EP1351343A1 - Elektrisches Gerät mit einem Schnellanschluss an die Spannungsversorgung, besonders geeignet für wasserdichte Lampenfassungen - Google Patents

Elektrisches Gerät mit einem Schnellanschluss an die Spannungsversorgung, besonders geeignet für wasserdichte Lampenfassungen Download PDF

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EP1351343A1
EP1351343A1 EP03352006A EP03352006A EP1351343A1 EP 1351343 A1 EP1351343 A1 EP 1351343A1 EP 03352006 A EP03352006 A EP 03352006A EP 03352006 A EP03352006 A EP 03352006A EP 1351343 A1 EP1351343 A1 EP 1351343A1
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Michel Albignac
Lionel Vergnenegre
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5202—Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
    • H01R13/741—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means

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  • the present invention relates to electrical devices requiring for their operation a connection by external electric wires to a power supply external, including a waterproof case inside which is a device electric intended to be supplied by said external electric wires, said housing having an opening through which said external power supply via said electrical wires is intended to pass.
  • the function of the opening is to allow the electrical wires to pass through the wall of the housing waterproof, via a sealed bushing, the electrical connection of the wires being made on appropriate terminal blocks inside the housing.
  • the operator closes the housing of the device which is then functional.
  • the light fixtures watertight for example adopt such a structure and impose an opening or reopening of the case in order to make the electrical connection to the network, after having been fixed on their support, generally a wall or a ceiling.
  • the operation of electrical connection takes time, which is repeated a significant number of times corresponding to the equipment of a building is far from negligible.
  • the operation of opening or reopening the case may generate risks of deterioration of the connection means of the housing, generally consisting of a fixed shell to the support and a translucent basin for the luminaires, the latter being fixed to the shell, or risk of faulty sealing of the housing when reassembling it.
  • the apparatus according to the invention allows an electrical connection of the latter to the power supply without opening or dismantling the waterproof case thanks to its mobile connection support, advantageously extractable, which allows connection to outside of the waterproof case, external electrical wires supplying the device via the electrical connection support.
  • the sealing means cooperate with the connection support when it is in the operating position, and advantageously with the locking means, to seal the opening to fluids in this position, giving the device according to the invention the qualifier of fluid-tight and more particularly liquids.
  • the apparatus according to the invention comprises means for guiding the movement of said electrical connection support through said opening, from said first to said second position.
  • the means for guiding the movement of the support advantageously allow to facilitate the extraction operation of the support and the maintenance of the support in the second position in which the operator makes, outside the waterproof case, the connection between the external power supply wires and the internal electrical network of the device.
  • said guide means comprise means for guiding in translation of said support in said opening, giving the connection support mobility similar to that of a drawer.
  • said sealing means comprise a sealing element capable of being associated with a part of said support electrical connection which projects outside of said waterproof housing in said first position of the support, said sealing element forming, when associated with said part of the electrical connection support, a seal on the electrical supply cable external and on said waterproof housing.
  • this characteristic allows the operator to achieve rapid sealing and easy in the operating position of the connection support, by means of a unique element ensuring during its installation all the necessary seals.
  • said locking means further comprise clip fixing means of said connection support electric in said opening and in the first position.
  • said clip fixing means of said connection support in said opening and in the first position comprise at least two flexible elastic tabs placed in opposition, capable of being engage in said opening so as to define said first position of the support and secure the latter in this so-called first position.
  • said clip fixing means of said electrical connection support in said opening and in the first position have at least one part projecting outside of said waterproof housing, in order to allow their entry by an operator to release said clip fixing means and allow said operator to move said electrical connection support from the first to second position.
  • said sealing element comprises safety means cooperating with said clip fixing means in order to secure the locking of said support in the first position.
  • said electrical connection support includes a stop capable of limiting its movement to said second position and defining thus said second position of the support.
  • said opening adopts a section circular and in that said electrical connection support adopts a cylindrical shape of partially circular cross section complementary to the cross section of said opening.
  • the device according to the invention to provide a support electrical connection which can be installed in a relatively circular opening small, for example the size of that fitted to known waterproof devices requiring an opening of their case in order to make the connection to the electrical supply, and in which the opening is intended for the passage of electrical supply wires via a grommet or the like.
  • connection support comprises a plurality of terminal blocks allowing a wire-to-wire connection between said electrical wires external power supply and said electrical distribution network internal to said device, respectively.
  • the present invention is particularly applicable to waterproof luminaires.
  • Figure 1 shows the connection support 3 and the housing waterproof 1 separately, the connection support 3 being in position to be inserted into opening 2 of the housing, this following a movement of the support in direction 7, this operation of inserting the support into the housing via the opening 2 being normally carried out in the factory during the assembly of the electrical appliance.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the next step when assembling the device in the factory, the connection support being placed in opening 2 of the housing and immobilized in the first position, as will be explained later.
  • Figure 2 we have depicted the internal electrical distribution network 4 connected to the connection support electric 3.
  • Figure 3 illustrates another step of factory assembly of the device consisting to set up a sealing element 6 on the connection support 3 linked to the opening 2, as will also be explained later.
  • the device as partially shown in Figure 3 is ready to be placed on a support (not shown), wall or ceiling for example in the case of a luminaire waterproof, then to be connected to the power supply wires 5, operations shown in Figures 4 to 6.
  • Figure 4 shows the electrical device in place on its support (not shown), from which the sealing element 6 has been removed in order to allow the extraction of the connection support outside the housing 1, as will be explained later, and the electrical connection with the electrical supply wires 5 which have been shown in Figure 4 near the connection support.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the connection support in its second position, out of the waterproof housing 1, in which the electrical connection with the supply wires electric 5 is actually produced, as shown in the figure.
  • FIG. 6 shows the connection support 3 in its operating position, the connection support having been pushed back inside the housing after having carried out the electrical connection to the power supply and the sealing means having been put in place, as shown.
  • the opening 2 adopts for example a section circular, corresponding to the opening section generally used for passage electrical supply wires in an electrical appliance
  • the support 3 of electrical connection includes a main body 11 which takes the form of a wall cylindrical 13 of semicircular cross section complementary to the section transverse of the opening 2, so that the circular border 8 delimiting the opening 2 serves advantageously means for guiding in translation of the support 3 during its moving from the first to the second position.
  • the main body of the support 3 is hollow so that the network connection terminals 9 internal distribution board with external power cables attached to the semi-circular wall of the support and can fit into the circular passage section opening 2.
  • connection support 3 comprises a plurality of terminal blocks 9 allowing a wire-to-wire connection between the external electrical wires 5 of the external electrical supply and the internal electrical distribution network 4 of the device, respectively, as shown in Figures 5 or 6.
  • the length of the connection support 3 is therefore defined so appropriate according to the number of terminal blocks 9 to be placed on the support 3 depending on the network internal electrical distribution and type of supply.
  • three terminal blocks 9 are necessary at least, representing the phase, the neutral, and the ground, for a current domestic power supply, as shown in the figures.
  • connection support 3 advantageously comprises a part 10 capable of making protrusion outside the sealed housing 1 in the first position of the support 3, as shown in Figure 2 for example, this part 10 being tubular of circular section and extending in the longitudinal axis 12 of the cylindrical section of the main body 11 of support 3.
  • the junction between the tubular part 10 and the semi-circular wall 13 is performed for example by means of a transverse connecting disc 14, as shown in Figure 1 for example.
  • the sealing means comprise a sealing element 6 able to be associated with the tubular part 10 of the electrical connection support 3 which projects outside the waterproof housing 1 in the first position of the support, the sealing element 6 forming, when associated with part 10 of the electrical connection support 3, a seal on the external power supply cable 14 and on the waterproof housing 1, as shown in Figures 6 and 7.
  • the sealing element 6 takes the form of a cap comprising at a end 15 a hole 16 with a diameter slightly smaller than the outside diameter of the cable power supply 14 so as to seal the fluids between the hole 16 and the cable 14, and at the other end an outer surface 17 in the form of a ring intended to come to rest on the housing 1 in order to ensure a fluid-tightness between the outer surface 17 in the form of a ring and the waterproof housing 1.
  • Sealing element 6 consists of a flexible waterproof material, for example of the rubber, elastomer type etc ...
  • the sealing element 6 can be made of a material rigid (not shown) or semi-rigid which can be fixed by clipping on the part tubular connection support, and having flexible parts in the areas of contact with the power cable and the waterproof case, intended to ensure the sealing with these.
  • the sealing element 6 shown further comprises a flange 18 circular interior intended to be housed in a complementary groove 19 of the part tubular connection support, to ensure a connection between the support 3 and the sealing element, as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the connection of the element sealing 6 with the tubular part 10 of the connection support 3 is preferably waterproof insofar as it can thus advantageously double a first sealing provided at the end 15 of the sealing element.
  • the locking means also comprise clip fixing means 20 of the support 3 for electrical connection in the opening 2 and in the first position of the support or operating position, as shown in Figures 2 and 7 especially.
  • the clip fixing means 20 of the connection support 3 in the opening comprises two flexible elastic tabs 21 placed in opposition, suitable for engage in opening 2 so as to define the first position of the support 3 and secure the latter in this first position, as shown in Figures 2 or 7.
  • the legs 21 extend in the longitudinal extension of the wall semi-circular 13 and diametrically opposite, on the side of the tubular part 10, as shown in Figure 2 for example, in order to appear on a diameter of the opening 2 and allow the fixing of the support 3 in the opening between stops 22 and 24 placed on the outer surface of each tab 21 opposite the edge 8 of the opening.
  • the stops 22 and 24 on each of the legs 21 are spaced apart by a distance of the order of, or slightly less than, the thickness of the wall of the waterproof case 1 so to immobilize this wall between the stops 22 and 24 as shown in Figure 7.
  • the two stops 22 of the two legs 21 closest to the end thereof, respectively, are provided with a gentle slope 23 intended to allow deflection of each tab 21 under the action of a push of the support in the opening 2 produced by the operator, until the wall of the sealed housing passes the stops 22. Then, by elasticity, the legs return to their initial position and the wall comes to a stop between the stops 22 and 24 of each tab 21.
  • the connection support 3 is totally linked in the opening 2 of the case, without degree of freedom between the two parts.
  • the means of fixing by clip 20 of the support 3 of electrical connection in opening 2 and in the first position have at least one projecting portion 25 outside the waterproof housing 1, to allow their entry by an operator to free the clip fastening means and allow the operator to move the support 3 for electrical connection from the first to the second position.
  • the legs 21 advantageously extend beyond opening 2 to the outside of the housing, so that an operator can, between two of his fingers for example, grasp the two legs and bring them towards each other thanks to their flexibility in order to free the wall of the case 1 from between the stops 22 and 24 of each tab, and to be able to remove the connection support to the outside of the housing in its second position, as shown in Figure 5, and make the electrical connection in this position.
  • the end of the support connection 3 opposite to that carrying the tubular part 10 comprises a stop 26 capable of limit the movement of the support to the second position and thus define this second position of the support, for example by resting on the wall of the waterproof housing 1 when the support is removed from the housing in second position.
  • this stop takes the form of a half-disc with a diameter greater than that of the opening 2 of the housing.
  • the semi-circular wall 13 allows a connection to be made in a single degree freedom in translation of the support, the stop 26 limits this movement in translation in the direction of the extraction of the support from the housing, and the flexible tabs 21 make it possible to limit, via the stops 22 and 24, the translational movement towards the first position, and to further prevent the support 3 from falling into the housing.
  • any other additional stop means (not shown) preventing the support is thrown into the waterproof case 1 following an improper operation by the operator, can be used, for example a removable stop (not shown) placed behind the stop 26 which would be put in place after the support 3 has been inserted into the opening 2.
  • the sealing element 6 further comprises safety means 27 cooperating with the clip fastening means 20 in order to secure the locking of the support 3 in the first position, as shown in Figure 7.
  • safety means adopt in the example the form of a longitudinal tubular ring 28 capable of surrounding the tubular part 10 of the support 3, and come to be housed when the sealing element 6 is inserted around the tubular part 10 of the support, between the latter and the flexible legs 21 of the support in order to prevent the tabs 21 from being able to be released from the wall of the casing inadvertently once the support 3 is in its first position, and when the sealing element 6 is in place on the tubular part of the support, as shown in Figure 7.
  • the tubular part 10 of the support will advantageously be provided with a chamfer 29 ending in a rounded 30 in order to facilitate the crossing of the end of this tubular part by the ring 28 of the sealing element 6, and also by the flange circular 18.
  • the device according to the invention can be disconnected from the network external electrical supply by the reverse operations to those described above, i.e. also without opening the device.

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  • Connecting Device With Holders (AREA)
  • Insertion, Bundling And Securing Of Wires For Electric Apparatuses (AREA)
EP03352006A 2002-04-05 2003-04-02 Elektrisches Gerät mit einem Schnellanschluss an die Spannungsversorgung, besonders geeignet für wasserdichte Lampenfassungen Expired - Lifetime EP1351343B1 (de)

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FR0204246A FR2838248B1 (fr) 2002-04-05 2002-04-05 Appareil electrique comportant un raccordement electrique rapide a l'alimentation electrique, notamment luminaire etanche
FR0204246 2002-04-05

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FR3093867A1 (fr) 2019-03-13 2020-09-18 Moulages Plastiques Du Midi Connecteur électrique destiné à un appareil électrique

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DE3840678C1 (en) * 1988-12-02 1990-02-01 Karl Lumberg Gmbh & Co, 5885 Schalksmuehle, De Plug connector
WO1995028752A1 (en) * 1994-04-19 1995-10-26 The Whitaker Corporation Fluid tight through wall connector
EP0905829A1 (de) * 1997-09-29 1999-03-31 Ivan Cyphelly Flüssigkeitsdichter Steckverbinder für parallele und serielle Verkabelung

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DE3840678C1 (en) * 1988-12-02 1990-02-01 Karl Lumberg Gmbh & Co, 5885 Schalksmuehle, De Plug connector
WO1995028752A1 (en) * 1994-04-19 1995-10-26 The Whitaker Corporation Fluid tight through wall connector
EP0905829A1 (de) * 1997-09-29 1999-03-31 Ivan Cyphelly Flüssigkeitsdichter Steckverbinder für parallele und serielle Verkabelung

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DE60300300T2 (de) 2006-05-18
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