EP0237409A1 - Device for the suspension and lighting of objects - Google Patents

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EP0237409A1
EP0237409A1 EP87400447A EP87400447A EP0237409A1 EP 0237409 A1 EP0237409 A1 EP 0237409A1 EP 87400447 A EP87400447 A EP 87400447A EP 87400447 A EP87400447 A EP 87400447A EP 0237409 A1 EP0237409 A1 EP 0237409A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G1/00—Mirrors; Picture frames or the like, e.g. provided with heating, lighting or ventilating means
    • A47G1/16—Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like
    • A47G1/1686—Picture rails; Accessories therefor, e.g. hooks or the like, specially adapted for use with picture rails
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/34—Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element
    • F21V21/35—Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element with direct electrical contact between the supporting element and electric conductors running along the guiding element

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  • the present invention relates to a device for hanging and lighting objects such as, for example, paintings, tapestries, sculptures, etc., and more particularly a device of the type comprising a hooking member capable of being hung. on a horizontal rail and carrying electrical contact parts intended to be brought into contact with electrical conductors running along the rail, so as to ensure both the mechanical connection between the rail and an object fixed to the member attachment and the electrical connection between the rail and lighting means associated with the object.
  • German patent application DE-A-2 410 016 describes a device of this kind comprising two hooks fixed to the object and hanging on a rail, each hook coming into contact with a particular conductor, in the form of a bar, carried by rail.
  • An advantage of the known devices mentioned above consists in the possibility of modifying at will the location of the object suspended along the rail.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a device which satisfies these requirements.
  • a device of the type defined at the head of this description which comprises: - a rod with electrical conductors carried by the rod along the latter, a means for attaching an object mounted on the rod and having a position which can be adjusted vertically along the latter, - A connection module fixed to one end of the rod and made so as to be able to engage on the rail to ensure the suspension of the rod and of the object fixed to it, the connection module comprising the parts of contact which are respectively connected to the conductors carried by the rod and which project from the connection module to come into contact with the conductors carried by the rail respectively when the connection module is engaged on the rail, and - A connection module mounted on the rod and vertically adjustable position along the latter, the connection module comprising connection elements which are capable of being electrically connected to a lighting device and which can be brought respectively in contact with the conductors carried by the rod.
  • the rod serves as a suspension member on the rail and as an electrical connection with the conductors of the rail and the positions of the means for attaching an object and the connection module to which a lighting device can be connected are vertically adjustable along the rod.
  • the suspension and lighting device comprises a metal or plastic rail 1 intended to be fixed horizontally to a wall or to any other vertical or horizontal part.
  • the rail 1 forms a support element for one or more rods 2 with rectangular or square section, also made of metal or plastic.
  • Rail 1 ( Figures 1, 3) not only forms a support structure but also an electrical distribution rail.
  • Two electrical conductors 5a, 5b are embedded in an insulating sheath 4 which extends longitudinally over the entire length of the rail at the bottom of a gutter 3 formed by the rail.
  • the conductors 5a, 5b are accessible through grooves 9a, 9b formed in the insulating sheath 4, from the upper face thereof, over the entire length of the rail.
  • the rod 2 ( Figures 1, 2) is also provided over its entire length with electrical conductors 6a, 6b embedded in insulating sheaths 8a, 8b which are housed in grooves formed along the rod on two opposite sides thereof .
  • the rod 2 is electrically and mechanically connected to the rail 1 by means of a connection module 10, while a connection module 14 and a hooking piece 19 are mounted on the rod 2 to allow respectively the power supply with a lighting lamp and the hanging of an object to hang.
  • connection module 14 preferably made of plastic, has a vertical passage with a section corresponding to that of the rod 2 so as to be able to to be strung on it.
  • Horizontal passages 14a, 14b are formed in the block 14 which open, at one of their ends, on two opposite sides of the block 14 and, at their other ends, in the passage crossed by the rod 2, at the sheaths insulators 8a, 8b.
  • Metal rings 15a, 15b are inserted in the two passages 14a, 14b and are blocked there longitudinally, for example by overmolding of the block 14.
  • In the rings 15a, 15b, are screwed needle screws 16a, 16b.
  • Conductors 17a, 17b are embedded in the block 14 and connect the rings 15a, 15b to a socket formed on one side of the block 14 to allow the plugging of a socket 18 for supplying a lighting lamp (not shown).
  • connection block 14 along the rod is easily adjustable, the electrical connection with the conductors 6a, 6b of the rod being produced by perforation of the insulating sheaths 8a, 8b by the points of the needle screws 16a, 16b when these are screwed into the rings 15a, 15b.
  • any other known device allowing electrical connection to an insulated conductor may be used, for example a device of the self-stripping type.
  • the attachment part 19 is also produced so as to be able to slide along the rod 2.
  • this part 19 is in the form of a block which is provided with a hook and whose attachment to the rod is made by blocking by means of a screw, or by self-locking under the effect of the weight of the suspended object.
  • any other desired form of attachment piece can be used.
  • connection module 10 is a generally rectangular-shaped part, for example made of plastic.
  • the shape of the module 10 is chosen so that it is housed in the gutter 3 of the rail 1, above the sheath 4, being guided between vertical wings of the rail which laterally delimit the gutter 3.
  • a housing 13 is formed in the module 10 to receive the 90 ° folded end portion of the rod 2 ( Figures 1 and 5).
  • the connection module 10 is in two parts, a lower part which engages in the gutter of the rail 1 and an upper part 10a forming a cover which encloses the folded end of the rod 2.
  • contact parts 11a, 11b are inserted vertically into the connection module 10 and are pressed therein, for example by overmolding of the lower part thereof.
  • the conductors 8a, 8b of the rod 2 extend beyond the folded end of the rod 2 to be connected to the contact parts 11a, 11b, by welding or by any other suitable means.
  • the cover 10a and the lower part of the connection module 10 are shaped so as to enclose the folded end part of the rod 2, the extensions of the conductors 8a and 8b and the parts of the contact parts 11a, 11b to which these conductors are connected.
  • the connection between the cover 10a and the lower part of the module 10 is carried out by any suitable means, for example by means of screws (not shown) or by gluing.
  • the contact pieces 11a, 11b protrude at locations and over a length such that they penetrate into the grooves 9a, 9b over a distance sufficient to come into contact with the conductors 5a, 5b of the rail.
  • the electrical connection between the contact parts 11a, 11b and the respective conductors 5a, 5b is effectively ensured under the effect of the weight of the suspended object, weight transmitted to the module 10 by the rod 2, thanks to its folded end which engages in the module 10, the latter being guided vertically between the vertical wings of the rail 2 which delimit the gutter 3.
  • the rod 2 and the connection module 10 can be very easily moved along the rail 1 by simply unhooking and hanging up the rod, the hooking up allowing the mechanical connection and the electrical connection to be made simultaneously.
  • Unhooking the object suspended from the rod 2 interrupts the electrical supply to the lighting device insofar as the weight of the rod alone is insufficient to maintain the connection with the conductors of the rail.
  • This interruption can be used to produce an alarm signal by detecting the variation in electrical resistance in the load circuit supplied by the conductors 5a, 5b, as a result of the disconnection of the lighting device.
  • the variation in electrical resistance is detected by any suitable means, for example a Wheatstone bridge circuit.
  • the power supply is produced by a two-conductor circuit without earth, it is preferable to use a source of low voltage or very low voltage electrical energy.

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Abstract

Une tige (2) portant des conducteurs électriques est solidaire à une extrémité d'un module de liaison (10) adapté pour pouvoir s'engager sur un rail (1) et portant des pièces de contact électrique (11a) destinées à venir au contact de conducteurs (5a, 5b) courant le long du rail, de manière à assurer à la fois : (a) la liaison mécanique entre le rail et un objet fixé à un moyen d'accrochage (19) de position réglable sur la tige, et (b) la liaison électrique entre les conducteurs du rail et une prise (18) d'alimentation électrique d'un dispositif d'éclairage via les conducteurs de la tige (2) et un module de connexion (14) monté sur la tige et de position réglable sur celle-ci.

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A rod (2) carrying electrical conductors is integral with one end of a connection module (10) adapted to be able to engage on a rail (1) and carrying electrical contact parts (11a) intended to come into contact conductors (5a, 5b) running along the rail, so as to ensure both: (a) the mechanical connection between the rail and an object fixed to a hooking means (19) of adjustable position on the rod, and (b) the electrical connection between the conductors of the rail and a socket (18) for the electrical supply of a lighting device via the conductors of the rod (2) and a connection module (14) mounted on the rod and adjustable position thereon.
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Description

La présente invention concerne un dispositif pour la suspension et l'éclairage d'objets comme, par exemple, des tableaux, tapisseries, sculptures, ...., et plus particulièrement un dispositif du type comportant un organe d'accrochage apte à être accroché sur un rail horizontal et portant des pièces de contact électrique destinées à être amenées en contact avec des conducteurs électriques courant le long du rail, de manière à assurer à la fois la liaison mécanique entre le rail et un objet fixé à l'organe d'accrochage et la liaison électrique entre le rail et des moyens d'éclairage associés à l'objet.The present invention relates to a device for hanging and lighting objects such as, for example, paintings, tapestries, sculptures, etc., and more particularly a device of the type comprising a hooking member capable of being hung. on a horizontal rail and carrying electrical contact parts intended to be brought into contact with electrical conductors running along the rail, so as to ensure both the mechanical connection between the rail and an object fixed to the member attachment and the electrical connection between the rail and lighting means associated with the object.

La demande de brevet allemand DE-A-2 410 016 décrit un dispositif de ce genre comprenant deux crochets fixés à l'objet et s'accrochant sur un rail, chaque crochet venant en contact avec un conducteur particulier, en forme de barre, porté par le rail.German patent application DE-A-2 410 016 describes a device of this kind comprising two hooks fixed to the object and hanging on a rail, each hook coming into contact with a particular conductor, in the form of a bar, carried by rail.

De nombreux systèmes sont par ailleurs connus qui permettent de suspendre un luminaire à tout endroit désiré le long d'un rail. A titre d'exemple, on pourra se référer au brevet US 3 391 377 qui décrit plus particulièrement une pièce de raccordement reliée par un conducteur souple à la lampe du luminaire et muni de pièces de contact en forme de pointes aptes à perforer un isolant gainant les conducteurs portés par le rail. La suspension du luminaire est assurée séparément par des tiges qui s'accrochent sur le rail.Many systems are also known which make it possible to suspend a luminaire at any desired location along a rail. By way of example, reference may be made to US Pat. No. 3,391,377 which more particularly describes a connection piece connected by a flexible conductor to the lamp of the luminaire and provided with contact pieces in the form of spikes capable of perforating a sheathing insulator. conductors carried by the rail. The suspension of the luminaire is ensured separately by rods which hang on the rail.

Un avantage des dispositifs connus évoqués ci-avant consiste dans la possibilité de modifier à volonté l'emplacement de l'objet suspendu le long du rail.An advantage of the known devices mentioned above consists in the possibility of modifying at will the location of the object suspended along the rail.

Toutefois, en particulier dans le cas de dispositifs pour la suspension et l'éclairage d'objets d'art, par exemple dans des salles d'exposition, il est également souhaitable de disposer de moyens qui combinent les fonctions de suspension et d'alimentation électrique le plus simplement possible tout en étant réutilisables pour différents types d'objets et en autorisant un réglage de la position des objets non seulement horizontalement le long du rail mais aussi verticalement.However, in particular in the case of devices for hanging and lighting works of art, for example in exhibition halls, it is also desirable to have means which combine the functions of suspension and supply electric as simply as possible while being reusable for different types of objects and allowing adjustment of the position of objects not only horizontally along the rail but also vertically.

L'invention a pour but de fournir un dispositif satisfaisant à ces exigences.The object of the invention is to provide a device which satisfies these requirements.

Ce but est atteint grâce à un dispositif du type défini en tête de la présente description et qui comporte :
    - une tige avec des conducteurs électriques portés par la tige le long de celle-ci,
    - un moyen d'accrochage d'un objet monté sur la tige et de position réglable verticalement le long de celle-ci,
    - un module de liaison fixé à une extrémité de la tige et réalisé de manière à pouvoir s'engager sur le rail pour assurer la suspension de la tige et de l'objet fixé à celle-ci, le module de liaison comprenant les pièces de contact qui sont reliées respectivement aux conducteurs portés par la tige et qui font saillie du module de liaison pour venir respectivement au contact des conducteurs portés par le rail lorsque le module de liaison est engagé sur le rail, et
    - un module de connexion monté sur la tige et de position réglable verticalement le long de celle-ci, le module de connexion comprenant des éléments de connexion qui sont susceptibles d'être électriquement reliés à un dispositif d'éclairage et qui peuvent être amenés respectivement au contact des conducteurs portés par la tige.This object is achieved by a device of the type defined at the head of this description and which comprises:
- a rod with electrical conductors carried by the rod along the latter,
a means for attaching an object mounted on the rod and having a position which can be adjusted vertically along the latter,
- A connection module fixed to one end of the rod and made so as to be able to engage on the rail to ensure the suspension of the rod and of the object fixed to it, the connection module comprising the parts of contact which are respectively connected to the conductors carried by the rod and which project from the connection module to come into contact with the conductors carried by the rail respectively when the connection module is engaged on the rail, and
- A connection module mounted on the rod and vertically adjustable position along the latter, the connection module comprising connection elements which are capable of being electrically connected to a lighting device and which can be brought respectively in contact with the conductors carried by the rod.

Ainsi, la tige sert d'organe de suspension sur le rail et de liaison électrique avec les conducteurs du rail et les positions du moyen d'accrochage d'un objet et du module de connexion sur lequel peut être branché un dispositif d'éclairage sont réglables verticalement le long de la tige.Thus, the rod serves as a suspension member on the rail and as an electrical connection with the conductors of the rail and the positions of the means for attaching an object and the connection module to which a lighting device can be connected are vertically adjustable along the rod.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description faite ci-après, à titre indicatif mais non limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :

  • - la figure 1 est une vue générale montrant différents éléments non assemblés d'un mode de réalisation d'un dispositif conforme à l'invention,
  • - la figure 2 est une vue en coupe transversale de la tige du dispositif de la figure 1,
  • - la figure 3 est une vue partielle du rail du dispositif de la figure 1,
  • - la figure 4 est une vue en coupe suivant le plan B-B de la figure 1 du module de connexion monté sur la tige du dispositif, et
  • - la figure 5 est une vue partielle en perspective du module de liaison entre la tige et le rail.
The invention will be better understood on reading the description given below, by way of indication but not limitation, with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a general view showing different unassembled elements of an embodiment of a device according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the rod of the device in FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a partial view of the rail of the device in FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view along the plane BB of FIG. 1 of the connection module mounted on the rod of the device, and
  • - Figure 5 is a partial perspective view of the connection module between the rod and the rail.

Tel que représenté sur la figure 1, le dispositif de suspension et d'éclairage comprend un rail 1 métallique ou en matière plastique destiné à être fixé horizontalement sur un mur ou sur toute autre partie verticale ou horizontale. Le rail 1 forme un élément de support pour une ou plusieurs tiges 2 à section rectangulaire ou carrée, également en métal ou en matière plastique.As shown in FIG. 1, the suspension and lighting device comprises a metal or plastic rail 1 intended to be fixed horizontally to a wall or to any other vertical or horizontal part. The rail 1 forms a support element for one or more rods 2 with rectangular or square section, also made of metal or plastic.

Le rail 1 (figures 1, 3) forme non seulement une structure de support mais aussi un rail de distribution électrique. Deux conducteurs électriques 5a, 5b sont noyés dans une gaine isolante 4 qui s'étend longitudinalement sur toute la longueur du rail au fond d'une gouttière 3 formée par le rail. Les conducteurs 5a, 5b sont accessibles à travers des rainures 9a, 9b pratiquées dans la gaine isolante 4, à partir de la face supérieure de celle-ci, sur toute la longueur du rail. La tige 2 (figures 1, 2) est également munie sur toute sa longueur de conducteurs électriques 6a, 6b noyés dans des gaines isolantes 8a, 8b qui sont logées dans des rainures formées le long de la tige sur deux faces opposées de celle-ci.Rail 1 (Figures 1, 3) not only forms a support structure but also an electrical distribution rail. Two electrical conductors 5a, 5b are embedded in an insulating sheath 4 which extends longitudinally over the entire length of the rail at the bottom of a gutter 3 formed by the rail. The conductors 5a, 5b are accessible through grooves 9a, 9b formed in the insulating sheath 4, from the upper face thereof, over the entire length of the rail. The rod 2 (Figures 1, 2) is also provided over its entire length with electrical conductors 6a, 6b embedded in insulating sheaths 8a, 8b which are housed in grooves formed along the rod on two opposite sides thereof .

A une extrémité, la tige 2 est reliée électriquement et mécaniquement au rail 1 au moyen d'un module de liaison 10, tandis qu'un module de connexion 14 et une pièce d'accrochage 19 sont montés sur la tige 2 pour permettre respectivement l'alimentation électrique avec une lampe d'éclairage et l'accrochage d'un objet à suspendre.At one end, the rod 2 is electrically and mechanically connected to the rail 1 by means of a connection module 10, while a connection module 14 and a hooking piece 19 are mounted on the rod 2 to allow respectively the power supply with a lighting lamp and the hanging of an object to hang.

Comme le montre la figure 4, le module de connexion 14, de préférence en matière plastique, présente un passage vertical de section correspondant à celle de la tige 2 de manière à pouvoir être enfilé sur celle-ci. Des passages horizontaux 14a, 14b sont formés dans le bloc 14 qui s'ouvrent, à une de leurs extrémités, sur deux côtés opposés du bloc 14 et, à leurs autres extrémités, dans le passage traversé par la tige 2, au niveau des gaines isolantes 8a, 8b. Des bagues métalliques 15a, 15b sont insérées dans les deux passages 14a, 14b et y sont bloquées longitudinalement, par exemple par surmoulage du bloc 14. Dans les bagues 15a, 15b, sont vissées des vis-pointeaux 16a, 16b. Des conducteurs 17a, 17b sont noyés dans le bloc 14 et relient les bagues 15a, 15b à une prise femelle formée sur un côté du bloc 14 pour permettre l'enfichage d'une prise 18 d'alimentation d'une lampe d'éclairage (non représentée).As shown in FIG. 4, the connection module 14, preferably made of plastic, has a vertical passage with a section corresponding to that of the rod 2 so as to be able to to be strung on it. Horizontal passages 14a, 14b are formed in the block 14 which open, at one of their ends, on two opposite sides of the block 14 and, at their other ends, in the passage crossed by the rod 2, at the sheaths insulators 8a, 8b. Metal rings 15a, 15b are inserted in the two passages 14a, 14b and are blocked there longitudinally, for example by overmolding of the block 14. In the rings 15a, 15b, are screwed needle screws 16a, 16b. Conductors 17a, 17b are embedded in the block 14 and connect the rings 15a, 15b to a socket formed on one side of the block 14 to allow the plugging of a socket 18 for supplying a lighting lamp ( not shown).

Ainsi, la position du bloc de connexion 14 le long de la tige est aisément réglable, la liaison électrique avec les conducteurs 6a, 6b de la tige étant réalisée par perforation des gaines isolantes 8a, 8b par les pointes des vis pointeaux 16a, 16b lorsque celles-ci sont vissées dans les bagues 15a, 15b.Thus, the position of the connection block 14 along the rod is easily adjustable, the electrical connection with the conductors 6a, 6b of the rod being produced by perforation of the insulating sheaths 8a, 8b by the points of the needle screws 16a, 16b when these are screwed into the rings 15a, 15b.

Bien que l'on ait ici envisagé l'utilisation de vis pointeaux, on notera que tout autre dispositif connu permettant une connexion électrique sur un conducteur isolé pourra être utilisé, par exemple un dispositif de type auto-dénudant.Although the use of needle screws has been considered here, it will be noted that any other known device allowing electrical connection to an insulated conductor may be used, for example a device of the self-stripping type.

La pièce d'accrochage 19 est également réalisée de manière à pouvoir coulisser le long de la tige 2. Dans l'exemple illustré, cette pièce 19 est sous forme d'un bloc qui est muni d'un crochet et dont la fixation sur la tige est réalisée par blocage au moyen d'une vis, ou par auto-blocage sous l'effet du poids de l'objet suspendu. Bien entendu, toute autre forme désirée de pièce d'accrochage pourra être utilisée.The attachment part 19 is also produced so as to be able to slide along the rod 2. In the example illustrated, this part 19 is in the form of a block which is provided with a hook and whose attachment to the rod is made by blocking by means of a screw, or by self-locking under the effect of the weight of the suspended object. Of course, any other desired form of attachment piece can be used.

Le module de liaison 10 est une pièce de forme générale parallélépipédique par exemple en matière plastique. La forme du module 10 est choisie de manière que celui-ci se loge dans la gouttière 3 du rail 1, au-dessus de la gaine 4, en étant guidé entre des ailes verticales du rail qui délimitent latéralement la gouttière 3. Un logement 13 est formé dans le module 10 pour recevoir la partie d'extrémité repliée à 90° de la tige 2 (figures 1 et 5). Dans l'exemple illustré, le module de liaison 10 est en deux parties, une partie inférieure qui s'engage dans la gouttière du rail 1 et une partie supérieure 10a formant couvercle qui vient enserrer l'extrémité repliée de la tige 2.The connection module 10 is a generally rectangular-shaped part, for example made of plastic. The shape of the module 10 is chosen so that it is housed in the gutter 3 of the rail 1, above the sheath 4, being guided between vertical wings of the rail which laterally delimit the gutter 3. A housing 13 is formed in the module 10 to receive the 90 ° folded end portion of the rod 2 (Figures 1 and 5). In the example illustrated, the connection module 10 is in two parts, a lower part which engages in the gutter of the rail 1 and an upper part 10a forming a cover which encloses the folded end of the rod 2.

Comme le montre plus particulièrement la figure 5, des pièces de contact 11a, 11b sont insérées verticalement dans le module de liaison 10 et y sont plaquées par exemple par surmoulage de la partie inférieure de celui-ci. Les conducteurs 8a, 8b de la tige 2 se prolongent au-delà de l'extrémité repliée de la tige 2 pour être reliés aux pièces de contact 11a, 11b, par soudure ou par tout autre moyen approprié. Le couvercle 10a et la partie inférieure du module de liaison 10 sont conformés de manière à enserrer la partie d'extrémité repliée de la tige 2, les prolongations des conducteurs 8a et 8b et les parties des pièces de contact 11a, 11b auxquelles ces conducteurs sont reliés. La liaison entre le couvercle 10a et la partie inférieure du module 10 est réalisée par tout moyen approprié, par exemple au moyen de vis (non représentées) ou par collage.As shown more particularly in FIG. 5, contact parts 11a, 11b are inserted vertically into the connection module 10 and are pressed therein, for example by overmolding of the lower part thereof. The conductors 8a, 8b of the rod 2 extend beyond the folded end of the rod 2 to be connected to the contact parts 11a, 11b, by welding or by any other suitable means. The cover 10a and the lower part of the connection module 10 are shaped so as to enclose the folded end part of the rod 2, the extensions of the conductors 8a and 8b and the parts of the contact parts 11a, 11b to which these conductors are connected. The connection between the cover 10a and the lower part of the module 10 is carried out by any suitable means, for example by means of screws (not shown) or by gluing.

Du côté inférieur du module de liaison 10, les pièces de contact 11a, 11b font saillie en des emplacements et sur une longueur tels qu'elles pénètrent dans les rainures 9a, 9b sur une distance suffisante pour venir au contact des conducteurs 5a, 5b du rail. La liaison électrique entre les pièces de contact 11a, 11b et les conducteurs respectifs 5a, 5b est assurée de façon efficace sous l'effet du poids de l'objet suspendu, poids transmis au module 10 par la tige 2, grâce à son extrémité repliée qui s'engage dans le module 10, ce dernier étant guidé verticalement entre les ailes verticales du rail 2 qui délimitent la gouttière 3.On the lower side of the connection module 10, the contact pieces 11a, 11b protrude at locations and over a length such that they penetrate into the grooves 9a, 9b over a distance sufficient to come into contact with the conductors 5a, 5b of the rail. The electrical connection between the contact parts 11a, 11b and the respective conductors 5a, 5b is effectively ensured under the effect of the weight of the suspended object, weight transmitted to the module 10 by the rod 2, thanks to its folded end which engages in the module 10, the latter being guided vertically between the vertical wings of the rail 2 which delimit the gutter 3.

La tige 2 et le module de liaison 10 peuvent être très facilement déplacés le long du rail 1 par simple décrochage et raccrochage de la tige, le raccrochage permettant de réaliser simultanément la liaison mécanique et la liaison électrique.The rod 2 and the connection module 10 can be very easily moved along the rail 1 by simply unhooking and hanging up the rod, the hooking up allowing the mechanical connection and the electrical connection to be made simultaneously.

Le décrochage de l'objet suspendu à la tige 2 interrompt l'alimentation électrique du dispositif d'éclairage dans la mesure où le poids de la tige seule est insuffisant pour maintenir la connexion avec les conducteurs du rail. Cette interruption peut être mise à profit pour produire un signal d'alarme par détection de la variation de résistance électrique dans le circuit de charge alimenté par les conducteurs 5a, 5b, par suite de la déconnexion du dispositif d'éclairage. La variation de résistance électrique est détectée par tout moyen approprié, par exemple un circuit à pont de Wheatstone.Unhooking the object suspended from the rod 2 interrupts the electrical supply to the lighting device insofar as the weight of the rod alone is insufficient to maintain the connection with the conductors of the rail. This interruption can be used to produce an alarm signal by detecting the variation in electrical resistance in the load circuit supplied by the conductors 5a, 5b, as a result of the disconnection of the lighting device. The variation in electrical resistance is detected by any suitable means, for example a Wheatstone bridge circuit.

L'alimentation électrique étant réalisée par un circuit à deux conducteurs sans masse, on utilisera de préférence une source d'énergie électrique basse tension ou très basse tension.Since the power supply is produced by a two-conductor circuit without earth, it is preferable to use a source of low voltage or very low voltage electrical energy.

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1. Dispositif pour la suspension et l'éclairage d'objets comprenant un organe d'accrochage (2, 10) apte à être accroché sur un rail horizontal (1) et portant des pièces de contact électrique (11a, 11b) destinées à être amenées en contact avec des conducteurs électriques (5a, 5b) courant le long du rail, de manière à assurer la suspension sur le rail d'un objet fixé à l'organe d'accrochage et la liaison électrique entre les conducteurs du rail et des moyens d'éclairage associés à l'objet,
dispositif caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte :
    - une tige (2) avec des conducteurs électriques (6a, 6b) portés par la tige le long de celle-ci,
    - un moyen d'accrochage (19) d'un objet monté sur la tige (2) et de position réglable verticalement le long de celle-ci,
    - un module de liaison (10) fixé à une extrémité de la tige (2) et réalisé de manière à pouvoir s'engager sur le rail (1) pour assurer la suspension de la tige et de l'objet fixé à celle-ci, le module de liaison comprenant les pièces de contact (11a, 11b) qui sont reliées respectivement aux conducteurs (6a, 6b) portés par la tige et qui font saillie du module de liaison (10) pour venir respectivement au contact des conducteurs (5a, 5b) portés par le rail lorsque le module de liaison est engagé sur le rail, et
    - un module de connexion (14) monté sur la tige (2) et de position réglable verticalement le long de celle-ci, le module de connexion comprenant des éléments de connexion (16a, 16b) qui sont susceptibles d'être électriquement reliés à un dispositif d'éclairage et qui peuvent être amenés respectivement au contact des conducteurs (6a, 6b) portés par la tige.1. Device for hanging and lighting objects comprising a hooking member (2, 10) capable of being hung on a horizontal rail (1) and carrying electrical contact parts (11a, 11b) intended to be brought into contact with electrical conductors (5a, 5b) running along the rail, so as to ensure the suspension on the rail of an object fixed to the fastening member and the electrical connection between the conductors of the rail and lighting means associated with the object,
device characterized in that it comprises:
- a rod (2) with electrical conductors (6a, 6b) carried by the rod along the latter,
a means of attachment (19) of an object mounted on the rod (2) and of position adjustable vertically along the latter,
- A connection module (10) fixed to one end of the rod (2) and produced so as to be able to engage on the rail (1) to ensure the suspension of the rod and of the object fixed to it , the connection module comprising the contact parts (11a, 11b) which are respectively connected to the conductors (6a, 6b) carried by the rod and which project from the connection module (10) to come into contact with the conductors (5a respectively) , 5b) carried by the rail when the connection module is engaged on the rail, and
- a connection module (14) mounted on the rod (2) and of vertically adjustable position along the latter, the connection module comprising connection elements (16a, 16b) which are capable of being electrically connected to a lighting device which can be brought respectively into contact with the conductors (6a, 6b) carried by the rod. 2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les pièces de contact (11a, 11b) font saillie du module de liaison (10) pour réaliser la liaison électrique avec les conducteurs (5a, 5b) du rail (1) à travers des rainures formées dans un isolant (4) entourant ceux-ci.2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact parts (11a, 11b) protrude from the connection module (10) to make the electrical connection with the conductors (5a, 5b) of the rail (1) through grooves formed in an insulator (4) surrounding them. 3. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que le module de liaison (10) s'adapte dans une gouttière (3) du rail (1) au fond de laquelle sont disposés les conducteurs électriques (5a, 5b) du rail.3. Device according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the connection module (10) fits in a gutter (3) of the rail (1) at the bottom of which are arranged the electrical conductors (5a, 5b) of the rail. 4. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le module de connexion (14) comprend des éléments de connexion (16a, 16b) qui établissent une liaison électrique avec les conducteurs (6a, 6b) de la tige par perforation d'une gaine isolante entourant chacun de ceux-ci.4. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the connection module (14) comprises connection elements (16a, 16b) which establish an electrical connection with the conductors (6a, 6b) of the rod by perforation of an insulating sheath surrounding each of these. 5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que des moyens sont prévus pour signaler le décrochage de l'objet suspendu à la tige par détection de la déconnexion du dispositif d'éclairage résultant de l'interruption de la liaison électrique avec les conducteurs électriques du rail.5. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that means are provided for signaling the stall of the object suspended from the rod by detection of the disconnection of the lighting device resulting from the interruption of the electrical connection with the electrical conductors of the rail.
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