EP3343703B1 - Electrical apparatus comprising at least an automatic connection terminal - Google Patents

Electrical apparatus comprising at least an automatic connection terminal Download PDF

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EP3343703B1
EP3343703B1 EP17210221.2A EP17210221A EP3343703B1 EP 3343703 B1 EP3343703 B1 EP 3343703B1 EP 17210221 A EP17210221 A EP 17210221A EP 3343703 B1 EP3343703 B1 EP 3343703B1
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Yan SIMON
Pierre Koch
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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
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/4828—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing
    • H01R4/483—Pivoting arrangements, e.g. lever pushing on the spring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/4828—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing
    • H01R4/4835—Mechanically bistable arrangements, e.g. locked by the housing when the spring is biased
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/48185—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end
    • H01R4/4819—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end the spring shape allowing insertion of the conductor end when the spring is unbiased
    • H01R4/4821—Single-blade spring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/26—Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/26—Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting
    • H01R9/2625—Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting with built-in electrical component
    • H01R9/2633—Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting with built-in electrical component with built-in switch

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  • the invention relates to electrical appliances comprising at least one automatic connection terminal.
  • One of the side faces for example the lower face in a country such as France, has at least one orifice giving access to a terminal suitable for receiving a connection end of a conductor cable starting from a branch circuit such as a lighting circuit or a socket circuit.
  • connection block the two insertion orifices are juxtaposed side by side and the two control keys are juxtaposed side by side with one of the control keys which has an L-shaped imprint and the other control key which has a J-shaped imprint with the two imprints forming a double U-shaped imprint.
  • the set of two insertion orifices juxtaposed side by side with the two associated control keys is arranged in a portion of this device having a width of 1 half-module.
  • the electrical appliance according to the invention can thus be used in a conventional manner, leaving the control key in the nominal relative position, but also in a new way, by taking advantage of the possibility offered of locking the control key. in retracted position.
  • the flexible cable can be inserted while the control button is held in the retracted position thanks to its relative locking position, since the flexible cable does not have to bend the elastic strip (which is then held by the pusher in a position where its holding edge is away from the contact portion of the element conductor), and then the control key is returned to its nominal relative position, the pusher is free to return to the extended position and the elastic strip relaxes so that the contact end of the cable in place is pinched between the edge holding and the contact portion.
  • the bipolar modular electrical apparatus 10 illustrated in the figure 1 has a generally parallelepipedal shape.
  • main face 11 and a main right face 12 have two main faces, respectively a main left face 11 and a main right face 12, and side faces extending from one to the other of the main faces 11 and 12, namely a rear face 13 ( figures 5 and 6 ), a lower face 14, a front face 15 and an upper face not visible in the drawings.
  • the gap between the main faces 11 and 12 is equal to an integer of a base width known as the "module", which is of the order of 18 mm.
  • the width of the device 10 is 1 module.
  • the rear face 13 has a notch not visible in the drawings for mounting the device 10 on a profile rail in ⁇ (not shown).
  • the upper face has orifices (not visible in the drawings) each giving access to an insertion terminal provided to receive a tooth of a horizontal distribution comb (not shown) whose teeth are arranged in a pitch equal to 1 module, each comb being oriented in a left-right direction, that is to say in a direction transverse to the main faces 11 and 12.
  • each insertion terminal is such that after insertion the tooth is tightly gripped by an elastic clamp so that good electrical contact is established.
  • the removal of a tooth is carried out by simple exercise of a relatively large extraction force in order to disengage the tooth which was pinched therefrom from the insertion terminal.
  • the upper face is arranged as described in the patent application French 2,906,413 , with two pairs of insertion orifices, respectively a rear pair whose two orifices each give access to a double rear insertion terminal and a front pair whose two orifices each give access to a double front insertion terminal, the double rear insertion terminal and the double front insertion terminal each constituting an input terminal for one of the poles of an alternating current source, here a neutral pole and a phase pole.
  • the front face 15 has, in a central position, over approximately half of its length, a nose 18 having an operating lever not visible in the drawings.
  • the lower face 14 has four insertion holes each for a conductive cable, respectively a first pair of adjacent holes 21 and 22 that can be seen on the left and a second pair of adjacent holes 23 and 24 that can be seen to the right.
  • Each of the holes 21 to 24 gives access to an automatic terminal for the connection and disconnection of a conductive cable, that is to say a terminal in which the establishment of a contact end of the conductive cable is done by simple insertion, whereas removing the contact end of the conductive cable from the automatic terminal requires pressing the control button of a button associated with this automatic terminal (unlike an insertion terminal for a comb tooth, where it suffices to exert a sufficiently large extraction force).
  • the orifices 21 and 22 of the couple seen on the left give access to a first double automatic bollard while the orifices 23 and 24 of the couple seen on the right give access to a second double automatic bollard.
  • the push-in terminals to which the openings (not visible) on the upper face give access are input terminals for one of the poles of an alternating current source, here a neutral pole and a phase pole.
  • the first and the second double automatic terminal each constitute an output terminal to a portion of an electrical installation. If for example the device 10 is a circuit breaker, the electrical installation is protected by the internal circuit of the circuit breaker 10.
  • the double automatic terminal to which the insertion holes 21 and 22 that can be seen on the left give access is for one of the poles of the electrical installation (for example the neutral pole) and the double automatic terminal to which the insertion orifices 23 and 24 that can be seen on the right give access is for the other pole of the electrical installation (for example the phase pole).
  • the push button associated with the first double automatic terminal to which openings 21 and 22 give access comprises a control button 31.
  • the push button associated with the second double automatic terminal to which openings 23 and 24 give access comprises a control button 32.
  • the control key 31 is in a housing opening onto the front face 15.
  • the control key 32 is in another housing opening onto the front face 15 through another opening.
  • the group formed by the pair of insertion orifices 21 and 22 and by the opening of the housing for the key 31 is behind the group formed by the pair of insertion orifices 23 and 24 and by the opening of the housing for key 32.
  • the insertion orifices 21 and 22 and the control key 31 located on the left are arranged in a portion of the device 10 having a width of 1 half-module from the left main face 11.
  • the introduction orifices 23 and 24 and the control key 32 located on the right are arranged in a portion of the device 10 having a width of 1 half-module from the right main face 12.
  • an elastic lamella 33 faces the insertion orifice 23 and an elastic lamella 34 faces the insertion orifice 24.
  • the elastic strips 33 and 34 form part of a spring 35 which is U-shaped and one of the branches of which is subdivided by a longitudinal slot to form the elastic strips 33 and 34.
  • the spring 35 is part of a double automatic terminal comprising a conductive element 36 to which the conductive cables 37 and 38 must be connected ( figures 7 and 8 ) to be introduced respectively into the orifice 23 and into the orifice 24.
  • the elastic strip 33 faces a contact portion 39 of the conductive element 36.
  • the elastic strip 34 faces a contact portion 40 of the conductive element 36.
  • the elastic strip 33 has a retaining edge 41.
  • the elastic strip 34 has a retaining edge 42.
  • the elastic strip 33, the insertion orifice 23 and the conductive element 36 are configured so that a contact end 43 of the conductive cable 37 can be inserted into the insertion orifice 23 to come into a connection position where the contact end 43 is pinched between the retaining edge 41 of the elastic lamella 33 and the contact portion 39 of the conductive element 36, as is understood in view of the figure 7 .
  • the elastic lamella 34, the insertion orifice 24 and the conductive element 36 are configured so that a contact end 44 of the conductive cable 38 is insertable into the insertion orifice 24 to come into a connection position where the contact end 44 is pinched between the retaining edge 42 of the elastic lamella 34 and the contact portion 40 of the conductive element 36, as is understood in view of the figure 8 .
  • the conductive cables 37 and 38 are rigid cables and the contact ends 43 and 44 are directly formed by a bare terminal portion (insulating sheath removed around the rigid conductive core).
  • the flexible cables can also be connected by insertion into the automatic terminal, by providing them at the end with an end lug, the rod of which forms the contact end.
  • the contact end 43 is introduced through the insertion orifice 23, the contact end 43 comes into contact with the elastic strip 33 and causes it to bend, the contact end 43 is then inserted between the elastic blade 33 and the contact portion 39.
  • the elastic strip 33 presses the contact end 43 against the contact portion 39 so that good electrical contact is established.
  • the contact between the holding edge 41 and the contact end 43 has the effect of driving the elastic strip 33 in the direction where the edge holding 41 tends to penetrate the contact end 43. This locks the contact end 43 in the automatic terminal.
  • the pusher 50 of which the control key 32 is a part is configured to bear against the elastic strips 33 and 34 to cause them to bend in order to drive the holding edges 41 and 42 in the direction in which they move away from the portions of contact 39 and 40, and therefore contact ends 43 and 44, whereby the contact ends 43 and 44, and more generally the cables 37 and 38, can be removed, as shown in the figures 9 and 10 .
  • the pusher 50 comprises, in addition to the control button 32, a beak 51 engaged in an extension of the housing in which the control button 32 is arranged.
  • the pusher 50 as well as the housing for the control button 32 and the extension of this housing for the beak 51 are configured so that the pusher 50 is movable between the position illustrated on the figures 5 and 6 , in which the control key 32 is output, and the position illustrated on the figures 9 and 10 , in which the control key 32 is retracted.
  • the elastic lamellae 33 and 34 bear against the contact portions 39 and 40 and possibly push the beak 51 back, so that the control button is in the extended position as shown on the figures 5 and 6 or in an intermediate position between the extended position and a position where the spout 51 is in contact with the elastic strips 33 and 34 resting on the contact portions 39 and 40.
  • control button 32 If the control key 32 is then pushed into its housing, for example with the distal end of a screwdriver 52 as shown in the figure 2 , the control button 32 can be moved to the retracted position and the elastic slats 33 and 34 bent to the position illustrated on the figures 9 and 10 where the contact ends 43 and 44 are released and the cables 37 and 38 can be removed.
  • the conductor cables 37 and 38 whose contact end has been inserted respectively into the insertion orifice 23 and into the insertion orifice 24 up to the connection position each have an individual elastic strip and an individual contact portion, which makes it possible to guarantee a good quality of contact of the connection end of each cable with the conductive element 36.
  • the introduction holes 21 and 22 give access to a double automatic terminal similar to the double automatic terminal to which the introduction holes 23 and 24 give access.
  • the pusher 50 While conventional pushers, described for example in patent applications French 2,875,944 And 2,986,104 , are in one piece, the pusher 50 includes a key 32 which is a separate part from the rest of the pusher 50.
  • the key 32 is rotatable relative to the rest of the pusher 50 between a nominal relative position ( figures 1, 2 And 4 to 8 ) and a relative locking position ( figure 3 And 9 to 11 ) that the key 32 can take when the pusher 50 is in the retracted position.
  • pusher 50 When key 32 is in the nominal relative position, pusher 50 is freely movable between the extended position and the retracted position, ie it operates in the conventional manner described above.
  • Pusher 50 can therefore be used with key 32 held in the retracted position.
  • the key 32 is brought into the retracted position when it is in the nominal relative position, it has moved to the relative locking position and therefore maintained in this position, the flexible cable is then inserted, which is possible since the flexible cable does not have to bend the elastic strip 33 or the elastic strip 34 in order to be able to be put in place (the elastic strips 33 and 34 are then maintained as shown on the figures 9 and 10 ), and then the key 32 is returned to its nominal relative position, the pusher 50 is free to return to the extended position and the elastic strip 33 or the elastic strip 34 relaxes so that the contact end of the cable in place is pinched between the holding edge 41 or 42 and the contact portion 39 or 40.
  • the key 32 cannot leave the retracted position when it is in the relative locking position, it is the outer face 55 of the key 32 which abuts against a shoulder 56 set back with respect to the opening 57 through which the housing of the key 32 opens onto the front face 15.
  • the key 32 comprises a plate 58 which has a rectangular outline and the opening 57 has the same rectangular outline.
  • the wafer 58 In extended position ( figure 1 And 4 to 6 ) the wafer 58 is in the opening 57, with the long sides of the wafer 58 facing the long sides of the opening 57 and the short sides of the wafer 58 facing the short sides of the opening 57.
  • Each large side of the opening 57 is bordered by a rim 59 behind which there is a recess.
  • the plate 58 is at the level of each recess, which makes it possible to pivot the key 32 by a quarter turn to come into the relative locking position.
  • each portion of the plate 58 along one of its short sides is placed in one of the recesses and therefore comes behind a rim 59.
  • the shoulder 56 formed by its inner surface set back relative to opening 57 forms a stop preventing key 32 from moving back, so that key 32 is held in the depressed position.
  • pusher 50 comprises a body 60 of which beak 51 is part.
  • the body 60 also includes an arm 61 arranged transversely to the beak 51.
  • the arm 61 is connected by one end to the proximal end of the beak 51 opposite the distal end of the beak 51 which comes into contact with the elastic strips 32 and 33 .
  • the face of the arm 61 located on the side opposite to the side where the beak 51 is located is flat.
  • a through hole 62 is provided through arm 61.
  • body 60 At the end of arm 61 opposite that by which it is connected to spout 51, body 60 has two pins 63 laterally.
  • the key 32 has in its outer face 55 an indentation 64 which here is rectilinear.
  • the recess 64 is used to receive the end of a tool such as the screwdriver 52.
  • the key 32 has on the side opposite to its outer face 55 a stud 65, which is split here.
  • the pin 65 When the pusher 50 is assembled, that is to say when the key 32 is mounted on the body 60, the pin 65 is engaged in the hole 62.
  • the pin 65 serves to guide the key 32 in rotation with respect to body screws 60.
  • the pins 63 are used to mount the plunger 50 in rotation with respect to the housing of the device 10.
  • the direction of depression of the key 32 and the direction of depression of the cables such as 37 and 38 are quite distant from each other, the orifices 23 and 24 (or 21 and 22) for introducing a cable being made in the lower face 14 while the orifice of the housing of the key 32 (or 31) opens into the front face 15.
  • the apparatus 10 illustrated on the figures 16 to 28 is identical to the apparatus 10 illustrated in the figures 1 to 15 , except that the keys 31 and 32 are replaced by keys 70 and 71 arranged differently, that each pusher 50 is replaced by a pusher 72 arranged differently, and that the walls of the case delimiting the housing for the keys 70 and 71 are arranged differently.
  • the conductive element 36 has not been illustrated on the figures 20 to 25 .
  • the edge 73 of the key 71 which abuts against the edge 74 of a rim 75 which runs along one of the sides of the opening 76 through which the housing of the key 71 opens onto the front face 15.
  • the key 71 comprises a plate 77 which has an oval outline and the side of the opening 76 along the flange 75 has the same shape as the side of a half of the plate 77 delimited by the direction of the most large dimension of the wafer 77.
  • the wafer 77 has an elliptical contour, its largest direction is therefore along the major axis of this elliptical contour, and the side of the opening 76 bordered by the rim 75 is in a semi-ellipse delimited by the major axis.
  • the rest of the outline of the opening 76 is generally T-shaped, so that it delimits a wide portion of the opening 76 whose width corresponds to the largest dimension of the plate 77 and a narrower portion of smaller width.
  • wafer 77 and a rib 78 of the remainder of pusher 72 are in opening 76, with rib 78 being in the wide portion of opening 76 and with the larger dimension of wafer 77 being aligned with the largest dimension of the side of the opening 76 along the flange 75, so that half of the edge 73 of the wafer 77 is facing the edge 74 of the same shape.
  • the rib 78 has a curved side face 79 having the same shape as the edge 73 of the wafer 77 over a half of the latter delimited by the direction of largest dimension of the wafer 77, here a half-ellipse shape delimited by the major axis.
  • the plate 77 is vis-à-vis the rest of the pusher 72 in the nominal relative position where its largest dimension is aligned with the largest dimension of the lateral surface 79 of the rib 78, so that half of edge 73 of plate 77 faces side surface 79.
  • the largest dimension of the wafer 77 is aligned with the largest dimension of the edge 74 of the flange 75.
  • edge 73 of wafer 77 faces edge 74 of rim 75 and the other half of edge 73 faces side surface 79 of rib 78.
  • the plate 77 In the retracted position, the plate 77 can be brought into the relative locking position ( figures 24 to 26 ), by rotating it, here by a quarter turn, with a tool such as the screwdriver 52.
  • the largest dimension of the plate 77 is transverse to the largest dimension of the side surface 79 of the rib 78 and to the largest dimension of the edge 74 of the flange 75 while the plate 77 is in contact with the side surface 79 and with the edge 74, and more precisely sandwiched between the side surface 79 and the trance 74 due to the force exerted on the pusher 71 by the elastic strips 33 and 34, which holds the key 71 in retracted position.
  • the gap between the edge 74 of the rim 75 and the side surface 79 of the rib 78 corresponds to the smallest dimension of the wafer 77 while this gap corresponds to the largest dimension of the wafer 77 in the retracted position of the key 71 where the wafer 77 can assume the relative locking position.
  • the difference between the largest and the smallest dimension of the plate 77 thus corresponds to the stroke of the pusher 71 between the extended position and the retracted position.
  • the pusher 72 comprises a body 60 similar to the body 60 of the pusher 50, except that the through hole 62 of the arm 61 is replaced by a slide 80 oriented in the longitudinal direction of arm 61 and having a longitudinal opening 81, and except that the pins 63 are replaced by a lug 87.
  • the key 71 has in its outer face 82 an indentation 83 which here is rectilinear.
  • the recess 83 is used to receive the end of a tool such as the screwdriver 52.
  • the key 71 comprises on the side opposite to its external face 82 a stud 84, which comprises a stem 85 and a head 86.
  • the pin 84 serves to guide the key 71 in rotation with respect to the body 60 while allowing the key 71 to slide with respect to the body 60, which is useful for allowing the key 71 to be movable between the nominal relative position and the relative locking position.
  • the lug 87 allows the pusher 72 to pivot with respect to the housing of the device 10.
  • the apparatus 10 illustrated on the figures 29 to 34 is identical to the apparatus 10 illustrated in the figures 16 to 28 , except that the two double automatic terminals are replaced by two simple automatic terminals (for a single cable), and except that the lug 87 of the body 60 is replaced by two hinge pins 88.
  • the pair of introduction orifices 21 and 22 is replaced by a single introduction orifice 89
  • the pair of introduction orifices 23 and 24 is replaced by a single introduction 90
  • the spring 35 comprises a single elastic blade 91.

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DOMAINE DE L'INVENTIONFIELD OF THE INVENTION

L'invention a trait aux appareils électriques comportant au moins une borne de connexion automatique.The invention relates to electrical appliances comprising at least one automatic connection terminal.

ARRIERE PLAN TECHNOLOGIQUETECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND

On connait déjà de tels appareils électriques prévus pour appartenir à une rangée où ils sont disposés côte à côte en étant fixés par l'arrière sur un rail de support disposé horizontalement, par exemple les appareils électriques modulaires qui sont globalement parallélépipédiques avec deux faces principales et des faces latérales s'étendant de l'une à l'autre des faces principales, la largeur d'un tel appareil, c'est-à-dire l'écart entre ses deux faces principales, étant égale à un nombre entier d'une largeur de base appelée « module » qui est de l'ordre de 18 mm.We already know such electrical devices designed to belong to a row where they are arranged side by side by being fixed from the rear on a support rail arranged horizontally, for example modular electrical devices which are generally parallelepipedic with two main faces and side faces extending from one to the other of the main faces, the width of such a device, that is to say the gap between its two main faces, being equal to an integer number of a basic width called "module" which is of the order of 18 mm.

L'une des faces latérales, par exemple la face inférieure dans un pays tel que la France, présente au moins un orifice donnant accès à une borne adaptée à recevoir une extrémité de raccordement d'un câble conducteur de départ vers un circuit divisionnaire tel qu'un circuit d'éclairage ou un circuit de prises de courant.One of the side faces, for example the lower face in a country such as France, has at least one orifice giving access to a terminal suitable for receiving a connection end of a conductor cable starting from a branch circuit such as a lighting circuit or a socket circuit.

Traditionnellement, chaque borne prévue pour recevoir une extrémité de raccordement d'un câble conducteur est une borne à vis avec un orifice donnant accès à la tête de la vis de cette borne qui est ménagé dans la face avant de l'appareil, l'orifice donnant accès à la borne et l'orifice donnant accès à la vis de commande étant disposés dans une portion de l'appareil ayant à partir de l'une des faces principales une largeur d'1 demi-module.Traditionally, each terminal provided to receive a connection end of a conductive cable is a screw terminal with an orifice giving access to the head of the screw of this terminal which is formed in the front face of the device, the orifice giving access to the terminal and the orifice giving access to the control screw being arranged in a portion of the device having from one of the main faces a width of 1 half-module.

On a déjà proposé de remplacer les bornes de raccordement à vis pour les câbles conducteurs par des bornes automatiques, c'est-à-dire des bornes dans chacune desquelles la mise en place d'une extrémité de contact du câble conducteur se fait par simple insertion alors que le retrait de l'extrémité de contact du câble hors de la borne automatique nécessite d'appuyer sur la touche de commande d'un poussoir associé à cette borne automatique.It has already been proposed to replace the screw connection terminals for the conductive cables by automatic terminals, that is to say terminals in each of which the establishment of a contact end of the conductive cable is done by simple insertion while removing the contact end of the cable from the automatic terminal requires pressing the control button of a push button associated with this automatic terminal.

La demande de brevet français 2 875 944 décrit une telle borne automatique, qui est double, c'est-à-dire qu'elle est prévue pour accueillir deux câbles conducteurs.The request for French patent 2,875,944 describes such an automatic terminal, which is double, that is to say it is designed to accommodate two conductor cables.

Le bloc de raccordement que décrit ce document pour la connexion et la déconnexion de deux câbles conducteurs comporte :

  • deux orifices d'introduction chacun pour un dit câble conducteur, lesquels deux orifices d'introduction sont ménagés dans une face latérale inférieure ou supérieure ;
  • deux lamelles élastiques comportant chacune une arête de maintien, avec chaque lamelle élastique qui est en regard d'un respectif des orifices d'introduction et en regard d'une portion de contact d'un élément conducteur relié au reste de l'appareil, chaque lamelle élastique ainsi que l'orifice d'introduction qu'elle regarde ainsi que l'élément conducteur dont fait partie la portion de contact qu'elle regarde étant configurés pour qu'une extrémité de contact d'un dit câble conducteur soit insérable dans l'orifice d'introduction pour venir dans une position de raccordement où l'extrémité de contact est pincée entre l'arête de maintien et la portion de contact ; et
  • deux poussoirs chacun associé à une lamelle élastique respective, chaque poussoir étant configuré pour venir en appui contre la lamelle élastique associée et entraîner l'arête de maintien de la lamelle élastique associée à l'écart de ladite portion de contact grâce à quoi le câble conducteur dont l'extrémité de contact était pincée peut être retiré, chaque poussoir comportant une touche de commande qui est dans une position sortie en l'absence de câble introduit dans l'orifice d'introduction associé, c'est-à-dire l'orifice d'introduction en regard duquel se trouve la lamelle élastique associée au poussoir dont fait partie cette touche de commande, et qui est dans une position rentrée quand le poussoir dont elle fait partie est en appui sur la lamelle élastique associée pour mettre l'arête de maintien à l'écart de la portion de contact.
The connection block described in this document for the connection and disconnection of two conductor cables comprises:
  • two insertion orifices each for a said conductive cable, which two insertion orifices are formed in a lower or upper side face;
  • two elastic lamellae each comprising a holding edge, with each elastic lamella facing a respective one of the insertion orifices and facing a contact portion of a conductive element connected to the rest of the device, each elastic blade as well as the insertion orifice which it faces as well as the conductive element of which the contact portion which it faces forms part being configured so that a contact end of a said conductive cable can be inserted into the insertion orifice to come into a connection position where the contact end is clamped between the holding edge and the contact portion; And
  • two pushers each associated with a respective elastic lamella, each pusher being configured to bear against the associated elastic lamella and drive the holding edge of the associated elastic lamella away from said contact portion whereby the conductive cable whose contact end was pinched can be removed, each push-button comprising a control key which is in an extended position in the absence of a cable introduced into the associated insertion orifice, that is to say the insertion orifice opposite which is located the elastic strip associated with the pusher of which this control key forms part, and which is in a retracted position when the pusher of which it forms part is resting on the associated elastic strip to place the edge keeping away from the contact portion.

Dans ce bloc de raccordement, les deux orifices d'introduction sont juxtaposés côte-à-côte et les deux touches de commande sont juxtaposées côte-à-côte avec l'une des touches de commande qui présente une empreinte en L et l'autre touche de commande qui présente une empreinte en J avec les deux empreintes qui forment une double empreinte en U.In this connection block, the two insertion orifices are juxtaposed side by side and the two control keys are juxtaposed side by side with one of the control keys which has an L-shaped imprint and the other control key which has a J-shaped imprint with the two imprints forming a double U-shaped imprint.

L'action d'un outil tel qu'un tournevis sur l'une des branches latérales de la double empreinte en U permet de commander l'une ou l'autre des deux parties de la borne automatique double tandis que l'engagement de cet outil dans la branche centrale de la double empreinte en U permet de commander simultanément les deux parties de la borne automatique double.The action of a tool such as a screwdriver on one of the side branches of the double U-shaped imprint makes it possible to control one or the other of the two parts of the double automatic bollard while the engagement of this tool in the central branch of the double U-shaped imprint allows simultaneous control of the two parts of the double automatic bollard.

Dans l'appareil comportant ce bloc de raccordement, le jeu de deux orifices d'introduction juxtaposés côte-à-côté avec les deux touches de commande associées est disposé dans une portion de cet appareil ayant une largeur d'1 demi-module.In the device comprising this connection block, the set of two insertion orifices juxtaposed side by side with the two associated control keys is arranged in a portion of this device having a width of 1 half-module.

Le document US 2003008569A divulgue un appareil selon le préambule de la revendication 1.The document US 2003008569A discloses an apparatus according to the preamble of claim 1.

OBJET DE L'INVENTIONOBJECT OF THE INVENTION

L'invention vise à fournir un appareil électrique du même genre mais avec des possibilités d'utilisation plus étendues, tout en restant simple, commode et économique.The invention aims to provide an electrical device of the same kind but with more extensive possibilities of use, while remaining simple, convenient and economical.

L'invention propose à cet effet un appareil électrique comportant, pour la connexion et la déconnexion d'un câble conducteur :

  • un orifice d'introduction dudit câble ;
  • une lamelle élastique comportant une arête de maintien, laquelle lamelle élastique est en regard dudit orifice d'introduction et en regard d'une portion de contact d'un élément conducteur relié au reste dudit appareil, ladite lamelle élastique ainsi que l'orifice d'introduction qu'elle regarde ainsi que l'élément conducteur dont fait partie la portion de contact qu'elle regarde étant configurés pour qu'une extrémité de contact d'un dit câble conducteur soit insérable dans l'orifice d'introduction pour venir dans une position de raccordement où l'extrémité de contact est pincée entre l'arête de maintien et la portion de contact ; et
  • un poussoir associé à ladite lamelle élastique, configuré pour venir en appui contre ladite lamelle élastique et entraîner l'arête de maintien de ladite lamelle élastique à l'écart de ladite portion de contact grâce à quoi le câble conducteur dont l'extrémité de contact était pincée peut être retiré, ledit poussoir comportant une touche de commande qui est mobile entre une position sortie et une position rentrée dans laquelle le poussoir est en appui sur la lamelle élastique pour mettre l'arête de maintien à l'écart de la portion de contact ;
caractérisé en ce ledit poussoir et des parois que comporte le boîtier dudit appareil pour délimiter un logement dans lequel se trouve ladite touche sont configurés pour que ladite touche soit mobile vis-à-vis du reste du poussoir entre une position relative nominale et une position relative de verrouillage que la touche peut prendre exclusivement quand le poussoir est en position rentrée, avec le poussoir qui est librement mobile entre ladite position sortie et ladite position rentrée quand la touche est dans la position relative nominale et avec le poussoir qui est maintenu en position rentrée quand la touche est en position relative de verrouillage.The invention proposes for this purpose an electrical device comprising, for the connection and disconnection of a conductive cable:
  • an orifice for introducing said cable;
  • an elastic lamella comprising a holding edge, which elastic lamella faces said introduction orifice and faces a contact portion of a conductive element connected to the rest of said device, said elastic lamella as well as the orifice of introduction that she is looking at as well as the conductive element of which the contact portion that she is looking at forms part, being configured so that a contact end of a said conductive cable can be inserted into the insertion orifice to come into a connection position where the contact end is pinched between the holding edge and the contact portion; And
  • a pusher associated with said elastic lamella, configured to bear against said elastic lamella and drive the retaining edge of said elastic lamella away from said contact portion whereby the conductive cable whose contact end was pinch can be removed, said pusher comprising a control button which is movable between an extended position and a retracted position in which the pusher is supported on the elastic strip to put the holding edge away from the contact portion;
characterized in that said pusher and walls that comprise the housing of said device to delimit a housing in which said key is located are configured so that said key is movable vis-à-vis the rest of the pusher between a nominal relative position and a relative position lock that the key can assume exclusively when the pusher is in the retracted position, with the pusher which is freely movable between said extended position and said retracted position when the key is in the nominal relative position and with the pusher which is maintained in the retracted position when the key is in the relative locking position.

L'appareil électrique selon l'invention peut ainsi s'utiliser de façon conventionnelle, en laissant la touche de commande dans la position relative nominale, mais aussi d'une façon nouvelle, en tirant parti de la possibilité offerte de verrouiller la touche de commande en position rentrée.The electrical appliance according to the invention can thus be used in a conventional manner, leaving the control key in the nominal relative position, but also in a new way, by taking advantage of the possibility offered of locking the control key. in retracted position.

Cela est par exemple utile pour insérer un câble souple dans la borne, y compris si le câble souple n'est pas pourvu d'un embout rigide : on peut introduire le câble souple alors que la touche de commande est maintenue en positions rentrée grâce à sa position relative de verrouillage, puisque le câble souple n'a pas à faire fléchir la lamelle élastique (qui est alors maintenue par le poussoir dans une position où son arête de maintien est à l'écart de la portion de contact de l'élément conducteur), et ensuite la touche de commande est ramenée en position relative nominale, le poussoir est libre de revenir vers la position sortie et la lamelle élastique se détend pour que l'extrémité de contact du câble mis en place soit pincée entre l'arête de maintien et la portion de contact.This is for example useful for inserting a flexible cable into the terminal, even if the flexible cable is not provided with a rigid end piece: the flexible cable can be inserted while the control button is held in the retracted position thanks to its relative locking position, since the flexible cable does not have to bend the elastic strip (which is then held by the pusher in a position where its holding edge is away from the contact portion of the element conductor), and then the control key is returned to its nominal relative position, the pusher is free to return to the extended position and the elastic strip relaxes so that the contact end of the cable in place is pinched between the edge holding and the contact portion.

Selon des caractéristiques avantageuses de mise en oeuvre :

  • ladite touche est mobile au moins à rotation vis-à-vis du reste du poussoir, la position angulaire de la touche vis-à-vis du reste du poussoir étant différente dans la position relative nominale et dans la position relative de verrouillage ;
  • la différence d'orientation angulaire de la touche vis-à-vis du reste du poussoir est d'un quart de tour entre la position relative nominale et la position relative de verrouillage ;
  • ledit orifice d'introduction d'un câble est ménagé dans une première face dudit appareil, ladite touche est dans un logement débouchant par une ouverture dans une deuxième face du logement, ladite première face et ladite deuxième face sont orientées transversalement l'une par rapport à l'autre, et ledit poussoir comporte un membre d'articulation vis-à-vis du boîtier dudit appareil ;
  • lesdites parois que comporte le boîtier dudit appareil délimitent un épaulement contre lequel vient buter la face externe de ladite touche pour la maintenir en position rentrée quand elle est en position de verrouillage, ledit épaulement étant en retrait par rapport à l'ouverture par laquelle débouche le logement dans lequel se trouve ladite touche ;
  • ledit épaulement fait partie d'un rebord derrière lequel il existe un renfoncement où se place une partie de ladite touche en position rentrée quand elle est en position relative de verrouillage ;
  • lesdites parois que comporte le boîtier dudit appareil délimitent une tranche contre laquelle vient buter une tranche de ladite touche pour la maintenir en position rentrée quand elle est en position de verrouillage, ladite tranche des parois du boîtier longeant l'un des côtés de l'ouverture par laquelle débouche le logement dans lequel se trouve ladite touche ;
  • la tranche de ladite touche fait partie d'une plaquette qui a un contour ovale ; la tranche des parois du boîtier longe un côté de ladite ouverture qui a la même forme que le côté d'une moitié de ladite plaquette délimité par la direction de sa plus grande dimension ; ledit poussoir comporte une nervure présentant une surface latérale ayant la même forme que la tranche de la plaquette sur une moitié de la plaquette délimitée par la direction de sa plus grande dimension ; en position relative nominale la plaquette a sa plus grande dimension alignée avec la plus grande dimension de la surface latérale de la nervure tandis qu'en position relative de verrouillage la plaquette a sa plus grande dimension transversale à la plus grande dimension de la surface latérale de la nervure ; en position sortie où la plaquette est en position relative nominale, la plus grande dimension de la plaquette est alignée avec la plus grande dimension de la tranche des parois du boîtier ; et en position rentrée avec la touche en position relative de verrouillage la plus grande dimension de la plaquette est transversale à la plus grande dimension de la tranche des parois du boîtier avec la tranche de la plaquette qui est contact avec la tranche des parois du boîtier et avec la surface latérale de la nervure ;
  • ladite lamelle élastique fait partie d'une borne double comportant une autre lamelle élastique, ledit orifice d'introduction d'un câble étant voisin d'un autre orifice d'introduction d'un câble en regard de ladite autre lamelle élastique, ledit poussoir étant commun à ladite lamelle élastique et à ladite autre lamelle élastique ; et/ou
  • l'appareil est au format modulaire.
According to advantageous implementation characteristics:
  • said key is movable at least in rotation with respect to the rest of the pusher, the angular position of the key with respect to the rest of the pusher being different in the nominal relative position and in the relative locking position;
  • the difference in angular orientation of the key vis-à-vis the rest of the pusher is a quarter turn between the nominal relative position and the relative locking position;
  • said orifice for introducing a cable is formed in a first face of said apparatus, said key is in a housing opening out through an opening in a second face of the housing, said first face and said second face are oriented transversely with respect to one to the other, and said pusher comprises a hinge member vis-à-vis the housing of said device;
  • said walls that comprise the housing of said device delimit a shoulder against which abuts the outer face of said key to hold it in the retracted position when it is in the locking position, said shoulder being recessed with respect to the opening through which the housing in which said key is located;
  • said shoulder is part of a rim behind which there is a recess where part of said key is placed in the retracted position when it is in the relative locking position;
  • said walls comprising the housing of said device delimit a section against which a section of said key abuts to hold it in the retracted position when it is in the locking position, said section of the walls of the housing running along one of the sides of the opening through which opens the housing in which said key is located;
  • the edge of said key is part of a plate which has an oval outline; the edge of the walls of the casing runs along a side of said opening which has the same shape as the side of one half of said wafer delimited by the direction of its largest dimension; said pusher comprises a rib having a lateral surface having the same shape as the edge of the wafer on a half of the wafer delimited by the direction of its largest dimension; in the nominal relative position the insert has its greatest dimension aligned with the greatest dimension of the side surface of the rib while in the relative locking position the insert has its greatest dimension transverse to the greatest dimension of the surface lateral to the rib; in the extended position where the wafer is in the nominal relative position, the largest dimension of the wafer is aligned with the largest dimension of the edge of the walls of the housing; and in the retracted position with the key in the relative locking position the largest dimension of the wafer is transverse to the largest dimension of the edge of the walls of the case with the edge of the wafer which is in contact with the edge of the walls of the case and with the lateral surface of the rib;
  • said elastic lamella is part of a double terminal comprising another elastic lamella, said opening for introducing a cable being adjacent to another opening for introducing a cable facing said other elastic lamella, said pusher being common to said elastic strip and to said other elastic strip; and or
  • the device is in modular format.

BREVE DESCRIPTION DES DESSINSBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

L'exposé de l'invention sera maintenant poursuivi par la description détaillée d'exemples de réalisation, donnée ci-après à titre illustratif et non limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés. Sur ceux-ci :

  • la figure 1 est une vue partielle en perspective d'un appareil électrique modulaire bipolaire conforme à l'invention, montrant la zone de la face inférieure où sont ménagés deux couples d'orifices d'introduction chacun pour un câble conducteur et montrant la zone adjacente de la face avant où débouchent deux logement dans chacun desquels se trouve une touche de commande en position sortie, chaque orifice du couple d'orifices que l'on voit à droite donnant accès à une borne automatique double à laquelle est associé un poussoir unique dont fait partie la touche de commande que l'on voit à droite tandis que chaque orifice du couple d'orifices que l'on voit à gauche donne accès à une autre borne automatique double à laquelle est associé un autre poussoir unique dont fait partie la touche de commande que l'on voit à gauche ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue semblable à la figure 1, mais avec la touche de commande que l'on voit à droite qui est maintenue en position rentrée par un outil ;
  • La figure 3 est une vue semblable à la figure 2, mais avec l'outil qui a été tourné d'un quart de tour pour mettre la touche de commande en position relative de verrouillage où elle est maintenue en position rentrée ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue partielle en élévation prise en regard de la partie de la face avant de l'appareil que l'on voit sur la figure 1, avec un arrachement partiel pour montrer le couple d'orifices d'introduction que l'on voit à droite sur la figure 1 ;
  • les figures 5 et 6 sont les vues en coupe repérées par V-V et par VI-VI sur la figure 4 ;
  • les figures 7 et 8 sont des vues semblables aux figure 5 et 6, mais avec la borne automatique double à laquelle donnent accès les deux orifices d'introduction visibles à droite sur les figures 1 et 4 qui accueille deux câbles conducteurs engagés respectivement dans l'un et l'autre de ces orifices, et avec le poussoir qui est inactif, c'est-à-dire qu'il n'agit pas sur les lamelles élastiques de la borne automatique double ;
  • les figures 9 et 10 sont des vues semblables aux figures 5 et 6, mais avec la touche de commande qui est en position relative de verrouillage où elle est maintenue en position rentrée ;
  • la figure 11 est une vue de détail prise sous le même angle que les figures 1 à 3, montrant la partie de l'appareil voisine de la touche de commande que l'on voit à droite sur la figure 1, cette touche de commande étant en en position relative de verrouillage où elle est maintenue en position rentrée ;
  • la figure 12 est une vue en perspective de cette touche de commande ;
  • la figure 13 est une vue en perspective du corps sur lequel se monte la touche de commande pour former le poussoir ;
  • les figures 14 et 15 sont des vues semblables aux figures 12 et 13 mais montrant sous un autre angle respectivement la touche de commande du poussoir et le corps du poussoir ;
  • les figures 16 à 28 sont des vues semblables aux figures 1 à 13 pour une première variante de réalisation où la touche de commande coopère avec les parois du boîtier de l'appareil par sa tranche plutôt que par sa face externe quand elle est en position relative de verrouillage où elle est maintenue en position rentrée par le boîtier de l'appareil ; et
  • les figures 29 à 32 sont des vues semblables aux figures 16, 20, 22, 24, 27 et 28, respectivement, pour une deuxième variante de réalisation où l'appareil comporte deux bornes automatiques simples, c'est-à-dire prévues pour accueillir un seul câble conducteur.
The description of the invention will now be continued with the detailed description of exemplary embodiments, given below by way of non-limiting illustration, with reference to the appended drawings. On these:
  • there figure 1 is a partial perspective view of a bipolar modular electrical apparatus in accordance with the invention, showing the zone of the lower face where two pairs of insertion orifices are provided, each for a conductor cable, and showing the zone adjacent to the face front where two housings emerge, in each of which there is a control button in the extended position, each orifice of the pair of orifices seen on the right giving access to a double automatic terminal to which is associated a single push-button of which the control key that can be seen on the right, while each orifice of the pair of orifices that can be seen on the left gives access to another double automatic terminal with which is associated another single push-button of which the control key that is part we see on the left;
  • there picture 2 is a view similar to the figure 1 , but with the control key seen on the right which is held in the retracted position by a tool;
  • There picture 3 is a view similar to the picture 2 , but with the tool which has been turned a quarter turn to put the control key in the relative locking position where it is held in the retracted position;
  • there figure 4 is a partial elevational view taken facing the part of the front face of the device that can be seen on the figure 1 , with a partial cutaway to show the pair of insertion orifices seen on the right in the figure 1 ;
  • THE figures 5 and 6 are the sectional views identified by VV and by VI-VI on the figure 4 ;
  • THE figures 7 and 8 are views similar to figures 5 and 6 , but with the double automatic terminal to which the two insertion openings visible on the right on the figure 1 And 4 which accommodates two conductive cables engaged respectively in one and the other of these orifices, and with the pusher which is inactive, that is to say that it does not act on the elastic slats of the double automatic bollard ;
  • THE figures 9 and 10 are views similar to figures 5 and 6 , but with the control button which is in the relative locking position where it is held in the retracted position;
  • there figure 11 is a detail view taken from the same angle as the figures 1 to 3 , showing the part of the device close to the control key that we see on the right on the figure 1 , this control key being in the relative locked position where it is held in the retracted position;
  • there figure 12 is a perspective view of this command key;
  • there figure 13 is a perspective view of the body on which the control key is mounted to form the pusher;
  • THE figures 14 and 15 are views similar to figures 12 and 13 but showing from another angle respectively the control key of the pusher and the body of the pusher;
  • THE figures 16 to 28 are views similar to figures 1 to 13 for a first embodiment variant where the control key cooperates with the walls of the housing of the device by its edge rather than by its outer face when it is in the relative locking position where it is held in the retracted position by the housing of the device; And
  • THE figures 29 to 32 are views similar to figure 16 , 20 , 22 , 24 , 27 and 28 , respectively, for a second variant embodiment where the device comprises two simple automatic terminals, that is to say provided to accommodate a single conductive cable.

DESCRIPTION DETAILLEE D'EXEMPLES DE REALISATIONDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLES OF REALIZATION

L'appareil électrique modulaire bipolaire 10 illustré sur la figure 1 a une forme globalement parallélépipédique.The bipolar modular electrical apparatus 10 illustrated in the figure 1 has a generally parallelepipedal shape.

Il présente deux faces principales, respectivement une face principale gauche 11 et une face principale droite 12, et des faces latérales s'étendant de l'une à l'autre des faces principales 11 et 12, à savoir une face arrière 13 (figures 5 et 6), une face inférieure 14, une face avant 15 et une face supérieure non visible sur les dessins.It has two main faces, respectively a main left face 11 and a main right face 12, and side faces extending from one to the other of the main faces 11 and 12, namely a rear face 13 ( figures 5 and 6 ), a lower face 14, a front face 15 and an upper face not visible in the drawings.

Conformément au format modulaire, l'écart entre les faces principales 11 et 12 est égal à un nombre entier d'une largeur de base connue sous le nom de « module », qui est de l'ordre de 18 mm. Ici la largeur l'appareil 10 est de 1 module.In accordance with the modular format, the gap between the main faces 11 and 12 is equal to an integer of a base width known as the "module", which is of the order of 18 mm. Here the width of the device 10 is 1 module.

La face arrière 13 présente une échancrure non visible sur les dessins pour le montage de l'appareil 10 sur un rail à profil en Ω (non illustré).The rear face 13 has a notch not visible in the drawings for mounting the device 10 on a profile rail in Ω (not shown).

La face supérieure présente des orifices (non visibles sur les dessins) donnant chacun accès à une borne à insertion prévue pour recevoir une dent d'un peigne de répartition horizontale (non illustré) dont les dents sont disposées suivant un pas égal à 1 module, chaque peigne étant orienté suivant une direction gauche - droite, c'est-à-dire suivant une direction transversale aux faces principales 11 et 12.The upper face has orifices (not visible in the drawings) each giving access to an insertion terminal provided to receive a tooth of a horizontal distribution comb (not shown) whose teeth are arranged in a pitch equal to 1 module, each comb being oriented in a left-right direction, that is to say in a direction transverse to the main faces 11 and 12.

La conformation de chaque borne d'insertion est telle qu'après insertion la dent est fortement enserrée par une pince élastique de sorte qu'il s'établit un bon contact électrique. L'enlèvement d'une dent s'effectue par simple exercice d'un effort d'extraction relativement important afin de dégager hors de la borne à insertion la dent qui y était pincée. Pour plus de détails sur l'agencement de la face supérieure et des bornes à insertion, on pourra se reporter à la demande de brevet français 2 871 987 ou à la demande de brevet français 2 906 413 .The conformation of each insertion terminal is such that after insertion the tooth is tightly gripped by an elastic clamp so that good electrical contact is established. The removal of a tooth is carried out by simple exercise of a relatively large extraction force in order to disengage the tooth which was pinched therefrom from the insertion terminal. For more details on the arrangement of the upper face and the insertion terminals, reference may be made to the patent application French 2,871,987 or patent application French 2,906,413 .

Ici, la face supérieure est agencée comme décrit dans la demande de brevet français 2 906 413 , avec deux couples d'orifices d'insertion, respectivement un couple arrière dont les deux orifices donnent chacun accès à une double borne à insertion arrière et un couple avant dont les deux orifices donnent chacun accès à une double borne à insertion avant, la double borne à insertion arrière et la double borne à insertion avant constituant chacune une borne d'entrée pour l'un des pôles d'une source de courant alternatif, ici un pôle de neutre et un pôle de phase.Here, the upper face is arranged as described in the patent application French 2,906,413 , with two pairs of insertion orifices, respectively a rear pair whose two orifices each give access to a double rear insertion terminal and a front pair whose two orifices each give access to a double front insertion terminal, the double rear insertion terminal and the double front insertion terminal each constituting an input terminal for one of the poles of an alternating current source, here a neutral pole and a phase pole.

La face avant 15 présente, en position centrale, sur à peu près la moitié de sa longueur, un nez 18 présentant un levier de manoeuvre non visible sur les dessins.The front face 15 has, in a central position, over approximately half of its length, a nose 18 having an operating lever not visible in the drawings.

La face inférieure 14 présente quatre orifices d'introduction chacun pour un câble conducteur, respectivement un premier couple d'orifices adjacents 21 et 22 que l'on voit à gauche et un second couple d'orifices adjacents 23 et 24 que l'on voit à droite.The lower face 14 has four insertion holes each for a conductive cable, respectively a first pair of adjacent holes 21 and 22 that can be seen on the left and a second pair of adjacent holes 23 and 24 that can be seen to the right.

Chacun des orifices 21 à 24 donne accès à une borne automatique pour la connexion et la déconnexion d'un câble conducteur, c'est-à-dire une borne dans laquelle la mise en place d'une extrémité de contact du câble conducteur se fait par simple insertion alors que le retrait de l'extrémité de contact du câble conducteur hors de la borne automatique nécessite d'appuyer sur la touche de commande d'un poussoir associé à cette borne automatique (au contraire d'une borne à insertion pour une dent de peigne, où il suffit d'exercer un effort d'extraction suffisamment important).Each of the holes 21 to 24 gives access to an automatic terminal for the connection and disconnection of a conductive cable, that is to say a terminal in which the establishment of a contact end of the conductive cable is done by simple insertion, whereas removing the contact end of the conductive cable from the automatic terminal requires pressing the control button of a button associated with this automatic terminal (unlike an insertion terminal for a comb tooth, where it suffices to exert a sufficiently large extraction force).

Ici, les orifices 21 et 22 du couple que l'on voit gauche donnent accès à une première borne automatique double tandis que les orifices 23 et 24 du couple que l'on voit à droite donnent accès à une seconde borne automatique double.Here, the orifices 21 and 22 of the couple seen on the left give access to a first double automatic bollard while the orifices 23 and 24 of the couple seen on the right give access to a second double automatic bollard.

Ainsi qu'indiqué ci-dessus, les bornes à insertion auxquelles donnent accès les orifices (non visibles) de la face supérieure sont des bornes d'entrée pour l'un des pôles d'une source de courant alternatif, ici un pôle de neutre et un pôle de phase.As indicated above, the push-in terminals to which the openings (not visible) on the upper face give access are input terminals for one of the poles of an alternating current source, here a neutral pole and a phase pole.

La première et la deuxième borne automatique double constituent chacune une borne de sortie vers une portion d'une installation électrique. Si par exemple l'appareil 10 est un disjoncteur, l'installation électrique est protégée par le circuit interne du disjoncteur 10.The first and the second double automatic terminal each constitute an output terminal to a portion of an electrical installation. If for example the device 10 is a circuit breaker, the electrical installation is protected by the internal circuit of the circuit breaker 10.

Ici, la double borne automatique à laquelle donnent accès les orifices d'introduction 21 et 22 que l'on voit à gauche est pour l'un des pôles de l'installation électrique (par exemple le pôle de neutre) et la double borne automatique à laquelle donnent accès les orifices d'introduction 23 et 24 que l'on voit à droite est pour l'autre pôle de l'installation électrique (par exemple le pôle de phase).Here, the double automatic terminal to which the insertion holes 21 and 22 that can be seen on the left give access is for one of the poles of the electrical installation (for example the neutral pole) and the double automatic terminal to which the insertion orifices 23 and 24 that can be seen on the right give access is for the other pole of the electrical installation (for example the phase pole).

Le poussoir associé à la première borne automatique double à laquelle donnent accès les orifices 21 et 22 comporte une touche de commande 31. Le poussoir associé à la seconde borne automatique double à laquelle donnent accès les orifices 23 et 24 comporte une touche de commande 32.The push button associated with the first double automatic terminal to which openings 21 and 22 give access comprises a control button 31. The push button associated with the second double automatic terminal to which openings 23 and 24 give access comprises a control button 32.

La touche de commande 31 est dans un logement débouchant sur la face avant 15. La touche de commande 32 est dans un autre logement débouchant sur la face avant 15 par une autre ouverture.The control key 31 is in a housing opening onto the front face 15. The control key 32 is in another housing opening onto the front face 15 through another opening.

Ici, le groupe formé par le couple d'orifices d'introduction 21 et 22 et par l'ouverture du logement pour la touche 31 est en arrière du groupe formé par le couple d'orifices d'introduction 23 et 24 et par l'ouverture du logement pour la touche 32.Here, the group formed by the pair of insertion orifices 21 and 22 and by the opening of the housing for the key 31 is behind the group formed by the pair of insertion orifices 23 and 24 and by the opening of the housing for key 32.

Les orifices d'introduction 21 et 22 et la touche de commande 31 situés à gauche sont disposés dans une portion de l'appareil 10 ayant une largeur d'1 demi-module à partir de la face principale gauche 11.The insertion orifices 21 and 22 and the control key 31 located on the left are arranged in a portion of the device 10 having a width of 1 half-module from the left main face 11.

De même, les orifices d'introduction 23 et 24 et la touche de commande 32 situés à droite sont disposés dans une portion de l'appareil 10 ayant une largeur d'1 demi-module à partir de la face principale droite 12.Similarly, the introduction orifices 23 and 24 and the control key 32 located on the right are arranged in a portion of the device 10 having a width of 1 half-module from the right main face 12.

Comme on le voit sur les figures 5 et 6, une lamelle élastique 33 est en regard de l'orifice d'introduction 23 et une lamelle élastique 34 est en regard de l'orifice d'introduction 24.As seen on the figures 5 and 6 , an elastic lamella 33 faces the insertion orifice 23 and an elastic lamella 34 faces the insertion orifice 24.

Ici, les lamelles élastiques 33 et 34 font partie d'un ressort 35 qui est en forme de U et dont l'une des branches est subdivisée par une fente longitudinale pour former les lamelles élastiques 33 et 34.Here, the elastic strips 33 and 34 form part of a spring 35 which is U-shaped and one of the branches of which is subdivided by a longitudinal slot to form the elastic strips 33 and 34.

Le ressort 35 fait partie d'une double borne automatique comportant un élément conducteur 36 auquel doivent être connectés les câbles conducteurs 37 et 38 (figures 7 et 8) à introduire respectivement dans l'orifice 23 et dans l'orifice 24.The spring 35 is part of a double automatic terminal comprising a conductive element 36 to which the conductive cables 37 and 38 must be connected ( figures 7 and 8 ) to be introduced respectively into the orifice 23 and into the orifice 24.

La lamelle élastique 33 est en regard d'une portion de contact 39 de l'élément conducteur 36. La lamelle élastique 34 est en regard d'une portion de contact 40 de l'élément conducteur 36.The elastic strip 33 faces a contact portion 39 of the conductive element 36. The elastic strip 34 faces a contact portion 40 of the conductive element 36.

A son extrémité libre, la lamelle élastique 33 comporte une arête de maintien 41. A son extrémité libre, la lamelle élastique 34 comporte une arête de maintien 42.At its free end, the elastic strip 33 has a retaining edge 41. At its free end, the elastic strip 34 has a retaining edge 42.

La lamelle élastique 33, l'orifice d'introduction 23 et l'élément conducteur 36 sont configurés pour qu'une extrémité de contact 43 du câble conducteur 37 soit insérable dans l'orifice d'introduction 23 pour venir dans une position de raccordement où l'extrémité de contact 43 est pincée entre l'arête de maintien 41 de la lamelle élastique 33 et la portion de contact 39 de l'élément conducteur 36, ainsi qu'on le comprend au vu de la figure 7.The elastic strip 33, the insertion orifice 23 and the conductive element 36 are configured so that a contact end 43 of the conductive cable 37 can be inserted into the insertion orifice 23 to come into a connection position where the contact end 43 is pinched between the retaining edge 41 of the elastic lamella 33 and the contact portion 39 of the conductive element 36, as is understood in view of the figure 7 .

La lamelle élastique 34, l'orifice d'introduction 24 et l'élément conducteur 36 sont configurés pour qu'une extrémité de contact 44 du câble conducteur 38 soit insérable dans l'orifice d'introduction 24 pour venir dans une position de raccordement où l'extrémité de contact 44 est pincée entre l'arête de maintien 42 de la lamelle élastique 34 et la portion de contact 40 de l'élément conducteur 36, ainsi qu'on le comprend au vu de la figure 8.The elastic lamella 34, the insertion orifice 24 and the conductive element 36 are configured so that a contact end 44 of the conductive cable 38 is insertable into the insertion orifice 24 to come into a connection position where the contact end 44 is pinched between the retaining edge 42 of the elastic lamella 34 and the contact portion 40 of the conductive element 36, as is understood in view of the figure 8 .

Dans l'exemple illustré, les câbles conducteurs 37 et 38 sont des câbles rigides et les extrémités de contact 43 et 44 sont directement formées par une portion terminale dénudée (gaine isolante enlevée autour de l'âme conductrice rigide).In the example illustrated, the conductive cables 37 and 38 are rigid cables and the contact ends 43 and 44 are directly formed by a bare terminal portion (insulating sheath removed around the rigid conductive core).

Les câbles souples peuvent également être raccordés par introduction dans la borne automatique, en les munissant en bout d'une cosse d'extrémité dont la tige forme l'extrémité de contact.The flexible cables can also be connected by insertion into the automatic terminal, by providing them at the end with an end lug, the rod of which forms the contact end.

Pour raccorder le câble 37 à la borne automatique, l'extrémité de contact 43 est introduite au travers de l'orifice d'introduction 23, l'extrémité de contact 43 vient au contact de la lamelle élastique 33 et l'entraîne à fléchir, l'extrémité de contact 43 s'insère ensuite entre la lamelle élastique 33 et la portion de contact 39.To connect the cable 37 to the automatic terminal, the contact end 43 is introduced through the insertion orifice 23, the contact end 43 comes into contact with the elastic strip 33 and causes it to bend, the contact end 43 is then inserted between the elastic blade 33 and the contact portion 39.

Vu l'inclinaison de la lamelle élastique 33 (vers l'extrémité de contact 43 dans le sens de l'enfoncement), lorsque l'extrémité de contact 43 est enfoncée, elle glisse sur l'arête de maintien 41 de la lamelle élastique 33.Given the inclination of the elastic strip 33 (towards the contact end 43 in the direction of depression), when the contact end 43 is depressed, it slides on the retaining edge 41 of the elastic strip 33 .

Lorsque cesse le mouvement d'enfoncement, la lamelle élastique 33 plaque l'extrémité de contact 43 contre la portion de contact 39 de sorte qu'il s'établit un bon contact électrique.When the driving movement stops, the elastic strip 33 presses the contact end 43 against the contact portion 39 so that good electrical contact is established.

Si le câble conducteur 37 tend à s'extraire hors de l'appareil 10, le contact entre l'arête de maintien 41 et l'extrémité de contact 43 a pour effet d'entraîner la lamelle élastique 33 dans le sens où l'arête de maintien 41 a tendance à pénétrer dans l'extrémité de contact 43. Cela verrouille l'extrémité de contact 43 dans la borne automatique.If the conductive cable 37 tends to pull out of the device 10, the contact between the holding edge 41 and the contact end 43 has the effect of driving the elastic strip 33 in the direction where the edge holding 41 tends to penetrate the contact end 43. This locks the contact end 43 in the automatic terminal.

La description qui vient d'être donnée du raccordement du câble 37 vaut pour le câble 38, à condition bien entendu de remplacer l'orifice d'introduction 23 par l'orifice d'introduction 24, la lamelle élastique 33 par la lamelle élastique 34, la portion de contact 39 par la portion de contact 40, l'arête de maintien 41 par l'arête de maintien 42 et l'extrémité de contact 43 par l'extrémité de contact 44.The description which has just been given of the connection of the cable 37 is valid for the cable 38, provided of course that the introduction orifice 23 is replaced by the introduction orifice 24, the elastic strip 33 by the elastic strip 34 , the contact portion 39 by the contact portion 40, the holding edge 41 by the holding edge 42 and the contact end 43 by the contact end 44.

Le poussoir 50 dont fait partie la touche de commande 32 est configuré pour venir en appui contre les lamelles élastiques 33 et 34 pour les faire fléchir afin d'entraîner les arêtes de maintien 41 et 42 dans le sens où elles s'écartent des portions de contact 39 et 40, et donc des extrémités de contact 43 et 44, grâce à quoi les extrémité de contact 43 et 44, et plus généralement les câbles 37 et 38, peuvent être retirés, ainsi que montré sur les figures 9 et 10.The pusher 50 of which the control key 32 is a part is configured to bear against the elastic strips 33 and 34 to cause them to bend in order to drive the holding edges 41 and 42 in the direction in which they move away from the portions of contact 39 and 40, and therefore contact ends 43 and 44, whereby the contact ends 43 and 44, and more generally the cables 37 and 38, can be removed, as shown in the figures 9 and 10 .

Le poussoir 50 comporte, en outre de la touche de commande 32, un bec 51 engagé dans un prolongement du logement dans lequel est disposé la touche de commande 32.The pusher 50 comprises, in addition to the control button 32, a beak 51 engaged in an extension of the housing in which the control button 32 is arranged.

Le poussoir 50 ainsi que le logement pour la touche de commande 32 et le prolongement de ce logement pour le bec 51 sont configurés pour que le poussoir 50 soit mobile entre la position illustrée sur les figures 5 et 6, dans laquelle la touche de commande 32 est sortie, et la position illustrée sur les figures 9 et 10, dans laquelle la touche de commande 32 est rentrée.The pusher 50 as well as the housing for the control button 32 and the extension of this housing for the beak 51 are configured so that the pusher 50 is movable between the position illustrated on the figures 5 and 6 , in which the control key 32 is output, and the position illustrated on the figures 9 and 10 , in which the control key 32 is retracted.

En l'absence de câble, les lamelles élastiques 33 et 34 sont en appui sur les portions de contact 39 et 40 et repoussent éventuellement le bec 51, de sorte que la touche de commande est en position sortie comme montré sur les figures 5 et 6 ou dans une position intermédiaire entre la position sortie et une position où le bec 51 est en contact avec les lamelles élastiques 33 et 34 en appui sur les portions de contact 39 et 40.In the absence of a cable, the elastic lamellae 33 and 34 bear against the contact portions 39 and 40 and possibly push the beak 51 back, so that the control button is in the extended position as shown on the figures 5 and 6 or in an intermediate position between the extended position and a position where the spout 51 is in contact with the elastic strips 33 and 34 resting on the contact portions 39 and 40.

Si l'on enfonce alors la touche de commande 32 dans son logement, par exemple avec l'extrémité distale d'un tournevis 52 comme montré sur la figure 2, l'on peut faire passer la touche de commande 32 dans la position rentrée et faire fléchir les lamelles élastiques 33 et 34 jusqu'à la position illustrée sur les figures 9 et 10 où les extrémités de contact 43 et 44 sont libérées et les câbles 37 et 38 peuvent être enlevés.If the control key 32 is then pushed into its housing, for example with the distal end of a screwdriver 52 as shown in the figure 2 , the control button 32 can be moved to the retracted position and the elastic slats 33 and 34 bent to the position illustrated on the figures 9 and 10 where the contact ends 43 and 44 are released and the cables 37 and 38 can be removed.

On notera que les câbles conducteurs 37 et 38 dont l'extrémité de contact a été insérée respectivement dans l'orifice d'introduction 23 et dans l'orifice d'introduction 24 jusqu'en position de raccordement disposent chacun d'une lamelle élastique individuelle et d'une portion de contact individuelle, ce qui permet de garantir une bonne qualité de contact de l'extrémité de raccordement de chaque câble avec l'élément conducteur 36.It will be noted that the conductor cables 37 and 38 whose contact end has been inserted respectively into the insertion orifice 23 and into the insertion orifice 24 up to the connection position each have an individual elastic strip and an individual contact portion, which makes it possible to guarantee a good quality of contact of the connection end of each cable with the conductive element 36.

Les orifices d'introduction 21 et 22 donnent accès à une double borne automatique semblable à la double borne automatique à laquelle donnent accès les orifices d'introduction 23 et 24.The introduction holes 21 and 22 give access to a double automatic terminal similar to the double automatic terminal to which the introduction holes 23 and 24 give access.

On va maintenant décrire plus en détails le poussoir 50, qui a la particularité de pouvoir être verrouillé en position rentrée ainsi que montré sur les figures 3 et 9 à 11.We will now describe in more detail the pusher 50, which has the particularity of being able to be locked in the retracted position as shown on the figure 3 And 9 to 11 .

Alors que les poussoirs conventionnels, décrits par exemple dans les demandes de brevet français 2 875 944 et 2 986 104 , sont d'une seule pièce, le poussoir 50 comporte une touche 32 qui est une pièce distincte du reste du poussoir 50.While conventional pushers, described for example in patent applications French 2,875,944 And 2,986,104 , are in one piece, the pusher 50 includes a key 32 which is a separate part from the rest of the pusher 50.

La touche 32 est mobile à rotation vis-à-vis du reste du poussoir 50 entre une position relative nominale (figures 1, 2 et 4 à 8) et une position relative de verrouillage (figures 3 et 9 à 11) que la touche 32 peut prendre quand le poussoir 50 est en position rentrée.The key 32 is rotatable relative to the rest of the pusher 50 between a nominal relative position ( figures 1, 2 And 4 to 8 ) and a relative locking position ( figure 3 And 9 to 11 ) that the key 32 can take when the pusher 50 is in the retracted position.

Lorsque la touche 32 est dans la position relative nominale, le poussoir 50 est librement mobile entre la position sortie et la position rentrée, c'est-à-dire qu'il fonctionne de la manière conventionnelle décrite ci-dessus.When key 32 is in the nominal relative position, pusher 50 is freely movable between the extended position and the retracted position, ie it operates in the conventional manner described above.

Lorsque la touche 32, en position relative nominale, a été amenée en position rentrée par l'outil 52, ainsi que montré sur la figure 2, il est possible de faire pivoter la touche 32 avec l'outil 52, ici d'un quart de tour, jusqu'à la position montrée sur la figure 3, où la touche 32 est en position relative de verrouillage.When the key 32, in the nominal relative position, has been brought into the retracted position by the tool 52, as shown on the figure 2 , it is possible to rotate the key 32 with the tool 52, here by a quarter turn, to the position shown on the picture 3 , where the key 32 is in the relative locked position.

Si l'on relâche alors l'effort d'enfoncement exercé par l'outil 52 sur la touche 32, celle-ci restera en position enfoncée, malgré l'effort exercé par les lamelles élastiques 33 et 34 sur le poussoir 50.If the pressing force exerted by the tool 52 on the key 32 is then released, the latter will remain in the depressed position, despite the force exerted by the elastic strips 33 and 34 on the pusher 50.

En effet, lorsque la touche 32 a été amenée en position relative de verrouillage, elle a pivoté (ici d'un quart de tour) non seulement vis-à-vis du reste du poussoir 50 mais aussi vis-à-vis des parois du boîtier de l'appareil 10 qui délimitent son logement.Indeed, when the key 32 was brought into the relative locking position, it pivoted (here by a quarter turn) not only vis-à-vis the rest of the pusher 50 but also vis-à-vis the walls of the housing of the device 10 which delimit its housing.

L'agencement de ces parois et de la touche 32 est tel que quand la touche 32 est en position relative de verrouillage, elle vient buter contre ces parois et ne peut quitter la position rentrée.The arrangement of these walls and of the key 32 is such that when the key 32 is in the relative locking position, it abuts against these walls and cannot leave the retracted position.

Pour libérer la touche 32, il suffit de la faire passer de la position relative de verrouillage à la position relative nominale, et le poussoir 50 est alors libre de revenir vers la position sortie.To release the key 32, it suffices to move it from the relative locked position to the nominal relative position, and the pusher 50 is then free to return to the extended position.

Le poussoir 50 peut donc être utilisé avec la touche 32 maintenue en position rentrée.Pusher 50 can therefore be used with key 32 held in the retracted position.

Cela est par exemple utile pour insérer un câble souple dans la borne, y compris si le câble souple n'est pas pourvu d'un embout rigide : la touche 32 est amenée en position rentrée alors qu'elle est en position relative nominale, elle est passée à la position relative de verrouillage et donc maintenue dans cette position, le câble souple est alors inséré, ce qui est possible puisque le câble souple n'a pas à faire fléchir la lamelle élastique 33 ou la lamelle élastique 34 pour pouvoir être mis en place (les lamelles élastiques 33 et 34 sont alors maintenues comme montré sur les figures 9 et 10), et ensuite la touche 32 est ramenée en position relative nominale, le poussoir 50 est libre de revenir vers la position sortie et la lamelle élastique 33 ou la lamelle élastique 34 se détend pour que l'extrémité de contact du câble mis en place soit pincée entre l'arête de maintien 41 ou 42 et la portion de contact 39 ou 40.This is for example useful for inserting a flexible cable into the terminal, including if the flexible cable is not provided with a rigid end piece: the key 32 is brought into the retracted position when it is in the nominal relative position, it has moved to the relative locking position and therefore maintained in this position, the flexible cable is then inserted, which is possible since the flexible cable does not have to bend the elastic strip 33 or the elastic strip 34 in order to be able to be put in place (the elastic strips 33 and 34 are then maintained as shown on the figures 9 and 10 ), and then the key 32 is returned to its nominal relative position, the pusher 50 is free to return to the extended position and the elastic strip 33 or the elastic strip 34 relaxes so that the contact end of the cable in place is pinched between the holding edge 41 or 42 and the contact portion 39 or 40.

Ici, pour que la touche 32 ne puisse pas quitter la position rentrée quand elle est en position relative de verrouillage, c'est la face externe 55 de la touche 32 qui vient buter contre un épaulement 56 en retrait par rapport à l'ouverture 57 par laquelle le logement de la touche 32 débouche sur la face avant 15.Here, so that the key 32 cannot leave the retracted position when it is in the relative locking position, it is the outer face 55 of the key 32 which abuts against a shoulder 56 set back with respect to the opening 57 through which the housing of the key 32 opens onto the front face 15.

Plus précisément, la touche 32 comporte une plaquette 58 qui a un contour rectangulaire et l'ouverture 57 a le même contour rectangulaire.More precisely, the key 32 comprises a plate 58 which has a rectangular outline and the opening 57 has the same rectangular outline.

En position sortie (figures 1 et 4 à 6) la plaquette 58 est dans l'ouverture 57, avec les grands côtés de la plaquette 58 qui sont en regard des grands côtés de l'ouverture 57 et les petits côtés de la plaquette 58 qui sont en regard des petits côtés de l'ouverture 57.In extended position ( figure 1 And 4 to 6 ) the wafer 58 is in the opening 57, with the long sides of the wafer 58 facing the long sides of the opening 57 and the short sides of the wafer 58 facing the short sides of the opening 57.

Chaque grand côté de l'ouverture 57 est longé par un rebord 59 derrière lequel il existe un renfoncement. Lorsque la touche 32 est dans la position enfoncée et dans la position relative nominale, la plaquette 58 est au niveau de chaque renfoncement, ce qui permet de faire pivoter la touche 32 d'un quart de tour pour venir dans la position relative de verrouillage.Each large side of the opening 57 is bordered by a rim 59 behind which there is a recess. When the key 32 is in the depressed position and in the nominal relative position, the plate 58 is at the level of each recess, which makes it possible to pivot the key 32 by a quarter turn to come into the relative locking position.

Lors du passage de la position relative nominale à la position relative de verrouillage, chaque portion de la plaquette 58 longeant un de ses petits côtés se place dans l'un des renfoncements et vient donc derrière un rebord 59. Pour chaque rebord 59, l'épaulement 56 formé par sa surface interne en retrait par rapport à l'ouverture 57 forme une butée empêchant la touche 32 de reculer, de sorte que la touche 32 est maintenue en position enfoncée.When passing from the nominal relative position to the relative locking position, each portion of the plate 58 along one of its short sides is placed in one of the recesses and therefore comes behind a rim 59. For each rim 59, the shoulder 56 formed by its inner surface set back relative to opening 57 forms a stop preventing key 32 from moving back, so that key 32 is held in the depressed position.

En outre de la touche 32, le poussoir 50 comporte un corps 60 dont fait partie le bec 51.In addition to key 32, pusher 50 comprises a body 60 of which beak 51 is part.

Le corps 60 comporte également un bras 61 disposé transversalement au bec 51. Le bras 61 se raccorde par une extrémité à l'extrémité proximale du bec 51 opposée à l'extrémité distale du bec 51 qui vient en contact avec les lamelles élastiques 32 et 33.The body 60 also includes an arm 61 arranged transversely to the beak 51. The arm 61 is connected by one end to the proximal end of the beak 51 opposite the distal end of the beak 51 which comes into contact with the elastic strips 32 and 33 .

La face du bras 61 située du côté opposé au côté où se trouve le bec 51 est plate. Un trou traversant 62 est ménagé au travers du bras 61.The face of the arm 61 located on the side opposite to the side where the beak 51 is located is flat. A through hole 62 is provided through arm 61.

A l'extrémité du bras 61 opposée à celle par laquelle il se raccorde au bec 51, le corps 60 présente latéralement deux tourillons 63.At the end of arm 61 opposite that by which it is connected to spout 51, body 60 has two pins 63 laterally.

La touche 32 présente dans sa face externe 55 une empreinte 64 qui est ici rectiligne. L'empreinte 64 sert à recevoir l'extrémité d'un outil tel que le tournevis 52.The key 32 has in its outer face 55 an indentation 64 which here is rectilinear. The recess 64 is used to receive the end of a tool such as the screwdriver 52.

La touche 32 comporte du côté opposé à sa face externe 55 un téton 65, qui est ici fendu.The key 32 has on the side opposite to its outer face 55 a stud 65, which is split here.

Lorsque le poussoir 50 est assemblé, c'est-à-dire lorsque la touche 32 est montée sur le corps 60, le téton 65 est engagé dans le trou 62. Le téton 65 sert à guider à rotation la touche 32 vis-à-vis du corps 60.When the pusher 50 is assembled, that is to say when the key 32 is mounted on the body 60, the pin 65 is engaged in the hole 62. The pin 65 serves to guide the key 32 in rotation with respect to body screws 60.

Les tourillons 63 servent à monter à rotation le poussoir 50 vis-à-vis du boîtier de l'appareil 10.The pins 63 are used to mount the plunger 50 in rotation with respect to the housing of the device 10.

On observera que dans l'appareil 10, la direction d'enfoncement de la touche 32 et la direction d'enfoncement des câbles tels que 37 et 38 sont assez éloignées l'une de l'autre, les orifices 23 et 24 (ou 21 et 22) d'introduction d'un câble étant ménagés dans la face inférieure 14 alors que l'orifice du logement de la touche 32 (ou 31) débouche dans la face avant 15.It will be observed that in the device 10, the direction of depression of the key 32 and the direction of depression of the cables such as 37 and 38 are quite distant from each other, the orifices 23 and 24 (or 21 and 22) for introducing a cable being made in the lower face 14 while the orifice of the housing of the key 32 (or 31) opens into the front face 15.

Il est donc utile que le poussoir 50 puisse pivoter autour de la direction définie par les tourillons 63.It is therefore useful for the pusher 50 to be able to pivot around the direction defined by the pins 63.

On va maintenant décrire à l'appui des figures 16 à 28 une variante de l'appareil électrique 10.We will now describe in support of figures 16 to 28 a variant of the electrical appliance 10.

L'appareil 10 illustré sur les figures 16 à 28 est identique à l'appareil 10 illustré sur les figures 1 à 15, si ce n'est que les touches 31 et 32 sont remplacées par des touches 70 et 71 agencées différemment, que chaque poussoir 50 est remplacé par un poussoir 72 agencé différemment, et que les parois du boîtier délimitant le logement pour les touches 70 et 71 sont agencées différemment.The apparatus 10 illustrated on the figures 16 to 28 is identical to the apparatus 10 illustrated in the figures 1 to 15 , except that the keys 31 and 32 are replaced by keys 70 and 71 arranged differently, that each pusher 50 is replaced by a pusher 72 arranged differently, and that the walls of the case delimiting the housing for the keys 70 and 71 are arranged differently.

Pour simplifier les dessins, l'élément conducteur 36 n'a pas été illustré sur les figures 20 à 25.To simplify the drawings, the conductive element 36 has not been illustrated on the figures 20 to 25 .

Ici, comme on le voit bien sur la figure 26, pour que la touche 71 ne puisse pas quitter la position rentrée quand elle est en position relative de verrouillage, c'est la tranche 73 de la touche 71 qui vient buter contre la tranche 74 d'un rebord 75 qui longe l'un des côtés de l'ouverture 76 par laquelle le logement de la touche 71 débouche sur la face avant 15.Here, as can be clearly seen in the figure 26 , so that the key 71 cannot leave the retracted position when it is in the relative locking position, it is the edge 73 of the key 71 which abuts against the edge 74 of a rim 75 which runs along one of the sides of the opening 76 through which the housing of the key 71 opens onto the front face 15.

Plus précisément, la touche 71 comporte une plaquette 77 qui a un contour ovale et le coté de l'ouverture 76 longé par le rebord 75 a la même forme que le côté d'une moitié de la plaquette 77 délimitée par la direction de la plus grande dimension de la plaquette 77.More precisely, the key 71 comprises a plate 77 which has an oval outline and the side of the opening 76 along the flange 75 has the same shape as the side of a half of the plate 77 delimited by the direction of the most large dimension of the wafer 77.

Ici, la plaquette 77 a un contour elliptique, sa plus grande direction est donc selon le grand axe de ce contour elliptique, et le coté de l'ouverture 76 longé par le rebord 75 est en demi-ellipse délimitée par le grand axe.Here, the wafer 77 has an elliptical contour, its largest direction is therefore along the major axis of this elliptical contour, and the side of the opening 76 bordered by the rim 75 is in a semi-ellipse delimited by the major axis.

Le reste du contour de l'ouverture 76 est globalement en forme de T, de sorte qu'il délimite une portion large de l'ouverture 76 dont la largeur correspond à la plus grande dimension de la plaquette 77 et une portion étroite de plus petite largeur.The rest of the outline of the opening 76 is generally T-shaped, so that it delimits a wide portion of the opening 76 whose width corresponds to the largest dimension of the plate 77 and a narrower portion of smaller width.

En position sortie (figures 16 et 19 à 21) la plaquette 77 et une nervure 78 du reste du poussoir 72 sont dans l'ouverture 76, avec la nervure 78 qui est dans la portion large de l'ouverture 76 et avec la plus grande dimension de la plaquette 77 qui est alignée avec la plus grande dimension du côté de l'ouverture 76 longé par le rebord 75, de sorte que la moitié de la tranche 73 de la plaquette 77 est en regard de la tranche 74 de même forme.In extended position ( figure 16 And 19 to 21 ) wafer 77 and a rib 78 of the remainder of pusher 72 are in opening 76, with rib 78 being in the wide portion of opening 76 and with the larger dimension of wafer 77 being aligned with the largest dimension of the side of the opening 76 along the flange 75, so that half of the edge 73 of the wafer 77 is facing the edge 74 of the same shape.

La nervure 78 présente une face latérale incurvée 79 ayant la même forme que la tranche 73 de la plaquette 77 sur une moitié de celle-ci délimitée par la direction de plus grande dimension de la plaquette 77, ici une forme en demi-ellipse délimitée par le grand axe.The rib 78 has a curved side face 79 having the same shape as the edge 73 of the wafer 77 over a half of the latter delimited by the direction of largest dimension of the wafer 77, here a half-ellipse shape delimited by the major axis.

En position sortie, la plaquette 77 est vis-à-vis du reste du poussoir 72 en position relative nominale où sa plus grande dimension est alignée avec la plus grande dimension de la surface latérale 79 de la nervure 78, de sorte que la moitié de la tranche 73 de la plaquette 77 est en regard de la surface latérale 79.In the extended position, the plate 77 is vis-à-vis the rest of the pusher 72 in the nominal relative position where its largest dimension is aligned with the largest dimension of the lateral surface 79 of the rib 78, so that half of edge 73 of plate 77 faces side surface 79.

En position sortie, où la plaquette 77 est en position relative nominale, la plus grande dimension de la plaquette 77 est alignée avec la plus grande dimension de la tranche 74 du rebord 75.In the extended position, where the wafer 77 is in the nominal relative position, the largest dimension of the wafer 77 is aligned with the largest dimension of the edge 74 of the flange 75.

Ainsi, en position sortie, la moitié de la tranche 73 de la plaquette 77 est en regard de la tranche 74 du rebord 75 et l'autre moitié de la tranche 73 est en regard de la surface latérale 79 de la nervure 78.Thus, in the extended position, half of edge 73 of wafer 77 faces edge 74 of rim 75 and the other half of edge 73 faces side surface 79 of rib 78.

En position rentrée, la plaquette 77 peut être amenée en position relative de verrouillage (figures 24 à 26), en la faisant pivoter, ici d'un quart de tour, avec un outil tel que le tournevis 52.In the retracted position, the plate 77 can be brought into the relative locking position ( figures 24 to 26 ), by rotating it, here by a quarter turn, with a tool such as the screwdriver 52.

Dans la position relative de verrouillage, la plus grande dimension de la plaquette 77 est transversale à la plus grande dimension de la surface latérale 79 de la nervure 78 et à la plus grande dimension de la tranche 74 du rebord 75 tandis que la plaquette 77 est en contact avec la surface latérale 79 et avec la tranche 74, et plus précisément enserré entre la surface latérale 79 et la trance 74 du fait de l'effort exercé sur le poussoir 71 par les lamelles élastiques 33 et 34, ce qui maintient la touche 71 en position rentrée.In the relative locking position, the largest dimension of the plate 77 is transverse to the largest dimension of the side surface 79 of the rib 78 and to the largest dimension of the edge 74 of the flange 75 while the plate 77 is in contact with the side surface 79 and with the edge 74, and more precisely sandwiched between the side surface 79 and the trance 74 due to the force exerted on the pusher 71 by the elastic strips 33 and 34, which holds the key 71 in retracted position.

En position sortie de la touche 71 où la plaquette 77 est en position relative nominale, l'écart entre la tranche 74 du rebord 75 et la surface latérale 79 de la nervure 78 correspond à la plus petite dimension de la plaquette 77 tandis que cet écart correspond à la plus grande dimension de la plaquette 77 en position rentrée de la touche 71 où la plaquette 77 peut prendre la position relative de verrouillage.In the extended position of the key 71 where the wafer 77 is in the nominal relative position, the gap between the edge 74 of the rim 75 and the side surface 79 of the rib 78 corresponds to the smallest dimension of the wafer 77 while this gap corresponds to the largest dimension of the wafer 77 in the retracted position of the key 71 where the wafer 77 can assume the relative locking position.

La différence entre la plus grande et la plus petite dimension de la plaquette 77 correspond ainsi à la course du poussoir 71 entre la position sortie et la position rentrée.The difference between the largest and the smallest dimension of the plate 77 thus corresponds to the stroke of the pusher 71 between the extended position and the retracted position.

En outre de la touche 71, le poussoir 72 comporte un corps 60 semblable au corps 60 du poussoir 50, si ce n'est que le trou traversant 62 du bras 61 est remplacé par une glissière 80 orientée suivant la direction longitudinale du bras 61 et présentant une ouverture longitudinale 81, et si ce n'est que les tourillons 63 sont remplacés par un ergot 87.In addition to the key 71, the pusher 72 comprises a body 60 similar to the body 60 of the pusher 50, except that the through hole 62 of the arm 61 is replaced by a slide 80 oriented in the longitudinal direction of arm 61 and having a longitudinal opening 81, and except that the pins 63 are replaced by a lug 87.

La touche 71 présente dans sa face externe 82 une empreinte 83 qui est ici rectiligne. L'empreinte 83 sert à recevoir l'extrémité d'un outil tel que le tournevis 52.The key 71 has in its outer face 82 an indentation 83 which here is rectilinear. The recess 83 is used to receive the end of a tool such as the screwdriver 52.

La touche 71 comporte du côté opposé à sa face externe 82 un téton 84, qui comporte une tige 85 et une tête 86.The key 71 comprises on the side opposite to its external face 82 a stud 84, which comprises a stem 85 and a head 86.

Lorsque le poussoir 72 est assemblé, c'est-à-dire lorsque la touche 71 est montée sur le corps 60, le téton 84 est engagé dans la glissière 80 avec la tige 85 au niveau de l'ouverture 81.When the pusher 72 is assembled, that is to say when the key 71 is mounted on the body 60, the pin 84 is engaged in the slide 80 with the rod 85 at the level of the opening 81.

Le téton 84 sert à guider à rotation la touche 71 vis-à-vis du corps 60 tout en permettant à la touche 71 de coulisser vis-à-vis du corps 60, ce qui est utile pour permettre à la touche 71 d'être mobile entre la position relative nominale et la position relative de verrouillage.The pin 84 serves to guide the key 71 in rotation with respect to the body 60 while allowing the key 71 to slide with respect to the body 60, which is useful for allowing the key 71 to be movable between the nominal relative position and the relative locking position.

De même que les tourillons 63 servent à permette au poussoir 50 de pivoter vis-à-vis du boîtier de l'appareil 10, l'ergot 87 permet au poussoir 72 de pivoter vis-à-vis du boîtier de l'appareil 10.Just as the pins 63 serve to allow the pusher 50 to pivot with respect to the housing of the device 10, the lug 87 allows the pusher 72 to pivot with respect to the housing of the device 10.

On va maintenant décrire à l'appui des figures 29 à 34 une autre variante de l'appareil électrique 10.We will now describe in support of figures 29 to 34 another variant of the electrical device 10.

L'appareil 10 illustré sur les figures 29 à 34 est identique à l'appareil 10 illustré sur les figures 16 à 28, si ce n'est que les deux bornes automatiques doubles sont remplacées par deux bornes automatiques simples (pour un seul câble), et si ce n'est que l'ergot 87 du corps 60 est remplacé deux tourillons d'articulation 88.The apparatus 10 illustrated on the figures 29 to 34 is identical to the apparatus 10 illustrated in the figures 16 to 28 , except that the two double automatic terminals are replaced by two simple automatic terminals (for a single cable), and except that the lug 87 of the body 60 is replaced by two hinge pins 88.

Du fait que les bornes automatiques sont des bornes simples, le couple d'orifices d'introduction 21 et 22 est remplacé par un orifice d'introduction unique 89, le couple d'orifices d'introduction 23 et 24 est remplacé par un orifice d'introduction unique 90 ; et dans chaque borne le ressort 35 comporte une seule lamelle élastique 91.Because the automatic terminals are simple terminals, the pair of introduction orifices 21 and 22 is replaced by a single introduction orifice 89, the pair of introduction orifices 23 and 24 is replaced by a single introduction 90; and in each terminal the spring 35 comprises a single elastic blade 91.

On observera que dans chacun des modes de réalisation décrits, c'est exclusivement quand le poussoir est en position rentrée que la touche peut prendre une position relative de verrouillage. La position rentrée est donc la seule position du poussoir dans laquelle la touche peut maintenir le poussoir.It will be observed that in each of the embodiments described, it is exclusively when the pusher is in the retracted position that the key can take a relative locking position. The retracted position is therefore the only position of the pusher in which the key can hold the pusher.

Dans des variantes non illustrées :

  • la touche de commande du poussoir est mobile par rapport au reste du poussoir sans être montée à rotation, par exemple la touche est uniquement coulissante vis-à-vis du reste du poussoir ;
  • l'orifice d'introduction d'un câble tel que l'orifice 21, 22, 23, 24, 89 ou 90 est ménagé dans une première face de l'appareil qui est différente de la face inférieure telle que la face 14 ; la touche de commande telle que la touche 31, 32, 70 ou 71 est disposée dans un logement débouchant par une ouverture telle que 57 ou 76 dans une deuxième face du logement autre que la face avant 15 ; avec la première face et la deuxième face qui sont orientées transversalement l'une par rapport à l'autre, ou alors autrement que transversalement l'une par rapport à l'autre ;
  • l'appareil électrique au format modulaire est différent d'un disjoncteur bipolaire, par exemple un interrupteur différentiel ou un appareil au format modulaire ayant une largeur plus grande qu'1 module, par exemple 2 ou 3 modules ;
  • l'appareil électrique n'est pas au format modulaire ; et/ou
  • l'appareil électrique est prévu pour un nombre de pôles électriques différent de deux, par exemple un pôle ou quatre pôles.
In variants not shown:
  • the pusher control key is movable relative to the rest of the pusher without being mounted for rotation, for example the key is only sliding vis-à-vis the rest of the pusher;
  • the opening for introducing a cable such as opening 21, 22, 23, 24, 89 or 90 is made in a first face of the device which is different from the lower face such as face 14; the control key such as key 31, 32, 70 or 71 is arranged in a housing opening out through an opening such as 57 or 76 in a second face of the housing other than the front face 15; with the first face and the second face which are oriented transversely relative to each other, or otherwise than transversely relative to each other;
  • the electrical device in modular format is different from a bipolar circuit breaker, for example a differential switch or a device in modular format having a width greater than 1 module, for example 2 or 3 modules;
  • the electrical device is not in modular format; and or
  • the electrical device is provided for a number of electrical poles different from two, for example one pole or four poles.

Claims (10)

  1. An electrical apparatus including, for the connection and disconnection of a conductive cable (37, 38) :
    - an orifice (21, 22, 23, 24; 89, 90) for introducing said cable (37, 38);
    - a resilient strip (33, 34; 91) including a holding ridge (41, 42), which resilient strip (33, 34; 91) is facing said introduction orifice (21, 22, 23, 24; 89 , 90) and facing a contact portion (39, 40) of a conductive element (36) connected to the rest of said apparatus, said resilient strip (33, 34; 91) as well as the introduction orifice it is facing as well as the conductive element (36), including the contact portion (39, 40), it is facing being configured so that a contact end (43, 44) of one said conductive cable (37, 38) is insertable into the introduction orifice to come into a connection position where the contact end (43, 44) is pinched between the holding ridge (41, 42) and the contact portion (39 , 40); and
    - a pusher (50; 72) associated with said resilient strip (33, 34; 91), configured to bear against said resilient strip (33, 34; 91) and drive the holding ridge (41, 42) of said resilient strip (33, 34; 91) away from said contact portion (39, 40) whereby the conductive cable (37, 38) whose contact end (43, 44) was pinched can be removed, said pusher (50; 72) including a control button (31, 32; 70, 71) which is movable between an extended position and a retracted position in which the pusher (50; 72) is bearing on the resilient strip (33, 34; 91) to put the holding ridge (41, 42) away from the contact portion (39, 40);
    characterized in that said pusher (50; 72) and walls included in a casing of said apparatus (10) to delimit a housing in which said key (31, 32; 70, 71) is located are configured so that said key (31, 32; 70, 71) is movable with respect to the rest of the pusher (50; 72) between a relative nominal position and a relative locking position that the key (31, 32; 70, 71) can take exclusively when the pusher (50; 72) is in the retracted position, with the pusher (50; 72) which is freely movable between said extended position and said retracted position when the key (31, 32; 70, 71) is in the relative nominal position and with the pusher (50; 72) which is held in the retracted position when the key (31, 32; 70, 71) is in the relative locking position.
  2. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said key (31, 32; 70, 71) is movable at least in rotation with respect to the rest of the pusher (50; 72), the angular position of the key (31, 32; 70, 71) with respect to the rest of the pusher (50; 72) being different in the relative nominal position and in the relative locking position.
  3. The apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the difference in the angular orientation of the key (31, 32; 70, 71) with respect to the rest of the pusher (50; 72) is a quarter turn between the relative nominal position and the relative locking position.
  4. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said orifice (21, 22, 23, 24; 89, 90) for introducing a cable (37, 38) is arranged in a first face (14) of said apparatus, said key (31, 32; 70, 71) is in the housing opening out through an opening (57; 76) in a second face (15) of the housing, said first face (14) and said second face (15) are oriented transversely relative to each other, and said pusher (50; 72) includes a hinge member (63; 87; 88) with respect to the casing of said apparatus.
  5. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said walls included in the casing of said apparatus (10) delimit a shoulder (56) against which abuts the outer face (55) of said key (31, 32) to hold it in the retracted position when it is in the locking position, said shoulder (56) being set back relative to the opening (57) through which the housing in which said key (31, 32) is located opens out.
  6. The apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said shoulder (56) forms part of a rim (59) behind which there is a recess where part of said key (31, 32) is placed in the retracted position when it is in the relative locking position.
  7. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said walls included in the casing of said apparatus (10) delimit an edge (74) against which an edge (73) of said key (70, 71) abuts to hold it in the retracted position when it is in the locking position, said edge (74) of the walls of the casing running along one of the sides of the opening (76) through which the housing in which said key is located (70, 71) opens out.
  8. The apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that the edge (73) of said key (70, 71) forms part of a board (77) which has an oval contour; the edge (74) of the walls of the casing runs along one side of said opening (76) which has the same shape as the side of one half of said board (77) delimited by the direction of its largest dimension; said pusher (72) includes a rib (78) having a side surface (79) having the same shape as the edge (73) of the board (77) on one half of the board (77) delimited by the direction of its largest dimension; in the relative nominal position, the board (77) has its largest dimension aligned with the largest dimension of the side surface (79) of the rib (78) while in the relative locking position, the board (77) has its largest dimension transverse to the largest dimension of the side surface (79) of the rib (78); in the extended position where the board (77) is in the relative nominal position, the largest dimension of the board (77) is aligned with the largest dimension of the edge (74) of the walls of the casing; and in the retracted position with the key (70, 71) in the relative locking position, the largest dimension of the board (77) is transverse to the largest dimension of the edge (74) of the walls of the casing with the edge (73) of the board (77) which is in contact with the edge (74) of the walls of the casing and with the side surface (79) of the rib (78).
  9. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that said resilient strip (33, 34) forms part of a double terminal including another resilient strip (33, 34), said orifice (21, 22, 23, 24) for introducing a cable neighboring another orifice (21, 22, 23, 24) for introducing a cable facing said other resilient strip (33, 34), said pusher (50; 72) being common to said resilient strip (33, 34) and to said other resilient strip (33, 34).
  10. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it is in modular format.
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