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INTRODUCTION TO CONTROL PANEL ACTIVITY OVERVIEW ON SOME DEVELOPPED VALEO CP . IVECO Eurostar. GM-OPEL OMEGA RFTA. PEUGEOT 607. GM-OPEL VECTRA RFTD. RENAULT RX4. PEUGEOT 406 RFTD. Range ROVER. PEUGEOT 406 RF. ROVER Freelander. RENAULT CLIO RF. TOYOTA Corolla. GM-PONTIAC Transport.
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INTRODUCTION TO CONTROL PANEL ACTIVITY OVERVIEW ON SOME DEVELOPPED VALEO CP ... IVECO Eurostar GM-OPEL OMEGA RFTA PEUGEOT 607 GM-OPEL VECTRA RFTD RENAULT RX4 PEUGEOT 406 RFTD Range ROVER PEUGEOT 406 RF ROVER Freelander RENAULT CLIO RF TOYOTA Corolla GM-PONTIAC Transport VW-SEAT IBIZA RENAULT SAFRANE BMW S5
2 - ERGONOMY / STYLE DESIGNother controls • radio controls • push buttons, or rocker switches ( e.g. 18 ) • or rotary knobs ( potentiometers or encoders ) • display ( e.g. 1 LCD back-lighted ) • CD or K7 player • security • pushes ( e.g. 3 ) warning, door lock, help • badge reader • other equipments • air-vents, ashtray, cigar lighter, inboard computer, cup-holder, • cooling-cup, clock, telephone, navigation, ..
2 - ERGONOMY / STYLE DESIGN GENERAL APPEARANCE OF A CONTROL PANEL MCP CCP
Mounting plate PCB inside Power switch Push Knob Front panel Kinematics 3 - ARCHITECTURE OF A CONTROL PANEL MCP - GENERAL STRUCTURE With kinematics
3 - ARCHITECTURE OF A CONTROL PANELMCP SHAPES FIXINGS MECANISM REAR PLATE Rotary KNOB Decorated FASCIA FASCIA Accessories connector FASCIA PCB LIGHT BOX FIXINGS screw holes or nuts or clips PUSHES INDICATOR Cable Knob Power connector Knob Gears Lever KINEMATICS Power switch 12V 30A
3 - ARCHITECTURE OF A CONTROL PANEL MCP - MECHANISMS: "PUSH-PULL" DRIVES • TRANSMISSIONS difficulties on CONTROLS • Efficiency : • Degradation by loss of energy, therefore : • Increase of efforts • Increase of travel • Precision of position • FEELING : • noise • detent • STABILITY : • Non reversibility • RIGIDITY : • Free • Elasticity
3 - ARCHITECTURE OF A CONTROL PANELCCP DISPLAY PUSHES INDICATORS FIXINGS Hermetic FASCIA GUIDE BLOCK Zebra / pins Light box ROCKERS LCD Diffusor LED Connector Light pipe COMPUTER PCB Lamp REAR BOX KEYBOARD PCB
Equipped KEYBOARD PCB + COMPUTER PCB 3 - ARCHITECTURE OF A CONTROL PANELCCP REAR BOX Connector DISPLAY LED FIXINGS Elastomere pad Pusher-pegs GUIDE BLOCK LCD pins INDICATORS Diffusors PUSHES Light box Filter ROCKERS Hermetic FASCIA
3 - ARCHITECTURE OF A CONTROL PANELCENTER CONSOLE • CENTER CONSOLE • Including a variety of equipments • climate and radio controls mixed • common fascia and larg display • saving space and connections Speakers Fascia ( removable) display airvents harness, flex Controls module audio CD DIN free box cup-holder ashtray cigar lighter
20°C FR-INFO 18:20 AC 4 - COMPONENTS AND TECHNOLOGIESDISPLAYS • DISPLAYS: complex specification and choice( quality, cost ) • Definition specifications • Seen window size, Symbols area, Side visibility ( 30°), environmental tests • Symbols style, Colour ( nm + p % / or x,y ), Luminosity ( L cd/m2 ), Homogeneity ( eyes resulting, ratio Maxi/mini < 2 to 3 ) Technological specifications • glass size ( sides), multiplexing command ( mono, bi, quadri,.. ) • driver ( on PCB or Ship-on-board), connections ( thrupins, zebra, flex ) • 1 - LCD Liquid Crystal Display, • Negative or positive, Quality type ( TN, MTN,.. ), Sources: Lamps, LED • Colour Filtering: coloured or serigraphied film, white light box ( + light pipe ) • 2 - VFD Vaccum Fluorescent Display • autoilluminating, care with voltage supplies and EMC, more expansive • 3 - INDICATORS, BAROGRAPH with LEDs • Shape, grain, Colour • 4 - OTHER DISPLAYS: larg screen ( TFT ) autoilluminating
CONCLUSION • CONTROL PANEL IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC IN CLIMATE SYSTEMS • Depending on Client Style and ergonomy, each car and range • One to be changed in each restyling ( every 3 years ) • With a larg variety, options, in a perpetual evolution, much evoluting • CP is seen in the car and first seen in the climate system chain • Where the spent cost in aspect and materials, is seen • One of the main supply • Mixing many technologies and skillness • ( decoration, lighting, mechanisms, electric, electronic, soft, comfort ) • ALL RESULTING IN DIFFICULTIES TO OBTAIN : • GOOD SUPPLIERS OFFERING A COMPLETE SYSTEM WITH • QUALITY / PIECE PRICES / INVESTMENTS / SHORT DELAYS