EP1285195B1 - Electric supply ramp - Google Patents

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EP1285195B1
EP1285195B1 EP00925017A EP00925017A EP1285195B1 EP 1285195 B1 EP1285195 B1 EP 1285195B1 EP 00925017 A EP00925017 A EP 00925017A EP 00925017 A EP00925017 A EP 00925017A EP 1285195 B1 EP1285195 B1 EP 1285195B1
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    • 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
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S4/00—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
    • F21S4/20—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports
    • 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
    • F21V15/00—Protecting lighting devices from damage
    • F21V15/01—Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
    • F21V15/013—Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts the housing being an extrusion
    • 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
    • F21V19/00—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders
    • F21V19/0075—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders of tubular light sources, e.g. ring-shaped fluorescent light sources
    • F21V19/008—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders of tubular light sources, e.g. ring-shaped fluorescent light sources of straight tubular light sources, e.g. straight fluorescent tubes, soffit lamps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2121/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00

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  • the present invention is in the field of lighting systems and more particularly relates to a power supply ramp.
  • power supply ramps comprising a profile that receives conductive strips supplying electrical contacts intended to receive series of current-consuming elements arranged between two adjacent contacts, for example light bulbs. shuttle type or soffit bulbs.
  • Patent EP 0 126 023 relates to a system where the profile has two perpendicular wings comprising slots at regular intervals for the passage of protruding contacts relative to conductive strips applied to the back of the flanges of the profile. The spacing between the pairs of contacts intended to receive the lamps is fixed to the construction by the position of the slots made in the wings of the profile.
  • the closest state of the art, US Pat. No. 4,158,221, also relates to a power supply ramp whose spacing between the pairs of contacts is fixed to the construction. As a result, it is necessary either to realize different types of ramp according to the length standards of the shuttle bulbs, or to use jumpers for electrically connecting the protruding contacts of the conductive strips to the connection poles of the lamps used. .
  • the present invention aims to overcome this disadvantage. It relates to a power supply ramp comprising a profile formed of two wings adapted to receive two conductive strips each provided at regular intervals of electrical contacts for supplying current consuming elements of different dimensions.
  • the means for fixing the strips in the profile are constituted by a V-shaped shoe adapted to cooperate with the strips and by clamping means adapted to cooperate with the profile.
  • These fixing means may further maintain electrical connection plates between the supply son of the ramp and the conductive strips, as well as connecting elements between two sections arranged end to end or forming between them any angle.
  • the profile is made of metal, in particular aluminum.
  • the outer surfaces of the profile can be provided with an insulating coating.
  • the profile is made of aluminum and the conductive strips are provided with an insulating coating.
  • the multipurpose ramp according to the invention comprises a first conductive strip 10 constituted by a strip 11 which is provided at regular intervals with contact tongues 12 arranged at 90 °.
  • each tongue 12 is obtained by cutting and folding which leaves a series of cuts 13 in the metal strip 11.
  • each contact tongue 12 has a circular opening 14 intended to receive the end a shuttle bulb or other power-consuming element.
  • a second conductive strip 20 similarly comprises contact tongues 22 leaving cutouts 23 in a metal strip 21 and each having a circular opening 24 intended to cooperate with the current-consuming element.
  • the metal strips are coated with an insulating layer applied over their entire outer surface excluding the free end of the tongues 12 and 22, since the circular openings 14 and 24 must make contact with the lamps to be powered.
  • the conductive strips 10 and 20 are slid into a profile 30 with two symmetrical wings where they can be fixed by means of a fixing shoe 50 and clamping means 60. Before fixing the conductive strips 10 and 20, the distance A between the contact tabs of each of the strips, depending on the size of the bulbs provided.
  • the profile 30 will be described in more detail with respect to the section of FIG. 2. It comprises two wings symmetrical 31 and 32, each provided on its inner face with a central clearance 33 for receiving one of the metal strips 11 or 21.
  • the clearance 33 is partially closed upwardly by an outer edge 34 and an inner rim 35 between which remains a passage 36 wide enough to allow the free passage of the tongues 12 and 22.
  • each of the wings 31 or 32 comprises a recess 37 for receiving a self-adhesive tape not shown in the drawing, allowing the attachment of the assembly during its final establishment.
  • the central portion 41 of the profile has outwardly grooves 42 to increase the heat loss surface. Inwardly, it will be noted the presence of a central channel 43 between the flanks 44 bordering the inner edges 35. Care will be taken to provide a passage 45 whose utility will be mentioned later.
  • the profile 30 is aluminum. To avoid contact with the conductive strips 10 and 20, the profile will be covered with an insulating coating. This embodiment has the advantage of not fearing deformations due to heat, which allows to mount more powerful bulbs.
  • the wings 31 and 32 are perpendicular, but can be arranged in another angular arrangement without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the important point is to size the conductive strips 10 and 20 as well as the profile 30 so that the circular openings 14 and 24 are aligned on a common axis, corresponding to the central axis of the cylindrical bulbs to be supplied, represented by a broken line in Figure 2.
  • the surfaces of the flanges 34 and 35 directed towards the bulbs will advantageously be smooth surfaces, so as to ensure the reflection of the light emitted by the bulbs.
  • contact tongues 12 and 22 are no longer shown in the section of FIG. 3, made at the level of a fixing shoe 50 and its clamping means 60.
  • the insulating shoe 50 comprises two legs 51 and 52, connected by a central bridge 53 which has an opening 54 for the passage of the clamping means 60.
  • the bases 55 and 56 of the legs are intended to cooperate, at least indirectly, with the metal strips 11 and 21.
  • the clamping means 60 consist of a screw whose head 61 is dimensioned to slip with play in the central channel 43 provided at the bend of the section 30 and whose threaded rod 62 is disposed substantially in the center of the shoe 50 and is dimensioned to passively through the passage 45 separating the inner flanges 35.
  • the clamping means also comprise a counterpart 63 having a tapped opening 64 intended to rest against the opening 54 of the shoe 50.
  • the assembly constituted by the shoe 50 and its clamping means 60 makes it possible to fix the relative position of the conductive strips 11 and 21 with respect to the profile after adjusting the distance A between the tongues 22 and 12 as a function of the type of bulb used.
  • this assembly 50, 60 can also be used for fixing the feed pads of the conductive strips and / or the fixing of connecting elements between two ramps according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 also shows two plates 91 and 92 which represent either the junction elements between two adjacent ramps, whether these are placed end to end or form an angle as shown in FIG. 5, that is to say the feeding pads of the conductive strips 11 and 21, as will be mentioned below.
  • FIG. 4 there is shown an alternative embodiment comprising a section 130 of plastic in which the strips 111 and 121 are fixed by rivets 150, one of which is shown in section in the drawing .
  • the profile 130 comprises a central portion 141 between two wings 131 and 132 which, as previously described each have a central clearance 33 for receiving one of the metal strips 111 or 121 having at regular intervals contact tongues 112 and 122 respectively, whose free end has a circular opening 114 extended outwardly by a passage 115 for facilitating the insertion of the bulb.
  • the assemblies 50 and 60 can be used to supply the metal strips 11 and 21 with electrical power.
  • a plate 95 such as that represented in FIG. 7, which includes a flat part 96 intended to be used, can be used. tight against the band metal 11 or 21 to supply, while the shrinkage 97 is sized to receive a power clip welded to a conductor in a traditional manner. It goes without saying that the embodiment shown in Figure 4 also allows the connection between two feed ramps.
  • the profiles 30, and the blocking means 50,60,150 strips may be made of metal, for example aluminum.
  • the profiles can be provided with an insulating coating.
  • the invention as described is particularly developed to obtain very large lengths of supply ramps.
  • the simplicity of the assembly makes it possible to slide strips measuring several meters in metal or plastic profiles, obtained in standard lengths of a few meters.

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The invention concerns a power supply ramp consisting of a profiled section (30) comprising two wings each for receiving a conducting bar (10, 20) provided with contacts at regular intervals. The invention also concerns a method for making such a ramp, which consists in: simultaneously sliding two conducting bars along the wings of the profiled section; determining the spacing A between the electric contacts (12) of the first strip and those (22) of the second strip on the basis of the dimensions of the current consuming elements used; and in fixing the conducting strips into the profiled section.

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La présente invention est du domaine des systèmes d'éclairage et concerne plus particulièrement une rampe d'alimentation électrique.The present invention is in the field of lighting systems and more particularly relates to a power supply ramp.

Depuis de nombreuses années, on trouve sur le marché des rampes d'alimentation électrique comportant un profilé qui reçoit des bandes conductrices alimentant des contacts électrique destinés à recevoir des séries d'éléments consommateurs de courant disposés entre deux contacts adjacents, par exemple des ampoules de type navette ou des ampoules soffite.For many years, there have been on the market power supply ramps comprising a profile that receives conductive strips supplying electrical contacts intended to receive series of current-consuming elements arranged between two adjacent contacts, for example light bulbs. shuttle type or soffit bulbs.

Le déposant a déjà développé des rampes de ce type décrites dans le brevet européen EP-0.126.023 ou dans le brevet US N° 415821. Le brevet EP 0 126 023 concerne un système où le profilé présente deux ailes perpendiculaires comportant des fentes à intervalles réguliers pour le passage de contacts en saillie par rapport à des bandes conductrices appliquées sur le dos des ailes du profilé. L'écartement entre les paires de contact destinés à recevoir les lampes est fixé à la construction par la position des fentes pratiquées dans les ailes du profilé. L'état de la technique le plus proche, US 4 158 221, concerne également une rampe d'alimentation électrique dont l'écartement entre les paires de contact est fixé à la construction. Il en résulte que l'on est obligé soit de réaliser différents types de rampe en fonction des standards de longueur des ampoules navettes, soit d'utiliser des cavaliers permettant de relier électriquement les contacts en saillie des bandes conductrices aux pôles de connexion des lampes utilisées.The Applicant has already developed ramps of this type described in European Patent EP-0.126.023 or in US Patent No. 415821. Patent EP 0 126 023 relates to a system where the profile has two perpendicular wings comprising slots at regular intervals for the passage of protruding contacts relative to conductive strips applied to the back of the flanges of the profile. The spacing between the pairs of contacts intended to receive the lamps is fixed to the construction by the position of the slots made in the wings of the profile. The closest state of the art, US Pat. No. 4,158,221, also relates to a power supply ramp whose spacing between the pairs of contacts is fixed to the construction. As a result, it is necessary either to realize different types of ramp according to the length standards of the shuttle bulbs, or to use jumpers for electrically connecting the protruding contacts of the conductive strips to the connection poles of the lamps used. .

La présente invention vise à pallier cet inconvénient. Elle a pour objet une rampe d'alimentation électrique comportant un profilé formé de deux ailes aptes à recevoir deux bandes conductrices munies chacune à intervalle régulier de contacts électriques destinés à alimenter des élément consommateurs de courant de différentes dimensions.The present invention aims to overcome this disadvantage. It relates to a power supply ramp comprising a profile formed of two wings adapted to receive two conductive strips each provided at regular intervals of electrical contacts for supplying current consuming elements of different dimensions.

Dans une première forme d'exécution, les moyens de fixation des bandes dans le profilé sont constitués par un sabot en V apte à coopérer avec les bandes et par des moyens de serrage aptes à coopérer avec le profilé. Ces moyens de fixation peuvent en outre maintenir des plaquettes de liaison électrique entre des fils d'alimentation de la rampe et les bandes conductrices, ainsi que des éléments de liaison entre deux profilés disposés bout à bout ou formant entre eux un angle quelconque.In a first embodiment, the means for fixing the strips in the profile are constituted by a V-shaped shoe adapted to cooperate with the strips and by clamping means adapted to cooperate with the profile. These fixing means may further maintain electrical connection plates between the supply son of the ramp and the conductive strips, as well as connecting elements between two sections arranged end to end or forming between them any angle.

Dans une variante, le profilé est réalisé en métal, notamment en aluminium. Les surfaces extérieures du profilé peuvent être munis d'un revêtement isolant.In a variant, the profile is made of metal, in particular aluminum. The outer surfaces of the profile can be provided with an insulating coating.

Selon une autre variante, le profilé est en aluminium et les bandes conductrices sont munies d'un revêtement isolant.According to another variant, the profile is made of aluminum and the conductive strips are provided with an insulating coating.

Le dessin annexé représente, à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, des formes d'exécution de l'objet de la présente invention.

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une rampe en cours de montage, lorsque les bandes conductrices sont glissées dans leur profilé de support.
  • La figure 2 est une coupe transversale, à une échelle agrandie, de la rampe de la figure 1, réalisée au niveau d'une languette de contact selon la ligne II-II.
  • La figure 3 est une coupe transversale, à une échelle agrandie également, selon la ligne III-III à la figure 1, montrant une forme de fixation des bandes conductrices par rapport au profilé dans lequel elles sont glissées.
  • La figure 4 est une coupe transversale montrant une variante de fixation des bandes conductrices disposées dans un profilé en matière isolante.
  • La figure 5 est une vue de dessus d'un assemblage comportant deux rampes disposées à angle droit.
  • La figure 6 représente, vus en perspective, les plaquettes - en forme d'équerre et de L respectivement - constituant les éléments de jonction des deux rampes de la figure 5.
  • La figure 7 est une vue de dessus de l'une des plaquettes d'alimentation de la rampe.
The attached drawing shows, by way of non-limiting examples, embodiments of the object of the present invention.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ramp being mounted, when the conductive strips are slid into their support profile.
  • Figure 2 is a cross section, on an enlarged scale, of the ramp of Figure 1, made at a contact tab along the line II-II.
  • Figure 3 is a cross section, on an enlarged scale also, along the line III-III in Figure 1, showing a form of attachment of the conductive strips relative to the profile in which they are slid.
  • Figure 4 is a cross section showing an alternative fixing of the conductive strips disposed in a section of insulating material.
  • Figure 5 is a top view of an assembly having two ramps arranged at right angles.
  • FIG. 6 shows, seen in perspective, the plates - in the shape of a square and L respectively - constituting the joining elements of the two ramps of FIG.
  • Figure 7 is a top view of one of the supply pads of the ramp.

La rampe polyvalente selon l'invention comporte une première bande conductrice 10 constituée par une bande métallique 11 qui est munie, à intervalles réguliers, de languettes de contact 12 disposées à 90°. Dans la variante représentée, chaque languette 12 est obtenue par découpage et pliage ce qui laisse subsister une série de découpes 13 dans la bande métallique 11. A son extrémité libre, chaque languette de contact 12 comporte une ouverture circulaire 14 destinée à recevoir l'extrémité d'une ampoule navette ou de tout autre élément consommateur de courant.The multipurpose ramp according to the invention comprises a first conductive strip 10 constituted by a strip 11 which is provided at regular intervals with contact tongues 12 arranged at 90 °. In the variant shown, each tongue 12 is obtained by cutting and folding which leaves a series of cuts 13 in the metal strip 11. At its free end, each contact tongue 12 has a circular opening 14 intended to receive the end a shuttle bulb or other power-consuming element.

Une seconde bande conductrice 20 comporte, de manière similaire, des languettes de contact 22 laissant des découpes 23 dans une bande métallique 21 et présentant chacune une ouverture circulaire 24 destinée à coopérer avec l'élément consommateur de courant.A second conductive strip 20 similarly comprises contact tongues 22 leaving cutouts 23 in a metal strip 21 and each having a circular opening 24 intended to cooperate with the current-consuming element.

Les bandes métalliques sont revêtues d'une couche isolante appliquée sur toute leur surface extérieure à l'exclusion de l'extrémité libre des languettes 12 et 22, car les ouvertures circulaires 14 et 24 doivent établir le contact avec les lampes à alimenter.The metal strips are coated with an insulating layer applied over their entire outer surface excluding the free end of the tongues 12 and 22, since the circular openings 14 and 24 must make contact with the lamps to be powered.

Les bandes conductrices 10 et 20 sont glissées dans un profilé 30 à deux ailes symétriques où elles peuvent être fixées au moyen d'un sabot de fixation 50 et des moyens de serrage 60. Avant de fixer les bandes conductrices 10 et 20, on réglera l'écartement A entre les languettes de contact de chacune des bandes, en fonction des dimensions des ampoules prévues.The conductive strips 10 and 20 are slid into a profile 30 with two symmetrical wings where they can be fixed by means of a fixing shoe 50 and clamping means 60. Before fixing the conductive strips 10 and 20, the distance A between the contact tabs of each of the strips, depending on the size of the bulbs provided.

Le profilé 30 sera décrit plus en détail par rapport à la coupe de la figure 2. Il comporte deux ailes symétriques 31 et 32, chacune munie sur sa face intérieure d'un dégagement central 33 destiné à recevoir l'une des bandes métalliques 11 ou 21. Le dégagement 33 est partiellement fermé vers le haut par un rebord extérieur 34 et un rebord intérieur 35 entre lesquels subsiste un passage 36 assez large pour autoriser le libre passage des languettes 12 et 22.The profile 30 will be described in more detail with respect to the section of FIG. 2. It comprises two wings symmetrical 31 and 32, each provided on its inner face with a central clearance 33 for receiving one of the metal strips 11 or 21. The clearance 33 is partially closed upwardly by an outer edge 34 and an inner rim 35 between which remains a passage 36 wide enough to allow the free passage of the tongues 12 and 22.

Sur sa face extérieure, chacune des ailes 31 ou 32 comporte une creusure 37 destinée à recevoir une bande autocollante non représentée au dessin, permettant la fixation de l'ensemble lors de sa mise en place définitive. La partie centrale 41 du profilé comporte vers l'extérieure des cannelures 42 permettant d'augmenter la surface de déperdition de chaleur. Vers l'intérieur, on notera la présence d'un canal central 43 entre les flancs 44 bordant les rebords intérieurs 35. On veillera à ménager un passage 45 dont l'utilité sera mentionnée plus loin.On its outer face, each of the wings 31 or 32 comprises a recess 37 for receiving a self-adhesive tape not shown in the drawing, allowing the attachment of the assembly during its final establishment. The central portion 41 of the profile has outwardly grooves 42 to increase the heat loss surface. Inwardly, it will be noted the presence of a central channel 43 between the flanks 44 bordering the inner edges 35. Care will be taken to provide a passage 45 whose utility will be mentioned later.

Dans une variante préférentielle, le profilé 30 est en aluminium. Pour éviter tout contact avec les bandes conductrices 10 et 20, le profilé sera recouvert d'un revêtement isolant. Cette forme d'exécution présente l'avantage de ne pas craindre des déformations dues à la chaleur, ce qui permet de monter des ampoules plus puissantes.In a preferred embodiment, the profile 30 is aluminum. To avoid contact with the conductive strips 10 and 20, the profile will be covered with an insulating coating. This embodiment has the advantage of not fearing deformations due to heat, which allows to mount more powerful bulbs.

Dans les exemples représentés au dessin, les ailes 31 et 32 sont perpendiculaires, mais on peut les disposer selon un autre arrangement angulaire sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention. Le point important est de dimensionner les bandes conductrices 10 et 20 ainsi que le profilé 30 de manière à ce que les ouvertures circulaires 14 et 24 soient alignées sur un axe commun, correspondant à l'axe central des ampoules cylindriques à alimenter, représentées par un traitillé à la figure 2.In the examples shown in the drawing, the wings 31 and 32 are perpendicular, but can be arranged in another angular arrangement without departing from the scope of the present invention. The important point is to size the conductive strips 10 and 20 as well as the profile 30 so that the circular openings 14 and 24 are aligned on a common axis, corresponding to the central axis of the cylindrical bulbs to be supplied, represented by a broken line in Figure 2.

Les surfaces des rebords 34 et 35 dirigées vers les ampoules seront avantageusement des surfaces lisses, de manière à assurer la réflexion de la lumière émise par les ampoules.The surfaces of the flanges 34 and 35 directed towards the bulbs will advantageously be smooth surfaces, so as to ensure the reflection of the light emitted by the bulbs.

Pour la clarté du dessin, on n'a plus représenté les languettes de contact 12 et 22 dans la coupe de la figure 3, réalisée au niveau d'un sabot de fixation 50 et de ses moyens de serrage 60.For the sake of clarity, the contact tongues 12 and 22 are no longer shown in the section of FIG. 3, made at the level of a fixing shoe 50 and its clamping means 60.

Plus précisément, le sabot isolant 50 comporte deux jambages 51 et 52, reliés par un pont central 53 qui présente une ouverture 54 pour le passage des moyens de serrage 60. Les bases 55 et 56 des jambages sont destinées à coopérer, au moins indirectement, avec les bandes métalliques 11 et 21.More specifically, the insulating shoe 50 comprises two legs 51 and 52, connected by a central bridge 53 which has an opening 54 for the passage of the clamping means 60. The bases 55 and 56 of the legs are intended to cooperate, at least indirectly, with the metal strips 11 and 21.

Les moyens de serrage 60 sont constitués par une vis dont la tête 61 est dimensionnée pour glisser avec jeu dans le canal central 43 prévu à la pliure du profilé 30 et dont la tige filetée 62 est disposée sensiblement au centre du sabot 50 et est dimensionnée pour traverser avec jeu le passage 45 séparant les rebords intérieurs 35. Les moyens de serrage comportent également une contrepièce 63 présentant une ouverture taraudée 64 destinée à s'appuyer contre l'ouverture 54 du sabot 50.The clamping means 60 consist of a screw whose head 61 is dimensioned to slip with play in the central channel 43 provided at the bend of the section 30 and whose threaded rod 62 is disposed substantially in the center of the shoe 50 and is dimensioned to passively through the passage 45 separating the inner flanges 35. The clamping means also comprise a counterpart 63 having a tapped opening 64 intended to rest against the opening 54 of the shoe 50.

L'ensemble constitué par le sabot 50 et ses moyens de serrage 60 permet de fixer la position relative des bandes conductrices 11 et 21 par rapport au profilé après réglage de la distance A entre les languettes 22 et 12 en fonction du type d'ampoule utilisé. En outre cet ensemble 50, 60 peut également servir à la fixation des plaquettes d'alimentation des bandes conductrices et/ou à la fixation d'éléments de jonction entre deux rampes selon l'invention.The assembly constituted by the shoe 50 and its clamping means 60 makes it possible to fix the relative position of the conductive strips 11 and 21 with respect to the profile after adjusting the distance A between the tongues 22 and 12 as a function of the type of bulb used. . In addition this assembly 50, 60 can also be used for fixing the feed pads of the conductive strips and / or the fixing of connecting elements between two ramps according to the invention.

C'est ainsi que l'on a également représenté à la figure 3 deux plaquettes 91 et 92 qui représentent soit les éléments de jonction entre deux rampes adjacentes, que celles-ci soient mises bout à bout ou forment un angle comme représenté à la figure 5, soit les plaquettes d'alimentation des bandes conductrices 11 et 21, comme on le mentionnera plus loin.Thus, FIG. 3 also shows two plates 91 and 92 which represent either the junction elements between two adjacent ramps, whether these are placed end to end or form an angle as shown in FIG. 5, that is to say the feeding pads of the conductive strips 11 and 21, as will be mentioned below.

Dans la forme d'exécution de la figure 4, on a représenté une variante d'exécution comportant un profilé 130 en matière plastique dans lequel les bandes 111 et 121 sont fixés par des rivets 150, dont l'un est représenté en coupe au dessin. Dans cette version le profilé 130 comporte une partie centrale 141 entre deux ailes 131 et 132 qui, comme décrit précédemment présentent chacune un dégagement central 33 destiné à recevoir l'un des bandes métalliques 111 ou 121 comportant à intervalle régulier des languettes de contact 112 et 122 respectivement, dont l'extrémité libre présente une ouverture circulaire 114 prolongée vers l'extérieur par un passage 115 destiné à faciliter l'insertion de l'ampoule.In the embodiment of Figure 4, there is shown an alternative embodiment comprising a section 130 of plastic in which the strips 111 and 121 are fixed by rivets 150, one of which is shown in section in the drawing . In this version the profile 130 comprises a central portion 141 between two wings 131 and 132 which, as previously described each have a central clearance 33 for receiving one of the metal strips 111 or 121 having at regular intervals contact tongues 112 and 122 respectively, whose free end has a circular opening 114 extended outwardly by a passage 115 for facilitating the insertion of the bulb.

Dans cette seconde forme d'exécution, après avoir glissé les bandes 111 et 121 le long des ailes 131 et 132 du profilé 130 et disposé les languettes 112 et 122 à la distance A désirée, on perce le profilé 130 et les bandes conductrices 111 et 121 pour réaliser des trous 138 dans les ailes 131 et 132, ainsi que des trous 116 et 126 dans les bandes 111 et 121, trous dans lesquels on insère des rivets 150 ou tout autre blocage équivalent, par exemple vissage, collage ou autre. Pour la clarté du dessin, on a représenté un seul rivet 150 afin que les trous 138 dans l'aile 131 et 116 dans la bande 111 soient visibles.In this second embodiment, after having slipped the strips 111 and 121 along the flanges 131 and 132 of the profile 130 and arranged the tongues 112 and 122 at the desired distance A, the profile 130 and the conductive strips 111 and 121 to make holes 138 in the wings 131 and 132, and holes 116 and 126 in the strips 111 and 121, holes in which one inserts rivets 150 or other equivalent blocking, for example screwing, gluing or other. For clarity of the drawing, there is shown a single rivet 150 so that the holes 138 in the wing 131 and 116 in the band 111 are visible.

Comme on l'a déjà mentionné, il est souvent nécessaire de relier les rampes d'éclairage décrites jusqu'ici. Pour obtenir l'arrangement de la figure 5, on utilise des profilés 30 et 40 coupés à 45°, on dispose en bout de ceux-ci deux sabots 50, dont les jambages 51 coopèrent avec les composants des ailes 31 du profilé tandis que les jambages 52 coopèrent avec ceux des ailes 32. Les éléments de jonction sont constitués dans ce cas par une plaquette 93 repliée en équerre et par une plaquette plane 94 en forme de L, qui sont représentées en perspective à la figure 6 et dont la section constitue les éléments 91 et 92 représentés à la figure 3.As already mentioned, it is often necessary to connect the lighting ramps described so far. To obtain the arrangement of Figure 5, we use profiles 30 and 40 cut at 45 °, it has at the end thereof two shoes 50, whose legs 51 cooperate with the components of the wings 31 of the section while the jambs 52 cooperate with those of the flanges 32. The joining elements are constituted in this case by a wafer 93 folded at right angles and by a flat plate 94 L-shaped, which are shown in perspective in Figure 6 and whose section is elements 91 and 92 shown in FIG.

Finalement on peut utiliser les ensembles 50 et 60 pour assurer l'alimentation électrique des bandes métalliques 11 et 21. Dans ce but, on peut utiliser une plaquette 95 telle que celle représentée à la figure 7, qui comporte une partie plane 96 destinée à être serrée contre la bande métallique 11 ou 21 à alimenter, tandis que le rétrécissement 97 est dimensionné pour recevoir un clips d'alimentation soudé à un conducteur de manière traditionnelle. Il va de soi que la forme d'exécution représentée à la figure 4 permet également la liaison entre deux rampes d'alimentation.Finally, the assemblies 50 and 60 can be used to supply the metal strips 11 and 21 with electrical power. For this purpose, a plate 95 such as that represented in FIG. 7, which includes a flat part 96 intended to be used, can be used. tight against the band metal 11 or 21 to supply, while the shrinkage 97 is sized to receive a power clip welded to a conductor in a traditional manner. It goes without saying that the embodiment shown in Figure 4 also allows the connection between two feed ramps.

Comme mentionné plus haut, les profilés 30, et les moyens de blocage des bandes 50,60,150 peuvent être réalisés en métal, par exemple en aluminium. De même que les bandes conductrices 10,20, les profilés peuvent être munis d'un revêtement isolant.As mentioned above, the profiles 30, and the blocking means 50,60,150 strips may be made of metal, for example aluminum. As the conductive strips 10,20, the profiles can be provided with an insulating coating.

L'invention telle que décrite est particulièrement développée pour obtenir de très grandes longueurs de rampes d'alimentation. La simplicité du montage permet de glisser des bandes mesurant plusieurs mètres dans des profilés, métalliques ou plastiques, obtenus en longueurs standards de quelques mètres.The invention as described is particularly developed to obtain very large lengths of supply ramps. The simplicity of the assembly makes it possible to slide strips measuring several meters in metal or plastic profiles, obtained in standard lengths of a few meters.

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  1. Power supply strip comprising a section (30; 130) formed by two wings capable of accommodating two conductive strips (10, 20; 110,12) each equipped at regular intervals with electrical contacts (12, 22; 112, 122) designed to supply current consuming elements positioned between two adjacent contacts linked to one or the other of the conductive strips respectively, characterised in that the section comprises channels (33) capable of accommodating the said conductive strips and allowing them to slide freely, the spacing A between the electrical contacts (12; 112) of the first strip and the contacts (22; 122) of the second strip being positioned and attached using adaptable means of adjustment and locking (50, 60) in accordance with the dimensions of the current-consuming elements.
  2. Power supply strip according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that the section (30) comprises two wings (31, 32) positioned roughly at an angle of 90° and at least one channel (43) designed to cooperate with the said means of attachment (50, 60).
  3. Power supply strip according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that the section is made of a plastic material.
  4. Power supply strip according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that the section is made of aluminium
  5. Power supply strip according to claim 4, characterised in that the section is covered with an insulating covering.
  6. Power supply strip according to claim 1 or 4, characterised in that the conductive strips are covered with an insulating covering.
  7. Power supply strip according to claim 1, characterised in that the said means of attachment consist of a V-shaped shoe (50) capable of cooperating with the strips (11,21) and of means of tightening (62, 63) capable of cooperating both with the channel (43) of the said section and with the shoe (50).
  8. Power supply strip according to claim 1, characterised by small power supply plates (95) held in place by the said means of attachment (50) and capable of providing the electrical link between the power supply wires and the conductive strips (10, 20).
  9. Power supply strip comprising at least two sections according to claim 1, characterised by small linking plates (93, 94) held in place by the said means of attachment (50, 60) and capable of ensuring the relative positioning of the said sections.
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