EP1220257B1 - Electrical connection device for two electrical apparatus such as an electrical protection device combined with a controlled switch, and electrical apparatus adapted to such device - Google Patents
Electrical connection device for two electrical apparatus such as an electrical protection device combined with a controlled switch, and electrical apparatus adapted to such device Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a device for electrical connection of two electrical devices such as an electrical protection device associated with a controlled switch, said device being intended to electrically connect the output terminal or terminals of a, said first, devices to the or the input terminals of the other, said second, said devices, said device comprising conductors housed in an insulating cover, the assembly extending along one of the faces of the two devices, said terminals of input and output aforementioned having access openings on said faces.
- two electrical devices such as an electrical protection device associated with a controlled switch
- said device being intended to electrically connect the output terminal or terminals of a, said first, devices to the or the input terminals of the other, said second, said devices, said device comprising conductors housed in an insulating cover, the assembly extending along one of the faces of the two devices, said terminals of input and output aforementioned having access openings on said faces.
- the present invention solves this problem and proposes a connection device of simple design for connecting quickly and inexpensively such devices and an electrical device adapted to such a device.
- the subject of the present invention is a connection device of the kind mentioned above, this device being characterized in that the insulating cover comprises a flap adapted to block access to the input terminal or terminals of the second device, when the connection device is put in place while leaving free access to the output terminal or terminals of said second device.
- the flap in the connection position, is able to block access to the actuating member of the input terminal or terminals of the second apparatus and / or to the portions of conductors situated at the level of the opening of the one or more input terminals
- the invention also relates to an electrical device housed in a housing having a rear face for attachment to a mounting bracket such as a rail, a front face, two main faces through which the device can be attached to another device of the same type, and two opposite side faces, said apparatus being connectable to another electrical appliance located upstream of said mounting bracket by means of a connection device having the above-mentioned features taken alone or in combination, this apparatus comprising at least an input terminal and at least one output terminal situated on one and the same side of said support and the input terminal or terminals on the one hand, and the output terminal or terminals, on the other hand, are respectively arranged according to two different levels of depth of the housing of the apparatus and are shifted respectively according to the height of the apparatus.
- the invention also relates to an electrical device housed in a housing having a rear face for attachment to a mounting bracket such as a rail, a front face, two main faces through which the device can be attached to another device of the same type, and two opposite side faces, said apparatus being connectable to another electrical appliance upstream of said mounting bracket by means of a connection device having the above-mentioned features taken alone or in combination, this apparatus comprising at least an input terminal and at least one output terminal, said terminals being located on the same side of the support, and at least one control terminal located on the other side of the support.
- the input terminal or terminals are located at the rear of the device and at one of the lateral faces of the device and the output terminal (s) are located at the front of the apparatus and recessed relative to said side face of the apparatus.
- the input terminals and the output terminals each comprise an access opening for the conductors, said openings being located respectively for the input terminals and the output terminals on two parts of the terminal. side surfaces offset according to the height and depth of the case.
- FIGS 1 and 2 there is a circuit breaker D and a remote control switch T mounted side by side on the same mounting rail R, the assembly forming a controlled switch and protected.
- These two devices are housed in separate modular housings each comprising a rear face 1.2 of attachment to the rail R, a front face 3,4, two main faces 5, 6, 7, 8 by which the housings of the two juxtaposed devices are contiguous, and two opposite side faces 9,10,11,12 on which are located connection terminals 13 to 22.
- the first device D in this case a circuit breaker, is of the conventional type and has two input terminals 13,14 housed in its upper part, and two output terminals 15,16 housed in its lower part.
- the second device is constituted by a remote switch T and comprises, as is known per se, a cut-off circuit intended to serve a use circuit and controlled by a control circuit, said control circuit comprising a coil intended to be powered. by the power conductors of the first apparatus D and controlled by an ordering circuit comprising for example a push button (these circuits not being shown in the figures).
- This device comprises in its upper part two control terminals 17, 18, by which the aforementioned coil terminals can be connected to the power lines of the circuit breaker, and four so-called power terminals, namely two input terminals 19, 20 (respectively neutral and phase) and two output terminals 21,22 (neutral and phase respectively) at its lower part (more particularly visible in Figure 3)
- the input terminals 19, 20 and the output terminals 21, 22 are situated in two different depth levels of the housing of the apparatus, the depth being defined as the distance separating the face 4c located most forward of the apparatus T from the rear face 2 of the apparatus T. It is also seen in FIG.
- one of the side faces 11, 12 of this apparatus T actually comprises a plurality of lateral face portions 12a. , 12b parallel to each other but offset according to the height and depth of the apparatus.
- On one 12a of these faces 12a, 12b open the access openings 23,24 of the input terminals 19,20, and on the other 12b of these faces open the access openings 25,26 of the terminals of output 21.22.
- the front face of the housing has a plurality of parallel front face portions 4a, 4b, 4c therebetween, also offset according to the depth and height of the housing.
- the input terminals 19,20 are also offset from the output terminals 21,22 parallel to the width of the housing, said width representing the distance between the two 7,8 main faces of the housing, this allowing the user to carry out its wiring in the direction of its electrical diagram without being constrained by the device to connect the terminals of the bottom (face 4a) before that of the top (face 4b) .
- the output terminals 15, 16 of the first device D are electrically connected to the input terminals 19, 20 of the second device T by means of a connection device C conforming to FIG.
- This device C comprises an insulating cover 31 made of a plastic material, said cover 31 having two conduction paths 32,33 respectively housing two rigid electrical conductors 34,35.
- This cover 31 is constituted by a plate 36 whose dimensions substantially correspond to the dimensions of the lateral face 12 of the second apparatus T, this plate 36 comprising two parts of conduction paths 32, 33 adapted to receive the portion of the conductors extending in second plate of the second apparatus T. From this plate 36 extend two separate conduction paths 37,38 housing the portion of the conductors located opposite the first apparatus D.
- a flap 39 is hingedly mounted on the plate 36 between a position in which it extends parallel to this plate 36 and a position in which it extends perpendicularly to this plate.
- the articulation of the flap 39 is carried out by means of a hinge 40 made of integrated plastic.
- latching means 41 in the form of hook adapted to engage on corresponding parts 42 ( Figure 3) of the housing.
- the two conductors 34, 35 each comprise a portion 34a, 35a extending along the plate and two connection pads 34b, 35b, 34c, 35c extending perpendicular to the plane of said plate 36.
- the separate paths 37, 38 and the plate 36 are brought respectively facing the lateral faces 10 and 12 of the devices comprising the output terminals 15, 16, for the first device D, and the terminals d 19.20, for the second device T.
- the ranges of the conductors 34b, 35b and 34c, 35c are then introduced into the corresponding terminals 16, 15 and 20, 19 of the devices, one of the conductors 34 connecting the terminal of phase output 16 of the first apparatus D with the phase input terminal 20 of the second apparatus T, the other of the conductors 35 connecting the neutral output terminal 15 of the first apparatus D with the neutral input terminal 19 of the second apparatus.
- the plate 36 covers the whole of the lower lateral face 12 of the second apparatus T so that access to the conductors and to the terminal openings 23, 24 from the bottom of the apparatus, is made impossible.
- the flap 39 When setting up the device, the flap 39 is folded down on one of the abovementioned front surface portions 4a, and then fixed to the housing of the apparatus by means of the aforementioned latching means 41,42. In this position, this flap 39 on the one hand completes the insulation at the openings 23,24 of the input terminals 19,20, that is to say prevent access from the front of the device, at the connection portion located at these openings, and secondly, covers the actuating members 27,28, in this case the terminal screws, so that the manipulation thereof is impossible.
- access to the openings 25,26 of the output terminals 21,22 and the actuators 29,30 of these terminals is left free.
- connection device has thus been realized thanks to the invention making it possible to make a fast and inexpensive connection of two devices, thanks in particular to the fact that the connections are short, the bridging portion being entirely protected while the output of the second device is free for subsequent connection by the customer, as well as an apparatus allowing the use of such a device.
- this device can be mounted on demand on a controlled switch or if it is systematically mounted on this switch, it can be removed for more universal use.
- the invention applies advantageously but not exclusively when combining an electrical device such as a circuit breaker with a controlled switch such as a remote switch or a contactor oubien with a differential etc ...
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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de connexion électrique de deux appareils électriques tels un appareil de protection électrique associé à un interrupteur commandé, ledit dispositif étant destiné à relier électriquement la ou les bornes de sortie de l'un, dit premier, des appareils à la ou les bornes d'entrée de l'autre, dit second, desdits appareils, ledit dispositif comportant des conducteurs logés dans un capot isolant, l'ensemble s'étendant le long de l'une des faces des deux appareils, lesdites bornes d'entrée et de sortie précitées comportant des ouvertures d'accès sur les dites faces.The present invention relates to a device for electrical connection of two electrical devices such as an electrical protection device associated with a controlled switch, said device being intended to electrically connect the output terminal or terminals of a, said first, devices to the or the input terminals of the other, said second, said devices, said device comprising conductors housed in an insulating cover, the assembly extending along one of the faces of the two devices, said terminals of input and output aforementioned having access openings on said faces.
Lors de l'association sur un même rail de montage d'un disjoncteur et d'un interrupteur commandé tel un contacteur ou un télérupteur, il est nécessaire de relier électriquement les bornes de sortie de puissance du disjoncteur aux bornes d'entrée de puissance de l'interrupteur commandé. Les interrupteurs commandés comportent classiquement des bornes d'entrée et des bornes de sortie situées respectivement sur deux faces latérales opposées de leur boîtier. Il en résulte que le pontage électrique nécessaire pour réaliser le raccordement précité est long, peu pratique et coûteux.When combining a circuit-breaker and a controlled switch such as a contactor or a remote control switch on the same mounting rail, it is necessary to electrically connect the power output terminals of the circuit-breaker to the power input terminals of the circuit breaker. the controlled switch. The controlled switches conventionally comprise input terminals and output terminals located respectively on two opposite lateral faces of their housing. As a result, the electrical bridging necessary to make the above connection is long, impractical and expensive.
La présente invention résout ce problème et propose un dispositif de connexion de conception simple permettant de relier de manière rapide et peu coûteuse de tels appareils ainsi qu'un appareil électrique adapté à un tel dispositif.The present invention solves this problem and proposes a connection device of simple design for connecting quickly and inexpensively such devices and an electrical device adapted to such a device.
A cet effet, la présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de connexion du genre précédemment mentionné, ce dispositif étant caractérisé en ce que le capot isolant comporte un volet apte à obturer l'accès à la ou les bornes d'entrée du second appareil, lorsque le dispositif de connexion est mis en place tout en laissant libre l'accès à la ou les bornes de sortie dudit second appareil.For this purpose, the subject of the present invention is a connection device of the kind mentioned above, this device being characterized in that the insulating cover comprises a flap adapted to block access to the input terminal or terminals of the second device, when the connection device is put in place while leaving free access to the output terminal or terminals of said second device.
Selon une réalisation particulière, en position de connexion, le volet est apte à obturer l'accès à l'organe d'actionnement de la ou des bornes d'entrée du second appareil et/ou aux parties de conducteurs situées au niveau de l'ouverture de la ou desdites borne d'entréeAccording to a particular embodiment, in the connection position, the flap is able to block access to the actuating member of the input terminal or terminals of the second apparatus and / or to the portions of conductors situated at the level of the opening of the one or more input terminals
L'invention a encore pour objet un appareil électrique logé dans un boîtier comportant une face arrière de fixation à un support de montage tel un rail, une face avant, deux faces principales par lesquelles l'appareil peut être accolé à un autre appareil du même type, et deux faces latérales opposées, ledit appareil pouvant être raccordé à un autre appareil électrique situé en amont sur ledit support de montage au moyen d'un dispositif de connexion comportant les caractéristiques précédemment mentionnées prises seules ou en combinaison, cet appareil comportant au moins une borne d'entrée et au moins une borne de sortie situées d'un même côté dudit support et la ou les bornes d'entrée d'une part, et la ou les bornes de sortie, d'autre part, sont disposées respectivement suivant deux niveaux de profondeur différents du boîtier de l'appareil et sont décalées respectivement suivant la hauteur de l'appareil.The invention also relates to an electrical device housed in a housing having a rear face for attachment to a mounting bracket such as a rail, a front face, two main faces through which the device can be attached to another device of the same type, and two opposite side faces, said apparatus being connectable to another electrical appliance located upstream of said mounting bracket by means of a connection device having the above-mentioned features taken alone or in combination, this apparatus comprising at least an input terminal and at least one output terminal situated on one and the same side of said support and the input terminal or terminals on the one hand, and the output terminal or terminals, on the other hand, are respectively arranged according to two different levels of depth of the housing of the apparatus and are shifted respectively according to the height of the apparatus.
L'invention a encore pour objet un appareil électrique logé dans un boîtier comportant une face arrière de fixation à un support de montage tel un rail, une face avant, deux faces principales par lesquelles l'appareil peut être accolé à un autre appareil du même type, et deux faces latérales opposées, ledit appareil pouvant être raccordé à un autre appareil électrique situé en amont sur ledit support de montage au moyen d'un dispositif de connexion comportant les caractéristiques précédemment mentionnées prises seules ou en combinaison, cet appareil comportant au moins une borne d'entrée et au moins une borne de sortie, lesdites bornes étant situées d'un même côté du support, et au moins une borne de commande située de l'autre côté du support.The invention also relates to an electrical device housed in a housing having a rear face for attachment to a mounting bracket such as a rail, a front face, two main faces through which the device can be attached to another device of the same type, and two opposite side faces, said apparatus being connectable to another electrical appliance upstream of said mounting bracket by means of a connection device having the above-mentioned features taken alone or in combination, this apparatus comprising at least an input terminal and at least one output terminal, said terminals being located on the same side of the support, and at least one control terminal located on the other side of the support.
Selon une caractéristique particulière, la ou les bornes d'entrée sont situées à l'arrière de l'appareil et au niveau de l'une des faces latérales de l'appareil et la (ou les) borne(s) de sortie sont situées à l'avant de l'appareil et en retrait par rapport à ladite face latérale de l'appareil .According to one particular characteristic, the input terminal or terminals are located at the rear of the device and at one of the lateral faces of the device and the output terminal (s) are located at the front of the apparatus and recessed relative to said side face of the apparatus.
Selon une autre caractéristique, les bornes d'entrée et les bornes de sortie comporte chacune, une ouverture d'accès pour les conducteurs, lesdites ouvertures étant située(s) respectivement pour les bornes d'entrée et les bornes de sortie sur deux parties de surfaces latérales décalées suivant la hauteur et la profondeur du boîtier.According to another characteristic, the input terminals and the output terminals each comprise an access opening for the conductors, said openings being located respectively for the input terminals and the output terminals on two parts of the terminal. side surfaces offset according to the height and depth of the case.
Selon une autre caractéristique, la ou les bornes d'entrée et la ou les bornes de sortie comprennent des organes d'actionnement situées respectivement pour les bornes d'entrée et les bornes de sortie, sur deux parties de face avant décalées suivant la profondeur et la hauteur du boîtier.
Mais d'autres avantages et caractéristiques de l'invention apparaîtront mieux. dans la description détaillée qui suit et se réfère aux dessins annexés donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple et dans lesquels :
- La figure 1 est une vue de face, illustrant un disjoncteur et un interrupteur commandé selon l'invention, les appareils étant raccordés par un dispositif de connexion selon l'invention,
- La figure 2 est une vue en perspective montrant plus particulièrement la partie inférieure des deux appareils raccordés par le dispositif de connexion selon l'invention,
- La figure 3 est une vue partielle en perspective, illustrant la partie inférieure de l'interrupteur seul, et
- La figure 4 est une vue en perspective, illustrant le dispositif de connexion selon l'invention, seul.
But other advantages and features of the invention will become more apparent. in the detailed description which follows and refers to the accompanying drawings given by way of example and in which:
- FIG. 1 is a front view, illustrating a circuit breaker and a controlled switch according to the invention, the devices being connected by a connection device according to the invention,
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing more particularly the lower part of the two devices connected by the connection device according to the invention,
- FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view, illustrating the lower part of the switch alone, and
- Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating the connection device according to the invention, alone.
Sur les figures 1 et 2, on voit un disjoncteur D et un télérupteur T montés côte à côte sur un même rail de montage R, l'ensemble formant un interrupteur commandé et protégé. Ces deux appareils sont logés dans des boîtiers modulaires distincts comprenant chacun une face arrière 1,2 de fixation au rail R, une face avant 3,4, deux faces principales 5,6,7,8 par lesquelles les boîtiers des deux appareils juxtaposés sont accolés, et deux faces latérales opposées 9,10,11,12 sur lesquelles sont situées des bornes de raccordement 13 à 22.In Figures 1 and 2, there is a circuit breaker D and a remote control switch T mounted side by side on the same mounting rail R, the assembly forming a controlled switch and protected. These two devices are housed in separate modular housings each comprising a rear face 1.2 of attachment to the rail R, a
Le premier appareil D, en l'occurrence un disjoncteur, est du type classique et présente deux bornes d'entrée 13,14 logées dans sa partie supérieure, et deux bornes de sortie 15,16 logées dans sa partie inférieure.
Le second appareil est constitué par un télérupteur T et comprend, comme ceci est connu en soi, un circuit de coupure destiné à desservir un circuit d'utilisation et commandé par un circuit de commande, ledit circuit de commande comportant une bobine destinée à être alimentée par les conducteurs de puissance du premier appareil D et commandée par un circuit donneur d'ordre comprenant par exemple un bouton poussoir (ces circuits n'étant pas représentés sur les figures).
Cet appareil comporte dans sa partie supérieure deux bornes de commande 17,18, par lesquelles les bornes de la bobine précitées peuvent être reliées aux conducteurs de puissance du disjoncteur, et quatre bornes dites de puissance, à savoir deux bornes d'entrée 19,20 (respectivement de neutre et de phase) et deux bornes de sortie 21,22 (respectivement de neutre et de phase) à sa partie inférieure (plus particulièrement visibles sur la figure 3)
Sur la figure 3, et conformément à l'invention, on voit que les bornes d'entrée 19,20 et les bornes de sortie 21,22 sont situées suivant deux niveaux de profondeur différents du boîtier de l'appareil, la profondeur étant définie comme la distance séparant la face 4c se trouvant la plus en avant de l'appareil T de la face arrière 2 de l'appareil T. On voit également sur la figure 3, que les bornes sont également décalées suivant la hauteur de l'appareil, celle-ci étant définie par la distance séparant les deux faces latérales 11,12 de l'appareil T. On voit ainsi que l'une 12 des faces latérales 11,12 de cet appareil T comprend en fait plusieurs parties de face latérales 12a, 12b parallèles entre elles mais décalées suivant la hauteur et la profondeur de l'appareil. Sur l'une 12a de ces faces 12a,12b débouchent les ouvertures d'accés 23,24 des bornes d'entrée 19,20, et sur l'autre 12b de ces faces débouchent les ouvertures d'accès 25,26 des bornes de sortie 21,22. De même, la face avant du boîtier comporte plusieurs parties de face avant parallèles 4a,4b,4c entre elles, décalées également suivant la profondeur et la hauteur du boîtier. Sur l'une 4a de ces parties de face débouchent les organe d'actionnement 27,28 des bornes d'entrée 19,20 et sur l'autre 4b, les organes d'actionnement 29,30 des bornes de sortie 21,22. On remarquera également que les bornes d'entrée 19,20 sont également décalées par rapport aux bornes de sortie 21,22 parallèlement à la largeur du boîtier, ladite largeur représentant la distance entre les deux faces principales 7,8 du boîtier, ceci permettant à l'utilisateur de réaliser son câblage dans le sens de son schéma électrique sans être contraint par l'appareil de raccorder les bornes du bas (face 4a) avant celle du haut (face 4b).
En revenant aux figures 1,2 et 4, on voit que les bornes de sortie 15,16 du premier appareil D sont reliées électriquement aux bornes d'entrée 19,20 du second appareil T au moyen d'un dispositif de connexion C conforme à l'invention. Ce dispositif C comporte un capot isolant 31 réalisé en un matériau plastique, ledit capot 31 comportant deux chemins de conduction 32,33 logeant respectivement deux conducteurs électriques rigides 34,35. Ce capot 31 est constitué par une plaque 36 dont les dimensions correspondent sensiblement aux dimensions de la face latérale 12 du second appareil T, cette plaque 36 comportant deux parties de chemins de conduction 32,33 aptes à recevoir la partie des conducteurs s'étendant en regard du second appareil T. A partir de cette plaque 36 s'étendent deux chemins de conduction séparés 37,38 logeant la partie des conducteurs située en regard du premier appareil D. Un volet 39 est monté articulé sur cette plaque 36 entre une position dans laquelle il s'étend parallèlement à cette plaque 36 et une position dans laquelle il s'étend perpendiculairement à cette plaque. Avantageusement, l'articulation du volet 39 est réalisée au moyen d'une charnière 40 en plastique intégrée. Sur ce volet 39 sont prévus des moyens d'encliquetage 41 en forme de crochet aptes à venir s'engager sur des parties correspondantes 42 (figure 3) du boîtier. Les deux conducteurs 34,35 comprennent chacun une partie 34a,35a s'étendant le long de la plaque et deux plages de connexion 34b,35b,34c,35c s'étendant perpendiculairement au plan de ladite plaque 36.
Lors de l'opération de connexion, les chemins séparés 37,38 et la plaque 36 sont amenés en regard respectivement des faces latérales 10 et 12 des appareils comportant les bornes de sortie 15,16, pour le premier appareil D, et les bornes d'entrée 19,20, pour le second appareil T. Les plages des conducteurs 34b,35b et 34c,35c sont alors introduites dans les bornes correspondantes 16,15 et 20,19 des appareils, l'un des conducteurs 34 reliant la borne de sortie de phase 16 du premier appareil D avec la borne d'entrée de phase 20 du second appareil T, l'autre des conducteurs 35 reliant la borne de sortie de neutre 15 du premier appareil D avec la borne d'entrée de neutre 19 du second appareil. On voit en particulier sur la figure 2, que la plaque 36 recouvre la totalité de la face latérale inférieure 12 du second appareil T de sorte que l'accès aux conducteurs et aux ouvertures de borne 23,24 par le dessous de l'appareil, est rendu impossible. Lors de la mise en place du dispositif, le volet 39 est rabattu sur l'une 4a des parties de face avant précitées, puis fixé au boîtier de l'appareil au moyen des moyens d'encliquetage précités 41,42. Dans cette position, ce volet 39 d'une part vient compléter l'isolation au niveau des ouvertures 23,24 des bornes d'entrée 19,20, c'est à dire empêcher l'accès par l'avant de l'appareil, à la partie de raccordement située au niveau de ces ouvertures, et d'autre part, recouvre les organes d'actionnement 27,28, en l'occurrence les vis de borne, de sorte que la manipulation de celles-ci est impossible. Par contre, on voit en particulier sur la figure 2, que l'accès aux ouvertures 25,26 des bornes de sortie 21,22 ainsi qu'aux organes d'actionnement 29,30 de ces bornes est laissé libre.The first device D, in this case a circuit breaker, is of the conventional type and has two
The second device is constituted by a remote switch T and comprises, as is known per se, a cut-off circuit intended to serve a use circuit and controlled by a control circuit, said control circuit comprising a coil intended to be powered. by the power conductors of the first apparatus D and controlled by an ordering circuit comprising for example a push button (these circuits not being shown in the figures).
This device comprises in its upper part two
In FIG. 3, and according to the invention, it can be seen that the
Returning to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, it can be seen that the
During the connection operation, the
On a donc réalisé grâce à l'invention un dispositif de connexion permettant de réaliser une connexion rapide et peu onéreuse de deux appareils, grâce au fait notamment que les connexions sont courtes, la partie pontage étant entièrement protégée alors que la sortie du second appareil est libre pour le raccordement ultérieur par le client, ainsi qu'un appareil permettant l'utilisation d'un tel dispositif.
On notera que ce dispositif pourra être monté à la demande sur un interrupteur commandé ou s'il est monté systématiquement sur cet interrupteur, il pourra être démonté pour une utilisation plus universelle.
L'invention s'applique avantageusement mais pas exclusivement lors de l'association d'un appareil électrique tel un disjoncteur avec un interrupteur commandé tel un télérupteur ou un contacteur oubien avec un différentiel etc...A connection device has thus been realized thanks to the invention making it possible to make a fast and inexpensive connection of two devices, thanks in particular to the fact that the connections are short, the bridging portion being entirely protected while the output of the second device is free for subsequent connection by the customer, as well as an apparatus allowing the use of such a device.
Note that this device can be mounted on demand on a controlled switch or if it is systematically mounted on this switch, it can be removed for more universal use.
The invention applies advantageously but not exclusively when combining an electrical device such as a circuit breaker with a controlled switch such as a remote switch or a contactor oubien with a differential etc ...
On notera que, bien que l'on ait décrit dans les figures l'association d'un disjoncteur avec un télérupteur bipolaire, l'invention s'applique tout aussi bien dans le cas où le télérupteur est du type unipolaire, c'est à dire comportant une borne d'entrée et une borne de sortie, dans lequel cas le capot isolant ne comportera qu'un seul chemin électrique.
Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits et illustrés qui n'ont été donnés qu'à titre d'exemples.
C'est ainsi par exemple, que les bornes pourraient être d'un autre type que du type à vis.It will be noted that, although the figures have been described in the figures of the combination of a circuit breaker with a bipolar remote switch, the invention applies equally well in the case where the remote control switch is of the unipolar type. said having an input terminal and an output terminal, in which case the insulating cover will comprise only one electrical path.
Of course, the invention is not limited to the described and illustrated embodiments which have been given only as examples.
For example, the terminals could be of a different type than the screw type.
Au contraire, l'invention comprend tous les équivalents techniques des moyens décrits ainsi que leurs combinaisons si celles-ci sont effectuées dans le cadre défini par le jeu de revendications annexé.On the contrary, the invention comprises all the technical equivalents of the means described and their combinations if they are carried out within the scope defined by the attached set of claims.
Claims (16)
- Arrangement of an electrical connection device (C) and of two electrical apparatuses (D,T) such as an electrical protection apparatus associated with a controlled switch, said device (C) being designed to electrically connect the output terminal(s) (21,22) of one of the apparatuses, called the first apparatus (D), to the input terminal(s) (19,20) of the other of said apparatuses, called the second apparatus (T), and comprising conductors housed in an insulating cover (31), the assembly extending along one of the faces (12) of the two apparatuses, said above-mentioned input and output terminals comprising access openings (23,24,25,26) on said faces,
characterized in that the insulating cover (31) comprises a shutter (39) designed to prevent access to the input terminal(s) (19, 20) of the second apparatus (T) when the connection device (C) is fitted while leaving access to the output terminal(s) (21, 22) of said second apparatus (T) free. - Device according to claim 1, characterized in that, in the connection position, the shutter (39) is designed to prevent access to the actuating means (27, 28) of the input terminal(s) (19, 20) of the second apparatus (T) and/or to the parts of conductors situated at the level of the opening (23, 24) of said input terminal(s) (19, 20).
- Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the shutter (39) is mounted articulated with respect to the cover (31).
- Device according to any one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the cover (31) being made of plastic material, the shutter (39) is mounted articulated on the cover (31) by means of an integrated hinge (40) made of plastic.
- Device according to any one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises clipping means (41) provided in part on the shutter (39) and in part on the case of the second apparatus (T), said means being designed to perform fixing of the shutter (39) on the case of the apparatus.
- Device according to any one of the foregoing claims, characterized in that it comprises on the one hand a plate (36) comprising conduction paths (32, 33), said plate (36) being able to be moved to face the above-mentioned face (12) of the second apparatus (T) and to receive the conductors (34, 35) in so far as their part extending facing said face (12) is concerned, the above-mentioned shutter (39) being mounted on said plate (36).
- Device according to claim 6, characterized in that it comprises separate conduction paths (37, 38) able to be moved to face the above-mentioned face (10) of the first apparatus (D) and to receive the conductors (34, 35) in so far as their part extending facing the first apparatus (D) is concerned.
- Electrical apparatus housed in a case comprising a rear face for fixing to a mounting support such as a rail, a front face, two main faces by means of which the apparatus can be adjoined to another apparatus of the same type, and two opposite side faces, said electrical apparatus constituting one of the two apparatuses of the arrangement according to any one of the claims 1 to 7 and being able to be connected to the other apparatus of said arrangement located up-line on said mounting support by means of the connection device of said arrangement,
characterized in that it comprises at least one input terminal (19, 20) and at least one output terminal (21, 22), said terminals being situated on the same side of said support (R), and that the input terminal(s) (19, 20) on the one hand and the output terminal(s) (21, 22) on the other hand are respectively arranged at two different depth levels of the case of the apparatus and are respectively staggered in the heightwise direction of the apparatus. - Electrical apparatus housed in a case comprising a rear face for fixing to a mounting support such as a rail, a front face, two main faces by means of which the apparatus can be adjoined to another apparatus of the same type, and two opposite side faces, said electrical apparatus constituting one of the two apparatuses of the arrangement according to any one of the claims 1 to 7 and being able to be connected to the other apparatus of said arrangement located up-line on said mounting support by means of the connection device of said arrangement, characterized in that it comprises at least one input terminal (19, 20) and at least one output terminal (21, 22), said terminals both being situated on the same side of said support (R), and at least one control terminal (17, 18) situated on the other side of said support (R).
- Electrical apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that the input terminal(s) (19, 20) on the one hand and the output terminal(s) (21, 22) on the other hand are respectively arranged at two different depth levels of the case of the apparatus and are respectively staggered in the heightwise direction of the apparatus.
- Apparatus according to claim 8 or 10, characterized in that the input terminal(s) (19, 20) is(are) situated at the rear of the apparatus and at the level of one (12) of the side faces of the apparatus and the output terminals (21, 22) are situated at the front of the apparatus (T) and set back with respect to said side face (12) of the apparatus (T).
- Apparatus according to any one of the claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the input terminals and output terminals each comprise an access opening (23, 24) and (25, 26) for the conductors, said openings being situated respectively for the input terminals (19, 20) and the output terminals (21, 22) on two parts of lateral surfaces (12a, 12b) staggered in the heightwise and depthwise direction of the case.
- Electrical apparatus according to any one of the claims 8 to 12, characterized in that the input terminal(s) and output terminal(s) comprise actuating means respectively situated for the input terminals and the output terminals on two parts of front face (4a, 4b) staggered in the depthwise and heightwise direction of the case.
- Apparatus according to any one of the claims 8 to 13, characterized in that the first apparatus (D) is a circuit breaker and/or in that the second apparatus (T) is a remote-controlled switch or a contactor.
- Apparatus according to any one of the claims 8 to 14, characterized in that the input terminals (19, 20) are staggered with respect to the output terminals (21, 22) in a direction parallel to the width of the case.
- Apparatus according to any one of the claims 8 to 15, characterized in that the second apparatus is a single-pole remote-controlled switch, the above-mentioned cover only comprising a single electrical path.
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