CA2211956C - Bracket for control equipment, command enclosures and similar devices - Google Patents

Bracket for control equipment, command enclosures and similar devices Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CA2211956C
CA2211956C CA002211956A CA2211956A CA2211956C CA 2211956 C CA2211956 C CA 2211956C CA 002211956 A CA002211956 A CA 002211956A CA 2211956 A CA2211956 A CA 2211956A CA 2211956 C CA2211956 C CA 2211956C
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
bridge
vertical
horizontal bridge
thin walls
upper horizontal
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.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
CA002211956A
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
CA2211956A1 (en
Inventor
Gunther Memmesheimer
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.)
Rolec Enclosures USA Inc
Original Assignee
Rolec Enclosures USA Inc
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 Rolec Enclosures USA Inc filed Critical Rolec Enclosures USA Inc
Publication of CA2211956A1 publication Critical patent/CA2211956A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA2211956C publication Critical patent/CA2211956C/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16MFRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/02Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02GINSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02Details
    • H02G3/04Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
    • H02G3/0406Details thereof
    • H02G3/0418Covers or lids; Their fastenings
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02GINSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02Details
    • H02G3/04Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
    • H02G3/0437Channels
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16MFRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/06Arms
    • F16M2200/065Arms with a special structure, e.g. reinforced or adapted for space reduction

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Details Of Indoor Wiring (AREA)
  • Installation Of Indoor Wiring (AREA)
  • Patch Boards (AREA)

Abstract

Bracket systems for control equipment, command enclosures and similar equipment are formed from units that basically include a support section for bending and torsion stability and a channel profile section for receiving cables. The support section is in the shape of an double T integrally comprising a central vertical bridge, an upper horizontal bridge and a lower horizontal bridge, with the vertical bridge being enlarged at its junction with the upper horizontal bridge into a longitudinal, cylindric torsion rod. Vertical thin walls extend integrally and partially upwardly from the lower horizontal bridge and are spaced apart from the central vertical bridge thereby forming empty spaces that act as channels for receiving of cables access openings that exist above said vertical thin walls, and there are cappings engagable with the vertical thin walls to close the access openings. Longitudinal bores in the double T structure receive fasteners to fix together a multiplicity of the system units.

Description

2 1. Field of the Invention 3 This invention relates to brackets for control equipment, command enclosures 4 and similar devices. More particularly, it concerns support brackets with a carrying section and a channel section for placement of cables and similar electrical lead wires.
6 2. Description of the Prior Art 7 Brackets for control equipment, command enclosures and similar devices are 8 known. They are typically designed as closed hollow pieces with the disadvantage 9 that, in general, cables with connected serial plugs cannot be passed through, and that - if there are several cables - cables with the same contour cannot be identified and 1 1 must be traced through, which is a complicated process. DE 4331124 Al discloses 12 backets where extra strips or clamps are mounted in the inside which separately 13 localize the particular cables to be able to identify them.
14 For mounting cables with attached, prefabricated serial plugs it is known to split hollow members into two pieces in which cables can be placed from above.
As 16 in most cases, the split runs along the entire surface, the hollow piece changes to a U-17 profile and mainly loses its stiffness against torsion. Therefore, in the solutions 18 disclosed in DE 9202556 Ul and ER 0330027 Bi, a U-profile channel is mounted onto 19 a carrying tube in such a way that they only share the bottom bridge of the U-channel part and the top of the carrying tube part, but otherwise are separate profile parts 21 which add up in height, so that by the separate assignment of the tasks;
Carry and 22 Receipt of Cable - there is a relatively high total profile which results in voluminous 23 other components like hinges, connections etc. To obtain an increase in the stiffness 24 against torsion of the carrying tube without increasing the volume, there are cross-2 5 shaped diagonal ribs in DE 9202556 Ul, which on the other hand results in a 26 complicated inside geometry of the carrying tube.

28 A principal object of the invention is the provision of brackets for control 29 equipment, command enclosures and similar devices wherein cables, strands of cables, etc. with mounted, prefabricated plugs, even if these are larger than the 31 widths of the channels, can be easily inserted and easily replaced in case of defects.
32 A further object is the provision of such brackets where coordination of cables, even strands of cables without identification colors, is possible.
Another object is the provision of such brackets in which construction height and overall cross-section is as small s as possible, with good stiffness against bending and torsion, together with simplicity of geometry and assembly.
According to a broad aspect of the present invention there is provided a bracket system for control or command equipment. The bracket system comprises a support section for to bending and torsion stability and a channel profile section for receiving cables. The support section is formed in the shape of a double T and comprises an integrally formed central vertical bridge defined, in part by vertical sides, an upper and a lower horizontal bridge. The vertical bridge is enlarged i5 at its junction with the upper horizontal bridge and forms a longitudinal cylindric torsion rod. Vertical thin walls extend integrally and upwardly from the lower horizontal bridge of the support section and spaced apart from the vertical sides of the central vertical bridge and extends upwardly less than the 2o distance between the upper horizontal bridge and the lower horizontal bridge. The channel profile section comprises in part empty spaces between the vertical thin walls and the vertical sides of the vertical bridge. The empty spaces provide channels for receiving cables and being accessible 2s through access openings that exist above the vertical thin walls. Cappings are engagable with the vertical thin walls to close the access openings.
Other objects and further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed 3o descriptions given herein; it should be understood, however, that the detailed descriptions, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent from such descriptions.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A more complete understanding of the invention can be s obtained by reference to the accompanying drawings in which generic parts of the illustrated matter are indicated by arrowhead lines associated with the designation numerals while specific parts are indicated with plain lines associated with the numerals and wherein:
io FIG. 1 is a fragmentary isometric view of a bracket profile of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary isometric view similar to FIG. 1 with cables inserted in the cables channels and pushed-on cappings in place.
i5 FIG. 3 is a fragmentary isometric view similar to FIG. 2 with cables, pushed on cappings and inserted adapter sleeves and screws in provided channels.
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary isometric view similar to FIG. 2 with cables and one capping on the left before it is 2o pushed in or off and one inserted capping on the right.
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary isometric view similar to FIG. 4 with inserted cables, partly pushed-on cappings and with a screw driver each at the top and bottom of the grooves for pushing the cappings.
2s FIG. 6 is a fragmentary isometric view similar to FIG. 2 with inserted cables, pushed-on cappings and inserted adapter sleeves and screws in provided channels.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The objects are accomplished in accordance with 3o the invention by the provision of a bracket system for control equipment, command enclosures and similar devices comprising a carrying section and a channel section for reception of cables or the like. The bracket 1 of the invention is mainly shaped like a double T, and the two - 3a -1 empty spaces near the vertical bridge of the double T are used as installation channels 2 2.
3 Where the vertical bridge of the double T meets the horizontal bridge, the 4 carrying section is enlarged to a longitudinally directed torque portion la the center of which has a channel lb for receiving main connecting bolts 13 for face mounting.
6 The horizontal bridges contain channels 6 for receiving bolts 11 or similar for 7 transmitting the torsion forces to the connecting parts, and a channel 3a for auxiliary 8 fastening bolts 12 in the lower part of the vertical double T bridge.
9 The empty spaces of the double T which are used as installation channels 2 are laterally closed by vertical walls 7 on the two outer sides. These vertical walls are 11 built onto the two outer ends of the lower horizontal bridge. At the top, these 12 installation channels are closed by cappings 9 which are pushed vertically onto the 13 sidewalk by means of a built-on nose 9a which reaches behind the walls.
These cap-14 pings 9 are resiliently supported on the sides of the horizontal bridges of the double T
and engage at the end of the slide path 8, 8a.

17 With reference in detail to the drawings, the bracket system 1 of the invention 18 is designed mainly as a double T and, where the vertical bridge 3 of the double T
19 profile passes over into the horizontal bridge 4, is enlarged to a longitudinally directed cylindrical bar part la. For the purpose of stiffness against torsion, in which for 21 flexural strength and for stiffness against torsion, optimum basic forms are connected 22 in one part.
23 The free space of the double T profiles on both sides of the vertical bridge 3 24 is used as installation channels 2 partially closed by vertical thin walls 7 which are shaped as outside walls on the bottom horizontal bridge S of the double T. By this 26 interlacing of channels and bracket profile, one obtains an arrangement of both in the 27 smallest space.
28 The spaces enclosed by the vertical bridge 3, the bottom horizontal bridge S
29 and the vertical outer sidewalls 7 form cable channels 2 which are open at the top and the outside and into which the cables C can be placed. The identification of the 31 cables C is guaranteed because of separate defined positions, but also because the 32 cable channels 2 can be looked into from the outside.

1 The other components of the bracket system 1, i.e., joints, bends and terminal 2 connectors, are designed in such a way that a wall transition, e.g., through a 3 equipment wall to a connecting wall to a wall transition into a control command 4 enclosure, all cables C can be inserted simply and orderly because of the invention.
The connection between the bracket profile and the other components of the 6 system is made as plug type and screw connection.
7 By means of channels 6,6a which are formed in the horizontal bridges 4 & 5, 8 the system parts are plugged onto the bolts or adapter sleeves embedded at the front of 9 the other components, terminal connectors, joints etc., and are connected on the face by means of main screw 13 via the screw channel lb in the torsion rod and by means 1 1 of the auxiliary screw 12 via the screw channel 3a in the lower vertical bridge 5.
12 The installation is made in a way that at first the complete bracket system is 13 mounted, then the cables are inserted in the installation channels 2 and thereafter the 14 cappings 9 are placed laterally and pushed on or in at the bottom, as indicated by the arrow 15.
16 By means of a longitudinal built-on nose 9a the cappings 9 grip behind the 17 sidewalls which have offsets at the top. The nose 9a presses the slightly resilient 18 cappings during the pushing down against the sidewalk 7 of the horizontal upper and 19 lower bridges 4,5 of the double T. This pressure tension is also used for the catches 8, 8a at the bottom of the cappings 9. Grooves 10, formed to permit displacement of 21 the cappings towards the top and bottom of the horizontal bridges 4,5, is helpful for 22 easier insertion and removal of the cappings 9, because here a screw driver S can be 23 used which pries against the bridge side of the groove and pushes the cappings 9 away 24 from the grooves 10. In this way the cappings 9 can be pushed to the bottom into the catch with only little force, if the screw driver S is placed in the top groove (arrow 26 15), or to the top out of the catch, if the screw driver is placed in the bottom groove 27 (arrow 14).
28 As shown, the cappings 9 are inserted deeper than the lateral edges of said 29 horizontal bridges of said double T via the grooves 6 formed in such lateral edges.
Advantageously, the width of said grooves is approximately 3/4 of an average screw 31 driver.

Claims (7)

1. Bracket system for control or command equipment comprising:
a support section for bending and torsion stability and a channel profile section for receiving cables, said support section being in the shape of a double T
comprised of an integrally formed central vertical bridge defined in part by vertical sides, an upper horizontal bridge and a lower horizontal bridge, said vertical bridge being enlarged at its junction with said upper horizontal bridge and forms a longitudinal cylindric torsion rod, vertical thin walls extend integrally and upwardly from said lower horizontal bridge of said support section and spaced apart from said vertical sides of said central vertical bridge and extending upwardly less than the distance between said upper horizontal bridge and said lower horizontal bridge, said channel profile section comprising in part empty spaces between said vertical thin walls and said vertical sides of said vertical bridge, said empty spaces providing channels for receiving cables and being accessible through access openings that exist above said vertical thin walls, and cappings engagable with said vertical thin walls to close said access openings.
2. A bracket system according to claim 1 wherein said longitudinal, cylindric torsion rod has a central channel for receiving a connecting bolt and longitudinal channels are moulded in said upper horizontal bridge for receiving fasteners.
3. A bracket system according to claim 2 wherein said lower horizontal bridge has a central channel for receiving a connecting bolt and longitudinal channels are moulded in said upper horizontal bridge for receiving fasteners.
4. A bracket system according to claim 1 wherein said vertical thin walls reach up to approximately one half the distance between said upper horizontal bridge and said lower horizontal bridge.
5. A bracket system according to claim 1 wherein said cappings are pushed on to sit closely on sidewalls of the thin walls of the lower horizontal bridge, and pushed downwardly to engage a moulded nose, whereby each capping is supported under a pressure tension against a side wall of said upper horizontal bridge and said thin wall of said lower bridge.
6. A bracket system according to claim 5, wherein a catch is moulded at an appropriate place in said capping and the vertical thin wall.
7. A bracket system according to claim 6 wherein said horizontal bridges have lateral edges, grooves provided in said lateral edges, said grooves having a width sufficient to provide abutment of longitudinal edge portions of said capping.
CA002211956A 1996-07-30 1997-07-29 Bracket for control equipment, command enclosures and similar devices Expired - Fee Related CA2211956C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19630807.0-34 1996-07-30
DE19630807A DE19630807C1 (en) 1996-07-31 1996-07-31 Support arm for control device or command housing and for location of cables

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA2211956A1 CA2211956A1 (en) 1998-01-30
CA2211956C true CA2211956C (en) 2005-10-11

Family

ID=7801315

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA002211956A Expired - Fee Related CA2211956C (en) 1996-07-30 1997-07-29 Bracket for control equipment, command enclosures and similar devices

Country Status (3)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0822368B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2211956C (en)
DE (2) DE19630807C1 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
BE1017197A4 (en) * 2006-06-29 2008-04-01 Stas Ophangsystemen Bvba Hanger system for e.g. flat screen television, has object secured to vertical hanger strip fixed inside overhead guide rail
DE102010060082A1 (en) * 2010-01-26 2011-07-28 Rittal GmbH & Co. KG, 35745 Support profile for a support arm system
DE102011114609B4 (en) 2011-06-21 2013-10-31 Haseke Gmbh & Co Kg Support arm system with an extruded hollow support arm profile
CN112165049B (en) * 2020-10-27 2022-02-22 济南新材料产业技术研究院 Bridge frame system of multi-channel overpass combined bearing cable and assembling method

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB921415A (en) * 1958-07-15 1963-03-20 A E I Lamp And Lighting Compan Improvements relating to cable ducting
DE1225726B (en) * 1963-11-18 1966-09-29 Albert Theysohn Cable duct
DE3034013C2 (en) * 1980-09-10 1985-04-11 Drägerwerk AG, 2400 Lübeck Ceiling swivel arm for medical rooms
DE3805422C1 (en) * 1988-02-22 1988-12-15 Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh Gmbh & Co Kg, 6348 Herborn, De
DE9202556U1 (en) * 1991-05-21 1992-05-07 Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh Gmbh & Co Kg, 6348 Herborn Support arm for a suspension device for control devices, control panels, etc.
DE4331124C2 (en) * 1993-09-14 1996-03-07 Loh Kg Rittal Werk Beam

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE59704643D1 (en) 2001-10-25
EP0822368B1 (en) 2001-09-19
EP0822368A1 (en) 1998-02-04
DE19630807C1 (en) 1997-12-04
CA2211956A1 (en) 1998-01-30

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1306951B1 (en) Cable duct coupler
US7828156B2 (en) Column network hardware management system
CA2203455C (en) Cable raceway cable exit box
CA2261931A1 (en) Wall panel system
ITTO20001053A1 (en) DUCT SYSTEM WITH SEPARATE WIRING DUCTS FOR POWER CONDUCTORS AND DATA TRANSMISSION.
AU5353900A (en) Water-resistant busway with water drainage duct
HU192348B (en) Case for engaging electrical component parts
GB9707708D0 (en) Connector for a cable having at least one wire
CA2211956C (en) Bracket for control equipment, command enclosures and similar devices
TW419158U (en) Connector used for the electrical cable connection
EP1750338B1 (en) A separator element for a mesh cable duct and a mesh cable duct comprising such element
TW377890U (en) Case structure for cable connector
US6520345B1 (en) Self-squaring relay rack assembly
US9038969B2 (en) Support profile for a support arm system
ATE204008T1 (en) STABILIZER COMBINATION FOR CABLE SHEATHING
EP1249912A1 (en) Cable-trough joint
EP0161226A2 (en) Installation duct and mounting bracket therefor
JPH05296370A (en) Cable guide channel
US6528726B1 (en) Assembly for cable conduits of workstation furniture
GB9805760D0 (en) Side entry cable guide
TW440075U (en) Wire harness cable connector assembly having locking latches
FI92853B (en) Riser duct for a building staircase
FI71970C (en) MELLANVAEGGSELEMENT OCH RAMBALK FOER ETT DYLIKT MELLANVAEGGSELEMENT SAMT NY ANVAENDNING AV EN LEDNINGSKANAL.
PL360645A1 (en) Prefabricated element for the cable and/or conductor threading chamber and the chamber for threading cables and/or condustors, equipped with such element
TW456593U (en) Docking-style cable connector assembly

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
EEER Examination request
MKLA Lapsed