CN101656164A

CN101656164A - Tilting articulated assembly

Info

Publication number: CN101656164A
Application number: CN200910165965A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·达科尔; R·韦尔涅
Original assignee: Legrand SNC; Legrand France SA
Current assignee: Legrand SNC; Legrand France SA
Priority date: 2008-08-21
Filing date: 2009-08-20
Publication date: 2010-02-24
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-20
Also published as: BRPI0903155B1; CN101656164B; FR2935192A1; FR2935192B1; EP2157592B1; EP2157592A1; BRPI0903155A2

Abstract

A tilting articulated assembly has a first component (2) and a second component (3). The first component (2) comprises a bore (12) whose circumference is provided with a first curved surface (15). Thesecond component (3) includes a finger (22) pivotably cooperating with the bore and having a second curved surface (27). The second component (3) has a rib (28) projecting from the second curved surface (27) and having a housing sloped edge (29) for lock joint of the finger (22). The first component (2) comprises a groove (17) for accommodating the rib (28) and extending the bore (12). The groove(17) has a width greater than that of the rib (28), and is arranged in extension of the bore (12). The first surface (15) is divided into two sections (19) arranged in a spaced manner.

Description

Tilting articulated assembly

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to tilting articulated assembly, especially have the electric device of the control button that pivots.

Background technology

People know that such hinge assembly is arranged in electric switch, it has a pivot button and a main body, and main body has an opening that is covered by button, and button is buckled on the main body by the part of installing that pivots each other.

File EP1713107 proposes the part of pivot installation each other, the circular bayonet lock with two projectioies, and match in and hole that size slightly big identical with the cross section.Bayonet lock has the oblique angle that forms the inclined-plane, so that buckle.In case bayonet lock is facing to the peripheral set in hole, button is buckle and can pivots.

These hinge assemblies have certain satisfaction, and still, if proceed push action, the oblique angle that contacts with the periphery in hole then is easy to make bayonet lock to break away from the hole, as it is easy to enter before the buckle.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is intended to propose a kind of tilting articulated assembly with two members, in case the member buckle, the snap action that can avoid proceeding causes the disengaging of the member installed each other, simultaneously, and its manufacturing and use all simple especially, convenient.

For this reason, the present invention proposes a kind of tilting articulated assembly, it has one first member and one second member, first member has a hole, its periphery has one first curved surface, second member has a bayonet lock, the mode with a pivot of being suitable for cooperates with described hole and has one second curved surface, relative with described first curved surface, described second member also has one and settles hypotenuse, the snap engagement that is used for described bayonet lock, it is characterized in that, described second member has a rib, and rib is from the described second curved surface projection and have described hypotenuse, and described first member has a groove, be suitable for admitting described rib, described groove is wideer than described rib, and extends described hole at the opposite side of described first curved surface, and this first curved surface has two sections of the first surface arranged of separating each other in the both sides of described groove.

When second member during near first member, be that rib at first contacts with first member, its hypotenuse is convenient to buckle.Push action is proceeded, and is positioned in the hole fully until bayonet lock.The periphery in hole, particularly its curved surface form a stroke end backstop in the push action of bayonet lock, stop it to push deeplyer and the buckle disengaging.Groove is used to admit rib, and after helping buckle, rib does not re-use.The size of groove is determined as required, as long as it keeps less than an end that separates first curved surface and the distance of its another end.

According to no matter be make or the use aspect especially simply and easily implement feature:

-described bayonet lock has a seamed edge, and bayonet lock is suitable for around its pivot, and it is relative with described rib that described seamed edge is arranged to;

-described rib comes from described second curved surface, and identical with the thickness of described bayonet lock at the thickness of this near surface, the described constant thickness of described bayonet lock, and described rib is towards the attenuation gradually of its free end;

-described bayonet lock is a cylindrical segment body, and the described groove radius more fan-shaped than described angle is narrow;

-described bayonet lock has a bar, and bar has described seamed edge and two arms at its free ending tool, and arm is crooked and relatively be arranged in the both sides of described bar with described seamed edge towards described seamed edge, and the surface of two arms relative with described seamed edge forms described second curved surface;

-described groove and described hole are enlarging shape on the contrary;

The periphery of-described groove has a diapire, and is relative with described hole, and the free end of described rib and this diapire separate;

-described first member has a wall, and open thereon in described hole, and described wall has a free edge and an inclined-plane near described hole, and the inclined-plane is between described hole and described free edge, and described wall is towards the attenuation gradually of described free edge;

-described first member is the main body of an electric device, and described second member is a pivot control button of electric device, and it covers an opening of described main body;

It is right that-described hole and described groove and described bayonet lock and described rib form first group of one first side placing described assembly, described assembly also have one second group right, with first group to identical, place one second side relative with described first side.

Description of drawings

To description preferred but non-restrictive example, the features and advantages of the present invention will be understood better by with reference to the accompanying drawings, and accompanying drawing is as follows:

Fig. 1 is the front view of the thin portion of assembly of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the stereogram of assembly shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is the stereogram of the button of this assembly;

Fig. 4 is the stereogram that belongs to the apparatus main body of this assembly;

Fig. 5 is the stereogram of the thin portion of assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the bayonet lock of assembly shown in Figure 5 and the front view of rib;

Fig. 7 is similar to Fig. 6, but is stereogram;

Fig. 8 is the hole of assembly shown in Figure 5 and the front view of groove;

Fig. 9 is similar to Fig. 8, but is stereogram;

Figure 10 is the profile along a plane of the parallel wallboard that has the hole thereon of assembly shown in Figure 5.

Embodiment

Assembly 1 shown in Figure 1 has one first member 2 and one second member 3.

First member 2 is the main body of a switch here, and second member 3 is pivot buttons.Main body 2 is parallelepiped-shaped generally, and has a diapire and the sidewall with four wallboards 5.Each angle chamfering here of the junction between two wallboards 5.

Relative with diapire, main body 2 has a rectangular substantially opening 7.

Main body 2 has a chimb 8 at the peripheral upper process of opening 7.Chimb 8 is positioned at a plane transverse to each wallboard 5.

Two larger-size relative wallboards 5 are extended by a disc-shaped part 10 at the opposite side of chimb 8.These two parts 10 are very flat.

In each side of dual-side, on a part 12 of crossing over chimb 8 and wallboard 5, be provided with a hole 12.

The thickness in 12 residing side wall panel, 5 zones, hole is greater than the general thickness of wallboard 5.This thickness is equivalent to the thickness of chimb 8.

The cross section in hole 12 is the quadrant dish type.The periphery in hole 12 has a tip 13 of (promptly in a relative side with diapire) up.

The periphery in hole 12 has two side surfaces transverse of one another 14, and their intersection forms the top of quadrant dish.

Periphery also has along one first curved surface 15 of a cylindrical surface part, is formed by two curved surface sections 19 that separate each other.Surface 15 bendings make hole 12 be recessed into.

A rectangular channel 17 is positioned at the extension in

hole

12,12 begins to extend from the hole in a side relative with most advanced and sophisticated 13.

The width of groove 17 is equivalent to half of radius in the hole 12 of quadrant dish type here generally.This radius is corresponding to the length on surface 14.

The width score cleaved surface 15 of groove 17 with the about little twice of distance of the end of surperficial 14 joints.

Groove 17 has a bottom surface 16, and is relative with most advanced and sophisticated 13.

Each part 10 on hole 12, most advanced and sophisticated 13 and its free edge between have an inclined-plane 18, therefore, part 10 is at the thickness of the most advanced and sophisticated 13 1 sides thickness greater than the free edge place.

Main body 2 is admitted a switching mechanism (not shown).

Button 3 has the main panel 20 of a rectangle, has the projection 21 of a parallelepiped-shaped on each vertical side at it.Each projection 21 all has a bayonet lock 22 on the side of himself, be used for button 3 is buckled in main body 2.Two bayonet locks 22 are identical.A bayonet lock 22 is only described here.

Bayonet lock 22 is cylindrical sector bodies.It has definite thickness, generally the thickness of the periphery of corresponding aperture 12.

Bayonet lock 22 has 25 one-tenth dihedral angles of 24, two flat side surfaces of plane surface of a quadrant dish type to be arranged, forms a tip of extending along a seamed edge 26.Relative with seamed edge 26, bayonet lock 22 has along one second curved surface 27 of a cylindrical surface part.

Be slightly less than by surface 14 angles that form by surface 25 angles that form.

In the extension of bayonet lock 22, button 3 also has a rib 28 that comes from curved surface 27, and rib is transverse to this surface 27, and is relative with seamed edge 26.

The fan-shaped radius in this rib 28 and the angle of bayonet lock 22 is compared, and width is very limited, and the fan-shaped radius in the angle of bayonet lock is corresponding to the length on surface 25.

Near bayonet lock 22, particularly cylindrical surface 27, the thickness of rib 28 is identical with the thickness of bayonet lock 22.

Rib 28 has a hypotenuse, forms a buckle inclined-plane 29, makes rib 28 towards itself and the attenuation gradually of seamed edge 25 opposed free ends.

Be buckled in position (Fig. 3) on the main body 2 at button 3, bayonet lock 22 is arranged in hole 12, and rib 28 is arranged in groove 17.Seamed edge 25 is leaning most advanced and sophisticated 13.

The buckle of button 3 on main body 2 is described now.

Make button near main body, contact with the part 10 of wallboard 5 until rib 28.

By means of the configuration of the rib 28 that has its inclined-plane 29, and the configuration on the inclined-plane 18 of part 10, the active force that is applied on the part 10 by rib 28 outwards separates part 10.

Continue pressing keys 3, until separating enough greatly, and corresponding to the distance of rib between the rib 28 at foundation place on the bayonet lock 22.In this stage, the distortion maximum of part 10.

In push action, when the surface 27 of bayonet lock 22 peripheries contacts with at least a portion on the surface 15 in hole 12, reach the terminal point of stroke.

In case button 3 here withholds by a spring (not shown), seamed edge 26 keeps in touch with most advanced and sophisticated 13.Certain distance is left on the surface 16 of rib 28, particularly its free end and groove 17 slightly.

In operate as normal, the suitable end of pressing keys 3, bayonet lock 22 pivots around seamed edge 26.If push with bigger strength, perhaps more push near the central authorities of button 3, then curved

surface

15,27 contacts, and makes pivot still can carry out, but has some frictions.

If continue to press to proceed push action, then surface 15 is along contacting with surface 27 transverse to a contact of pushing direction, and this action is prevented from.Inclined-plane 29 and more the rib 28 of broad sense cut little ice in this stage, particularly, inclined-plane 29 can not make bayonet lock 22 break away from holes 12.

Like this, by manually pushing, for example direct pressing keys can make button 3 pivot swingings.

One of surface 25 contacts with the respective surfaces 14 of the periphery in hole 12.In these surface 25 1 side pressing keys 3.Button 3 thereby around seamed edge 26 swing is until the respective surfaces 14 of the periphery of second surface 25 contact hole 12.

In this swing process, rib 28 is finished a stroke in groove 17, and does not contact the surface 16 of groove 17.The oscillating stroke terminal point be stopped at here the realization that contacts by surface 25 and respective surfaces 14.

Referring now to Fig. 5 to 10, the second embodiment of the present invention is described, wherein, common element adopts identical label to add numeral 100.

In assembly 101, the bayonet lock 122 of second member 103 has two overall otch triangular in shape on its side corresponding to the surface 25 of the assembly of first embodiment.Bayonet lock 122 thereby be reduced to a bar 150, seamed edge 126 is positioned at the free end of bar, the other end of this bar 150 is provided with two bend arms 151, they with seamed edge 126 facing surfaces on have cylindrical surface 127.Arm 151 is towards seamed edge 126 bendings.Rib 128 extends at the opposite side with respect to arm 151 of bar 150, and has the hypotenuse that forms inclined-plane 129.

The periphery in the hole 112 of first member 102 changes part and is to have two parts 155 of protracting in most advanced and sophisticated 113 both sides with respect to the peripheral slight modification in hole 12.These parts 155 of protracting are triangular in shape, make in hole 112 to limit three grooves, and each groove is suitable for admitting in three members, i.e. two arms 151 and bar 150.

Groove 117 is enlarging shape towards its end relative with most advanced and sophisticated 113.

For second embodiment, the buckle of assembly is identical with swing with the buckle of the assembly 1 of first embodiment with swing.

The end of oscillating stroke realizes by the periphery of the free end contact hole 112 of arm 151.

According to an enforcement modification, have the also deformability of wall of the button of bayonet lock.

According to another modification, when swing, be that rib is resisted against on the surface of groove, with the stroke of end key.

According to another embodiment, bayonet lock is located on the main body, and the hole is positioned on the button.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment that institute describes and illustrates, but comprises all enforcement modification.

Claims

1. tilting articulated assembly, it has one first member (2,102) and one second member (3,103), first member (2,102) have a hole (12,112), its periphery has one first curved surface (15), second member (3,103) have a bayonet lock (22,122), it is suitable for the mode of a pivot and described hole (12,112) cooperate and have one second curved surface (27,127), relative with described first curved surface (15), described second member (2,102) also have one and settle hypotenuse (29,129) snap engagement that, is used for described bayonet lock (22,122); It is characterized in that, described second member (3,103) have a rib (28,128), it is from described second curved surface (22,122) projection and have described hypotenuse (29,129), and described first member (2,102) has a groove (17,117), be suitable for holding described rib (28,128), described groove (17,117) than described rib (28,128) wide, and be arranged to extend described hole (12,112) at the opposite side of described first curved surface (15), this first curved surface (15) has two sections (19) of the first surface (15) arranged of separating each other in the both sides of described groove (17,117).

2. assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described bayonet lock (12,112) has a seamed edge (26,126), and bayonet lock is suitable for around its pivot, and it is relative with described rib (28,128) that described seamed edge (26,126) is arranged to.

3. assembly according to claim 2, it is characterized in that described rib (28,128) comes from described second curved surface (27,127), and near the thickness this surface (27,127) is identical with the thickness of described bayonet lock (22,122), described bayonet lock (22,122) described constant thickness, described rib (28,128) is towards the attenuation gradually of its free end.

4. according to each described assembly in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that described bayonet lock (22,122) is a cylindrical segment body, described groove (17, the 117) radius more fan-shaped than described angle is narrow.

5. according to each described assembly in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that, described bayonet lock (122) has a bar (150), bar has described seamed edge (126) and two bend arms (151) at its free ending tool, described arm (151) is crooked and relatively be arranged in the both sides of described bar (150) with described seamed edge (126) towards described seamed edge (126), two arms (151) form described second curved surface (127) with described seamed edge (126) facing surfaces.

6. according to each described assembly in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that described groove (117) is enlarging shape on the contrary with described hole (112).

7. according to each described assembly in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that described groove (17,117) periphery has a diapire (16), and it is relative with described hole (12,112), the free end of described rib (28,128) is arranged to separate with this diapire (16).

8. according to each described assembly in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that described first member (2,102) has a wall (5,10), have described hole (12,112) on it, described wall (5,10) have a free edge and an inclined-plane (18) near described hole (12,112), described inclined-plane is arranged in described hole (12,112) and between the described free edge, described wall is towards the attenuation gradually of described free edge.

9. according to each described hinge assembly in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, the main body (2 that described first member is an electric device, 102), the pivot control button (3 that described second member is an electric device, 103), it covers an opening (7) of described main body (2,102).

10. assembly according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described hole (12,112) and described groove (17,117) and described bayonet lock (22,122) and described rib (28,128), at described assembly (1,101) one first side form one first group right, described assembly (1,101) also have one second group right, with described first group to identical, be arranged in one second side relative with described first side.