EP1592089B1 - Base for an electrical appliance - Google Patents

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EP1592089B1
EP1592089B1 EP04076263A EP04076263A EP1592089B1 EP 1592089 B1 EP1592089 B1 EP 1592089B1 EP 04076263 A EP04076263 A EP 04076263A EP 04076263 A EP04076263 A EP 04076263A EP 1592089 B1 EP1592089 B1 EP 1592089B1
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Serge Lapouble
Olivier Harre
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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
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/26—Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting
    • H01R9/2608—Fastening means for mounting on support rail or strip
    • 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
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/506—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts

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  • the present invention relates to a base of electrical equipment, such as socket, switch, etc ..., which is snapped into a support such as a frame or a molding for routing electrical son.
  • Pedestals of electrical equipment generally consist of a body and a facade.
  • the facade is screwed to the body by means of two screws each passing through a circular orifice formed in the facade and penetrating each into a well molded in the body.
  • a disadvantage of this type of electrical appliance base is that the screwing of the screws causes a loss of time for the installer of the base.
  • a shutter in the case of a socket outlet, it may be advantageous to add a shutter to prohibit access to the contact members by another object than a matched record, or to add a hood to limit the penetration of dust or water when no paired plug is inserted into the socket.
  • another disadvantage of this type of base is that the presence of means for housing the fixing screws of the facade to the body of the base, which take up space in the base, penalizes the implementation of a shutter and / or hood, yet necessary to secure the installation of the base.
  • socket outlets that overcome these disadvantages by fixing the front of the body of the base by snapping and not by screwing.
  • These socket-outlets are provided with a tooth formed at the end of an elastic tongue formed, in a first embodiment, on the body and, in a second embodiment, on the facade. This tooth snaps into a recess made respectively in the front or in the body of the base.
  • These socket-outlets furthermore comprise, on the body of the base, fastening means on a snap-in support, means which are independent of the fastening means of the socket. facade on the body of the base. This has the disadvantage for the manufacturer of the bases to have to make more complex molds.
  • the snap-fastening means of the front to the body of the base are accessible only from the rear of the base. This means that, in order to separate the front of the body, it is first necessary to separate the base from its support, which gives access to the electrical wires. However, for an uninformed installer, this maneuver can be dangerous. This situation is even more dangerous when the base is accidentally torn off its support.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to overcome certain disadvantages of the prior art by proposing a base of electrical equipment that allows the implantation of a shutter and / or a cover, which is simple in its design, and which is simple and safe to install.
  • a base of electrical equipment consisting of a front and a body, the facade comprising a front face and four side walls, substantially perpendicular to each other and to the front face, and the body comprising four walls.
  • the facade comprises at least two first latching means on a support having at least two mutually parallel sides, said first means being respectively formed on two walls of the facade parallel to each other, and in that at least two walls of the body, parallel to each other, said walls assembly, each comprise at least a second latching means and at least one shoulder, latching on the support of the first and second means of the electrical equipment base allowing, on the one hand, the attachment of the body of the base on the support and, secondly, a support, through the support, of the facade bearing on the body.
  • the shoulder and the second latching means are disposed on an assembly wall of the body so as to bear respectively on two surfaces of the support perpendicular to the direction of introduction or extraction of the base body relative to the support and oriented in opposite directions.
  • each first latching means on the support is an elastic tongue, formed parallel to a wall of the facade and recessed with respect to the latter, at the free end of which is formed a tooth which is protruding from the walls of the body when the facade is introduced into the body, said tooth bearing on the surface of the support oriented in the direction of introduction of the body into the support.
  • each second latching means on the support is a projection formed on a wall of the body, close to an opening intended to receive one of the tongues of the facade, said protrusion resting on the surface of the support oriented in the direction of introduction of the body into the support, and in that each shoulder is a flange formed at the free end of said wall of the body and oriented towards the outside of the base, said rim bearing on the surface support oriented in the direction of extraction of the body, the distance between each projection and the flange located vis-à-vis corresponding to the distance between the two surfaces of the support.
  • the facade comprises, in the extension of its four corners, a foot resting on a rim of the body.
  • the width between the two surfaces of the support oriented in the direction of introduction of the body into the support is substantially equal to the width of the body of the base.
  • the support is a U-shaped section chute, whose free ends extend inwards by two lips oriented towards the inside of the chute, a first inner wall being formed at the free end of each lip, in the direction of introduction of the base in the support, a surface, projecting towards the inside of the support, being formed at the free end of said first inner wall and forming, with the latter, a shoulder oriented towards The direction extraction of the base, and a second inner wall, oriented towards the bottom of the support, being formed at the free end of this shoulder.
  • the width of the front of the base is slightly less than the distance between the first internal walls of the support, so as to introduce the tip of a tool, screwdriver type, between the walls of the front of the base and the first internal walls of the support, for possible withdrawal of said base.
  • each wall of the body is wedged between a side wall of the facade and a wedging element of the facade.
  • the base (1) of electrical equipment consists of a front (2) and a body (3).
  • the base of electrical equipment is a base socket.
  • all the non-specific elements to a socket outlet can perfectly, and obviously, be adapted to a base of other electrical equipment such as a switch base or other.
  • the base (1) of electrical equipment according to the invention is preferably made of molded plastic, the facade (2) being in one piece and the body (3) is also in one piece.
  • the front (2) of the base (1) of electrical equipment comprises a front face (20) and four side walls (21) substantially perpendicular to each other.
  • the lengths of each wall (21) of the facade (2) are preferably substantially the same.
  • the center of the front face (20) is provided with at least a portion of the electrical equipment, namely, in the embodiment of the figures, a well (22) of diameter at least slightly less than the width of the the front face (20).
  • Three circular holes (220) are made in this well (22): two intended to accommodate each one of the plugs of a socket, the third intended to accommodate a stud (23) connected to the ground.
  • three contact members (not shown) are arranged on the bottom (30) of the body (3) of the base (1). being connected to the electrical wires conveyed into the support (4).
  • the facade (2) comprises, in the extension of its four corners, a foot (24) intended to bear on the flange (34) of the body (3) of the base (1).
  • At least one elastic tongue (25) is formed on at least two of the parallel walls (21) of the facade (2), below them.
  • Each tongue (25) comprises, at its non-free end, a recess (27) with respect to the wall (21) on which it is formed, the tongue (25) being positioned parallel to said wall (21), but set back with respect to the latter, towards the interior of the base (1).
  • a tooth (26) is formed at the free end of each tongue (25) on its outward facing side of the base (1).
  • the body (3) of the base (1) of electrical equipment comprises four side walls (31, 31 ') substantially perpendicular to each other, connected to a bottom (30, Figure 2).
  • the lengths of each wall are preferably substantially the same. These lengths are slightly less than those of the walls (21) of the facade (2).
  • each tongue (25) of the facade is in the same plane as a wall (31) of the body (3) of the base (1).
  • These body walls (3) are called subsequently assembly walls (31 ').
  • the body (3) of the base (1) comprises on at least two walls (31 '), in correspondence with each tongue (25) of the front (2), an opening (32) serving as a housing for said tongue (25) .
  • a protrusion (33) of substantially triangular section is formed in the immediate vicinity of this opening (32), on the outer surface of the wall of the body (3) having the opening (32), so that when each tongue (25) of the facade (2) is introduced into the corresponding opening (32) made in the assembly wall (31 ') of the body (3), the tooth (26) of said tongue (25) and the protrusion (33) formed in the immediate vicinity are in the horizontal extension of one another, as shown in Figures 1 and 3.
  • the body (3) of the base (1) also comprises, substantially perpendicular to each of its walls (31, 31 '), at the free end of the latter, a shoulder consisting, for example, of a flange (34). ) formed towards the outside of the body (3), which serves to support the feet (24) of the facade (2).
  • each wall (31, 31 ') of the body (3) of the base (1) is hollowed or recessed (36) so as to receive the well (22) of the facade (2).
  • each wall (31, 31 ') of the body (3) comprising for example two openings (32) and a recess (36) is reduced to two end portions located near the corners of the body (3) and two fingers, each of the fingers being located between one of the openings (32) and the recess (36), the projection (33) then being formed on said finger.
  • an installer inserts the tabs (25) into the openings (32) of the body (3) and wedges the walls (31, 31). ') of the body (3) between the well (22) and the rear walls (21) of the facade (2), forcing slightly, so as to achieve a temporary blockage of the facade (2) on the body ( 3) of the base (1).
  • the support (4) whether an electrical molding or a substantially square frame, comprises at least two outer walls substantially parallel to each other and connected by a bottom.
  • a flange (40) is formed at the free end of each of said outer walls, said flange being oriented inwardly of said support (4).
  • a first inner wall (41), substantially parallel to the sides of the support (4), is formed at the free end of each of the flanges (40). This first inner wall (41) is oriented in the direction (I, Figure 3) of introduction of the base (1).
  • the width of the front (2) of the base (1) of electrical equipment according to the invention is slightly less than the distance between the two first internal walls (41) of the support (4), so as to introduce the tip a tool, screwdriver type, between the front (2) of the base (1) and the first inner walls (41) of the support (4), for possible removal of said base (1).
  • a surface (43) protruding inwardly of the support (4) is formed at the free end of the first inner wall (41) and forms therewith a shoulder oriented towards the direction (E) of extraction of the base (1).
  • a second inner wall (42), oriented towards the bottom of the support (4), is formed at the free end of this shoulder (43). This second inner wall (42) is slightly inclined towards the inside of the support (4) relative to the first inner wall (41).
  • each second inner wall (42) is inserted between, on the one hand, the lower surface of the flange (34) of the body (3) of the base (1) located opposite and, on the other hand, both the projections (33) of the body (3) of the base (1) located opposite and the tops of the teeth (FIG. 26) of the tongue (25) of the front (2) of the base (1) located vis-à-vis.
  • the latching means of the base (1) formed by the flange (34) and the projections (33) of the body (3), as well as by the teeth (26) of the facade (2), bear, on the one hand, on the shoulder (43) of the support (4), on the other hand on the lower surface (44) of the second inner wall (42) of the support.
  • the base (1) is snapped into the support (4), there is no play of the base (1) relative to the support (4), nor according to the axis of symmetry of the base (1), or along an axis perpendicular to the first internal walls (41) of the support (4).
  • the front (2) is inserted on the body (3) and stuck on the latter as explained above .
  • the body (3) is inserted between two parallel walls of the support (4).
  • each first inner wall (41) of the support slightly deviates and the body (3) snaps into the support (4) thanks to the penetration of the second inner wall (42) between, on the one hand, the lower surface of the flange (34) of the body (3) located opposite and, on the other hand, both the above projections (33) of the body (3) of the base (1) located vis-a-vis.
  • the front (2) is inserted on the body (3), so that the top of the teeth (26) of the tongue (25) of the front (2) is positioned on the surface (44) of the shoulder ( 43) of the support (4).
  • the front (2) can easily be removed from the support (4) without the need to touch the body (3) of the base (1). Indeed, an installer can disengage the facade (2) by introducing a tool tip, such as a screwdriver, into the space between the first internal walls (41) and the walls (21) of the facade (2). ) and pressing the tabs (25) of the front (2) with the tip of the tool so as to disengage the teeth (26) of said tongues (25) relative to the second inner walls (42) of the support (4). ).
  • a tool tip such as a screwdriver
  • a tool tip such as a screwdriver
  • the body (3) of the base (1) can be placed on the support (4) with the front (2), simultaneously snapping into the support (4).

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The socket has a case front (2) with two tabs (25) on a support having two parallel sides. The respective tabs are formed on two parallel walls (21) of the front. Each of two parallel walls (31`) of a body (3) has a projection (33) and a rib (34). The detent of the tabs and projection on the support permits fixation of the body on the support and maintenance, via the support, of the front supported on the body.

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La présente invention concerne un socle d'appareillage électrique, tel que prise de courant, interrupteur, etc..., qui est encliqueté dans un support tel qu'un cadre ou une moulure d'acheminement de fils électriques.The present invention relates to a base of electrical equipment, such as socket, switch, etc ..., which is snapped into a support such as a frame or a molding for routing electrical son.

Les socles d'appareillage électrique sont en général constitués d'un corps et d'une façade. Dans de nombreux socles d'appareillage électrique, la façade est vissée au corps au moyen de deux vis traversant chacune un orifice circulaire formé dans la façade et pénétrant chacune dans un puits moulé dans le corps. Un inconvénient de ce type de socles d'appareillage électrique est que le vissage des vis entraîne une perte de temps pour l'installateur du socle.Pedestals of electrical equipment generally consist of a body and a facade. In many bases of electrical equipment, the facade is screwed to the body by means of two screws each passing through a circular orifice formed in the facade and penetrating each into a well molded in the body. A disadvantage of this type of electrical appliance base is that the screwing of the screws causes a loss of time for the installer of the base.

Par ailleurs, dans le cas d'un socle de prise de courant, il peut être avantageux d'ajouter un obturateur permettant d'interdire l'accès aux organes de contact par un autre objet qu'une fiche appariée, ou encore d'ajouter un capot permettant de limiter la pénétration de poussières ou d'eau lorsque aucune fiche appariée n'est insérée dans la prise. Dans ce dernier cas, un autre inconvénient de ce type de socles est que la présence de moyens de logement des vis de fixation de la façade au corps du socle, qui prennent de la place dans le socle, pénalise l'implantation d'un obturateur et/ou d'un capot, pourtant nécessaires pour sécuriser l'installation du socle.Furthermore, in the case of a socket outlet, it may be advantageous to add a shutter to prohibit access to the contact members by another object than a matched record, or to add a hood to limit the penetration of dust or water when no paired plug is inserted into the socket. In the latter case, another disadvantage of this type of base is that the presence of means for housing the fixing screws of the facade to the body of the base, which take up space in the base, penalizes the implementation of a shutter and / or hood, yet necessary to secure the installation of the base.

Il est connu, par les documents FR 2 703 842 et FR 2 703 843 , des socles de prise de courant qui pallient ces inconvénients grâce à la fixation de la façade sur le corps du socle par encliquetage et non plus par vissage. Ces socles de prise de courant sont munis d'une dent formée à l'extrémité d'une languette élastique formée, dans un premier mode de réalisation, sur le corps et, dans un second mode de réalisation, sur la façade. Cette dent s'encliquète dans un évidement réalisé, respectivement, dans la façade ou dans le corps du socle. Ces socles de prise de courant comportent de plus, sur le corps du socle, des moyens de fixation sur un support par encliquetage, moyens qui sont indépendants des moyens de fixation de la façade sur le corps du socle. Cela présente l'inconvénient pour le fabricant des socles de devoir réaliser des moules plus complexes. De plus, concernant le socle selon le premier mode de réalisation décrit ci-dessus, les moyens de fixation par encliquetage de la façade au corps du socle ne sont accessibles que par l'arrière du socle. Cela entraîne que, pour désolidariser la façade du corps, il faut d'abord désolidariser le socle de son support, ce qui donne accès aux fils électriques. Or, pour un installateur non averti, cette manoeuvre peut être dangereuse. Cette situation est d'autant plus dangereuse lorsque le socle est arraché de manière accidentelle de son support.He is known, by the documents FR 2,703,842 and FR 2,703,843 , socket outlets that overcome these disadvantages by fixing the front of the body of the base by snapping and not by screwing. These socket-outlets are provided with a tooth formed at the end of an elastic tongue formed, in a first embodiment, on the body and, in a second embodiment, on the facade. This tooth snaps into a recess made respectively in the front or in the body of the base. These socket-outlets furthermore comprise, on the body of the base, fastening means on a snap-in support, means which are independent of the fastening means of the socket. facade on the body of the base. This has the disadvantage for the manufacturer of the bases to have to make more complex molds. In addition, regarding the base according to the first embodiment described above, the snap-fastening means of the front to the body of the base are accessible only from the rear of the base. This means that, in order to separate the front of the body, it is first necessary to separate the base from its support, which gives access to the electrical wires. However, for an uninformed installer, this maneuver can be dangerous. This situation is even more dangerous when the base is accidentally torn off its support.

Il est également connu de l'art antérieur, notamment par la demande de brevet US 6,056,593 , des socles d'appareillage électrique comportant au moins un support, un corps et une façade, le corps et la façade comportant chacun des moyens de fixation coopérant entre eux pour s'encliqueter sur le support. Cette solution présente l'inconvénient que le corps et la façade ne sont pas fixés indépendamment l'un de l'autre sur le support car leurs moyens de fixation coopèrent entre eux. Ainsi, la fixation de la façade n'est pas indépendante de celle du corps et lorsque la façade est retirée, le corps n'est plus fixé sur le support.It is also known from the prior art, in particular by the patent application US 6,056,593 electrical equipment pedestals comprising at least one support, a body and a facade, the body and the facade each comprising fixing means cooperating with each other to snap onto the support. This solution has the disadvantage that the body and the facade are not fixed independently of one another on the support because their fastening means cooperate with each other. Thus, the attachment of the facade is not independent of that of the body and when the facade is removed, the body is no longer fixed on the support.

La présente invention a pour but de pallier certains inconvénients de l'art antérieur en proposant un socle d'appareillage électrique qui permette l'implantation d'un obturateur et/ou d'un capot, qui soit simple dans sa conception, et qui soit simple et sûr à installer.The purpose of the present invention is to overcome certain disadvantages of the prior art by proposing a base of electrical equipment that allows the implantation of a shutter and / or a cover, which is simple in its design, and which is simple and safe to install.

Ce but est atteint par un socle d'appareillage électrique, constitué d'une façade et d'un corps, la façade comprenant une face frontale et quatre parois latérales, sensiblement perpendiculaires entre elles et à la face frontale, et le corps comprenant quatre parois, sensiblement perpendiculaires entre elles, reliées à un fond, caractérisé en ce que la façade comprend au moins deux premiers moyens d'encliquetage sur un support ayant au moins deux côtés parallèles entre eux, lesdits premiers moyens étant formés respectivement sur deux parois de la façade parallèles entre elles, et en ce que au moins deux parois du corps, parallèles entre elles, dites parois d'assemblage, comprennent chacune au moins un deuxième moyen d'encliquetage et au moins un épaulement, l'encliquetage sur le support des premiers et deuxièmes moyens du socle d'appareillage électrique permettant, d'une part, la fixation du corps du socle sur le support et, d'autre part, un maintien, par l'intermédiaire du support, de la façade prenant appui sur le corps.This object is achieved by a base of electrical equipment, consisting of a front and a body, the facade comprising a front face and four side walls, substantially perpendicular to each other and to the front face, and the body comprising four walls. , substantially perpendicular to each other, connected to a bottom, characterized in that the facade comprises at least two first latching means on a support having at least two mutually parallel sides, said first means being respectively formed on two walls of the facade parallel to each other, and in that at least two walls of the body, parallel to each other, said walls assembly, each comprise at least a second latching means and at least one shoulder, latching on the support of the first and second means of the electrical equipment base allowing, on the one hand, the attachment of the body of the base on the support and, secondly, a support, through the support, of the facade bearing on the body.

Selon une autre particularité, l'épaulement et le deuxième moyen d'encliquetage sont disposés sur une paroi d'assemblage du corps de façon à prendre appui respectivement sur deux surfaces du support perpendiculaires à la direction d'introduction ou d'extraction du corps du socle par rapport au support et orientées dans des directions opposées.According to another feature, the shoulder and the second latching means are disposed on an assembly wall of the body so as to bear respectively on two surfaces of the support perpendicular to the direction of introduction or extraction of the base body relative to the support and oriented in opposite directions.

Selon une autre particularité, chaque premier moyen d'encliquetage sur le support est une languette élastique, formée parallèlement à une paroi de la façade et en retrait par rapport à cette dernière, à l'extrémité libre de laquelle est formée une dent se présentant en saillie par rapport aux parois du corps lorsque la façade est introduite dans le corps, ladite dent venant en appui sur la surface du support orientée dans la direction d'introduction du corps dans le support.According to another feature, each first latching means on the support is an elastic tongue, formed parallel to a wall of the facade and recessed with respect to the latter, at the free end of which is formed a tooth which is protruding from the walls of the body when the facade is introduced into the body, said tooth bearing on the surface of the support oriented in the direction of introduction of the body into the support.

Selon une autre particularité, chaque deuxième moyen d'encliquetage sur le support est une saillie formée sur une paroi du corps, à proximité d'une ouverture destinée à accueillir une des languettes de la façade, ladite saillie venant en appui sur la surface du support orientée dans la direction d'introduction du corps dans le support, et en ce que chaque épaulement est un rebord formé à l'extrémité libre de ladite paroi du corps et orienté vers l'extérieur du socle, ledit rebord venant en appui sur la surface du support orientée dans la direction d'extraction du corps, la distance entre chaque saillie et le rebord situé en vis-à-vis correspondant à la distance entre les deux surfaces du support.According to another feature, each second latching means on the support is a projection formed on a wall of the body, close to an opening intended to receive one of the tongues of the facade, said protrusion resting on the surface of the support oriented in the direction of introduction of the body into the support, and in that each shoulder is a flange formed at the free end of said wall of the body and oriented towards the outside of the base, said rim bearing on the surface support oriented in the direction of extraction of the body, the distance between each projection and the flange located vis-à-vis corresponding to the distance between the two surfaces of the support.

Selon une autre particularité, la façade comprend, dans le prolongement de ses quatre coins, un pied prenant appui sur un rebord du corps.According to another particularity, the facade comprises, in the extension of its four corners, a foot resting on a rim of the body.

Selon une autre particularité, la largeur entre les deux surfaces du support orientées dans la direction d'introduction du corps dans le support est sensiblement égale à la largeur du corps du socle.According to another feature, the width between the two surfaces of the support oriented in the direction of introduction of the body into the support is substantially equal to the width of the body of the base.

Selon une autre particularité, le support est une goulotte de section en forme de U, dont les extrémités libres se prolongent vers l'intérieur par deux lèvres orientées vers l'intérieur de la goulotte, une première paroi interne étant formée à l'extrémité libre de chaque lèvre, selon la direction d'introduction du socle dans le support, une surface, saillant vers l'intérieur du support, étant formée à l'extrémité libre de ladite première paroi interne et formant, avec cette dernière, un épaulement orienté vers la direction d'extraction du socle, et une deuxième paroi interne, orientée vers le fond du support, étant formée à l'extrémité libre de cet épaulement.According to another feature, the support is a U-shaped section chute, whose free ends extend inwards by two lips oriented towards the inside of the chute, a first inner wall being formed at the free end of each lip, in the direction of introduction of the base in the support, a surface, projecting towards the inside of the support, being formed at the free end of said first inner wall and forming, with the latter, a shoulder oriented towards The direction extraction of the base, and a second inner wall, oriented towards the bottom of the support, being formed at the free end of this shoulder.

Selon une autre particularité, la largeur de la façade du socle est légèrement inférieure à la distance comprise entre les premières parois internes du support, de façon à pouvoir introduire la pointe d'un outil, type tournevis, entre les parois de la façade du socle et les premières parois internes du support, en vue d'un éventuel retrait dudit socle.According to another particularity, the width of the front of the base is slightly less than the distance between the first internal walls of the support, so as to introduce the tip of a tool, screwdriver type, between the walls of the front of the base and the first internal walls of the support, for possible withdrawal of said base.

Selon une autre particularité, la façade étant insérée dans le corps pour verrouiller les deuxièmes moyens d'encliquetage, chaque paroi du corps est coincée entre une paroi latérale de la façade et un élément de coincement de la façade.According to another feature, the facade being inserted into the body to lock the second latching means, each wall of the body is wedged between a side wall of the facade and a wedging element of the facade.

D'autres particularités et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description ci-après, faite en référence aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente une vue en perspective du socle d'appareillage électrique selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la façade étant mise en place sur le corps,
  • la figure 2 représente une vue en perspective du corps du socle d'appareillage électrique selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, mis en place dans une portion de moulure,
  • la figure 3 représente une vue en perspective du socle d'appareillage électrique selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, mis en place dans une portion de moulure.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will appear more clearly on reading the description below, made with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • FIG. 1 represents a perspective view of the base of electrical equipment according to one embodiment of the invention, the facade being placed on the body,
  • FIG. 2 represents a perspective view of the body of the electrical equipment base according to one embodiment of the invention, set up in a portion of a molding,
  • 3 shows a perspective view of the base of electrical equipment according to one embodiment of the invention, set up in a portion of molding.

Le socle (1) d'appareillage électrique selon l'invention est constitué d'une façade (2) et d'un corps (3). Dans le mode de réalisation des figures, le socle d'appareillage électrique est un socle de prise de courant. Toutefois, tous les éléments non spécifiques à un socle de prise de courant peuvent parfaitement, et de façon évidente, être adaptés à un socle d'un autre appareillage électrique tel qu'un socle d'interrupteur ou autre.The base (1) of electrical equipment according to the invention consists of a front (2) and a body (3). In the embodiment of the figures, the base of electrical equipment is a base socket. However, all the non-specific elements to a socket outlet can perfectly, and obviously, be adapted to a base of other electrical equipment such as a switch base or other.

Le socle (1) d'appareillage électrique selon l'invention est, de préférence, réalisé en plastique moulé, la façade (2) étant d'un seul tenant et le corps (3) étant également d'un seul tenant.The base (1) of electrical equipment according to the invention is preferably made of molded plastic, the facade (2) being in one piece and the body (3) is also in one piece.

La façade (2) du socle (1) d'appareillage électrique selon l'invention comprend une face frontale (20) et quatre parois latérales (21) sensiblement perpendiculaires les unes aux autres. Les longueurs de chaque paroi (21) de la façade (2) sont, de préférence, sensiblement les mêmes. Le centre de la face frontale (20) est muni d'au moins une partie de l'appareillage électrique, à savoir, dans le mode de réalisation des figures, un puits (22) de diamètre au plus légèrement moins important que la largeur de la face frontale (20). Trois perçages circulaires (220) sont réalisés dans ce puits (22) : deux destinés à accueillir chacun une des fiches d'une prise de courant, le troisième destiné à accueillir un plot (23) relié à la terre. En correspondance avec les trois perçages (220) du puits (22) de la façade (2), trois organes de contact (non représentés) sont disposés sur le fond (30) du corps (3) du socle (1), ces organes étant reliés aux fils électriques acheminés jusque dans le support (4).The front (2) of the base (1) of electrical equipment according to the invention comprises a front face (20) and four side walls (21) substantially perpendicular to each other. The lengths of each wall (21) of the facade (2) are preferably substantially the same. The center of the front face (20) is provided with at least a portion of the electrical equipment, namely, in the embodiment of the figures, a well (22) of diameter at least slightly less than the width of the the front face (20). Three circular holes (220) are made in this well (22): two intended to accommodate each one of the plugs of a socket, the third intended to accommodate a stud (23) connected to the ground. In correspondence with the three bores (220) of the well (22) of the facade (2), three contact members (not shown) are arranged on the bottom (30) of the body (3) of the base (1). being connected to the electrical wires conveyed into the support (4).

La façade (2) comprend, dans le prolongement de ses quatre coins, un pied (24) destiné à prendre appui sur le rebord (34) du corps (3) du socle (1). Au moins une languette (25) élastique est formée sur au moins deux des parois (21) parallèles de la façade (2), en dessous de celles-ci. Chaque languette (25) comporte, à son extrémité non libre, un décrochement (27) par rapport à la paroi (21) sur laquelle elle est formée, la languette (25) étant positionnée parallèlement à ladite paroi (21), mais en retrait par rapport à cette dernière, vers l'intérieur du socle (1). Une dent (26) est formée à l'extrémité libre de chaque languette (25), sur sa face orientée vers l'extérieur du socle (1).The facade (2) comprises, in the extension of its four corners, a foot (24) intended to bear on the flange (34) of the body (3) of the base (1). At least one elastic tongue (25) is formed on at least two of the parallel walls (21) of the facade (2), below them. Each tongue (25) comprises, at its non-free end, a recess (27) with respect to the wall (21) on which it is formed, the tongue (25) being positioned parallel to said wall (21), but set back with respect to the latter, towards the interior of the base (1). A tooth (26) is formed at the free end of each tongue (25) on its outward facing side of the base (1).

Le corps (3) du socle (1) d'appareillage électrique selon l'invention comprend quatre parois latérales (31, 31') sensiblement perpendiculaires entre elles, reliées à un fond (30, figure 2). Les longueurs de chaque paroi sont, de préférence, sensiblement les mêmes. Ces longueurs sont légèrement inférieures à celles des parois (21) de la façade (2). De cette façon, lorsque la façade (2) est positionnée sur le corps (3) du socle (1), chaque languette (25) de la façade se trouve dans le même plan qu'une paroi (31) du corps (3) du socle (1). Ces parois du corps (3) sont appelées par la suite parois d'assemblage (31'). Le corps (3) du socle (1) comprend sur au moins deux parois (31'), en correspondance avec chaque languette (25) de la façade (2), une ouverture (32) servant de logement à ladite languette (25). Une saillie (33) de section sensiblement triangulaire est formée à proximité immédiate de cette ouverture (32), sur la surface extérieure de la paroi du corps (3) comportant l'ouverture (32), de façon à ce que, lorsque chaque languette (25) de la façade (2) est introduite dans l'ouverture (32) correspondante réalisée dans la paroi d'assemblage (31') du corps (3), la dent (26) de ladite languette (25) et la saillie (33) formée à proximité immédiate soient dans le prolongement horizontal l'une de l'autre, comme représenté sur les figures 1 et 3.The body (3) of the base (1) of electrical equipment according to the invention comprises four side walls (31, 31 ') substantially perpendicular to each other, connected to a bottom (30, Figure 2). The lengths of each wall are preferably substantially the same. These lengths are slightly less than those of the walls (21) of the facade (2). In this way, when the front (2) is positioned on the body (3) of the base (1), each tongue (25) of the facade is in the same plane as a wall (31) of the body (3) of the base (1). These body walls (3) are called subsequently assembly walls (31 '). The body (3) of the base (1) comprises on at least two walls (31 '), in correspondence with each tongue (25) of the front (2), an opening (32) serving as a housing for said tongue (25) . A protrusion (33) of substantially triangular section is formed in the immediate vicinity of this opening (32), on the outer surface of the wall of the body (3) having the opening (32), so that when each tongue (25) of the facade (2) is introduced into the corresponding opening (32) made in the assembly wall (31 ') of the body (3), the tooth (26) of said tongue (25) and the protrusion (33) formed in the immediate vicinity are in the horizontal extension of one another, as shown in Figures 1 and 3.

Le corps (3) du socle (1) comporte également, sensiblement à la perpendiculaire de chacune de ses parois (31, 31'), à l'extrémité libre de ces dernières, un épaulement consistant, par exemple, en un rebord (34) formé vers l'extérieur du corps (3), qui sert d'appui aux pieds (24) de la façade (2).The body (3) of the base (1) also comprises, substantially perpendicular to each of its walls (31, 31 '), at the free end of the latter, a shoulder consisting, for example, of a flange (34). ) formed towards the outside of the body (3), which serves to support the feet (24) of the facade (2).

Dans le mode de réalisation des figures, c'est-à-dire dans le cas d'un socle de prise de courant, au moins une partie de l'arrière de chaque paroi (31, 31') du corps (3) du socle (1) est creusée, voire évidée (36) de façon à accueillir le puits (22) de la façade (2). Ainsi, chaque paroi (31, 31') du corps (3) comportant par exemple deux ouvertures (32) et un évidement (36) est réduite à deux portions extrêmes situés à proximité des coins du corps (3) et à deux doigts, chacun des doigts étant situé entre une des ouvertures (32) et l'évidement (36), la saillie (33) étant alors formée sur ledit doigt. Ainsi, pour mettre la façade (2) en place sur le corps (3) du socle (1), un installateur insère les languettes (25) dans les ouvertures (32) du corps (3) et coince les parois (31, 31') du corps (3) entre le puits (22) et l'arrière des parois (21) de la façade (2), en forçant légèrement, de façon à réaliser un blocage temporaire de la façade (2) sur le corps (3) du socle (1).In the embodiment of the figures, that is to say in the case of a socket base, at least a portion of the rear of each wall (31, 31 ') of the body (3) of the base (1) is hollowed or recessed (36) so as to receive the well (22) of the facade (2). Thus, each wall (31, 31 ') of the body (3) comprising for example two openings (32) and a recess (36) is reduced to two end portions located near the corners of the body (3) and two fingers, each of the fingers being located between one of the openings (32) and the recess (36), the projection (33) then being formed on said finger. Thus, to put the front (2) in place on the body (3) of the base (1), an installer inserts the tabs (25) into the openings (32) of the body (3) and wedges the walls (31, 31). ') of the body (3) between the well (22) and the rear walls (21) of the facade (2), forcing slightly, so as to achieve a temporary blockage of the facade (2) on the body ( 3) of the base (1).

Dans le cas d'un socle (1) pour appareillage électrique autre qu'un socle de prise de courant, on peut facilement imaginer un blocage temporaire similaire à celui décrit ci-dessus grâce à des plaques ajoutées à la place du puits (22) du socle de prise de courant, chacune des plaques étant alors formée parallèlement à une des parois (21) de la façade (2), sous la face frontale (20) de la façade (1), à une distance de ladite paroi (21) équivalente à l'épaisseur d'une paroi (31, 31') du corps (3). Les parois (31, 31') du corps (3) sont alors coincées entre l'arrière des parois (21) de la façade (2) et l'avant des plaques ajoutées de la façade (2).In the case of a base (1) for electrical equipment other than a socket outlet, it is easy to imagine a temporary blocking similar to that described above by adding plates in place of the well (22). of the power socket, each of the plates being then formed parallel to one of the walls (21) of the facade (2), under the front face (20) of the facade (1), at a distance from said wall (21) equivalent to the thickness of a wall (31) , 31 ') of the body (3). The walls (31, 31 ') of the body (3) are then wedged between the rear walls (21) of the facade (2) and the front of the added plates of the facade (2).

Le support (4), que ce soit une moulure électrique ou un cadre sensiblement carré, comporte au moins deux parois externes sensiblement parallèles entre elles et reliées par un fond. Un rebord (40) est formé à l'extrémité libre de chacune de ces parois externes, ledit rebord étant orienté vers l'intérieur dudit support (4). Une première paroi interne (41), sensiblement parallèle aux côtés du support (4), est formée à l'extrémité libre de chacun des rebords (40). Cette première paroi interne (41) est orientée dans la direction (I, figure 3) d'introduction du socle (1). La largeur de la façade (2) du socle (1) d'appareillage électrique selon l'invention est légèrement inférieure à la distance comprise entre les deux premières parois internes (41) du support (4), de façon à pouvoir introduire la pointe d'un outil, type tournevis, entre la façade (2) du socle (1) et les premières parois internes (41) du support (4), en vue d'un éventuel retrait dudit socle (1). Une surface (43), saillant vers l'intérieur du support (4), est formée à l'extrémité libre de la première paroi interne (41) et forme, avec cette dernière, un épaulement orienté vers la direction (E) d'extraction du socle (1). Une deuxième paroi interne (42), orientée vers le fond du support (4), est formée à l'extrémité libre de cet épaulement (43). Cette deuxième paroi interne (42) est légèrement inclinée vers l'intérieur du support (4) par rapport à la première paroi interne (41). De cette façon, lorsque le socle (1) est encliqueté dans le support (4), chaque deuxième paroi interne (42) est insérée entre, d'une part, la surface inférieure du rebord (34) du corps (3) du socle (1) situé en vis-à-vis et, d'autre part, à la fois le dessus des saillies (33) du corps (3) du socle (1) situé en vis-à-vis et le dessus des dents (26) de la languette (25) de la façade (2) du socle (1) située en vis-à-vis. Autrement dit, les moyens d'encliquetage du socle (1), formés par le rebord (34) et les saillies (33) du corps (3), ainsi que par les dents (26) de la façade (2), prennent appui, d'une part, sur l'épaulement (43) du support (4), d'autre part sur la surface (44) inférieure de la deuxième paroi interne (42) du support. De cette façon, une fois que le socle (1) est encliqueté dans le support (4), il n'y a pas de jeu du socle (1) par rapport au support (4), ni selon l'axe de symétrie du socle (1), ni selon un axe perpendiculaire aux premières parois internes (41) du support (4).The support (4), whether an electrical molding or a substantially square frame, comprises at least two outer walls substantially parallel to each other and connected by a bottom. A flange (40) is formed at the free end of each of said outer walls, said flange being oriented inwardly of said support (4). A first inner wall (41), substantially parallel to the sides of the support (4), is formed at the free end of each of the flanges (40). This first inner wall (41) is oriented in the direction (I, Figure 3) of introduction of the base (1). The width of the front (2) of the base (1) of electrical equipment according to the invention is slightly less than the distance between the two first internal walls (41) of the support (4), so as to introduce the tip a tool, screwdriver type, between the front (2) of the base (1) and the first inner walls (41) of the support (4), for possible removal of said base (1). A surface (43) protruding inwardly of the support (4) is formed at the free end of the first inner wall (41) and forms therewith a shoulder oriented towards the direction (E) of extraction of the base (1). A second inner wall (42), oriented towards the bottom of the support (4), is formed at the free end of this shoulder (43). This second inner wall (42) is slightly inclined towards the inside of the support (4) relative to the first inner wall (41). In this way, when the base (1) is snapped into the support (4), each second inner wall (42) is inserted between, on the one hand, the lower surface of the flange (34) of the body (3) of the base (1) located opposite and, on the other hand, both the projections (33) of the body (3) of the base (1) located opposite and the tops of the teeth (FIG. 26) of the tongue (25) of the front (2) of the base (1) located vis-à-vis. In other words, the latching means of the base (1), formed by the flange (34) and the projections (33) of the body (3), as well as by the teeth (26) of the facade (2), bear, on the one hand, on the shoulder (43) of the support (4), on the other hand on the lower surface (44) of the second inner wall (42) of the support. In this way, once the base (1) is snapped into the support (4), there is no play of the base (1) relative to the support (4), nor according to the axis of symmetry of the base (1), or along an axis perpendicular to the first internal walls (41) of the support (4).

Pour poser le socle (1) d'appareillage électrique selon l'invention sur un support (4) tel que décrit ci-dessus, la façade (2) est insérée sur le corps (3) et coincée sur ce dernier comme expliqué plus haut. Le corps (3) est inséré entre deux parois parallèles du support (4). Par une pression exercée selon un axe perpendiculaire au support, dans la direction (I) d'introduction du support, chaque première paroi interne (41) du support s'écarte légèrement et le corps (3) s'encliquète au support (4) grâce à la pénétration de la deuxième paroi interne (42) entre, d'une part, la surface inférieure du rebord (34) du corps (3) situé en vis-à-vis et, d'autre part, à la fois le dessus des saillies (33) du corps (3) du socle (1) situé en vis-à-vis. Enfin, la façade (2) est insérée sur le corps (3), afin que le dessus des dents (26) de la languette (25) de la façade (2) soit positionné sur la surface (44) de l'épaulement (43) du support (4).To put the base (1) of electrical equipment according to the invention on a support (4) as described above, the front (2) is inserted on the body (3) and stuck on the latter as explained above . The body (3) is inserted between two parallel walls of the support (4). By a pressure exerted along an axis perpendicular to the support, in the direction (I) of introduction of the support, each first inner wall (41) of the support slightly deviates and the body (3) snaps into the support (4) thanks to the penetration of the second inner wall (42) between, on the one hand, the lower surface of the flange (34) of the body (3) located opposite and, on the other hand, both the above projections (33) of the body (3) of the base (1) located vis-a-vis. Finally, the front (2) is inserted on the body (3), so that the top of the teeth (26) of the tongue (25) of the front (2) is positioned on the surface (44) of the shoulder ( 43) of the support (4).

Lorsqu'une intervention est nécessaire sur l'appareillage électrique, la façade (2) peut facilement être retirée du support (4) sans qu'il soit nécessaire de toucher au corps (3) du socle (1). En effet, un installateur peut désencliqueter la façade (2) en introduisant une pointe d'outil, tel qu'un tournevis, dans l'espace compris entre les premières parois internes (41) et les parois (21) de la façade (2) puis en appuyant sur les languettes (25) de la façade (2) avec la pointe de l'outil de façon à désencliqueter les dents (26) desdites languettes (25) par rapport aux deuxièmes parois internes (42) du support (4).When an intervention is necessary on the electrical equipment, the front (2) can easily be removed from the support (4) without the need to touch the body (3) of the base (1). Indeed, an installer can disengage the facade (2) by introducing a tool tip, such as a screwdriver, into the space between the first internal walls (41) and the walls (21) of the facade (2). ) and pressing the tabs (25) of the front (2) with the tip of the tool so as to disengage the teeth (26) of said tongues (25) relative to the second inner walls (42) of the support (4). ).

S'il est besoin de retirer également le corps (3) du socle (1), il suffit alors d'introduire une pointe d'outil, tel qu'un tournevis, dans l'espace compris entre les premières parois internes (41) et les parois (31) du corps (3) du socle (1) puis d'appuyer sur les parois (31) du corps (3) du socle (1) avec la pointe de l'outil de façon à désencliqueter les saillies (33) desdites parois (31) du corps (3) par rapport aux deuxièmes parois internes (42) du support (4).If it is necessary to also remove the body (3) from the base (1), then just introduce a tool tip, such as a screwdriver, in the space between the first internal walls (41) and the walls (31) of the body (3) of the base (1) and then pressing on the walls (31) of the body (3) of the base (1) with the tip of the tool so as to disengage the projections (33) of said walls (31) of the body (3) relative to the second inner walls (42) of the support (4).

Dans une variante, le corps (3) du socle (1) peut être posé sur le support (4) avec la façade (2), en s'encliquetant simultanément dans le support (4).Alternatively, the body (3) of the base (1) can be placed on the support (4) with the front (2), simultaneously snapping into the support (4).

Notons que l'encliquetage du socle (1) d'appareillage électrique sur le support (4) permet simultanément de fixer le socle (1) sur le support et de maintenir la façade (2) en appui sur le corps (3) du socle (1).Note that the snap of the base (1) of electrical equipment on the support (4) simultaneously allows to fix the base (1) on the support and maintain the front (2) in support on the body (3) of the base (1).

Claims (9)

  1. Base (1) for electrical equipment, consisting of a facade (2) and a body (3), the facade comprising one frontal face (20) and four sidewalls (21), essentially perpendicular to each other and to the frontal face (20), and the body (3) comprising four walls (31, 31'), essentially perpendicular to each other, connected to a bottom (30), the facade (2) comprising at least two first snap-on means (25) on a support (4) having at least two sides parallel to each other, said first means (25) being formed respectively on two walls (21) of the facade (2) parallel to each other, at least two walls of the body (3), parallel to each other, called assembly walls (31'), each one comprising at least one second snap-on means (33) and at least one shoulder (34) on which the facade (2) bears, characterised in that the snapping of the first (26) and second (33) means on the support (4) of the base (1) for electrical equipment secures both the body (3) and the facade on the support (4), the securing of the facade (2) remaining independent of that of the body (3).
  2. Base (1) for electrical equipment according to claim 1, characterised in that the shoulder (34) and the second snap-on means (33) are arranged on an assembly wall (31') of the body (3) so as to bear on two surfaces respectively (44, 43) of the support (4) and are perpendicular to the direction of insertion or extraction (I, E) from the body (3) from the base (1) in relation to the support (4) and orientated in opposite directions.
  3. Base (1) for electrical equipment according to claim 2, characterised in that each first snap-on means (25) on the support (4) is a flexible tongue, formed parallel to one wall (21) of the facade (2) and recessed in relation to the latter, at the end of which a tooth (26) is formed protruding in relation to the walls (31') of the body (3) when the facade (2) is inserted into the body (3), said tooth (26) bearing on the surface (44) of the support (4) and orientated in the direction of insertion (I) of the body (3) into the support (4).
  4. Base (1) for electrical equipment according to claim 3, characterised in that each second snap-on means (33) on the support (4) is a protrusion formed on one wall (31) of the body (3), near an opening (32) intended to accommodate one of the tongues (25) of the facade (2), said protrusion (33) bearing on the surface (44) of the support (4) orientated in the direction of insertion (I) of the body (3) into the support (4), and in that each shoulder (34) is a rim formed at the free end of said wall (31, 31') of the body (3) and orientated towards the outside of the base (1), said rim (34) bearing on the surface (43) of the support (4) orientated in the direction of extraction (E) of the body (3), the distance between each protrusion (33) and the rim (34) situated opposite each other corresponding to the distance between the two surfaces (43, 44) of the support (4).
  5. Base (1) for electrical equipment according to claim 4, characterised in that the facade (2) comprises, in the extension of its four corners, a foot (24) bearing on a rim (34) of the body (3).
  6. Base (1) for an electrical equipment according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterised in that the width between the two surfaces (44) of the support (4) orientated in the direction of insertion (I) of the body (3) into the support (4) is essentially equal to the width of the body (3) of the base (1).
  7. Base (1) for electrical equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the support (4) is a U-shaped wireway section of which the free ends extend inwards with two lips (40) orientated towards the inside of the wireway, a first inner wall (41) being formed at the free end of each lip (40), depending on the direction of insertion (I) into the support (4), one surface (43), protruding towards the inside of the support (4), being formed at the free end of said first inner wall (41) and forming, with the latter, a shoulder orientated towards the direction of extraction (E) from the base (1), and a second inner wall (42), orientated towards the bottom of the support (4), being formed at the free end of this shoulder (43).
  8. Base (1) for electrical equipment according to claim 7, characterised in that the width of the facade (2) of the base (1) is slightly less than the distance between the first inner walls (41) of the support (4), such that the tip of a tool, of the screwdriver type, can be inserted between the walls (21) of the facade (2) of the base (1) and the first inner walls (41) of the support (4), in view of a potential removal of the base (1).
  9. Base (1) for electrical equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the facade (2), being inserted into the body (3) so as to lock the second snap-on means (33), each wall (31, 31') of the body (3) is wedged between a lateral wall (21) of the facade (2) and a wedging member of the facade (2).
EP04076263A 2004-04-28 2004-04-28 Base for an electrical appliance Expired - Lifetime EP1592089B1 (en)

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