Global Patent Index - EP 2509824 A1

EP 2509824 A1 20121017 - LUMINOUS CONTROL BUTTON ON A CONTROL PANEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL

Title (en)

LUMINOUS CONTROL BUTTON ON A CONTROL PANEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL

Title (de)

LEUCHTENDER STEUERKNOPF AUF DEM STEUERFELD EINES ARMATURENBRETTS EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS

Title (fr)

BOUTON DE COMMANDE LUMINEUX D'UNE FAÇADE DE COMMANDE D'UN TABLEAU DE BORD DE VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE

Publication

EP 2509824 A1 20121017 (FR)

Application

EP 10805442 A 20101208

Priority

  • FR 0905931 A 20091208
  • FR 2010000825 W 20101208

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011070255A1] The present invention relates to a luminous control button (1) having a control pad (13) which is made of transparent or translucent material, and having an opaque outer face (16) which has a first transparent or translucent part (14) at the periphery of said face (16) and is able to diffuse a functional light flux (17), and a second transparent part (15) which is able to diffuse an indicating light flux (18); said button (1) having a tube-shaped button body (23) which has a first, outer wall (24) and a concentric second, inner wall (25), said walls being arranged such that said button body (23) has a first internal space (26) and a second internal space (27) which are able to channel and diffuse the light flux (17) and the light flux (18) separately; a tube-shaped light guide (21) which is arranged in said first internal space (26) and is able to homogenize the diffusion and/or to guide said light flux (17) towards said transparent part (14).

IPC 8 full level

B60Q 3/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60Q 3/04 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01); H01H 9/18 (2006.01); H01H 13/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B60H 1/0065 (2013.01); B60Q 3/14 (2017.02); B60Q 3/64 (2017.02); H01H 9/182 (2013.01); H01H 13/023 (2013.01); H01H 2013/026 (2013.01); H01H 2219/03 (2013.01); H01H 2219/062 (2013.01); H01H 2219/0622 (2013.01); H01H 2221/07 (2013.01); H01H 2229/002 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2953469 A1 20110610; FR 2953469 B1 20130215; EP 2509824 A1 20121017; WO 2011070255 A1 20110616

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0905931 A 20091208; EP 10805442 A 20101208; FR 2010000825 W 20101208