FR2668317A1 - CANIVEAU FOR WORK PLAN (S) FOR CONDUCTING CABLES TO APPARATUS ON THIS WORKPLAN (S). - Google Patents

Abstract

Channel for at least one work surface, intended to route conductive cables to a device or devices placed on the work surface, or on another plane or on several other work surfaces associated with the first, comprising access means cables inside this horizontal duct and at least one multi-socket box, as well as removable cable fixing means, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of identical discrete multi-function sheathing elements (or modules) . Applications, in particular to the furniture systems industry.

Description

CANIVEAU FOR WORK PLAN (S) FOR ROUTING

  CABLES TO APPLIANCES POSED ON THIS (S) PLAN (S) OF

JOB

  The present invention relates to a

  bench for worktops, such as office desks, meeting tables or conference tables, for conveying electrical conductor cables to an appliance or appliances placed on one or more worktables and served by the cables. It is known to route the cables intended

  to different computing devices, from (tele) -commu-

  nication, electronic and / or electrical using one or more vertical gutters that are centered around a foot or several support feet of the worktop and are connected to one or more gutters

  horizontally fixed to the lower face of this plane.

  However, if the realization of a vertical gutter no longer poses any major technical problems, on the other hand the realization of a horizontal gutter often faces, especially because of the new

  complex configurations of worktables, unlike

  ficulty of adapting this gutter to the general direction

  of the (imaginary) axis along which the work table develops, an axis which is a priori defined by a

  succession of segments, rectilinear with different orientations

  annuities. The present invention is therefore intended to provide a horizontal gutter for at least one

  worktop, such as desk table, table

  union or conference table, which meets the needs of the practice better than the gutters of the same type and aiming for the same purpose previously known, in particular in that 1) it has an exceptional flexibility (or flexibility) of adaptation to the general direction the axis of development of the work plan; 2) It integrates several functions at once, including: bilateral access inside the gutter, while ensuring its lateral closure on both sides, for security reasons; the possibility of "wide open" access during the time required for handling the cables inside the gutter; separation of cables into various

  groups of cables with different voltages, and this

  diameters, which are very variable from those

  this; fastening to the underside of the worktop and holding cables in place; 3) it has a modular character which does not conflict with the safety standards imposed by the

different countries.

  The subject of the present invention is a

  particularly horizontal, for at least one plan of

  vail, such as a desk table, meeting table or conference table, for routing conductive cables to a device or devices placed on the work surface, or on another plane or on several other work plans associated with the first , comprising cable access means inside this horizontal gutter and at least one multi-socket housing (of standard section), as well as removable cable fixing means, characterized in that it comprises a plurality

  of discrete elements (or modules) of multi-functional cladding

identical and symmetrical.

  By assimilating the horizontal gutter to the "backbone" of the worktop (because of the routing of the fibers or electrical cables inside this gutter), one can also consider each module of the cladding, which consists of the gutter according to the invention, as a "vertebra" of this gutter. However, each cladding module (or vertebra) of the gutter according to the invention comprises: a base (upper) fixing to the underside of the work plane; a plate (lower) cable carrier; a vertical upright interconnecting the base and the cable carrier plate;

  first two removable partitions, horizon-

  tales and transverse, sliding on both sides of the aforementioned amount, on molded rails (made in one piece) with this amount and intended to ensure a horizontal separation between the different groups of cables;

  two support profiles with two shutters la-

  closing on both longitudinal sides of the cannula

  calf and opening for access inside this one

  ci, these profiles being provided with articulation means

  and keeping these shutters in a "large" position.

  green "and being attached to the lateral ends of the aforementioned base; means for fixing the cladding module to the underside of the working plane, these fixing means being also provided at the lateral ends of the base and being constituted by preferably by percussion expansion rivets;

  two second removable partitions, vertically

  shims and longitudinal, arranged on both sides of

  aforementioned amount and intended to ensure a

  tical of the different groups of cables.

  In addition to the foregoing, the invention also includes other provisions, which

  will emerge from the description that follows.

  The invention will be better understood by means of

  additional description which will follow, which refers

  in the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gutter according to the invention, the point of view of this perspective is located below a work plan served by the gutter; FIG. 2 is a perspective view according to a point of view that is substantially symmetrical from the point of view corresponding to FIG. 1 with respect to the axis of the working plane, and therefore of the channel (which is aligned with this axis in FIG. illustrated example): this second view 10 makes it possible to better appreciate the details of the cladding modules of which the channel according to the invention is composed; FIG. 3 is a perspective view, which also corresponds to FIG. 1 and which does not differ,

  compared to this one, that for the fact that it was

  very cables intended to serve devices (not shown and intended-in turn to be placed on the worktable), while there is not shown the horizontal flaps visible in Figure 1, precisely to better appreciate the routing of the aforementioned cables and the dressing of the foot, which is vertical gutter;

  FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of

  tale of the cladding module according to the invention;

  Figure 5 is a side elevational view of

  the cladding module illustrated in Figure 4; Figure 6 is a top view of the cladding module shown in Figure 4; Figure 7 is a top view of one of the two removable partitions, horizontal and transverse, intended to ensure a horizontal separation between the different groups of cables conveyed by the horizontal gutter. It should be understood, however, that these drawings and the corresponding descriptive parts are given solely by way of illustration of the subject of the invention, of which they do not in any way constitute

a limitation.

  The horizontal cable gland 10 in accordance with the invention is intended to be fixed to the lower face 21 of a worktable 20 This table is intended, in turn, to support-among others one or more electronic computing devices and or

electric (not shown).

  This horizontal channel 10 can cooperate with

  a vertical gutter, such as that designated by the reference

  10 ', which surrounds the table foot 15 to allow

  the passage of electrical conductor cables 18, in particular

  when the output 17 of these cables is formed in the floor (see FIG. 3, in which it is also possible to appreciate the presence of a multi-jack housing 19, which

  is of standard dimensions in this kind of application).

  Of course, the access of the cables inside the cani-

  horizontal calf 10 takes place directly when no

  vertical calf exists, this situation corresponding to the case (not shown) where the exit of the cables does not come from the floor but from a wall against which comes

stop the work plan 20.

  The horizontal gutter 10 conforms to

  the invention (see in particular FIGS. 2-and-above all-

  4 to 7) comprises a plurality of discrete elements (or

  100) which are identical to each other and, preferably, symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal axis of the gutter or, more generally, with respect to the axis of the straight segment of the gutter (when the development of the axis of the latter is constituted by a succession of horizontal rectilinear segments, oriented a priori any way depending on the development of the work table -en

  general complex served by the gutter).

  Each cladding module 100 of the gutter 10

  according to the present invention comprises a horizontal base

  101 (which is at the upper part shown in Figure 4) intended to allow the attachment of the module corresponding to the lower face 21 of the plane of

work 20.

  For this purpose, fastening means 102 are provided at the lateral ends of the base 101 and are preferably constituted by percussion expansion rivets made according to the technique known to those skilled in the art and which have come from molding. with each corresponding module. At the bottom of a cladding module 100 is a horizontal plate 103, substantially horizontal, intended to support the cables (no

shown in Figure 4).

  These two elements, that is to say the mounting base 101 and the cable carrier plate 103 are interconnected by a vertical upright and central 104 integrally molded with this base and this support plate,

  which are symmetrical with respect to the amount.

  This amount 104 has on its lower half

  on either side of its vertical axis, a rail 105 made in one piece with the amount each

  rail is intended to allow the sliding of a partition

  its removable 110 (see Figure 7), horizontal and trans-

  versale, which is intended to ensure a horizontal separation

  between the different groups of cables.

  The lateral longitudinal sides of each

  dule cladding 100 are intended to be closed each

  by a vertical side flap 106 (see Figure 1).

  To allow access inside the cani-

  according to the invention, each flap 106 is capable of

  For this purpose, the upper horizontal edge, 107, has a suitable configuration (for example, L-shaped), intended to be threaded inside a profile 108 arranged on both sides. 'other

  in relation to the amount 104, at each of the ends

  of the base 101 so as to allow the pivot

  the corresponding flap around the axis of the profile 108.

  Advantageously, each section comprises means 109 -as a stop for holding the corresponding flap.

  laying in a wide open position, which makes it possible to freely perform the necessary manipulations on the cables arranged inside the gutter and gives an ergonomic character to the gutter in conformity

to the invention.

  The vertical separation between the different groups of cables mentioned above is obtained by means of two other partitions 111 (see in particular FIG. 6),

  vertical and horizontal, which are also

  vible and intended to be arranged on both sides

  the amount mentioned above 104 (for this purpose, it may be

  use the rails 105 already provided on this amount and intended for fixing and sliding the partitions

  removable 110 of horizontal separation between the

groups of cables).

  The fixing of the cables to each module of gai-

  100 swim can be performed using a mini-belt

  intended to pass through two openings, 112 and 113,

  in the thickness of each partition 110 (see Figure 7).

  The opening in C, 115, visible on this

  7 corresponds to the profile of a rail 105, along which

  a partition 110 is intended to slide.

  As is apparent from the foregoing, the invention is in no way limited to those of its modes of

  implementation and implementation that comes from

  to be described more explicitly; it embraces, on the contrary, all the variants that may come to the mind of the technician in the field, without

  deviate from the scope and scope of this

  In particular, closing elements (not shown) may also be provided in the part

bottom of the gutter.

Claims (3)

  1) Gutter for at least one worktop, such as a desk, meeting table or conference table, for routing conductive cables5 to a device or devices placed on the worktop, or on another plane or on several other work plans associated with the first, comprising cable access means within this horizontal channel and at least one multi-socket housing, as well as removable means for attaching the cables, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of discrete elements   (or modules) of identical multi-function cladding.   2) Gutter according to Claim 1, characterized   in that each multi-function cladding module comprises: a base for attachment to the underside of the work plane; a cable tray; a vertical upright interconnecting the base and the cable carrier plate;   first two removable partitions, horizon-   tales and transverse, sliding on both sides of the aforementioned amount, on vertical rails from molding   with this amount and intended to ensure a good separation   rice between the different groups of cables;   two support profiles with two shutters la-   closing on both longitudinal sides of the cannula   calf and opening for access inside this one   ci, these profiles being provided with means of articulation and maintenance of these flaps in "wide open" position   and being attached to the lateral ends of the base pre-   cited; means for fastening the cladding module to the lower face of the working plane, these fastening means being also provided at the lateral ends of the base and preferably consisting of percussion expansion rivets; two second removable partitions, vertically and vertically, arranged on both sides of the   above amount and intended to ensure vertical separation of the different groups of cables.5 3) channel according to claim 2, characterized in that each of the cladding modules is symmetrical;   in relation to the vertical axis of the upright.