CN1318889A - Fastener-free connected output device - Google Patents
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A plastic mounting plate closes a electrical box which delivers wires to an alarm unit or emergency light or the like. The alarm unit is mounted to the mounting plate by a snap connection and a tab-in-slot connection, without requiring the use of a tool. The mounting plate is connected to the electrical box by screws which engage threaded holes provided by the electrical box. The mounting plate can be mounted to either a single-wide electrical box or a double-wide (4x4) electrical box and provides corresponding holes for connection to either box. An alternate mounting plate for a single-wide electrical box is also provided.
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The present invention relates to be installed in alarm and relevant apparatus on the block terminal.More specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of the alarm module is installed to or the depression in or from the teeth outwards the installation block terminal on mounting panel.
For safety and security personnel, can generally be installed in the relevant apparatus of reporting to the police and ensure public security in building or the structure.These devices can constitute detector, such as smoke-detectors, perhaps can be the declaration devices, such as sound fire and guard and alarm, perhaps can comprise alarm lamp.
Detector can comprise motion detector or other invador's alarm.Other testing environment situation or provide the regional area monitoring arrangement of Local Alarm also can be installed in to spread all over the position of building or other structure.
Under the situation of the building with blank wall such as storehouse, such device usually adheres on the electric wire block terminal of installing from the teeth outwards or junction box.These are connected to a center by the junction box of installing on the surface by the threading pipeline.The threading pipeline is the carrying signal line between the local electric installation of center and alarm or detector and so on.
Alarm is general with two screws installations, and these screws engage with standard screw hole on the top and bottom side that is located at corresponding block terminal open surface.
May be suitable for supporting alarm although this installs mutually, still be desirable to provide and a kind of alarm and corresponding block terminal are integrated into a mounting panel of it seems whole configuration.It would also be desirable to provide a kind of mounting panel of block terminal being appointed as particular safety or security system by its appearance on box.It would also be desirable to provide and a kind ofly can quick and conveniently adhere to alarm mounting panel thereon.Still be desirable to provide a kind of can being installed on a list or two wide (4 * 4) block terminal and the mounting panel that between mounting panel and block terminal, does not interspace.
Mounting panel of the present invention can block terminal attached to the block terminal of the wall into of caving in or mounted on surface on.This mounting panel is that alarm or other will adhere to the installation that the electric device on it is provided convenience.Mounting panel comprises the snap-engagement parts with relevant alarm or module, and they make alarm or the module can just can be attached on the mounting panel without any need for securing member or instrument.
Mounting panel can comprise the arrangement of a hasp bar, but makes the unit or the module of compatible mode for ease of adhering to, but the unit of compatible mode or module are provided with the hasp lock pin to engage the hasp bar.Mounting panel can also comprise a groove, and described unit or module can comprise that a contact pin is used for inserting this groove, with engaging of adding between mounting panel and module or the unit.
Of the present inventionly provide a kind of and be used for the mounting panel of alarm unit, alarm lamp or other electric installation quick and convenient installation or replacing on the pre-mounting panel of installing.
The mounting panel that provides in other embodiments can comprise that a bigger form is to cover a list or two wide (4 * 4) block terminal.No matter compare with which of this two kinds of block terminals, mounting panel can be much bigger.
Being installed to depression when advancing within the walls block terminal, having covered block terminal effectively.In addition, the screw that mounting panel is connected on the block terminal can cover with corresponding alarm unit or alarm lamp, thereby improves the overall appearance of assembly.
Provide the arrangement of adhering to that contains screw or other securing member, mounting panel is connected in the block terminal in the existing standard screw hole.
This mounting panel is designed for an alarm unit primely or other electric device is installed in the block terminal, and is used for representing therein whole outward appearance.In the time of in so being installed in the block terminal that advances wall that caves in, then cannot see block terminal.
Mounting panel of the present invention forms a Unitarily molded structure.Mounting panel can carry out coloud coding to the task type, such as showy red in or yellow mineral wool or warning device.Different in addition colors can be represented different emergencies.For example, red alarm mounting panel is exclusively used in fire alarm, green alarm mounting panel can aim at whole-gale warning, and the alarm mounting panel of blue look can be assigned as " hidden immediately " warning, and the alarm mounting panel of other color can be assigned as the warning of toxicity or damp excessive concentration or other emergency.
The present invention also contains the mounting panel of one of combination of holding audible alarm unit or warning stroboscopic lamp or two kinds of work interchangeably.The module that can also adhere to other type.
The demand in structure organization, this mounting panel has functional effect.After having dismantled alarm unit or alarm lamp from mounting panel, mounting panel provides sealing and protection to the holding wire that is arranged in block terminal, does not have its block terminal then to open wide.
Different with less relatively block terminal in addition, this mounting panel provides an installed surface greater than the alarm unit that is mounted thereon, and reliable and stable installation arrangement is provided.In case after being installed on the mounting panel, do not have the part of alarm unit to stretch out outside mounting panel.This arrangement has avoided the saboteur to be easy to the exposed edge that alarm unit is gone down from the block terminal sled.
When time on the block terminal that is installed in depression overdimensioned relatively mounting panel covered large stretch of wall, thereby can cover wall opening around the coarse bigger again block terminal.This is to the block terminal of the usefulness that is used to report to the police and renovate wall superiority is arranged especially.
Change, test alarm unit or alarm lamp or when building, identified the holding wire that threading pipeline and block terminal are used to report to the police, to reduce obscuring between signal threading pipeline and signal block terminal and power supply threading pipeline and the power supply block terminal.Can more clearly distinguish the parts of warning system in this way.
Except screw, in another embodiment, can mounting panel be installed with other securing member.In this regard, available pin button securing member.
Read following detailed description with reference to accompanying drawing and can more easily understand characteristics of the present invention and advantage.
Fig. 1 is one and is installed in the perspective view that depression is advanced the mounting panel on the block terminal of wall;
Fig. 2 is one and is assembled to the decomposition diagram that depression is advanced the mounting panel on the block terminal of wall;
Fig. 3 is the fragmentary, perspective view of mounting panel shown in Figure 2;
Fig. 4 is the front view of mounting panel shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 5 is the cutaway view that the 5-5 line is got in Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is the front view of another kind of mounting panel.
Although the present invention may be embodied to various forms, described with the back shown in the accompanying drawing is current preferred embodiment, is to be understood that simultaneously it is example of the present invention that disclosure herein will be understood that, rather than the specific embodiment shown in limiting the invention to.
The present invention is the U. S. application No.08/953 that submitted on October 17th, 1997, the improvement of mounting panel described in 122 and module, and with among this U. S. application introducing the present invention.
Fig. 1 illustrates an alarm unit assembly 10 that is installed on the block terminal 12 (being shown in Fig. 2), and block terminal 12 advances a wall 13 from a wall surface 14 depressions.
A mounting panel 17 is connected on the block terminal.Mounting panel has a surrounding edge 19 in abutting connection with wall surface 14.
A stroboscopic lamp alarm unit 20 is installed on the mounting panel 17.This alarm unit comprises lens 21 that are covered with a bulb 22.In an illustrated embodiment, except stroboscopic bulb 22, the stroboscopic lamp alarm unit also comprises an audible alarm 20a, to issue out audible alarm in alarm.Alarm unit 20 comprises that one is taken off and angles groove 24, is used for from mounting panel 17 dismountings alarm units 20 down, and is as mentioned below.
Fig. 2 illustrates assembly 10 with exploded view.Assembly 10 (its part description down) is installed in to such an extent that the depression of entering from wall surface 14 (part of wall illustrates in the mode of broken line) depression is advanced on the front surface of wall type block terminal 12.Surface 14 can be as shown on a vertical wall or on the pillar, can be on the ceiling or on the surface in any exposure.
As shown in the figure, threading pipeline 16 is connected on the top panel 23 by conventional two part penetration pipe path connectors 34 of band spiral shell button.Also have block terminal 12 to provide bent sub 38,40, the latter is provided with and connects screw hole 38a, 40a on it, that be used to hold screw.
Be installed to and cover block terminal 12 unlimited front be mounting panel 17.Mounting panel 17 has a front side 50 and a dorsal part 52.This mounting panel structure preferably one whole molding, coloud coding.
Respectively there is the screw supporting cylinder 78,80 of through hole 78a, 80a to arrange to such an extent that extend through sunk area 62 respectively.Hole 78a, 80a align with screw hole 38a, the 40a of block terminal 12.
Screw 81,82 can extend through unthreaded hole 78a, 80a.They can be screwed into screw hole 38a, 40a so that mounting panel 17 is installed on the block terminal 12 by spiral.The securing member of other type can be used for this purpose.For example comprise respectively that snap close securing member as edge or hook or rib or similar configuration can insert among screw hole 39a, the 40a and engages.
No matter be unit 20 or unit 119, can advance groove and the hasp link is fixed up by contact pin.
Fig. 3 illustrates in greater detail hasp bar 84 and dependency structure.Hasp bar 84 is one and is roughly L shaped member.Hasp bar 84 stretches to a free-end 84B from base terminal 84a more than, stretches to the front surface 62a of sunk area 62.
Base terminal 84a is formed on one from the vertically extending rectangular base member 302 of surperficial 62a.Side wall member 304,306 is vertically stretched out from basal component 302 and surperficial 62a two aspects and is strengthened basal component 302.
Comprise a rectangular aperture 308 on the 62a of surface, its appearance enables with the simple two separable moulds of part hasp bar 84 and depressed area 62 injection moulding integrally.A substantially horizontal supporting leg 84c of hasp bar 84 is angled upward and towards 62a.
Fig. 4 illustrates alarm unit 20 and dropout groove 24.The size of groove 24 is done to such an extent that can hold a driver bit, so that hasp bar 84 20 is separated from the unit.
Fig. 5 illustrates unit 20 and comprises a hasp lock pin 85 that engages with the far-end 84b of hasp bar 84.A guiding wall 322 is in abutting connection with groove 24.For unit 20 is deviate from from mounting panel 17, guiding wall 322 effects are that driver bit is guided on the end face of the supporting leg 84c of hasp bar 84 into, to press down supporting leg 84c free-end 84b are taken off from hasp lock pin 85.Hasp lock pin 85 is a upright wall parts weak point, that inwardly point to of the roof 20B of alarm unit 20.
The attached component to mounting panel 17 of alarm unit 119 (being shown in Fig. 2) is identical with the attached component of alarm unit 20, thereby needn't describe in detail.
Fig. 6 illustrates another kind of mounting panel 417 of the present invention.This mounting panel 417 is specially adapted to a wide block terminal of list and comprises hasp bar 84 and dependency structure as previously mentioned, is used for electronic unit is fixed to mounting panel 417 such as a stroboscopic lamp 20 or audible alarm 119.
Be arranged in the contact pin 106 that a groove 422 on the bottom of mounting panel 417 holds electronic unit, as previously mentioned.Mounting panel 417 comprises that a depressed area 430 is used for holding slidably an alarm unit.This depressed area 430 is surrounded by an architrave 432.
Be positioned at depressed area 430 the center be a hole 440, be used between electronic unit of installing 20,199 and block terminal, passing electric wire.Holding at screw between post and the groove 422 is an ovallized column 444,446.
Ovallized column 444,446 respectively holds a securing member accommodation hole that is connected to block terminal, securing member 38a as shown in Figure 2, the screw of 40a.The elliptical shape of post 444,446 makes it possible to respect to block terminal mounting panel 417 be done some vertical adjustment, especially in order to reach aesthetic appearance.The cross section of mounting panel 417 such as U. S. application No.08/953,122 is described, and the present invention has also made a little modifications certainly.
Another embodiment shown in Fig. 6 can be used for alarm unit shown in Figure 2, stroboscopic lamp 20 and audible alarm 119.For using these alarms, the contact pin 110 on alarm unit can roll over easily, as U. S. application No.08/953, shown in 122.The alarm unit of Xiu Gaiing has the rectangular profile of a band fillet to be assemblied in closely in the depressed area 430 like this.
The present invention also provides a kind of alarm unit 20,119 has been fixed on system on the mounting panel 17,417, does not need instrument to fix, and only needs one can be folded down screwdriver to alarm unit from mounting panel.This system can be fixedly mounted on the mounting panel alarm unit fast.This system provides lower component costs and production cost by eliminating metal fastenings, and each unit is installed in by reducing the needed time reduces installation cost on its mounting panel.
In sum, can notice, can carry out various modifications and change not departing under true spirit of the present invention and the scope.It should also be understood that particular embodiments illustrated herein do not have restricted meaning.The scope of disclosure intends covering by appending claims, and all modifications are all in the scope of claims.
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1. one kind is applicable to mounting panel and the electric appliance unit that is installed in the block terminal, and block terminal has a unlimited front and has in abutting connection with the installing hole that opens wide the front,
Mounting panel contains a wall and has the securing member accommodation hole, the installing hole on the accommodation hole alignment block terminal; With the zone that is used for installing an electric device on the exposed surface of a described wall, described wall have one first snap-engagement portion and
Electric appliance unit contains second a snap-engagement portion of aliging with the first snap-engagement portion, and configuration must engage with the described first snap-engagement portion when described electric appliance unit is coupled on the described mounting panel.
2. according to the mounting panel and the electric appliance unit of claim 1, it is characterized in that described zone comprises that at least one is used for holding slidably the depression of the part of electric appliance unit.
3. according to the mounting panel and the electric appliance unit of claim 2, it is characterized in that described depression comprises an aperture that is used to pass from the electric wire of electric appliance unit and block terminal.
4. according to the mounting panel and the electric appliance unit of claim 3, it is characterized in that described depression comprises a groove, be arranged to can hold electric appliance unit a contact pin in described groove.
5. according to the mounting panel and the electric appliance unit of claim 1, it is characterized in that, described mounting panel contains one and the isolated groove of the described first snap-engagement portion, described groove is partly defined by a front wall portion, and described electric appliance unit contains a configuration must be contained in contact pin in the described groove, and described front wall portion limits described contact pin and moves along the direction that is orthogonal to described wall.
6. according to the mounting panel and the electric appliance unit of claim 5, it is characterized in that, described groove forms to such an extent that described contact pin can be pivoted therein, with described electric appliance unit from the primary importance that described first and second attachment separate, drive the second place of a mutual snap-engagement of described first and second attachment.
7. according to the mounting panel and the electric appliance unit of claim 6, it is characterized in that electric appliance unit contains the output unit of at least one visual alarm indication and the output unit of an audible alarm indication.
8. according to the mounting panel and the electric appliance unit of claim 1, it is characterized in that, described electronic unit comprises that an instrument that aligns with described second fastening component holds groove, and its size is done to such an extent that hold an instrument and throw off the described first and second snap-engagement parts.
9. according to the mounting panel and the electric appliance unit of claim 1, it is characterized in that element and described second attachment that described first attachment contain a hook-type contain a flange, described flange can engage described hook component.
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| US09/553,578 US6838997B1 (en) | 1997-10-17 | 2000-04-20 | Fastenerless connection for output device |
| US09/553,578 | 2000-04-20 |
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| GB2551494A (en) * | 2016-06-15 | 2017-12-27 | Orisec Ltd | Alarm bell box with hinged cover |
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| CN110999003A (en) * | 2017-07-24 | 2020-04-10 | 布蒂克诺公司 | Composite cover plate for wall-mounted modular electrical apparatus and group of components for wall-mounted modular electrical apparatus |
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