[go: up one dir, main page]

DE19806763A1 - Electrical heating circuit for motor vehicle steering wheel - Google Patents

Electrical heating circuit for motor vehicle steering wheel

Info

Publication number
DE19806763A1
DE19806763A1 DE1998106763 DE19806763A DE19806763A1 DE 19806763 A1 DE19806763 A1 DE 19806763A1 DE 1998106763 DE1998106763 DE 1998106763 DE 19806763 A DE19806763 A DE 19806763A DE 19806763 A1 DE19806763 A1 DE 19806763A1
Authority
DE
Germany
Prior art keywords
steering wheel
heating
heating conductor
motor vehicle
electrical heating
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
DE1998106763
Other languages
German (de)
Other versions
DE19806763B4 (en
Inventor
Conrad Oehlerking
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Volkswagen AG
Original Assignee
Volkswagen AG
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Volkswagen AG filed Critical Volkswagen AG
Priority to DE1998106763 priority Critical patent/DE19806763B4/en
Publication of DE19806763A1 publication Critical patent/DE19806763A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE19806763B4 publication Critical patent/DE19806763B4/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62DMOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/02Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/04Hand wheels
    • B62D1/06Rims, e.g. with heating means; Rim covers
    • B62D1/065Steering wheels with heating and ventilating means

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Steering Controls (AREA)
  • Air-Conditioning For Vehicles (AREA)

Abstract

The electrical steering wheel heating circuit for a car equipped with a hand-operated cabin-heating adjustment handle includes a heating conductor on the steering wheel and a voltage source including supply current circuit for the heating conductor. In the supply current circuit lies a variable voltage tap-off point for the heating conductor, coupled in work fashion to the adjustment handle.

Description

Die Erfindung betrifft eine elektrische Lenkradheizung gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs.The invention relates to an electric steering wheel heater according to the preamble of Claim.

Bekanntlich ist insbesondere in der kalten Jahreszeit das Berühren des Lenkrads eines Kraftfahrzeugs nach längeren Fahrpausen unangenehm, da das Lenkrad derart tiefe Temperaturen angenommen haben kann, daß es steife Finger oder Hände verursacht. Ein Gegenmittel wäre das Tragen von Handschuhen, jedoch können insbesondere dickere Handschuhe die Betätigung von Bedienungselementen an der Armaturentafel erschweren.As is known, especially in the cold season, touching the steering wheel is one Motor vehicle uncomfortable after long breaks because the steering wheel is so deep Temperatures may have assumed to be stiff fingers or hands. A The antidote would be to wear gloves, but thicker ones in particular Gloves make it difficult to operate controls on the dashboard.

Aus diesen Gründen wird in der Patentliteratur der Klasse B 62 D1/06 eine Vielzahl von Konstruktionen für Lenkräder mit elektrischer Beheizung vorgeschlagen, die in der Regel einen wendelförmigen Heizleiter aufweisen, der entweder in das Material des Lenkkranzes eingelagert oder Bestandteil einer Lenkradumhüllung ist. An dieser Stelle sei nur auf die EP 0 271 930 A2 verwiesen. Bekannt ist auch die Speisung eines derartigen lenkradfesten Heizleiters mit Strom über thermostatische Regler (DE-OS 25 34 600). Da offenbar diese Regelung sich auf die Temperatur des Lenkrads bezieht, muß an diesem ein Temperaturfühler zur dauernden Erfassung des Istwerts der Lenkradtemperatur angeordnet sein. Außerdem erfordert eine Regelung bekanntlich einen relativ großen Leitungsaufwand, da dauernd ein Vergleich zwischen Ist- und Sollwerten der Temperatur vorgenommen und daraus eine Stellgröße ermittelt werden muß.For these reasons, the class B 62 D1 / 06 patent literature describes a large number of Constructions for steering wheels with electric heating are proposed, as a rule have a helical heating conductor, either in the material of the steering ring is stored or is part of a steering wheel cover. At this point only on the EP 0 271 930 A2. The supply of such a steering wheel fixed is also known Heating conductor with electricity via thermostatic controllers (DE-OS 25 34 600). Since apparently this Regulation relating to the temperature of the steering wheel must be on this Temperature sensor arranged for the permanent recording of the actual value of the steering wheel temperature be. In addition, as is well known, regulation requires a relatively large amount of line work, since there is a constant comparison between actual and setpoint values of the temperature and a manipulated variable must be determined from this.

Andererseits kann bei Vorsehen eines gesonderten Schalters zum Ein- und Ausschalten der Lenkradheizung (d. h. Steuerung der Heizleitung) leicht die Betätigung des Schalters vergessen werden, so daß die Heizung entweder gar nicht oder relativ spät nach Fahrtantritt betätigt wird, wodurch trotz Vorhandenseins einer Lenkradheizung doch der eingangs beschriebene Nachteil eines kalten Lenkrads - Abkühlung der Hände, Erstarren der Finger - auftritt.On the other hand, the provision of a separate switch for switching the Steering wheel heater (i.e. heating line control) easily operate the switch be forgotten, so that the heating either not at all or relatively late after starting the journey is actuated, which despite the presence of a steering wheel heater but the entrance Disadvantage of a cold steering wheel described - cooling of the hands, solidification the finger - occurs.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine gattungsgemäße elektrische Lenkradheizung zu schaffen, die bei minimalem Aufwand die Speisung des Heizleiters mit elektrischer Energie automatisch immer dann sicherstellt, wenn - schlagwortartig gesprochen - der Fahrer fröstelt.The invention has for its object a generic electric steering wheel heater to create the supply of electrical heating wire with minimal effort Ensures energy automatically whenever - in key words - the Driver shivers.

Die erfindungsgemäße Lösung dieser Aufgabe besteht in den kennzeichnenden Merkmalen des Patentanspruchs.The achievement of this task consists in the characteristic features of the claim.

Sobald der Fahrer fröstelt, wird er die Heizung seines Fahrzeugs einschalten, und erfindungsgemäß hat die entsprechende Verstellung des der Raumheizung des Fahrzeugs zugeordneten Stellgriffs, in der Regel eines Drehknopfes, auch das Einschalten der Lenkradheizung in einem Maße zur Folge, das dem Einschaltmaß oder Einschaltgrad der Raumheizung des Fahrzeugs entspricht.As soon as the driver shivers, he will turn on the heating of his vehicle, and according to the invention has the corresponding adjustment of the space heating of the vehicle assigned control handle, usually a rotary knob, also switching on Steering wheel heating to an extent that corresponds to the degree of activation or degree of activation of Space heating of the vehicle corresponds.

Zwei Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden im folgenden anhand der Zeichnung erläutert, deren Figuren schematische Darstellungen von mit Heizleiterwendeln versehenen Lenkrädern einschließlich ihrer Speisestromkreise sind.Two embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawing explained, the figures of which are schematic representations of heating conductor coils Steering wheels including their supply circuits are.

Betrachtet man zunächst Fig. 1, so erkennt man bei 1 das eigentliche Lenkrad bzw. den Lenkradkranz, das bzw. der mit dem wendelförmigen Heizleiter 2 versehen ist. Dieser kann in das Material des Lenkradkranzes eingegossen oder eingeschäumt sein; der Fachmann kennt hier verschiedene Lösungen.Referring first to Fig. 1, it can be seen at 1, the actual steering wheel or the steering wheel rim, the or is provided with the helical heating conductors 2. This can be cast or foamed into the material of the steering wheel rim; the expert knows various solutions here.

Die Speisung des Heizleiters 2 mit elektrischer Energie erfolgt von der Bordbatterie 3 des Fahrzeugs her über den Speisestromkreis 4, der - außer einem vom Zündschalter her betätigten, bei abgezogenem Zündschlüssel geöffneten Kontakt 5 - als hier wesentliches Bauelement das Potentiometer 5 enthält, dessen Spannungsabgriff 6 als von dem Stellgriff 7 für die Raumheizung des Fahrzeugs betätigter variabler Spannungsabgriff dient. Wird mittels des als Drehknopf ausgebildeten Stellgriffs 7 die nicht dargestellte, da einen bekannten Aufbau besitzende Raumheizung des Fahrzeugs in einem bestimmten Maß eingeschaltet bzw. wirksam gemacht, so erfolgt durch die antriebsmäßige Kopplung zwischen Spannungsabgriff 6 und Stellglied 7 auch eine Einstellung der Betriebsspannung des Heizleiters 2 in einem Maße, das eine dem Maß der eingestellten Raumheizung entsprechende Aufheizung des Lenkrads sicherstellt.The heating conductor 2 is supplied with electrical energy from the on-board battery 3 of the vehicle via the supply circuit 4 , which - apart from a contact 5 actuated by the ignition switch and opened with the ignition key removed - contains the potentiometer 5 , the voltage tap 6 of which is an essential component here is used by the control handle 7 for space heating of the vehicle operated variable voltage tap. If, by means of the control handle 7 designed as a rotary knob, the space heating of the vehicle, which is known and has a known structure, is switched on or made effective to a certain extent, the drive coupling between voltage tap 6 and actuator 7 also adjusts the operating voltage of the heating conductor 2 to an extent that ensures the heating of the steering wheel in accordance with the level of the set room heating.

Während in dem Ausführungsbeispiel nach Fig. 1 das Potentiometer 5 parallel zur Spannungsquelle 3 liegt beschreibt Fig. 2 die Reihenschaltung der dort mit 20 bezeichneten Spannungsquelle mit dem Potentiometer 21, dessen Spannungsabgriff 22 wiederum von dem drehknopfartigen Stellgriff 23 für die Raumheizung des Fahrzeugs betätigt wird. Auch hier ist also ein "Synchronismus" zwischen Einschaltung der Raumheizung und Einschaltung der Heizung für das Lenkrad 24 (über den Heizleiter 25) sichergestellt, wobei gleichzeitig die eingestellte Heizwirkung des Heizleiters 25 und die Heizwirkung der Raumheizung in einer vorgegebenen Relation stehen.While in the embodiment of Fig. 1 the potentiometer 5 is parallel to the voltage source 3 2 describes Fig., The series circuit of the voltage source designated there with 20 with the potentiometer 21, the voltage tap 22 is in turn operated by the knob-like actuating handle 23 for space heating of the vehicle. Here, too, a "synchronism" between switching on the room heating and switching on the heating for the steering wheel 24 (via the heating conductor 25 ) is ensured, the heating effect of the heating conductor 25 and the heating effect of the room heating being simultaneously in a predetermined relationship.

Während in dem Ausführungsbeispiel nach Fig. 1 die Heizwirkung des Lenkrad-Heizleiters 2 um so größer ist, je weiter der Abgriff 6 sich an dem in Fig. 1 oberen Ende des Potentiometers 5 befindet, erfolgt in dem Ausführungsbeispiel nach Fig. 2 gleichsam eine Stromsteuerung, denn die Spannung für den Heizleiter 25 ist um so größer, je kleiner der in den Speisestromkreis 26 eingeschaltete Widerstand des Potentiometers 21 ist, d. h. je weiter rechts in Fig. 2 der Abgriff 22 steht.While in the embodiment of Fig. 1, the heating effect of the steering wheel heating conductor 2 is greater, the further the tap 6 is located at the top in Fig. 1 the end of the potentiometer 5, takes place in the embodiment of Fig. 2 as it were a current control , because the voltage for the heating conductor 25 is greater, the smaller the resistance of the potentiometer 21 which is switched on in the feed circuit 26 , ie the farther to the right in FIG. 2 the tap 22 is.

Der Speisestromkreis 26 enthält ferner den Vorwiderstand 27 (zur Vermeidung von Kurzschlüssen) sowie den Kontakt 28, der dem Kontakt 5 in Fig. 1 entspricht. Er stellt also sicher, daß bei abgeschalteter Maschine des Fahrzeugs kein die Spannungsquelle 20 erschöpfender Stromverbrauch im Lenkrad-Heizleiter 25 auftritt.The feed circuit 26 also contains the series resistor 27 (to avoid short circuits) and the contact 28 , which corresponds to the contact 5 in FIG. 1. It thus ensures that when the machine of the vehicle is switched off, there is no power consumption in the steering wheel heating conductor 25 which depletes the voltage source 20 .

Mit der Erfindung ist demgemäß mit einfachen Mitteln eine Lösung der definierten Aufgabe geschaffen, die den weiteren Vorteil besitzt, daß sie durch einfache Eingriffe im Bereich des Armaturenbretts des Fahrzeugs nachgerüstet werden kann.Accordingly, the invention achieves the defined task with simple means created, which has the further advantage that it can be done by simple interventions in the area Dashboards of the vehicle can be retrofitted.

Claims (1)

Elektrische Lenkradheizung für ein mit einem handbetätigten Raumheizungs-Stellgriff ausgerüstetes Fahrzeug, enthaltend einen Heizleiter am Lenkrad sowie einen eine Spannungsquelle einschließenden Speisestromkreis für den Heizleiter, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Speisestromkreis (4) ein mit dem Stellgriff (7) antriebsmäßig gekoppelter variabler Spannungsabgriff (5, 6) für den Heizleiter (2) liegt.Electric steering wheel heater for a vehicle equipped with a manually operated space heating control handle, comprising a heating conductor on the steering wheel and a supply circuit for the heating conductor, which includes a voltage source, characterized in that in the supply circuit ( 4 ) a variable voltage tap ( 5 ), which is drivingly coupled to the control handle ( 7 ) , 6 ) for the heating conductor ( 2 ).
DE1998106763 1998-02-18 1998-02-18 Method for Estellstellung an electric steering wheel heating and electric steering wheel heating Expired - Fee Related DE19806763B4 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE1998106763 DE19806763B4 (en) 1998-02-18 1998-02-18 Method for Estellstellung an electric steering wheel heating and electric steering wheel heating

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE1998106763 DE19806763B4 (en) 1998-02-18 1998-02-18 Method for Estellstellung an electric steering wheel heating and electric steering wheel heating

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
DE19806763A1 true DE19806763A1 (en) 1999-08-19
DE19806763B4 DE19806763B4 (en) 2006-12-21

Family

ID=7858163

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
DE1998106763 Expired - Fee Related DE19806763B4 (en) 1998-02-18 1998-02-18 Method for Estellstellung an electric steering wheel heating and electric steering wheel heating

Country Status (1)

Country Link
DE (1) DE19806763B4 (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE29905032U1 (en) 1999-03-19 1999-06-17 Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, Mich. steering wheel
DE20306158U1 (en) 2003-04-17 2003-07-31 Ates, Oruc, 47798 Krefeld Heated motor vehicle steering wheel has heating wires enclosing entire steering wheel; wire ends lead from center of wheel and back to center after wires pass around entire wheel
DE10209647A1 (en) * 2002-03-05 2003-09-18 Joza Medic Heatable steering wheel and gearshift lever has battery-operated heating mat fitted on steering wheel and covered by cover

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102007019891A1 (en) 2007-04-27 2008-11-06 Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh Heating device for heating e.g. vehicle seating, has sets of wire-shaped electrical heating elements, where element from one set is supplied with current opposite to heating element of another set, where elements are arranged in parallel

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE9002213U1 (en) * 1990-02-24 1990-04-26 Zimmer, Karl-Heinz, Dipl.-Ing., 3170 Gifhorn Motor vehicle
DE9210961U1 (en) * 1992-04-27 1992-11-12 Stein Becker GmbH, 5469 Windhagen Heating device to increase comfort for the driver of motor vehicles

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2534600A1 (en) * 1975-08-02 1977-02-17 Manfred Ernestus Temp. controlled car seats and steering wheel - with embedded heating wires and ventilation ducts inside stretch covers
DE3643398A1 (en) * 1986-12-19 1988-06-23 Schmidt Hermann Josef Dipl Ing STEERING WHEEL HEATING

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE9002213U1 (en) * 1990-02-24 1990-04-26 Zimmer, Karl-Heinz, Dipl.-Ing., 3170 Gifhorn Motor vehicle
DE9210961U1 (en) * 1992-04-27 1992-11-12 Stein Becker GmbH, 5469 Windhagen Heating device to increase comfort for the driver of motor vehicles

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE29905032U1 (en) 1999-03-19 1999-06-17 Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, Mich. steering wheel
DE10209647A1 (en) * 2002-03-05 2003-09-18 Joza Medic Heatable steering wheel and gearshift lever has battery-operated heating mat fitted on steering wheel and covered by cover
DE20306158U1 (en) 2003-04-17 2003-07-31 Ates, Oruc, 47798 Krefeld Heated motor vehicle steering wheel has heating wires enclosing entire steering wheel; wire ends lead from center of wheel and back to center after wires pass around entire wheel

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE19806763B4 (en) 2006-12-21

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE69816319T2 (en) MULTISWITCH DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE SUBSYSTEMS
DE2628744C2 (en) Carriers for switches and displays for vehicles
DE3817495A1 (en) Motor vehicle with user-specific, adjustable, electronically controllable functions
DE4132499B4 (en) Actuating device for adjusting devices in a motor vehicle
DE10140975A1 (en) Device for controlling an agricultural vehicle
DE2824973A1 (en) PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE PROGRAM SELECTION IN ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
DE19735977C2 (en) Operating and control unit for a heating, ventilation and / or air conditioning system and for the seat heating and / or seat ventilation system
DE4135363C2 (en) Control unit for a vehicle heating / air conditioning system
DE19806763A1 (en) Electrical heating circuit for motor vehicle steering wheel
DE10138118C2 (en) Control system for a vehicle
DE2929047B2 (en) Pressure-sensitive switch with pictogram
DE19835791B4 (en) Hand device for drying hair by means of warm air
EP0558785B1 (en) Ventilation device
DE3139410A1 (en) Electrically heatable steering device
DE60305125T2 (en) Touch control device for controlling a parameter with continuously variable values
DE3403554C2 (en)
DE3239642C2 (en)
DE3047476C2 (en) Power supply device for an electrically heated motorcycle glove
DE10043096A1 (en) Arrangement for motor vehicle speed and distance regulation has control elements for speed and distance regulation formed by rotary and sliding elements respectively
DE3037816C2 (en) Switching arrangement for electrical consumers in steering wheels of motor vehicles
DE19806765B4 (en) Electric steering wheel heating
EP0980084A1 (en) Electric combination switch
DE2534600A1 (en) Temp. controlled car seats and steering wheel - with embedded heating wires and ventilation ducts inside stretch covers
DE10035045C2 (en) switch unit
DE3810589A1 (en) Single-knob (button) operation electronics controller

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
OM8 Search report available as to paragraph 43 lit. 1 sentence 1 patent law
8110 Request for examination paragraph 44
8320 Willingness to grant licenses declared (paragraph 23)
8364 No opposition during term of opposition
R119 Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal fee