FR2540684A1 - SUPPORT DEVICE FOR CONDUCTORS, IN PARTICULAR ELECTRIC WIRES OR CABLES - Google Patents

Abstract

THE INVENTION RELATES TO A SUPPORT DEVICE FOR CONDUCTORS, IN PARTICULAR WIRES OR ELECTRIC CABLES. THIS SUPPORT DEVICE INCLUDES A BASE PLATE 10 INCLUDING A MOUNTING ARM 12 AND HAS TWO SIDE SUPPORT PLATES 14, 20 EQUIPPED WITH CLOSING MEMBERS IN THE FORM OF ELASTIC BAND 16, 24 WHICH ENGAGE BETWEEN THEM BY MEANS OF D '' HANGING 18, 26, LEDIT BODY 24 ALSO CONSISTING OF A FLAT ELEMENT 28 AND A RIB 30 SO THAT IN THE LOCKED STATE, THE ELEMENT 16 IS ENGAGED BETWEEN THE ELEMENTS 24, 28 AND HANGS TO THE BODY 24 APPLICATION ESPECIALLY TO LOCKABLE AND REMOVABLE RETAINING DEVICES FOR ELECTRIC WIRES AND CABLES.

Description

The present invention relates to a device

  conductor support, designed to maintain

  such as a set of wires or cables

  electric cables, and more particularly a conductor support device adapted to prevent the accidental release of two end portions of a first and

  a second gripping members in the form of elastic bands.

  A conventional conductor support device

  to the prior art and represented on the

  figure 1 annexed to thisrequest, is normally

  in such a way that the conductor support device has two closure members in the form of

  elastic bands 2 and that each salient appendix

  4 is provided at each end portion of each

  that closure member shaped elastic band 2 of

  simply mesh or be locked with the

  The result is that the fact of accidentally contacting or pushing down one or the other of the closure members in the form of elastic bands with the hand or the fact of accidentally contacting said one or more organs with any part

  projection of a tool or apparatus has the effect of

  gaaer or easily unlock the appendages

  lants to hook 4 in their hooked or latched state

  1, with the problem that safe locking can not be achieved. Especially when mounting the device in suspension.

  conductor support or during vertical mounting

  of the conductor support device according to the prior art, there is the problem that a set of electrical conductors thus held within the conductor support device is released or disengaged from the support device outgoing

of the last.

  This is why a main aim of the present

  the invention is to provide a support device for

  drivers, who is able to hold firmly together

  electric conductors and which can also allow easy locking and unlocking operations. Another object of the present invention is to provide a conductor support device, in which complete disengagement of the first and second closure members in the form of elastic bands under the effect of an accidental downward thrust action exerted on said support device can be prevented without

  that the ease of locking and

  lock is not affected.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a conductor support device, in which

  which the second closure member forms bands,

  tick contains a flat element in which, when the

  two two ends of the first and second iron members

  2 C shape-shaped elastic bands are hung one

  at the other, a gap is formed between the surface of the

  of the first band-shaped closure member

  elastic and the lower end surface of the

  flattened so as to block both ends of these bodies in the hooked state and to limit the distance of

  ends of the closing oraanes in the form of bands

  at a certain predetermined value even if an unlocking state or a release of the snap state occurs as a result of an accidental action

  downward thrust exerted on said members.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a conductor support device, in which it is possible to perform soft locking and unlocking operations, while

  preventing the release of the electrical conductor (s)

  located inside the conductor support device,

  One of the features of this invention is

  The reason for this is that the conductor support device comprises: a base plaza having a montaae arm portion at a contact point and provided substantially in the middle of the plate

  base, a first lateral support plate extends

  essentially vertically from one extreme

  of the base plate, a first closure member in the form of an elastic band extending essentially

  horizontally from one end of the said

  than lateral support and having on its other ex-

  tremité an appendage salient hooking, a secon-

  of a lateral support plate extending

  vertically from the opposite end of said base plate, a second closure member

  elastic band shape extending in a generally

  horizontally from the end of the

  said second Dl; uque of support via a ^ ^ thin and flexible part and having an element

  flat which extends towards the other end of the

  said strip-like member and a projecting hooking projection for meshing with said hooking projection appendage of the first elastic band-shaped closure member and formed at the end of said second closure member in the form of an elastic band, and a rib formed between said second body member

  closure in the form of an elastic band and said elephant

  flat, which has the effect that when both

  salient appendages of the first and second

  conds closure members in the form of elastic band are placed in the hooked or locked state then

  that the end part of the said first body

  In the form of an elastic band Penetrates into a

  an open space formed between said second oraane de-

  in the form of an elastic band and said flat element, a

  interstice is formed with a predetermined distance

  be the upper surface of the first closure member

  elastic band shape and the lower end surface

  upper part of the flat element so as to lock the two attachment projections hanging in the hooked state and also to limit to a certain value the distance between the two ends of the first

  and second elastic band-shaped gripping members

  after the unblocking of the hung state, in order to

  catch the drivers' release to the outside.

  Other features and benefits of

  the present invention will emerge from the description

  given below, taken with reference to the

  in which: Figure 1, which has already been mentioned,

  represents a partial side elevation view of oracle

  hook-shaped gripping means of the conductor support device according to the prior art; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a

  embodiment of the conductive potx support device

  in accordance with the present invention;

  Figure 3 is a side elevational view of

  the conductor support device according to the present invention;

  FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view

  of the first closure member in the form of an elastic band

  of the conductor support device of the

  Figure 1, according to the second embodiment of the present invention; and

  FIG. 5 is a partial view in elevation

  lateral arrangement of the second closure member

  of elastic comprising the flat element and the rib of the conductor support device according to the second

  embodiment of the present invention and

  both said flat element in the hooked state with said first

  first closure member in the form of an elastic band

shown in Figure 4.

  Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, it can be seen that the conductor support device according to the present invention comprises a base plate 10,

  a portion 12 forming a mounting arm at a point of con-

  tact, which is arranged in the vicinity of said base plate 10 and which can be fixed or blocked in a mounting hole (not shown) of another plate, such as a frame, by insertion of said portion 12 in the form of arm in the hole, a first plate of

  lateral support 14 which extends essentially vertically

  in a single piece with this baseplate, a first de-fastening member 16 forms an elastic band 16 which is formed at the end of the support plate.

  14 and which extends essentially _horizonta-

  relative to the lateral support plate and which can also be made in one piece with this support plate 14, and the appendage projecting from

  trigger or an appendage salient hooking 18 household

  in a downward position at the end of the first

  first closure member in the form of an elastic band 16.

  The first elastic band closure member 16 has a width which is smaller than that of the lateral support plate 14 and is thinner than the latter and can be easily

flexed.

  The conductor support device according to the present invention also comprises a

  another lateral support plate 20 which extends substantially

  at least vertically from the other end of the base plate 10, as a second support plate, a second elastic band-shaped closure member 24 having a flat member 28 and integrally formed therewith oraane band-shaped 24,

  at one end of the support plate la-

  20, by means of a thin flexible portion 22, and another attachment protruding hanger 26 formed

  in a rising position at the level of a part of ex-

  tremity of the second closure member

elastic 24.

  The second side support plate 20 and the second elastic band closure member 24 as well as the flat member 28 are all of a width less than the width of the base plate 10 or the width of the first plate lateral support 14, and

  are made thin so as to have some certainty

  In addition, the locking surface or the gripping surface of each salient appendix

  18 or 26 is available, being essential

  perpendicular to the plane of the respective first and second resilient band-shaped closure members 16 or 24 The space between the second elastic band-shaped closure member 24 and the flat member 28 is

  reinforced by a rib 30 formed on the second organ-

  closing member 24, in the longitudinal direction of the latter, while

  the open space 32 (see Figure 3) is formed between the former

  free end of the flat element 28 and the free end of the closure member in the form of an elastic band 24 This closure oraane in the form of an elastic band 24

  can be flexed at the level of the flexible part

  22, and the end of the other closure member shaped elastic band 16, that is to say the first

  oraane of closure in the form of strip 16, can be introduced

  or in the open space 32, while the two hooking projections 18 and 26 formed on the respective resilient band closure oraanes 16 and 24 can be locked or hung on each other. Figure 3 This state

  is represented by a double line in dashed line.

  Similarly in Figure 3, we see that the in-

  terstice g formed between the lower surface of the

  flat 28 and the upper surface of the first organ

  in the form of an elastic band 16 is lightly

  higher than the height of each surface of

  bending hooking appendages 18 and 26.

  Therefore when we press Dar example Hamain

  on the flat element 28, the gap is given the

  their zero, that is to say that there is no

  this g when pushing down the flat member 2 S on the first closure member shaped elastic band 16, and the attachment of the projecting appendages

  snap-in is unlocked or unlocked in this case.

  The conductor support device according to the present invention can be made in a single piece in the form of a part consisting of

  in a synthetic resin, such as nylon.

  The conductor support device thus produced can be mounted by inserting the mounting arm portion 12 into a mounting hole (not shown) of another plate, such as, for example

a chassis.

  In addition, as shown on

  FIG. 3, the four corners of the lower surface

  re of the base plate 10 are slightly protruding

  in order to provide sufficient elasticity for this

  the last, while a nipple 34 allowing the

  The mounting position of this plate is provided projecting at an angle of the plate.

basic 10.

  During handling, when the second elastic band-shaped fastener 24 provided with the flat member 28 is opened as shown by FIG.

  line in solid line in Figure 3, that is to say when

  the auil is placed in the unlocked state or when it is disengaged in its open state, a set of electrical conductors 36 is inserted into the interior space of the conductor support device from the opening of the latter, said conductors up

  be retained or kept within that

  tif. On the other hand, when the salient appendix

  latching member 26 of the second closure member

  of elastic should be attached to the appendage

  latching lug 18 of the first closure member in the form of

  of the elastic band 16, the side support plate 20 is bent slightly to the right by hand

  and we insert or introduce the salient appendix of ac-

  18 in the open space 32 of the second gripping member shaped elastic band 24, located in this

  So, once it has been put into

  with the protruding hooking appendage 26, the

  that lateral support 20 comes into its initial position

  under the effect of its elasticity and the two

  projecting projections 18 and 26 are hooked to each other as shown by the dashed line 12 in FIG. 3, which provides

the complete lock state.

  In accordance with the present invention, since the gap a between the flat member 28 and the first elastic band-shaped closure member

  16 is formed in such a way that its value is

  higher than the height of the glass surface

  rusting or the attachment surface of the two

  protruding hangers, the appendages

  latching lugs 18 and 20 of the two closing devices

  ture-shaped elastic band 16 and 24 only take

  practically not an unlocked or disengaged state

  completely, even if accidentally the element

Plate 28 is pushed back down.

  On the other hand, if an accidental downward thrust is exerted on the flat element 28, the electrical conductor (s) can not go out or

  be cleared as they have to cross the

  very narrow space, which must be eventually formed,

  between the two hooking projection appendages (

  it will not actually be possible) and must

  therefore pass between the upper surface of the first

  first organ-closure in the form of an elastic band 16 and the lower end surface of the flat element

  28 and cross the space formed between the extremity

  mity of a closure member in the form of elastic band and the rib 30 of the other closure member shaped

elastic band.

  Therefore, the release of one or more drivers can be almost completely

  prevented, given that the way forward for this de-

It's a long time.

  Although the support device for

  in accordance with the present invention must be

  mounted in the suspended state or vertically, the

  of the conductor (s) inside the device

  driver support can be prevented.

  The unlocking of the conductor support device can be effected according to the reverse sequence of operations of that described above,

  so that the operations of locking and unlocking

  rusting can be done simply.

  In the previous embodiment,

  the first protruding hooking appendage 18 of the first

  The first resilient band closure member 16 has been shown and described as having a single head portion as shown in FIG.

  2 However, the first salient appendix for hanging

  ge can be made to have a double head part. Figure 4 shows another form of

  realization of the first closing oraane in the form of

  of elastic-16 Indeed in Figure 4, with a

  check mark 38 is provided in the end part of the first

  first closure member in the form of an elastic band 16, and in the center of this part, and two attachment projection appendages 18 are formed as a result of the

making notches 38.

  Figure 5 shows another form of

  in accordance with the present invention of the second

  an elastic band closure 24 comprising

  both the flat member 28 and a rib 40 which extends to the end portion of the hook projection appendix 26, in contrast to the first form of

  In this case, the edge of the rib 40 penetrates

  be in the notch 38 of the first closure member in the form of an elastic band 16, while the appendices

  latching projections 18 of the closure member in form

  me of elastic member 16 meshes with the protruding projection attachment 26 of the second closure member

in the form of an elastic band 24.

  Figure 5 shows the two satellite organs

  It is in the form of an elastic band in the hooked state.

  With this achievement, the following

  the transverse direction, that is to say in the direction perpendicular to the sheet of the drawing, each elastic band forming closure member can be prevented and the release of the conductor or conductors

  electric can also be prevented.

  As has been previously described, in the conductor support device according to

  the present invention, an interstice of a length

  determined is formed between the upper surface of the first

  first closure member in the form of an elastic band and the

  lower end surface of the flat element, when

  that the two attachment projection projections of the first and second resilient band fastening members are placed in the hooked or locked state, the end portion of the first closure member being

  form of elastic band being introduced into a space

  this open formed in the second closure member

  elastic band shape and the flat element

  not only the state of attachment or

  of the two hooking projection appendages

  can be guaranteed to a certain degree against any

  accidental thrust down one or

  the other of the closing members in the form of an elastic band

  tick, but also the separation distance of

  ends of these first and second closing members

  ture in the form of an elastic band may be limited to

  some predetermined value even if it happens

  unblocking the state of attachment under the ef-

  fet of an accidental pushing action down

  exercised over those organs, which prevents the

  the electrical conductor (s).

  Therefore, it becomes possible to use

  to securely mount the support device for

  in accordance with the present invention under mounting conditions where the electrical conductors held within the support device for

* drivers are likely to disengage from the

  conductor support system according to the prior art

  interior, that is, when said conductor support device is suspended or mounted

in a vertical position.

  In addition, locking and unlocking operations can be easily performed

  in the context of the present invention of the same

  than in the case of the prior art, since it was

  born that the space formed at one end of a metal organ

  elastic strip does not prevent in any way the locking and unlocking

  release of the two projections salient attachment.

  In addition, in the conductor support device according to the present invention, a

  complete clearance of the first and second iron

  in the form of an elastic band under the effect of an accidental thrust action downwards can be

  prevented without this reducing the ease of

  locking and unlocking or unlocking

  which was obtained with the device

  conductor port of the prior art.

  Although the present invention has been

  in its preferred embodiment,

  take that the terms used were only

  for description purposes and not as a limitation and that

  different modifications and variants can be

  brought to the invention without departing from the

of the latter.

Claims (9)

  A conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36) therein, characterized in that it comprises: a base plate (6) having a part (12) forming a mounting arm at a point of contact   and which is arranged essentially in the center of base plate, -   a first lateral support plate   (14) extending essentially vertically to   one end of said base plate, a first closure member in the form of a   elastic band (7) extending essentially horizontally   from one end of said flat   than lateral support and having an appendix   protruding hooking (18) formed on its other ex-   a second side support plate (20) extending substantially vertically from the opposite end of said base plate, a second   elastic band (24) extending in a generally   horizontally from the end of the   said second support plate via   a thin flexible portion (22) and having an element   flat (22) which extends towards the other ex-   tremity of said band-shaped oraane and an appendage   this hanging protrusion (26) serving to mesh with   said hook protruding appendage of the first orna-   a resilient band-shaped closure and disposed at the end of said second resilient band-shaped closure member, and a rib (30) formed between said second elastic band-shaped closure member and said flat member, which has the effect that when the two attachment projection projections of said first and second elastic strip-shaped closure members (16,24) are placed in their hooked or locked state in which, an end portion of said first member this closure shaped elastic band enters an open space (32) between said second body   nede closure in the form of elastic band (24) and the-   said flat member (28), a gap (g) of a predetermined height is formed between the upper surface of the first elastic band-shaped closure member (16) and the lower end surface of the member   flat (28) so as to block the two appendages   latching lugs (18,26) in the hooked state and   in such a way as to limit to a certain   separating the two ends of said first and second resilient band closure members (18, 24) after the release of said projecting appendages from their hung state.   2 Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36)   interior according to claim 1, characterized   in that the hooking surface of said projecting attachment projection (26 of the first closure member   in the form of an elastic band (16) is substantially   pendicular to a surface of this strip-shaped member and that the width and thickness of said first elastic band-shaped closure member (16) are   lower than those of the said first   side support plate (14), so that the-   said closure member-shaped strip has a elasticity.   3 Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36)   interior according to claim 1, characterized   in that the length and width of the said ele-   plate (28) are almost identical to those of the second closure member in the form of an elastic band (24) whose width in turn is substantially equal to that of the first elastic band-shaped closure member (16), whereby said second elastic band-shaped closure member has an elasticity. 4 Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36)   interior according to claim 1, characterized   characterized in that the hooking surface of said projecting hooking projection (18) of the second elastic band-shaped closure member (24) and essentially   perpendicular to a surface of this organ.   Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36)   interior according to claim 1, characterized   rised in that the four corners of the inferior surface   of said base plate (10) are slightly protruding so as to impart to this plate a   Sufficient elasticity when the support device   driver port is mounted by inserting the   arm mounting portion (12) at a point of con.   tact in a mounting hole of another plate, such as a frame, on which said support device for drivers must be mounted.   6 Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36)   in its interior, according to claim 1, characterized   in that a pin (34) for fixing the arrangement   in its mounting position is provided at an angle of the lower surface of the base (10).   7 Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36)   interior according to claim 1, characterized   characterized in that said flat member (28) extends from one end of said second elastic band closure member (34) at an angle, and that the opposite end portion of the member plate (28) is bent so that the bent portion is   approximately parallel to the upper surface of the first   first closure member in elastic band form (16 t   and so as to form the gap (g) between the sur-   upper face of said first elastic band closure member E (16) and the end portion of the flat element (28).   8 Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36)   in its interior according to one of claims 1 to 7,   taken together, characterized by the fact that   of said interstice (g) is slightly greater than   the attachment surface of one or the other of the   hanging projections (18,26), which has the effect of   when the flat element (28) is pushed back and is   born in contact with the upper surface of the first elastic band-shaped closure member (16), the attachment state of the two projecting appendages   hung is released or unlocked.   9 Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36)   interior according to claim 1, characterized   in that the edge of said rib (30) is arranged   so as not to reach the end point   of the first elastic band closure member that (16).   Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36) therein according to claim 1, characterized   in that the end portion of said first organ cde-   resilient band closure (16) has a notch (38) at its center, and that the edge of said rib (30) extends substantially to the end of the flat member (28) such that that the edge of the rib (30) penetrates into the notch (38) of the first elastic band-shaped closure member when the meshing of the hooking projection appendages (18,16) is realized.   11 Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36)   interior according to claim 1, characterized   in that said plate (10), said first plate   side support (14), said first member   closure in the form of an elastic band (16), said second   side support plate (-20), said second body   nede closure in the form of elastic band (24) and la-   said rib (30) are all made in one piece in the form of a single piece.   Conductor support device for holding electrical conductors (36) in its interior according to claim 6, characterized in that said pin (34) is also formed of a   alone holding with the other elements.