Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
  • H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
  • H05K5/02—Details
  • H05K5/03—Covers
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
  • H01R25/006—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits the coupling part being secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. duplex wall receptacle
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
  • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
  • H02G3/02—Details
  • H02G3/08—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
  • H02G3/14—Fastening of cover or lid to box
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
  • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
  • H02G3/02—Details
  • H02G3/08—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
  • H02G3/18—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes providing line outlets
  • H02G3/185—Floor outlets and access cups
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
  • H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
  • H05K5/02—Details
  • H05K5/0247—Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
  • A47B21/06—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables
  • A47B2021/066—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables with power or communication connection interface
  • A47B2021/068—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables with power or communication connection interface with pop-up power outlet
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
  • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
  • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate

Definitions

• mounting frame comprising such a mounting device and multi-device device comprising such a mounting frame and a multi-device box
• the present invention generally relates to multi-equipment devices for recessing in an opening in a wall of furniture of the office furniture type.
• this mounting device comprising a cover element pivotally mounted on a fixed support, automatic opening means of the device.
• 'cover element comprising, on the one hand, a main elastic element acting on said cover element to cause a tilting movement from a closed position to an open position, and, on the other hand, means damper acting between said cover member and said fixed support during said tilting movement to control and dampen the stroke of said cover member.
• the present invention proposes an improved device in which the element supporting the multi-device box and the cover element are two separate parts whose tilting movements are coordinated.
• the invention provides a mounting device in which the cover element is a separate part of the multi-device box, in which there is provided a mounting part, distinct from said cover element, pivotally mounted on the support. fixed and adapted to receive a part of said multi-apparatus housing, and in which drive means, provided on said cover member and on said mounting part, cooperate in such a way that, during only part of the tilting movement of said cover element, said cover element causes the tilting of the mounting part from a closed position to an open position giving access to the front of the multi-device box.
• the cover element advantageously, thanks to the invention, it is possible to open the cover element at an opening angle greater than that of the multi-device box so as to facilitate access to the front of said box.
• the damping means acting, in part of the opening phase, only on the cover element, the mass of which is lower than that of the housing they are easier to use, more efficient and more resistant over time because less mechanically stressed.
• - Angular stop means are provided suitable for placing said mounting part in abutment against said fixed support in its closed and open positions as well as limiting the tilting stroke of said mounting part independently of the tilting movement of the cover element,
• angular stop means are arranged to limit the tilting stroke of said mounting part to an angular sector of approximately 65 degrees between its closed and open positions
• the angular stop means comprise, on the one hand, a groove arranged on an external face of the mounting part, having a closed contour of oblong shape curved along an arc of a circle, and, on the other hand, a cylindrical stud extending perpendicularly to an internal face of the fixed support, engaged in said groove, adapted to rest against each of the two end edges of said groove and to navigate from one end edge to the other of said groove by sliding along the longitudinal edges of the groove during the tilting movement of said mounting part,
• an auxiliary elastic element interposed under stress between said cover element and said mounting piece to push said cover element during a first opening phase while maintaining said mounting piece positioned in the closed position in abutment against said fixed support
• auxiliary elastic element is a wire spring, wound around a stud projecting from an external face of the cover element, of which the two end strands are held against said cover element, part of which one of the two end strands of said wire spring being hooked by a hook attached to said mounting part,
• damping means comprise, on the one hand, a cam track provided hollow on an internal face of the fixed support, notched over at least part of the length of one of its edges longitudinal, and, on the other hand, a toothed wheel mounted in free rotation on an external face of the cover element, said toothed wheel being inserted in said cam track so that its teeth cooperate with the notches of said cam track during the tilting movement of said cover element,
• the cam track comprises four parts corresponding to four phases of the tilting movement of the cover element, namely, said cam track comprises, from a front end to a rear end, a first part in the form of a circular arc , a second inclined rectilinear part, a third part in an arc of a circle and a fourth straight rectilinear part,
• the first part of the cam track is adapted to control the tilting movement of the cover element over an angle of approximately 25 degrees
• the second part of the cam track is adapted to cause a translational offset of said cover element over a distance of about 3 millimeters
• the third part of the cam track is adapted to control the tilting movement of the cover member at an angle of about 65 degrees
• the fourth part of the cam track is adapted to control the tilting movement of the cover element through an angle of approximately 12 degrees
• Said drive means comprise a drive finger, provided projecting on an internal face of said cover element, engaged in a slot provided in said mounting part,
• guide means for the cover element separate from said drive means and from said damping means, which, associated with said drive means and said damping means, are able to cause a movement of smooth tilting without jamming of the cover element and said mounting part,
• Said guide means comprise a main groove in the fixed support and a guide finger provided projecting on an external face of said cover element slidably engaged in the main groove,
• - Said main groove comprises four parts corresponding to four phases of the tilting movement of the cover element, namely, said main groove comprises, from a front end to a rear end, a first part in an arc of a circle, a second inclined rectilinear part, a third part in an arc of a circle and a fourth straight rectilinear part, and - the first part of said main groove is adapted to guide the tilting movement of the cover element over an angle of approximately 25 degrees, the second part of said main groove is adapted to cause a translational offset of said cover element over a distance of about 3 millimeters, the third part of said main groove is adapted to guide the tilting movement of the cover member over an angle of about 65 degrees and the fourth part of said main groove is adapted to guide the tilting motion of the cover member through an angle of about 12 degrees.
• the invention also provides a mounting frame to be inserted into an opening of a receiving wall, which comprises two parallel longitudinal walls, maintained at a fixed distance determined from each other by the fixed supports of two mounting devices.
• a mounting frame to be inserted into an opening of a receiving wall, which comprises two parallel longitudinal walls, maintained at a fixed distance determined from each other by the fixed supports of two mounting devices.
• a cover mounted at each end of said longitudinal walls, a cover attached to the cover elements of said mounting device to close a major part of a front longitudinal opening of the frame, a flap mounted to tilt on the fixed supports of said devices mounting so as to close the part of said front longitudinal opening not closed by the cover and a frame-shaped finishing plate attached around the cover and the hatch.
• the invention finally proposes a multi-device device to be attached to an opening in a receiving wall, comprising a mounting frame as mentioned above and a multi-device box attached in the mounting parts of said mounting devices in accordance with l 'invention.
• Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of a closed mounting frame according to the invention
• Figure 2 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the mounting frame the figure
• FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a multi-device box of a mounting device according to the invention
• FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting device according to the invention
• Figure 5 is an assembled perspective view of the mounting device of Figure 4
• Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of another mounting device according to the invention
• Figure 7 is a rear perspective view of a cover member of the mounting device of Figure 4
• Figure 8 is a view of the external face of the cover element of Figure 7
• Figure 9 is a sectional view along plane AA of Figure 5 showing the outer face of the mounting part of the mounting device according to the invention
• FIG. 10 is a view similar to that of FIG. 9 with the cover element in an intermediate position after a first opening phase
• FIG. 10 is a view similar to that of FIG. 9 with the cover element in an intermediate position after a first opening phase
• figure 11 is a view of the internal and external sides of the device for assembly of figure 5 in the closed position
• figure 12 is a view of the internal and external sides of the assembly device of figure 5 in an intermediate position at the end of a first opening phase
• figure 13 is a view of the internal and external sides of the mounting device of FIG.
• Figure 14 is a view of the inner and outer sides of the mounting device of Figure 5 in another intermediate open position
• Figure 15 is a view of the inner and outer sides of the mounting device of Figure 5 in another intermediate open position
• Figure 16 is a view of the inner and outer sides of the mounting device of Figure 5 in the open position
• Figure 17 is a view on the internal side of a device for mounting the multi-device device according to the invention, positioned in the intermediate open position of FIG. 12, with an electrical plug inserted into a socket of the multi-device box.
• such a multi-equipment device is intended to be mounted in the opening of a wall of office furniture such as a work table or a reception counter or even any storage cabinet.
• This multi-equipment device advantageously comprises a mounting frame 1, shown as a whole in FIG. 2, and a multi-equipment box 6, shown more particularly in FIG. 3, attached in the mounting devices 10 of the mounting frame 1. .
• the multi-device box 6 and each mounting device 10 are separate systems from each other in that they have no parts in common but, as will be explained later, they have parts which. cooperate with each other so that the mounting devices 10 ensure the controlled tilting of said multi-apparatus housing 6 between a closed position and an open position.
• the multi-equipment box 6 commonly referred to as the equipment feeder, has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, with two parallel longitudinal walls 60, held at a fixed distance determined from each other by covers. 80 snapped onto arrangements of a rear part forming the foot of said longitudinal walls 60 and by end pieces 70, attached to the two opposite ends of the multi-device box 6 and fixed by means of screws V 2 on the ends of the longitudinal walls 60.
• the various aforementioned elements constituting the structure of the multi-equipment box 6 are each formed from a single piece of molded plastic material loaded or not with glass fibers or of a light metal material such as aluminum.
• the multi-equipment box 6 has two parallel longitudinal faces 6A, two parallel end side faces 6D as well as a parallel front face 6B and a rear face 6C.
• the front face 6B of the multi-device box 6 is formed by the front faces of the trim plates 50 of the devices 51, 52, 53 and 54 attached in the multi-device box 6.
• the trim plates 50 are positioned contiguously so that 'they close the entire front longitudinal opening of the multi-equipment box 6, defined between the longitudinal returns facing said longitudinal walls 60.
• a front edge 71 of each end piece 70 extends in the extension of the front face 6B of the multi-equipment box 6.
• the rear face 6C of the multi-device box 6 carries a connector 90 to which the various devices 51, 52, 53, 54 placed in the box are connected.
• This connector 90 is intended to be connected to the local power supply network.
• this connector can be replaced by an outlet for connecting cables for these devices.
• the mounting frame 1 is intended to be fitted into the opening of the receiving wall, the dimensions of this opening (not shown) being adapted to that of the mounting frame 1.
• the mounting frame 1 comprises two longitudinal walls 20 parallel, maintained at a fixed distance determined from each other by fixed supports 100 of two mounting devices 10 mounted at each. end of said longitudinal walls 20, a cover 3, separate from the multi-device box 6, attached to cover elements 300 of said mounting device 10 to close a major part of a front longitudinal opening O of the mounting frame 1, a hatch 4 tiltably mounted on the fixed supports 100 of said mounting devices 10 so as to close the part of said front longitudinal opening O not closed by the cover 3 (see figure 17) and a cover plate 2 in the form of a frame attached around the cover 3 and flap 4 (see figure 17).
• the longitudinal walls 20 are preferably extruded aluminum profiles.
• the inner faces facing each first groove 26C are grooved.
• each longitudinal wall 20 comprises on its outer face 20A, near its free front longitudinal edge 21A, a first and a second longitudinal ribs which extend in length in directions parallel to said front longitudinal edge 21A, and which have facing concave internal faces, together defining a second groove 23C with a cylindrical profile, open at both ends and comprising a front longitudinal opening oriented in a direction perpendicular to the external face 20A of said longitudinal wall 20.
• the fixed support 100 of each mounting device 10 is in the form of a cheek delimited by a front longitudinal edge 101A, a rear longitudinal edge 101B, an edge front side 101C and a rear side edge 101D.
• the fixed support 100 comprises an outer face 100A facing the outside of the mounting frame 1 and an inner face 100B facing the interior of the mounting frame 1.
• each fixed support 100 comprises, along the front 101C and rear 101D side edges, two recesses 103.
• Each recess 103 opens onto a front 101C or rear side edge. 101D of the fixed support 100 and it is delimited on three sides by a flange 103A.
• Each fixed support 100 has through orifices 104 which open out on one side onto the bottom of said recesses 103. Two orifices 104 are provided per recess 103, one of the orifices 104 being located near the front longitudinal edge 101A of the fixed support. 100 while the other orifice 104 is located near the rear longitudinal edge 101B of said fixed support 100.
• each lateral end edge of each longitudinal wall 20 is positioned in a recess 103 of the fixed support 100 of a mounting device 10, resting against a flange 103A delimiting said recess 103, of so that the open ends of the first and second grooves 26C, 23C are positioned opposite said orifices 104 passing through the fixed supports 100.
• the fixed supports 100 are fixed to said longitudinal walls 20 by screws VI screwed through said orifices 104 in said first and second grooves 26C, 23C (see Figures 1 and 2).
• the longitudinal walls 20 and the fixed supports 100 of the assembly devices 10 thus assembled delimit an interior space suitable for receiving the multi-equipment box 6.
• the two longitudinal walls 20 delimit between them the front longitudinal opening O of the mounting frame 1, through which, on the one hand, said multi-equipment box is mounted. 6 in the mounting parts 200 of the mounting devices 10, and, on the other hand, once said housing has been mounted and connected to the local power supply network, the front face 6B of this housing is accessed to connect plugs F to the various equipment of this box 6.
• each longitudinal wall 20 is provided with a clip strip.
• each clip strip here comprises a longitudinal wing 28 attached by a spacer 27 to the internal face 20B of the corresponding longitudinal wall 20.
• Each longitudinal wing 28 and each associated spacer 27 are located inside the mounting frame 1 at a distance from the free front edge 21A of each longitudinal wall 20.
• Each spacer 27 defines with the longitudinal flange 28 and the corresponding longitudinal wall 20, an internal longitudinal groove 29, open towards the front longitudinal opening O.
• the front longitudinal opening O is therefore bordered longitudinally by the two internal longitudinal grooves 29, open towards the front of the mounting frame 1.
• this cover plate 2 is in the form of a rectangular flat frame with a rectangular central opening 2A whose dimensions are equal to the clearance to those of the cover 3 and the hatch 4 juxtaposed (see figure 1). It bears on its rear face, along the two parallel longitudinal edges of its central opening 2A, two clipping bands 2B which extend perpendicularly to said rear face and which are adapted to snap into said internal longitudinal grooves 29 of the walls. longitudinal 20 such that the rectangular central opening 2A coincides with said front longitudinal opening O of the mounting frame 1 (see figure 17), the rear face of said cover plate 2 covering the front longitudinal edges 101A of the fixed supports 100 of the mounting devices 10 as well as the front longitudinal edges 21A of the two longitudinal walls 20.
• the finish plate 2 thus mounted has a part which projects outwardly (see FIG. 17) to bear on the front face of the receiving wall (not shown) around the opening of said wall.
• the cover 3 is a profiled plate made for example of aluminum. It has here a rectangular shape adapted to the shape of the front longitudinal opening O of the mounting frame 1 to be closed.
• the cover 3 comprises on its rear face slides in which are threaded plates 5 suitable for mounting said cover 3 on cover elements 300 of the mounting devices 10.
• each plate 5 serving for mounting the cover 3 on the cover element 300 of the corresponding assembly device 10.
• the hatch 4 is in the form of a profiled strip.
• It is also made, for example, of aluminum. It comprises along its front longitudinal edge 4A a groove in which are threaded two Y axes which protrude from the end edges 4C of said flap 4.
• the rear longitudinal edge 4B of the flap 4 carries a drive pin 4D which protrudes.
• an end edge 4C (the one on the right in FIG. 2).
• the Y axes are snapped into notches 102 provided on the front longitudinal edges 101A of the fixed supports 100 of the two mounting devices 10, near the front side edges 101C of said fixed supports 100.
• the hatch 4 is pivotally mounted, by its front longitudinal edge 4A, on the fixed supports 100 around said Y axes between a closed position (see FIG. 1) and an open position (see FIG. 17).
• the flap 4 clears a passage towards the inside of the assembly frame 1 for the power cable ⁇ of a plug F plugged into a device of the multi-device box 6 reported in the mounting parts 200 of the mounting devices 10.
• the front longitudinal edge 4A of the hatch 4 adjoins a longitudinal edge of the rectangular central opening of the cover plate 2 while, when the hatch 4 is in the closed position, as shown in Figure 1, the two edges of 4C end of this hatch 4 adjoins part of the side edges of the rectangular central opening of said cover plate 2 and the rear longitudinal edge 4B of the hatch 4 adjoins the front longitudinal edge of the cover 3 in the closed position.
• the drive pin 4D extends from the inside of the mounting frame 1, through a guide slot 107 provided on the fixed support 100 of the mounting device. 10 corresponding (the one on the right in Figures 1 and 2).
• the guide light 107 extends in an arc of a circle.
• the drive pin 4D bears against an end strand 802 of a wire spring 800 wound around a pad 105 carried by the outer face 100A of said fixed support 100, near said guide slot 107.
• the other end strand 801 of the wire spring 800 is wedged behind a retaining stop 106 also provided on the external face 100A of said fixed support 100.
• the wire spring 800 is thus mounted under stress on the external face 100A of the fixed support 100.
• the wire spring 800 is more particularly shown in Figure 4.
• the end strand 802 of the wire spring 800 continuously pushes the drive nipple 4D of the hatch 4 towards the front of the mounting frame 1 to permanently return the hatch 4 to the closed position, in the plane of the rectangular central opening of the cover plate 2, as shown in Figure 1.
• the drive pin 4D then navigates in the guide slot 7 of the fixed support 100 to guide the pivoting movement of the hatch 4 by pushing the end strand 802 of the wire spring 800 (see FIG. 17) so that this wire spring 800 stores torsional energy.
• the wire spring 800 releases the stored energy and its end strand 802 pushes the drive pin 4D of the hatch 4 towards the front of the assembly frame 1. That -ci navigates in the guide light 107 of the fixed support 100 and automatically drives the hatch 4 which swings from its open position (figure 17) to its closed position (figure 1)
• the two mounting devices 10 are essentially identical, with the differences that, on the one hand, the drive arrangements of the hatch 4 which have just been described are located only on the mounting device of right, and, on the other hand, as will be explained in detail later, the fixed support of the right mounting device comprises, recessed on its internal face, a cam track, one edge of which is notched over its entire length while the edge of the cam track provided recessed on the inner face of the fixed support of the left mounting device, is notched over only part of its length.
• the mounting device 10 on the right is shown more particularly in Figures 4 and 5, while the mounting device 10 on the left is more particularly shown in Figure 6.
• the mounting device 10 is a separate system from the multi-switchgear box 6.
• the mounting device 10 comprises the cover element 300 pivotally mounted on the fixed support 100, means of automatic opening of the cover element 300 comprising, on the one hand, a main elastic element 500 acting on said element cover 300 to cause a tilting movement from a closed position to an open position, and, on the other hand, damping means 400, 110 acting between said cover element 300 and said fixed support 100 during said tilting movement to control and dampen the stroke of said cover member 300.
• the cover element 300 is in fact a separate part of the multi-equipment box 6, on which the cover 3, belonging to the frame 1, is mounted by means of the plates 5.
• the assembly device 10 comprises the assembly part 200, separate from said cover element 300, pivotally mounted on the fixed support 100 and adapted to receive a tip 70 of said multi-equipment box 6.
• drive means 321, 221, provided on said cover member 300 and on said mounting part 200 cooperate in such a way that, during only part of the tilting movement of said cover element 300, said cover element 300 causes the tilting of the mounting part 200 from a closed position to an open position giving access to the front of the multi-equipment box 6.
• the fixed support 100, the cover element 300 and the mounting part 200 are single-piece parts preferably made of rigid plastic.
• the fixed support 100 is in the form of a cheek delimited by a front longitudinal edge 101A, a rear longitudinal edge 101B, a front side edge 101C and a rear side edge 101D.
• the fixed support 100 has an internal face 100B facing towards the cover element 300 and the mounting part 200 as well as an external face 100A opposite said internal face 100B.
• the cover member 300 comprises a generally rectangular support plate 310 with a front face 310A and rear face 310B parallel, opposed.
• the front 310A and rear 310B faces of the support plate 310 of the cover element 300 extend in planes perpendicular to the plane of the internal face 100B of the fixed support 100.
• the front face 310A of the support plate 310 is intended to receive a cover mounting plate 3. It protrudes tabs 312, two of which are disposed along a longitudinal edge 311A of the support plate and the third of which is placed near the other longitudinal edge 311B opposite of said support plate 310. These tabs 312 are able to snap into the corresponding openings 5A of the plate 5 for mounting the cover 3 to secure the cover 3 to said support plate 310 There are also two notches 313 in the longitudinal edge 311B of the support plate 310. These notches 313 are intended to receive two studs 5B (see FIG. 17) carried by the rear face of the plate 5 in order to center the cover 3 on said cover. support plate 310 of the cover element 300.
• the cover member 300 has a mounting wall 320 which extends from the rear face 310B of the support plate 310, perpendicular thereto.
• This mounting wall 320 has an outer face 320A turned towards the inner face 100B of the fixed support 100 and an inner face 320B parallel and opposite to said outer face 320A.
• the outer 320A and inner 320B faces of this mounting wall 320 are essentially parallel to the inner 100B and outer 100A faces of the fixed support 100.
• the cover member 300 has a locking pin 327 which extends from the rear face 310B of the support plate 310. , perpendicular to it.
• This locking pin 327 includes two teeth 327A at its free end. It is intended to be locked in a latch 700 for automatic locking secured to the fixed support 100.
• the automatic locking latch 700 is placed in the housing 192 of a support 190 carried by the internal face 100B of the fixed support 100 and it is held in this housing 192 by retaining tabs 191.
• the latch 700 comprises a body 701 movable in a housing and carrying at its free end two locking tabs 702 articulated on the body 701 by a hinge connection.
• the locking pin 327 of the cover member 300 exerts pressure on the body 701 of the latch 700, it pushes it into its housing and the locking tabs 702 fold up against the teeth 327A of the locking pin 327 to retain it. attached to body 701.
• This depressed position of body 701 in the latch housing 700 automatically locks by a cam system.
• To release the body 701 from the latch 700 it suffices to exert a new pressure on the latter so as to unlock the cam system.
• the released body 701 rises in the housing of the latch 700.
• the tabs 702 then exit from said housing and open to detach from said teeth 327A of the locking pin 327 of the cover element 300.
• the mounting piece 200 has a main plate 210 with a square outline with an outer face 210A facing the cover member 300 and an inner face 210B opposite.
• the outer 210A and inner 210B faces of the main plate 210 of the mounting part 200 are parallel to the outer 320A and inner 320B faces of the mounting wall 320 of the cover member 300.
• the internal face 210B of the main plate 210 is bordered on three contiguous sides by three walls 220A, 220B.
• the three walls 220A, 220B extend perpendicularly to said main plate 210.
• the walls 220A, 220B define with the internal face 210B of the main plate 210 a housing for receiving a tip 70 of the multi-equipment box 6.
• This housing reception comprises a bottom formed by the internal face of the wall 220B and an inlet opening which opens onto the fourth side 210C of the internal face 210B of the main plate 210. As shown in FIG.
• the end piece 70 is engaged in the housing for receiving the mounting piece 200 such that a lateral end face 6D of the multi-device box 6 comes to rest against the internal face 210B of the main plate 210 and that three of the sides of the end piece 70 bear against the internal faces of said wall 220A, 220B of the mounting part 200.
• a tongue 213 is cut in the main plate 210 and carries a tooth 213A which projects from the internal face 210B of the main plate 210. This tooth 213A is adapted to hook onto the front edge 71 of the end piece 70 of the multi-equipment box 6 engaged in the receiving housing of the mounting part 200 to retain said end piece 70 in said receiving housing.
• the front face 6B of the multi-device box 6 faces the fourth side 210C of the main plate 210 of said mounting piece 200.
• the outer face 210A of the main plate 210 of the mounting part 200 is visible in Figures 9 and 10.
• This outer face 210A is bordered on one side by a reinforcing wall 215. It carries a cylindrical duct 240 which extends perpendicular to this outer face 210A.
• the cylindrical duct 240 is open at its two ends so that it opens out through a circular opening 212 on the internal face 210B of the main plate 210.
• the cylindrical duct 240 is engaged on a chimney 160 carried by the internal face 100B of the support. fixed 100 for pivoting mounting of the mounting part 200 on the fixed support 100.
• the internal diameter of the cylindrical duct 240 is slightly greater than the external diameter of the chimney 160 so that the external face of the chimney 160 forms a surface for guiding the cylindrical duct 240 in rotation.
• the chimney 160 has an internal thread and a locking screw V is introduced through said circular opening 212 through said cylindrical duct 240 of the mounting piece 200 to be screwed into the chimney 160 in order to lock the mounting part 200 on the fixed support 100.
• angular stop means 180, 230 are provided which are suitable for placing said mounting part 200 in abutment against the fixed support 100 in its closed and open positions as well as limiting the tilting stroke of said mounting part 200 so independent of the tilting movement of the cover element 300.
• angular stop means 180, 230 are arranged to limit the tilting stroke of said mounting part 200 to an angular sector of approximately 65 degrees between its closed and open positions.
• the angular stop means comprise a groove 230 arranged on the outer face 210A of the main plate 210 of the mounting part 200, having a closed contour of oblong shape curved along an arc of 65 degree circle.
• the groove 230 is delimited by a wall 231 carried by the external face 210A of the main plate 210 of the mounting part 200.
• the groove 230 has two opposite, rounded end edges 230A, 230B.
• the angular stop means also comprise a cylindrical stud 180 extending perpendicularly to the internal face 100B of the fixed support 100, engaged in said groove 230, adapted to bear against each of the two end edges 230A, 230B of said groove. 230 and to navigate from one end edge 230A to the other 230B of said groove 230 by sliding along the longitudinal edges 231A of the groove 230 during the tilting movement of said mounting part 200.
• the main elastic element 500 which causes most of the tilting movement of the cover element 300 is a torsion wire spring of diameter 1.4mm, having a relatively large section, wound around a cylindrical stud 170 carried by the internal face 100B of the fixed support 100.
• One of the end strands 502 of the wire spring 500 is held on the fixed support 100 by a hook 140A.
• the other end strand 501 of wire spring 500 is engaged in a groove 360 (visible in Figures 7, 8 and 9) provided on the outer face 320A of the mounting wall 320 of the cover member 300, when said cover member 300 is in the closed position and on the majority of the tilting movement of the cover member 300 between its closed and open positions (as will be explained in more detail later with reference to Figures 11 to 16 ).
• This end strand 501 of the wire spring 500 releases said cover element 300 at the end of its opening movement, when said end strand 501 blocks against a stop 140B carried by the internal face 100B of the fixed support 100.
• an auxiliary elastic element 600 interposed under stress between said cover element 300 and said mounting part 200 to push said cover element 300 during a first opening phase while maintaining said mounting part 200 positioned. in the closed position in abutment against said fixed support 100 (the cylindrical stud 180 of the fixed support 100 resting against the end edge 230A of the groove 230 of the mounting part 200).
• this auxiliary elastic element 600 is a torsion wire spring, wound around a stud 323 of axis X3 extending projecting from the outer face 320A of the mounting wall 320 of the cover element 300, the two end strands 601, 602 of which are engaged behind retaining tabs 370, provided on said outer face 320A, so that they are held against said cover element 300.
• a part of one of the two end strands 601 of said wire spring 600 being hooked by a hook 270 attached to the outer face 210A of the main plate 210 of said mounting piece 200 (see Figures 9 and 10).
• the auxiliary wire spring 600 has a section smaller than that of the main wire spring 500.
• said damping means comprise, on the one hand, a cam track 110 provided recessed on the internal face 100B of the fixed support 100, notched over at least part of the length of one of its longitudinal edges, and , on the other hand, a toothed wheel 400 mounted for free rotation on the outer face 320A of the mounting wall 320 of the cover member 300, said toothed wheel 400 being adapted to be inserted into said cam track 110 so that its teeth cooperate with the notches 112 of said cam track 110 during the tilting movement of said cover element 300.
• the toothed wheel 400 is a pinion mounted for free rotation on an axis 412 of a support 410 provided with two latching tabs 411.
• the support 410 is inserted into a housing 340 provided on the outer face 320A of the mounting wall 320 of the cover element 300 so that its latching tabs 411 engage on the edge of openings provided at the bottom of said housing 340.
• the wheel toothed 400 is placed parallel to the outer face 320A of said mounting wall 320 of the cover member 300.
• the cam track 110 is delimited by two longitudinal edges and a bottom 111 (see FIG. 1) so that it does not open onto the external face 100A of the fixed support 100.
• the cam track 110 of the fixed support 100 of the right-hand mounting device 10 shown in FIG. 4 is notched along the entire length of one of its longitudinal edges while the cam track 110 of the fixed support 100 of the mounting device 10 on the left shown in FIG. 6, is notched over only part of the length of one of its longitudinal edges.
• the cam track 110 comprises four parts corresponding to four phases of the tilting movement of the cover element 300, namely, said cam track 110 comprises, from a front end 110A to an end rear 110F, a first part 110B in an arc of a circle, a second rectilinear inclined HOC part, a third part 110D in an arc of a circle and a fourth part 110E straight rectilinear.
• the second rectilinear HOC part of the cam track 110 is slightly inclined from the front to the rear of the fixed support 100.
• the first part 110B of the cam track 110 is adapted to control the tilting movement of the cover member 300 over an angle of about 25 degrees
• the second part HOC of the cam track 110 is adapted to cause a translational shift. of said cover member 300 over a distance of about 3 millimeters
• the third part 110D of the cam track 110 is adapted to control the tilting movement of the cover member 300 at an angle of about 65 degrees
• the fourth part 110E of the cam track 110 is adapted to control the tilting movement of the cover member 300 through an angle of about 12 degrees.
• the first part 110B of the cam track 110 has smooth, non-serrated longitudinal edges.
• Means for guiding the cover element 3 are also provided.
• These guide means comprise a main groove 120 in the fixed support 100 and a guide finger 322 provided projecting on the outer face 320A of the mounting wall 320 of said cover element 300, slidably engaged in the main groove 120.
• This main groove 120 is a slot which opens onto the internal 100B and external 100A faces of the fixed support 100. It extends alongside the cam path 110 along a path parallel to the path explained above of the cam path 110.
• the guide finger 322 is positioned on the outer face 320A of the mounting wall 320 of the cover element 3, just next to the toothed wheel 400. It extends along an axis X2 parallel to the axis X3, perpendicular to said outer face 320A.
• the groove 360 for engaging the end strand 501 of the wire spring 500 is located behind a base from which the guide finger 322 extends (see Figures 7, 8 and 9).
• said main groove 120 comprises four parts corresponding to four phases of the tilting movement of the cover member 300, namely, said main groove 120 comprises, from a front end 120A to a rear end 120F, a first part 120B in the form of a circular arc, a second rectilinear inclined part 120C, a third part 120D in an arc of a circle and a fourth part 120E straight rectilinear.
• the second rectilinear part 120C of the main groove 120 is slightly inclined from the front to the rear of the fixed support 100.
• the first part 120B of said main groove 120 is adapted to guide the tilting movement of the cover member 300 over an angle of approximately 25 degrees
• the second part 120C of said main groove 120 is adapted to cause a translational offset of said cover member 300 over a distance of about 3 millimeters
• the third part 120D of said main groove 120 is adapted to guide the tilting movement of the cover member 300 through an angle of about 65 degrees
• the fourth part 120E of said main groove 120 is adapted to guide the tilting movement of the cover member 300 through an angle of about 12 degrees.
• Auxiliary guide means are also provided which intervene, on the one hand, between the cover element 300 and the fixed support 100, and, on the other hand, between the cover element 300 and the mounting part 200 .
• These guide means comprise on the outer face 320A of the mounting wall 320 of the cover element 300, the cylindrical stud 323 extending along the axis X3, around which is wound the auxiliary wire spring 600, which is engaged.
• a groove 130 in the form of an elbow formed hollow on the internal face 100B of the fixed support 100.
• This groove 130 in the form of an elbow extends around the chimney 160 on which the mounting part 200 is rotatably mounted.
• C ' is a blind groove which is closed by a bottom 131 on the side of the external face 100A of the fixed support 100.
• the auxiliary guide means also comprise a bent wall 150 carried by the internal face 100B of the fixed support 100 which forms a ramp on which slides a complementary ramp 350 carried by the cover element 300 along the rear edge 321B of the mounting wall 320.
• Said bent wall 150 of the fixed support 100 extends between the cylindrical stud 170 and the groove 130, along of the latter .
• the complementary ramp 350 is formed by a bent wall which extends in width perpendicular to the internal face 320B of the mounting wall 320.
• the auxiliary guide means provided between the cover element 300 and the mounting wall 320 comprise on the inner face 320B of the mounting wall 320 of the cover 300, a cylindrical finger 324 which extends along the axis X3.
• the cylindrical finger 324 and the cylindrical pad 323 extend along the same axis X3 opposite to each other (see FIG. 7). This cylindrical finger 324 is engaged in an oblong slot 214 which passes through the main plate 210 of the mounting part 200.
• Said drive means which intervene between the cover element 300 and the mounting part 200 comprise a drive finger 321 provided projecting on the internal face 320B of the mounting wall 320 of the cover element 300 engaged in a lumen 221 provided in the main plate 210 said mounting piece 200.
• This lumen 221 has an L-shape with a first part 221A and a second part 221B which connects by an elbow.
• the second part 221B comprises a part with a bottom which extends beyond the main plate 210.
• the driving finger 321 is provided at the end of a pin which extends from said internal face 320B. along an axis XI perpendicular to said internal face 320B.
• the means for guiding the cover element 300 separate from said drive means and from said damping means described above, which, associated with said drive means and said damping means, cause a fluid tilting movement without jamming the cover element 300 and said mounting part 200.
• FIG 11 shows, from the inside and outside, the left-hand mounting device 10 of the mounting frame 1 closed by the cover 3 (as in Figure 1).
• the cover member 300 which supports the cover 3, in the closed position, extends horizontally so that the cover closes the front longitudinal opening O of the mounting frame 1.
• the locking pin 327 of the cover member 300 is locked in the latch 700.
• the assembly part 200 in the closed position presents its receiving housing with its inlet opening inclined backwards by 25 degrees with respect to the vertical materialized by the axis V.
• the auxiliary wire spring 600 is constrained to said cover member 300 and to said mounting piece 200.
• the main wire spring 500 is also constrained to said cover member 300 and to the fixed support 100.
• the drive finger 321 of the cover member 300 is locked near the end of the first part 221A of the lumen 221 of the part assembly 200.
• the cylindrical stud 180 of the fixed support 100 (not visible) is in abutment against an end edge 230A of the groove 230 of the mounting part 200.
• the guide finger 322 of the cover element 300 is placed near the front end 120A of the main groove 120 of the fixed support 100 and the toothed wheel 400 (not visible) is positioned near the front end 110A of the cam track 110.
• a user exerts a short pressure on the cover 3 so as to push the locking pin 327 and the body 701 of the latch 700 into the housing of the latch 700.
• the auxiliary wire spring 600 immediately pushes the cover member 300 to open the cover 3 at an angle A. equal to 25 degrees.
• the toothed wheel 400 of the cover element 300 rolls in the first part 110B of the cam track 110 of the fixed support 100 by cooperating with the notches 112 to control the tilting of said cover element 300 and therefore of the cover 3.
• the finger guide 322 of the cover element 300 runs through the first part 120B of the main groove 120 of the fixed support 100.
• the mounting part 200 does not move because the drive finger 321 of the cover member 300 which navigates in the lumen 221 of the mounting piece 200 does not press against the edges of this lumen 221.
• the auxiliary wire spring 600 maintains said mounting piece 200 in abutment against the support fixed 100. More precisely, it maintains the end edge 230A of the groove 230 of the mounting part 200 resting against the cylindrical stud 180 of the fixed support 100.
• the main wire spring 500 then takes over from the auxiliary wire spring 600 and pushes the cover element 3 to tilt it towards the inside of the mounting frame 1.
• the guide finger 322 of the cover element 300 traverses the second rectilinear part 120C of the main groove 120 which has the effect of translating the cover element 300 (and therefore the cover 3) a few millimeters backwards and position the drive finger 321 against the edge of the slot 221 of the mounting part 200.
• the toothed wheel 400 of the cover element 300 also rolls in the second rectilinear HOC part of the cam track 110 by cooperating with the notches 112 thereof to control the movement of the cover member 300.
• the cover member 300 then causes the mounting part 200 to tilt.
• the guide finger 322 of the cover element 300 navigates in the third part 120D of the main groove 120 of the fixed support 100.
• the toothed wheel 400 of the cover element 300 rolls, by cooperating with said notches 112, in the third part 110D of the cam track 110 of the fixed support 100.
• the driving finger 321 navigates along the second part 221B of the lumen 221 of the mounting piece 220 by sliding against the edge of this lumen 221.
• the cylindrical finger 324 of the cover member 300 navigates the oblong lumen 214 of the mount 200.
• the cover member 300 with the cover 3 are tilted inside the mounting frame 1, at about 90 degrees from their closed position. They leave clear the front longitudinal opening O of the mounting frame 1.
• the mounting part 200 is positioned in the open position, resting on the fixed support 100. In fact, in this open position, the other end edge 230B of the groove 230 of said assembly part 200 bears against the cylindrical stud 180 of the fixed support 100. The assembly part 200 can therefore no longer go further in its tilting.
• the inlet opening into the receiving housing of the mounting piece 220 is positioned horizontally (i.e. 90 degrees from the vertical V) facing to the front longitudinal opening O of the mounting frame 1.
• the front face 6B of the multi-switchgear box 6 (not shown here) which opens onto this inlet opening therefore faces the front longitudinal opening O of the mounting frame 1 and the equipment of this box are accessible to the user.
• the main wire spring 500 is relaxed to the maximum and its end strand 501 is blocked in abutment against the stop 140B of the fixed support 100. It does not. is therefore no longer engaged with the groove 360 of the cover member 300.
• the end strand 601 of the auxiliary wire spring 600 is also no longer engaged with the hook 270 of the mounting part 200 (as shown on Figure 15 where you can see the hook 270 alone in the window of the main plate 210 of the mounting part 200).
• the cover element 300 (and the cover 3 supported by it) is then free from the tension of the wire springs 500, 600 and continues to tilt under its own weight inside the frame.
• mounting bracket 1 to take an opening inclination of an angle B of approximately
• the mounting piece 200 remains stationary in the open position.
• the guide finger 322 of the cover element 300 navigates in the fourth rectilinear part 120E to the rear end 120F of the main groove 120 of the fixed support 100.
• the toothed wheel 400 of the cover element 300 rolls, in cooperating with said notches 112, in the fourth part 110E to the rear end 110F of the cam path 110 of the fixed support 100.
• the drive finger 321 navigates along the second part 221B to the end of lumen 221 of mounting piece 220 by sliding against the edge of this lumen 221.
• Cylindrical finger 324 of cover member 300 navigates through oblong lumen 214 of mounting piece 200 to the end of this lumen. light 214.
• the cover 3 is fully open. Its opening inclination facilitates access to the interior of the mounting frame 1, and therefore to the multi-equipment box 6 attached to this frame.
• the cylindrical fingers 321, 324 are in the lower position in the respective slots 221, 214, which causes an advantageous locking of the multi-device housing so that it remains stationary during the inserting or removing an electrical plug.
• the cylindrical stud 323 of the cover element 300 navigates in the angled groove 130 of the fixed support 100 and the complementary ramp 350 of the cover element 300 slides the along the ramp 150 of the fixed support.
• the groove 360 of the cover element 300 catches the end strand 501 of the wire spring 500 in passing to put this wire spring 500 under tension.
• the hook 270 of the mounting part 200 catches the end strand 601 of the auxiliary wire spring 600 in the process, to also put this wire spring 600 under tension.
• the guide finger 322 of the cover element 300 rises in the main groove 120 of the fixed support 100.
• the toothed wheel 400 of the cover element 300 rolls, cooperating with said notches 112, in the cam track 110 of the fixed support 100.
• the drive finger 321 navigates along the lumen 221 of the mounting part 220.

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