EP1665474A1 - Systeme barre omnibus - Google Patents

Systeme barre omnibus

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EP1665474A1
EP1665474A1 EP03818478A EP03818478A EP1665474A1 EP 1665474 A1 EP1665474 A1 EP 1665474A1 EP 03818478 A EP03818478 A EP 03818478A EP 03818478 A EP03818478 A EP 03818478A EP 1665474 A1 EP1665474 A1 EP 1665474A1
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profile
busbar
conductor
contact
elements
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Reinhard Otto
Hansjörg Hauer
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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
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
    • H01R25/14—Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length
    • H01R25/142—Their counterparts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
    • H01R25/14—Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length

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  • Busbar system The invention relates to a busbar element for electrical installations, in particular for laying in buildings or the like. Or for installation in wall elements for buildings or the like, consisting of an essentially U-shaped profile, the side legs of which at most with fixing devices for a cover of the busbar element are provided, at most with a holding profile for a further U-profile that can be plugged onto the back, and with connecting chambers, connecting recesses and / or connecting webs for the possible connection with other busbar elements or intermediate pieces, at least on one of the inner sides of the Profile at least one active conductor and possibly a protective earth conductor in the longitudinal direction of the U-profile, and wherein on one of the inner sides of the U-profile, a holding profile runs in the longitudinal direction of the U-profile, as well as a connecting unit, a cover plate, a functional unit and a verse Closing element for track elements.
  • Cable ducts or cable ducts are known in which separate cables can be routed together, but the sockets are also provided in fixed positions and cannot be arranged and easily changed according to changing needs of the user.
  • a power distribution rail is known in which two electrical conductors and a protective conductor are arranged, inter alia, on the bottom of a carrier with an essentially U-shaped cross section. It is also described to arrange the protective conductor between the electrical conductors.
  • undesirable deformations of the side legs of the carrier profile can lead to loosening or even detachment of the additional components attached to the ends of the side legs.
  • WO00 / 60706 describes a busbar system, an open holding profile running parallel to the side legs at the bottom of the profile representing the busbar element, the side parts of which protrude from the bottom of the profile and project towards the other side part, projecting strips in the upper part Have end area.
  • the current can be removed in a known manner at any point along the busbar element without cables having to be laid and the length adjusted.
  • the busbar is preferably covered between the power connections in order to avoid contamination and also to prevent the endangerment of living beings in the living space.
  • the configuration according to the invention with the holding profile at the bottom of the busbar element permits the secure attachment of additional parts, such as plugs or the like, at any point along the length of the busbar element, any deformations of the other parts of the element, in particular of its side legs , do not or hardly noticeably impede the mounting of the additional parts on the holding profile on the bottom of the element or their loosening or even detachment from the conductor rail is avoided as far as possible. If several separately operable circuits are desired, however, only constructions can be formed in this known system that have busbars running next to one another with increased space requirements and expenditure during installation.
  • the object of the present invention was therefore a system for supplying electrical energy by means of a plurality of circuits in living rooms or the like, which can be installed quickly and with a minimum of space and with minimal effort and is adaptable to the changing needs of the user with regard to outgoing and / or functional adapters and is changeable, whereby special attention should also be paid to the safe attachment of additional components.
  • the busbar element described at the outset is characterized according to the invention in that at least one pair of active conductors runs on each side of the holding profile. Not only can several consumers be supplied by separate circuits, so that somewhat different parameters can be selected for the energy supply, but one or more conductor pairs could be used as function conductors for sensors or actuators.
  • an open hollow rail-like holding profile can be provided.
  • Another advantageous embodiment of the busbar element is characterized in that a hammer-head-like holding profile is provided which rises above the inside of the U-profile. If, according to a further embodiment according to the invention, at least some of the pairs of active conductors run on or in sub-profiles which can be used in corresponding receptacles on one of the inner sides of the U-profile, there is greater flexibility in the choice of material.
  • the U-profile could be made of a mechanically very stable metallic material, while the sub-profiles consist of electrically insulating material.
  • a particularly secure attachment of additional components to the U-profile of the busbar, even when the busbar element is twisted, is possible if, according to a further feature of the invention, the holding profile is arranged essentially centrally on the bottom of the U-profile, in particular centrally between the pairs of active conductors is.
  • the conductor tracks of the active conductors are flat or wedge-shaped which rise above the bottom or the sides of the U-profile or above the bottom of the sub-profile and extend in the longitudinal direction of the U-profile Are arranged webs, preferably on the sides, the creepage distances between the conductors for the currents are very large. This in turn has the advantage that the elements according to the invention can be cut to length quickly and easily without post-processing.
  • the busbar element can also be characterized in that a plurality of separate conductor tracks, preferably bus or data lines, rise together on a floor and / or the sides of the U-profile or the floor of the sub-profile are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the U-profile web.
  • This variant is particularly advantageous for function managers, especially data or IT lines, which can be routed on this web.
  • the conductor tracks on the web are designed as flat lines or profile lines, which are designed to interact with line plugs with spring contacts / spring terminals or insulation displacement terminals.
  • the conductor tracks can be at least partially bare.
  • the conductor tracks are covered with an electrical insulating layer.
  • webs can be provided between the conductor tracks over the bottom or the sides of the U-profile or over the bottom of the sub-profile, if applicable, and extend in the longitudinal direction of the U-profile. This ensures an even better separation of the individual conductor tracks and increased contact security.
  • a holding profile is provided as part of a hinge arrangement for any further U-profile, the system can be expanded in a simple manner by further cable ducts or the like or additional elements become.
  • busbar element can be further expanded if active conductors on the sides or between the pairs are direction of the U-profile extending dividers further cable or function shafts are formed.
  • An important element for solving the problem stated at the outset is also a connecting unit for the busbar elements described in the previous paragraphs, which is characterized by at least two busbar connectors connected to one another via flexible conductor sections, which each have at least one conductor track each of one of the adjacent busbars. Contact items.
  • this connection unit is characterized in accordance with a further feature of the invention in that the rail connector consists of a module backdrop and contact elements that can be inserted therein with associated contact holders for the conductor tracks, the contact elements on the side of the rail connector facing the conductor tracks of the conductor rail element via the module backdrop and the contact holders, which are essentially flush with the frame, protrude so far that they contact the conductor tracks when the rail connector is attached.
  • this embodiment allows great flexibility in the arrangement of the circuits or functional conductors to be connected.
  • the contact elements with the associated contact holders for the functional conductor pairs are provided in pairs as a duplex module.
  • connection unit is constructed in such a way that in the rail connectors on the side facing away from the conductor tracks of the conductor rail elements, conductor pieces are provided in a contact part in a fixed manner parallel to the conductor tracks of the conductor rail element, which on the one hand contact the contact elements and on the other hand the flexible conductor sections are connected.
  • connection unit according to the invention is also characterized in that it consists of a connector strip with integrated in-line connectors.
  • a connecting unit is particularly advantageous for conductor tracks attached to webs, in which contact elements are provided in the form of tubular or hollow-profile, thin-walled, double-sided insulation displacement connectors, coaxial with the conductors, with contact blades in the form of an edge that are parallel to the inside and are parallel to the axis.
  • An embodiment is associated with similar advantages in which contact elements in the form of tubular or hollow profile-shaped, thin-walled, double-sided spring clamp connecting pieces with inward contact spring slats are provided in the form of the conductors.
  • the busbar elements described above can be connected to each other at any angle if a connecting unit is provided, which has attachment pieces for the ends of the busbar elements, which engage in at least circular segment-like guideways of an upper and lower, spaced-apart guide disk, the flexible ones Conductor sections are guided through the space between the guide washers.
  • a connecting unit which has attachment pieces for the ends of the busbar elements, which engage in at least circular segment-like guideways of an upper and lower, spaced-apart guide disk, the flexible ones Conductor sections are guided through the space between the guide washers.
  • this special connection unit it is particularly advantageous to protect the electrical connection lines and also to make them more visually appealing if one or more slats can be used in guides of the guide disks in the area of the free space between the mounting pieces and the busbar elements.
  • a cover plate for busbar elements of the system according to the invention is characterized in that profiles are arranged on the inside in the longitudinal direction of the U-profile for receiving butt joint facings.
  • Undercuts and / or snap profiles and / or snap hooks can advantageously be formed on the longitudinal side edges, which engage in specially designed longitudinal profiles in the busbar elements, preferably with the formation of a gap between the cover plate and busbar elements on at least one long side.
  • a butt joint facing is advantageously characterized in that longitudinal webs which are supported on the U-profile or sub-profiles and longitudinal webs which can be snapped into the receptacles of the cover plate are provided on a profile.
  • Functional units are provided for interacting with the above-described busbar elements while solving the task set out at the outset, which are characterized according to the invention by at least one adapter plate for the detachable reception of conventional functional inserts, such as sockets, switching elements, cable outlets, sensor elements, display elements, and a rail connector and a closure element.
  • conventional functional inserts such as sockets, switching elements, cable outlets, sensor elements, display elements, and a rail connector and a closure element.
  • any connection or other electrical components such as operating elements etc. can be integrated into the system with a basic element that establishes the connection with the circuits or functional conductors.
  • the functional unit is advantageously provided with a rail connector which has a structure as described above, the flexible conductor sections being connected to the contacts of the functional insert.
  • a particularly advantageous embodiment of the functional unit is also characterized in that, in the rail connector on the side facing away from the conductor tracks of the conductor rail elements, conductor pieces which are fixedly arranged for all circuits are provided in parallel to the conductor tracks of the conductor rail element, which on the one hand in the selected circuit with the contact elements contact and on the other hand are connected to each other by series or parallel connection of conductor tracks and to which the conductor sections for the functional inserts are connected.
  • the attachment of the functional unit to the U-profile of the busbar is particularly simple in one embodiment, according to which at least one hole is provided in the adapter plate, possibly also in the functional insert, which drills the adapter plate, possibly also the functional insert, normally onto the floor or the End face of the support profile of the busbar element and penetrated exactly above this support profile.
  • An advantageously rotatable functional unit enables this adjustment of the alignment of the actual functional electrical component, i.e.
  • the plug, the line connection, or the like in that at least one conductive contact surface is provided on the adapter plate on the side facing the functional insert, preferably in a circular arc around a central axis formed and extending at least over a quarter of a circumference around this central axis, the back of the functional insert facing the adapter plate being provided with at least one contact area per contact area of the adapter plate.
  • the functional unit described above advantageously also has the feature that a receptacle for conventional plugs or other functional inserts is provided on the front of the adapter plate, and part of a guide structure is provided on the side of the adapter plate with the contact surfaces, preferably a closed circular structure, and that the counterpart to the guide structure of the adapter plate is provided on the side of the functional unit facing the adapter plate.
  • the functional unit described in the two previous paragraphs is advantageously characterized in a further embodiment in that a bore leading to the holding profile runs through the adapter plate and the functional unit, the center of which preferably coincides with the central axis of the contact surfaces and the guide structures. This ensures secure attachment to the U-profile in the sense of solving the task at the beginning.
  • closure element for insertion into the bore of the adapter plate, at most the functional use, which closure element is characterized according to the invention by a releasable and interacting with the holding profile holding structure on its insertable into the holding profile or this comprehensive end.
  • the closure element is characterized according to the invention by two centrally symmetrically arranged snap-in wedges on two parallel, resilient anti-twist protection flags, which snap-in wedges engage behind the lateral strips of the holding profile of the busbar element or embrace the head part of the holding profile.
  • the snap-in wedges are preferably provided at a distance from the upper and lower ends of the anti-rotation lugs.
  • Another embodiment of the closure element is characterized by a head which is radially widened on two opposite sides at its end which can be inserted into the holding profile.
  • the fixing of the closure element and all the additional component thus fixed against the busbar can be accomplished according to yet another embodiment by providing expandable side parts at its end which can be inserted into the holding profile, which side parts engage behind the holding profile in the expanded position or a frictional connection with the side walls of the holding profile.
  • the expandable side parts are elastically loaded outwards about an axis that is normal to the longitudinal axis of the closure element, and an actuating element is provided in the longitudinal direction that is displaceable in relation to the end that can be inserted into the holding profile and has lateral extensions of constant length, which at least partially engage behind the side parts.
  • the busbar element according to the invention in addition to accommodating the electrical conductor tracks offers a lot of space or can be designed for it, it can also be used as a cable channel, wherein data, telephony, TV or any other cable can be routed through the busbar.
  • the busbar element or a profile receiving this element is provided with a guide profile for a cable pulling device.
  • the cable pull-in device comprises a slide which can be inserted in the guide profile and can be displaced therein in the longitudinal direction and has a clamping device for at least one cable, which slide is fastened or can be fastened on a feed belt.
  • the feed belt is designed in the form of a toothed belt, a drivable driving roller designed to be complementary to it being able to be brought into engagement with the feed belt at least temporarily.
  • the drive roller is temporarily attached to a frame that can be coupled to the busbar element or the profile receiving this element, the drive roller preferably being releasably coupled to an external drive device, additional cables can be pulled in at any point of the busbar system according to the invention ,
  • additional cables can be pulled in at any point of the busbar system according to the invention .
  • FIG. 1 shows a busbar element including cover of a first embodiment in cross section
  • FIG. 2 shows the busbar element of FIG. 1 with the functional unit attached
  • FIG. 3 is a cross section through the busbar element of FIG. 1 with an additional cable duct attached at the rear
  • FIG. 4 shows the busbar element with a cable duct of FIG. 3 with the functional unit attached and contacting
  • FIG. 5 is a representation of a busbar element of another embodiment including an additional profile that can be attached, for example a cable duct
  • Fig. 6 shows the busbar element of Fig. 5 with inserted sub-profiles for the current and functional conductors
  • Fig. 7 shows the busbar element of Fig.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional illustration of a functional unit for interacting with a busbar element of FIG. 7,
  • FIG. 9 shows a rail connector for a functional unit of FIG. 8
  • FIG. 10 shows a cover for the 5 and 7 with attached contact element for the additional conductor tracks on the web of Fig. 7
  • Fig. 11 is a plan view of a functional unit with contact elements for the busbar element
  • Fig. 12 shows a view of this contact element 11 with inserted contact bridges
  • FIG. 13 is an exploded view of the parts of a functional unit in cross-section, such as those shown in FIGS 8 in a composite or connected to the busbar 14 is a side view of two connecting units connected by cables
  • FIG. 15 shows a plug-in module of a first embodiment in the two side views
  • FIG. 16 is a representation of a plug-in module with a closure element in the same side views as in FIG. 15
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic illustration of a variant for the front end of the closure element interacting with the busbar element in the locked state
  • FIG. 18 shows the front end of the closure element in the released state
  • FIG. 19 shows the closure element of FIGS. 17 and 18 in the state connected to the busbar element
  • FIG. 20 is an illustration of a further embodiment for the front end of a closure element cooperating with the busbar element
  • FIG. 21 is yet another embodiment for the front end of the closure element interacting with the busbar element in FIG the two sides views
  • Fig. 22 shows a plan view of a corner connection of two adjacent busbar elements
  • Fig. 23 is a side view of the connecting unit from Fig. 22
  • Fig. 24 shows the connecting unit of Fig. 23 with inserted cover slats
  • Fig. 25 shows one 23 and 24 in a side view
  • FIG. 26 is a view of a busbar according to the invention with a cable pull-in device
  • FIG. 27 shows this cable pull-in device in cross section
  • FIG. 28 is a view of a busbar element for floor installation with the conductor tracks on one of the side walls of the profile
  • Fig. 29 shows the busbar element of Fig. 28 with attached module backdrop
  • Fig. 30 is an illustration of a busbar element for the Floor installation with a transition adapter and an adapter for at least one, preferably several conventional plugs
  • Fig. 31 zei a floor rail with a slightly different transition adapter and plug adapter
  • Fig. 32 a busbar element with an electrical consumer in the form of lighting for escape route marking.
  • the busbar element S in a first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 consists of an essentially U-shaped profile, preferably with side legs 2 adjoining a flat floor 1 at right angles.
  • the floor 1 could preferably be used for mounting on walls, walls or the like On both sides, the like can advantageously be extended outward by mounting flags, in which mounting flags, at certain intervals, holes, slots, predetermined breaking points or the like can be provided, through which the busbar element S, for example via screw-dowel arrangements on the Wall can be mounted.
  • the profile 1, 2 is preferably made of a plastic material with good insulating properties and possibly with an electro-smog shielding coating. In order to give additional parts to be assembled, regardless of any deformation of the side legs 2, and their installation and removal.
  • the side legs 2 and the additional legs 3 can also be used as a cable channel for, for example, TV, data, telephone lines or the like.
  • the system also includes supply units made from conventional sockets or connectors for power cables, straight and corner connectors, knee connectors and end pieces.
  • This profile 5 can be fixed to the busbar S via elastic strips 4 of a cover profile 5.
  • This cover profile 5 can be designed, for example, with predetermined breaking points or in sections lined up in order to adapt it to any length between the provided mounting points for additional components or to create openings for these additional components at these points through which these additional components access the busbar S and / or can be attached to this.
  • Preferably between the additional legs 3 run in the longitudinal direction of the U-profile 1, 2, preferably between further webs 13, a plurality of electrical conductor tracks 14.
  • Adjacent conductor tracks 14 preferably form associated chamfer / neutral conductor pairs, but it can also be used to implement functional conductors.
  • a conductor track 14a is also preferably provided centrally on the floor 1 or on a central web 15 of the busbar S as a protective and / or earth conductor. This conductor track 14a can advantageously be arranged within a holding profile 16, which also serves to be able to quickly and easily attach and fix additional components on the busbar S at any desired location.
  • the holding profile 16 is formed, for example, by two central webs, on which projecting strips 16a directed towards the other web are present, at least in the upper end region.
  • the conductor path for grounding could, in principle, also run outside of the holding profile 16.
  • the conductor tracks 14, 14a can run at least partially, preferably over the entire length of the busbar element S, so that the electrical contact can also be made in the simplest and fastest way when connected to an additional component.
  • a likewise possible covering of the conductor tracks 14, 14a with an electrically insulating material offers - in addition to the webs 13 - increased security.
  • the cover 5 of the busbar S made of metallic material, for example aluminum, there are no overlap joints due to the only straight cuts possible.
  • a butt joint cover 5a made of plastic is provided, which is very thin and flexible and on the side facing the profile 1, 2 on the inside of the cover 5, for example by Snap connection is fixed.
  • the profile of the butt joint facing 5a has at most longitudinal webs which are supported on the busbar S and longitudinal webs 5b which can be snapped into receptacles in the cover plate 5.
  • FIG. 2 in the same way as in FIG.
  • the cover profile 5 is fastened to the busbar element S, which comprises a functional unit F, which comprises a conventional electrical component B, for example a plug, an operating element, a lamp or the like, which, for example can be fastened under a cover plate 7, which cover plate 7 has elastic strips 4 of the same type as the cover profile 5.
  • Both the cover profile 5 and the functional insert F can be formed by a loose hinge, formed from the lower elastic strip 4 and accommodated in the lower side leg 2 , can be folded away from the track element S.
  • FIG. 3 also shows a separate, additional profile K, which is fastened to the underside and rear side of the busbar S and which, for example, can form an additional cable duct. This profile K is attached to one side (in FIG.
  • busbar element S the additional profile K, the cover profile 5, etc., or in principle in any length, and can be cut to any desired length, the execution in certain, predetermined lengths for rational production and storage, for example in lengths of Im, 2m and 4m, an advantage.
  • Two adjacent busbar elements can be held in a spatially constant position relative to one another by the assembly, but advantageously a connection via a system is advantageous, which at the same time comprises the mechanical and the conductive coupling connecting elements.
  • a busbar element S as already presented in FIGS. 1 to 3 is connected to both an additional profile K on its rear side and a functional unit F.
  • the connection unit V can also be seen in FIG.
  • FIG. 4 A further embodiment for a busbar element S and an additional profile K is shown in FIG. 5.
  • the bottom 1 of the busbar element S is essentially flat and at most only has holding grooves 20 which extend in the longitudinal direction and the essentially central holding profile 16.
  • holding grooves 20 In the corner areas between the bottom 1 and side legs 2 of the busbar element S, on the one hand there are holding grooves 20 on the inside as well as connection chambers 21 which are closed off from the inside of the U-profile 1, 2 for inserting connecting pieces connecting two abutting busbar elements S (not shown) provided.
  • Such connecting chambers 21 are also provided in the K profile. Otherwise, the structure is identical to the previously explained embodiments.
  • the holding grooves 20, which can also be provided in the corner regions between the floor 1 and the holding profile 16, as can be seen in FIG.
  • sub-profiles 22 are held by means of strips provided on their underside or discretely distributed pins 23. These sub-profiles 22 are made of electrically insulating material, preferably PVC, and the separating webs 13 are formed on them or the conductor tracks 14 run, at most on webs 15 which rise above the bottom of the sub-profiles 21.
  • FIG. 7 shows the busbar S with the insulating sub-profiles 22 inserted therein, assembled with the additional profile K for another cable duct or the like.
  • the holding profile 16 can not only have a bar projecting onto the respective opposite leg, but at most also several, overlying strips 16b.
  • an additional sub-profile 24 preferably by means of a snap connection and thus also releasable, is inserted into the busbar element S, in which separate conductor tracks 14b, preferably as flat cables or, as shown, as wedge-shaped profile cables a web 25 resulting over the bottom of the sub-profile 24 runs in the longitudinal direction of the sub-profile 24 and thus also in the longitudinal direction of the U-profile 1, 2 of the busbar element S.
  • These conductor tracks 14b are mainly used for bus systems or IT purposes running over the busbar.
  • a wall rail W is also indicated by the dashed line, which can be used as a holder for the busbar S with or without an additional profile K, in order not to have fastening elements for attachment or installation, also through the U-profile 1, 2 have to pass through and / or weaken it mechanically through appropriate holes. Due to the conductor tracks 14, 14a, the positions for the fastening means of the busbar element S would also be very restricted, while positioning the fastening means independently of the design of the U-profile 1, 2 ensures better flexibility.
  • a specially shaped contact profile 26 is fixed in the functional unit F, as shown in FIG. 8, preferably connected to the functional unit F via a snap connection or other detachable connection.
  • Electrical contacts 27 are present therein, which are connected to the link 18, which is shown separately in FIG. 9, or other electrical components in the functional unit F via any line passages.
  • the central contact insert 17, as can clearly be seen in FIG. 9, usually coincides with the closure element 19, which is preferably passed through this central contact insert 17 and the link 18.
  • This central contact insert 17 is preferably intended for contacting the grounding conductor, which usually runs in the central holding profile 16.
  • a contact part 28 is preferably detachably fixed, which contains end pieces of electrical lines 29 in the form of cables or any other design and with the ends of the contact inserts facing away from the busbar element S. 17 brings in conductive connection.
  • the lines 29 can then be guided rigidly or flexibly as a bridge between two adjacent busbar elements S to another contact part 28, or can lead to any electrical component B of a functional insert F.
  • fastening profiles 30 recognize that can be provided with correspondingly complementarily shaped strips or pins 31 on the functional insert F or a cover profile 7.
  • cover profile 7 with strips 31 intended for insertion into the fastening profiles 30 is shown in FIG. 10.
  • 10 is also shown in a state connected to the contact profile 26, which is to serve as an example for the fact that this contact profile 26 can not only be connected to the link 18 or the contact part 28, but also separately from these components can preferably be detachably attached to cover profile 7 alone.
  • FIG. 11 shows a plan view of a functional unit F with a conventional electrical component B, such as a socket or the like
  • FIG. 12 shows a view from the side of the U-profile 1, 2 of the busbar element S.
  • the component B is either permanently attached to the functional unit F or preferably detachably connected to it, at most via a snap connection, by means of screws or the like.
  • the component B can also be fixed to the functional unit by the holding element 19, which comprises the entire functional unit F fixed to the busbar S.
  • a passage 32 is provided for the closure element 19 through the component B and also through the functional unit F and to the preferably central holding profile 16 of the busbar element S.
  • the passage 32 advantageously coincides with the axis of rotation of component B. It can also be seen in FIGS. 11 and 12 that the link 18 for the contact inserts 17, which the receptacles of the link 18 prepared for this can be used, need not be arranged directly below the component B.
  • the arrangement of the link 18 shown on the side of the component B, as seen in the longitudinal direction of the U-profile 1, 2, is realized to save overall height.
  • the lines 29 from the receptacles for the contact inserts 17 can be separate conductor wires, vapor-deposited conductors or the like applied by any other method.
  • the specially shaped one can also be used on the functional insert Be fixed contact profile 26, which serves to contact the additional conductor tracks 14b.
  • FIG. 13 shows again the construction of a functional unit F according to a preferred example.
  • the electrical component B is preferably a conventional socket inner part or other conventional electrical or electronic component, possibly a sensor, a control unit, a telephone or data cable - Adapter, a lamp or the like.
  • component B is preferably protected by means of a cover 34 against contamination or contact with the live parts.
  • link 18 Seen in the longitudinal direction of the busbar element S, next to the component B, there is the link 18, into which the contact inserts 17 are inserted at those points which lie above the conductor tracks 14, 14a of the busbar element S to be contacted.
  • the ends of these contact inserts 17 come into contact with these conductor tracks 14, 14a on the one hand and with the opposite end to the ends of the lines 29 in or on the contact part 28, which preferably comes to lie above the link 18.
  • this contact part 28 and thus also the link 18 is preferably releasably attached.
  • An additional contact profile 26 for preferably data, bus, telecommunications or IT lines can also preferably be detachably attached to the cover profile 7.
  • the electrical component or manufacturing-related cutouts on the cover profile 7 or the contact part 28 can be covered and protected by means of an advantageously standard cover plate 35.
  • This cover plate 35 can be fixed by means of the screw 36 or other fastening means, for example also a snap connection. If the holding profile 16 is designed accordingly, the screw 36 can — as shown in FIG. 7 — also fix the entire functional unit F on the busbar S by engaging in this holding profile 16.
  • FIGS. 14 In order to conductively connect the adjacent busbar elements S to one another, rigid connecting profiles can be used, which also contact the conductor tracks 14, 14a and, in addition to the mechanical connection, also produce the electrically conductive connection. But there is little scope for height or angle adjustments of the joints between two U-profiles 1, 2. Therefore, the flexible conductor bridge shown in Fig. 14, in which the contact elements of the adjacent busbar elements S, i.e. the backdrop 18 and the connected contact part 28 are in electrically conductive connection with one another via flexible conductor wires or cables 29a.
  • the two fundamentally similar embodiments of the contact inserts 17 are shown in FIGS.
  • 15 and 16 in two side views, each different by 90 °. 15 shows a side view of the broad side of a simple contact insert 17 at the top.
  • This plate 39 has at its two ends, which protrude beyond the casing 37, two parallel, elastically deformable contact lugs 40 with preferably inwardly concave shaped end pieces, which on the one hand have the conductor tracks 14, 14a of the busbar element S and the ends grasp the conductor 29, 29a in the contact part 28 and make electrical contact.
  • FIG. 16 in addition to the electrically conductive element 39, the closure element 19 is also guided, which passes in the middle between the two contact tabs 40, which for this reason are narrower than in the embodiment of FIG. 15 16, the head 19b, which is located opposite the end, for example, of a hammer head type and engages in the holding profile 16, can be seen in FIG. 16, which is provided with a groove, a cross recess or a recess for Allen keys for actuation with, for example, a screwdriver , A configuration for purely manual turning would also be conceivable.
  • FIGS. 17 to 19 A further embodiment for the front end of the closure element 19 engaging in the holding profile 16 is shown in FIGS. 17 to 19.
  • expandable side parts 41 are provided, which are elastically loaded towards the outside about an axis that is normal to the longitudinal axis of the closure element 19, preferably by suitable choice of material and geometric arrangement.
  • an actuating element 42 which is displaceable in the longitudinal direction in relation to the end which can be inserted into the holding profile 16 and which has lateral runners 42a of constant length which at least partially engage behind the side parts 41 is provided.
  • the extensions 42a could advantageously be guided in slots in the expandable side parts 41.
  • radial locking elements 42b can also be provided on the actuating element 42.
  • the locking element 19 can, as can be seen in FIG.
  • FIG. 19 also be provided with a head 19b intended for manual actuation, with which all types of locking systems, for example also the click lock shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, can be actuated , Since the head 19b projects beyond the cover profile 7, it is provided according to an advantageous embodiment that the front end of the holding element 19 bar and preferably also can be coupled again, or that the head 19b is designed to be removable.
  • FIG. 20 Another closure system is shown in FIG. 20.
  • the front end of the closure element 19 is characterized by an oval tube piece 43 which is inserted into the holding profile 16 and which has recesses on both sides at least in the area of the strips 16a of this holding profile 16.
  • FIG. 21 Another type of locking system is shown in FIG. 21.
  • the front end of the locking element 19 is provided with two centrally symmetrically arranged snap-in wedges 45, which are provided on two parallel, resilient anti-rotation lugs 46.
  • These snap-in wedges 45 engage behind the inwardly facing strips of the holding profile 16 of the busbar element S or encompass the head part of a holding profile designed as a widened head on a web.
  • the snap-in wedges 45 are provided at a distance from the upper and also from the lower end of the anti-rotation lugs 46.
  • one or more support wedges 47 may be provided to secure the position.
  • FIGS. 22 to 25 An example of how a corner connection of two busbar elements S can be produced in a simple and visually appealing manner is shown in FIGS. 22 to 25.
  • adapter pieces 48 are attached, from which flat attachment pieces 49 originate, which can be connected to a common corner connecting element E, preferably at any angle.
  • the corner connection element E is preferably designed in the form of a cylindrical body or in the form of two guide disks 51 spaced apart from one another by means of a central rod 50.
  • two at least circular segment-like guide tracks, preferably guide grooves 51a are provided, into which pins or strips 49a of the attachment pieces engage.
  • the conductor tracks 14, 14a of the two busbar elements S are conductively connected via preferably flexible bridges as shown in FIG. 14, the preferably flexible conductor sections 29a being guided through the corner connecting element E, in particular the free space between the guide disks 51.
  • one or more slats 52 or a one-piece, size-adaptable cover can be used in guides of the guide disks 51.
  • the additional cable duct or cable duct K formed within the busbar S has often been mentioned. Part of the present invention is therefore also a device to facilitate the pulling in of these additional cables and to make them quicker to carry out, which is shown in FIGS. 26 and 27.
  • This device comprises at least one slide 54 which can be inserted in the guide profile 53 and can be displaced therein in the longitudinal direction, with a clamping device 55 for at least one cable D.
  • the inside of this clamping device 55 which can be opened by a hinge or the like for inserting the cable D, is advantageous provided with a coating or with surface structures that prevent the cable D from slipping.
  • the carriage 54 is fastened or can be fastened on a feed belt 56, which is advantageously designed in the form of a toothed belt.
  • the thickness of the feed belt 56 and dimensions of the guide profile 53 are coordinated with one another in such a way that even when there is a pushing load on the feed belt 56, it cannot buckle normally on its longitudinal plane, but can be pushed further by the guide profile 53.
  • This thrust effect is advantageously exerted by means of a drive roller 57 which is designed to be complementary to the surface structure of the feed belt 56 and is advantageously mechanically drivable, which drive roller 57 can be brought into engagement with the feed belt 56 at least temporarily.
  • the drive roller 57 is fastened to a frame 58 which can be temporarily coupled to the busbar element S or the profile receiving this element, the drive roller 57 preferably having an external drive device, for example an electric motor, a drilling machine 59 or the like, preferably via a flexible one Shaft 60 is detachably coupled.
  • an external drive device for example an electric motor, a drilling machine 59 or the like
  • FIG. 28 Another embodiment of the busbar S according to the invention is shown in cross section in FIG. 28. This embodiment is preferably intended for installation in the floor or in the ceiling.
  • the depressions or webs 14 are now provided on one of the side walls 2 for a plurality of electrical conductor tracks, each in bevel / neutral conductor pairs, and the holding profile 16, which is preferably arranged centrally between these conductor tracks 14.
  • a cable duct 61 for additional data, TV or similar cables is formed by an additional leg 3a and the leg 2 of the profile opposite the conductor tracks 14.
  • a flat cover 62 is now provided, preferably with an interposed seal.
  • the contacting of the conductor tracks 14 takes place, as can be seen in FIG. 29, in the same way as already described above.
  • the module link 18 with the inserted contact inserts 17 is again fixed in the holding profile 16 on the side wall 2 of the busbar element S by means of the closing element 19 passing through.
  • 30 shows a busbar S installed in the floor with an inserted module backdrop 18, which is fixed by the holding element 19.
  • a transition attachment 63 is fixed on the conductor rail, in which attachment 63 electrical conductors 29 lead from the contact inserts 17 to plug connections 64.
  • a profile 66 is preferably rotatably mounted in this transition attachment 63, in which profile 66 a module U can be accommodated for the expandable attachment of functional units F, which module is of the basic structure of a Busbar S is the same as that described at the beginning.
  • the conductor tracks of this module U can in turn be connected to the conductor cables 65 via preferably flexible conductor cables 67 and plug-in connections 68.
  • 31 shows a somewhat different solution, in which a transition attachment 63 with the same structure as explained above is also mounted on the bottom rail S and, preferably rotatable again on the transition attachment 63, carries an essentially conventional connector strip 69.
  • the conductor cables in the connector strip 69 are hard-wired.
  • the consumer can - as shown in FIG. 32 - also be arranged directly on the busbar S itself.
  • a marking system for escape routes can be implemented if the cover 5 of the busbar S is present in an embodiment in which regions 70 which are translucent at least in places are provided.
  • regions 70 which are translucent at least in places are provided.
  • electrical light sources 71 are mounted, which can be supplied by one of the circuits of the busbar S.
  • the electrically conductive connection does not run to plug adapters or the like, but rather directly to the electrical consumer 71 on the module link 18a.
  • the consumer (s) 71 can of course be connected to an additional emergency battery that can also be attached to the connecting part.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un élément barre omnibus d'installations électriques destiné notamment à être posé dans des immeubles ou équivalent ou à être monté dans des éléments murs d'immeubles ou équivalent. Ce système comprend un profilé (1) sensiblement en U dont les branches latérales (2) sont éventuellement pourvues de dispositifs de fixation destinés à un couvercle (5) de l'élément barre omnibus (S) ; éventuellement un profilé de retenue destiné à un autre profilé (K) en U enfichable sur la face arrière, et des chambres de liaison, des évidements de liaison et/ou des segments de liaison permettant l'éventuelle liaison avec d'autres éléments barre omnibus ou adaptateurs. Ce système à plusieurs barres omnibus d'installation facile, rapide et économique pour un faible encombrement, peut être adapté et modifié en fonction des besoins variables de l'utilisateur en ce qui concerne des adaptateurs de sortie et/ou de fonctionnement, présente au moins sur un côté interne du profilé (1) au moins un conducteur actif (14) et éventuellement un conducteur de protection (14a) par mise à la terre s'étendant dans la direction longitudinale du profilé en U ainsi qu'un profilé de retenue (16) s'étendant dans le sens longitudinal d'un côté interne du profilé en U. Pour permettre une installation sûre de composants supplémentaires, une paire de conducteurs actifs (14) s'étend respectivement de chaque côté du profilé de retenue (16).
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