NL2021934B1 - Channel fastener having tapering support body - Google Patents

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NL2021934B1
NL2021934B1 NL2021934A NL2021934A NL2021934B1 NL 2021934 B1 NL2021934 B1 NL 2021934B1 NL 2021934 A NL2021934 A NL 2021934A NL 2021934 A NL2021934 A NL 2021934A NL 2021934 B1 NL2021934 B1 NL 2021934B1
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Nijdam Frank
Juzak Marek
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Walraven Holding Bv J Van
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Priority to CN201980072448.5A priority patent/CN112955670B/en
Priority to PCT/NL2019/050710 priority patent/WO2020096447A1/en
Priority to ES19829343T priority patent/ES2961060T3/en
Priority to EP19829343.3A priority patent/EP3877663B1/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B37/00—Nuts or like thread-engaging members
    • F16B37/04—Devices for fastening nuts to surfaces, e.g. sheets, plates
    • F16B37/045—Devices for fastening nuts to surfaces, e.g. sheets, plates specially adapted for fastening in channels, e.g. sliding bolts, channel nuts
    • F16B37/046—Devices for fastening nuts to surfaces, e.g. sheets, plates specially adapted for fastening in channels, e.g. sliding bolts, channel nuts with resilient means for urging the nut inside the channel
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B39/00—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts
    • F16B39/22—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening
    • F16B39/28—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening by special members on, or shape of, the nut or bolt
    • F16B39/282—Locking by means of special shape of work-engaging surfaces, e.g. notched or toothed nuts

Abstract

A channel fastener for fastening an object to an elongate channel element having an elongate slot flanked by flanges comprises an assembly of a rigid washer element, an oblong metal anchoring element and a support for the anchoring element, which support is connected to the washer element and carries the anchoring element. The support comprises a head portion coupled to the washer element, a bottom portion supporting the anchoring element from below, and connecting legs, extend along a longitudinal side of the anchoring element from the head portion to the bottom portion. The support is made of an elastic material. The head portion and the connecting legs of the support form a tapering width from the head portion towards the bottom portion of the support. At least the head portion at the location where it adjoins the legs has an initial width that exceeds the width of the longitudinal slot, such that when the anchoring element is aligned with the longitudinal slot of the channel element and inserted through the slot in the channel element, the legs and/or the head portion rub against the flanges and are/is elastically compressed such that the fastener can be held clamped between the flanges in a first preliminary mounting state.

Description

Title: Channel fastener having tapering support body
According to one aspect the invention relates to a channel fastener according to the preamble of claim 1.
Such a channel fastener is typically used with channel elements, in the technical field concerned often called mounting rails. A particular type of mounting rail that the channel fasteners are used with is known in the field as a “strut rail”, which is a mounting rail having generally a C-shaped cross section, wherein the flanges are folded inwardly such that the edges of the flanges are facing the bottom of the rail. However, the channel fasteners can also be used with normal C-shaped rails, having flanges that extend with their edges towards each other, or other channel type profiles that have flanges defining a slot between them.
The US Design Patent 494,887 shows a channel fastener for use with mounting rails. This known channel fastener is an assembly of a metal washer element, a plastic support and a metal anchoring element. The metal anchoring element is formed as an oblong nut with a threaded bore in the centre. On an upper side of the oblong nut grooves are formed which extend in the transverse direction. This is typical for channel fasteners which are used in combination with strut rails. The edges of the respective flanges of the strut rail are in a mounted state received in the respective grooves on the upper side of the nut. The plastic support is an integrally formed part including a cage which carries the metal anchoring element, and furthermore including a head portion that is connected to the washer. Two opposite spring elements surrounding the washer element are connected to the head portion and are adapted to engage flanges of the channel element. The oblong anchoring element of the fastener can be aligned with the longitudinal slot of a channel element and subsequently the anchoring element can be inserted through the longitudinal slot into the channel element. Subsequently after turning of the fastener, the anchoring element extends at an angle relative to the longitudinal slot, such that the flanges of the channel element are located in accommodation spaces between the washer element and longitudinal end portions of the anchoring element. In this position the spring elements engage the flanges of the channel element and pull the fastener upwards such that the longitudinal end portions of the anchoring element are pulled in engagement with the flanges of the channel element. In this state the channel fastener is in a preliminary mounting state, in which it is held stationary on the channel element by the spring force of the spring elements and can still be readily moved along the channel element towards its desired position. When the fastener is in its desired
-2position, the anchoring element and the washer element can be tensioned towards each other by means of a male fastening element such as a threaded rod screwed in the oblong anchoring element and a nut engaging the washer element. The flanges of the channel element are thereby clamped between the longitudinal end portions of the anchoring element and the washer element in order to fix the fastener to the channel element.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a channel fastener which allows an easier first positioning and retaining into the desired position on the channel element.
This object can be achieved by a channel fastener according to claim 1.
The support of the channel fastener according to the invention is made of an elastic material, preferably a thermoplastic material. The head portion and the connecting legs of the support form a tapering width from the head portion towards the bottom portion of the support. At least the head portion at the location where it adjoins the legs has an initial width that exceeds the width of the longitudinal slot of the channel element, such that when the anchoring element is aligned with the longitudinal slot of the channel element and inserted through the slot in the channel element, the legs and/or the head portion rub against the flanges and are/is elastically compressed such that the fastener can be held clamped between the flanges in a first preliminary mounting state. The user can position the fasteners according to the invention roughly on the channel element using the first preliminary mounting state before turning the fastener to a second preliminary mounting state. Both in the first and second preliminary mounting state the fastener can be shifted along the channel element.
In a preferred embodiment of the channel fastener according to the invention, the support is made of a thermoplastic material. In practice the thermoplastic support will be made by an injection moulding process.
In a possible embodiment of the channel fastener according to the invention, the head portion of the support comprises a main body having a central passage from the washer element towards the anchoring element, wherein two longitudinal slits extend from the central passage in the main body, said longitudinal slits being opened wide in an unloaded state and being closed in the first preliminary mounting state. The central opening allows a male fastener, such as a threaded rod, to be passed through the main body to extend from the anchoring element to the washer element. In a non-loaded state the slits are spread open. When the anchoring element is aligned with the slot of the channel element, the slits extend substantially parallel with the slot of the channel element. When the channel fastener is
- 3inserted in the slot, the slits are closed by the compression force provided by the flanges in cooperation with the tapering width form of the head and the legs of the support. When the main body is turned to a second preliminary mounting state, it will not rub against the flanges anymore and the slits will open again by the elasticity of the main body.
In a possible embodiment of the channel fastener according to the invention, the support includes one or more spring members associated with the head portion of the support, wherein said spring members force the bottom portion and the anchoring element towards the inner side of the flanges of the channel element in a second preliminary mounting state in which the flanges are located in the accommodation spaces. The spring elements provide a holding force to keep the channel fastener in position on the channel element, in the second preliminary mounting state. In a possible embodiment the spring members extend from the head portion of the support element into the accommodation space, such that when the fastener is rotated in the channel element towards the second preliminary mounting state, the spring members will be deformed and tensioned by the flanges of the channel element. In another possible embodiment the spring members may be associated with the bottom portion of the support and resiliently support the anchoring element from below, such that when the fastener is rotated in the channel element towards the second preliminary mounting state, the spring members will be deformed and tensioned by the anchoring element which is forced towards the bottom portion by the flanges of the channel element. The anchoring element is thus resiliently held against the inner side of the flanges in the second preliminary mounting state.
Further possible embodiments of the channel fastener are defined by the dependent claims.
According to another aspect the invention relates to a channel fastener according to claim 12. An advantage of the one or more upstanding wall portions engaging the inner side of the flanges is that it does not depend on the thickness of the anchoring element how easy the fastener can be slid along the channel element. The dimensional relation between the upstanding wall portion and the spring members can be well defined in the design of the support. Therefore, and also due the flexible nature of the upstanding wall portion the channel fastener can provide a fairly constant and predefined holding force by the support itself, independent of the anchoring element the support is assembled with. The force needed to overcome the friction to move the fastener along the channel element is thus also constant and predetermined.
- 4According to yet another aspect the invention relates to a channel fastener according to claim
21. The blocking finger prevents that the entire channel fastener starts to rotate due to rotational forces applied to the fastener, e.g. when a nut is loosened on a threaded rod which is connected with the channel fastener. If the installing person wants to remove the channel fastener altogether, the flexibility of the spring members allows that the installer forces the blocking fingers over the edge of the flanges and lateral wall of the channel element again by lifting the spring members. However, if the spring members are not “helped” they are sturdy enough to keep the channel fastener in the preliminary mounting state on the channel element.
According to yet another aspect the invention relates to a channel fastener according to claim
22. The one or more retention fingers according to this aspect allow that anchoring elements having varying thicknesses can be assembled with the same support whilst the anchoring element is securely retained on the bottom portion by the retention fingers. The retention fingers are adapted to allow that the anchoring element is moved towards the washer element when the washer element and the anchoring element are tightened together by a male fastening element, possibly in cooperation with a nut. Thereto the retention fingers are resiliency deformable. Preferably the retention fingers extend from the main body obliquely towards the upper side of the anchoring element and are adapted to retain the anchoring element on a bottom plate of the support in an unmounted state. The oblique position of the retention fingers facilitates their deformation for allowing the anchoring element to move towards the washer element.
It is noted that combinations of the mentioned aspects of the invention are also envisaged.
The invention also relates to a combination of a fastener according to any aspect of the invention as described in the above and a channel element having a bottom, an upper side opposite the bottom and lateral walls that interconnect the upper side and the bottom, wherein the upper side includes flanges that extend from the lateral walls towards each other and a longitudinal slot defined between the flanges and having a slot width, wherein the channel element is of the so called “strut rail” type, i.e. the channel element has inwardly folded flanges, wherein the flanges have edges that are facing the bottom of the channel element. In a possible embodiment the edge of the respective flanges are serrated.
The invention also relates to a method according to claim 25.
- 5The invention will be further elucidated in the following description with reference to the drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 shows in a first view in perspective a possible embodiment of the channel fastener according to the invention,
Fig. 2 shows in a second view in perspective the channel fastener of Fig. 1,
Fig. 3 shows in a third view in perspective the channel fastener of Fig. 1,
Fig. 4 shows a side elevational view from a transverse side of the channel fastener of Fig. 1,
Fig. 5 shows a side elevational view from a longitudinal side of the channel fastener of Fig. 1,
Fig. 6 shows a top elevational view of the channel fastener of Fig. 1,
Fig. 7 shows in a first view in perspective a support of the channel fastener of Fig. 1,
Fig. 8 shows in a second view in perspective the support of the channel fastener of Fig. 1,
Fig. 9 shows a side elevational view of the fastener of Fig. 1 during insertion in the slot of a channel element,
Fig. 10 shows a side elevational view of the fastener of Fig. 1 in a first preliminary mounting state,
Fig. 11 shows a top elevational view of the support of Fig. 7 in an unloaded state,
Fig. 12 shows a top elevational view of the support of Fig. 7 in the first preliminary mounting state of Fig. 10,
Fig. 13 shows in a view in perspective an assembly of the channel fastener of Fig. 1 arranged in a second preliminary mounting state on a channel element,
Fig. 14 shows a side elevational view of the assembly of Fig. 13,
Fig. 15 show another side elevational view of the assembly of Fig. 13, and
-6Fig. 16 shows a top elevational view of the assembly of Fig. 13.
The present invention relates to a channel fastener adapted to be mounted on a channel element. Such a channel element is in practice also called a mounting rail.
In Fig. 9, Fig. 13 and Fig. 16 such a channel element or mounting rail is visible in cross section, perspective view and top elevation view, respectively. The mounting rail indicated by reference numeral 100 in general has a bottom 101, an upper side 102 opposite the bottom 101 and lateral walls 103 that interconnect the upper side 102 and the bottom 101. The upper side 102 of the channel element includes flanges 104 that extend from the lateral walls 103 towards each other and includes a longitudinal slot 106 defined between the flanges 104. The longitudinal slot 106 has a slot width ws. The channel element 100 shown here is specifically called a “strut rail” in the technical field concerned. Such a strut rail has the characteristic that the flanges 104 are folded inwardly such that the edges 105 of the flanges 104 are pointing towards the bottom 101 of the channel element 100. It is noted that the invention will be explained in combination with a strut rail, which is a preferred channel element, but that a channel fastener according to the invention may also be used in combination with other channel elements, e.g. having a regular C-shaped cross section.
In Figs. 1 - 3 a possible embodiment of a channel fastener according to the invention is shown and indicated by reference numeral 1.
The channel fastener 1 is an assembled part which generally comprises a washer element 2, an anchoring element 3, and a support 4. The washer element 2 is preferably made of metal, but may in some occasions also be made of a suitable plastic material, such as POM. The anchoring element 3 is made of metal. The support 4 is made of an elastic material which interconnects the washer element 2 and the anchoring element 3.
A suitable material for manufacturing the support element 4 is a thermoplastic material. The support 4 is in practice made from the thermoplastic material by an injection moulding process.
The metal washer 2 and the metal anchoring element 3 are made by suitable cutting, punching and forming processes, preferably out of steel strip or sheet material.
The anchoring element 3 may be formed as an elongate nut having a central threaded bore 5, adapted to cooperate with a shaft of a male fastening element such as a threaded rod or a
-7bolt. The anchoring element 3 has a width wa that is smaller than the width ws of the slot 106 of the channel element 100. The anchoring element has a length la which exceeds the width ws of the slot 106. On an upper side 31 of the anchoring element 3 grooves 32 are formed which extend in the transverse direction. These grooves 32 are typical for channel fasteners adapted for use on strut rails, wherein the edges 105 of the flanges 104 can be received in the grooves 32, at least in a final mounting state.
The washer element 2 has a central bore 6 for passing through the shaft of the male fastening element. In the shown embodiment the washer element 2 substantially has a rectangular or square outer contour. The washer element in this specific embodiment comprises a central strip 21, i.e. the strip in which the bore 6 is formed, and two lateral strips 22 which are offset relative to the central strip 21 in a thickness direction of the washer element 2, which can be seen also in Figs. 4 - 6. The lateral strips 22 are adapted to rest with a bearing face 23 on the flanges 104 of the channel element 1 in final mounting state in which the washer element 2 and the anchoring element 3 are tightened towards each other by a male fastening element and a nut cooperating with the male fastening element wherein the nut engages the washer element 3 from above.
The support 4, which is shown separately in Figs. 7 and 8, comprises a head portion 40 and a bottom portion 41. The head portion 40 and the bottom portion 41 are interconnected by connecting legs 42.
In the specific embodiment shown in the figures, the head portion 40 comprises a main body 43, and a washer support plate 44 which is integrally formed with the main body 43. At the respective ends of the washer support plate 44 coupling members 45 are formed to couple the washer element 2 to the head portion 40 of the support 4. The coupling members 45 comprise each a stop ridge 46 which forms a stop for the head ends of the central strip 21 of the washer element 2. The coupling members 45 furthermore comprise retention fingers 47 at the ends of the stop ridge 46 which in the assembled state extend over the lateral strips 22 of the washer element 2 as can be best seen in Figs 3, 5 and 7. Since the central strip 21 of the washer element 2 lies in height offset with respect to the lateral strips 21, the retention fingers 47 lock the washer element 2 in the height direction and in the lateral direction. The stop ridge 46 locks the washer 2 in the longitudinal direction.
The main body 43 and the washer support plate 44 define a central passage 56 through which a male fastener, such as a threaded rod, can extend. Two longitudinal slits 57 extend from the central passage 56 in the main body 43 and in the washer supporting plate 44 each
-8towards a respective longitudinal end of the washer support plate 44 where the coupling members 45 are formed. The longitudinal slits 57 are opened wide in an unloaded state as is visible in Figs. 7, 8 and 11. The longitudinal slits 57 are closed in a first preliminary mounting state which will be described further below, and as is visible in Fig. 12
The bottom portion 41 is adapted to support the anchoring element 3 from below. The bottom portion 41 comprises in the specific embodiment shown in the figures a bottom plate 48, which supports the anchoring element 3 from below. The bottom portion 41 furthermore comprises upstanding wall members 49 extending upwardly from the bottom plate 48.
The upstanding wall members 49 comprise at least a longitudinal wall portion 49A that extends at the longitudinal end portions of the anchoring element 3 along the side of the anchoring element 3 having the largest length. The upstanding wall members 49 furthermore comprise a transversal wall portion 49B extending at an angle, in the specific embodiment of the figures perpendicular, to the longitudinal wall portion 49A, and forming a corner piece with the corresponding longitudinal wall portion 49A. The specific embodiment of the support 4 shown in the figures has at two diagonally opposite corners of the support plate 48 a corner piece or wall member 49 to lock the anchoring element 3 in the transversal and longitudinal direction.
At least the upstanding wall portions 49A have a height that exceeds the thickness of the anchoring element 3, as can be best seen in Figs. 2, 4 and 5. In the embodiment shown in the figures the wall portions 49B also have a height that exceeds the thickness of the anchoring element 3, however these all portions 49B may also be lower or even with a slanting upper edge. When the anchoring element 3 is in engagement with the bottom plate 48, an upper edge 50 of at least the upstanding wall portion 49A is located above the anchoring element 3.
The connecting legs 42 are each extending from the main body 43 of the head portion 40 to the bottom plate 48 of the bottom portion 41. The connecting legs 42 extend along a longitudinal side of the oblong anchoring element 3, as can be best seen in Figs. 3 - 5.
The main body 43 of the support 4 and the connecting legs 42 together have a tapering shape as can be best seen in Figs. 4 and 9. The main body 43 has a greater width wmax at an upper side and the width of the main body and the legs 42, lying in line with the outer contour of the main body 43, decrease towards the bottom portion 41. At the lower end of the legs the width Wmin is smaller than the width ws of the slot 106 of the channel element 100. The greater
-9width Wmax exceeds in an unloaded state the width ws of the slot 106 of the channel element 100. It is noted that the main body 43 of the support 4 has a smaller dimension in a direction perpendicular to wmax, which dimension is preferably smaller than the width ws of the slot 106, such that when the channel fastener 1 is turned a quarter turn in the channel element 100, the main body 43 will not engage the flanges 104 anymore as will be described further below.
During installation, the user inserts the bottom portion 41 of the support 4 with the anchoring element 3 in the slot 106 of the channel element 100. This situation is shown in Fig. 9. The bottom portion 41 and the lower end of the connecting legs 42 fit between the flanges 104. When the bottom portion 41 of the channel fastener 1 is moved further into the channel element 100 the connecting legs 42 and or the main body 43 will start to rub against the flanges 104 of the channel element 100. This will cause a compression force on the main body 43 and possibly the legs 42. This compression force will result in a deformation of the main body 43 wherein the slits 57 will be deformed from an open state as is shown in Fig. 11 to a closed state which is shown in Fig. 12. In Fig. 10 is shown the state in which the main body 43 of the support 4 is thus resiliently clamped between the flanges 104 of the channel element 100. The channel fastener 1 can thus be held in this first preliminary mounting state on the channel element 100. If necessary, the user can still shift the channel fastener 1 longitudinally along the channel element 100 to move it to the desired position on the channel element 100.
The support 4 furthermore includes spring members 51. In the specific embodiment shown in the figures, the spring members 51 are associated with the head portion 40 of the support 4 at a longitudinal end portion of the washer support plate 44. The spring members 51 in this specific embodiment comprise tongues 52 which extend obliquely from an underside of the washer support plate 44 of the head portion 40 of the support 4 towards the anchoring element 3.
When the channel fastener 1 is in the first preliminary mounting state, as shown in Fig. 10, it can be rotated as is indicated by arrow 60 (cf. Figs. 1 - 3). In this example the arrow 60 is provided on the top surface of the washer, but such an arrow may be omitted. The channel fastener 1 is thus rotated towards a second preliminary mounting state, which is shown in Figs. 13 - 16. During the rotation the spring members 51 will engage the flanges 104 of the channel element 100 and rub over the upper side of the flanges 104. Thereby the spring members 51, in particular the tongues 52, will be flexed towards the washer element 2 which results in a spring force. When the fastener 1 is turned, preferably a quarter turn, as is shown in Figs. 13 - 16, the respective flanges 104 enter a space between the washer element 2 and
- 10the longitudinal end portions of the oblong anchoring element 3. These spaces will be called herein an accommodation space indicated by reference numeral 61. The channel fastener 1 thus has two accommodation spaces 61 for accommodating the two flanges 104 of the channel element 100. When the flanges 104 are in the accommodation spaces 61, the spring elements 51 push the washer element 2 away from the upper side of the flanges 104 and pull the anchoring element 3 towards the underside of the flanges, in this case with the edge 105 of the flanges 104. Since the upper edge 50 of the respective longitudinal wall portions 49A extends above the upper side of the anchoring element 3, the upper edge 50 of the longitudinal wall portions 49A will be pulled in engagement with the edge 105 of the respective flanges 104, which is best visible in Fig. 14.
In the second preliminary mounting state the main body 43 will not be clamped anymore between the flanges 104, because it has a smaller longitudinal dimension than the width ws of the slot 106 as mentioned in the above. The user can slide the fastener 1 along the channel element 100. The flanges 104 of the channel element 100 are located in the accommodation spaces 61 and the upper edge 50 of the upstanding wall portions 49A engage the edge 105 of the flanges 104. The elastic nature of the plastic material of the support 4 allows that the respective wall portions 49A can slide over the edge 105 of the respective flanges 104. In particular this also works when the edge is serrated, i.e. provided with teeth, as is indicated in Fig. 13 by reference numeral 105A. The upper edge 50 of the wall portion 49A in rest resides between two teeth of the serration, but the wall portion can deform to pass the teeth of the serration during movement of the fastener 1 along the channel element 100. However, the wall portions 49A are sturdy enough to maintain the fastener 1 in position on the channel element 100, when it is not pushed along the channel element 100 by a user. The sturdiness is improved by the transverse wall portion 49B integrally formed with the longitudinal wall portion 49A, which provides rigidity to the corner piece 49. An advantage of the wall portions 49A engaging the edges 105 of the flanges 104 is that it does not depend on the thickness of the anchoring element 3 how easy the fastener can be slid along the channel element. It is noted that the thickness of anchoring elements may vary considerably due to tolerances in blank material and due to manufacturing tolerances. The dimensional relation between the wall portion 39A and the spring members 51 is better defined than the relation between the thickness of the anchoring element 3 and the spring elements 51. Therefore, and also due the flexible nature of the wall portion 39A the fastener 1 can provide a fairly constant and predefined holding force by the support 4 itself and thus a predefined and constant force to overcome the friction to move the fastener 1 along the channel element 100.
- 11 In the specific embodiment of the figures the support 4 furthermore includes one or more resilient retention fingers 53 having a proximal end 53A connected to the head portion 40 and a distal end 53B located near or in contact with the anchoring element 3, as can be best seen in Figs. 2, 4, 5 and 8. The retention fingers 53 extend from the main body obliquely towards the upper side of the anchoring element 3 and are adapted to retain the anchoring element 3 on the bottom plate 48 of the support 4 in an unmounted state. The retention fingers 53 however allow that the anchoring element 3 is moved towards the washer element 2 when the washer element 2 and the anchoring element 3 are tightened together by a male fastening element, possibly in cooperation with a nut. Thereto the retention fingers 53 are resiliently deformable. The oblique position of the retention fingers 53 facilitates their deformation for allowing the anchoring element 3 to move towards the washer element 2. The retention fingers 53 allow the support 4 to be used flexibly with anchoring elements 3 with different thicknesses. It is noted that retention fingers can be omitted in theory, and that for example on an inner side of the connecting legs 52, a retention lug may be formed which extends over the upper edge of the anchoring element 3 as is known from the prior art (e.g. from USD 494,887). Such a retention lug however is not as convenient in use when it comes to varying thicknesses of the anchoring element 3.
In the preliminary mounting position shown in Figs. 13 - 16 a male fastener can inserted through the passages 6 and 56 and screwed into the bore 5 in the anchoring element 3. A nut on the male fastening element can be used to tighten the channel fastener 100 on the channel element 100.
A blocking finger 54 is formed on an end of at least one of the spring members 51. The blocking finger 54 extends downwards under an angle with respect to the tongue 52. In the second preliminary mounting state as is shown in Figs. 13 -16, the tongue 52 rests on the upper side of the flange of the channel element 100 and the blocking finger 54 extends beyond the edge of at least one of the flanges 104 and a side wall 103 of the channel element 100, so as to block unintentional rotation of the fastener from that preliminary mounting state. This may for example be useful when the channel fastener 1 is released from a fixed state, in which the washer element 2 and the anchoring element 3 are clamped against the flanges 104, to a preliminary mounting state shown in Figs. 13 -16. For releasing the fastener 1, the cooperating male fastening element, e.g. a threaded rod and a cooperating nut are released and thus the nut is rotated counter-clockwise. The blocking fingers 54 prevent that the entire channel fastener 1 starts to rotate due to frictional forces.

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1. Kanaalbevestigingselement voor het bevestigen van een voorwerp aan een langwerpig kanaalelement, waarbij het kanaalelement een bodem heeft, een bovenzijde tegenover de bodem en zijwanden die de bovenzijde en de bodem verbinden, waarbij de bovenzijde flenzen omvat die zich vanaf de zijwanden naar elkaar toe uitstrekken, alsmede een langssleuf die gevormd is tussen de flenzen en een sleufbreedte heeft, waarbij het bevestigingselement een samenstel omvat van:A channel mounting member for attaching an object to an elongated channel member, the channel member having a bottom, a top opposite the bottom and side walls connecting the top and the bottom, the top comprising flanges extending towards each other from the side walls and a longitudinal slot formed between the flanges and having a slot width, the fastening element comprising an assembly of: - een stijf onderlegringelement, bij voorkeur gemaakt van metaal, met een steunvlak dat is aangebracht om tegen de buitenzijde van de flenzen van het kanaalelement aan te liggen,- a rigid washer element, preferably made of metal, with a supporting surface arranged to abut the flanges of the channel element, - een langwerpig metalen verankeringselement met een breedte die kleiner is dan de sleufbreedte en een lengte groter dan de sleufbreedte, waarbij het verankeringselement zich bevindt aan de zijde van het onderlegringelement waar het steunvlak zich bevindt en longitudinale eindgedeelten heeft aangepast om aan te grijpen op een binnenzijde van de respectieve flenzen van het kanaalelement,- an elongated metal anchoring element with a width less than the slot width and a length greater than the slot width, the anchor element being on the side of the washer element where the support surface is located and having longitudinal end portions adapted to engage an inner side of the respective flanges of the channel element, - een draagelement voor het verankeringselement, welk draagelement eventueel losneembaar met het onderlegringelement is verbonden en welk draagelement het verankeringselement draagt, waarbij het bevestigingselement tussen het onderlegringelement en elk longitudinaal eindgedeelte van het verankeringselement een opneemruimte heeft die toegankelijk is vanaf de zijkant van het bevestigingselement, waarbij elke opneemruimte is aangepast voor het opnemen van een flens van het kanaalelement, op zodanige wijze dat het bevestigingselement met zijn langwerpig verankeringselement kan worden uitgelijnd met de langssleuf en het verankeringselement kan worden ingebracht door de langssleuf in het kanaalelement, en op een zodanige wijze dat, na het draaien van het bevestigingselement, bij voorkeur een kwartslag, het verankeringselement zich onder een hoek uitstrekt, bij voorkeur in hoofdzaak onder een rechte hoek, ten opzichte van de langssleuf, zodat de flenzen van het kanaalelement zich in de opneemruimten bevinden, waarbij het verankeringselement en het onderlegringelement vervolgens naar elkaar toe kunnen worden gespannen, waarbij de longitudinale einddelen van het verankeringselement op de binnenzijde van de flenzen van het kanaalelement aangrijpen om het bevestigingselement aan het kanaalelement te bevestigen,- a support element for the anchoring element, which support element is optionally connected releasably to the washer element and which support element carries the anchor element, wherein the fixing element between the washer element and each longitudinal end portion of the anchor element has a receiving space which is accessible from the side of the fixing element, wherein each receiving space is adapted to receive a flange of the channel element, such that the fastening element with its elongated anchoring element can be aligned with the longitudinal slot and the anchoring element can be inserted through the longitudinal slot in the channel element, and in such a way that, after rotating the fastening element, preferably a quarter turn, the anchoring element extends at an angle, preferably substantially at right angles, to the longitudinal slot, so that the flanges of the channel element are located in the receptacle spaces where the anchoring element and the washer element can then be tensioned towards each other, the longitudinal end parts of the anchoring element engaging the inside of the flanges of the channel element to fix the fastening element to the channel element, - 13waarbij het draagelement omvat:- 13, the support element comprising: - een kopgedeelte met één of meer koppelingsorganen, welke koppelingsorganen, eventueel losneembaar, het onderlegringelement koppelen met het draagelement,- a head part with one or more coupling members, which coupling members, optionally detachably, couple the washer element to the support element, - een bodemgedeelte dat het verankeringselement van onderaf ondersteunt, ena bottom section that supports the anchoring element from below, and - verbindingsbenen, die zich elk uitstrekken van het kopgedeelte naar het bodemgedeelte onder het verankeringselement, en die het kopgedeelte en het bodemgedeelte verbinden, waarbij de verbindingsbenen zich uitstrekken langs een langszijde van het langwerpige verankeringselement, met het kenmerk, dat het draagelement is gemaakt van een elastisch materiaal en dat het kopgedeelte en de verbindingsbenen van het draagelement een taps toelopende breedte vormen vanaf het kopgedeelte naar het onderste gedeelte van de ondersteuning, waarbij ten minste het kopgedeelte op de plaats waar het op de benen aansluit een initiële breedte heeft die groter is dan de breedte van de langssleuf, zodanig dat wanneer het verankeringselement is uitgelijnd met de langssleuf van het kanaalelement en ingebracht door de sleuf in het kanaalelement, de benen en/of het kopgedeelte tegen de flenzen aanwrijven en elastisch samengedrukt worden/wordt, zodat het bevestigingselement in een eerste voorlopige montagetoestand tussen de flenzen kan worden geklemd.connecting legs, each of which extends from the head part to the bottom part below the anchoring element, and connecting the head part and the bottom part, the connecting legs extending along a longitudinal side of the elongated anchoring element, characterized in that the support element is made of a elastic material and that the head portion and the connecting legs of the support member form a tapered width from the head portion to the bottom portion of the support, at least the head portion at the point where it joins the legs having an initial width greater than the width of the longitudinal slot, such that when the anchoring element is aligned with the longitudinal slot of the channel element and inserted through the slot in the channel element, the legs and / or the head portion rub against the flanges and are / are elastically compressed, so that the fixing element a first provisional mounting condition d can be clamped between the flanges. 2. Bevestigingselement volgens conclusie 1, waarbij het draagelement is vervaardigd van een thermoplastisch materiaal.Fastening element according to claim 1, wherein the supporting element is made of a thermoplastic material. 3. Bevestigingselement volgens conclusie 1 of 2, waarbij het kopgedeelte van het draagelement een hoofdlichaam omvat met een centrale doorgang van het onderlegringelement naar het verankeringselement, waarbij twee langsspleten zich uitstrekken vanaf de centrale doorgang in het hoofdlichaam, waarbij de spleten wijd geopend zijn in een onbelaste toestand en gesloten zijn in de eerste voorlopige montagetoestand.Fixing element according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the head portion of the supporting element comprises a main body with a central passageway from the washer element to the anchoring element, two longitudinal slits extending from the central passageway in the main body, the slits being widely opened in a no-load condition and closed in the initial provisional mounting condition. 4. Bevestigingselement volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het draagelement een of meer veerorganen omvat die behoren bij het kopgedeelte van het draagelement, waarbij de veerorganen het bodemgedeelte en het verankeringselement naar de binnenzijde van de flenzen van het kanaalelement dwingen in een tweede voorlopige montagetoestand waarin de flenzen zich in de opneemruimten bevinden.The fastener according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the support member comprises one or more spring members associated with the head portion of the support member, the spring members forcing the bottom portion and the anchoring element toward the inside of the flanges of the channel member in a second preliminary mounting condition in which the flanges are located in the receiving spaces. 5. Bevestigingselement volgens een van de conclusies 1 - 3, waarbij het draagelement één of meer veerorganen omvat die behoren bij het bodemgedeelte van het draagelement, waarbij de veerorganen het verankeringselement naar de binnenzijde van de flenzen van het The fastening element according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the supporting element comprises one or more spring members belonging to the bottom part of the supporting element, the spring members the anchoring element towards the inner side of the flanges of the - 14kanaalelement dwingen in een tweede voorlopige montagetoestand waarin de flenzen zich in de opneemruimtes bevinden.- Forcing the 14-channel element into a second provisional mounting condition in which the flanges are located in the receiving spaces. 6. Bevestigingselement volgens conclusie 4, waarbij het bodemgedeelte een bodemplaat omvat die het verankeringselement ondersteunt en opstaande wandelementen die zich opwaarts uitstrekken vanaf de bodemplaat, waarbij de opstaande wandelementen ten minste een langswandgedeelte omvatten dat zich uitstrekt bij de longitudinale einddelen van het verankeringselement langs een zijde van het verankeringselement met de grootste lengte, en waarbij de opstaande wandgedeelten een hoogte hebben die groter is dan de dikte van het verankeringselement, zodanig dat wanneer het verankeringselement in aangrijping is met de bodemplaat, een bovenrand van de opstaande wand zich boven het verankeringselement bevindt en zodanig dat wanneer het bevestigingselement zich in de positie bevindt waarin de flenzen van het kanaalelement zich in de opneemruimten bevinden, de bovenrand van de opstaande wandgedeelten de binnenzijde van de flenzen aangrijpt in de tweede voorlopige montagetoestand.The fastener according to claim 4, wherein the bottom portion comprises a bottom plate supporting the anchoring element and upright wall elements extending upwardly from the bottom plate, the upright wall elements comprising at least one longitudinal wall portion extending at the longitudinal end portions of the anchoring element along one side of the longest anchoring element, and wherein the upright wall portions have a height greater than the thickness of the anchoring element, such that when the anchoring element engages the bottom plate, an upper edge of the upright wall is above the anchoring element, and such that when the mounting member is in the position where the flanges of the channel member are in the receiving spaces, the top edge of the upright wall portions engages the inside of the flanges in the second provisional mounting condition. 7. Bevestigingselement volgens conclusie 6, waarbij de opstaande wandelementen zich bij twee diagonaal tegenover elkaar liggende hoeken van het langwerpig verankeringselement bevinden.Fastening element according to claim 6, wherein the upright wall elements are located at two diagonally opposite corners of the elongated anchoring element. 8. Bevestigingselement volgens conclusie 6 of 7, waarbij de wandelementen voorts een dwarswandgedeelte omvatten dat zich onder een hoek, bij voorkeur loodrecht, ten opzichte van het langswandgedeelte uitstrekt, en een hoekstuk vormt met het bijbehorende langswandgedeelte.Fixing element according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the wall elements further comprise a transverse wall section which extends at an angle, preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal wall section, and forms a corner piece with the associated longitudinal wall section. 9. Bevestigingselement volgens een van de conclusies 4,6-8, waarbij de veerorganen zijn gevormd als tongen die zich schuin van het kopgedeelte naar het verankeringselement uitstrekken.Fixing element according to any one of claims 4,6-8, wherein the spring members are formed as tongues extending obliquely from the head portion to the anchoring element. 10. Bevestigingselement volgens één van de conclusies 4, 6 - 9, waarbij een blokkeervinger is gevormd aan een einde van ten minste één van de veerorganen, waarbij de blokkeervinger zich in de tweede voormontagetoestand voorbij de rand van ten minste een van de flenzen en een zijwand van het kanaalelement uitstrekt, om onbedoelde rotatie van het bevestigingselement vanuit de tweede voorlopige montagetoestand te blokkeren.The fastener according to any one of claims 4, 6-9, wherein a blocking finger is formed at one end of at least one of the spring members, the blocking finger being in the second pre-assembly condition beyond the edge of at least one of the flanges and a sidewall of the channel member extends to block accidental rotation of the fastener from the second preliminary mounting condition. 11. Bevestigingselement volgens één van de conclusies 1-10, waarbij het draagelement één of meer veerkrachtige vasthoudvingers omvat met een proximaal einde dat verbonden is met het kopgedeelte en een distaai einde dat zich nabij of in contact met het The fastener according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein the support element comprises one or more resilient holding fingers having a proximal end connected to the head portion and a distal end that is adjacent or in contact with the - 15verankeringselement bevindt, om het verankeringselement op het bodemgedeelte van het draagelement vast te houden.- anchoring element is located to hold the anchoring element on the bottom part of the support element. 12. Combinatie van een bevestigingselement volgens een van de voorgaande conclusiesA combination of a fastening element according to any one of the preceding claims 5 en een kanaalelement met een bodem, een bovenzijde tegenover de bodem en zijwanden die de bovenzijde en de bodem verbinden, waarbij de bovenzijde flenzen omvat die zich vanaf de zijwanden naar elkaar toe uitstrekken, alsmede een langssleuf met een sleufbreedte gevormd tussen de flenzen, waarbij het kanaalelement van het zogenaamde strut rail-type is, d.w.z. dat het kanaalelement naar binnen gevouwen flenzen heeft, waarbij de flenzen5 and a channel member having a bottom, a top opposite the bottom and side walls connecting the top and the bottom, the top comprising flanges extending towards each other from the side walls, and a longitudinal slot with a slot width formed between the flanges, wherein the channel element is of the so-called strut rail type, ie the channel element has inwardly folded flanges, the flanges 10 randen hebben die naar de bodem van het kanaalelement zijn gekeerd.10 have edges that face the bottom of the channel member. 13. Combinatie volgens conclusie 12, waarbij de rand van de respectieve flenzen gekarteld is.The combination of claim 12, wherein the edge of the respective flanges is serrated. 15 14. Werkwijze voor het samenstellen van een combinatie volgens conclusie 12 of 13, waarbij de kanaalbevestigingselement in een eerste voorlopige toestand en een tweede voorlopige toestand op het kanaalelement wordt gemonteerd voordat deze uiteindelijk wordt vastgezet aan het kanaalelement.14. A method of assembling a combination according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the channel attachment element is mounted on the channel element in a first preliminary state and a second preliminary state before it is finally secured to the channel element.
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