FR2514961A1 - ELECTRIC CABLES BOX - Google Patents

Abstract

THE BUILT-IN ELEMENT 1 IS MADE TO RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE CABLE THROUGH ELEMENT 11, EACH OF THE CABLE THROUGH ELEMENTS CAN BE MOUNTED IN TWO DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND THE CABLE THROUGH ELEMENT PRESENTS, ON THE ONE HAND, A SURFACE OF SMOOTH COVERING 13 AND, ON THE OTHER HAND, A COVERING SURFACE 14 PRESENTING OPENINGS 15 FOR THE PASSING OF CABLES.

Description

The present invention relates to an electrical cable box which

has an element that can be

  embedded in a recess in a piece of furniture.

  A cable box of this type and known for many years is produced in the form of an annular element forming a frame and has two flat covers covering its surface. One of the covers has a smooth surface and a recess while the other cover. is smaller and has a shape which is complementary to that of the annular element forming a frame A cable provided with a plug can be laid by passing it through the element in the form of a frame before it is covered The smallest cover is then fitted The second cover is used to completely cover the annular element when no cable crosses the latter The two covers are however snap-fitted so that they can only be removed with difficulty Another drawback of this cable box known comes from its form which does not

  not allow universal use.

  The object of the present invention is to create a cable box of universal use which allows

the passage of several cables.

  The above problems are resolved,

  according to the invention, by a cable box which is characterized in that the built-in element is designed to receive at least one cable passage element, in that each of the cable passage elements can be mounted in two different positions and in that the cable crossing element has, on the one hand, a smooth covering surface and, on the other hand, a covering surface having openings

for cable passage.

  Various other features of the invention

  moreover emerge from the detailed description which follows.

  Embodiments of the subject of the invention are shown, by way of non-limiting examples,

to the accompanying drawings.

  Fig 1 is an exploded view of an example of

  realization of the cable box according to the invention.

  Fig 2 is a longitudinal section of a second

example of realization.

  Fig 3 is a top view of an element of

cable passage.

  Fig 4 is an interior view of the element of

fig 3.

  Fig 5 is a section along the line V-V of

fig 3.

  Fig 6 is a section along line VI-VI of

fig 3.

  Fig 7 is an exploded view of another example

of achievement.

  Fig 8 shows by way of example an element

of recovery.

  The cable box 1 according to FIG. 1 comprises a main element in the form of a tray which has at its upper end a marginal bead 2 The cable box is held by means of this marginal bead inside an opening of a office or another

  cabinet The cable box is designed to be

  see engage on one of its sides a strip 3 carrying sockets 4 to which is connected a power cable, the strip 3 being held by guide beads 5 extending parallel to the bottom of the tank Fig 1 shows that part of the bar

carrying the sockets.

  The open upper side of the cable box can be closed by several covers, at least one of which is made to allow the passage of cables which are connected to the sockets 4 via

of cards.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 ', there is provided a large surface covering 6 constituted by a pencil or notepad box as well as a smaller covering 11 in the form of an element.

cable crossing.

  The cover 6 has a recess 8 on its front side and its opening can be closed by a

hinged cover 9.

  The cover 6 rests on a retaining bead which extends symmetrically along part of the side walls of the cable box 1 The cover engages inside the cable box so as to delimit, at the surface and at one of the front sides, an opening which can be closed by means of a cable crossing element 11 Thanks to its angular shape the cable crossing element 11 can be inserted in two different positions in bearing on the retaining beads 12 provided inside

cable boot.

  When mounting the element 11, either the covering wing 13 having a smooth surface, or the wing

  guide 14 having the recesses 15 for the passage

  cables can be located at the top In order to prevent cables from breaking when bending, the recesses have cable glands 16 made during molding

of element 11.

  The design of the cable crossing element

  11 appears from FIGS. 3 to 6 as well as from FIG. 1.

  In the embodiment according to fig 1, the cable boot consists of a closed bin in

  bottom which is used to house electrical outlets.

  In the embodiment, according to FIG. 2, the cable boot 17 has, on the other hand, the form of an open frame at the top and at the bottom. This frame has at the top a peripheral edge 18 which projects outwards and is used to hold the cable boot inside a recess or an opening provided for this purpose in a piece of furniture It is also possible to make the side walls 19 'so as to allow

  to attach connection elements directly to them

or outlets.

  Near the two front sides, the side walls 19 have beads 12 to hold

  the two ends of the cable crossing elements.

  A median retaining bead 20 has

  zones 21 curved downwards and which allow lowering

  tighten the cover on one of its sides so that it can be removed even when the cable crossing elements are fitted These cable crossing elements can then also be removed more easily and reassembled according to the number of cables to be made

pass.

  The cable feed-through elements may include

  carry two or three passage openings.

  It is also possible to make the cable boots for the assembly of three cable crossing elements, or more if necessary.

  this fact, furniture can be used without trans-

  training for different purposes, for example offices

  for multiple phones, lighting devices, devices

  similar data visualization or computer keyboards

  nator, typewriters, etc. The cup-shaped covering element 6

  can be placed in the cable box in two positions.

  In one of the positions we obtain, as explained with reference to FIG. 1, a rack for a notepad or the like and in the other position the bottom of the bowl forms a smooth surface reaching flush with the edge of

the cable box.

  In FIG. 8, the covering element 22 is produced in the form of an ashtray and has for this purpose

a raised edge 23.

  Fig 2 shows an insertion element 6 open downwards The use of such an insertion element, the side walls of which have recesses 24

  and fixing holes 25, is illustrated in FIG. 7.

  A container 30, of the type shown by way of example in FIG. 7, can be used in combination with such an insertion element. The side walls of this container have projections 31 having fixing holes 32 and which engage without notable play and by

  linking of shapes in the recesses 24.

  During assembly, the tray 30 is inserted from below into the opening of a work plate and is held inside the opening by pins

  engaged in the fixing holes 32 of the projections 31.

  Insertion element 6 is then placed from above 1.5 in the opening of the worktop where it is fixed by inserting pins or screws into the holes

mounting 25.

  On its lower side the container is closed, but it has recesses on its front ends, one of which is calculated to allow the passage of a flat plug and a connection cable 34, while the other recess 35 located at the opposite end has a greater width so as to be able to pass a strip 36 carrying sockets

  and which, after its introduction into tray 30, is im-

  mobilized inside the latter thanks to a part of the wall projecting below the recess 35 The length of the tray 30 is calculated to allow the placement of a bar which can carry up to four sockets

  current 37 of usual design.

  After assembly and independently of the horizontal projection chosen, the overlapping elements and the cable crossing elements inserted form in

  in all cases a complete surface for the cable box.

  Thanks to the design of the different elements, these

  block each other and prevent an open opening

cidentelle.

  The covering elements can be identical

  ticks to those used for the exemplary embodiments

according to fig 1 and 2.

  In the embodiment according to FIG. 7, one of the cable crossing elements is produced so as to form the base support 38 for an electrical appliance and it has for this purpose an opening 39 for the passage of a cable. power supply whose plug

  is inserted into one of the sockets 37.

  The support 38 serves as a housing 40 for the foot 41 of a work lamp. One of the covering elements is mounted next to the support 38 and another element is mounted on the end to allow the cable to pass through.

  the inside of the frame-shaped element 6.

  Due to the long and usual cable lengths for electrical devices, these cables could become entangled on the work table during

  the use of a cable box according to the invention.

  For this reason, an improvement of the invention provides for making slots in the bottom of the tank 30

  and next to the bar carrying the sockets.

  Therefore the excess cable lengths can be brought down in the form of loops by making them

go through the slots.

Claims (1)

CLAIMS 1 Electric cable box which comprises an element which can be embedded in a recess of a piece of furniture, characterized in that the built-in element (1, 17) is designed to receive at least one element for passing through cables (11) , in that each of the cable bushing elements can be mounted in two different positions and in that the cable bushing element has, on the one hand, a smooth covering surface (13) and, on the other hand , a covering surface (14) having openings (15) for the passage of cables. 2 cable box according to claim 1, characterized in that the built-in element (1, 17) is further produced to accommodate at least one covering element (6) and in that these elements (11, 6) are retained inside the built-in element so that they can be easily removed. 3 cable box according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the covering element (6) can be mounted in two different positions, in one of the positions being created a flat surface in one piece and in the other position a hollow bowl-shaped surface on the upper side of the insert (1, 17). 4 cable box according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the recesses (15) of the cable crossing elements have guides or cable glands (16) produced during molding. 5 cable box according to one of claims l to 4, characterized in that it has retaining beads (10, 20) for the covering element. 6 cable box according to claim 5, characterized in that the retaining beads (20) have at least at one of their ends a curved zone (21). 7 cable box according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it is made in the form of a tray (1) to serve as a housing for a strip (3) carrying sockets. 8 cable box according to one of claims l to 6, characterized in that it is produced in the form of a frame (17) open at the bottom. 9 cable box according to claim 8, characterized in that the frame-shaped element (6) has in its side walls recesses (24) intended to cooperate with projections (31) of a particular tank (30 ). Cable box according to one of claims 8 or 9, characterized in that the tank (30) has a length allowing it to accommodate a strip (36) carrying a maximum of four sockets. 11 cable boot according to one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the tank has on one of its front ends a recess for the passage of cables and on its other front end a recess for the introduction of a bar carrying sockets. 12 cable box according to claim 8, characterized in that it is made to allow the attachment of connection elements or sockets. 13 cable box according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the covering elements and the cable crossing elements have in horizontal projection shapes which, after assembly, allow complete closure of the box and one surface in one piece. 14 Cable box according to the kind of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the bottom of the tank (1 or 30) has slots whose width is slightly greater than the diameter of a connection cable and whose length is a multiple of width. Cable box according to one of claims   1 to 14, characterized in that one of the covering elements (38) serves as a housing for the foot (41) of a lighting device.