EP1745892B1 - Outil pour fixer des pinces sur une surface porteuse - Google Patents

Outil pour fixer des pinces sur une surface porteuse Download PDF

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EP1745892B1
EP1745892B1 EP06253708.9A EP06253708A EP1745892B1 EP 1745892 B1 EP1745892 B1 EP 1745892B1 EP 06253708 A EP06253708 A EP 06253708A EP 1745892 B1 EP1745892 B1 EP 1745892B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25C—HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
    • B25C1/00—Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices
    • B25C1/02—Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices operated by manual power

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  • the present invention relates to a tool intended to be used for clamping electrical cables to a supporting surface, such as a wall, by means of clamps.
  • the tool comprises a sleeve shaped, hollow body provided with an opening extending through the tool, the opening having a shape allowing retention of a clamp at least during the initial phase of attachment of a clamp to the supporting surface.
  • the invention comprises further a ramming body, intended to drive or force the clamp into the supporting surface.
  • the ramming body has a length, and one end of the ramming body is preferably configured for providing a proper support for the clamp.
  • a tool comprising a sleeve shaped body provided with a slidably arranged ramming piston.
  • the entire tool which normally is used by professional electricians for attaching electrical cables to a supporting surface, is in general made of metal, and preferably steel.
  • the clamp receiving end of the tool is provided with a magnet element.
  • the ramming piston When attaching a cable to the supporting surface, the ramming piston is moved to a retracted position, and a clamp is inserted into the opening where it is retained by means of the magnet.
  • the electrician uses a hammer to hit the ramming piston at its opposite end and the retaining part of the clamp is forced into the supporting surface, while the clamp loop is curved around the cable, attaching the cable to the wall.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a corresponding tool which is cheap in manufacture, which will produce optimal transfer of force from the clamp driver to the clamp, and which will function satisfactory for a shorter period and thereupon to be disposed of.
  • Such a tool may form a part of a do-it-yourself-kit for a hobby electrician, together with pre-packed boxes of twenty to fifty clamps.
  • the tool may in such a case be in an unassembled state, whereby the purchaser assembles the tool himself.
  • the tool is for such purpose made up in a simple manner, making it possible in an easy manner for a purchaser to assemble the kit.
  • US3193168 discloses a hand tool for guiding a nail into a surface by hammer blows, the tool having an opening at one end for the nail.
  • US2973520 discloses a tool for attaching a nail suitable for attaching an electric cable clamp to a supporting surface, the tool comprising a sleeve shaped, hollow body with an internal shape configured to retain the fixing nail at least during an initial phase of attachment to the supporting surface, and a ramming body slidably arranged in the hollow body, the ramming body being intended to hit or ram the nail through the clamp and into the supporting surface, the ramming body having a length longer than the length of the sleeve shaped hollow body wherein one end of the ramming body is provided with an attached driver, and wherein an inner wall surface of the opening in the sleeve shaped body is provided with a sprung ball extending into the opening for retaining the nail during the first phase of the attachment process.
  • DE19938923A discloses a tool for driving a nail through a cable clamp into a supporting surface, comprising comprising a sleeve shaped, hollow body with an internal shape configured to retain the nail, a recessed end to receive the clamp, and a ramming body slidably arranged in the hollow body, for hitting or ramming the nail through the clamp and into the supporting surface.
  • the tool comprising a rectangular section elongate sleeve-shaped hollow body having an outwards extending wall and three other walls and housing an elongate rectangular section ramming body slidably arranged to move between a retracted extreme position and an opposite extreme position in the hollow body, the ramming body being configured to hit or ram the clamp into the wall, whilst being driven from its retracted extreme position to its opposite extreme position, one end of the ramming body being provided with an attached clamp driver configured to cooperate with a corresponding ramming surface in the clamp head, the ramming body being longer than the sleeve-shaped hollow body, and the outwards extending wall extending lengthwise outwards beyond the other three walls to support the sliding motion of the clamp and the ramming body as the clamp is driven, wherein the sleeve shaped hollow body is provided with an opening configured to receive and retain the clamp inserted in the opening during
  • edges are arranged in conjunction with the extended wall end, the edges being arranged along the sides of the extended wall, extending vertically up from the extended wall, forming a channel wherein the clamp and the outer part of the ramming piston will be guided.
  • Said outwards extending wall end may preferably have a length which at least partly corresponds to the thickness of the cable to be attached to the supporting surface, whereby the clamp is guided at least partly during the initial phase of the attachment process.
  • the tongue projecting into the opening of the sleeve shaped body may preferably be pivoted about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being positioned closer to the clamp holding end than the free end of said area or tongue.
  • the tongue may be arranged on a side wall that is perpendicular with respect to the extended end wall of the sleeve shaped body.
  • the ramming body may further have a larger cross sectional area at the end intended to support the clamp than the remaining part of the ramming body.
  • a side surface of the ramming body may be provided with an elongate recess which is intended to cooperate with a knob or lip configured to project down into the recess, the length of the recess restricting the ramming body from being withdrawn into the opening beyond a point where the clamp supporting surface of the ramming piston is in contact with said surface or tongue.
  • the lip extending into the elongate recess may preferably be arranged at the end of an arm which is flexibly arranged on the sleeve formed body, configured so that the ramming body may be snapped on to the sleeve shaped body.
  • the sleeve shaped body and the ramming body may preferably be made of a plastic material, while the clamp driver attached to the front end of the ramming body may be made of metal.
  • a do-it-yourself-kit tool may be provided, making it easy for usual consumers to attach a couple of meter of electrical cables on to a supporting surface.
  • the tool may be included in pre-packed clamp packages without having any significant effect on the sale price.
  • FIGS 1a-1d show different embodiments of a clamp 10a-10d for which the tool according to the invention is designed.
  • the clamps 10a and 10b are so called TP-clamps, provided with a single nail 11 and a head 12, the head 12 being configured to enclose an electric cable (not shown), the head 12 being provided with an aperture 13.
  • Figure 1c and 1d show two different embodiments of a clamp for gypsum or plaster walls, comprising three legs 11, and a head 12 with an aperture 13 corresponding to the one for the TP-clamp.
  • the purpose of the aperture 13 will be described below in relation to the ram and the ramming pin.
  • Figure 2 shows a sleeve shaped housing 14 in perspective with an assembled ramming unit 15.
  • the ramming unit 15 is slidably arranged inside an opening 16 extending through the sleeve shaped housing between two extreme positions (see Figures 6 and 7 ).
  • the ramming unit 15 is shown in its extreme position subsequent to completion of attachment of a clamping 10a-10d into the supporting structure.
  • Figure 3 shows a corresponding view in perspective, where the ramming unit 15 is in its second extreme position in the sleeve shaped housing 14, ready for insertion of a clamp (not shown) in the central opening 16.
  • the configuration of the sleeve shaped housing 14 and the ramming unit 15, together with the function of the tool, will be described in further details below, referring to the Figures 4-17 .
  • Figures 4 and 5 show two views of the sleeve shaped housing 14, seen from either side of the housing 14.
  • the sleeve shaped housing 14 is at its rear end at the upper side, provided with an elastic lip 18, the outer end of which being provided with a downwards into the opening 16 projecting knob 19.
  • the knob 19 is intended to cooperate with a slot in the ramming unit 15 in order to establish the two extreme positions of the ramming unit 15.
  • one wall on the sleeve shaped housing 14 extends beyond the remaining three walls, forming a projection 21.
  • the projection 21 is provided with two upwards projecting edges 22.
  • the length of the projection 21 may preferably be less than the thickness of the electrical wire intended to be fixed to a wall, while the height of the edges 22 may preferably be slightly higher than the thickness of the clamp 10.
  • one side wall of the sleeve shaped housing 14 may also be provided with a surface or a tongue 25 intended to project into the opening 16. The tongue 25 will be described in further details below, referring inter alia to Figures 10 and 13 .
  • Figure 8 shows an assembled tool comprising a sleeve shaped housing 14 and the ramming unit 15.
  • one end of the ramming unit 15 is intended to rest against a clamp 10, said end being provided with an attached clamp driver 24 made of metal.
  • the purpose of the clamp driver 24 is to rest against the central aperture 13 in the clamp head in order to secure that the ramming force produced by the ramming unit 15 is transferred directly from the ramming unit 15 to the clamp 10 in controlled manner so that the head 12 of the clamp 10 is not unintentionally deformed.
  • Figure 9 shows a view of the end of the tool 14 intended to rest against a clamp 10a-10d.
  • the ramming unit 15 is provided with a ramming clamp driver 24.
  • the clamp driver 24 is arranged on the surface of the ramming unit 15 sliding along the extended surface wall 21.
  • Figure 10 shows a vertical section through a sleeve shaped housing 14, also showing the opening 16 extending centrally through the housing 16, the extended wall section 21 and the upwards extending side edges 22.
  • one of the walls of the sleeve shaped housing 14 is provided with a surface or a tongue 25, which at the end adjacent to the extended surface 21, is pivotably hinged about an axis.
  • the tongue 25 is intended to partly pivot about the axis, so that the tongue 25 partly will swing into the opening 16 extending through the housing 14. In such position, extending into the opening 16 of the housing 14, the tongue 25 will rest against the ramming unit 15.
  • the purpose of the tongue 25 is to retain the clamp in the opening 16, so that the clamp does not unintentionally drop out of its seating. Such effect is achieved due to the tongue 25, causing a reduction in the free cross sectional area of the opening 14, whereby the clamp is "wedged" in the opening.
  • Figures 11-13 show side views of three of the four sides of the sleeve shaped housing 14.
  • the side which is not shown, is the bottom side of the sleeve shaped housing 14.
  • the rotational axis of the tongue 25 may preferably be arranged at the outer surface of a wall of the sleeve shaped housing 14.
  • the axis may for example be in a form of weakening or attenuation; or may be in form of a partly slot 27 in the wall material.
  • Figures 14 and 16 show a side view of the tool according to the invention, where Figure 14 shows the tool with the ramming unit 15 in one extreme position, while Figure 16 shows the same view where the ramming unit 15 is retracted to its opposite extreme position.
  • Figures 15 and 17 show a corresponding top view of the tool where the two extreme positions of the ramming piston 15 are illustrated.
  • the ramming unit 15 may be moved so far that the tip of the clamp driver 25 just protrude outside the extended wall 21.
  • the ramming unit 15 may be retracted so far into the opening 16, that the end of the ramming piston 15 is positioned in the area of the free end of the tongue 25.
  • Such features are also illustrated in Figure 19 , showing a section seen along the line B-B in Figure 16 .
  • one side surface of the ramming unit 15 is provided with an elongated slot 28.
  • the length and position of the slot 28 in the ramming unit 15 are such that they restrict the total possible distance of movement of the ramming unit 15 inside the opening 16 of the sleeve shaped housing 14.
  • the slot 28 cooperates with the knob 19 arranged on the flexible, movable tip 18.
  • the ramming unit 15 may preferably have a larger cross sectional area at the end where the clamp driver 24 are arranged, that the remaining part of the ramming unit, the transition between the two different cross sectional areas being even.
  • the part of the ramming unit 15 having an increased cross sectional area may extent approximately to the nearest end of the elongated slot 28, preferably a small distance beyond the nearest end.
  • two parallel side walls of the sleeve shaped housing 14, at the ramming end 17 of the housing be provided with two constrictions, so that the end of the ramming unit having a reduced cross sectional is resting against said constrictions.
  • the tool according to the present invention functions as follows:
  • the tool is assembled in the following way:

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  1. Outil (14) destiné à fixer une pince composée d'une tête (12) configurée pour inclure un câble électrique et un clou ou des jambages (11), adapté à être insérés dans une paroi de gypse ou de plâtre, de manière à pincer le câble contre la surface de la paroi, l'outil (14) comprenant un corps creux (14) allongé en forme de douille, de section rectangulaire ayant une paroi (21) s'étendant vers l'extérieur et trois autres parois et incluant un corps de serrage (15) allongé de section rectangulaire, placé de manière coulissante pour se déplacer entre une position extrême rétractée et une position extrême opposée dans le corps creux (14), le corps de serrage étant configuré pour faire pénétrer ou serrer la pince dans le mur par percussion ou serrage, tout en étant entraîné de sa position extrême rétractée à sa position extrême opposée, une extrémité du corps de serrage (15) étant munie d'un élément moteur de pince fixé (24) configurée pour coopérer avec une surface de serrage correspondante (13) dans la tête de la pince (12), le corps de serrage étant plus long que le corps creux en forme de douille (14), et la paroi s'étendant vers l'extérieur (21) s'étendant en longueur vers l'extérieur au-delà des trois autres murs afin de soutenir le mouvement coulissant de la pince et du corps de serrage quand la pince est entraînée, caractérisé en ce que :
    le corps creux en forme de douille est muni d'une ouverture (16) configurée pour recevoir et retenir la pince (10a-10d) insérée dans l'ouverture (16) pendant une phase initiale de fixation de la pince dans le mur, et
    au moins une surface interne de la paroi de l'ouverture dans le corps creux (14) en forme de douille est munie d'une languette (25) s'étendant dans l'ouverture et configurée pour se bloquer et ainsi retenir la pince pendant la phase initiale du processus de fixation de la pince,
    l'arrangement étant tel que la languette (25) repose contre le corps de serrage (15) quand la languette s'étend dans l'ouverture (16) de manière à ce que l'élément moteur de la pince (24) s'engage ensuite avec la surface de serrage de la pince.
  2. Outil (14) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que des bords latéraux s'étendant vers le haut (22) sont placés en conjonction avec la paroi s'étendant vers l'extérieur (21), formant un canal dans lequel la pince et le corps de serrage peuvent coulisser.
  3. Outil (14) selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la paroi s'étendant vers l'extérieur (21) s'étend au-delà des trois autres parois sur une longueur qui correspond à l'épaisseur du câble à fixer sur la surface porteuse.
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