FR2581237A1 - Protection device for breaker switches. - Google Patents

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FR2581237A1
FR2581237A1 FR8506383A FR8506383A FR2581237A1 FR 2581237 A1 FR2581237 A1 FR 2581237A1 FR 8506383 A FR8506383 A FR 8506383A FR 8506383 A FR8506383 A FR 8506383A FR 2581237 A1 FR2581237 A1 FR 2581237A1
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Clement Prat
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
    • H01H2239/038—Anti-vandalism

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Device for protecting breaker switches against vandalism. The invention relates to a device enabling protection of a breaker switch while permitting full use of the latter. The breaker switch 10 to be protected is arranged between a support and a hood. The hood is attached to the support by screws 8 fixed to the hood and able to slide in the support so as to permit a movement of the hood on the support, while preventing the dismantling of the hood. The hood is furthermore separated from the support by springs 9 arranged in housings prepared to this effect in the support. The device according to the invention is particularly intended for protecting lighting installations and timers from vandalism in publically accessible places.

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Dans les installations électriques, en particulier d'éclairage, accessibles au public, des inconvénients graves proviennent des destructions ou manipulations intempestives opérées au niveau des interrupteurs actuellement utilisés, se manifestant en particulier:
. par la casse des interrupteurs,
. par l'échauffement ou l'inflammation par allumettes ou briquets
. par l'accès facile au mécanisme, donc à une dégradation de celui-ci
. par l'introduction d'un corps étranger pour coïncer en éclairage
permanent une minuterie.In electrical installations, in particular lighting, accessible to the public, serious drawbacks arise from untimely destruction or manipulation carried out at the level of the switches currently used, manifesting in particular:
. by breaking the switches,
. by heating or ignition by matches or lighters
. by the easy access to the mechanism, therefore to a degradation of it
. by the introduction of a foreign body to coincide in lighting
permanent timer.

. par le démontage et le vol de ces appareils
La présente invention a pour but d'éviter la majeure partie de ces déprédations, sans changer la nature, le fonctionnement mécanique ou électrique de l'interrupteur lui-même, et peut s'adapter sans difficultés à la plus grande partie des interrupteurs existant dans le commerce.. by dismantling and stealing these devices
The present invention aims to avoid most of these depredations, without changing the nature, mechanical or electrical operation of the switch itself, and can adapt without difficulty to most of the switches existing in trade.

Rappelons que ceux-ci sont actuellement généralement en plastique et sont munis d'un dispositif de fixation dans le mur, par le moyen de griffes qui sont manoeuvrées par une vis dont est muni l'interrupteur et qui viennent s'appliquer contre les parois d'une boîte préalablement encastrée à cet effet dans le mur.Recall that these are currently generally plastic and are provided with a fixing device in the wall, by means of claws which are operated by a screw which is provided with the switch and which are applied against the walls d '' a box previously built into the wall for this purpose.

Le dispositif selon l'invention est composé de:
1. un bloc support, réalisé de façon à permettre aisément sa pose
sous (ou autour de) la plaque de l'interrupteur, destiné à être
protégé.The device according to the invention is composed of:
1. a support block, made so as to allow easy installation
under (or around) the switch plate, intended to be
protected.

2. un capot de protection, réalisé en un matériau résistant, établi
de manière à:
2.a. ne pas pouvoir glisser sur le support
2.b. à permettre d'actionner, par une simple manoeuvre, le
bouton de l'interrupteur
2.c. à être maintenu, sans pouvoir être facilement démonté, sur
le support, et ce au moyen de vis anti-vandalisme, cette
fixation n'empêchant pas le mouvement de va et vient 2.b.2. a protective cover, made of a resistant material, established
in a way to:
2.a. not being able to slide on the support
2.b. to allow to activate, by a simple maneuver, the
switch button
2.c. to be maintained, without being able to be easily disassembled, on
the support, and this by means of anti-vandalism screws, this
fixing does not prevent back and forth movement 2.b.

La figure 1 montre un exemple de bloc-support, composé de deux demi-pièces (figure 3) de façon à permettre une mise en oeuvre facile. La-figure 2 montre une coupe selon XX de la demi-pièce. La figure 5 montre un exemple de réalisation de capot, celui-ci étant embouti de manière que sa partie centrale, montrée dans la figure 4 permette la manoeuvre du boutonpoussoir de l'interrupteur. Figure 1 shows an example of a support block, consisting of two half-pieces (Figure 3) so as to allow easy implementation. FIG. 2 shows a section along XX of the half-piece. FIG. 5 shows an exemplary embodiment of the cover, the latter being stamped so that its central part, shown in FIG. 4, allows the push button switch to be operated.

La figure 7 montre une autre variante de ce capot, dans laquelle des trous ont été réalisés de manière à permettre la visualisation d'un point lumineux (diode) dont serait muni l'interrupteur. La figure 6 montre une coupe de l'ensemble selon ZZ, pour permettre de comprendre le montage et la figure 8 montre le détail des vis anti-vandalisme utilisées pour la fixation du capot sur le bloc-support.FIG. 7 shows another variant of this cover, in which holes have been made so as to allow viewing of a light point (diode) which would be provided with the switch. Figure 6 shows a section of the assembly along ZZ, to allow understanding of the assembly and Figure 8 shows the detail of the anti-vandalism screws used for fixing the cover on the support block.

Dans un exemple d'application, le montage de l'appareil dans sa position s'effectue comme suit:
L'interrupteur à protéger est de grande taille de sorte que la plaque de cet interrupteur (10 figure 6) recouvre entièrement la partie inférieure de ce bloc support (4 figures 2 et 6) et servt à le maintenir contre le mur.In an example application, mounting the device in its position is as follows:
The switch to be protected is large in size so that the plate of this switch (10 figure 6) completely covers the lower part of this support block (4 figures 2 and 6) and serves to hold it against the wall.

Le système à griffes de fixation de l'interrupteur dans le mur est alors utilisé avec la boîte prévue à cet usage comme dans le cas de la pose classique d'un interrupteur.The claw fixing system of the switch in the wall is then used with the box provided for this purpose as in the case of the conventional installation of a switch.

Quatre ressorts (9) sont disposés dans les cavités prévues à cet effet (1 figures 2 et 3); ils ont pour mission d'assurer une liaison souple entre le bloc support et le capot.Four springs (9) are arranged in the cavities provided for this purpose (1 Figures 2 and 3); their mission is to provide a flexible connection between the support block and the cover.

Le capot est alors mis en place sur le bloc support et fixe sur celui-ci par le moyen des vis 8 (figures 6 et 7). Ces vis ont une tête de forme spéciale (figure 8) et, de ce ait, leur démontage n'est possible qu'à l'aide d'un tournevis spécialement prévu à cet effet.The cover is then placed on the support block and fixed thereon by means of the screws 8 (Figures 6 and 7). These screws have a specially shaped head (Figure 8) and, therefore, their disassembly is only possible using a screwdriver specially designed for this purpose.

Ces vis sont vissées sur le capot qui a été fileté à cet effet, mais la tige des vis peut coulisser, dans le support, dans l'orifice prévu à cet effet (2 figure 2) ce qui permet au capot d'avoir un mouvement dans le sens des flèches (figure 6) et d'agir ainsi sur le bouton poussoir de l'interrupteur, permettant la manoeuvre de celui-ci.These screws are screwed on the cover which has been threaded for this purpose, but the rod of the screws can slide, in the support, in the hole provided for this purpose (2 figure 2) which allows the cover to have a movement in the direction of the arrows (Figure 6) and act thus on the push button of the switch, allowing the operation thereof.

En outre, comme le capot a été réalisé (figure 5) de manière que ses angles, étant arrondis, épousent la forme du bloc-support (figure 1), le démontage par une manoeuvre de ce capot est rendu impossible, le bloc support, fixé contre le mur, empêchant un glissement du capot dans le plan du mur.In addition, as the cover has been produced (FIG. 5) so that its angles, being rounded, conform to the shape of the support block (FIG. 1), disassembly by maneuvering of this cover is made impossible, the support block, fixed against the wall, preventing the cover from sliding in the plane of the wall.

Dans un autre exemple d'application de l'invention, l'interrupteur à protéger est de petite taille et, dans ce cas, la plaque de cet interrupteur ne peut être utilisée pour maintenir le bloc support dans le mur. Il a été prévu, pour faire face à cette application, des passages de vis (3, figures 2 et 3) permettant de fixer le bloc support dans le mur à l'aide d'une cheville ou de tout autre moyen. In another example of application of the invention, the switch to be protected is small and, in this case, the plate of this switch cannot be used to hold the support block in the wall. To cope with this application, provision has been made for screw passages (3, FIGS. 2 and 3) making it possible to fix the support block in the wall using a dowel or any other means.

Dans une variante de l'invention, le capot a été perforé dans sa partie centrale (6 figure 4) par un grand nombre de petits orifices, de manière à laisser passer la lumière d'une diode ou de tout autre dispositif lumineux dont est muni l'interrupteur à protéger. Ces orifices sont assez petits pour éviter l'introduction de corps étrangers dans l'interrupteur et assez nombreux pour permettre la visualisation du point lumineux.In a variant of the invention, the cover has been perforated in its central part (6 FIG. 4) by a large number of small orifices, so as to allow the light of a diode or any other light device which is provided to pass the switch to protect. These orifices are small enough to avoid the introduction of foreign bodies into the switch and numerous enough to allow viewing of the light point.

Dans une autre variante le même effet est obtenu en enlevant toute la partie centrale du capot et en collant contre celui-ci, lors de la mise en place, un dispositif en tôle perforée (7, figure 6) ce qui, tout en permettant une fabrication plus aisée du capot, permet également de visualiser le point lumineux de l'interrupteur.In another variant, the same effect is obtained by removing the entire central part of the cover and by sticking against it, during installation, a device made of perforated sheet metal (7, FIG. 6) which, while allowing a Easier manufacturing of the cover, also makes it possible to view the light point of the switch.

Les présents exemples, tant de mise en oeuvre que de réalisation, ne sont pas exclusifs d'autres variantes, dans lesquelles on aurait changé la forme du dispositif, le nombre de ressorts, la nature de la liaison entre le capot et le bloc support, dès l'instant où celle-ci serait assurée de façon assez souple pour permettre la manoeuvre de l'interrupteur et assez solide pour éviter le démontage du capot. The present examples, both of implementation and of embodiment, are not exclusive of other variants, in which the shape of the device, the number of springs, the nature of the connection between the cover and the support block would have been changed, from the moment when it is provided in a manner flexible enough to allow the operation of the switch and strong enough to avoid dismantling the cover.

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REVENDICATIONS 1. Dispositif destiné à assurer la protection, contre le vandalisme ou l'usage intempestif, d'interrupteurs, placés dans des habitations ou dans tout lieu ou local accessible au public, et destinés à l'éclairage ou à tout autre usage, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un support et un capot entre lesquels est placé l'interrupteur (10) à protéger, la manoeuvre de celui-ci étant obtenue par l'usager par simple appui sur le capot, qui est relié de façon souple au bloc support afin de permettre cette manoeuvre sans pouvoir en être détaché.1. Device intended to ensure the protection, against vandalism or untimely use, of switches, placed in dwellings or in any place or premises accessible to the public, and intended for lighting or any other use, characterized in what it includes a support and a cover between which is placed the switch (10) to be protected, the operation thereof being obtained by the user by simple pressing on the cover, which is flexibly connected to the block support to allow this maneuver without being able to be detached. 2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 comportant un bloc support composé de deux demi-pièces, destinées à être encastrées sous (ou autour de) l'interrupteur à protéger et servant de support au capot de protection du dit interrupteur.2. Device according to claim 1 comprising a support block composed of two half-pieces, intended to be fitted under (or around) the switch to be protected and serving as a support for the protective cover of said switch. 3. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2 et dans lequel la manoeuvre -de l'interrupteur est assurée par l'intermédiaire de ressorts (9) maintenus entre le capot et le support.3. Device according to any one of claims 1 and 2 and wherein the operation of the switch is provided by means of springs (9) held between the cover and the support. 4. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendication 1, 2 et 3 dans lequel le capot est fixé sur le support par le moyen de vis antivandalisme (8), ayant une forme spéciale et de ce fait indémontables autrement qu'à l'aide d'un outil spécial prévu à cet effet. 4. Device according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3 wherein the cover is fixed on the support by means of anti-vandalism screws (8), having a special shape and therefore cannot be dismantled other than by means of a special tool provided for this purpose. 5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1, 2, 3 et 4 dans lequel le capot est réalisé de manière à comporter des coins arrondis dont la forme épouse celle du support, ce qui permet d'éviter le glissement intempestif du cache sur son support5. Device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 and 4 wherein the cover is made so as to include rounded corners whose shape matches that of the support, which avoids inadvertent sliding of the cover on his support 6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1, 2, 3, 4 et 5 dans lequel la visibilité d'un point lumineux éventuellement associé à l'interrupteur est obtenue par une pièce en tôle perforée (7) fixée entre le capot, percé à cet effet, et le support.6. Device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in which the visibility of a light point possibly associated with the switch is obtained by a piece of perforated sheet metal (7) fixed between the cover, drilled for this purpose, and support. 7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1, 2, 3, 4 et 5 dans lequel la visibilité du point lumineux de l'interrupteur est obtenue en perçant la partie centrale du capot (6) de trous assez nombreux pour permettre cette visibilité, assez petits pour empêcher l'introduction d'un corps étranger dans le mécanisme. 7. Device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wherein the visibility of the light point of the switch is obtained by piercing the central part of the cover (6) with enough holes to allow this visibility , small enough to prevent the introduction of a foreign body into the mechanism.
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GB1390758A (en) * 1971-05-17 1975-04-16 Marrero P F Electric switch means
US3846604A (en) * 1973-06-11 1974-11-05 States Electric Mfg Co Overhead electrical switching device
FR2379896A1 (en) * 1977-02-07 1978-09-01 Alsthom Cgee Vandal resistant push button switch - includes LED and has internal sealing ring
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FR2692715A1 (en) * 1989-06-06 1993-12-24 Long Lite Protective cover for protecting communal electrical switch against vandalism - has metal box to enclose switch having aperture covered by thin flexible stainless steel sheet fixed to inside of box before switch

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