EP0676834A1 - Accessoires for mechanical and electrical assembling of track lighting systems - Google Patents

Accessoires for mechanical and electrical assembling of track lighting systems Download PDF

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EP0676834A1
EP0676834A1 EP95200791A EP95200791A EP0676834A1 EP 0676834 A1 EP0676834 A1 EP 0676834A1 EP 95200791 A EP95200791 A EP 95200791A EP 95200791 A EP95200791 A EP 95200791A EP 0676834 A1 EP0676834 A1 EP 0676834A1
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Michel Cacot
André Demares
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  • the present invention relates to an accessory for assembling luminaire rails so as to form with them an L, a T or an X, the rails being cut into sections and being able to be assembled end to end by means of connection elements suitable for the section of the rails, accessory comprising on the one hand a support plate and so-called side walls fixed perpendicular to the support plate and forming with it a section similar to that of the rails, the side walls and the support plate together constituting a sort of gutter in in the form of a cross, and on the other hand, connection elements identical to those allowing the end-to-end assembly of the rail sections, in order to connect each time a rail section with one of the branches of the said cross.
  • An accessory for assembling rails according to the preamble is known from document CH-B-428 939.
  • the accessory according to this document makes it possible to mechanically assemble electrical power gutters in which electrical wires are run to power various devices. , which are not necessarily luminaires, luminaires being also incorporated in some of the gutters.
  • the invention proposes to make it easier to manufacture the accessories and to mount the rails using the accessories.
  • the side walls are formed by means of angle-shaped elements assembled on the support plate, four of them constituting together the kind of gutter in the shape of a cross, and assembly means are provided for at least one of the angle-shaped elements, which are of a type such that this element is removable by an installer.
  • the angle-shaped elements consist of three faces forming a trirectangle trihedron, with a triangular face applied to the support plate and two rectangular faces, the triangular face of the angle-shaped elements is provided with a first and a second orifice, the first of which has a lateral projection facing the second orifice, and the support plate has two screws, the spacing of which corresponds substantially to the distance between the bottom of said protuberance and the axis of the second orifice.
  • This embodiment allows economical manufacture and easy assembly / disassembly of the angle-shaped elements.
  • Each rectangular face advantageously carries along its edge furthest from the triangular face a projecting part for retaining the edge of a connecting element. This means for immobilizing the connection element is particularly simple.
  • each of the connection elements comprises at least one electrical connector element allowing the automatic connection of a section of rail when it is inserted into the accessory.
  • the mounting of the rails is faster, since the mechanical assembly and the electrical connection are carried out in the same operation.
  • a luminaire structure is remarkable in that it includes accessories according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically two models of structure, to illustrate what the assembly accessories are used for.
  • Figure 2 shows in detail an assembly accessory seen from the side of the angle-shaped elements.
  • Figure 3 shows in exploded perspective all the elements of an assembly accessory.
  • FIG. 4 represents a simple square structure, illustrating a difficulty in mounting this structure.
  • Figure 5 illustrates the mounting of a corner of a structure.
  • the two models of structure in Figure 1 consist, for the first (left), of 24 sections of rail, some of which are marked with "T", assembled in three lines each comprising three sections end to end and this in each of two perpendicular directions, and for the second (on the right) of 36 sections of rail, some of which are also marked with "T", assembled in six lines of one section respectively, three sections end to end, five sections end to end end, five sections end to end, three sections end to end, and finally a section, this in each of two perpendicular directions.
  • the first model has sixteen assembly accessories, some of which are marked with "A”
  • the second model has twenty-four, some of which are also marked with "A”.
  • the assembly accessory of FIG. 2 comprises on the one hand a support plate 10 and four angle-shaped elements assembled on the support plate and constituting with it a sort of gutter in the form of a cross, the center of the cross being in the center of the plate 10.
  • These four elements are trihedrons and each have two rectangular faces which constitute side walls fixed perpendicular to the support plate 10, faces indicated by the references respectively 110,111, 120,121, 130,131, 140,141, and each one face triangular indicated by the reference respectively 11, 12, 13, 14.
  • the set of rectangular faces forms with the support plate a kind of gutter in the shape of a cross.
  • connection elements 15, 17 identical to those allowing the end-to-end assembly of the rail sections, make it possible to connect each time a rail section with one of the branches of the cross formed by the accessory.
  • connection elements 15 are in place, which makes it possible to constitute an L-shaped assembly, and the element in the form of an angle 13,130,131 is not used.
  • the trihedron-shaped elements are assembled on the plate 10 by means of a type such that this element is removable by an installer. To the right of the figure is shown in perspective one of these elements in the form of a trihedron, with its triangular face 13 and its two rectangular faces 130 and 131.
  • the face 13 is provided with a first orifice 20 and a second orifice 21
  • the first orifice 20 has a lateral projection facing the second orifice.
  • Each rectangular face 130, 131 of the angle-shaped element 13 carries along its edge furthest from the support plate a strip 19, folded outwards. This folding retains the upper lateral edge of one of the connecting elements 15 or 17.
  • these retaining means for example two cutouts which each release a tongue folded outwards from the dihedral formed by planes 130, 131, or a stamp, can produce the same effect, provided that they provide a projecting part.
  • the support plate 10 has two screws 22, 23 whose spacing corresponds substantially to the distance between the bottom of said protuberance and the axis of the second orifice, and whose head has the same diameter as that of the orifices 20, 21.
  • the head of the screw 23 is passed through the hole 23 in its loose but loosened position, and the triangular face 13 is slid towards the center of the plate, which passes the threaded part of the screw 23 in the lateral projection of the orifice 20; then we can drive the hole 21 around the head of the screw 22. Finally we tighten the screw 23.
  • Each of these trihedral elements is equipped in the same way. Thus each is easily removable by an installer.
  • Each of the connection elements 15, 17 comprises an electrical connector element respectively 16, 18 which allows the automatic connection of a section of rail when the connection element is pressed into it.
  • Figure 3 shows an exploded view of an accessory with reference signs designating objects already mentioned.
  • a cover 24 also makes it possible to hide the technical elements of the accessory, after mounting the rails.
  • FIG. 4 three assembly accessories have been mounted, for example fixed to a ceiling, either directly below, or suspended by a system of rods, not shown.
  • the assembly accessory has been mounted at the bottom left of the figure, by pushing it in according to arrow 5 at the end of an already assembled section and then fixing it to the ceiling. Then the last two sections were pushed in according to arrows 4 and 6. It remains to mount the last assembly accessory at the bottom right.
  • the assembly is impossible without twisting the elements already mounted, since it is not possible to push it in both directions 4 and 6.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the mounting of this latter element in the case of an assembly accessory according to the invention.
  • 1 we remove one of the four angle-shaped elements, and in 2 we push a connecting element into the horizontal section.
  • the assembly accessory, fitted with a connection element is inserted into that of the rails which has no connection element.
  • the element is replaced in the form of an angle iron which was removed at the start.

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The accessory is for assembling lighting rails to form L, T or X shapes, the rails being divided into sections that can be assembled tip to tip via interconnection elements. The accessory comprises a support plate (10) with four corner elements assembled on the plate. Each corner element includes a triangular face (13) and two rectangular panels standing up from two of the three edges of the triangle. Together these four elements define a cross-shaped channel on the support plate. Connection elements (15,17) may be fitted into the channels of the fitting, thus defining channels along which cables may be placed. A cover (24) fits over the base support plate (10). <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un accessoire pour assembler des rails de luminaires de façon à former avec eux un L, un T ou un X, les rails étant découpés en tronçons et pouvant être assemblés bout à bout au moyen d'éléments de raccordement adaptés à la section des rails, accessoire comportant d'une part une plaque support et des parois dites latérales fixées perpendiculairement à la plaque support et formant avec elle une section semblable à celle des rails, les parois latérales et la plaque support constituant ensemble une sorte de gouttière en forme de croix, et d'autre part des éléments de raccordement identiques à ceux permettant l'assemblage bout à bout des tronçons de rail, pour raccorder à chaque fois un tronçon de rail avec une des branches de la dite croix.The present invention relates to an accessory for assembling luminaire rails so as to form with them an L, a T or an X, the rails being cut into sections and being able to be assembled end to end by means of connection elements suitable for the section of the rails, accessory comprising on the one hand a support plate and so-called side walls fixed perpendicular to the support plate and forming with it a section similar to that of the rails, the side walls and the support plate together constituting a sort of gutter in in the form of a cross, and on the other hand, connection elements identical to those allowing the end-to-end assembly of the rail sections, in order to connect each time a rail section with one of the branches of the said cross.

Un accessoire d'assemblage de rails selon le préambule est connu du document CH-B-428 939. L'accessoire selon ce document permet d'assembler mécaniquement des gouttières d'alimentation électrique dans lesquelles on fait courir des fils électriques pour alimenter divers appareils, qui ne sont pas forcément des luminaires, des luminaires étant en outre incorporés dans certaines des gouttières.An accessory for assembling rails according to the preamble is known from document CH-B-428 939. The accessory according to this document makes it possible to mechanically assemble electrical power gutters in which electrical wires are run to power various devices. , which are not necessarily luminaires, luminaires being also incorporated in some of the gutters.

L'invention se propose de rendre plus facile la fabrication des accessoires et le montage des rails au moyen des accessoires.
A cet effet les parois latérales sont constituées au moyen d'éléments en forme de cornière assemblés sur la plaque support, quatre d'entre eux constituant ensemble la sorte de gouttière en forme de croix, et des moyens d'assemblage sont prévus pour au moins un des éléments en forme de cornière, qui sont d'un type tel que cet élément soit amovible par un installateur.
De préférence les éléments en forme de cornière sont constitués par trois faces formant un trièdre trirectangle, avec une face triangulaire appliquée sur la plaque support et deux faces rectangulaires, la face triangulaire des éléments en forme de cornière est munie d'un premier et d'un second orifice dont le premier présente une excroissance latérale tournée vers le second orifice, et la plaque support présente deux vis dont l'écartement correspond sensiblement à la distance entre le fond de la dite excroissance et l'axe du second orifice.
Ce mode de réalisation permet une fabrication économique et un montage/démontage facile des éléments en forme de cornière.
Chaque face rectangulaire porte avantageusement le long de son bord le plus éloigné de la face triangulaire une partie saillante pour retenir le bord d'un élément de raccordement. Ce moyen pour immobiliser l'élément de raccordement est particulièrement simple.
Avantageusement chacun des éléments de raccordement comporte au moins un élément connecteur électrique permettant la connexion automatique d'un tronçon de rail lorsqu'on l'enfonce dans l'accessoire.
Ainsi le montage des rails est plus rapide, puisque l'assemblage mécanique et la connexion électrique se font dans la même opération.
Une structure de luminaires est remarquable en ce qu'elle comporte des accessoires selon l'invention.The invention proposes to make it easier to manufacture the accessories and to mount the rails using the accessories.
For this purpose the side walls are formed by means of angle-shaped elements assembled on the support plate, four of them constituting together the kind of gutter in the shape of a cross, and assembly means are provided for at least one of the angle-shaped elements, which are of a type such that this element is removable by an installer.
Preferably the angle-shaped elements consist of three faces forming a trirectangle trihedron, with a triangular face applied to the support plate and two rectangular faces, the triangular face of the angle-shaped elements is provided with a first and a second orifice, the first of which has a lateral projection facing the second orifice, and the support plate has two screws, the spacing of which corresponds substantially to the distance between the bottom of said protuberance and the axis of the second orifice.
This embodiment allows economical manufacture and easy assembly / disassembly of the angle-shaped elements.
Each rectangular face advantageously carries along its edge furthest from the triangular face a projecting part for retaining the edge of a connecting element. This means for immobilizing the connection element is particularly simple.
Advantageously, each of the connection elements comprises at least one electrical connector element allowing the automatic connection of a section of rail when it is inserted into the accessory.
Thus the mounting of the rails is faster, since the mechanical assembly and the electrical connection are carried out in the same operation.
A luminaire structure is remarkable in that it includes accessories according to the invention.

Ces aspects de l'invention ainsi que d'autres aspects plus détaillés apparaîtront plus clairement grâce à la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation non limitatif. La figure 1 représente schématiquement deux modèles de mise en structure, pour illustrer à quoi servent les accessoires d'assemblage.
La figure 2 représente en détail un accessoire d'assemblage vu du côté des éléments en forme de cornière.
La figure 3 représente en perspective éclatée tous les éléments d'un accessoire d'assemblage.
La figure 4 représente une structure en carré simple, illustrant une difficulté de montage de cette structure. La figure 5 illustre le montage d'un angle d'une structure.These aspects of the invention as well as other more detailed aspects will become more clearly apparent from the following description of a nonlimiting embodiment. Figure 1 shows schematically two models of structure, to illustrate what the assembly accessories are used for.
Figure 2 shows in detail an assembly accessory seen from the side of the angle-shaped elements.
Figure 3 shows in exploded perspective all the elements of an assembly accessory.
FIG. 4 represents a simple square structure, illustrating a difficulty in mounting this structure. Figure 5 illustrates the mounting of a corner of a structure.

Les deux modèles de mise en structure de la figure 1 sont constitués, pour le premier (à gauche), de 24 tronçons de rail, dont certains sont repérés par "T", assemblés en trois lignes comportant chacune trois tronçons bout à bout et ceci dans chacune de deux directions perpendiculaires, et pour le second (à droite) de 36 tronçons de rail, dont certains sont aussi repérés par "T", assemblés en six lignes de respectivement un tronçon, trois tronçons bout à bout, cinq tronçons bout à bout, cinq tronçons bout à bout, trois tronçons bout à bout, et enfin un tronçon, ceci dans chacune de deux directions perpendiculaires. Le premier modèle comporte seize accessoires d'assemblage, dont certains sont repérés par "A", et le second modèle en comporte vingt-quatre, dont certains sont aussi repérés par "A".The two models of structure in Figure 1 consist, for the first (left), of 24 sections of rail, some of which are marked with "T", assembled in three lines each comprising three sections end to end and this in each of two perpendicular directions, and for the second (on the right) of 36 sections of rail, some of which are also marked with "T", assembled in six lines of one section respectively, three sections end to end, five sections end to end end, five sections end to end, three sections end to end, and finally a section, this in each of two perpendicular directions. The first model has sixteen assembly accessories, some of which are marked with "A", and the second model has twenty-four, some of which are also marked with "A".

L'accessoire d'assemblage de la figure 2 comprend d'une part une plaque support 10 et quatre éléments en forme de cornière assemblés sur la plaque support et constituant avec elle une sorte de gouttière en forme de croix, le centre de la croix étant au centre de la plaque 10. Ces quatre éléments sont des trièdres et comportent chacun deux faces rectangulaires qui constituent des parois latérales fixées perpendiculairement à la plaque support 10, faces indiquées par les références respectivement 110,111, 120,121, 130,131, 140,141, et chacun une face triangulaire indiquée par la référence respectivement 11, 12, 13, 14. L'ensemble des faces rectangulaires forme avec la plaque support une sorte de gouttière en forme de croix. Des éléments de raccordement 15, 17 identiques à ceux permettant l'assemblage bout à bout des tronçons de rail, permettent de raccorder à chaque fois un tronçon de rail avec une des branches de la croix formée par l'accessoire. Ici seulement deux de ces éléments de raccordement sont en place, ce qui permet de constituer un assemblage en L, et l'élément en forme de cornière 13,130,131 ne sert pas. Les éléments en forme de trièdre sont assemblés sur la plaque 10 par des moyens d'un type tel que cet élément soit amovible par un installateur. A droite de la figure est représenté en perspective un de ces éléments en forme de trièdre, avec sa face triangulaire 13 et ses deux faces rectangulaires 130 et 131. La face 13 est munie d'un premier orifice 20 et d'un second orifice 21. Le premier orifice 20 présente une excroissance latérale tournée vers le second orifice. Chaque face rectangulaire 130, 131 de l'élément en forme de cornière 13 porte le long de son bord le plus éloigné de la plaque support une bande 19, repliée vers l'extérieur. Ce pliage retient le bord latéral supérieur d'un des éléments de raccordement 15 ou 17. Bien entendu d'autres formes de réalisation de ces moyens de retenue, par exemple deux découpes qui dégagent chacune une languette repliée vers l'extérieur du dièdre formé par les plans 130, 131, ou un embouti, peuvent produire le même effet, pourvu qu'elles procurent une partie en saillie.
La plaque support 10 présente deux vis 22, 23 dont l'écartement correspond sensiblement à la distance entre le fond de la dite excroissance et l'axe du second orifice, et dont la tête a le même diamètre que celui des orifices 20, 21. Pour mettre l'élément 13 en place, on fait passer dans l'orifice 20 la tête de la vis 23 à sa place mais desserrée, et on glisse la face triangulaire 13 vers le centre de la plaque ce qui fait passer la partie filetée de la vis 23 dans l'excroissance latérale de l'orifice 20 ; alors on peut enfoncer l'orifice 21 autour de la tête de la vis 22. Enfin on serre la vis 23. Chacun de ces éléments trièdres est équipé de la même manière. Ainsi chacun est facilement amovible par un installateur.
Chacun des éléments de raccordement 15, 17 comporte un élément connecteur électrique respectivement 16, 18 qui permet la connexion automatique d'un tronçon de rail lorsqu'on y enfonce l'élément de raccordement.The assembly accessory of FIG. 2 comprises on the one hand a support plate 10 and four angle-shaped elements assembled on the support plate and constituting with it a sort of gutter in the form of a cross, the center of the cross being in the center of the plate 10. These four elements are trihedrons and each have two rectangular faces which constitute side walls fixed perpendicular to the support plate 10, faces indicated by the references respectively 110,111, 120,121, 130,131, 140,141, and each one face triangular indicated by the reference respectively 11, 12, 13, 14. The set of rectangular faces forms with the support plate a kind of gutter in the shape of a cross. Connection elements 15, 17 identical to those allowing the end-to-end assembly of the rail sections, make it possible to connect each time a rail section with one of the branches of the cross formed by the accessory. Here only two of these connection elements are in place, which makes it possible to constitute an L-shaped assembly, and the element in the form of an angle 13,130,131 is not used. The trihedron-shaped elements are assembled on the plate 10 by means of a type such that this element is removable by an installer. To the right of the figure is shown in perspective one of these elements in the form of a trihedron, with its triangular face 13 and its two rectangular faces 130 and 131. The face 13 is provided with a first orifice 20 and a second orifice 21 The first orifice 20 has a lateral projection facing the second orifice. Each rectangular face 130, 131 of the angle-shaped element 13 carries along its edge furthest from the support plate a strip 19, folded outwards. This folding retains the upper lateral edge of one of the connecting elements 15 or 17. Of course other embodiments of these retaining means, for example two cutouts which each release a tongue folded outwards from the dihedral formed by planes 130, 131, or a stamp, can produce the same effect, provided that they provide a projecting part.
The support plate 10 has two screws 22, 23 whose spacing corresponds substantially to the distance between the bottom of said protuberance and the axis of the second orifice, and whose head has the same diameter as that of the orifices 20, 21. To put the element 13 in place, the head of the screw 23 is passed through the hole 23 in its loose but loosened position, and the triangular face 13 is slid towards the center of the plate, which passes the threaded part of the screw 23 in the lateral projection of the orifice 20; then we can drive the hole 21 around the head of the screw 22. Finally we tighten the screw 23. Each of these trihedral elements is equipped in the same way. Thus each is easily removable by an installer.
Each of the connection elements 15, 17 comprises an electrical connector element respectively 16, 18 which allows the automatic connection of a section of rail when the connection element is pressed into it.

La figure 3 montre en vue éclatée un accessoire avec des signes de référence désignant des objets déjà mentionnés. Un couvercle 24 permet en outre de cacher les éléments techniques de l'accessoire, après montage des rails.Figure 3 shows an exploded view of an accessory with reference signs designating objects already mentioned. A cover 24 also makes it possible to hide the technical elements of the accessory, after mounting the rails.

Sur la figure 4, trois accessoires d'assemblage ont été montés, par exemple fixés à un plafond, soit directement dessous, soit suspendu par un système de tiges, non représenté. On a d'abord monté l'accessoire d'assemblage en haut à gauche de la figure, puis enfoncé deux tronçons de rail dans cet accessoire d'assemblage selon les flèches 1 et 2. Ensuite on a monté l'accessoire d'assemblage en haut à droite de la figure, en l'enfonçant selon la flèche 3 au bout d'un tronçon déjà monté puis en le fixant au plafond. De la même manière on a monté l'accessoire d'assemblage en bas à gauche de la figure, en l'enfonçant selon la flèche 5 au bout d'un tronçon déjà monté puis en le fixant au plafond. Ensuite on a enfoncé les deux derniers tronçons selon les flèches 4 et 6. Reste à monter le dernier accessoire d'assemblage en bas et à droite. Malheureusement le montage en est impossible sans tordre les éléments déjà montés, puisqu'il n'est pas possible de le pousser à la fois dans les deux directions 4 et 6.In FIG. 4, three assembly accessories have been mounted, for example fixed to a ceiling, either directly below, or suspended by a system of rods, not shown. We first mounted the assembly accessory at the top left of the figure, then pressed two sections of rail into this assembly accessory according to arrows 1 and 2. Then we mounted the assembly accessory in top right of the figure, by pushing it according to arrow 3 at the end of a section already mounted and then fixing it to the ceiling. In the same way, the assembly accessory has been mounted at the bottom left of the figure, by pushing it in according to arrow 5 at the end of an already assembled section and then fixing it to the ceiling. Then the last two sections were pushed in according to arrows 4 and 6. It remains to mount the last assembly accessory at the bottom right. Unfortunately the assembly is impossible without twisting the elements already mounted, since it is not possible to push it in both directions 4 and 6.

La figure 5 illustre le montage de ce dernier élément dans le cas d'un accessoire d'assemblage selon l'invention. En 1 on enlève un des quatre éléments en forme de cornière, et en 2 on enfonce un élément de raccordement dans le tronçon horizontal. Ensuite en 3 on enfonce l'accessoire d'assemblage, muni d'un élément de raccordement, dans celui des rails qui n'a pas d'élément de raccordement. En 4 enfin on replace l'élément en forme de cornière que l'on avait enlevé au début.FIG. 5 illustrates the mounting of this latter element in the case of an assembly accessory according to the invention. In 1 we remove one of the four angle-shaped elements, and in 2 we push a connecting element into the horizontal section. Then in 3, the assembly accessory, fitted with a connection element, is inserted into that of the rails which has no connection element. Finally, in 4, the element is replaced in the form of an angle iron which was removed at the start.

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Accessoire pour assembler des rails de luminaires de façon à former avec eux un L, un T ou un X, les rails étant découpés en tronçons (T) pouvant être assemblés bout à bout au moyen d'éléments de raccordement adaptés à la section des rails, accessoire comportant d'une part une plaque support (10) et des parois dites latérales (110, 111, 120, 121, 130, 131, 140, 141) fixées perpendiculairement à la plaque support et formant avec elle une section semblable à celle des rails, les parois latérales et la plaque support constituant ensemble une sorte de gouttière en forme de croix, et d'autre part des éléments de raccordement (15, 17) identiques à ceux permettant l'assemblage bout à bout des tronçons de rail, pour raccorder à chaque fois un tronçon de rail avec une des branches de la dite croix, caractérisé en ce que les parois latérales sont constituées au moyen d'éléments en forme de cornière (130,131) assemblés sur la plaque support (10), quatre d'entre eux constituant ensemble la sorte de gouttière en forme de croix, et en ce que des moyens d'assemblage sont prévus pour au moins un des éléments en forme de cornière, qui sont d'un type tel que cet élément soit amovible par un installateur.Accessory for assembling luminaire rails so as to form with them an L, a T or an X, the rails being cut into sections (T) which can be assembled end to end by means of connection elements suitable for the section of the rails , accessory comprising on the one hand a support plate (10) and so-called side walls (110, 111, 120, 121, 130, 131, 140, 141) fixed perpendicular to the support plate and forming with it a section similar to that rails, the side walls and the support plate together constituting a sort of cross-shaped gutter, and on the other hand connecting elements (15, 17) identical to those allowing the end-to-end assembly of the rail sections, for connecting each time a section of rail with one of the branches of said cross, characterized in that the side walls are formed by means of angle-shaped elements (130,131) assembled on the support plate (10), four d 'Entrance They together constitute the sort of cross-shaped gutter, and in that assembly means are provided for at least one of the angle-shaped elements, which are of a type such that this element is removable by an installer. Accessoire d'assemblage de rails de luminaires selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les éléments en forme de cornière sont constitués par trois faces formant un trièdre trirectangle, avec une face triangulaire (13) appliquée sur la plaque support et deux faces rectangulaires (130,131).Accessory for assembling light fixture rails according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the angle-shaped elements are constituted by three faces forming a trirectangle trihedron, with a triangular face (13) applied to the support plate and two rectangular faces ( 130.131). Accessoire d'assemblage de rails de luminaires selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que la face triangulaire (13) est munie d'un premier et d'un second orifice (20,21) dont le premier présente une excroissance latérale tournée vers le second orifice, et la plaque support (10) présente deux vis (22,23) dont l'écartement correspond sensiblement à la distance entre le fond de la dite excroissance et l'axe du second orifice.Accessory for assembling luminaire rails according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the triangular face (13) is provided with a first and a second orifice (20,21), the first of which has a lateral projection facing the second orifice, and the support plate (10) has two screws (22,23) whose spacing corresponds substantially to the distance between the bottom of said protuberance and the axis of the second orifice. Accessoire d'assemblage de rails de luminaires selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que chaque face rectangulaire (130,131) porte le long de son bord le plus éloigné de la face triangulaire au moins une partie saillante (19) pour retenir le bord d'un élément de raccordement.Accessory for mounting luminaire rails according to claim 2, characterized in that each face rectangular (130,131) carries along its edge furthest from the triangular face at least one projecting part (19) to retain the edge of a connecting element. Accessoire d'assemblage de rails de luminaires selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chacun des éléments de raccordement comporte au moins un élément connecteur électrique (16, 18) permettant la connexion automatique d'un tronçon de rail lorsqu'on l'enfonce dans l'accessoire.Accessory for assembling luminaire rails according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each of the connection elements comprises at least one electrical connector element (16, 18) allowing the automatic connection of a section of rail when we stick it in the accessory. Structure de luminaires caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des accessoires selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.Luminaire structure characterized in that it comprises accessories according to any one of the preceding claims.
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