CN102867460A

CN102867460A - Label holder for electrical appliances

Info

Publication number: CN102867460A
Application number: CN2012102302967A
Authority: CN
Inventors: R.加西昂; A.瓦尔卡斯
Original assignee: Schneider Electric SE
Current assignee: Schneider Electric SE; Schneider Electric Industries SAS
Priority date: 2011-07-05
Filing date: 2012-07-04
Publication date: 2013-01-09
Also published as: EP2544167A1; FR2977703B1; RU2012128323A; BR102012016436A2; FR2977703A1; RU2601935C2

Abstract

A label holder (10) comprises at least two bands (11, 12) mutually connected through one of longitudinal edges of the label holder, thereby enabling the bands to change between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position, the bands are laminated and defines a housing (18) of at least one label (17) used therebetween, the opening position provides a path for entering the housing, each band comprises label holding members (25, 26), the label holding members are configured to fix a label on a label holder, and wherever the label holder is located, the each band of the label holder contains at east one part of label in the configuration structure.

Description

The label retainer that is used for electrical appliance

Technical field

The present invention relates to be assembled to the label retainer on the electrical appliance, electrical appliance for example is that the electrical appliance or of circuit-breaker type is arranged such equipment unit or the shell of switchboard, to fix at least one label to indicate the appointment ground of equipment unit to the user.

The present invention also relates to comprise the arrangement of this label retainer and at least one label that is supported by this label retainer.

Background technology

The first prior art comprises single label retainer is assemblied on the front panel of each electrical appliance, to such an extent as to this label retainer size is very little and design can not comprise the label that all need information to have held usually too little, they are difficult to operate thereon and write, even sometimes are difficult to read.Especially, each label retainer can comprise the base that will be fixed on the equipment unit, and transparent lid, between base and lid, be placed with label, but when this label retainer is opened, this label can not be fixed, and it in use has the damaged or mistaken danger of label, is unpractical.Since in the viewing area of lid, the hinge that on base, often occurs, and the difficulty of label reading is increased usually.All these problems are so that the customization oppressiveness of the unit in switchboard or even possible.

In the second prior art, a kind of label retainer of further knowing, comprise: base and lid, they are the form of two bands, longitudinal edge via them is engaged with each other, so that change between make-position and open position, in make-position, with superimposed and define housing (housing) at least one label between them, open position provides the approach that enters housing.This label retainer, for example known from document FR-A1-2844138, be designed to make-position accommodating to one group of label that electrical appliance is general of switchboard.Because its size can allow correctly to show information, this arrangement that comprises label retainer and label is not to be assemblied in the equipment unit but on the parts of the shell of switchboard or above or below row's equipment unit.In addition, except the size of this restriction, it is so that this technology can not be used in the situation that does not have shell, and it is too little that this label still keeps, to such an extent as to can not be accommodating all information that need and still be difficult to write thereon, even sometimes be difficult to read.When this label retainer was opened, this label can not be fixed again, and it in use is unpractical.

Summary of the invention

Target of the present invention is to propose a kind of label retainer that has remedied the shortcoming of above-mentioned proposition.

Especially, first object of the present invention provides a kind of label retainer, and it can be general and can directly be assembled on the electrical appliance simultaneously for one group of electrical appliance.

The second target of the present invention provides a kind of label retainer, and it can directly be assembled on the equipment unit and the information that can indicate simultaneously all to need can not cause any infringement to the note of label and the easiness of reading.

The 3rd target of the present invention provides a kind of label retainer, and it is easy to use, especially when processing and during the label that it holds when reader.

Label retainer according to the present invention comprises at least two bands, described at least two bands are by the longitudinal edge twisting each other of band, so that between make-position and open position, change, in make-position, with superimposed and between them, define housing at least one label, open position provides the approach that enters housing, wherein every band comprises the label retaining member, the label retaining member is configured to carry out label fixing on the label retainer, and regardless of the position of label retainer, in this configuration structure so that every band of label retainer holds at least a portion label.

Preferably, retaining member is included at least one the bonding member on the inside surface of band.

Preferably, retaining member comprises the fixed component at the edge of a part of label.

Advantageously, fixed component is arranged in the free longitudinal edge of band.

Advantageously, fixed component comprises the longitudinal fluting at least a portion length that is arranged in band.

Advantageously, one of them band comprises crooked outline at its inside surface, is configured to when moving to make-position, and label folding of maintenance united in guiding by two bands.

Advantageously, in make-position, band comprises the enclosed member of label retainer, and is fastening by clip especially.

Advantageously, at outside surface, wherein a band comprises be used to the member that is fixed to electrical appliance, especially adhesive tape.

Advantageously, on the outer surface, wherein a band comprises for the member about electrical appliance or row's electrical appliance or capsule positioning label retainer.

Advantageously, by the zone of being made by elastic deformable material, the twisting between band is formed in the thickness of label retainer.

Preferably, at least a portion of its length, wherein the free longitudinal edge of a band comprises lug boss, and it is configured to be configured for the amplifier that light beam passes the material of lug boss.

According to the present invention, be assemblied in arrangement on electrical appliance, row electrical appliance or the capsule and comprise such as the label retainer of above-mentioned restriction and by retaining member and be fixed at least one label on the label retainer, retaining member is contained by two bands of label retainer.

Preferably, the label retainer remains label: it is divided into label the configuration of three parts along relative direction, one-tenth zigzag mode, and two parts are wherein held by a wherein band of label retainer, and another part is held by another band.

Description of drawings

From the ensuing explanation that only provides and represent the particular embodiment of the present invention in the accompanying drawings for the purpose of non-limitative example, it is more obviously clear that other advantage and feature will become, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 be the first embodiment according to label retainer of the present invention at the skeleton view in the open and close position;

Fig. 3 to 5 has represented the arrangement by the label of the label retainer maintenance of Fig. 1 and 2;

Fig. 6 to 9 is the skeleton views according to the diverse location of the second embodiment between the open and close position of label retainer of the present invention;

Figure 10 to 13 remains in the label retainer of Fig. 6 to 9, the side view of the arrangement of the label of the retaining member of use the first distortion,

Figure 14 to 17 remains in the label retainer of Fig. 6 to 9, the side view of the arrangement of the label of the retaining member of use the second distortion;

Figure 18 is the side view that is fixed on the arrangement at least one electrical appliance;

Figure 19 has represented to be fixed on several arrangements on the different electrical appliances of arranging;

Figure 20 to 22 shows the label with the arrangement of different configuration structures;

Figure 23 and 24 shows the skeleton view in the open and close position according to the 3rd embodiment of label retainer of the present invention;

Figure 25 and 26 shows the skeleton view in the open and close position according to the 4th embodiment of label retainer of the present invention;

Figure 27 and 28 shows the skeleton view in the open and close position according to the 4th embodiment of label retainer of the present invention.

Embodiment

The feature that 5 embodiment of label retainer 10 are shared is that the label retainer comprises one of them at least two band that are engaged with each other via their longitudinal edge, so that between make-position and open position, change, in make-position, with superimposed and define housing at least one label between them, open position provides the approach that enters housing.Therefore band connects by engagement member.Every band comprises the label retaining member, and the label retaining member is configured to fixed labels on label retainer 10, the position of label retainer no matter, in this configuration structure so that every band of label retainer holds at least a portion label.

More accurately, the first two embodiment comprises one of them two

band

11,12 that are engaged with each other via their longitudinal edge.In other words, be bonded on two longitudinal edges 15, one of them edge 15 of 16 of another band 12 with two longitudinal edges 13 of 11, one of them edge 13 of 14.Advantageously, one of them

band

11,12 pairs are only transparent, for example can make in the information at least one label 17 of being recorded in shown in Figure 20 to 22 from the external read of label retainer.For example, by forming the wherein zone of the elastic deformable material of the integral part of a band, the joint between with 11,12 can be formed in the thickness of label retainer.The two material plastic components of the co-extrusion that label retainer 10 is especially transparent.At this, two

bands

11,12 are made by transparent material, are bonded to each other (having consisted of deformable joint or engagement member) by folding, are formed by the extruding of plastic material.For two

bands

11,12, nature can be arranged to one of them separating component that is bonded to each other via their longitudinal edge, to form the bottom of housing 18.

Therefore comprise with 11 and to be designed for all or first retaining member of at least one label 17 of partial fixing in label retainer 10.For with 12 being identical situations, the second retaining member is designed to fix in whole or in part at least one label 17 in label retainer 10.Each of the first and second retaining members be configured to so that the label 17 that cooperates with it fixedly continue work, even at the open position of label retainer 10.This label retainer so easy operating and this label are held fixing.Can be so that equipment be carried out the fixing of the first label with the first retaining member of 11, so that equipment is carried out the fixing of another label with the second retaining member of 12.

Yet, advantageously as shown in Fig. 3 to 5, with the label 17 that cooperates with 11 retaining member and with cooperate with 12 retaining member that is identical.In other words, in special example, housing 18 only supports and protects single label 17, but yet retaining member guarantees every

band

11,12 holds at least a portion label 17.In the situation of the label 17 as shown in Figure 20 to 22, label is maintained at along two relative directions has two

folding parts

20,21 configuration structure in the mode of Z, segmentation tag 17 is three

parts

22,23,24, two wherein bands 11 with 11,12 by label retainer 10 wherein hold, and its remaining another part is held by another band 12.This configuration structure has advantages of so that only print at the label side face and carry out, that is, and and on single surface, so that label beamhouse operation easier (for example making software by cutting).Term " part label " is whole or a part of corresponding to label surface.In the situation that be with 11 to be transparent, the wherein part of label can be from the outside of label retainer by being with 11 to read, also by with another part of 11 labels that hold only in the situation that with 11 about with 12 open become readable, with 12 third parts of having held label.

Stem from aforementionedly, the label retainer is so that when label retainer 10 during in make-position, the information in the first 22 of label can be read out.When label retainer 10 during at open position, it further can so that the information on two

other parts

23,24 of label be read out.These configuration structures have advantages of so that bulk information can be indicated to the user, yet need not other two

parts

23,24 of difficult read purposefully, although the width of label retainer, it is advantageously very little, for example is small enough to cooperate the label retainer on the electrical appliance 33 or on this point device unit 33 of row (Figure 19).In Figure 19, four label retainers are assembled on four row's electrical appliances, and circuit-breaker for example is on the front panel of circuit-breaker.On the left side at top and the right, bottom, the label retainer is in make-position, and the oolemma 11 by holding portion 22 has provided the approach near the information on the part 22.Two other label retainer is at open position so that respectively by reading with the information on 11,12 labels that hold 23,24 the part.The engaging and therefore open by downward folding band 12 with the 12 bottom longitudinal edges via it of top the right label retainer, different with the label retainer of bottom left, its joint is arranged on the top longitudinal edge, and therefore it open by folding band upwards.Available label 17 is designed to carry one group to user's Useful Information in combination tag retainer 10, and it can assemble thereon one or more electrical appliance 33 about the label retainer.

With reference to Figure 14 to 17, the retaining member that is equipped with 11 and 12 can be included in at least one bonding member 25, for example two bands on 11,12 the inside surface.The inside surface of band is corresponding to the surface in the face of housing 18.In this case, with 11,12 design so that their inside surface do not contact with bonded to one another in order to prevent from being with in make-position.This bonding member 25 can be that repositionable transparent adhesive tape is so that reversible fixedly maintenance label.

In referring to figs. 1 through 13 distortion, be equipped with 11 and 12 retaining member and can comprise the

part

22,23 of label, the fixed component at 24 edge.Fixed component for example be arranged in the free longitudinal edge of band so that be conducive to assemble and the fixed part that do not hinder label with in order to read better.Especially, this fixedly comprises longitudinal fluting 26, and it is arranged at least a portion with 11,12 length.For given band, free longitudinal edge is corresponding to the edge relative with the position that engages.The edge of the part of the label that groove 26 is designed to receive is corresponding to folding

part

20,21 or corresponding to the

longitudinal edge

27,28 of label.

The first embodiment that the second embodiment of Fig. 6 to 10 is different from Fig. 1 to 5 is one of them

band

11,12, two bands at this, inside surface at it comprises crooked profile 19, this internal surface configurations is folding for guide tag 17 when label moves to make-position, and this label is by the maintenance of two

bands

11,12 combinations.The first embodiment comprises the inside surface of the band of even shape.In the situation that retaining member forms by groove 26, the shape (Figure 10 to 13) of crooked outline 19 can be configured such that therein a folding

part

20,21 position, near the junction surface between with 11,12, clamps label.

As a supplement, comprise the enclosed member of label retainer 10 in make-position with 11,12, solid by clamping especially.For example, can be provided with the groove 29 that extends along free longitudinal edge 16 with 12, edges 30 solid by reversible clamping and along free longitudinal edge 14 extensions of another band 11 cooperate.The arrangement conversely at groove 29 and edge 30 also can be arranged on and be with on 11,12.

In addition; on its length of all or part; the member that a wherein band 12 with 11,12 is included on its outer surface is used for being fixed to exterior object; such as electrical appliance 33; one row's electrical appliance 33 or switchboard capsule; especially can be by the adhesive tape 31 of guard member covering, when implementing, this guard member can be peeled off.Yet mechanical hook-up can be arranged for the machinery assembling of label retainer on the equipment unit.

In addition, on its length of all or part, the wherein band 12 with 11,12 comprises member on its outer surface, is used for respect to electrical appliance 33 or row's electrical appliance 33 or about capsule positioning label retainer 10(Figure 18).This align member can be the form of notch 32, and notch 32 is arranged to by cooperating with the edge join that arranges on one of them electrical appliance 33.

Advantageously, on its at least a portion of length, the wherein free longitudinal edge 14 of a band 11 with 11,12 comprises protuberance 34, and it is configured to be formed for to pass the amplifier of light beam of the material of protuberance 34, and for example this light beam stems from the trip indicator of equipment unit below.

In the distortion corresponding to the 3rd embodiment of Figure 23 and 24, the label retainer comprises 4 bands 35 to 38 that foldably are engaged with each other.Be designed to be assemblied in electrical appliance 33 or this equipment unit 33 of row, perhaps in addition the switchboard capsule with 35 grooves 26 that are included in its free longitudinal edge, its relative longitudinal edge be disposed in with 36 positions that engage, with 36 from it relative longitudinal edge be with 37 to engage, with 37 it relative longitudinal edge be with 38 to engage.With 35 with support the enclosed member of label retainer with 38 free longitudinal edge.With with 37 engage with 36 longitudinal edge setting by lug boss, this lug boss have amplification effect and have it in the face of with the longitudinal fluting 26 on 35 the inside surface.With 35 with 36 the first housings that therefore define at least one label, this label design for be held with 11 and 12 related illustrated similar modes.For at the similar arrangement with the groove 26 on 36 and 37 the longitudinal edge, these bands define between them for the second housing that keeps at least one label.By the inside surface that is disposed in 36 grooves 26 that carry with 36, the inside surface of the groove 26 related with carrying and the first housing is relative about the second housing, and on relative longitudinal edge.At last, in an identical manner, being used between the 3rd housing can be arranged on and be with 37 and 38 keeping at least one label, advantageously can be transparent with 38 at least.With this assembling, be with 36 and 38 can each hold one or two part labels, it belongs to one and identical or not identical label.

In the distortion corresponding to the 4th embodiment of Figure 25 and 26, label retainer 10 comprises three bands 39 to 41, and they are similar to hodmadod (snail) and are engaged with each other like that.More accurately, be designed to be assemblied in electrical appliance 33 or one row this equipment unit 33, perhaps in addition the center band 40 on the switchboard capsule its each longitudinal edge be with 39 and 41 to engage.Each is with 39 to 41 to arrange to hold at least a portion label, its can belong to one with identical label.Especially, can each hold two parts of label with 39 and 41, in a not shown manner, this two parts label can be split up into 5 parts on similar face again by four folding parts.Free longitudinal edge with 39 and 41 can be equipped with for the groove 26 of fixed labels and the enclosed member of label retainer 10.

In the end in the distortion corresponding to the 5th embodiment of Figure 27 and 28, label retainer 10 comprises three bands 42 to 44 that the mode with book is engaged with each other, limiting two housings, each housing design is for holding at least one label to be similar to about the mode with 11 and 12 explanation.Wherein a band 42 is designed to be assemblied in electrical appliance 33 or the such unit 33 of a row, perhaps even on the switchboard capsule.Each external belt 42,44 free longitudinal edge are included in the lip-deep groove 26 in inside of corresponding housing, and the enclosed member of label retainer 10.The center band 43 that shares for two housings is on its free longitudinal edge, have two grooves 26 two apparent surfaces with 43.

In the end in three distortion, the bonding member 25 with on 35 to 43 the inside surface that groove 26 can be disposed in embodiment substitutes or is used in combination with it.

The present invention also relates to a kind of arrangement that will be assemblied on electrical appliance 33 or row's electrical appliance 33 or the capsule, comprise foregoing label retainer 10 and be fixed at least one label 17 on the label retainer by retaining member, this retaining member comprises two bands of label retainer.

Have following exercisable feature and advantage in the aforesaid solution:

The label retainer can be cut the length that needs and can sell with the unit of length meter;

The label retainer is opened by the enclosed member of the one in two parts at least;

Each part is maintained at the appropriate location so that label folds into several parts or several paper or card label;

In the face of the unit of its equipped label retainer the time, the part of these labels or label so that what information shown;

The label retainer is general for whole row's unit;

The label retainer can for example be assemblied on the front surface of electrical appliance by bonding, in the position that is provided for traditional single self-adhesive label, simultaneously so that a large amount of information shown;

It can be inadherent and be substituted by new label retainer when equipment is made amendment, so that the mode identical with label consumes;

The label retainer does not have any hinge that is used for the useful space of reading information of having occupied;

Every band of label retainer is provided with the retaining member of fixing or type of bond in the inboard, itself so that label be held fixing on tape, even when the label retainer is in open mode;

Arrangement so which floor information in single label retainer, provide: a message level when the label retainer is closed, it is corresponding to the part of label; When the label retainer is opened, a message level, two message levels or more (according to the distortion of label retainer);

Label is easy to editor or note and then is positioned in the label retainer: all message levels of label can be positioned on the identical surface.This helps note or interpolation and makes the software Print Label by cutting.The label of standard can be printed on the pre-cut paper or the cutting tool by the cut paper type directly cuts.Replacedly, the information of different brackets can be positioned at front side and rear side.The paper of printing can be cut and this label is correspondingly printed by software in advance along longitudinally: these labels can be personalized;

This label is single parts and therefore is easy to process;

The processing of single label has provided the approach of several class informations;

This label is easy to fold in correct place: when tag location in the label retainer and it when being placed on make-position, crooked profile so that label be easy to fold.In the folding situation of the front surface of label, the remainder of label only needs to be securely held in other and is with when the label retainer is closed.Label printing paper need not necessarily be had to by pre-folded.

When the label retainer in make-position, can between two bands, stay the space of a few person of outstanding talent rice to stay the space for the thickness of folding tag.

Because recessed lug boss 34, the indicator of unit can be read especially;

Use align member 32, the label retainer can just in time be positioned at correct position;

The principle of label retainer can be implemented (collapsible, book formula or hodmadod type) with polytype unfolding mode.

Claims

1. a label retainer (10), comprise one of them at least two band (11 that are engaged with each other by their longitudinal edge, 12), so that between make-position and open position, change, in make-position, described with superimposed and between them, define housing (18) at least one label (17), open position provides the approach that enters described housing, it is characterized in that: every described band comprises label retaining member (25,26), described label retaining member is configured to label is fixed on the described label retainer, the position of described label retainer no matter, in this configuration structure so that every band of described label retainer holds at least a portion of label.

2. label retainer according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described retaining member is included at least one the bonding member (25) on the inside surface of band.

According to claim 1 with 2 one of them described label retainer, it is characterized in that: described retaining member comprises the fixed component at the edge of fixing a part of label.

4. label retainer according to claim 3, it is characterized in that: described fixed component is arranged in the free longitudinal edge of band.

According to claim 3 with 4 in each described label retainer, it is characterized in that: described fixed component comprises the longitudinal fluting (26) at least a portion length that is arranged in described band.

6. each described label retainer in 5 according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: one of them bar in the described band comprises crooked outline (19) at its inside surface, this crooked outline is configured to when two bands move to make-position, and label folding of maintenance united in guiding by two bands.

7. each described label retainer in 6 according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described band is included in the enclosed member (29,30) of the retainer of label described in the make-position, and is solid by clamping especially.

8. each described label retainer in 7 according to claim 1 is characterized in that: wherein one describedly comprises be used to the member that is fixed to electrical appliance on the outer surface with it, in particular adhesive tape (31).

9. each described label retainer in 8 according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: wherein a described band comprises on its outer surface in the align member (32) of electrical appliance or row's electrical appliance or capsule positioning label retainer.

10. each described label retainer in 9 according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the joint between described band is formed in the thickness of label retainer by the zone of being made by elastic deformable material.

11. each described label retainer in 10 according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: at least a portion of its length, wherein the free longitudinal edge of a described band comprises lug boss (34), and this lug boss is configured to be configured for to pass the amplifier of light beam of the material of described lug boss.

12. arrangement that is assemblied on electrical appliance (33) or row's electrical appliance or the capsule, it comprises according to claim 1 in 11 each described label retainer and is fixed at least one label on the described label retainer by described retaining member, and described retaining member is included by two bands of described label retainer.

13. arrangement according to claim 12, it is characterized in that: described label retainer remains on label in the following configuration, that is: this configuration has along two folding parts (20,21) of relative direction in the mode of zigzag, described label is divided into three parts (22 to 24), two parts in this three part are held by a wherein band of described label retainer, and another part is held by another band.