CN101730430B

CN101730430B - Modular electrical apparatus comprising coupling device for connection with further modular electrical apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN101730430B
Application number: CN 200910175185
Authority: CN
Inventors: 安德利·赛罗里尼
Original assignee: BTicino SpA
Current assignee: BTicino SpA
Priority date: 2008-10-21
Filing date: 2009-10-20
Publication date: 2013-10-23
Anticipated expiration: 2029-10-20
Also published as: IT1393406B1; EP2180495A1; ITRM20080558A1; CN101730430A; RU2009138758A; EP2180495B1; RU2505879C2; PL2180495T3

Abstract

It is described a modular electrical apparatus (10) comprising at least one coupling device (50, 60) for the connection with a further (70) modular electrical apparatus. The electrical apparatus (10) includes a cased apparatus body (20) and the coupling device (50, 60) comprises: an actuation element (80), which may slide along an actuation direction (M1, M2) between a blocking operating positionand a releasing operating position of said electrical apparatuses; and a coupling element (90), which may slide along a coupling direction (A1, A2) between a coupling operating position and an uncoupling operating position, respectively, for connecting and disconnecting between each other said electrical apparatuses (10, 70), the coupling direction (A1, A2) being a transversal direction with respect to said actuation direction (M1, M2). The coupling device (50, 60), also includes guiding means (92, 94) comprising at least one first (92) guiding plane suitable for interaction with the couplingelement (90) in order to cause said element to slide along the coupling direction (A1, A2). In particular, the first (92) guiding plane is an inclined plane with respect to said actuation direction (M1, M2) and coupling direction (A1, A2).

Description

The moldedization electric equipment that comprises the jockey that is connected with other electric equipment

Technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of electric equipment, relate in particular to a kind of moldedization electric equipment that comprises for the jockey that is connected with other moldedization (modular) electric equipment.

Background technology

In some applications, for example in electric mounting, need to have the mechanization connecting circuit equipment of difference in functionality, thereby in a single day connect, equipment can interact each other.

Especially referring to the moldedization standardization areas of electric prospection equipment; the moldedization standard of DIN type for example; often miscellaneous function need to be increased to electric prospection equipment or such as the such main equipment of automatic switch; with the electric equipment of these equipment and other moldedization, the perhaps such auxiliary equipment mechanical connection that required miscellaneous function can be provided of Long-distance Control motor module for example.

The connection that common in the prior art some solutions of usefulness reach between main electric equipment and the ancillary apparatus equipment is intended to use the jockey that comprises projecting hook that is screwed down on servicing unit.This outstanding hook can with interact such as the so corresponding fastener of fastener hole, this fastener sets in advance on the body of main equipment, to allow the connection between the device.Other solutions of prior art are intended to use the jockey that comprises projecting hook on the other hand, are pivoted to auxiliary equipment by this projecting hook, perhaps use clip, and this clip is set to stride across electric equipment to be connected.

But, the technical scheme of the prior art of above-mentioned discussion has some shortcomings really, because the jockey that adopts needs tool using, screwdriver for example, equipment is joined together, even and in the situation that tool using not, because General interaction larger external force between ancillary apparatus equipment and main electric equipment, these equipment are can not under any circumstance manage to guarantee powerful and reliable connection.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of moldedization electric equipment that comprises for the jockey that is connected with the electric equipment of other moldedization, thereby allow the relevant above-mentioned shortcoming of mentioning of prior art to be avoided.

More specifically, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of moldedization electric equipment, allow to realize rapidly and easily with other being connected the instrument of need not of moldedization electric equipment, the equipment that allows acquisition to be connected with moldedization electric equipment simultaneously has fixing and connects strong.

This purpose and other purposes realize by following moldedization electric equipment.

Namely the invention provides a kind of moldedization electric equipment, comprise at least one jockey that is connected for the electric equipment of other moldedization, described electric equipment comprises the box-type devices body, and described jockey comprises:

Actuation element slides along the direction of actuation between operating position and the releasing operation position that stops of described electric equipment; With

Connection Element slides along the closure between attended operation position and the disconnected operating position, is respectively applied to connect between described electric equipment and disconnect, and described closure is the transverse direction with respect to described direction of actuation;

Described jockey also comprises guider, described guider comprises at least one first spigot surface, described the first spigot surface is suitable for interacting with described Connection Element, so that described Connection Element is slided along closure, described the first spigot surface is the inclined plane with respect to described direction of actuation and closure.

Described guider comprises the second spigot surface, and described the second spigot surface is parallel with described the first spigot surface.

Described Connection Element comprises projection, and it is inner that described projection is arranged on described box-like body, and described projection is by described the first and second spigot surface slide-and-guides, so that described Connection Element slides along described closure.

Described actuation element comprises that the described projection with described Connection Element is the parts of complementary shape.

Described actuation element comprises retaining device, and when described actuation element arrives describedly when stopping operating position, described retaining device and the interaction of described Connection Element are to remain on described link position with described Connection Element.

Described retaining device comprises stop surface, and described stop surface is parallel with described direction of actuation.

Described stop surface contacts with described the first spigot surface.

Described box-like body comprises:

Rear wall (22) is fixed on the bracing or strutting arrangement of described moldedization electric equipment movably;

A pair of relative upper wall and lower wall engage with described rear wall respectively, and relatively described rear wall horizontally set, and wherein said actuation element slides along described a pair of relative upper wall and one of them wall of lower wall; With

Sidewall engages with described rear wall, and relatively described rear wall horizontally set, and engages with described a pair of upper wall and lower wall;

Described Connection Element comprises hook portion, in the outside of described box-like body, protrude from described sidewall, wherein work as described Connection Element and move to disconnected position from link position, described hook portion is along one section described sidewall slip that places between upper wall and the lower wall, and vice versa.

Described actuation element is slidably mounted on the end of described box-like body.

The present invention also aims to provide a kind of element.

That is, the present invention also provides a kind of element that comprises described the first moldedization electric equipment and other moldedization electric equipment, and described other moldedization electric equipment is connected with described the first moldedization electric equipment.

Description of drawings

From the more detailed description of the following embodiment that provides with the form of example, it is clearer that the present invention will become, but be limited to absolutely not appended accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 be the present invention includes for the perspective view of the moldedization electric equipment of a pair of jockey of other moldedization equipment connection, wherein jockey is expressed as the first operating structure;

Fig. 2 is the more detailed perspective view that the electric equipment of Fig. 1 represents;

Fig. 3 is the detailed perspective view of Fig. 2 of observing from different perspectives;

Fig. 4 is the perspective view of Fig. 1 electric equipment, and wherein jockey is expressed as the second operating structure;

Fig. 5 is the perspective view of more detailed details of expression of the electric equipment of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is the sectional view of the details of Fig. 1 electric equipment, and one that wherein might observe in the jockey is in the first operating structure;

Fig. 7 is the sectional view of the details of Fig. 4 electric equipment, and one that wherein might observe in the jockey is expressed as the second operating structure;

Fig. 8 is the perspective view that in the illustrative jockey is represented as parts separately among Fig. 1;

Perspective view that the second moldedization electric equipment is connected with the electric equipment of Fig. 1 that Fig. 9 is example;

Figure 10 shows the perspective view that the electric equipment of the electric equipment of Fig. 1 and Fig. 9 is joined together.

Embodiment

In the following description, the identical or similar element that is expressed in the drawings will represent with identical reference number.

And in other parts that the present invention describes, term " upper wall " and " lower wall " refer to that appended figure considers with the normal condition of observing, and do not consider rotation.

At first, referring to Fig. 1, general preferred embodiment the first moldedization electric equipment of the present invention or auxiliary equipment integral body are represented as 10.Equipment 10 comprises the body 20 that is essentially box-shaped, and this body 20 comprises:

Rear wall 22 is fixed to the bracing or strutting arrangement (not shown in FIG.) movably, and electric equipment attachment rail for example is in order to support auxiliary equipment;

A pair of

relative wall

24,26, namely a upper wall 24 and a lower wall 26 engage with rear wall 22 separately, and this rear wall are horizontally sets relatively, are perpendicular in this example this rear wall 22 and arrange; And

In this example that arranges perpendicular to this rear wall 22, sidewall 28 laterally engages and places with rear wall 22 and upper

lower wall

24,26.

In the embodiment shown in the figures, body 20 more specifically comprises the first half shells or matrix 30 and the second half shell or lids 40.

Auxiliary equipment 10 comprises at least one

jockey

50,60, is fastener in this example, and it is the second moldedization electric equipment or main equipment of 70 that auxiliary equipment is connected in Fig. 9 by overall labeling.

In current embodiment, main equipment is, any restriction can't be arranged owing to following introduction, automatic switch 70, otherwise general expression servicing unit in the drawings can be actuating device, the Long-distance Control motor module of moldedization of DIN standard for example, this actuating device is suitable for being mechanically connected to switch, effectively to interact with switch itself.

According to embodiment as shown in the figure, actuator 10 comprises the first and second jockeys, is respectively a top arrangement 50 and a bottom device 60, and this top arrangement 50 and bottom device 60 are arranged at respectively two opposite ends of body 20.This jockey is installed between matrix 30 and the lid 40 particularly.

Because in this embodiment, two jockeys as an example are consistent each other, hereinafter in order to simplify, so top jockey 50 will be described individually.Therefore, should be understandable that, fully applicable for bottom connecting device about all details that the top jockey will be described, consider that especially two devices arrange in mode respect to one another.

Referring to Fig. 6 and 8, top jockey 50 comprises actuation element or handles slider 80, and Connection Element 90.

According to general preferred embodiment, slider 80 is installed into and can slides at an end of the box-like body of actuator.More specifically, slider can be along direction of actuation M1, M2 (shown in Fig. 6 and 7) in interconnected

electrical installation

10,70 stop between operating position (shown in Fig. 4,5 and 7) and releasing operation position (shown in Fig. 1,2,3 and 6) and to slide.Referring to the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing, slider can slide with the direction of rear wall 22 quadratures along the roof 24 of box-like body.

Connection Element 90 can slide between operation link position (shown in Fig. 5 and 7) and operation disconnected position (such as Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 6) along closure A1, A2 (such as Fig. 6 and 7), respectively actuator 10 is connected connection and disconnecting with switch.

Closure A1, A2 are the transverse direction with respect to direction of actuation M1, M2, and in the example of this description, special closure A1, A2 are and direction of actuation M1, M2 complete vertical (quadrature).

Shown in Fig. 5,6 and 8, can find out that Connection Element 90 comprises arm or protruding 90A, and hook portion 90B, this projection 90A is installed in the box-like body inside of actuator, and this hook portion 90B is outstanding from the sidewall in the outside of box-like body.Especially, when Connection Element moved to disconnected position from link position, hook portion 90B can slide along a part of sidewall 28 between a pair of roof 24 and bottom 26, and vice versa.

For another example Fig. 6 and shown in Figure 8, slider 80 comprise that the

guider

92,94, the first spigot surfaces or the end face 92 that comprise at least one first spigot surface or end face 92 tilt with respect to direction of actuation M1, M2 and closure A1, A2.End face 92 is fit to interact with Connection Element 90, is used for causing that described Connection Element slides along closure A1, A2.

According to general preferred embodiment, guider comprises the second spigot surface or bottom surface 94, with end face 92 configured in parallel.Advantageously, arranging of bottom surface 94 allows Connection Element 90 along closure A1, A2, slides in these two relative directions.

Especially, utilize protruding 90A to realize such slip possibility that become, this projection 90A is suitable for being slided by top and

bottom spigot surface

92,94 guiding, to allow Connection Element 90 along closure A1, A2, these two opposite directions slips.

As shown in Figure 6, slider 80 comprises retaining device 96, and this retaining device 96 interacts with Connection Element 90, with when slider arrives blocking position, controls described Connection Element and remains on link position.

According to embodiment, this retaining device comprises stop surface 96, relies on this stop surface 96 protruding 90A to be applicable to form stop.Advantageously, in the embodiment as example, stop surface adjacent top guide surface 92, and stop surface be arranged in parallel along direction of actuation M1, M2.

According to this embodiment, slider 80 comprises moving part, and the roof 24 of this moving part and box-like body is lined up a plane substantially in current embodiment.Moving part comprises that adhering to (grip) distinguishes 98, the adhesioin zone of the enhancing that the linear ribs of perhaps preferably isolating by a plurality of spaces forms.

Slider 80 comprises guide part, in this example, and by substantially being tabular guiding tongue 100 expressions.Guiding tongue 100 partly nibble with corresponding gathering sill 102 and, this gathering sill 102 is inner built in box-like body of actuator in advance, slides along direction of actuation M1, M2 to allow slider.

Guiding tongue 100 and attachment region 98 actings in conjunction, thus stop platform (step) 104 limited, and this stop platform is suitable for when slider arrives blocking position, with the part upper wall 24 formation stop of box-like body.

According to this embodiment, actuator 10 comprises that hasp shape (snap) retention device is to stop movably slider 80 at blocking position.For example, hasp shape retention device can be preset comprises and is applicable to the blocking teeth that engages with the platform that links closely that mates, blocking teeth and the platform that links closely be preset in respectively on the sliding shoe 80 and box-like body 10 on, vice versa.In the accompanying drawings, blocking teeth and the platform that links closely schematically represented, and it minute else is denoted as drawing

reference numeral

106 and 108.

When arriving off-position (Fig. 6), in order to stop to activate the activity of slider, slider comprises retainer, in this example, this retainer comprises the stop surface 110 in abutting connection with bottom spigot surface 94, and this stop surface 110 is suitable for forming stop with the wall of the box-like body of actuator.

As shown in Figure 6, can find out that slider 80 comprises parts 112, these parts 112 are complementary with the partial shape of the protruding 90A of Connection Element.In current embodiment, this shape complementarity parts are junction surfaces of top and bottom guide surface, and this junction surface is suitable for defining recess with such plane, can slide at the internal protrusion 90A of this recess.

Now referring to Fig. 9, wherein expressed switch 70, also can be observed this switch and comprise the basic box-shaped apparatus body that is.The box-like body of this switch specifically comprises,

Rear wall 120 is fixed to the bracing or strutting arrangement (not shown) movably, and for example the electric equipment attachment rail supports this switch;

Relative antetheca 130 comprises the actuator lever 132 of switch; With

Sidewall 140 engages with rear wall and antetheca, and this sidewall 140 comprises jockey, and jockey comprises two slits 142 in this example, and this slit and

jockey

50,60 interact switch is connected with actuator.

Referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, the method for attachment of switch 70 and actuator 10 is described hereinafter.

Before carry out connecting,

jockey

50 and 60 slider 80 are in the off-position, and Connection Element is in disconnected position.

Therefore, for for simplicity, only referring to top jockey 50, in this structure (Fig. 6), slider 80 partly protrudes from this box-like body.And the wall that stop surface 110 abuts against box-like body is in stop, and protruding 90A substantially is limited in the parts 112 of complementary shape and abuts against it and stop surface 110 is between the wall of stop.

Still before carrying out connection, the sidewall 28 of actuator is placed to the sidewall 140 in the face of switch, thereby hook portion 90B cooperates with the relative slit 142 of switch.

At this, the sidewall 28 of actuator passes through the more sidewall 140 of approach switch of mobile device, until hook portion almost fully enters slit.Under this mode, electric equipment is contiguous and contact with each other along aforementioned sidewall.

In case two equipment adjacency, slider 80 can successfully slide in the direction shown in the arrow M1, for example moves at attachment region 98 with finger, until slider arrives blocking position and Connection Element arrives link position.

More specifically, in this connection procedure, below will occurring:

Projection 90A is moved by

spigot surface

92,94 and leads, so that Connection Element slides in the direction of arrow A 1, until protruding 90A is in the face of stop surface 96 (Fig. 7);

Guiding tongue 100 slides along upper wall 24 in the inside of box-like body, until stop platform 104 basically with the part adjacency of this upper wall, and guiding tongue 100 almost entirely is included in box-like body inside;

When Connection Element arrived link position, hook portion 90B passed slit 142 and moves, until hook portion hooks corresponding fastener (invisible among the figure), for example is preset in the fastening crosspiece (cross piece) in the switch;

Blocking teeth 106 moves until be fastened to tightening platform 108, and advantageously sound signal or " click " indicate Connection Element to arrive link position.

Last (Fig. 7) of connection procedure, actuator and switch firmly fix or tighten together.Especially, under this structure, stop surface 96 has guaranteed that advantageously Connection Element is maintained at link position, can be untied to avoid electric equipment.Connection Element is subject to protruding 90A in the movement of arrow A 2 directions and abuts against the stop of stop surface 96 and positively be prevented from.

For actuator is disconnected or discharges from switch, as far as possible in attachment region 98 effects, for example with finger, thereby slider 80 is slided along the direction of arrow M2, until slider turns back to initial configuration (Fig. 6).Like this, protruding 90A is forced between bottom and the top guide face and slides, and causes that Connection Element and hook portion 90B move in arrow A 2 directions, disconnects the position until arrive.

Based on described above, therefore be appreciated that moldedization of the present invention electric equipment is how can solve the shortcoming of mentioning in the prior art.

Do not affecting under the principle of the invention, embodiment and details can be made large-scale change with respect to and example described as just non-limitative example, and do not break away from as defined by the appended claims protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. a moldedization electric equipment (10), comprise at least one jockey (50 that is connected for other moldedization electric equipment (70), 60), described electric equipment (10) comprises box-type devices body (20), it is characterized in that, described jockey (50,60) comprising:

Actuation element (80) slides along the direction of actuation (M1, M2) between operating position and the releasing operation position that stops of described electric equipment; With

Connection Element (90), along the closure (A1 between attended operation position and the disconnected operating position, A2) slide, be respectively applied at described electric equipment (10,70) connect between and disconnect, described closure (A1, A2) is the transverse direction with respect to described direction of actuation (M1, M2);

Described jockey (50,60) also comprise guider (92,94), described guider (92,94) comprises at least one first spigot surface (92), described the first spigot surface (92) is suitable for interacting with described Connection Element (90), so that described Connection Element is slided along closure (A1, A2), described the first spigot surface (92) is with respect to described direction of actuation (M1, M2) and closure (A1, A2)) be the inclined plane.

2. moldedization electric equipment as claimed in claim 1 (10), wherein said guider (92,94) comprises the second spigot surface (94), described the second spigot surface (94) is parallel with described the first spigot surface (92).

3. moldedization electric equipment as claimed in claim 2 (10), wherein said Connection Element (90) comprises projection (90A), described projection (90A) is arranged on described box-like body (20) inside, described projection (90A) is by described the first spigot surface (92) and the second spigot surface (94) slide-and-guide, so that described Connection Element (90) slides along described closure (A1, A2).

4. moldedization electric equipment as claimed in claim 3 (10), wherein said actuation element (80) comprise that the described projection (90A) with described Connection Element (90) is the parts of complementary shape (112).

5. moldedization electric equipment as claimed in claim 1 or 2 (10), wherein said actuation element (80) comprises retaining device (96), when described actuation element (80) arrives describedly when stopping operating position, described retaining device (96) interacts so that described Connection Element is remained on described link position with described Connection Element (90).

6. moldedization electric equipment as claimed in claim 5 (10), wherein said retaining device comprise stop surface (96), and described stop surface (96) is parallel with described direction of actuation (M1, M2).

7. moldedization electric equipment as claimed in claim 6 (10), wherein said stop surface (96) contacts with described the first spigot surface (92).

8. moldedization electric equipment as claimed in claim 1 or 2 (10), wherein said box-like body (20) comprising:

Rear wall (22) is fixed on the bracing or strutting arrangement of described moldedization electric equipment (10) movably;

A pair of relative upper wall (24) and lower wall (26), engage with described rear wall (22) respectively, and relatively described rear wall horizontally set, wherein said actuation element (80) slides along described a pair of relative upper wall (24) and one of them wall of lower wall (26); With

Sidewall (28) engages with described rear wall (22), and relatively described rear wall (22) horizontally set, and engages with described a pair of upper wall (24) and lower wall (26);

Described Connection Element (90) comprises hook portion (90B), outside in described box-like body (20), protrude from described sidewall (28), wherein work as described Connection Element (90) and move to disconnected position from link position, described hook portion (90B) is along one section described sidewall (28) slip that places between upper wall (24) and the lower wall (26), and vice versa.

9. moldedization electric equipment as claimed in claim 1 or 2 (10), wherein said actuation element (80) is slidably mounted on the end of described box-like body.

10. element (10 that comprises claim 1 or 2 described the first moldedization electric equipments (10) and other moldedization electric equipment (70), 70), described other moldedization electric equipment (70) is connected with described the first moldedization electric equipment (10).