EP0890182B1 - Dispositif de commande ou de signalisation tel qu'un bouton-poussoir - Google Patents

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EP0890182B1
EP0890182B1 EP97902396A EP97902396A EP0890182B1 EP 0890182 B1 EP0890182 B1 EP 0890182B1 EP 97902396 A EP97902396 A EP 97902396A EP 97902396 A EP97902396 A EP 97902396A EP 0890182 B1 EP0890182 B1 EP 0890182B1
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Dominique Benni
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/50—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/50—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member
    • H01H13/503—Stacked switches

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  • the present invention relates to a control or signaling device such as a push button assembly, according to the preamble of claim 1, as is known for example from document CH-A-554 130.
  • Such devices comprise on the one hand a body to be engaged in an orifice a support wall, for example a panel or a lectern, and on the other hand a base which removably carries at least one electrical block, in particular a contact block, using assembly means associated with faces of reciprocal assembly and frequently constituted by elements latching.
  • the object of the invention is to provide the assembler with great ease of assembly. of a contact block under a base of a control or electrical signaling, combined with good rigidity of the assembly thus obtained.
  • the hook can advantageously consist of a metal U-shaped piece whose wings are substantially aligned with the large side walls of the block electric.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a push button assembly according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of a stack of two blocks of contacts assembled to a base in an assembly according to FIG. 1.
  • Figure 3 is a partial sectional and exploded view of the stack of Figure 2 according to plan III-III.
  • Figure 4 is a partial exploded view along arrow F of the stacking of the figure 2.
  • Figure 5 shows an exploded perspective view of a detail of the block of contacts.
  • Figure 6 shows a detail of Figure 1 on a larger scale.
  • the electrical control or signaling device illustrated in the figures is a push button comprising a body 10 provided with a head 11 and a part tubular 12 of axis X1 and of diameter less than the width of the head.
  • the wall 13 is oriented according to a plane S perpendicular to X1 and includes an orifice 13b in which engages with clearance the tubular part 12 of the push button, this part housing for example the mobile button push tail.
  • a base 20 with a general polygonal outline, preferably rectangular, is associated with the push button on the back of the wall 13, that is to say on the side of the face internal 13c of the wall 13, for removably carrying electrical blocks detachable 30 such as switch contact blocks, indicator blocks or auxiliary blocks.
  • the base is placed on the tubular part 12 and is made integral by shaped elements cooperating with each other, for example by interlocking or snap-fastening, to prevent extraction of the base in the direction X1.
  • the base 20 offers a central opening 21 (see FIG. 2) for free passage of the tubular part 12 of the push button and on the other hand it is anchored against the internal face 13c of the wall 13 by means of an attachment slide 22 stressed by an operating screw not shown.
  • Element 14 of the button pusher, movable in the direction X1 cooperates with a clean actuating finger to the electrical block.
  • the contact block 30 includes a prismatic housing 31 made of insulating material having on the side of the base a face 32 for assembly therewith, from which the actuating finger 31a; the housing has on the opposite side a connection face 33 for the access of a tool, via orifices 34a, 34b formed in this face 33, to screws or other connection elements 35 for wiring conductors.
  • the conductors can indeed be introduced laterally through holes 36a, 36b formed in small side faces 37a, 37b of the housing; this one finally presents large flat side faces 38.39.
  • the base 20 is made of metallic or plastic material; she is scheduled to wear several contact blocks 30, three or more, joined side by side by their large side faces.
  • Each contact block 30 has on its face assembly 32 which is elongated and generally rectangular in shape and both ends thereof, that is to say towards its short sides, a rigid spout 40 and a hook 50 movable in the direction Y.
  • the base 20 has guide cheeks 28a cooperating with the large lateral faces 38, 39 of the block 30 to facilitate the engagement of the spout in an opening 24 of the base and of the guide walls 28b laterally delimiting the opening and cooperating with the lateral facets of the spout.
  • the rigid spout 40 has a free end 40a moving away from the hook 50 and it is oriented in a direction Y which is parallel to the S plane and to the large faces side of the housing; the spout 40 comprises a substantially parallel support zone 41 to S and cooperating with a corresponding retaining shoulder 23 formed with a shape complementary to that of the spout in the opening 24 of the base.
  • the movable hook 50 is oriented in the same direction Y and in the same sense to cooperate with a latching housing 25 provided in the base 20. It for this purpose comprises at its free end 50a an oblique edge 51 which cooperates with an inclined face 26 of the housing 25. The inclination of the edge 51 and of the face 26 authorizes a game catch-up; moreover, it is such that the part taken up by the hook 50 of the forces communicated by the push-button of the button to the contact block 30 tends to push it to the right.
  • the block 30 has a projection relative to its face assembly 32 at least one lug 32a, for example two such lugs, which are housed in at least one hollow form 27a provided in a coupling face 27 of the base; it goes without saying that we can provide instead of elements 27a, 32a other similar shaped elements arranged to avoid disengagement of the block vis-à-vis of the base under the effect of a sliding in the direction Y.
  • the hook 50 further comprises an oblique zone 52 which cooperates with a flange 27b of the coupling face 27. This allows the hook 50 to be released by compression of a helical spring 53 when the hook 50 is applied against the face coupling 27. It can be noted that the spout 40 and the hook 50 protrude of a comparable height h with respect to the assembly face 32.
  • the hook 50 is (see FIG. 5) in the form of a metal part U-shaped whose core 54 is flat and whose wings 55, 56 constitute the elements hooks with oblique edges 51 and inclined faces 52. It should be noted that the wings 55, 56 are advantageously aligned or substantially aligned with the large side walls 38, 39 of the block and cooperate with guide walls 29 provided in lateral clearances 29a of the base.
  • Core 54 is extended towards the inside of the block by a flat guide tail 54a which is slid into a slot 60 provided towards the assembly face 32 of the housing 31 and which maintains laterally the return spring 53.
  • the housing preferably consists of a body housing 31a and a cover 31b; the slot 60 is formed in the body of case 31a it is open laterally (perpendicular to the Y direction) at 61 and can be closed by assembling the cover 31b of the housing on the body 31a.
  • the small side face 37b of the housing located on the side of the hook 50 comprises a oblique pan 62 located between two wall elements 63 so as to provide a passage inclined to a hook operating tool 50; the tip of the tool is guided by the wall elements 63 and cooperates with an opening 57 of the core 54 of the hook.
  • the housing of the contact block 30 has coupling means with an underlying block.
  • These means include share a flat shoulder 70 similar to the shoulder 23 of the opening 24 of the base and on the other hand a hooking housing 71 with an inclined face 72 similar to the face inclined 26 of the housing 25 of the base.
  • the shoulder retainer 70 and the inclined face 72 are formed respectively in the orifice 34a access to a connection screw 35 and in clearances 38a, 39a provided in the large side faces 38, 39 of the housing 31.
  • At least one orifice 73 is provided for accommodate the pins 32a of the underlying block. This is how we stack the contact blocks by very simple means, which nevertheless provide rigidity sufficient assembly while being located in the width gauge of the blocks.
  • the rigid spout 40 has its free end 40a located at opposite the hook 50; it can also have its free end arranged towards the hook 50.
  • the solution described however has the advantage of being less bulky and of allow a more intuitive installation of the contact block in the base.

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EP97902396A 1996-02-02 1997-01-29 Dispositif de commande ou de signalisation tel qu'un bouton-poussoir Expired - Lifetime EP0890182B1 (fr)

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FR9601463A FR2744560B1 (fr) 1996-02-02 1996-02-02 Dispositif de commande ou de signalisation tel qu'un bouton-poussoir
FR9601463 1996-02-02
PCT/FR1997/000171 WO1997028552A1 (fr) 1996-02-02 1997-01-29 Dispositif de commande ou de signalisation tel qu'un bouton-poussoir

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DE (1) DE69701734T2 (tr)
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HU (1) HU222938B1 (tr)
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PL (1) PL184390B1 (tr)
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CN1108618C (zh) 2003-05-14
BR9707337A (pt) 1999-07-20

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