Rotary knob and control panel, in particular for a ventilation, heating and/or air-conditioning installation
AssigneeValeo Systemes Thermiques S. A. S.
InventorsPatrick Corduan, Andre Chery, Louis Lacroix, Laurent Lucaora
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Abstract
This invention relates to rotary knob 1, in particular for a control panel for a ventilation, heating and/or air conditioning installation, comprising a gripping area 2, and an activation area 9, characterized in that it has at least two shoulders 5, 6, each shoulder comprising at least one indexing means 7 for blocking the said knob in rotation, the shoulders 5, 6 supporting a different number of indexing means 7. It is applicable to ventilation, heating and/or air conditioning installations inside a motor vehicle.
Claims12
Rotary knob (1), in particular for a control panel for a ventilation, heating and/or air conditioning installation, comprising a gripping area (2), an activation area (9), characterized in that it has at least two shoulders (5, 6), each shoulder comprising at least one indexing means (7) for blocking the said knob in rotation, the shoulders (5, 6) supporting a different number of indexing means (7).
Rotary knob according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the said shoulders (5, 6) comprise a first shoulder (5) and a second shoulder (6), the first shoulder (5) supports a larger number of indexing means (7) than the second shoulder (6), since the first shoulder (5) is intermediate between the gripping area (2) and the second shoulder (6).
Rotary knob according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that the indexing means (7) is in the form of a recess formed on the outer periphery of the shoulder.
Control panel, in particular for a ventilation, heating and/or air conditioning installation, characterized in that it comprises at least one rotary knob (1) according to any one of the previous claims.
Control panel for a ventilation, heating and/or air conditioning installation for a motor vehicle comprising at least two rotary knobs (1) with each of which at least one spring (14) fixed to a support (20) of the control panel is associated, characterized in that each knob (1) comprises a gripping area (2), an activation area (9) and at least a first (5) and a second (6) shoulder, each shoulder comprising at least one indexing means (7) for blocking the said knob in rotation, the shoulders (5, 6) supporting a different number of indexing means (7), one of the said springs (14) is capable of cooperating with the indexing means (7) of the first shoulder (5) of one of the knobs, while the other spring (14) is designed to cooperate with the indexing means (7) located on the second shoulder (6) of the other knob.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.