NL2022492B1 - End cap for closing an end of a suspension rail, suspension rail and assembly. - Google Patents

End cap for closing an end of a suspension rail, suspension rail and assembly. Download PDF

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NL2022492B1
NL2022492B1 NL2022492A NL2022492A NL2022492B1 NL 2022492 B1 NL2022492 B1 NL 2022492B1 NL 2022492 A NL2022492 A NL 2022492A NL 2022492 A NL2022492 A NL 2022492A NL 2022492 B1 NL2022492 B1 NL 2022492B1
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Title: End cap for closing an end of a suspension rail, suspension rail and assembly. Abstract The present document describes an end cap for closing an end of a suspension rail. the end cap comprises a terminal part Which in use provides a terminal surface extending transverse to an axial direction of the suspension rail. The cap comprises a fixing portion extending, in use, into an interior part of the suspension rail. The fixing portion comprises a first part and a second part. The first part is correspondingly shaped With an interior part of the rail. The second part provides a guiding surface cooperating With a contact surface in the interior part of the suspension rail, and a locking member on the guiding surface. The locking member in use cooperates With a restraining member on suspension rail for locking the end cap in position. The document also describes a rail, an end stopper and an assembly.

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P121741NL01 Title: End cap for closing an end of a suspension rail, suspension rail and assembly.
Field of the invention The present invention is directed at an end cap for closing an end of a suspension rail, the end cap comprising a terminal part which in use provides a terminal surface extending transverse to an axial direction of the suspension rail for closing an end portion thereof, the end cap comprising a fixing portion extending from the terminal part transverse to the terminal surface such that in use the fixing portion extends into an interior part of the suspension rail in the axial direction thereof, wherein the fixing portion comprises a first part which is shaped such that in cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the suspension rail an outer circumference of the first part corresponds with an inner circumference of the interior part of the rail such as to cooperate therewith in use.
The invention is further directed at a suspension rail, and at an assembly comprising a suspension rail and an end cap.
Background Suspension rails for curtains and other elements are typically finished with an end cap on either side.
The end cap provides a finishing touch to the rail, prevents the rail to attract and retain filth, and also covers any sharp edges of the rail to prevent accidents.
Although often used in buildings and houses to suspend curtains from a ceiling, suspension rails in some applications are installed and used under rough conditions.
For example, curtain suspension rails for vehicles are to be installed in small vehicle cabins under time constraint.
Vehicle factories typically use pre-installed suspension rails that only need to be fixed in the cabin by the assembly personnel, as there is no time available to be bothered with fixing end caps, gliders and curtain hooks.
The pre-installation may be performed prior to the suspension rail entering the vehicle factory, or may occasionally be performed in the vehicle factory prior to installation in the cabin.
One particular problem encountered with end caps of suspension rails is that due to rough handling conditions during installation, the pre-installed endcaps detach from the suspension rails. These caps may get lost or may not be easily re-installed due to the caps loosely fitting to the end of the rails (which may have been their original cause of detachment). Summary of the invention It is an object of the present invention to provide overcome the abovementioned disadvantages of the prior art, and to provide an end cap, a suspension rail and an assembly thereof wherein the end cap may be easily and well fixed to the rail and may also be easily disassembled therefrom when desired.
To this end, there is provided herewith an end cap for closing an end of a suspension rail, the end cap comprising a terminal part which in use provides a terminal surface extending transverse to an axial direction of the suspension rail for closing an end portion thereof, the end cap comprising a fixing portion extending from the terminal part transverse to the terminal surface such that in use the fixing portion extends into an interior part of the suspension rail in the axial direction thereof, wherein the fixing portion comprises a first part which is shaped such that in cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the suspension rail an outer circumference of the first part corresponds with an inner circumference of the interior part of the rail such as to cooperate therewith in use, characterized in that, the fixing portion comprises a second part extending further in said axial direction of the suspension rail in use, the second part providing a guiding surface cooperating with a contact surface in the interior part of the suspension rail, wherein the second part comprises a locking member located on the guiding surface and in use cooperating with a corresponding restraining member on the contact surface of the suspension rail for locking the end cap in position.
The end cap of the claimed invention comprises a fixing portion including a guiding surface that enables easy installation in the suspension rail. The guiding surface cooperates with a corresponding contact surface of the suspension rail and comprises a locking member that cooperates with a restraining member on the contact surface. This enables to slide the end cap into the end of the suspension rail and to snap the end cap in position to provide a tactile feedback to the user. By the snapping, the locking member interlocks with the restrainingmember, which provides an additional restraint that prevents the end cap from easily detaching. However, the locking member and restraining member may also be easily disconnected from each other using a tool that may be inserted in the suspension rail, thereby enabling disengagement of the end cap from the suspension rail when desired.
A further important advantage of the invention is that the additional restraint, provided by the locking member engaging with and restraining member, is sufficiently strong for the design of the end cap to also serve as end stopper element of the suspension rail. Conventional suspension solutions typically require both an end cap and a separate end stopper element. For example, in a curtain rail assembly, the end stopper prevents the end cap to detach from the rail upon opening the curtain. The end stopper element typically receives the forces of the curtain moving back when the cloth of the curtain reaches the end position in the rail, and withstands their impact. In the present design, when in use the end cap is locked in position in the suspension rail, it easily withstands impact forces of suspended elements having a magnitude of up to 50 Newton in normal use. The present design even withstands such impaet forces of up to 100 Newton and above that (e.g. expected 200N or 300N). The invention is not limited in that respect, as the skilled person will appreciate that this will also be dependent on certain design choices, such as the type of material for the end cap and/or rail. As a result, the novel and inventive end cap of the invention also provides an efficient end stopper function for most curtains available.
The features of the end cap cooperate to restraint the end cap, when mounted on the rail, in all six degrees of freedom. The six degrees of freedom include three translational (along X, Y and Z) and three rotational degrees (pitch, roll and yaw) of freedom. Regarding the three translational degrees of freedom, defining the Z-direction as the longitudinal or axial direction through the suspension rail, any translation along the X and Y directions is prevented by the first part of the fixing portion which well fits the interior part of the rail. In fact, the first part is shaped such that, in cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the suspension rail, its outer circumference corresponds with an inner circumference of the interior part. A translation in the X and Y direction is thereby prevented. A translation in the Z-direction is prevented by the locking memberinterlocking with the restraining member on the contact surface of the suspension rail.
Rotational degrees of freedom are restrained by the combined working of the fitting between the first part and the interior part of the suspension rail and the guiding surface of the second part cooperating with the contact surface in the interior part.
Together, a sound and proper fixing of the end cap to the end of the suspension rail is achieved, which does not accidentally detach and may be easily be disengaged using a suitable tool (e.g. a screw driver, a pincers, a piercer, a stick or small rod (e.g. a nail) or another tool). In accordance with some embodiments, the second part of the fixing portion is formed by a tab portion providing the guiding surface on one side thereof, the tab portion being flat for enabling bending thereof in a direction away from the guiding surface in use.
The flat bendable side portion bends away upon insertion of the end cap to give room for the locking member to slide over the contact surface towards the restraining member and to engage therewith.
Upon engaging, the bending back of the tab portion when the end cap snaps into position provides a desired tactile feedback to the user, and confirms that the end cap is fixed and longitudinally locked to the suspension rail.
In accordance with some of these embodiments, the second portion near an attachment region with the first portion comprises a trench or narrow section for further enabling said bending.
The narrow portion locally reduces bending stiffness to further allow bending.
Selecting a depth, direction and length of e.g. a trench in the design, in combination with the choice of material for the end cap, enables to tune the bending stiffness in the design of the end cap.
In some of these embodiments, the tab portion is tapered or narrowed such as to be smaller than the inner circumference of the interior part of the suspension rail.
This enables easy insertion of the second part into the suspension rail.
A tapered tab portion further provides a gradual aligning of the first part with respect to an opening of the suspension rail during insertion of the second part into the rail.
The first part thereby gradually aligns with the suspension rail such that it thereafter easily slides into the rail.
This allows fast installation of the end cap to the rail by a user.
In some embodiments, at least one of the locking member or the restraining member comprises at least one element of a group comprising: a knob;
a bumb; a click finger feature; a perforation; a blind hole; an indentation; a dent; or one or more relief features. For example, the locking member may be a knob, bump or other relief feature on the guiding surface, whereas the contact surface comprises a corresponding perforation for receiving the locking member to engage 5 therewith. However, the skilled person will appreciate that kinematic inversions are within the claimed scope, and hence that as an alternative the contact surface may instead comprise a knob while the guiding surface may comprise a perforation to receive the knob. Instead of a perforation, a blind hole, indentation, a cut out or a slotted hole may likewise be applied for receiving the locking member. A blind hole or indentation, however, will be less accessible for a tool to enable disengagement, although it does provide a semi-permanent fixing between the end cap and the suspension rail which in some applications may be desired.
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the end cap comprises one or more wall sections around at least a part of a circumference of the terminal part, wherein the one or more wall sections are correspondingly shaped with an outer circumference of the suspension rail. Together with the neatly fitting first part, the wall sections provide an efficient closing of any gaps to prevent attracting filth and to prevent exposure of sharp edges of the rail. In fact, the wall sections 12 enable to compensate for any tolerances that are present in the design of the end cap. The walls for example allow some play between the end cap and the suspension rail in the longitudinal direction, without loosing any functionality in the solution presented by the invention. Tolerances for example enable cooperation between the locking member and the restraining member to be more smoothly in use. The wall sections further provide a finishing touch and will always provide an overlap of the wall sections over the suspension rail, regardless of the tolerances applied.
The end cap of the present invention provides a further advantage in that it may be fabricated as an integral part. This for example enables the end cap to be manufactured in an injection moulding process, e.g. using a suitable polymer material or a metal; such as polyoxymethylene (POM; also known as polyacetal), polyamide (PA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) or another suitable polymer, or a metal such as aluminum.
In accordance with some embodiments, a structural section connects the fixing portion to the terminal part at a distance thereof, and the fixing portion extends from the structural section over the terminal surface in a lateral direction with respect to the axial direction, and wherein the distance between the fixing portion and an inner surface of the terminal part is equal to or larger than a height of the one or more wall sections. In these embodiments, the structural section connects the terminal part to the fixing portion. The fixing portion also extends in lateral direction over the terminal surface. Thereby, the structural section keeps the fixing portion at a distance from the terminal part. This distance, provided by the structural section, is equal to or larger than the height of the wall sections. Thus the fixing portion extends over the terminal surface at a distance of at least the height of the wall sections. This design of the end cap provides an advantage in the manufacturing thereof during an injection moulding step. By keeping the distance between the fixing portion and the terminal surface to be at least the height of the wall sections that (partially) are arranged around the circumference of the terminal surface, only a minimal number of sliders is needed during an injection moulding process to separate the injection moulded end cap from the mould. A smaller number of required sliders reduces complexity in the manufacturing process. The smaller number of sliders makes the mould, and thereby the manufacturing of the end cap, less expensive.
In accordance with some embodiments, a protruding height of the locking member is smaller than a thickness of a division wall of the suspension rail which provides the contact surface on one side thereof. In these embodiments, the motion of any gliders that may be moving within the suspension rail may not be hampered by the locking member, as it does not protrude outside the division wall wherein the restraining member (e.g. a perforation, cut out or slotted hole) is located.
In accordance with some embodiments, the terminal part further comprises one or more suspension eyes. This provides a fixed (i.e. non-movable) suspension point on the rail, which enables to suspend the end of a suspension element (e.g. a curtain hook) to the suspension eye 40. For example, in case of a curtain suspending from the rail, this allows closing of the curtain without the other end of the curtain to move in use.
According to a second aspect, there is provided a suspension rail for use with an end cap according to any one or more of the preceding claims for closing an end of the suspension rail, the suspension rail comprising at least one end portion, wherein the end portion of the rail is suitable for receiving a terminal part of the end cap providing in use a terminal surface extending transverse to an axial direction of the suspension rail for closing the end portion, the suspension rail further comprising an interior part arranged for receiving a fixing portion of the end cap such that in use the fixing portion extends into the interior part in the axial direction of the suspension rail, wherein an inner circumference of a cross section of the interior part perpendicular to said axial direction is correspondingly shaped with an outer circumference of a first part of the fixing portion such as to cooperate therewith in use, characterized in that, the suspension rail comprises a contact surface located in the interior part, the contact surface cooperating in use with a guiding surface of a second part of the fixing portion of the end cap, wherein the contact surface comprises a restraining member arranged for receiving a locking member located on the guiding surface of the end cap for locking the end cap in position.
The suspension rail may advantageously be used in combination with an end cap in accordance with the first aspect, as described above.
In some embodiments of the second aspect of the invention, the contact surface is provided by a division between a glider section of the suspension rail and a mounting section of the suspension rail.
For example, an internal division wall may separate the glider section wherein the gliders are moving in use from the mounting section that allows to mount the rail to a support surface.
Such a division allows the gliders to move through the rail without encountering resistance from any protruding mounting elements.
The division wall advantageously would provide the desired contact surface of the interior part of the rail.
The interior part may be provided by a part of the mounting section at the end of the rail.
In some embodiments, the contact surface between the restraining member and the end of the suspension rail comprises one or more cut out portions for enabling insertion of at least one of the second part with the locking member or the structural section.
An additional cut out portion makes room for any structural parts of the end cap to be received by the rail.
As mentioned hereinabove for the end cap in accordance with the first aspect of the invention, in some embodimentsat least one of the locking member or the restraining member comprises at least one element of a group comprising: a knob a bumb; a click finger feature; a perforation; a blind hole; an indentation; a cut out; a slotted hole; a dent; or one or more relief features.
As will be appreciated, any kinematic inversions are foreseen and are within the claimed scope.
Preferably, in some embodiments, the suspension rail is suitable to be mounted in a vehicle cabin.
In accordance with a third aspect of the invention, there is provided anassembly comprising a suspension rail according to the second aspect of theinvention and at least on end cap according to the first aspect of the invention for closing an end of the suspension rail, wherein the end cap comprises a terminal part which in use provides a terminal surface extending transverse to an axial direction of the suspension rail for closing an end portion thereof, the end cap comprising a fixing portion extending from the terminal part transverse to theterminal surface, wherein the fixing portion comprises a first part which is shaped such as to guide the end cap upon insertion of the fixing portion in the suspension rail; and the suspension rail comprising at least one end portion, wherein the end portion of the rail is suitable for receiving the terminal part of the end cap, the suspension rail further comprising an interior part arranged for receiving thefixing portion of the end cap such that in use the fixing portion extends into the interior part in the axial direction of the suspension rail, wherein an inner circumference of a cross section of the interior part perpendicular to said axial direction is correspondingly shaped with an outer circumference of a first part of the fixing portion such as to cooperate therewith in use; characterized in that, thefixing portion of the end cap comprises a second part extending further in said axial direction of the suspension rail in use, the second part providing a guiding surface, wherein the second part comprises a locking member located on the guiding surface; and in that the suspension rail comprises a contact surface located in the interior part, the contact surface cooperating in use with the guiding surfaceof the second part of the fixing portion of the end cap, wherein the contact surface comprises a restraining member arranged for receiving the locking member located on the guiding surface of the end cap for locking the end cap in position.
Brief description of the drawings The invention will further be elucidated by deseription of some specific embodiments thereof, making reference to the attached drawings. The detailed description provides examples of possible implementations of the invention, but is not to be regarded as describing the only embodiments falling under the scope. The scope of the invention is defined in the claims, and the description is to be regarded as illustrative without being restrictive on the invention. In the drawings: Figure 1 schematically illustrates an assembly in accordance with the present invention; Figure 2 illustrates an end cap in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 illustrates the end cap of figure 2 in a different position; Figure 4 illustrates the end cap of figures 2 and 3 in a different position; Figure 5 illustrates the side view of the end cap of figures 2, 3 and 4.
Figure 6 illustrates an end cap inserted in a suspension rail in cross- section, in accordance with the present invention.
Figure 7 provides a bottom view of the assembly illustrated in figures 1, 6 and 7; Figure 8 provides a cross section of an end cap 3 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
Detailed description Figure 1 illustrates one end of an assembly 1 comprising a suspension rail 2 and an end cap 3 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
The end cap 3 comprises the fixing portion 5 consisting of a first part 7 and a second part 8. The fixing portion 5 is attached to a terminal part 4 of the end cap 3 via a structural section 10. The fixing portion 5 of the end cap 3 is inserted in the suspension rail 2 in an interior part thereof. This will be further described below.
Figure 2 illustrates the end cap 3 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The end cap 3 comprising the terminal part 4 and the fixing portion 5 further comprises a terminal surface 14 provided by the inner surface of the terminal part 4 which, in use, is (almost) contiguous to end of the suspensionrail 2. The terminal surface 14 at the circumference thereof comprises a plurality of wall sections 12 which in use overlap the exterior circumference of the suspension rail 2. The first part 7 of the fixing portion 5 is attached to the structural section 10 via an attachment area 17. The structural section 10 protrudes from the terminal surface 14. On the second part 8 of the fixing portion 5, a locking member 15 is provided by a knob on the guiding surface 18 of the second part.
Figure 3 provides a bottom view of het end cap 3 of an embodiment of the present invention. The fixing portion 5 extends from the structural section 10 in a lateral direction thereof over the terminal surface 14. The height of the structural section 10 is equal to the height h of the wall sections 12 that surround the terminal surface 14 partially. The structural section 10 thereby keeps the overhanging parts of the fixing portion 5 at a distance d from the terminal surface
14. This distance d is larger than or equal to the height h of the wall sections. This provides for an opening 22 that enables sliders of an injection molding system to move out of the molded product 3 during manufacturing thereof such as to remove the manufactured end cap 3. In the present design, a minimal number of sliders is needed to enable manufacturing the end cap 3 in an injection moulding process.
The second part 8 of the fixing portion is provided by a tab portion 20 having a tapered shape on the sides thereof. The tapered shape enables to easily insert the end cap 3 into an end of the suspension rail 2 and to align the first part 7 with the interior walls of the suspension rail 2.
The tab portion 20, as is illustrated in figure 4, is of a substantially flat shape such as to decrease the bending stiffness thereof. As a further feature, in the attachment region between the first part 7 and the second part 8 of the fixing portion 5, a tranche 25 is provided which locally further decreases the bending stiffness of the second part 8. This enables, during assembly, upon insertion of the end cap into an end of the suspension rail 2, to bend the tap portion 20 away from the contact surface within the interior part of the suspension rail 2. This provides room for the locking member 15 to slide over the contact surface 19 towards a restraining member 35. Upon reaching the restraining member 35, the locking member 15 engages therewith in a snapping movement, thereby providing tactile feedback to the user. This confirms to the user that the end cap 3 is firmly locked and thereby fixed to the suspension rail 2.
Figure 5 provides a side view of the end cap 3 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
The figure mainly illustrates the first part 7 of the fixing portion 5 which extends over the terminal surface 14 of the end cap 3. Surrounded by the wall sections 12, and divided by the structural section 10, this provides for locations 28a and 28b for the sliders of the injection molding system that may be used for manufacturing the end cap 3. The sliders may be retracted by our openings 30a and 30b in the end cap 3. Figure 6 schematically illustrates a cross section of the assembly 1 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
End cap 3 is locked in position in suspension rail 2. As can be seen, the locking member 15 engages with the restraining member 35 of the suspension rail 2. The suspension rail 2 consists of a rail section 31 and a mounting section 32. The mounting section 32 provides for the interior part wherein the fixing portion 5 of the end cap 3 is to be inserted in use.
Figure 6 further illustrates the contact surface 19 which cooperates with the guiding surface 18 on the second part of the end cap 3. An internal division wall 33 separates the rail section 31 from the mounting section 32. The division wall 33 allows gliders to move through the rail section 31 without encountering resistance from any protruding mounting elements.
The division wall 33 advantageously provides the desired contact surface 19 of the interior part of the rail 2. In the preferred embodiments, a protruding height of locking member 15 does not exceed a thickness of the division wall 33. This prevents any undesired contact between any gliders and the locking member 15 in use, which could prevent the gliders from moving smoothly through the rail 2. Figure 6 also illustrates the bending direction 38 of the tab portion 20 which provides room for the locking member 15 to slide over the contact surface 19 in the direction of the perforation that forms restraining member 35. In figure 6, coordinate system 36, schematically indicates the defined translational directions Xx, Y and Z.
The Z-direction is chosen to be aligned with the longitudinal axis through the suspension rail 2. Directions X and Y are lateral directions to the longitudinal axis through the suspension rail 2. In figure 7, a bottom view of an end part 3 of the assembly 1 in accordance with an embodiment to the present invention is illustrated.
As can be seen in figure 7, the restraining member 35 is easily accessible with a tool, such asa screw driver. The screw driver may be pushed against the locking member 15 enabling the bendable tab portion 20 of the end cap to bend away and allow the end cap 3 to be detached from the suspension rail 2. Figure 8 provides a cross section of an end cap 3 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment illustrated in figure 8, the end cap 3 is provided with a suspension eye 40 that extends (in use, in respect of a suspension rail) downward, such as to provide a fixed (i.e. non-movable) suspension point on a rail 2. This enables to suspend the end of e.g. a curtain by a curtain hook, which may be suspending from the rail 2, to the suspension eye 40 to allow closing of the curtain in use. Such a suspension eye 40 typically, in conventional assemblies, would be part of an end stopper element. Because the end cap of the present invention suitably integrates the both functions of an end cap and an end stopper, the additional suspension eye 40 in the embodiment of figure 8 advantageously adds such a fixed suspension point to the solution provided by the present invention. As may be appreciated, the suspension eye 40 is an optional advantageous feature.
The present invention has been described in terms of some specific embodiments thereof. It will be appreciated that the embodiments shown in the drawings and described herein are intended for illustrated purposes only and are not by any manner or means intended to be restrictive on the invention. It is believed that the operation and construction of the present invention will be apparent from the foregoing description and drawings appended thereto. It will be clear to the skilled person that the invention is not limited to any embodiment herein described and that modifications are possible which should be considered within the scope of the appended claims. Also kinematic inversions are considered inherently disclosed and to be within the scope of the invention. Moreover, any of the components and elements of the various embodiments disclosed may be combined or may be incorporated in other embodiments where considered necessary, desired or preferred, without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.
In the claims, any reference signs shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The term ‘comprising’ and ‘including’ when used in this description or the appended claims should not be construed in an exclusive or exhaustive sense butrather in an inclusive sense.
Thus the expression ‘comprising’ as used herein does not exclude the presence of other elements or steps in addition to those listed in any claim.
Furthermore, the words ‘a’ and ‘an’ shall not be construed as limited to ‘only one’, but instead are used to mean ‘at least one’, and do not exclude aplurality.
Features that are not specifically or explicitly described or claimed may be additionally included in the structure of the invention within its scope.
Expressions such as: "means for ...” should be read as: "component configured for ..." or "member constructed to ..." and should be construed to include equivalents for the structures disclosed.
The use of expressions like: "critical", "preferred",
"especially preferred" etc. is not intended to limit the invention.
Additions, deletions, and modifications within the purview of the skilled person may generally be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as is determined by the claims.
The invention may be practiced otherwise then as specifically described herein, and is only limited by the appended claims.

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ConclusiesConclusions 1. Eindkap voor het afsluiten van een uiteinde van een ophangrail, waarbij de eindkap een uiterste deel omvat welke in gebruik een eindoppervlak verschaft dat zich dwars op een axiale richting van de ophangrail uitstrekt voor het afsluiten van een einddeel daarvan, de eindkap omvattende een fixeerdeel dat zich vanuit het uiterste deel dwars op het eindoppervlak uitstrekt zodanig dat in gebruik het fixeerdeel zich uitstrekt in een inwendig deel van de ophangrail in de axiale richting daarvan, waarbij het fixeerdeel een eerste deel omvat welke zodanig is vormgegeven dat in doorsnede loodrecht op de axiale richting van de suspension rail een buitenomtrek van het eerste deel overeenkomt met een binnenomtrek van het inwendige deel van de rail teneinde daarmee in gebruik samen te werken, met het kenmerk, dat het fixeerdeel een tweede deel omvat welke zich in gebruik verder in de axiale richting van de ophangrail uitstrekt, waarbij het tweede deel een geleidingsvlak verschaft dat samenwerkt met een contactvlak in het inwendige deel van de ophangrail, waarbij het tweede deel een vergrendelingselement omvat dat zich bevindt op het geleidingsvlak en in gebruik samenwerkt met een overeenkomstig insluitelement op het contactvlak van de ophangrail, voor het in positie vergrendelen van de eindkap.An end cap for closing an end of a suspension rail, the end cap comprising an outer portion which, in use, provides an end surface extending transversely to an axial direction of the suspension rail for closing an end portion thereof, the end cap comprising a fixing member extending from the extreme portion transversely to the end surface such that, in use, the fixation member extends into an interior portion of the suspension rail in the axial direction thereof, the fixation portion comprising a first portion configured such that in cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the suspension rail an outer circumference of the first part corresponds to an inner circumference of the interior part of the rail so as to cooperate therewith in use, characterized in that the fixing part comprises a second part which in use extends further in the axial direction extends from the suspension rail, the second part providing a guide surface that cooperates m with a contact surface in the interior part of the suspension rail, the second part comprising a locking element located on the guide surface and cooperating in use with a corresponding containment element on the contact surface of the suspension rail to lock the end cap in position. 2. Eindkap volgens conclusie 1, waarin het tweede deel van het fixeerdeel wordt gevormd door een tabgedeelte en welke het geleidingsvlak aan een zijde daarvan verschaft, waarbij het tabgedeelte plat is voor het vrijgeven van verbuiging daarvan in gebruik in een richting weg van het geleidingsvlak.The end cap of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the fixing portion is formed by a tab portion and which provides the guide surface on one side thereof, the tab portion being flat to release deflection thereof in use in a direction away from the guide surface. 3. Eindkap volgens conclusie 2, waarin het tweede deel waarbij een bevestigingsgebied met het eerste deel een geul of smalle sectie omvat voor het verder vrijgeven van de verbuiging.The end cap of claim 2, wherein the second portion wherein an attachment area with the first portion includes a trench or narrow section for further releasing the deflection. 4. Eindkap volgens conclusie 2 of 3, waarin het tabgedeelte taps toeloopt of zodanig smal is dat het kleiner is dan de binnenomtrek van het inwendige deel van de ophangrail.The end cap of claim 2 or 3, wherein the tab portion is tapered or narrow so that it is less than the inner circumference of the interior portion of the suspension rail. 5. Eindkap volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, waarin ten minste een van het vergrendelingselement of het insluitelement ten minste een element omvat van een groep omvattende: een knop; een bobbel; een klikvinger-element; een perforatie; een blind gat; een inkeping; een uitsnede; een slotgat; een deuk; of een of meer reliëf elementen.An end cap according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the locking element or the containment element comprises at least one element of a group comprising: a button; a bulge; a click finger element; a perforation; a blind hole; a notch; a cutout; a lock hole; a dent; or one or more relief elements. 6. Eindkap volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, waarin de eindkap een of meer wandsecties omvat rondom ten minste een deel van een omtrek van het uiterste gedeelte, waarin de een of meer wandsecties overeenkomstig zijn vormgegeven met een buitenomtrek van de ophangrail.End cap according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the end cap comprises one or more wall sections around at least a part of a perimeter of the extreme portion, wherein the one or more wall sections are shaped correspondingly with an outer perimeter of the suspension rail. 7. Eindkap volgens conclusie 6, waarin een structurele sectie het fixeerdeel verbindt met het uiterste gedeelte op afstand daarvan, en het fixeerdeel zich uitstrekt vanaf de structurele sectie over het eindoppervlak in een laterale richting met betrekking tot de axiale richting, en waarin de afstand tussen het fixeerdeel en een binnenoppervlak van het uiterste gedeelte gelijk is aan of groter is dan een hoogte van de een of meer wandsecties.The end cap of claim 6, wherein a structural section connects the fixing part to the extreme portion spaced therefrom, and the fixing part extends from the structural section across the end surface in a lateral direction with respect to the axial direction, and wherein the distance between the fixing member and an inner surface of the extreme portion is equal to or greater than a height of the one or more wall sections. 8. Eindkap volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, waarin een uitsteekhoogte van het vergrendelingselement kleiner is dan of gelijk is aan een dikte van een scheidingswand van de ophangrail welke het contactvlak aan een zijde daarvan verschaft.End cap according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein a protrusion height of the locking element is less than or equal to a thickness of a partition wall of the suspension rail providing the contact surface on one side thereof. 9. Eindkap volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, waarin het uiterste gedeelte verder een of meer ophangogen omvat.End cap according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the extreme part further comprises one or more suspension eyes. 10. Eindkap volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, waarin de eindkap is vervormd als een integraal deel.End cap according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the end cap is deformed as an integral part. 11. Ophangrail voor gebruik met een eindkap overeenkomstig een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies voor het afsluiten van een uiteinde van de ophangrail, waarbij de ophangrail ten minste een einddeel omvat, waarin het einddeel van de rail geschikt is voor het ontvangen van een uiterste deel van de eindkap voor het in gebruik verschaffen van een eindoppervlak dat zich dwars op een axiale richting van de ophangrail uitstrekt voor het afsluiten van het einddeel, waarbij de ophangrail verder een inwendig deel omvat ingericht voor het ontvangen van een fixeerdeel van de eindkap zodanig dat in gebruik het fixeerdeel zich uitstrekt in het inwendige deel in de axiale richting van de ophangrail, waarin een binnenomtrek van een doorsnede van het inwendige deel loodrecht op de axiale richting overeenkomstig is gevormd met een buitenomtrek van een eerste deel van het fixeerdeel voor het daarmee in gebruik samenwerken daarvan, met kenmerk, dat de ophangrail verder een contactvlak omvat welke zich bevindt in het inwendige deel, waarbij het contactvlak in gebruik samenwerkt met een geleidingsvlak van een tweede deel van het fixeerdeel van de eindkap, waarin het contactvlak een insluitingselement omvatingericht voor het ontvangen van een vergrendelingselement welke zich bevindt op het geleidingsvlak van het einddeel, voor het in positie vergrendelen van de eindkap.Suspension rail for use with an end cap according to one or more of the preceding claims for closing an end of the suspension rail, wherein the suspension rail comprises at least one end portion, wherein the end portion of the rail is adapted to receive an extreme portion. of the end cap for providing, in use, an end surface extending transverse to an axial direction of the suspension rail for closing the end portion, the suspension rail further comprising an interior portion adapted to receive a fixation portion of the end cap such that in use the fixing part extending in the inner part in the axial direction of the suspension rail, wherein an inner circumference of a cross section of the inner part perpendicular to the axial direction is formed correspondingly with an outer circumference of a first part of the fixing part for use therewith cooperation thereof, characterized in that the suspension rail further comprises a contact surface which extends located in the interior portion, the contact surface cooperating in use with a guide surface of a second portion of the end cap fixing portion, wherein the contact surface includes a containment element oriented for receiving a locking element located on the guide surface of the end portion, for locking the end cap in position. 12. Ophangrail volgens conclusie 11, waarin het contactvlak wordt verschaft door een scheiding tussen een glijsectie van de ophangrail en een bevestigingssectie van de ophangrail.A suspension rail according to claim 11, wherein the contact surface is provided by a separation between a sliding section of the suspension rail and a mounting section of the suspension rail. 13. Ophangrail volgens conclusie 11 of 12, waarin het contactvlak tussen het insluitingselement en het einde van de ophangrail een of meer uitsnede delen omvat voor het vrijgeven van ingave van ten minste het tweede deel met het vergrendelingselement of de structurele sectie.A suspension rail according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the contact surface between the containment element and the end of the suspension rail comprises one or more cut-out parts for releasing input of at least the second part with the locking element or structural section. 14. Ophangrail overeenkomstig een der conclusies 11-13, waarin ten minste een van het vergrendelingselement of het insluitingselement ten minste een element omvat uit een groep omvattende: een knop; een bobbel; een klikvinger-element; een perforatie; een blind gat; een inkeping; een uitsnede; een slotgat; een deuk; of een of meer reliëf elementen.A suspension rail according to any one of claims 11-13, wherein at least one of the locking element or the containment element comprises at least one element from a group comprising: a knob; a bulge; a click finger element; a perforation; a blind hole; a notch; a cutout; a lock hole; a dent; or one or more relief elements. 15. Ophangrail overeenkomstig een of meer van de conclusies 11-14, waarin de ophangrail geschikt 1s om te worden opgehangen in een voertuigcabine.Suspension rail according to one or more of claims 11-14, wherein the suspension rail is suitable for being suspended in a vehicle cabin. 16. Samenstel omvattende een ophangrail overeenkomstig een der conclusies 11-15 en ten minste een eindkap overeenkomstig een der conclusies 1-10 voor het afsluiten van een uiteinde van de ophangrail, waarin:Assembly comprising a suspension rail according to any one of claims 11-15 and at least one end cap according to any one of claims 1-10 for closing an end of the suspension rail, wherein: de eindkap een uiterste deel omvat welke in gebruik een eindoppervlak verschaft dat zich dwars op een axiale richting van de ophangrail uitstrekt voor het afsluiten van een einddeel daarvan; de eindkap omvattende een fixeerdeel dat zich vanuit het uiterste deel dwarsop het eindoppervlak uitstrekt, waarin het fixeerdeel een eerste deel omvatdat is gevormd voor het geleiden van de eindkap bij ingave van het fixeerdeel in de ophangrail; ende ophangrail ten minste het einddeel omvat, waarin het einddeel van de rail geschikt is voor het ontvangen van het uiterste deel van de eindkap,the end cap includes an end portion which, in use, provides an end surface extending transverse to an axial direction of the suspension rail for closing an end portion thereof; the end cap comprising a fixation portion extending transversely of the end surface from the extreme portion, wherein the fixation portion includes a first portion formed to guide the end cap upon insertion of the fixation portion into the suspension rail; and the suspension rail comprises at least the end portion, wherein the end portion of the rail is adapted to receive the extreme portion of the end cap, waarbij de ophangrail verder een inwendig deel omvat ingericht voor het ontvangen van het fixeerdeel van de eindkap zodanig dat in gebruik het fixeerdeel zich uitstrekt in het inwendige deel in de axiale richting van de ophangrail, waarin een binnenomtrek van een doorsnede van het inwendige deel loodrecht op de axiale richting overeenkomstig is vormgegeven met eenbutenomtrek van het eerste deel van het fixeerdeel voor het daarmee in gebruik samenwerken daarvan;wherein the suspension rail further comprises an interior portion adapted to receive the fixation portion of the end cap such that, in use, the fixation portion extends into the interior portion in the axial direction of the suspension rail, showing an inner circumference of a section of the interior portion perpendicular to the axial direction is configured in accordance with a circumference of the first portion of the fixing member for cooperating therewith in use; met het kenmerk, dat het fixeergedeelte van de eindkap een tweede deel omvat dat zich in gebruik verder uitstrekt in de axiale richting van de ophangrail, het tweededeel omvattende een geleidingsvlak, waarin het tweede deel een vergrendelingselement omvat dat zich bevindt op het geleidingsvlak; endat de ophangrail een contactvlak omvat dat zich bevindt in het inwendige deel waarbij het contactvlak in gebruik samenwerkt met het geleidingsvlak van het tweede deel van het fixeerdeel van de eindkap,characterized in that the fixing portion of the end cap comprises a second part which in use extends further in the axial direction of the suspension rail, the second part comprising a guide surface, wherein the second part comprises a locking element located on the guide surface; and that the suspension rail comprises a contact surface located in the inner part, the contact surface cooperating in use with the guiding surface of the second part of the fixing part of the end cap, waarin het contactvlak een msluitelement omvat dat is ingericht voor het ontvangen van het vergrendelingselement dat zich bevindt op het geleidingsvlak van de eindkap, voor het in positie vergrendelen van de eindkap.wherein the contact surface includes a locking element adapted to receive the locking element located on the guiding surface of the end cap, for locking the end cap in position. 17. Samenstel volgens conclusie 16, waarin ten minste een van het vergrendelingselement of het insluit element ten minste een element omvat van een groep omvattende: een knop; een bobbel; een klikvinger-element; een perforatie; een blind gat; een inkeping; een uitsnede; een slotgat; een deuk; of een of meer reliëf elementen.The assembly of claim 16, wherein at least one of the locking element or the containment element comprises at least one element of a group comprising: a button; a bulge; a click finger element; a perforation; a blind hole; a notch; a cutout; a lock hole; a dent; or one or more relief elements.
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