EP1976069A1 - Power socket with mobile cover comprising locking/unlocking means with a latch - Google Patents

Power socket with mobile cover comprising locking/unlocking means with a latch Download PDF

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EP1976069A1
EP1976069A1 EP08290271A EP08290271A EP1976069A1 EP 1976069 A1 EP1976069 A1 EP 1976069A1 EP 08290271 A EP08290271 A EP 08290271A EP 08290271 A EP08290271 A EP 08290271A EP 1976069 A1 EP1976069 A1 EP 1976069A1
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Olivier Desissard
Daniel Mullier
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Legrand France SA
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
    • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5213—Covers

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  • the invention relates generally to electrical outlets.
  • This closed position of the cover makes it possible to protect the well, and more particularly its cells, from dust or water, for example when such an outlet is located outside.
  • the invention aims to simplify the manufacture of the socket by providing locking / unlocking means integrated into the overall size of the socket.
  • the socket 1 comprises, in a manner known per se, a socket body and a cover 2.
  • the body comprises a housing 3 and a hubcap 4 which closes the housing 3.
  • the lid 2 is rotatably mounted on the hubcap 4 along one of the edges thereof.
  • the housing 3, the hubcap 4 and the lid 2 are made of molded plastic.
  • the housing 3 is substantially parallelepipedal and has a bottom wall, a side wall 5 and an opening opposite to the bottom wall. On its side wall 5, the housing has two opposite rectangular cutouts extending over almost the entire height of the side wall 5. Each cut is filled by a wafer 6 of plastic material having in its center a location for cable connection.
  • the housing 3 is adapted to receive a pickup motor (not shown as a whole).
  • a pickup motor (not shown as a whole).
  • Such a motor known per se, comprises two contact parts of the female or cell type. Each cell is adapted to receive one of the pins of a complementary power plug.
  • the motor further includes a grounding pin 7 ( figure 1 ) protruding from the hubcap 4.
  • the hubcap 4, which covers the opening of the housing 3, is substantially square and has a much lower height than that of the housing 3.
  • the hubcap 4, described in more detail in the following, has in particular at its center a well 8 for receiving a power plug.
  • the lid 2 is pivotally movable relative to the hubcap 4 between an open position ( figure 1 ) in which the well 8 is accessible to the power plug and a closed position ( figure 2 ) in which the cover 2 covers the well 8.
  • a spring 10 ( figure 6 ) urges the cover 2 towards its open position.
  • the opening of the lid 2 from its closed position is controlled by pressing a key 9 that includes the lid 2.
  • this key 9 When this key 9 is pressed, it leaves its rest position ( figure 2 ) which unlocks the lid which is then pivoted.
  • the key 9 remains in the support position ( figure 3 ) then, in a second step, the lid 2 having pivoted sufficiently, the key 9 resumes its rest position and the lid 2 pivots to reach its open position.
  • This has a main wall 12 of generally square shape.
  • This wall 12 has four flanges oriented towards the hubcap 4 when the lid 2 is in the closed position.
  • the hubcap 4 has recesses inwards. These withdrawals are adapted to allow the positioning of the bottom edge 13 between two bosses that includes the hubcap 4.
  • the flange 13 has a stud 18 while at the other end the flange 13 has a cylindrical open housing adapted to receive the spring 10.
  • the cover 2 Opposite the bottom edge 13, on the side of the front rim 15, the cover 2 has a shallow cutout but wide and centered to accommodate the key 9.
  • the rim 15 is therefore limited to two end portions on either side of this cut.
  • the space for accommodating the key 9 is delimited towards the bottom by a flexible wall 21 which extends parallel to the rim 13 and disposed slightly away from the plane in which the flange 15 extends.
  • Each bridge 22 has a cylindrical and blind orifice 23, the opening of the orifice 23 being located opposite the other orifice 23.
  • the surface of the cover 2 intended to face the hubcap 4 comprises a circular rib 25 and projecting in the center of this surface.
  • the key 9 comprises two walls 26, 27 at right angles: a contact wall 26 flat and generally rectangular and a support wall 27 having the shape of a half-disk.
  • the wall 27 has a central zone 28 slightly concave and having at its center several support pads 29 forming a rough zone having a slight relief with respect to the general surface of the zone 28.
  • the key 9 further comprises four parallel reinforcing ribs 30 which extend transversely to the wall 26 and to the wall 27 and improve the overall rigidity of the key 9.
  • the two reinforcing ribs 30 located on the lateral ends of the key 9 each comprise a positioning pin 31 adapted to be positioned in one of the orifices 23 of the cover 2.
  • Each positioning pin 31 has a ramp on its portion facing the wall 27 to allow the snap of the key 9 on the cover 2.
  • This rib 32 is located near the end of the wall 26 opposite the wall 27.
  • the key 9 has two tabs 33, each tab extending apart from each other and each near a stud 31.
  • each leg 33 has a limited height but sufficient to accommodate at their free end and the side opposite the rib 32 a notch 34 so that each leg 33 forms a latch.
  • Each notch 34 has a flat surface 35 parallel to and facing the wall 27 so that this surface 35 forms with the adjoining surface of the remainder of the tab 33 a shoulder.
  • the notch 34 has a ramp surface 36 oriented obliquely to the surface 35 so that the thickness of the notch 34 (in a direction of notch 34 to wall 27) decreases towards the free end of the notch 34.
  • the notches 34 extend over almost the entire width of the tabs 33 with the exception of an extreme zone located on the side of the studs 31.
  • Each tab 33 has a beveled edge located between a stud 31 and the notch 34.
  • Each tab 33 thus has a ramp 37 oriented transversely to the wall 27 so that the tab 33 is wider on the side of the notch 34.
  • the hubcap 4 has a wall 40 which closes the housing 3 and is placed above the motor of the socket.
  • the wall 40 has at its center the well 8 which is intended to receive a current plug.
  • the well 8 is cylindrical and has a bottom wall having two orifices superimposed on the cells of the engine and a third orifice through which the spindle 7 passes.
  • the wall 40 is substantially flat around the well 8, the latter projecting slightly outwardly by a circular rib 41 projecting.
  • a circular rib 41 projecting around this rib 41 is placed an annular seal 42 made of plastic material.
  • the outer diameter of the annular seal 42 corresponds to the inside diameter of the rib 25 of the lid 2 so that when the lid 2 is in the closed position, the rib 25 comes against the seal 42 so as to close the well 8 tightly.
  • the hubcap 4 has at two of its consecutive corners bosses 45 whose shape is adapted to the withdrawal that the lid 2 has.
  • Each boss 45 has an opening opening on a bore.
  • One of these bores allows the insertion of the stud 18 and the other of these bores allows the positioning of the spring 10 so that the lid 2 is pivotally mounted on the hubcap 4 with the spring 10 which urges the lid 2 towards its open position.
  • the front side wall 50 of the hubcap 4 (according to the representation of the figure 9 ), which wall is opposite the bosses 45, extends outwardly by a projecting rib 51 of very low height. This rib 51 also extends transversely to the bosses 45.
  • the wall portion 40 located between the annular seal 42 and the rib 51 has a relief 52 which has a rectilinear portion 53 against the rib 51, two lateral portions 54 which extend transversely to the portion 53 each between one end of the portion 53 and the seal 42 and finally a portion 55 in an arc which extends along the seal 42.
  • This relief 52 also has two fingers 56. Each finger 56 takes root on the portion 55 and extends towards the portion 53 parallel to the portions 54.
  • the fingers 56 and the portions 53, 54, 55 are here molded in one piece with the hubcap 40 so that the manufacture of the hubcap is particularly simple. More generally, the manufacture of locking / unlocking means is simple since a portion of the elements are molded in one piece with the hubcap and the other part is simply snapped to take place on the lid.
  • the locking / unlocking means are perfectly integrated into the socket whose size remains constant while offering the advantage of offering actuation quite intuitive to the user with a simple press of a key on the lid.
  • each finger 56 is disposed near the portion 53.
  • the height of the relief 52 corresponds to that of the circular rib 41 with the exception of the fingers 56 whose height is slightly greater.
  • the free end of each finger 56 has a notch 57 on the surface of the finger 56 opposite the portion 54 adjacent. Each notch 57 has a general direction transverse to the wall 40.
  • Each finger 56 has its root up to the notch 57 a constant thickness (taken in the general direction of the portion 53).
  • Each notch 57 has a plateau surface 58 so as to form a shoulder with the adjacent surface of the rest of the finger 56.
  • the surface 58 is slightly inclined with respect to the direction transverse to the wall 4 (FIG. figure 5 ).
  • the notch 57 has a ramp surface 59 oriented obliquely with respect to the surface 58 so that the thickness of the notch 57 (in a notch direction 57 towards the portion 53) decreases towards the free end of the screen 57.
  • the portion 53 has on the side facing the portion 55 two lugs 60 spaced from each other and separated by a distance that corresponds to the distance between the tabs 33 for a cooperation between the tabs 33 and the
  • the chins 60 project towards the circular rib 41.
  • Their surface facing the wall 40 extends transversely to the rest of the body. portion 53 so that under the lug 60 there is a shoulder.
  • Each lug 60 has on the side opposite to the shoulder at its free end a ramp 61 so that the thickness of the lug 60 (in the direction transverse to the wall 40) decreases to its free end.
  • the socket 1 thus comprises two latches each formed by a tab 33, a finger 56 and a latch 60.
  • the key 9 is in its rest position in which the contact wall 26 and the flexible wall 21 are arranged parallel to one another with the rib 32 which is in contact with the flexible wall 21.
  • the ramps 36, 61 in contact two by two, are oriented in the same plane so that they allow a ramp ramp slip of the tabs 33 on the lugs 60.
  • the key 9 is pivotally mounted by means of the studs 31 positioned in the orifices 23 of the cover 2, when the pressure on the cover 2 is maintained in order to reach the closed position, the tabs 33 continue to slide on the lugs 60 so as to cause a pivoting of the key 9 against the flexible wall 21. More precisely the rib 32 bears against the flexible wall 21 which is deformed towards the circular rib 25. When the free ends of the chins 60 and notches 34 come into contact, a maintenance of the pressure on the cover 2 passes the notches 34 under the lugs 60 that is to say that the notches 34 are positioned against surface 60 against the shank 60.
  • the key 9 is in the rest position and the notches 34 are engaged in the lugs 60 so that despite the constant biasing of the spring 10 to the open position, the lid 2 is held in its position closed by contact of the surface 35 against the surface of the chins 60 opposite the ramp 61.
  • the key 9 If the user releases the pressure of the key 9 at this stage, by the biasing of the flexible wall 21 on the rib 32, the key 9 returns to its rest position with the notches 34 taken in the lugs 60 as previously described.
  • the fingers 56 undergo a slight deformation so that their end portion is pushed outwards. Once the legs 33 have passed the ramps 59, the distance between the surfaces 58 being sufficient to accommodate the legs 33, the fingers 56 resume a rest position.
  • the spring 10 urges the lid towards the open position and nothing prevents the lid from pivoting towards its open position.
  • the tabs 33 deviate from the wall 40 of the hubcap, they remain in contact with the end of the fingers 56 and the button 9 remains in a pivoted position separate from the rest position until, the cover 2 having pivoted by a sufficiently large angle, the contact ceases between the tabs 33 and the end of the fingers 56.
  • the pivoting of the cover 2 is facilitated by the slightly inclined direction of the surfaces 58.
  • edge 13 of the lid 2 abuts against an edge 70 forming a stop of the hubcap 4.
  • the edge 70 is the edge of the hubcap 4 which extends between the bosses 45.
  • the positioning of the end of the fingers 56 defines a threshold for the pivoting of the key 9.
  • the key 9 has rotated in the angle below the angle that allows the crossing of the legs 33 of the end of the fingers 56, when releasing the pressure exerted by pressing on the central zone 28 of the support wall 27 of the key 9, this key 9 returns to the rest position. If the pressure exerted on the key 9 is such that the pivot angle allows the tabs 33 to cross this end of the fingers 56 then the key 9 can no longer return to its rest position before the cover 2 has pivoted an angle sufficient for the lugs 33 to be released from any stress due to the end of the fingers 56.
  • the lugs 160 are provided directly from the surface of the front side wall 150 of the hubcap 104 opposite the annular seal 142.
  • the lugs have a ramp 161.
  • the fingers 156 are limited to profiled lugs and protruding from the wall 140 and having a ramp 159 and a plateau surface 158.
  • the surface 158 extends transversely to the wall 140.
  • the fingers 156 are molded integrally with the hubcap 140.
  • the cooperation of the key 109 and more particularly the tabs 133 with the chins 160 is the same as before.
  • the wall 127 of the key 109 is pressed so that the rib 132 bears against the wall 121.
  • the tabs 133 come into contact with the ramps 137 with the ramps 159 and the tabs 133 cross the defined threshold. by the fingers 156.
  • the fingers are reported on the hubcap.
  • some of the different notches, fingers and tabs are made of a plastic material allowing them to be compressible so as to allow the crossing of different ramps.

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The socket has a locking/unlocking unit with a button (9) that is mounted on a cover (2). A latch (60) cooperates with a tab (33) of the button to close the cover when the button is in a rest position. A finger (56) retains the button above a preset threshold from a pivotment of button. The finger pertaining to a body is positioned to prevent interfere with the button to close the cover. The finger stops the button to return to the position and permits to extend the body after clearing the threshold. The finger is adapted such that the threshold is liberated during the support on the button.

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DOMAINE DE L'INVENTIONFIELD OF THE INVENTION

L'invention concerne de manière générale les prises de courant électrique.The invention relates generally to electrical outlets.

ARRIERE-PLAN TECHNOLOGIQUEBACKGROUND

On sait qu'il existe des prises de courant électrique comportant : un corps présentant un puits destiné à recevoir une fiche de courant ; un couvercle mobile entre une position fermée dans laquelle ledit couvercle recouvre ledit puits et une position ouverte dans laquelle ledit puits est accessible à une fiche de courant ; un ressort sollicitant ledit couvercle vers ladite position ouverte ; et des moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage du couvercle en position fermée.It is known that there are electrical outlets comprising: a body having a well for receiving a power plug; a cover movable between a closed position in which said cover covers said well and an open position in which said well is accessible to a power plug; a spring biasing said cover towards said open position; and means for locking / unlocking the lid in the closed position.

Cette position fermée du couvercle permet de protéger le puits, et plus particulièrement ses alvéoles, des poussières ou de l'eau, par exemple lorsqu'une telle prise est située à l'extérieur.This closed position of the cover makes it possible to protect the well, and more particularly its cells, from dust or water, for example when such an outlet is located outside.

On connaît du document US 5 582 521 une telle prise dont les moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage comportent sur le corps de la prise un logement en débord. Dans ce logement qui saille de la paroi latérale du corps est disposé un bras et un ressort de rappel du bras. Le bras présente à une extrémité un cran sous lequel le couvercle en position fermée est coincé. Pour libérer le couvercle, on écarte le cran du couvercle en entraînant, à l'encontre du ressort, le bras et plus particulièrement son extrémité située alors au-dessus du couvercle. Et lorsque l'on positionne le couvercle en position fermée, le bras s'escamote, à l'encontre du ressort, pour permettre le passage du couvercle jusqu'à ce que celui-ci se retrouve en position fermée.Document is known US 5,582,521 such a socket whose locking / unlocking means comprise on the body of the socket an overflow housing. In this housing which projects from the side wall of the body is disposed an arm and a return spring of the arm. The arm has at one end a notch under which the cover in the closed position is jammed. To release the lid, the notch of the lid is moved away by driving the arm against the spring, and more particularly its end located above the lid. And when the lid is positioned in the closed position, the arm retracts, against the spring, to allow the passage of the lid until it is in the closed position.

OBJET DE L'INVENTIONOBJECT OF THE INVENTION

L'invention vise à simplifier la fabrication de la prise en prévoyant des moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage intégrés dans l'encombrement général de la prise.The invention aims to simplify the manufacture of the socket by providing locking / unlocking means integrated into the overall size of the socket.

A cet effet, l'invention propose une prise de courant électrique comportant : un corps présentant un puits destiné à recevoir une fiche de courant ; un couvercle mobile entre une position fermée dans laquelle ledit couvercle recouvre ledit puits et une position ouverte dans laquelle ledit puits est accessible à une fiche de courant ; un ressort sollicitant ledit couvercle vers ladite position ouverte ; et des moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage dudit couvercle en position fermée ; caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage comportent un loquet présentant :

  • une touche montée mobile à pivotement sur ledit couvercle, comportant une clenche ;
  • un ressort sollicitant ladite touche vers une position de repos ;
  • un mentonnet appartenant audit corps, adapté à coopérer avec ladite clenche pour qu'à la fermeture dudit couvercle, alors que ladite touche est en position de repos, ladite clenche glisse sur ledit mentonnet et ladite touche pivote à l'encontre dudit ressort pour franchir le mentonnet puis s'engager avec lui ; et
  • un membre de retenue de la touche au-delà d'un seuil prédéterminé de pivotement de la touche, ledit membre de retenue appartenant audit corps et étant positionné pour ne pas interférer avec ladite touche à la fermeture dudit couvercle et pour, après le franchissement dudit seuil par ladite touche, d'une part empêcher cette touche de revenir à sa position de repos et d'autre part lui permettre de s'éloigner dudit corps, ledit membre de retenue étant adapté à ce que ledit seuil soit franchi lors d'un appui sur ladite touche.
For this purpose, the invention proposes an electrical socket comprising: a body having a well for receiving a current plug; a cover movable between a closed position in which said cover covers said well and an open position in which said well is accessible to a power plug; a spring biasing said cover towards said open position; and locking / unlocking means of said lid in the closed position; characterized in that said locking / unlocking means comprise a latch having:
  • a key pivotally mounted on said cover, comprising a latch;
  • a spring urging said key to a rest position;
  • a latch belonging to said body, adapted to cooperate with said latch so that closing said lid, while said key is in the rest position, said latch slides on said latch and said key pivots against said spring to cross the mentonnet then engage with him; and
  • a retaining member of the key beyond a predetermined threshold of pivoting of the key, said retaining member belonging to said body and being positioned so as not to interfere with said key at the closure of said cover and for, after crossing said threshold by said key, firstly prevent this key from returning to its rest position and secondly allow it to move away from said body, said retaining member being adapted so that said threshold is crossed during a pressing on said key.

On observera que sans le membre de retenue, si on relâche la touche après appui, celle-ci reviendrait instantanément en position de repos avec la clenche engagée dans le mentonnet et l'ouverture du couvercle ne serait pas possible. Au contraire, grâce au membre de retenue, la clenche est maintenue à l'écart du mentonnet de sorte que le couvercle peut commencer son pivotement vers la position ouverte. L'agencement de la touche sur le couvercle, en plus d'être une zone d'appui intuitive pour l'utilisateur, offre ainsi l'avantage d'une solution de verrouillage/déverrouillage compacte en s'intégrant au couvercle tout en évitant le recours à une solution de type push/push beaucoup plus compliquée à fabriquer.It will be observed that without the retaining member, if the button is released after pressing, it would instantly return to the rest position with the latch engaged in the latch and the opening of the lid would not be possible. On the contrary, thanks to the retaining member, the latch is kept away from the latch so that the lid can begin to pivot to the open position. The layout of the key on the lid, in addition to being an intuitive support area for the user, offers the advantage of a compact locking / unlocking solution by integrating to the cover while avoiding the use of a push / push type solution much more complicated to manufacture.

Selon des caractéristiques de mise en oeuvre particulièrement simples et commodes tant à la fabrication qu'à l'utilisation :

  • ledit ressort sollicitant ladite touche est une paroi flexible, saillante, que comporte ledit couvercle ;
  • ladite paroi flexible est d'une pièce avec ledit couvercle ;
  • ladite touche comporte une paroi de contact dont une portion est en contact avec ladite paroi flexible, ladite clenche étant disposée à l'extrémité libre de ladite paroi de contact ;
  • ledit mentonnet et ladite clenche présentent chacun des rampes de même orientation adaptées à ce que ladite clenche glisse sur ledit mentonnet rampe contre rampe ;
  • ledit membre de retenue saille dudit corps vers ledit couvercle en position fermé et s'étend transversalement audit mentonnet, ledit membre de retenue et ladite clenche présentant chacun des rampes de même orientation adaptées à ce que, alors que le couvercle est dans sa position fermée, par appui sur ladite touche, ladite touche pivote à l'encontre dudit ressort sollicitant ladite touche et ladite clenche glisse sur ledit membre de retenue, rampe contre rampe, jusqu'à franchir ledit membre de retenue ;
  • ladite clenche est une patte et ledit membre de retenue est un doigt ;
  • ladite patte et/ou ledit doigt sont flexibles ;
  • ladite prise comporte deux ensembles comportant chacun une clenche, un mentonnet et un membre de retenue ;
  • ladite touche comporte deux pions de pivotement opposés disposés dans des orifices correspondants dudit couvercle ;
  • ledit corps comporte un boîtier et un enjoliveur monté sur ledit boîtier, ledit enjoliveur comportant ledit puits, ledit mentonnet et ledit membre de retenue, ledit couvercle étant monté à pivotement sur ledit enjoliveur ;
  • ledit enjoliveur comporte une butée de fin de course pour le couvercle en position ouverte ; et
  • ledit membre de retenue et ledit mentonnet sont d'une pièce avec ledit enjoliveur.
According to implementation characteristics which are particularly simple and convenient both for manufacture and use:
  • said spring urging said key is a flexible wall, protruding, that includes said cover;
  • said flexible wall is integral with said lid;
  • said key comprises a contact wall, a portion of which is in contact with said flexible wall, said latch being disposed at the free end of said contact wall;
  • said latch and said latch each have ramps of the same orientation adapted so that said latch slides on said ramp-against bar tab;
  • said retaining member projects from said body towards said lid in the closed position and extends transversely to said lug, said retaining member and said latch each having ramps of the same orientation adapted so that, while the lid is in its closed position, by pressing on said key, said key pivots against said spring urging said key and said latch slides on said retaining member, ramp against ramp, to cross said retaining member;
  • said latch is a tab and said retaining member is a finger;
  • said tab and / or said finger are flexible;
  • said socket comprises two sets each comprising a latch, a latch and a retaining member;
  • said key comprises two opposite pivoting pins disposed in corresponding orifices of said cover;
  • said body comprises a housing and a hubcap mounted on said housing, said hubcap comprising said well, said catch and said retaining member, said cover being pivotally mounted on said hubcap;
  • said hubcap has an end stop for the lid in the open position; and
  • said retaining member and said lug are integral with said hubcap.

BREVE DESCRIPTION DES DESSINSBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description qui suit, donnée à titre d'exemple préféré, mais non limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés, sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une prise selon l'invention avec son couvercle en position ouverte ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue similaire à celle de la figure 1 avec le couvercle en position fermée ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective de l'enjoliveur surmonté du couvercle de cette prise, en position fermée, avec la touche représentée dans la position qu'elle présente lorsque s'exerce sur elle un appui ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue partielle en perspective selon un autre angle de l'enjoliveur et du couvercle de la figure 3, une moitié du couvercle étant arrachée ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue similaire à celle de la figure 4, le couvercle ayant pivoté d'un angle dans lequel la touche, en position de repos, n'est plus en contact avec l'enjoliveur ;
  • la figure 6 est une vue en perspective du couvercle, la touche n'étant pas montée ;
  • la figure 7 est une vue en perspective de la touche;
  • la figure 8 est une vue similaire à celle de la figure 3, la touche étant en position de repos ;
  • la figure 9 est une vue en perspective de l'enjoliveur ;
  • la figure 10 est une vue agrandie d'une portion de la figure 9 ; et
  • les figures 11 et 12 sont des vues similaires à celles des figures 4 et 5 d'une variante de réalisation des membres de retenue.
The features and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description which follows, given by way of a preferred but nonlimiting example, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of a socket according to the invention with its cover in the open position;
  • the figure 2 is a view similar to that of the figure 1 with the lid in the closed position;
  • the figure 3 is a perspective view of the hubcap surmounted by the cover of this socket, in the closed position, with the key represented in the position it presents when a support is exerted on it;
  • the figure 4 is a partial perspective view from another angle of the hubcap and the lid of the figure 3 one half of the lid being torn off;
  • the figure 5 is a view similar to that of the figure 4 , the lid having pivoted by an angle in which the key, in the rest position, is no longer in contact with the trim;
  • the figure 6 is a perspective view of the lid, the key is not mounted;
  • the figure 7 is a perspective view of the key;
  • the figure 8 is a view similar to that of the figure 3 the key being in the rest position;
  • the figure 9 is a perspective view of the hubcap;
  • the figure 10 is an enlarged view of a portion of the figure 9 ; and
  • the Figures 11 and 12 are views similar to those of Figures 4 and 5 of an alternative embodiment of the retaining members.

DESCRIPTION DETAILLEE D'UN EXEMPLE DE REALISATIONDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT

La prise de courant 1 suivant l'invention comporte, de manière connue en soi, un corps de prise et un couvercle 2. Le corps comporte un boîtier 3 et un enjoliveur 4 qui ferme le boîtier 3. Pour la protection de la prise, le couvercle 2 est monté à rotation sur l'enjoliveur 4 suivant l'un des bords de celui-ci. Le boîtier 3, l'enjoliveur 4 et le couvercle 2 sont en matière plastique moulée.The socket 1 according to the invention comprises, in a manner known per se, a socket body and a cover 2. The body comprises a housing 3 and a hubcap 4 which closes the housing 3. For the protection of the socket, the lid 2 is rotatably mounted on the hubcap 4 along one of the edges thereof. The housing 3, the hubcap 4 and the lid 2 are made of molded plastic.

Le boîtier 3 est sensiblement parallélépipédique et présente une paroi de fond, une paroi latérale 5 et une ouverture opposée à la paroi de fond. Sur sa paroi latérale 5, le boîtier présente deux découpes rectangulaires opposées s'étendant sur presque toute la hauteur de la paroi latérale 5. Chaque découpe est comblée par une plaquette 6 de matière plastique comportant en son centre un emplacement pour raccord de câble.The housing 3 is substantially parallelepipedal and has a bottom wall, a side wall 5 and an opening opposite to the bottom wall. On its side wall 5, the housing has two opposite rectangular cutouts extending over almost the entire height of the side wall 5. Each cut is filled by a wafer 6 of plastic material having in its center a location for cable connection.

Le boîtier 3 est adapté à recevoir un moteur de prise (non représenté dans son ensemble). Un tel moteur, connu en soi, comporte deux pièces de contact de type femelle ou alvéole. Chaque alvéole est adaptée à recevoir l'une des broches d'une fiche de courant complémentaire. Le moteur comporte en outre une broche de mise à la terre 7 (figure 1) qui fait saillie de l'enjoliveur 4.The housing 3 is adapted to receive a pickup motor (not shown as a whole). Such a motor, known per se, comprises two contact parts of the female or cell type. Each cell is adapted to receive one of the pins of a complementary power plug. The motor further includes a grounding pin 7 ( figure 1 ) protruding from the hubcap 4.

L'enjoliveur 4, qui vient couvrir l'ouverture du boîtier 3, est sensiblement carré et présente une hauteur bien inférieure à celle du boîtier 3. L'enjoliveur 4, décrit plus en détails dans la suite, présente notamment en son centre un puits 8 destiné à recevoir une fiche de courant.The hubcap 4, which covers the opening of the housing 3, is substantially square and has a much lower height than that of the housing 3. The hubcap 4, described in more detail in the following, has in particular at its center a well 8 for receiving a power plug.

Le couvercle 2 est mobile à pivotement par rapport à l'enjoliveur 4 entre une position ouverte (figure 1) dans laquelle le puits 8 est accessible à la fiche de courant et une position fermée (figure 2) dans laquelle le couvercle 2 recouvre le puits 8. Un ressort 10 (figure 6) sollicite le couvercle 2 vers sa position ouverte.The lid 2 is pivotally movable relative to the hubcap 4 between an open position ( figure 1 ) in which the well 8 is accessible to the power plug and a closed position ( figure 2 ) in which the cover 2 covers the well 8. A spring 10 ( figure 6 ) urges the cover 2 towards its open position.

L'ouverture du couvercle 2 à partir de sa position fermée est commandée par appui sur une touche 9 que comporte le couvercle 2. Lorsque l'on appuie sur cette touche 9, celle-ci quitte sa position de repos (figure 2) ce qui permet de déverrouiller le couvercle qui est alors entraîné à pivotement. Dans un premier temps, la touche 9 reste dans la position d'appui (figure 3) puis, dans un deuxième temps, le couvercle 2 ayant suffisamment pivoté, la touche 9 reprend sa position de repos et le couvercle 2 pivote jusqu'à atteindre sa position ouverte.The opening of the lid 2 from its closed position is controlled by pressing a key 9 that includes the lid 2. When this key 9 is pressed, it leaves its rest position ( figure 2 ) which unlocks the lid which is then pivoted. At first, the key 9 remains in the support position ( figure 3 ) then, in a second step, the lid 2 having pivoted sufficiently, the key 9 resumes its rest position and the lid 2 pivots to reach its open position.

On décrit maintenant plus en détails le couvercle 2. Celui-ci présente une paroi principale 12 de forme générale carrée. Cette paroi 12 présente quatre rebords orientés vers l'enjoliveur 4 lorsque le couvercle 2 est en position fermée. Aux deux coins que présente la paroi 12 aux extrémités d'un rebord de fond 13, l'enjoliveur 4 présente des retraits vers l'intérieur. Ces retraits sont adaptés à permettre le positionnement du rebord de fond 13 entre deux bossages que comporte l'enjoliveur 4.We now describe in more detail the lid 2. This has a main wall 12 of generally square shape. This wall 12 has four flanges oriented towards the hubcap 4 when the lid 2 is in the closed position. At the two corners that has the wall 12 at the ends of a bottom edge 13, the hubcap 4 has recesses inwards. These withdrawals are adapted to allow the positioning of the bottom edge 13 between two bosses that includes the hubcap 4.

A l'une de ses extrémités, le rebord 13 présente un plot 18 tandis qu'à l'autre extrémité le rebord 13 présente un logement ouvert cylindrique adapté à recevoir le ressort 10.At one of its ends, the flange 13 has a stud 18 while at the other end the flange 13 has a cylindrical open housing adapted to receive the spring 10.

A l'opposé du rebord de fond 13, du côté du rebord avant 15, le couvercle 2 présente une découpe peu profonde mais large et centrée destinée à accueillir la touche 9.Opposite the bottom edge 13, on the side of the front rim 15, the cover 2 has a shallow cutout but wide and centered to accommodate the key 9.

Le rebord 15 est donc limité à deux portions extrêmes de part et d'autre de cette découpe. L'espace permettant d'accueillir la touche 9 est délimitée vers le fond par une paroi flexible 21 qui s'étend parallèlement au rebord 13 et disposée légèrement à l'écart du plan dans lequel s'étend le rebord 15.The rim 15 is therefore limited to two end portions on either side of this cut. The space for accommodating the key 9 is delimited towards the bottom by a flexible wall 21 which extends parallel to the rim 13 and disposed slightly away from the plane in which the flange 15 extends.

Entre chaque portion de rebord 15 et la paroi flexible 21, s'étendent deux pontets latéraux 22. Chaque pontet 22 présente un orifice 23 cylindrique et borgne, l'ouverture de l'orifice 23 étant située en regard de l'autre orifice 23.Between each flange portion 15 and the flexible wall 21, extend two lateral bridges 22. Each bridge 22 has a cylindrical and blind orifice 23, the opening of the orifice 23 being located opposite the other orifice 23.

La surface du couvercle 2 destinée à faire face à l'enjoliveur 4 comporte une nervure 25 circulaire et en saillie au centre de cette surface.The surface of the cover 2 intended to face the hubcap 4 comprises a circular rib 25 and projecting in the center of this surface.

La touche 9 comporte deux parois 26, 27 en équerre : une paroi de contact 26 plate et globalement rectangulaire et une paroi d'appui 27 présentant la forme d'un demi-disque.The key 9 comprises two walls 26, 27 at right angles: a contact wall 26 flat and generally rectangular and a support wall 27 having the shape of a half-disk.

La paroi 27 présente une zone centrale 28 légèrement concave et présentant en son centre plusieurs plots d'appui 29 formant une zone rugueuse présentant un léger relief par rapport à la surface générale de la zone 28.The wall 27 has a central zone 28 slightly concave and having at its center several support pads 29 forming a rough zone having a slight relief with respect to the general surface of the zone 28.

La touche 9 comporte en outre quatre nervures de renforcement 30 parallèles qui s'étendent transversalement à la paroi 26 et à la paroi 27 et améliorent la rigidité d'ensemble de la touche 9.The key 9 further comprises four parallel reinforcing ribs 30 which extend transversely to the wall 26 and to the wall 27 and improve the overall rigidity of the key 9.

Les deux nervures de renforcement 30 situées sur les extrémités latérales de la touche 9 (selon la représentation de la figure 7) comportent chacune un plot de positionnement 31 adapté à être positionné dans l'un des orifices 23 du couvercle 2. Chaque plot de positionnement 31 présente une rampe sur sa partie orientée vers la paroi 27 pour permettre l'encliquetage de la touche 9 sur le couvercle 2. Pour positionner la touche 9 sur le couvercle 2, on fait glisser par-dessous (selon les représentations des figures 6 et 7) la touche 9, paroi 27 en premier vers la paroi 12 de sorte que les plots 31 rentrent en contact avec les pontets 22 d'abord par leur rampe. Grâce à une légère déformation des pontets 22 et des nervures 30 portant les plots 31, la touche s'encliquette sur le couvercle 2 de sorte que le montage de la touche 9 sur le couvercle 2 est particulièrement simple.The two reinforcing ribs 30 located on the lateral ends of the key 9 (according to the representation of the figure 7 ) each comprise a positioning pin 31 adapted to be positioned in one of the orifices 23 of the cover 2. Each positioning pin 31 has a ramp on its portion facing the wall 27 to allow the snap of the key 9 on the cover 2. To position the key 9 on the cover 2, we slide from below (according to the representations of the Figures 6 and 7 ) the key 9, wall 27 first to the wall 12 so that the pads 31 come into contact with the bridges 22 first by their ramp. Thanks to a slight deformation of the bridges 22 and ribs 30 carrying the pads 31, the key snaps onto the cover 2 so that the mounting of the key 9 on the cover 2 is particularly simple.

Sur la surface de la paroi 26 opposée aux nervures de renforcement 30, s'étend une nervure longiligne 32. Cette nervure 32 est située près de l'extrémité de la paroi 26 opposé à la paroi 27.On the surface of the wall 26 opposite the reinforcement ribs 30, extends an elongated rib 32. This rib 32 is located near the end of the wall 26 opposite the wall 27.

Dans le prolongement de la paroi 26 à l'opposé de la paroi 27 et au-delà de la nervure 32, la touche 9 présente deux pattes 33, chaque patte s'étendant à l'écart l'une de l'autre et chacune à proximité d'un plot 31.In the extension of the wall 26 opposite the wall 27 and beyond the rib 32, the key 9 has two tabs 33, each tab extending apart from each other and each near a stud 31.

Ces pattes 33 présentent une hauteur limitée mais suffisante pour accueillir à leur extrémité libre et du côté opposé à la nervure 32 un cran 34 de sorte que chaque patte 33 forme une clenche. Chaque cran 34 présente une surface en plateau 35 parallèle et en regard de la paroi 27 de sorte que cette surface 35 forme avec la surface attenante du reste de la patte 33 un épaulement.These tabs 33 have a limited height but sufficient to accommodate at their free end and the side opposite the rib 32 a notch 34 so that each leg 33 forms a latch. Each notch 34 has a flat surface 35 parallel to and facing the wall 27 so that this surface 35 forms with the adjoining surface of the remainder of the tab 33 a shoulder.

De l'autre côté, le cran 34 présente une surface formant rampe 36 orientée obliquement par rapport à la surface 35 de telle sorte que l'épaisseur du cran 34 (selon une direction cran 34 vers paroi 27) diminue vers l'extrémité libre du cran 34. Les crans 34 s'étendent sur la quasi-totalité de la largeur des pattes 33 à l'exception d'une zone extrême située du côté des plots 31.On the other side, the notch 34 has a ramp surface 36 oriented obliquely to the surface 35 so that the thickness of the notch 34 (in a direction of notch 34 to wall 27) decreases towards the free end of the notch 34. The notches 34 extend over almost the entire width of the tabs 33 with the exception of an extreme zone located on the side of the studs 31.

Chaque patte 33 présente un bord en biseau situé entre un plot 31 et le cran 34. Chaque patte 33 présente ainsi une rampe 37 orientée transversalement à la paroi 27 de telle sorte que la patte 33 est plus large du côté du cran 34.Each tab 33 has a beveled edge located between a stud 31 and the notch 34. Each tab 33 thus has a ramp 37 oriented transversely to the wall 27 so that the tab 33 is wider on the side of the notch 34.

L'enjoliveur 4 comporte une paroi 40 qui ferme le boîtier 3 et vient se placer au dessus du moteur de la prise. La paroi 40 présente en son centre le puits 8 qui est destiné à recevoir une fiche de courant. Le puits 8 est cylindrique et comporte une paroi de fond présentant deux orifices qui se superposent aux alvéoles du moteur ainsi qu'un troisième orifice traversé par la broche 7.The hubcap 4 has a wall 40 which closes the housing 3 and is placed above the motor of the socket. The wall 40 has at its center the well 8 which is intended to receive a current plug. The well 8 is cylindrical and has a bottom wall having two orifices superimposed on the cells of the engine and a third orifice through which the spindle 7 passes.

La paroi 40 est sensiblement plate autour du puits 8, celui-ci se projetant légèrement vers l'extérieur par une nervure circulaire 41 en saillie. Autour de cette nervure 41 est placé un joint annulaire 42 en matière plastique. Le diamètre extérieur du joint annulaire 42 correspond au diamètre intérieur de la nervure 25 du couvercle 2 de sorte que lorsque le couvercle 2 est en position fermée, la nervure 25 vient contre le joint 42 de façon à fermer le puits 8 de façon étanche.The wall 40 is substantially flat around the well 8, the latter projecting slightly outwardly by a circular rib 41 projecting. Around this rib 41 is placed an annular seal 42 made of plastic material. The outer diameter of the annular seal 42 corresponds to the inside diameter of the rib 25 of the lid 2 so that when the lid 2 is in the closed position, the rib 25 comes against the seal 42 so as to close the well 8 tightly.

L'enjoliveur 4 présente au niveau de deux de ses coins consécutifs des bossages 45 dont la forme est adaptée au retrait que présente le couvercle 2. Chaque bossage 45 présente une ouverture ouvrant sur un alésage. L'un de ces alésages permet l'insertion du plot 18 et l'autre de ces alésages permet le positionnement du ressort 10 de sorte que le couvercle 2 est monté à pivotement sur l'enjoliveur 4 avec le ressort 10 qui sollicite le couvercle 2 vers sa position d'ouverture.The hubcap 4 has at two of its consecutive corners bosses 45 whose shape is adapted to the withdrawal that the lid 2 has. Each boss 45 has an opening opening on a bore. One of these bores allows the insertion of the stud 18 and the other of these bores allows the positioning of the spring 10 so that the lid 2 is pivotally mounted on the hubcap 4 with the spring 10 which urges the lid 2 towards its open position.

La paroi latérale avant 50 de l'enjoliveur 4 (selon la représentation de la figure 9), paroi qui est opposée aux bossages 45, se prolonge vers l'extérieur par une nervure saillante 51 de très faible hauteur. Cette nervure 51 se prolonge également transversalement jusqu'aux bossages 45.The front side wall 50 of the hubcap 4 (according to the representation of the figure 9 ), which wall is opposite the bosses 45, extends outwardly by a projecting rib 51 of very low height. This rib 51 also extends transversely to the bosses 45.

La portion de paroi 40 située entre le joint annulaire 42 et la nervure 51 présente un relief 52 qui présente une portion rectiligne 53 contre la nervure 51, deux portions latérales 54 qui s'étendent transversalement à la portion 53 chacune entre une extrémité de la portion 53 et le joint 42 et enfin une portion 55 en arc de cercle qui s'étend le long du joint 42.The wall portion 40 located between the annular seal 42 and the rib 51 has a relief 52 which has a rectilinear portion 53 against the rib 51, two lateral portions 54 which extend transversely to the portion 53 each between one end of the portion 53 and the seal 42 and finally a portion 55 in an arc which extends along the seal 42.

Ce relief 52 présente en outre deux doigts 56. Chaque doigt 56 prend racine sur la portion 55 et s'étend vers la portion 53 parallèlement aux portions 54.This relief 52 also has two fingers 56. Each finger 56 takes root on the portion 55 and extends towards the portion 53 parallel to the portions 54.

Les doigts 56 et les portions 53, 54, 55 sont ici moulés d'une pièce avec l'enjoliveur 40 de sorte que la fabrication de l'enjoliveur est particulièrement simple. Plus généralement, la fabrication des moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage est simple puisqu'une partie des éléments sont moulés d'une pièce avec l'enjoliveur et l'autre partie est simplement encliquetée pour prendre place sur le couvercle. Les moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage s'intègrent parfaitement à la prise dont l'encombrement reste constant tout en offrant l'avantage de proposer un actionnement tout à fait intuitif à l'utilisateur avec un simple appui sur une touche du couvercle.The fingers 56 and the portions 53, 54, 55 are here molded in one piece with the hubcap 40 so that the manufacture of the hubcap is particularly simple. More generally, the manufacture of locking / unlocking means is simple since a portion of the elements are molded in one piece with the hubcap and the other part is simply snapped to take place on the lid. The locking / unlocking means are perfectly integrated into the socket whose size remains constant while offering the advantage of offering actuation quite intuitive to the user with a simple press of a key on the lid.

L'extrémité libre de chaque doigt 56 est disposée à proximité de la portion 53. La hauteur du relief 52 correspond à celle de la nervure circulaire 41 à l'exception des doigts 56 dont la hauteur est légèrement supérieure. L'extrémité libre de chaque doigt 56 présente un cran 57 sur la surface du doigt 56 opposé à la portion 54 voisine. Chaque cran 57 présente une direction générale transversale à la paroi 40.The free end of each finger 56 is disposed near the portion 53. The height of the relief 52 corresponds to that of the circular rib 41 with the exception of the fingers 56 whose height is slightly greater. The free end of each finger 56 has a notch 57 on the surface of the finger 56 opposite the portion 54 adjacent. Each notch 57 has a general direction transverse to the wall 40.

Chaque doigt 56 présente de sa racine jusqu'au cran 57 une épaisseur constante (prise selon la direction générale de la portion 53).Each finger 56 has its root up to the notch 57 a constant thickness (taken in the general direction of the portion 53).

Chaque cran 57 présente une surface en plateau 58 de façon à former un épaulement avec la surface adjacente du reste du doigt 56. La surface 58 est légèrement inclinée par rapport à la direction transversale à la paroi 4 (figure 5). De l'autre côté, le cran 57 présente une surface formant rampe 59 orientée obliquement par rapport à la surface 58 de telle sorte que l'épaisseur du cran 57 (selon une direction cran 57 vers portion 53) diminue vers l'extrémité libre du cran 57.Each notch 57 has a plateau surface 58 so as to form a shoulder with the adjacent surface of the rest of the finger 56. The surface 58 is slightly inclined with respect to the direction transverse to the wall 4 (FIG. figure 5 ). On the other side, the notch 57 has a ramp surface 59 oriented obliquely with respect to the surface 58 so that the thickness of the notch 57 (in a notch direction 57 towards the portion 53) decreases towards the free end of the screen 57.

La portion 53 présente du côté en regard de la portion 55 deux mentonnets 60 à l'écart l'un de l'autre et séparés d'une distance qui correspond à la distance séparant les pattes 33 pour une coopération entre les pattes 33 et les mentonnets 60. Les mentonnets 60 saillent vers la nervure circulaire 41. Leur surface qui regarde vers la paroi 40 s'étend transversalement au reste de la portion 53 de sorte que sous le mentonnet 60 existe un épaulement. Chaque mentonnet 60 présente du côté opposé à l'épaulement à son extrémité libre une rampe 61 de telle sorte que l'épaisseur du mentonnet 60 (dans la direction transversale à la paroi 40) diminue jusqu'à son extrémité libre.The portion 53 has on the side facing the portion 55 two lugs 60 spaced from each other and separated by a distance that corresponds to the distance between the tabs 33 for a cooperation between the tabs 33 and the The chins 60 project towards the circular rib 41. Their surface facing the wall 40 extends transversely to the rest of the body. portion 53 so that under the lug 60 there is a shoulder. Each lug 60 has on the side opposite to the shoulder at its free end a ramp 61 so that the thickness of the lug 60 (in the direction transverse to the wall 40) decreases to its free end.

La prise 1 comporte donc deux loquets chacun formé par une patte 33, un doigt 56 et un mentonnet 60.The socket 1 thus comprises two latches each formed by a tab 33, a finger 56 and a latch 60.

On décrit maintenant le fonctionnement du couvercle.The operation of the lid is now described.

Lorsque le couvercle est en position ouverte (figure 1) l'utilisateur peut refermer celui-ci en faisant pivoter le couvercle 2 à l'encontre du ressort 10. Lorsque le rebord 15 du couvercle 2 arrive à proximité de la paroi 50 de l'enjoliveur 4, le contact s'établit entre les pattes 33 et les mentonnets 60, précisément entre les rampes 36 des crans 34 et les rampes 61 des mentonnets 60.When the lid is in the open position ( figure 1 ) the user can close it by rotating the cover 2 against the spring 10. When the rim 15 of the cover 2 comes close to the wall 50 of the trim 4, the contact is established between the legs 33 and the chins 60, precisely between the ramps 36 of the notches 34 and the ramps 61 of the chins 60.

A ce stade, la touche 9 est dans sa position de repos dans laquelle la paroi de contact 26 et la paroi flexible 21 sont disposées l'une parallèlement à l'autre avec la nervure 32 qui est en contact avec la paroi flexible 21.At this stage, the key 9 is in its rest position in which the contact wall 26 and the flexible wall 21 are arranged parallel to one another with the rib 32 which is in contact with the flexible wall 21.

Les rampes 36, 61, en contact deux par deux, sont orientées selon le même plan de sorte qu'elles permettent un glissement rampe contre rampe des pattes 33 sur les mentonnets 60.The ramps 36, 61, in contact two by two, are oriented in the same plane so that they allow a ramp ramp slip of the tabs 33 on the lugs 60.

La touche 9 étant montée à pivotement à l'aide des plots 31 positionnés dans les orifices 23 du couvercle 2, lorsque la pression sur le couvercle 2 est maintenue afin de parvenir à la position fermée, les pattes 33 continuent de glisser sur les mentonnets 60 de façon à provoquer un pivotement de la touche 9 à l'encontre de la paroi flexible 21. Plus précisément la nervure 32 appuie contre la paroi flexible 21 qui se déforme vers la nervure circulaire 25. Lorsque les extrémités libres des mentonnets 60 et des crans 34 arrivent en contact, un maintien de la pression sur le couvercle 2 fait passer les crans 34 sous les mentonnets 60 c'est-à-dire que les crans 34 viennent se positionner surface 35 contre mentonnet 60. Après ce passage, le cran 34 n'étant plus en butée contre la rampe 61 du mentonnet 60, il a pu avancer vers la paroi 50 et permettre un pivotement de la touche 9 vers sa position de repos. Ce pivotement a été rendu possible par la sollicitation imposée à la nervure 32, et donc à la paroi 26, par la paroi flexible 21.The key 9 is pivotally mounted by means of the studs 31 positioned in the orifices 23 of the cover 2, when the pressure on the cover 2 is maintained in order to reach the closed position, the tabs 33 continue to slide on the lugs 60 so as to cause a pivoting of the key 9 against the flexible wall 21. More precisely the rib 32 bears against the flexible wall 21 which is deformed towards the circular rib 25. When the free ends of the chins 60 and notches 34 come into contact, a maintenance of the pressure on the cover 2 passes the notches 34 under the lugs 60 that is to say that the notches 34 are positioned against surface 60 against the shank 60. After this passage, the notch 34 not being in abutment against the ramp 61 of the lug 60, it could advance to the wall 50 and allow pivoting of the key 9 to its rest position. This pivoting was made possible by the stress imposed on the rib 32, and therefore on the wall 26, by the flexible wall 21.

A l'issue de ces différentes étapes, la touche 9 est en position de repos et les crans 34 sont engagés dans les mentonnets 60 de sorte que malgré la sollicitation constante du ressort 10 vers la position ouverte, le couvercle 2 est maintenu dans sa position fermée par contact de la surface 35 contre la surface des mentonnets 60 opposée à la rampe 61.At the end of these different steps, the key 9 is in the rest position and the notches 34 are engaged in the lugs 60 so that despite the constant biasing of the spring 10 to the open position, the lid 2 is held in its position closed by contact of the surface 35 against the surface of the chins 60 opposite the ramp 61.

On décrit maintenant le passage de la position fermée à la position ouverte. Pour ouvrir le couvercle 2, l'utilisateur appuie sur la touche 9 au niveau de la zone centrale 28. Ce faisant, la touche 9 est entrainée à pivotement avec la nervure 32 qui appuie sur la paroi flexible 21 et les pattes 33 qui s'écartent des mentonnets 60. Sur leur chemin, ces pattes 33 rencontrent les extrémités des doigts 56 et plus précisément les rampes 37 des pattes 33 entrent en contact avec les rampes 59 des doigts 56.The transition from the closed position to the open position is now described. To open the lid 2, the user presses the key 9 at the central zone 28. In doing so, the key 9 is pivoted with the rib 32 which bears on the flexible wall 21 and the tabs 33 which apart from the chins 60. On their way, these tabs 33 meet the ends of the fingers 56 and more precisely the ramps 37 of the tabs 33 come into contact with the ramps 59 of the fingers 56.

Si l'utilisateur relâche la pression de la touche 9 à ce stade, par la sollicitation de la paroi flexible 21 sur la nervure 32, la touche 9 retrouve sa position de repos avec les crans 34 pris dans les mentonnets 60 comme précédemment décrit.If the user releases the pressure of the key 9 at this stage, by the biasing of the flexible wall 21 on the rib 32, the key 9 returns to its rest position with the notches 34 taken in the lugs 60 as previously described.

En revanche si l'utilisateur continue d'appuyer sur la touche 9 et donc de faire pivoter plus avant la touche 9, le contact entre les rampes 37 et les rampes 59 se poursuit.On the other hand, if the user continues to press the key 9 and thus to further rotate the key 9, the contact between the ramps 37 and the ramps 59 continues.

Le contact rampe contre rampe se poursuit jusqu'à ce que les pattes 33 passent l'extrémité libre des rampes 59 et que les pattes 33 se retrouvent derrière la rampe 59 (la rampe 59 étant alors située entre la patte 33 et la nervure 53). Le cran 57 vient contre la partie de surface de patte 33 dans laquelle le cran 34 ne s'étend pas.The contact ramp against ramp continues until the tabs 33 pass the free end of the ramps 59 and the legs 33 are found behind the ramp 59 (the ramp 59 is then located between the tab 33 and the rib 53) . The notch 57 comes against the leg surface portion 33 in which the notch 34 does not extend.

Au passage des pattes 33, les doigts 56 subissent une légère déformation de sorte que leur partie extrême est poussée vers l'extérieur. Une fois que les pattes 33 ont passé les rampes 59, la distance séparant les surfaces 58 étant suffisante pour accueillir les pattes 33, les doigts 56 reprennent une position de repos.At the passage of the legs 33, the fingers 56 undergo a slight deformation so that their end portion is pushed outwards. Once the legs 33 have passed the ramps 59, the distance between the surfaces 58 being sufficient to accommodate the legs 33, the fingers 56 resume a rest position.

Lorsque l'utilisateur relâche son appui sur la touche 9, les pattes 33 bloquées par les surfaces 58 ne peuvent franchir en sens inverse l'extrémité des doigts 56 de sorte que malgré la sollicitation de la paroi flexible 21 sur la touche 9, cette touche 9 ne peut retrouver sa position de repos.When the user releases his support on the key 9, the tabs 33 blocked by the surfaces 58 can not cross in opposite directions the end of the fingers 56 so that despite the solicitation of the flexible wall 21 on the key 9, this key 9 can not find his rest position.

En revanche, le ressort 10 sollicite le couvercle vers la position d'ouverture et rien n'empêche alors le couvercle de pivoter vers sa position d'ouverture. Lorsque les pattes 33 s'écartent de la paroi 40 de l'enjoliveur, celles-ci restent en contact avec l'extrémité des doigts 56 et la touche 9 reste dans une position pivotée distincte de la position de repos jusqu'à ce que, le couvercle 2 ayant pivoté d'un angle suffisamment grand, le contact cesse entre les pattes 33 et l'extrémité des doigts 56. Le pivotement du couvercle 2 est facilité par la direction légèrement inclinée des surfaces 58.On the other hand, the spring 10 urges the lid towards the open position and nothing prevents the lid from pivoting towards its open position. When the tabs 33 deviate from the wall 40 of the hubcap, they remain in contact with the end of the fingers 56 and the button 9 remains in a pivoted position separate from the rest position until, the cover 2 having pivoted by a sufficiently large angle, the contact ceases between the tabs 33 and the end of the fingers 56. The pivoting of the cover 2 is facilitated by the slightly inclined direction of the surfaces 58.

A ce stade plus rien ne contraint la touche dans une position pivotée et la paroi flexible 21 sollicite alors la touche 9 de sorte que celle-ci revient alors en position de repos. Simultanément, sous l'action du ressort 10, le couvercle 2 continue de pivoter jusqu'à atteindre la position ouverte.At this point nothing forces the key in a rotated position and the flexible wall 21 then solicits the key 9 so that it then returns to the rest position. Simultaneously, under the action of the spring 10, the lid 2 continues to pivot until it reaches the open position.

En position ouverte le bord 13 du couvercle 2 vient buter contre un bord 70 formant butée de l'enjoliveur 4. Le bord 70 est le bord de l'enjoliveur 4 qui s'étend entre les bossages 45.In the open position the edge 13 of the lid 2 abuts against an edge 70 forming a stop of the hubcap 4. The edge 70 is the edge of the hubcap 4 which extends between the bosses 45.

En résumé, le positionnement de l'extrémité des doigts 56 définit un seuil pour le pivotement de la touche 9. Tant que la touche 9 a pivoté dans l'angle inférieur à l'angle qui permet le franchissement par les pattes 33 de l'extrémité des doigts 56, lorsqu'on relâche la pression exercée par appui sur la zone centrale 28 de la paroi d'appui 27 de la touche 9, cette touche 9 revient en position de repos. Si la pression exercée sur la touche 9 est telle que l'angle de pivotement permet aux pattes 33 de franchir cette extrémité des doigts 56 alors la touche 9 ne peut plus retrouver sa position de repos avant que le couvercle 2 n'ait pivoté d'un angle suffisant pour que les pattes 33 soient libérées de toute contrainte due à l'extrémité des doigts 56.In summary, the positioning of the end of the fingers 56 defines a threshold for the pivoting of the key 9. As long as the key 9 has rotated in the angle below the angle that allows the crossing of the legs 33 of the end of the fingers 56, when releasing the pressure exerted by pressing on the central zone 28 of the support wall 27 of the key 9, this key 9 returns to the rest position. If the pressure exerted on the key 9 is such that the pivot angle allows the tabs 33 to cross this end of the fingers 56 then the key 9 can no longer return to its rest position before the cover 2 has pivoted an angle sufficient for the lugs 33 to be released from any stress due to the end of the fingers 56.

On décrit maintenant une variante de réalisation en référence aux figures 11 et 12 et pour laquelle on a conservé pour des éléments similaires la même référence numérique augmentée de 100.An embodiment variant is now described with reference to Figures 11 and 12 and for which the same numerical reference plus 100 has been retained for similar elements.

Les mentonnets 160 sont prévus directement à partir de la surface de la paroi latérale avant 150 de l'enjoliveur 104 en regard du joint annulaire 142. Les mentonnets présentent une rampe 161. Les doigts 156 sont limités à des ergots profilés et saillants de la paroi 140 et présentant une rampe 159 et une surface en plateau 158. La surface 158 s'étend transversalement à la paroi 140. Les doigts 156 sont moulés d'une pièce avec l'enjoliveur 140.The lugs 160 are provided directly from the surface of the front side wall 150 of the hubcap 104 opposite the annular seal 142. The lugs have a ramp 161. The fingers 156 are limited to profiled lugs and protruding from the wall 140 and having a ramp 159 and a plateau surface 158. The surface 158 extends transversely to the wall 140. The fingers 156 are molded integrally with the hubcap 140.

La coopération de la touche 109 et plus particulièrement des pattes 133 avec les mentonnets 160 est la même que précédemment. Pour ouvrir le couvercle 102, on appuie sur la paroi 127 de la touche 109 de sorte que la nervure 132 appuie contre la paroi 121. Les pattes 133 entrent en contact par les rampes 137 avec les rampes 159 et les pattes 133 franchissent le seuil défini par les doigts 156.The cooperation of the key 109 and more particularly the tabs 133 with the chins 160 is the same as before. To open the lid 102, the wall 127 of the key 109 is pressed so that the rib 132 bears against the wall 121. The tabs 133 come into contact with the ramps 137 with the ramps 159 and the tabs 133 cross the defined threshold. by the fingers 156.

Selon un mode de réalisation non représenté, les doigts sont rapportés sur l'enjoliveur.According to an embodiment not shown, the fingers are reported on the hubcap.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, certains parmi les différents crans, doigts et pattes sont réalisés dans une matière plastique leur permettant d'être compressibles de façon à permettre le franchissement des différentes rampes.According to another embodiment, some of the different notches, fingers and tabs are made of a plastic material allowing them to be compressible so as to allow the crossing of different ramps.

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Prise de courant électrique comportant : un corps présentant un puits (8) destiné à recevoir une fiche de courant ; un couvercle (2 ; 102) mobile entre une position fermée dans laquelle ledit couvercle (2 ; 102) recouvre ledit puits (8) et une position ouverte dans laquelle ledit puits (8) est accessible à une fiche de courant ; un ressort (10) sollicitant ledit couvercle (2 ; 102) vers ladite position ouverte ; et des moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage dudit couvercle (2 ; 102) en position fermée ; caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage comportent un loquet présentant : - une touche (9 ; 109) montée mobile à pivotement sur ledit couvercle (2 ; 102), comportant une clenche (33 ; 133) ; - un ressort (21 ; 121) sollicitant ladite touche (9 ; 109) vers une position de repos ; - un mentonnet (60 ; 160) appartenant audit corps, adapté à coopérer avec ladite clenche (33 ; 133) pour qu'à la fermeture dudit couvercle (2 ; 102), alors que ladite touche (9 ; 109) est en position de repos, ladite clenche (33 ; 133) glisse sur ledit mentonnet (60 ; 160) et ladite touche (9 ; 109) pivote à l'encontre dudit ressort (21 ; 121) pour franchir le mentonnet (60 ; 160) puis s'engager avec lui ; et - un membre de retenue (56 ; 156) de la touche (9 ; 109) au-delà d'un seuil prédéterminé de pivotement de la touche (9 ; 109), ledit membre de retenue (56 ; 156) appartenant audit corps et étant positionné pour ne pas interférer avec ladite touche (9 ; 109) à la fermeture dudit couvercle (2 ; 102) et pour, après le franchissement dudit seuil par ladite touche (9 ; 109), d'une part empêcher cette touche (9 ; 109) de revenir à sa position de repos et d'autre part lui permettre de s'éloigner dudit corps, ledit membre de retenue (56 ; 156) étant adapté à ce que ledit seuil soit franchi lors d'un appui sur ladite touche (9 ; 109). An electrical socket comprising: a body having a well (8) for receiving a power plug; a cover (2; 102) movable between a closed position in which said cover (2; 102) covers said well (8) and an open position in which said well (8) is accessible to a power plug; a spring (10) urging said cover (2; 102) toward said open position; and means for locking / unlocking said lid (2; 102) in the closed position; characterized in that said locking / unlocking means comprise a latch having: - a key (9; 109) rotatably mounted on said cover (2; 102), comprising a latch (33; 133); - a spring (21; 121) urging said key (9; 109) to a rest position; - a lug (60; 160) belonging to said body, adapted to cooperate with said latch (33; 133) so that closing said lid (2; 102), while said key (9; 109) is in position of rest, said latch (33; 133) slides on said latch (60; 160) and said key (9; 109) pivots against said spring (21; 121) to cross the latch (60; 160) and then engage with him; and a retaining member (56; 156) of the key (9; 109) beyond a predetermined threshold of pivoting of the key (9; 109), said retaining member (56; 156) belonging to said body and being positioned so as not to interfere with said key (9; 109) when closing said lid (2; 102) and, after crossing said threshold by said key (9; 109), firstly to prevent this key (9; 109) to return to its rest position and secondly to allow it to move away from said body, said holding member (56; 156) being adapted so that said threshold is crossed during a pressing on said key; (9; 109). Prise selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ledit ressort sollicitant ladite touche (9 ; 109) est une paroi flexible (21 ; 121), saillante, que comporte ledit couvercle (2 ; 102).Plug according to claim 1, characterized in that said spring urging said key (9; 109) is a flexible wall (21; 121), projecting, that includes said cover (2; 102). Prise selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite paroi flexible (21 ; 121) est d'une pièce avec ledit couvercle (2 ; 102).Plug according to claim 2, characterized in that said flexible wall (21; 121) is integral with said cover (2; 102). Prise selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que ladite touche (9 ; 109) comporte une paroi de contact (26) dont une portion (32 ; 132) est en contact avec ladite paroi flexible (21 ; 121), ladite clenche (33 ; 133) étant disposée à l'extrémité libre de ladite paroi de contact (26).Plug according to any one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that said key (9; 109) has a contact wall (26), a portion (32; 132) is in contact with said flexible wall (21; ), said latch (33; 133) being disposed at the free end of said contact wall (26). Prise selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ledit mentonnet (60 ; 160) et ladite clenche (33 ; 133) présentent chacun des rampes (61 ; 161, 36) de même orientation adaptées à ce que ladite clenche (33 ; 133) glisse sur ledit mentonnet (60 ; 160) rampe contre rampe.Plug according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said lug (60; 160) and said latch (33; 133) each have ramps (61; 161, 36) of the same orientation adapted to that said latch ( 33; 133) slides on said catch (60; 160) ramp against ramp. Prise selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ledit membre de retenue (56 ; 156) saille dudit corps vers ledit couvercle (2 ; 102) en position fermé et s'étend transversalement audit mentonnet (60 ; 160), ledit membre de retenue (56 ; 156) et ladite clenche (33 ; 133) présentant chacun des rampes (59, 159 ; 37, 137) de même orientation adaptées à ce que, alors que le couvercle (2 ; 102) est dans sa position fermée, par appui sur ladite touche (9 ; 109), ladite touche (9 ; 109) pivote à l'encontre dudit ressort (21 ; 121) sollicitant ladite touche (9 ; 109) et ladite clenche (33 ; 133) glisse sur ledit membre de retenue (56 ; 156), rampe contre rampe, jusqu'à franchir ledit membre de retenue (56 ; 156).Plug according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said retaining member (56; 156) projects from said body towards said lid (2; 102) in the closed position and extends transversely to said lug (60; 160), said retainer member (56; 156) and said latch (33; 133) each having ramps (59,159; 37,137) of the same orientation adapted so that while the cover (2; 102) is in its closed position, by pressing on said key (9; 109), said key (9; 109) pivots against said spring (21; 121) urging said key (9; 109) and said latch (33; 133) slides on said retaining member (56; 156), ramp ramp, to traverse said retaining member (56; 156). Prise selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que ladite clenche est une patte (33 ; 133) et ledit membre de retenue est un doigt (56 ; 156).A plug according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said latch is a tab (33; 133) and said retaining member is a finger (56; 156). Prise selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que ladite patte (33 ; 133) et/ou ledit doigt (56 ; 156) sont flexibles.Plug according to claim 7, characterized in that said tab (33; 133) and / or said finger (56; 156) are flexible. Prise selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 ou 8, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte deux ensembles comportant chacun une clenche (33 ; 133), un mentonnet (60 ; 160) et un membre de retenue (56 ; 156).Plug according to any one of claims 7 or 8, characterized in that it comprises two sets each comprising a latch (33; 133), a latch (60; 160) and a retaining member (56; 156). Prise selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite touche (9 ; 109) comporte deux pions de pivotement (31) opposés disposés dans des orifices (23) correspondants dudit couvercle (2 ; 102).Plug according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said key (9; 109) comprises two opposite pivoting pins (31) disposed in corresponding orifices (23) of said cover (2; 102). Prise selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ledit corps comporte un boîtier (3) et un enjoliveur (4 ; 104) monté sur ledit boîtier (3), ledit enjoliveur (4 ; 104) comportant ledit puits (8), ledit mentonnet (60, 160) et ledit membre de retenue (56 ; 156), ledit couvercle (2) étant monté à pivotement sur ledit enjoliveur (4 ; 104).Plug according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said body comprises a casing (3) and a trim (4; 104) mounted on said casing (3), said trim (4; 104) comprising said well (8 said latch (60, 160) and said retaining member (56; 156), said cover (2) being pivotally mounted on said trim (4; 104). Prise selon la revendication précédente, caractérisée en ce que ledit enjoliveur (4 ; 104) comporte une butée de fin de course (70) pour le couvercle (2 ; 102) en position ouverte.Plug according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said trim (4; 104) comprises an end stop (70) for the cover (2; 102) in the open position. Prise selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ledit membre de retenue (56 ; 156) et ledit mentonnet (60 ; 160) sont d'une pièce avec ledit enjoliveur (4 ; 104).Plug according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said retaining member (56; 156) and said catch (60; 160) are integral with said trim (4; 104).
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