067] In particular, in the unstable active position of the first support zone 108 and the unstable active position of the first support element 109, the first switch 103 is in its active state; and in the stable inactive position of the first support zone 108 and the stable inactive position of the first support element 109, the first switch 103 is in its inactive state.

[0068] In particular, the unstable active position of the first support zone 108 and the unstable active position of the first support element 109 are said to be "unstable" because they can only be obtained when the support force Fl is exerted since the return device 110 allows an automatic return of the first support zone 108 and the first support element 109 to their stable inactive position when the support force Fl ceases, hence the notion of stability of the stable inactive position for which the control assembly 105 does not allow the first switch 103 to be activated.

[0069] Thus, the return device 110 is preferably such that, when no force (in particular force from the user) is exerted on the first face 106 of the control assembly 105, it allows the first support zone 108 to be maintained in its stable inactive position.

[0070] In order to meet a need for the control device 100 to allow different interactions with the user, for example to generate different command commands, the command set 105 can include (figures 1 to 5): • a second support zone 117 to its first face 106, the second support zone 117 being distinct from (i.e. located at a distance from) the first support zone 108 in order to form two separate support zones of interaction with the user; • a second support element 118 at its second face 107, the second support element 118 being associated with the second support zone 117 and distant from the first part 111 (preferably, the second part 112 of the second face 107 of the control assembly 105 includes the second support element 118); This allows, in the same vein as described above, interaction with a corresponding switch of the electronic control module 101, said switch being here the second switch 119 comprising the electronic control module 101. This second switch 119 is capable of selectively occupying an active state and an inactive state. The second switch 119 is mounted on the face 104 of the printed circuit board 102. Consequently, the second support zone 117 allows the manual application of a support force F2 ([Fig. 1]), by the user of the manual control device 100, causing a displacement, according to the degree of freedom, of the second support zone 117 and the second support element 118, each from a stable inactive position to an unstable active position.Similar to the operation of the first switch 103, the return device 110 is further configured to induce a force tending to push the second support zone 117 and the second support element 118 back from their unstable active position towards their stable inactive position. The intermediate assembly 113 is configured to transmit a force F21 ([Fig.5]), exerted by the second support element 118 on the intermediate assembly 113 when the second support element 118 moves from its stable inactive position to its unstable active position, to the second switch 119 to place it in the active state (i.e., from its inactive state to its active state).

[0071] In fact, the force F21 causes the generation of a force F211 (schematized in [Fig. 2] by an arrow) exerted by the intermediate assembly 113 on the second switch 119, resulting in the transition of the second switch 119 from its inactive state to its active state. Therefore, the intermediate assembly 113 allows for a suitable force propagation to activate the second switch 119, particularly when the second support zone 117 cannot structurally come into contact with the second switch 119 when the user exerts the force F2 on the control assembly 105.

[0072] Thus, what applies to the first support zone 108 in connection with the first in switch 103, and described above, can be transposed to the second support zone 117 in connection with the second switch 119.

[0073] In particular, in the unstable active position of the second support zone 117 and the unstable active position of the second support element 118, the second switch 119 is in its active state; and in the stable inactive position of the second support zone 117 and the stable inactive position of the second support element 118, the second switch 119 is in its inactive state.

[0074] In particular, the unstable active position of the second support zone 117 and the unstable active position of the second support element 118 are said to be "unstable" because they can only be obtained when the support force F2 is exerted since the return device 110 allows an automatic return of the second support zone 117 and the second support element 118 to their stable inactive position when the support force F2 ceases, hence the notion of stability of the stable inactive position for which the control assembly 105 does not allow the second switch 119 to be activated.

[0075] Preferably, it follows from what has been described above that when no support force is exerted on the control assembly 105 by the user, the return device 110 makes it possible to maintain both the first support zone 108 and the second support zone 117 in their stable inactive position.

[0076] For example, the electronic control module 101 is configured to generate the control order forming a signal representative of the user instruction corresponding to lowering or deploying the movable screen when the second switch 119 passes from its inactive state to its active state.

[0077] It follows from what has been described above that the intermediate assembly 103 can be configured to allow one or more forces to be transmitted in a suitable manner, in particular independently to the first switch 103 and to the second switch 119.

[0078] According to a particular embodiment of the intermediate assembly 113, the intermediate assembly 113 can be articulated and, more particularly, can consist of an articulated part having: • a rest state when the first support zone 108 and the second support zone 117 are simultaneously in their stable inactive position and from which it follows that each of the first and second switches 103, 119 is in its inactive state; • a first articulation state when the first support zone 108 is in its unstable active position such that the first support element 109 exerts the force Fil on the part such that the part is, on the one hand, supported Fl 11 against the first switch 103, from which it follows that the first switch 103 is in its active state, and, on the other hand, at a distance from the second switch 119 in its inactive state; • a second articulation state when the second support zone 117 is in its unstable active position so that the second support element 118 exerts the force F21 on the part such that the part is, on the one hand, in support F211 against the second switch 119, from which it results that the second switch 119 is in its active state, and, on the other hand, at a distance from the first switch 103 in its inactive state. More specifically, this can be implemented when the intermediate assembly 113 takes the form of a toggle-mounted rocker relative to the electronic control module 101, for example on the plate 116 via clips.

[0079] According to this embodiment, in the rest state, which is in particular that visible in figures 2 and 3, the intermediate assembly 113 can be in contact with the first switch 103 and the second switch 119, but without exerting such an effort as to allow the passage of either of the first and second switches 103, 119 from its inactive state to its active state.

[0080] For example, at least part of the intermediate assembly 113 is mounted on the electronic control module 101 by means of a pivot joint. This pivot joint, particularly when there is only one for the intermediate assembly 113, makes it possible, for example, to implement the aforementioned articulation, in particular by allowing the intermediate assembly 113 to tilt around a pivot axis A2 (Figures 5 and 6).

[0081] According to an embodiment shown in [Fig. 6], the electronic control module 101 may include at least one clipping element 120a, 120b, for example in the form of a rod or a cylindrical clipping element (also called a cylindrical shaft) of the straight cylinder type. In particular, each clipping element 120a, 120b may be a rod (or cylindrical clipping element) whose cross-section orthogonal to the direction of measurement of the rod's length is a circle. Each clipping element 120a, 120b makes it possible, for example, to form a shaft on which the intermediate assembly 113 is mounted and can be rotated, at least partially, depending on whether the support on the intermediate assembly 113 is along arrow Fl 1 or F21. For this purpose, the intermediate assembly 113 may include, as illustrated in [Fig.7], one or more clips 121a, 121b, 121c, 121d, in particular of the clamp type which clamp the corresponding clipping element 120a, 120b while allowing a rotational movement of said at least a part of the intermediate assembly 113 according to a predetermined amplitude. .

[0082] In particular, the plate 116 includes the clip element(s) 120a, 120b which can then be formed within the thickness of the plate 116 as is the case with the [Fig.6].

[0083] In the case where the intermediate assembly 113 consists of a single piece, it is the intermediate assembly 113 which is mounted on the electronic control module 101 according to the pivot joint.

[0084] Alternatively, at least a portion of the intermediate assembly 113 may be mounted using a pivot joint. The pivot joint may also be achieved by deforming the intermediate assembly 113 about an axis of rotation. In this case, the mounting of the intermediate assembly 113 to the electronic control module 101 may be a fixed joint, and it is then the deformation of the intermediate assembly 113 that allows the propagation of the bearing force exerted on the first bearing zone 108 to the first switch 103 or, where applicable, the propagation of the bearing force exerted on the second bearing zone 117 to the second switch 103.

[0085] An embodiment of the intermediate assembly 113 consisting of a single piece, i.e., a single block, has been described above. According to a variant allowing the manual control device 100 to be customized according to the possible control commands, the intermediate assembly 113 may comprise two independent parts 122a, 122b, respectively referred to as first and second parts 122a, 122b, at least one of which is mounted on the electronic control module 101 by means of a pivot joint (i.e., the pivot joint mentioned above).

[0086] The first part 122a can be assembled by clipping it onto the electronic control module 101, allowing one degree of freedom in pivoting between the electronic control module 101 and the first part 122a. The second part 122b can then be assembled by clipping it: • on the electronic control module 101 allowing one degree of freedom in pivoting between the electronic control module 101 and the second part 122b (Figures 6 and 8); or • on the first piece 122a so as to allow one degree of freedom in pivoting between the first piece 122a and the second piece 122b (not shown).

[0087] For the embodiment of figures 1 to 8, the two independent parts 122a, 122b are each mounted on the electronic control module 101 by means of a pivot joint, in particular on the clipping element(s) 120a, 120b, for example using clips 121a, 121b, 121c, 121d. The first part 122a comprises clips 121a, 121d respectively clipped onto clipping elements 120a, 120b, and the second part 122b comprises clips 121b, 121c respectively clipped onto clipping elements 120a, 120b.

[0088] The intermediate assembly 113 may comprise, as illustrated in Figures 7 clips 132 configured to cooperate with holes 152 of the plate in order to help limit the amplitude of pivoting of the intermediate assembly 113 or of the first and second parts 122a, 122b of the intermediate assembly 113.

[0089] The control assembly 105 may include, on its first face 106, a central support zone 123. The central support zone 123 allows the manual application of a support force F3 ([Fig.1]), by the user of the manual control device 100, causing a displacement of the central support zone 123 from a stable inactive position to an unstable active position, inducing the actuation of the third switch 124 (also called the additional switch) of the electronic control module 101, this third switch 124 being mounted on the face 104 of the printed circuit board 102.

[0090] In fact, the third switch 124 is capable of selectively occupying an active state and an inactive state. The aforementioned actuation of the third switch 124 corresponds to its transition from its inactive state to its active state.

[0091] For example, the electronic control module 101 is configured to generate the control order forming a signal representative of the user instruction corresponding to stopping the movement of the movable screen when the third switch 124 passes from its inactive state to its active state, for example in order to maintain the movable screen in a current configuration of partial shuttering of the opening between the shutter configuration and the retracted configuration.

[0092] According to one embodiment, the control assembly 105 can exert direct pressure on the third switch 124 to place it in its active state. This is particularly possible when the central support area 123 is located directly above the printed circuit board 102 and, in particular, directly above the third switch 124.

[0093] In particular, in the stable inactive position of the central support zone 123, the third switch 124 is in its inactive state; and in the unstable active position of the central support zone 123, the third switch 124 is in its active state.

[0094] Preferably, the return device 110 can also be configured to induce a force tending to push the central support zone 123 from its unstable active position back to its stable inactive position. As a result, when no support force is exerted on the control assembly 105 by the user, the return device 110 makes it possible to maintain both the first support zone 108, the central support zone 123, and, where applicable, the second support zone 117 in their stable inactive position.

[0095] Preferably, the manual control device 100 is configured so that the support force F3 exerted on the central support zone 123 does not interfere with the first switch 103, or, where applicable, the second switch 119, by actuating them unintentionally. For this purpose, the central support zone 123 is arranged at right of the axis A2 of pivoting of the intermediate assembly 113.

[0096] According to one embodiment, the actuation of the third switch 124 can be done via the intermediate assembly 113. In this case, the actuation of the third switch 124 is ensured by a support F311 ([Fig.2]) of the intermediate assembly 113 (resulting from the support force F3 visible in [Fig.1]) on the third switch 124, preferably obtained by an elastic deformation of a deformable portion 125 of the intermediate assembly 113 induced by a support F31 ([Fig.5]), also called the support force F31, of the control assembly 105 on the intermediate assembly 113 when the central support zone 123 is in its unstable active position. For example, the support F31 of the control assembly 105 on the intermediate assembly 113 is exerted by a support element 141, called the third support element 141, belonging to the control assembly 105 and arranged on the second face 107 of the control assembly 105.

[0097] In particular, the first, second and third support elements 109, 118, 141 can each be formed by a projection on the second face 107 of the control assembly 105 (i.e. the second face 107 of the control assembly 105 includes this or these projections and therefore the corresponding first, second and / or third support element 109, 118, 141).

[0098] In order to transmit the user's support force Fl, the first support element 109 can exert the force Fl1 on a first support region 126 of the intermediate assembly 113. This force Fl can then set the intermediate assembly 113 or the second part 122b in motion so that a first support pin 127 of the intermediate assembly 113 comes into contact Fl11 with the first switch 103, thus placing it in its active state. In particular, the first support pin 127 accesses the first switch 103 through a first open hole 128 ([Fig. 6]), belonging to the electronic control module 101, providing access to the housing 115 and, for example, formed in the plate 116.

[0099] In order to transmit the user's support force F2, the second support element 118 can exert the force F21 on a second support region 129 of the intermediate assembly 113. This force F21 can then set the intermediate assembly 113 or the first part 122a in motion so that a second support pin 130 of the intermediate assembly 113 comes into contact F211 with the second switch 119, thus placing it in its active state. In particular, the second support pin 130 accesses the second switch 119 through a second open hole 131 ([Fig. 6]), belonging to the electronic control module 101, providing access to the housing 115 and, for example, formed in the plate 116.

[0100] In particular, the center distance between the first support element 109 and the second support element 118 is strictly greater than the center distance between the first support pin 127 and the second support pin 130. Each of the first and second support elements 109, 118 is preferably located equidistant from the pivot axis A2 and each of the first and second support pins 127, 130 is preferably located equidistant from the pivot axis A2.

[0101] In order to transmit the support force F3, the control assembly 105 may include, on its second face 107, the third support element 141 which can exert the support F31 on a third support region 133 of the intermediate assembly 113. This support F31 can then cause the deformation of the deformable portion 125 of the intermediate assembly 113 to move a part 134 of the intermediate assembly 113, comprising a third support pin 135 and the third support region 133, so that the third support pin 135 of the intermediate assembly 113 comes into contact F311 with the third switch 124, thus placing it in its active state. In particular, the third support pin 135 accesses the third switch 124 through a third through hole 136 ([Fig.6]), belonging to the electronic control module 101, giving access to the housing 115 and for example formed in the plate 116.

[0102] In particular, the movement of each of the first, second and third pawns 127, 130, 135 mainly comprises at least one translational component.

[0103] The third through hole 136 can in particular be located between the two clipping elements 120a, 120b, and more particularly between two recesses provided in the plate 116 and each traversed by one of the two clipping elements 120a, 120b, in order to allow good integration of the manual control device 100 by allowing the force F3 of support on the central support area 123 to be substantially orthogonal to the axes of the two clipping elements 120a, 120b so that the activation of the third switch 124, resulting from a rapprochement of the central support area 123 with respect to the printed circuit 102, does not cause the first switch 103 to go into the active state, nor, where applicable, the second switch 119 to go into the active state.

[0104] In particular, the intermediate assembly 113 comprises a first face facing the control assembly, and a second face, facing the printed circuit board 102, opposite its first face. The first face of the intermediate assembly 113 comprises at least the first support region 126, and where applicable, the second support region 129 and / or the third support region 133. The second face of the intermediate assembly 113 comprises at least the first support pin 127 and, where applicable, the second support pin 130 and / or the third support pin 135.

[0105] According to one embodiment, for example as shown in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9, the control assembly 105 comprises a control button 137 and a base 138 on which the control button 137 is mounted, the base 138 being attached in such a way fixed relative to the electronic control module 101. Mounting the control button 137 on the base 138 allows for the degree of freedom corresponding to the movement capability of the first support zone 108. The base 138 extends at least partially between the intermediate assembly 113 and the control button 137. In other words, the base 138 is positioned between the intermediate assembly 113 and the control button 137.

[0106] Mounting the control button 137 on the base 138 allows in particular: • pivoting of the control button 137 along the pivot axis Al when the support force is along Fl or F2; • a translation of the control button 137 towards the base 138 when the support force is according to F3.

[0107] Thus, the control button 137 includes the first support zone 108 and, where applicable, one and / or the other of the second support zone 117 and the central support zone 123.

[0108] In this embodiment, the return device 110 can be associated with the control assembly 105. For example, the return device 110 may include an elastic ring 139, in particular mounted on the base 138. The control button 137 is preferably in contact with the elastic ring 139. The elastic ring 129 is configured to: • maintain, where appropriate, the first and second support zones 108, 117 and the central support zone 123 in their stable inactive position when no support force is exerted on the control assembly 105 by the user; • automatically recall the first support zone 108 to its stable inactive position when the first support zone 108 is in its unstable active position and the support force Fl exerted on the first support zone 108 ceases; • automatically recall the second support zone 117 to its stable inactive position when the second support zone 117 is in its unstable active position and the support force F2 exerted on the second support zone 117 ceases.

[0109] According to an embodiment that notably limits the thickness of the manual control device 100, the intermediate assembly 113 is advantageously housed at least partially within a recess 140 delimited by the base 138 ([Fig. 4]). Thus, the recess 140 delimited by the base 138 can take the form of a recess, for example, formed by a negative imprint of at least a portion of the intermediate assembly 113. According to this embodiment, the first support element 109 or a portion (referred to as the first portion) of the intermediate assembly 113 can pass through, or be arranged at the periphery of, the base 138, at least in the position The active unstable position of the first support zone 108 is such that the intermediate assembly 113 and the first support element 109 are in contact. According to this embodiment, where applicable, the second support element 118 or a portion (referred to as the second portion) of the intermediate assembly 113 may pass through, or be arranged at the periphery of, the base 138, at least in the active unstable position of the second support zone 117, so that the intermediate assembly 113 and the second support element 118 are in contact. According to this embodiment, where applicable, the third support element 141 or a portion (referred to as the third portion) of the intermediate assembly 113 may pass through the base 138, at least in the active unstable position of the central support zone 123, so that the intermediate assembly 113 and the third support element 141 are in contact.

[0110] According to one embodiment, for example as seen in figures 10 to 12, the control assembly 105 takes the form of a button and has a peripheral rim 142 extending to the edge of the second face 107 of the control assembly 105 so as to delimit a cavity 143 housing at least part of the intermediate assembly 113.

[0111] More particularly, Figures 10 to 12 illustrate a manual control device 100 according to a specific embodiment of the On-Off type, also called a push button, where the control assembly 105 is a button. The pressing force Fl can be exerted on the first contact area 108 so that the second face 107 of the control assembly 105 exerts the force Fil on the intermediate assembly 113, which consists of a pivotally mounted part on the plate 116, to press the first switch 103 (not visible) housed in the casing 114 behind the plate 116 in [Fig. 12]. When the pressing force Fl is released, the button returns to a rest configuration in which the first contact area 108 is in its stable inactive position thanks to the return device 110.

[0112] In particular, according to the embodiment in which the control assembly 105 takes the form of a button, the degree of freedom is a rotation around the pivot axis Al represented in particular in [Fig. 10].

[0113] It follows from what has been described above that the return device 110 can be associated with the control assembly 105, this is in particular the case for the embodiment comprising the base 138 and the control button 137 where the return device 110 can include the elastic ring 139 and for the embodiment where the control assembly 105 takes the form of a button (figures 10 to 12).

[0114] In the embodiment where the control assembly 105 takes the form of a button, the control assembly 105 may include the return device 110. Therefore, the return device 110 may include spring blades 144a, 144b (for example, two) that are oriented in a manner consistent with the rest of the button and in particular with the rim 142 as shown in figures 10 and 11. These spring blades 144a, 144b can locally form a portion of the free end of the rim 142 and can be constantly in contact with the plate 116, the bearing force Fl on the first bearing zone 108 then induces a compression of these spring blades 144a, 144b which then allow the first bearing zone 108 to be returned, by spring effect, to its stable inactive position when the bearing force Fl on the first bearing zone 108 is released.

[0115] Although not shown, alternatively the control module 101 may include the return device 110, for example arranged on the plate 116 and / or formed by the switch(es) (where applicable, chosen from the first, second, and third switches), each of which then has a deformable cup, in particular a metallic one. The deformable cup has a spring effect when deformed so as to tend to return to its initial shape (the deformable cup is then said to have shape memory).When the deformable cup is deformed, it is because the intermediate assembly 113 exerts pressure on the corresponding switch (where applicable, selected from the first, second, and third switches 103, 119, 124), resulting in the switch being in the active state due to the positioning of the corresponding zone (where applicable, selected from the first support zone 108, the second support zone 117, and the central support zone 123) in its unstable active position. The cup(s) can then be part of, or form, the return device 110.

[0116] Furthermore, the intermediate assembly 113 may include a return accessory 145 that is independent and separate from the return device 110, the effect of which is additive to that of the return device 110. The role of this return accessory 145 is to prevent the intermediate assembly 113 from interacting with the switch(es), which would result in the switch(es) being unintentionally activated without the control assembly 105 having been activated by the user. The return accessory 145 also keeps the intermediate element 113 in contact with the first support element 109 or the second support element 118, thus preventing play or free movement when the control assembly 105 is activated.This return accessory 145 can be in the form of a spring blade that can be compressed when the first switch 103 is active, thus allowing the intermediate assembly 113 to return to its rest configuration when the bearing force Fl on the first support zone 108 ceases. The intermediate assembly 113 can include a plurality of return accessories 145 to, for example, also allow the intermediate assembly 113 to return to its rest configuration when the bearing force F2 on the second support zone 117 ceases. When the intermediate assembly 113 is formed of a single piece, each accessory 145 of... The return element can be formed with a body of the intermediate assembly 113 and be oriented towards the plate 116 where it can bear or be in contact. When the intermediate assembly 113 is formed by the first and second parts 122a, 122b, each return element 145 can be formed with a body of the first and second parts 122a, 122b, each of the first and second parts 122a, 122b comprising at least one of the return elements 145, which can then be oriented towards the plate 116 where it can bear or be in contact. If necessary, the return elements 145 can then be arranged on either side of the pivot axis A2.

[0117] According to one variant, the return accessory or accessories 145 can each be formed by an independent element added such as a metal spring strip arranged in a suitable manner, thus simplifying the mechanical design of the intermediate assembly 113.

[0118] According to one embodiment, the control assembly 105 and the intermediate assembly 113 are each mounted independently on the electronic module 101, in particular on a technical face 146 of the electronic control module 101 arranged between the control assembly 105 and the printed circuit board 102. Preferably, this technical face 146 is delimited by the board 116.

[0119] For example, as described above, the intermediate assembly 113 can be clipped onto the clipping elements 120a, 120b, including coaxial ones, and the electronic control module 101 can include: • a first pair of holes 147 (figures 5 and 12) in which retaining elements 148 are forked (figures 4 and 11), for example each formed by a right-shaped body belonging to the control assembly 105 and projecting from the second face 107 of the control assembly 105; • a second pair of holes 149 into which clips 150 belonging to the control assembly 105 are clipped; allowing the independent assembly of the control assembly 105 and the intermediate assembly 113 to be formed on the electronic control module 101 and in particular on the plate 116 of the latter.

[0120] When the control assembly 105 takes the form of a button (as for example in figures 10 and 11) the retaining elements 148 can be straddled in the holes of the first pair of holes 147 so as to form a hinge allowing the pivot axis Al to be defined and thus the movement capability of the first support zone 108.

[0121] For example, each clip 150 of the control assembly includes a bracket defining a groove, the bracket and the groove being adapted to cooperate with a projection present on one of the edges of the holes 149 to ensure clipping between the corresponding clip 150 and the corresponding hole 149.

[0122] As an alternative to the independent mounting of the control assembly 105 and the intermediate assembly 113, the intermediate assembly 113 can be mounted on the control assembly 105, the control assembly 105 being mounted on the electronic control module 101 for example by clipping.

[0123] By "mounted on" (i.e. mounted one to the other), it is understood a direct mounting for example via assembly means cooperating together and distributed over the elements mounted one to the other.

[0124] In this description, "clipping" refers to assembly using clip(s). A clip can be seen as a first type of snap-on element designed to cooperate with a second type of snap-on element. A clip may be of the two-jawed clamp type or may locally form a collar portion that conforms to the surface of a second snap-on element, such as a cylindrical element; this is notably the case for clips 121a, 121b, 121c, 121d and clip elements 120a, 120. A clip may also be a rigid hook with a projection at one free end to clip / snap into a second snap-on element, which may be formed by a hole; this is notably the case for clips 132, 150 and holes 152, 149.

[0125] Generally, a support zone (this being applicable to each of the first support zone 108, the second support zone 117, and the central support zone 123) corresponds to a portion of the surface of the first face 106 of the control assembly 105 intended to receive a corresponding support force in order to switch one of the corresponding switches (chosen from the first switch 103, the second switch 119, and the third switch 124) from the inactive state to the active state. This also applies to a support region (i.e., to the first support region 126, the second support region 129, and / or the third support region 133), which corresponds to a portion of the surface of the intermediate assembly 113 intended to receive a corresponding support force from the control assembly 105.

[0126] Each of the first support zone 108, the second support zone 117 and the central support zone 123 is in particular rigid, i.e. it does not deform under the support force of the user that it is likely to receive.

[0127] Each of the first support region 126, the second support region 129 and the third support region 133 is in particular rigid, i.e. it does not deform under the support force which it is likely to receive from the control assembly 105.

[0128] The association between a support element (chosen from the first support element 109, the second support element 118 and the third support element 141) and a support zone (chosen from the first support zone 108, the second support zone 117 and the central support zone (zone 123) is such that said support element and said support zone are fixed together in motion so that: • the positioning of one of said support element and of said support zone in its stable inactive position implies that the other of said support element and of said support zone is in its stable inactive position; • the positioning of one of said support element and of said support zone in its unstable active position implies that the other of said support element and of said support zone is in its unstable active position.

[0129] The first support zone 108 can also be called more simply the support zone, while the second support zone 117 can be called the additional support zone.

[0130] The manual control device 100 can be portable and designed to be moved. In this case, the housing 114 can contain a power source such as a battery and a communication module to transmit control commands to the actuator following actuation of the control assembly 105. A cover (not shown) can also be mounted around the plate 116 and the housing 114 to give the manual control device 100 a more aesthetically pleasing appearance.

[0131] In particular, the intermediate assembly 113 can only activate the first switch 103, the second switch 119, or the third switch 124 if the control assembly 105 applies a suitable force to the intermediate assembly 113. In other words, the intermediate assembly 113 cannot, under its own weight, cause any of the switches (i.e., the first switch 103, the second switch 119, or the third switch 124) to switch from the inactive to the active state. If necessary, the return accessory(ies) 145 and / or the switch(es), via their deformable cup, selected from the first switch 103, the second switch 119, or the third switch 124, prevent any unintentional activation of any of the switches (i.e., the first switch 103, the second switch 119, or the third switch 124).Alternatively, the intermediate assembly 113 and the control assembly 105 can be mechanically linked (where appropriate by contact or attachment) so that the return device 110 prevents any unintentional activation of one of the switches by the intermediate assembly 113.

[0132] The manual control device 100 may be intended to be partially recessed into a wall. In this case, the mounting plate 116 may have mounting openings 151 (Figures 5 and 12) for a wall-mounted recessed box. These mounting openings 151 may, for example, be four in number, each associated with a lateral edge of the mounting plate 116 comprising four consecutive lateral edges laterally delimiting the mounting plate 116.

[0133] The use of intermediate assemblies 113 within the meaning of the present invention may This has the advantage of being economical in that it allows the use of an existing stock of control assemblies 105 which, without these intermediate assemblies 113, could not have been used on different types of electronic control modules 101. More specifically, thanks to the intermediate assembly 113, it is possible to use a control assembly 105 designed for a portable electronic control module 101 on a wall-mounted electronic control module 101, or conversely, a control assembly 105 designed for a wall-mounted electronic control module 101 on a portable electronic control module 101.

[0134] Clips 121a, 121b, 121c, 121c of the clamp type have been described above, adapted to clip onto clipping elements 120a, 120b of the rod or cylindrical type to ensure the mounting of the intermediate assembly 113 to the electronic control module 101. Figures 13 and 14 illustrate an alternative embodiment of what is seen in [Fig. 5].

[0135] According to this embodiment, the plate 116 comprises two lugs 153a, 153b (also called protruding parts), each provided with a clipping element 120a, for example in the form of a pin, onto which the corresponding clip 121a, 121d of the first part 122a can be clipped to allow rotational movement. The second part 122b can then be clipped similarly onto the first part 122a via its clips 121b, 121c to allow rotational movement between the first and second parts 122a, 122b. Alternatively, the second part 122b can be clipped onto the pins 120a of the lugs 153a, 153b, and the first part 122a clipped onto the second part 122b.

[0136] Thus, reference 120a represents a pin carried by the tab 153a facing another tab 153b carrying another pin (not visible in [Fig. 14]). Therefore, the clips 121a, 121d can each include a corresponding recess intended to receive one of the corresponding pins while providing a degree of rotational freedom about the pivot axis A2. The tabs 153a, 153b are projections on the technical face 146 of the plate 116 oriented opposite to the printed circuit board 102.

[0137] In Figures 13 and 14, each of the first and second parts 122a, 122b of the intermediate assembly 113 includes a return accessory 145 as described above and connected to a body of the corresponding first or second part 122a, 122b. Each return accessory 145 is a blade comprising a free end 145a bearing against the plate 116 (in particular against a corresponding projection 154 of the plate 116). The blades allow the automatic return of the first and second bearing regions 126, 129 from their unstable active position to their stable inactive position when the bearing force on the first or second bearing region 126, 129 ceases. Each of the first and second parts 122a, 122b of the intermediate assembly 113 may include one or more shoulders 155 (in particular two shoulders 155) each cooperating with a corresponding clip 156 belonging to the plate 116 in order to limit the amplitude of pivoting of the first and second parts 122a, 122b of the intermediate assembly 113 while participating in the mounting of the intermediate assembly 113 to the plate 116.

[0138] Of course, the control assembly 105 can be mounted on the plate 116 of [Fig.13], on top of the actuation assembly 113 in the manner described previously.

[0139] The manual control device 100 has an industrial application, particularly in the field of home automation, where it can be associated with an actuator to be controlled.

Claims

Demands

1. Manual control device (100), the manual control device (100) comprising: • an electronic control module (101) comprising a printed circuit board (102) and a first switch (103) capable of selectively occupying an active state and an inactive state, the first switch (103) being mounted on a face (104) of the printed circuit board (102); • a control assembly (105) comprising a first face (106) accessible from outside the manual control device (100), a second face (107) opposite the first face (106) and facing the face (104) of the printed circuit board (102), the control assembly (105) comprising, on its first face (106), a first support area (108) and, on its second face (107), a first support element (109) associated with the first support area (108), the first support area (108) having a degree of freedom of movement relative to the electronic control module (101), the first support area (108) allowing the manual application of a support force (Fl) by a user of the manual control device (100), resulting in a displacement, along the degree of freedom, of the first support area (108) and the first element (109) each support from a stable inactive position to an unstable active position; • a return device (110) configured to induce a stress tending to push back, from their unstable active position, the first support zone (108) and the first support element (109) towards their stable inactive position; in which: • the face (104) of the printed circuit (102) is, in the stable inactive position of the first support zone (108), arranged so as to face only a first part (111) of the second face (107); • the second face (107) comprises a second part (112)

2. distinct from the first part (111), the second part (112) comprising the first supporting element (109); • The manual control device (100) includes an intermediate assembly (113) arranged between the electronic control module (101) and the control assembly (105), the intermediate assembly (113) being configured to transmit a force (Wire), exerted by the first support element (109) on the intermediate assembly (113) when the first support element (109) passes from its stable inactive position to its unstable active position, to the first switch (103) to place it in its active state. Manual control device (100) according to claim 1, wherein the control assembly (105) comprises: • a second support zone (117) on its first face (106), the second support zone (117) being distinct from the first support zone (108); • a second support element (118) at its second face (107), the second support element (118) being associated with the second support zone (117) and distant from the first part (111); and in which: • the electronic control module (101) includes a second switch (119) capable of selectively occupying an active state and an inactive state, the second switch (119) being mounted on the face (104) of the printed circuit (102); • the second support zone (117) allows the manual application of a support force (F2), by the user of the manual control device (100), causing a displacement, according to the degree of freedom, of the second support zone (117) and of the second support element (118) each from a stable inactive position to an unstable active position; • the return device (110) is further configured to induce a stimulus tending to repel, from their position active unstable, the second support zone (117) and the second support element (118) towards their inactive stable position; • the intermediate assembly (113) is configured to transmit a force (F21), exerted by the second support element (118) on the intermediate assembly (113) during the passage of the second support element (118) from its inactive stable position to its active unstable position, to the second switch (119) to place it in the active state.

3. Manual control device (100) according to claim 2, wherein the intermediate assembly (113) is made up of an articulated part and having: • a rest state when the first support zone (108) and the second support zone (117) are simultaneously in their stable inactive position; • a first articulated state when the first support zone (108) is in its unstable active position such that the first support element (109) exerts the force (Fl 1) on the part such that the part is, on the one hand, in contact (Fl 11) against the first switch (103) from which it results that the first switch (103) is in its active state, and, on the other hand, at a distance from the second switch (119) in its inactive state;• a second articulation state when the second support zone (117) is in its unstable active position so that the second support element (118) exerts the force (F21) on the part such that the part is, on the one hand, in support (F211) against the second switch (119) from which it results that the second switch (119) is in its active state, and, on the other hand, at a distance from the first switch (103) in its inactive state.;

4. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least a part of the intermediate assembly (113) is mounted on the electronic control module (101) by means of a pivot joint.

5. A manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the intermediate assembly (113) comprises two independent parts (122a, 122b) of which at least one is mounted on the electronic control module (101) by means of a pivot joint.

6. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 5 in which the control assembly (105) comprises, on its first face (106), a central support area (123), the central support area (123) allowing the manual application of a support force (F3) by the user of the manual control device (100), causing a displacement of the central support area (123) from a stable inactive position to an unstable active position inducing the actuation of a third switch (124) of the electronic control module (101), the third switch (124) being mounted on the face (104) of the printed circuit board (102).

7. Manual control device (100) according to claim 6, wherein the actuation of the third switch (124) is ensured by a support (F311) of the intermediate assembly (113) on the third switch (124) obtained by an elastic deformation of a portion (125) of the intermediate assembly (113) induced by a support (F31) of the control assembly (105) on the intermediate assembly (113) when the central support area (123) is in its unstable active position.

8. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the return device (110) is associated with the control assembly (105) or the electronic control module (101) and wherein the intermediate assembly (113) includes a return accessory (145) that is independent and separate from the return device (110).

9. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the control assembly (105) and the intermediate assembly (113) are each mounted independently on the electronic control module (101), in particular on a technical face of the electronic control module (101) arranged between the control assembly (105) and the printed circuit board (102).

10. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the control assembly (105) is in the form of a button and has a peripheral rim (142) extending to the edge of the second face (107) so as to delimit a cavity (143) housing at least part of the intermediate assembly (113).

11. Manual control device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the control assembly (105) comprises a control button (137) and a base (138) on which the control button (137) is mounted, the base (138) being fixedly attached relative to the electronic control module (101) and the mounting of the control button (137) on the base (138) allowing the implementation of the degree of freedom, the base (138) extending at least partially between the intermediate assembly (113) and the control button (137).

12. Manual control device (100) according to claim 11, wherein the intermediate assembly (113) is housed at least in part in a housing (140) delimited by the base (138), the first support element (109) or a portion of the intermediate assembly (113) passing through, or being arranged at the periphery of, the base (138) at least in the unstable active position of the first support zone (108) so that the intermediate assembly (113) and the first support element (109) are in contact.

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