FR2594590A1 - Device for protecting push-button switches from vandalism - Google Patents
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- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de protection, contre le vandalisme, des interrupteurs électriques à bouton poussoir situés dans les lieux publics, ou les parties communes d'immeubles collectif. The present invention relates to a device for protecting, against vandalism, electrical push button switches located in public places, or the common parts of collective buildings.
Les interrupteurs électriques sont généralement actionnés par l'intermédiaire d'un bouton poussoir faisant saillie à l'extérieur d'un boItier,à l'intérieur duquel est situé le système mécanique assurant le contact électrique. The electrical switches are generally actuated by means of a push button protruding outside of a housing, inside of which is located the mechanical system ensuring the electrical contact.
Pour des raisons d'isolement et-de coût, le bottier et le poussoir des interrupteurs sont généralement réalisés en matière plastique, d'où une certaine fragilité du poussoir. Il faut ajouter que, pour faciliter la manoeuvre du dit poussoir, celui-ci est monté dans le bottier avec un certain jeu latéral : ce qui facilite son blocage, en position enfoncée, par un morceau d'allumette, de papier, ou autres moyens du genre,susceptibles d'être transformés en coin. Ces actes de vandalisme sont courants sur les interrupteurs de minuteries d'éclairage de parties communes. For reasons of isolation and cost, the casing and the push button switches are generally made of plastic, hence a certain fragility of the push button. It should be added that, to facilitate the operation of said pusher, it is mounted in the case with a certain lateral play: which facilitates its blocking, in the depressed position, by a piece of match, paper, or other means like, likely to be turned into a corner. These acts of vandalism are common on light timer switches in common areas.
Divers dispositifs ont déjà été imaginés pour protéger les interrupteurs contre les actes vandalisme, tel que celui décrit dans la demande de brevet français n" 2.546 660 du 25 mai 1983 qui comprend un bouton poussoir, ayant une fonction purement mécanique, transmettant son mouvement à un interrupteur disposé derrière lui,et une plaque d'habillage, percée d'un trou, à travers lequel affleure la face d'appui du bouton poussoir ; des moyens de retenue étant prévus sur le bouton poussoir pour l'empêcheur de sortir à travers le dit trou. Ce dispositif s'adapte à un interrupteur, sans bouton poussoir, conçu spécialement pour le recevoir ce qui le rend inutilisable pour la protection des interrupteurs à bouton poussoir de tous types, déjà en place dans les lieux publics ou les parties communes. Various devices have already been devised to protect the switches against vandalism, such as that described in French patent application No. 2,546,660 of May 25, 1983 which includes a push button, having a purely mechanical function, transmitting its movement to a switch placed behind it, and a cover plate, pierced with a hole, through which the contact face of the push button is flush; retaining means being provided on the push button for the preventer to exit through the This hole adapts to a switch, without push button, specially designed to receive it, which makes it unusable for the protection of push button switches of all types, already in place in public places or common areas.
La présente invention a pour but de remédier à ces inconvénients. L'invention, telle qu'elle est caractérisée dans les revendica tions,résout le problème consistant à protéger efficacement,contre le vandalisme,les interrupteurs à bouton poussoir déjà installés dans les lieux publics ou les parties communes d'immeubles, sans qu'il soit nécessaire d'intervenir sur les interrupteurs ou sur l'installation électrique à laquelle ils sont reliés i quels que soient les types d'interrupteurs; y compris, ceux équipés d'une source lumineuse facilitant leur recherche dans l'obscurité. The present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks. The invention, as characterized in the claims, solves the problem of effectively protecting against vandalism, push button switches already installed in public places or common parts of buildings, without it it is necessary to intervene on the switches or on the electrical installation to which they are connected i whatever the types of switches; including those equipped with a light source facilitating their search in the dark.
Le dispositif selon l'invention, se caractérise principalement en ce qu'il est constitué, pour l'essentiel, d'un cache épais, couvrant l'interrupteur existant, fixé au support de l'interrupteur par des vis inviolables et comportant un orifice de passage, et d'un bouton pousssoir transparent à eplbase,rappelé en permanence, dans l'orifice de passage aménagé dans la paroi du cache,par le bouton poussoir de l'interrupteur dont on assure la protection. The device according to the invention is mainly characterized in that it essentially consists of a thick cover, covering the existing switch, fixed to the switch support by tamper-proof screws and comprising an orifice passage, and a transparent push button with eplbase, permanently recalled, in the passage opening arranged in the wall of the cover, by the push button of the switch for which protection is provided.
Le bouton poussoir transparent affleure la face extérieure du cache épais. The transparent push button is flush with the outside of the thick cover.
Le cache épais, et le bouton poussoir transparent,sont de forme circulaire. The thick cover, and the transparent push button, are circular in shape.
Les avantages obtenus grâce à cette invention consistent essentiellement en ceci que, compte tenu de sa forme circulaire, de ses dimensions et de son mode de fixation, le dispositif de protection se monte sans difficulté par dessus les interrupteurs à bouton poussoir existants déjà en place, qu'ils soient à voyant lumineux ou non, afin d'assurer une protection efficace de ceux-ci contre le vandalisme ou les blocages volontaires, sans que cela perturbe leur fonctionnement ni leur localisation dans l'obscurité. The advantages obtained thanks to this invention consist essentially in that, taking into account its circular shape, its dimensions and its method of fixing, the protection device is easily mounted over the existing push button switches already in place, whether or not with an indicator light, in order to ensure their effective protection against vandalism or voluntary blockages, without this disturbing their operation or their location in the dark.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages apparattront dans la description qui va suivre d'un dispositif de protection d'interrupteur électrique, à voyant lumineux, de commande de minuterie d'éclairage, donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif au regard du dessin annexé représentant une vue en coupe de l'ensemble monté. Other characteristics and advantages will appear in the following description of a device for protecting an electrical switch, with an indicator light, for controlling a light timer, given by way of non-limiting example with regard to the appended drawing representing a sectional view of the assembled assembly.
La figure représente un dispositif de protection constitué essentiellement d'un cache épais 1, couvrant l'interrupteur -existant 2,fixé au support 3 par des vis inviolables 4 et comportant un orifice de passage la, et d'un bouton poussoir transparent 5,à embase 5a,rappelé en per manence dans l'orifice de passage la aménagé dans le cache 11 par le bouton poussoir 2a de l'interrupteur 2. The figure represents a protection device essentially consisting of a thick cover 1, covering the existing switch 2, fixed to the support 3 by tamper-proof screws 4 and comprising a passage orifice la, and of a transparent push button 5, with base 5a, permanently recalled in the passage orifice arranged in the cover 11 by the push button 2a of the switch 2.
Conformément à la présente invention, l'interrupteur 2,fixé à la paroi 3, est entièrement couvert par le cache épais 1 qui,compte-tenu de sa forme circulaire, peut être fixé, par l'intermédiaire des vis inviolables 3, dans n'importe quelle orientation. Le bouton poussoir transparent 5 est rappelé en permanence dans l'orifice la, aménagé dans le bottier 1, par l'intermédiaire de son embase 5a,qui s'applique sur toute la longueur du bouton poussoir 2a de l'interrupteur 2,dont il reçoit directement la poussée. La hauteur du bouton poussoir transparent 5 est déterminé de fa con que, lorsque son embase 5a est en appui contre la face interne du cache 1, sous l'action du bouton poussoir 2a de l'interrupteur 2, son extrémité ne vienne qu'affleurer la face externe du dit cache l,afin d'éliminer tout risque de sollicitation transversale. Ce bouton poussoir 5 étant transparent, la lumière émise par le voyant de l'interrupteur 2 est visible de l'extérieur du cache 1. In accordance with the present invention, the switch 2, fixed to the wall 3, is entirely covered by the thick cover 1 which, given its circular shape, can be fixed, by means of the tamper-proof screws 3, in n no matter what orientation. The transparent push button 5 is permanently recalled in the orifice 1a, arranged in the case 1, by means of its base 5a, which is applied over the entire length of the push button 2a of the switch 2, of which it directly receives the thrust. The height of the transparent push button 5 is determined in such a way that, when its base 5a is in abutment against the internal face of the cover 1, under the action of the push button 2a of the switch 2, its end is only flush the external face of said cover 1, in order to eliminate any risk of transverse stress. This push button 5 being transparent, the light emitted by the indicator light of the switch 2 is visible from the outside of the cover 1.
Le dispositif de protection selon l'invention, est destiné principalement à la protection des interrupteurs de minuterie mais il peut entre utilisé avec profit pour protéger d'autres types de contacteurs à bouton poussoir, tels que ceux utilisés, par exemple, pour les boutons de sonnette. The protection device according to the invention is intended mainly for the protection of timer switches but it can be used with profit to protect other types of push button contactors, such as those used, for example, for doorbell.
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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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