WO2001035012A1 - Device for fixing a manifold for fluid distribution - Google Patents

Device for fixing a manifold for fluid distribution Download PDF

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WO2001035012A1
WO2001035012A1 PCT/FR2000/003084 FR0003084W WO0135012A1 WO 2001035012 A1 WO2001035012 A1 WO 2001035012A1 FR 0003084 W FR0003084 W FR 0003084W WO 0135012 A1 WO0135012 A1 WO 0135012A1
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Michel Bruvry
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Comap Abbeville
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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
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L3/00—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets
    • F16L3/08—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
    • F16L3/10—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two or more members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing

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  • Fixing device for a manifold intended for the distribution of fluid
  • the present invention relates to a fixing device for a manifold intended for the distribution of fluid. It also relates to a collector which can be fixed using a fixing device according to the invention.
  • the fields concerned by the invention are essentially the following fields: hot and cold water sanitary, central heating, low temperature heating floor and cooling floor.
  • fields in which a fluid, water but also other hydraulic fluids, is sent to a collector before being distributed to different members of a hydraulic network are also concerned.
  • a first collector receives the fluid from a source and distributes it to different organs of the hydraulic network while the other collector collects the hydraulic fluid from the different organs of the hydraulic network to evacuate or return it to the source.
  • the collectors are then generally mounted in a cabinet or a technical sheath. Of course, other positions of these collectors are possible.
  • the collectors are fixed in a cabinet, or the like, using collars.
  • Each necklace is made up of two pieces, half rings or stirrups, connected to each other using two screws.
  • One part is fixed on a support plate while the other part and the two screws are separate elements.
  • An assembler must then assemble a half ring or a bracket and two screws to be able to fix a manifold. Then, to fix the collector, he must put the half ring or the stirrup on the piece fixed on the support and screw the two screws.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a collector fixing device allowing easier mounting than the fixing devices (collars) of the prior art.
  • the device it offers is a fixing device for a manifold intended for the distribution of fluid comprising a support plate intended to receive the collector.
  • the support plate is pivotally mounted at least one axis in which is screwed a screw which is perpendicular thereto.
  • each pivoting screw is mounted captively.
  • the screw is integral with the fixing device and cannot escape. The assembler is then guaranteed to have on hand the screw necessary to fix the manifold.
  • the device according to the invention advantageously comprises a pivoting screw and, opposite this pivotally mounted screw, a fixed fixing lug.
  • a collector to be fixed is then placed against the fixing lug and the screw is pivoted and then screwed to hold the collector.
  • the fixing lug advantageously has a central zone of lesser width, intended to come and take place between two fixing branches of a collector. This embodiment allows better retention of the collector.
  • a double fixing device according to the invention is in the form of a folded metal blade and at the two ends of which there is a fixing device as described above.
  • the present invention also relates to a manifold for the distribution of fluid comprising a tubular body having a longitudinal axis with which is associated at least one radial outlet, characterized in that it comprises on two opposite faces, two fixing brackets each comprising a base attached to the body of the collector and two branches extending in a substantially transverse direction.
  • This collector can thus be fixed as well by a fixing device according to the invention which comprises a fixing lug and a pivoting screw as by a device comprising two screws mounted pivoting.
  • Each stirrup has for example a profiled shape of U-shaped cross section extending along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the manifold and to the radial outlet (s) of this manifold.
  • each stirrup has at one of its ends two notches intended to receive a fixing lug, the latter exerting in the mounted position a constraint on the stirrup towards the support plate.
  • the invention also relates to a module for a manifold for dispensing fluid, comprising a tubular body extending along a first axis in which at least one radial outlet is produced, characterized in that it comprises on two opposite faces, two fixing brackets each comprising a base attached to the tubular body and two branches extending in a direction substantially transverse to the first axis.
  • each bracket advantageously has a profiled shape of U-shaped cross section extending along an axis perpendicular to the first axis of the module and to the radial outlet (s) of this module.
  • each stirrup has at one of its ends two notches intended to receive a fixing lug, the latter exerting in the mounted position a constraint on the stirrup towards the support plate.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a fixing device according to the invention and a module of a collector before mounting the latter, and
  • Figure 2 is a front view of a fixing device according to the invention and two collectors.
  • Figure 1 shows a fixing device according to the invention and a module 2 of a manifold for fluid distribution.
  • the fixing device is in the form of a plate constituted by a folded metal blade 4. Here it has substantially a bowl shape at the edge of which is each time a planar branch 6 substantially horizontal. Each of these flat branches is intended to receive a module 2. At each end of the blade 4, which also corresponds to one end of each planar branch 6, there is a fixing tab 8. The latter extends vertically at the edge of the planar branch 6, perpendicular to it.
  • This fixing lug 8 is in the form of a rectangular blade having a narrowing 1 0 over a height H. This narrowing 10 consists of an area of lesser width.
  • each fixing lug 8 there is, on the opposite edge of the planar branch 6, a screw 1 2 pivotally mounted. It is carried by an axis 14 which is perpendicular thereto, itself mounted in bearings 1 6 formed in the blade 4.
  • the axis 14 is a solid circular cylindrical rod in the middle of which is made a transverse thread intended to receive the screw 1 2.
  • the axis 14 is mounted transversely on the blade 4.
  • the bearings 1 6 are produced by local cutting and folding at the level of the blade 4. Longitudinal cuts are made so as to form metal strips. The central metal strip is removed by cutting.
  • the bearings 1 6 are in turn formed by folding the other metal strips, alternately one down and then one up, so as to provide a housing for the axis 14.
  • the axis 14 is then introduced between the bearings 1 6 then the screw 1 2 is screwed into the tapping provided for this purpose in the axis 14.
  • the axis 14 is then in a horizontal plane and the screw can pivot in. a vertical plane. In a pivoting position, the screw is located opposite the fixing lug 8.
  • the module 2 consists essentially of a body 1 8 molded from synthetic material.
  • This body 1 8 is a tubular body with an axis 20 having two radial outlets 22. Water, or another hydraulic fluid, arrives for example in the module 2 along the axis 20 and exits through an outlet 22 perpendicular to this axis 20.
  • the axis 14 is substantially parallel to the axis 20 of the module 2 while the fixing lug 8 extends perpendicular both to the axis 20 and to the axis of the radial outlet 22.
  • the tubular body 18 has a male end piece 24.
  • the other end of the module 2 has a female end piece 26 intended to receive a male end piece 24 from another module 2.
  • the tubular body 1 8 On the side of the male end 24, the tubular body 1 8 has two diametrically opposite ears 28. These ears 28 are each traversed by a bore 30 which extends in a plane perpendicular to the axis 20.
  • the module 2 At the other end of the tubular body 1 8, that is to say on the side of the female endpiece 26 , the module 2 has two visors 32 which project iongitudinally from the tubular body 1 8. At each end of each visor 32 is formed a bore 34. These bores 34 are parallel to the bores 30 made in the ears 28. These bores 34 and 30 are arranged so that when a male end piece 24 of a module 2 is inserted into a female end piece 26 of another module 2, these bores 30 and 34 are aligned. It is then possible to secure the two modules 2 using a staple-shaped clip not shown in the drawing.
  • the tubular body 1 8 also carries two fixing brackets 36.
  • the latter are each in the form of a profiled part having a U-shaped cross section. The length of this profiled part is less than the height H of the narrowing 10 of the fixing lug 8.
  • the fixing stirrup forms only one piece coming from molding with the tubular body 1 8.
  • This stirrup has a base 38 contiguous to the tubular body 1 8 and two branches 40 which s 'extend substantially in a transverse plane relative to the axis 20 of the tubular body 1 8.
  • the two fixing brackets 36 are symmetrical with respect to the axis 20 of the module 2.
  • the assembly of the module 2, or of a collector integrating this module 2 is then done as follows.
  • a fixing lug 8 is introduced into a fixing bracket 36 as shown on the right in FIG. 2.
  • a slight inclination of the module or of the collector is possibly necessary for this purpose.
  • the collector, or the module 2 then comes to rest on the flat branch 6 of the fixing device.
  • the narrowing 10 of the fixing lug 8 is arranged in such a way that the fixing stirrup 36 is at the height of this narrowing 1 0.
  • two notches can be provided, as shown in FIG. 1 42 at the end upper of the fixing bracket 36. In this way, the enlarged upper part of the fixing tab 8 can come to be housed in the notches 42. There is thus better immobilization of the module 2 or of the collector.
  • the relative positioning of the constriction 1 0 and of the fixing bracket 36, as well as the depth of the notches 42 means that the module 2 remains in the inclined position, as shown on the right of FIG. 2 if it is not pressed down on the flat branch 6 of the blade 4.
  • the screw 1 2 is pivoted to come in turn to take place in the other bracket 36 for fixing. It then suffices to tighten the screw 1 2 to obtain an excellent fixing of the module 2 or of the collector of which it forms part.
  • the screw 1 2 is tightened, the module is pressed against the flat branch 6. There is then an elastic stress at the level of the fixing lug 8 on the fixing bracket 36 which keeps the module on the flat branch 6.
  • the left part of FIG. 2 shows a collector fixed on a planar branch 6. The module 2 then rests flat on the planar branch 6.
  • the assembly thus produced is very simple. There is no need to go for separate screws and parts. It is enough to correctly position the module or the collector and to screw a screw after having made a pivot.
  • a support 44 can be screwed onto the fixing device according to the invention. This assembly is then for example mounted in a cabinet or a technical sheath by snap-fastening or any other means.
  • each screw could be mounted screwed not directly in an axis but in a part integral with it.
  • the present invention can be applied to any type of collector, of modular size or not, made of synthetic or metallic material, for any type of application. If the collector consists of modules, these can of course differ from that described above by way of example.

Abstract

The invention concerns a device comprising a support plate (6) designed to receive the manifold and whereon is mounted pivoting at least one shaft (14) wherein is screwed a screw (12) perpendicular thereto. A manifold for distributing fluid adapted to said fixing device comprises a tubular body (18) having a longitudinal axis (20) with which is associated at least a radial outlet (22). On two opposite faces, are provided two fixing brackets (36) each comprising a base (38) linked to the body (18) of the manifold and two branches (40) extending in a substantially transverse direction.

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Dispositif de fixation pour un collecteur destiné à la distribution de fluide Fixing device for a manifold intended for the distribution of fluid
La présente invention concerne un dispositif de fixation pour un collecteur destiné à la distribution de fluide. Elle concerne également un collecteur pouvant être fixé à l'aide d 'un dispositif de fixation selon l'invention.The present invention relates to a fixing device for a manifold intended for the distribution of fluid. It also relates to a collector which can be fixed using a fixing device according to the invention.
Les domaines concernés par l'invention sont essentiellement les domaines suivants : sanitaire eau chaude et eau froide, chauffage central, plancher chauffant basse température et plancher rafraîchissant. Bien entendu, d'autres domaines dans lesquels un fluide, de l'eau mais aussi d'autres fluides hydrauliques, est envoyé vers un collecteur avant d'être distribué vers différents organes d'un réseau hydraulique sont également concernés.The fields concerned by the invention are essentially the following fields: hot and cold water sanitary, central heating, low temperature heating floor and cooling floor. Of course, other fields in which a fluid, water but also other hydraulic fluids, is sent to a collector before being distributed to different members of a hydraulic network are also concerned.
Dans une installation hydraulique, on trouve en général deux collecteurs. Un premier collecteur reçoit le fluide d'une source et le distribue vers différents organes du réseau hydraulique tandis que l'autre collecteur collecte le fluide hydraulique en provenance des différents organes du réseau hydraulique pour l'évacuer ou le renvoyer vers la source. Les collecteurs sont alors généralement montés dans une armoire ou une gaine technique. Bien entendu, d'autres positions de ces collecteurs sont possibles.In a hydraulic installation, there are generally two collectors. A first collector receives the fluid from a source and distributes it to different organs of the hydraulic network while the other collector collects the hydraulic fluid from the different organs of the hydraulic network to evacuate or return it to the source. The collectors are then generally mounted in a cabinet or a technical sheath. Of course, other positions of these collectors are possible.
En général, les collecteurs sont fixés dans une armoire, ou similaire, à l'aide de colliers. Chaque collier est formé de deux pièces, demi bagues ou étriers, reliées l'une à l'autre à l'aide de deux vis. Une pièce est fixée sur une plaque support tandis que l'autre pièce et les deux vis sont des éléments séparés. Un monteur doit alors rassembler une demi bague ou un étrier et deux vis pour pouvoir fixer un collecteur. Ensuite, pour fixer le collecteur il doit mettre en place la demi bague ou l'étrier sur la pièce fixée sur le support et venir visser les deux vis.In general, the collectors are fixed in a cabinet, or the like, using collars. Each necklace is made up of two pieces, half rings or stirrups, connected to each other using two screws. One part is fixed on a support plate while the other part and the two screws are separate elements. An assembler must then assemble a half ring or a bracket and two screws to be able to fix a manifold. Then, to fix the collector, he must put the half ring or the stirrup on the piece fixed on the support and screw the two screws.
La présente invention a pour but de fournir un dispositif de fixation de collecteur permettant un montage plus aisé que les dispositifs de fixation (colliers) de l'art antérieur. A cet effet, le dispositif qu'elle propose est un dispositif de fixation pour un collecteur destiné à la distribution de fluide comportant une plaque support destinée à recevoir le collecteur.The object of the present invention is to provide a collector fixing device allowing easier mounting than the fixing devices (collars) of the prior art. To this end, the device it offers is a fixing device for a manifold intended for the distribution of fluid comprising a support plate intended to receive the collector.
Selon l'invention, sur la plaque support est monté pivotant au moins un axe dans lequel est vissée une vis qui en est perpendiculaire.According to the invention, on the support plate is pivotally mounted at least one axis in which is screwed a screw which is perpendicular thereto.
De cette manière, il suffit de mettre en place le collecteur et de faire pivoter l'axe pour amener la vis dans un logement prévu à cet effet sur le collecteur. En serrant alors la vis, le collecteur est fixé.In this way, it suffices to set up the manifold and to pivot the axis to bring the screw into a housing provided for this purpose on the manifold. By tightening the screw, the collector is fixed.
De préférence, chaque vis pivotante est montée de façon imperdable. Ainsi, la vis est solidaire du dispositif de fixation et ne peut s'échapper. Le monteur a alors la garantie d'avoir sous la main la vis nécessaire à la fixation du collecteur.Preferably, each pivoting screw is mounted captively. Thus, the screw is integral with the fixing device and cannot escape. The assembler is then guaranteed to have on hand the screw necessary to fix the manifold.
Pour la fixation d'un collecteur, on peut prévoir deux vis pivotantes se faisant face. Chaque vis vient alors en prise sur un coté d'un collecteur à fixer. Il est également possible de ne prévoir qu'une seule vis lorsque le collecteur est bloqué, au moins localement, contre une paroi. Pour pouvoir assurer un montage facile dans toutes les circonstances et le plus facilement possible, le dispositif selon l'invention comporte avantageusement une vis pivotante et face à cette vis montée pivotante, une patte de fixation fixe. Un collecteur à fixer est alors mis en place contre la patte de fixation et la vis est pivotée puis vissée pour venir maintenir le collecteur. Dans cette forme de réalisation, la patte de fixation présente avantageusement une zone centrale de largeur moindre, destinée à venir prendre place entre deux branches de fixation d'un collecteur. Cette forme de réalisation permet un meilleur maintien du collecteur.For fixing a manifold, two pivoting screws facing each other can be provided. Each screw then engages on one side of a collector to be fixed. It is also possible to provide only one screw when the collector is blocked, at least locally, against a wall. In order to be able to assemble easily in all circumstances and as easily as possible, the device according to the invention advantageously comprises a pivoting screw and, opposite this pivotally mounted screw, a fixed fixing lug. A collector to be fixed is then placed against the fixing lug and the screw is pivoted and then screwed to hold the collector. In this embodiment, the fixing lug advantageously has a central zone of lesser width, intended to come and take place between two fixing branches of a collector. This embodiment allows better retention of the collector.
Un dispositif de fixation double selon l'invention se présente sous la forme d'une lame métallique pliée et aux deux extrémités de laquelle se trouve un dispositif de fixation tel que décrit ci-dessus.A double fixing device according to the invention is in the form of a folded metal blade and at the two ends of which there is a fixing device as described above.
La présente invention concerne également un collecteur pour la distribution de fluide comportant un corps tubulaire présentant un axe longitudinal auquel est associée au moins une sortie radiale, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte sur deux faces opposées, deux étriers de fixation comportant chacun une base rattachée au corps du collecteur et deux branches s'étendant dans une direction sensiblement transversale. Ce collecteur peut ainsi être fixé aussi bien par un dispositif de fixation selon l'invention qui comporte une patte de fixation et une vis pivotante que par un dispositif comportant deux vis montées pivotantes.The present invention also relates to a manifold for the distribution of fluid comprising a tubular body having a longitudinal axis with which is associated at least one radial outlet, characterized in that it comprises on two opposite faces, two fixing brackets each comprising a base attached to the body of the collector and two branches extending in a substantially transverse direction. This collector can thus be fixed as well by a fixing device according to the invention which comprises a fixing lug and a pivoting screw as by a device comprising two screws mounted pivoting.
Chaque étrier présente par exemple une forme profilée de section transversale en U s'étendant selon un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal du collecteur et à la ou aux sortie(s) radiale(s) de ce collecteur. De préférence, chaque étrier présente à l'une de ses extrémités deux encoches destinées à recevoir une patte de fixation, cette dernière exerçant en position montée une contrainte sur l'étrier vers la plaque support.Each stirrup has for example a profiled shape of U-shaped cross section extending along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the manifold and to the radial outlet (s) of this manifold. Preferably, each stirrup has at one of its ends two notches intended to receive a fixing lug, the latter exerting in the mounted position a constraint on the stirrup towards the support plate.
Enfin, l'invention concerne aussi un module pour un collecteur pour distribution de fluide, comportant un corps tubulaire s'étendant selon un premier axe dans lequel est réalisé au moins une sortie radiale, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte sur deux faces opposées, deux étriers de fixation comportant chacun une base rattachée au corps tubulaire et deux branches s'étendant dans une direction sensiblement transversale par rapport au premier axe.Finally, the invention also relates to a module for a manifold for dispensing fluid, comprising a tubular body extending along a first axis in which at least one radial outlet is produced, characterized in that it comprises on two opposite faces, two fixing brackets each comprising a base attached to the tubular body and two branches extending in a direction substantially transverse to the first axis.
Sur ce module, chaque étrier présente avantageusement une forme profilée de section transversale en U s'étendant selon un axe perpendiculaire au premier axe du module et à la ou aux sortie(s) radiale(s) de ce module.On this module, each bracket advantageously has a profiled shape of U-shaped cross section extending along an axis perpendicular to the first axis of the module and to the radial outlet (s) of this module.
De préférence, chaque étrier présente à l'une de ses extrémités deux encoches destinées à recevoir une patte de fixation, cette dernière exerçant en position montée une contrainte sur l'étrier vers la plaque support.Preferably, each stirrup has at one of its ends two notches intended to receive a fixing lug, the latter exerting in the mounted position a constraint on the stirrup towards the support plate.
De toute façon, l'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description qui suit, en référence au dessin schématique annexé, représentant à titre d'exemple non limitatif une forme de réalisation préférée d'un dispositif de fixation selon l'invention.In any case, the invention will be better understood with the aid of the description which follows, with reference to the appended schematic drawing, representing by way of nonlimiting example a preferred embodiment of a fixing device according to the invention .
Figure 1 est une vue en perspective montrant un dispositif de fixation selon l'invention et un module d'un collecteur avant montage de ce dernier, etFIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a fixing device according to the invention and a module of a collector before mounting the latter, and
Figure 2 est une vue de face d'un dispositif de fixation selon l'invention et de deux collecteurs.Figure 2 is a front view of a fixing device according to the invention and two collectors.
La figure 1 représente un dispositif de fixation selon l'invention et un module 2 d'un collecteur pour distribution de fluide.Figure 1 shows a fixing device according to the invention and a module 2 of a manifold for fluid distribution.
Le dispositif de fixation se présente sous la forme d'une plaque constituée par une lame 4 métallique repliée. Elle présente ici sensiblement une forme de cuvette au bord de laquelle se trouve à chaque fois une branche plane 6 sensiblement horizontale. Chacune de ces branches planes est destinée à recevoir un module 2. A chaque extrémité de la lame 4, qui correspond également à une extrémité de chaque branche plane 6, se trouve une patte de fixation 8. Cette dernière s'étend verticalement au bord de la branche plane 6, perpendiculairement à celle-ci. Cette patte de fixation 8 se présente sous la forme d'une lame rectangulaire présentant un rétrécissement 1 0 sur une hauteur H. Ce rétrécissement 10 consiste en une zone de largeur moindre.The fixing device is in the form of a plate constituted by a folded metal blade 4. Here it has substantially a bowl shape at the edge of which is each time a planar branch 6 substantially horizontal. Each of these flat branches is intended to receive a module 2. At each end of the blade 4, which also corresponds to one end of each planar branch 6, there is a fixing tab 8. The latter extends vertically at the edge of the planar branch 6, perpendicular to it. This fixing lug 8 is in the form of a rectangular blade having a narrowing 1 0 over a height H. This narrowing 10 consists of an area of lesser width.
Face à chaque patte de fixation 8, se trouve, sur le bord opposé de la branche plane 6, une vis 1 2 montée de manière pivotante. Elle est portée par un axe 14 qui en est perpendiculaire, lui-même monté dans des paliers 1 6 ménagés dans la lame 4. L'axe 14 est une tige cylindrique circulaire pleine au milieu de laquelle est réalisé un taraudage transversal destiné à recevoir la vis 1 2. L'axe 14 est monté transversalement sur la lame 4. Les paliers 1 6 sont réalisés par découpe locale et pliage au niveau de la lame 4. Des découpes longitudinales sont réalisées de manière à former des bandes métalliques. La bande métallique centrale est retirée par découpe. Les paliers 1 6 sont quant à eux formés en pliant les autres bandes métalliques, alternativement une vers le bas puis une vers le haut, de manière à réaliser un logement pour l'axe 14. On introduit alors l'axe 14 entre les paliers 1 6 puis on vient visser la vis 1 2 dans le taraudage prévu à cet effet dans l'axe 14. L'axe 14 se trouve alors dans un plan horizontal et la vis peut pivoter dans . un plan vertical. Dans une position de pivotement, la vis se trouve en face de la patte de fixation 8.Opposite each fixing lug 8, there is, on the opposite edge of the planar branch 6, a screw 1 2 pivotally mounted. It is carried by an axis 14 which is perpendicular thereto, itself mounted in bearings 1 6 formed in the blade 4. The axis 14 is a solid circular cylindrical rod in the middle of which is made a transverse thread intended to receive the screw 1 2. The axis 14 is mounted transversely on the blade 4. The bearings 1 6 are produced by local cutting and folding at the level of the blade 4. Longitudinal cuts are made so as to form metal strips. The central metal strip is removed by cutting. The bearings 1 6 are in turn formed by folding the other metal strips, alternately one down and then one up, so as to provide a housing for the axis 14. The axis 14 is then introduced between the bearings 1 6 then the screw 1 2 is screwed into the tapping provided for this purpose in the axis 14. The axis 14 is then in a horizontal plane and the screw can pivot in. a vertical plane. In a pivoting position, the screw is located opposite the fixing lug 8.
Il est possible de rendre la vis imperdable. On peut alors par exemple, à l'aide d'un poinçon, venir élargir l'extrémité libre de la partie filetée de la vis. Ainsi il n'est plus possible de sortir la vis de l'axe 14. Il est également possible de simplement venir disposer un écrou sur l'extrémité filetée de la vis après que celle-ci ait traversé le taraudage de l'axe 14.It is possible to make the screw captive. We can then for example, using a punch, come to widen the free end of the threaded part of the screw. Thus, it is no longer possible to remove the screw from the axis 14. It is also possible to simply have a nut on the threaded end of the screw after the latter has passed through the thread of the axis 14.
Le module 2 est constitué essentiellement d'un corps 1 8 moulé en matière synthétique. Ce corps 1 8 est un corps tubulaire d'axe 20 présentant deux sorties radiales 22. De l'eau, ou un autre fluide hydraulique, arrive par exemple dans le module 2 selon l'axe 20 et ressort par une sortie 22 perpendiculairement à cet axe 20. L'axe 14 est sensiblement parallèle à l'axe 20 du module 2 tandis que la patte de fixation 8 s'étend perpendiculairement à la fois à l'axe 20 et à l'axe de la sortie radiale 22. A une extrémité (à droite sur la figure 1 ), le corps tubulaire 18 présente un embout mâle 24. L'autre extrémité du module 2 présente un embout femelle 26 destiné à recevoir un embout mâle 24 d'un autre module 2. Du côté de l'embout mâle 24, le corps tubulaire 1 8 présente deux oreilles 28 diamétralement opposées. Ces oreilles 28 sont chacune traversée par un alésage 30 qui s'étend dans un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe 20. A l'autre extrémité du corps tubulaire 1 8, c'est-à-dire du côté de l'embout femelle 26, le module 2 présente deux visières 32 qui font saillie iongitudinalement du corps tubulaire 1 8. A chaque extrémité de chaque visière 32 est réalisé un alésage 34. Ces alésages 34 sont parallèles aux alésages 30 réalisés dans les oreilles 28. Ces alésages 34 et 30 sont disposés de telle sorte que lorsque un embout mâle 24 d'un module 2 est introduit dans un embout femelle 26 d'un autre module 2, ces alésages 30 et 34 soient alignés. Il est alors possible de solidariser les deux modules 2 à l'aide d'une agrafe en forme d'étrier non représentée au dessin.The module 2 consists essentially of a body 1 8 molded from synthetic material. This body 1 8 is a tubular body with an axis 20 having two radial outlets 22. Water, or another hydraulic fluid, arrives for example in the module 2 along the axis 20 and exits through an outlet 22 perpendicular to this axis 20. The axis 14 is substantially parallel to the axis 20 of the module 2 while the fixing lug 8 extends perpendicular both to the axis 20 and to the axis of the radial outlet 22. At one end (on the right in FIG. 1), the tubular body 18 has a male end piece 24. The other end of the module 2 has a female end piece 26 intended to receive a male end piece 24 from another module 2. On the side of the male end 24, the tubular body 1 8 has two diametrically opposite ears 28. These ears 28 are each traversed by a bore 30 which extends in a plane perpendicular to the axis 20. At the other end of the tubular body 1 8, that is to say on the side of the female endpiece 26 , the module 2 has two visors 32 which project iongitudinally from the tubular body 1 8. At each end of each visor 32 is formed a bore 34. These bores 34 are parallel to the bores 30 made in the ears 28. These bores 34 and 30 are arranged so that when a male end piece 24 of a module 2 is inserted into a female end piece 26 of another module 2, these bores 30 and 34 are aligned. It is then possible to secure the two modules 2 using a staple-shaped clip not shown in the drawing.
Parallèlement aux oreilles 28, le corps tubulaire 1 8 porte également deux étriers de fixation 36. Ces derniers se présentent chacun sous la forme d'une pièce profilée présentant une section transversale en U. La longueur de cette pièce profilée est inférieure à la hauteur H du rétrécissement 10 de la patte de fixation 8. L'étrier de fixation ne forme qu'une seule pièce venant de moulage avec le corps tubulaire 1 8. Cet étrier présente une base 38 accolée au corps tubulaire 1 8 et deux branches 40 qui s'étendent sensiblement dans un plan transversal par rapport à l'axe 20 du corps tubulaire 1 8. Les deux étriers de fixation 36 sont symétriques par rapport à l'axe 20 du module 2.Parallel to the ears 28, the tubular body 1 8 also carries two fixing brackets 36. The latter are each in the form of a profiled part having a U-shaped cross section. The length of this profiled part is less than the height H of the narrowing 10 of the fixing lug 8. The fixing stirrup forms only one piece coming from molding with the tubular body 1 8. This stirrup has a base 38 contiguous to the tubular body 1 8 and two branches 40 which s 'extend substantially in a transverse plane relative to the axis 20 of the tubular body 1 8. The two fixing brackets 36 are symmetrical with respect to the axis 20 of the module 2.
Le montage du module 2, ou d'un collecteur intégrant ce module 2 se fait alors de la manière suivante.The assembly of the module 2, or of a collector integrating this module 2 is then done as follows.
On introduit tout d'abord une patte de fixation 8 dans un étrier de fixation 36 comme représenté à droite sur la figure 2. Une légère inclinaison du module ou du collecteur est éventuellement nécessaire à cet effet. Le collecteur, ou le module 2, vient alors reposer sur la branche plane 6 du dispositif de fixation. Le rétrécissement 10 de la patte de fixation 8 est disposé de telle manière que l'étrier de fixation 36 se trouve à la hauteur de ce rétrécissement 1 0. Pour une meilleure fixation, on peut prévoir, comme représenté sur la figure 1 , deux encoches 42 à l'extrémité supérieure de l'étrier de fixation 36. De cette manière, la partie supérieure élargie de la patte de fixation 8 peut venir loger dans les encoches 42. On a ainsi une meilleure immobilisation du module 2 ou du collecteur. Le positionnement relatif du rétrécissement 1 0 et de l'étrier de fixation 36, ainsi que la profondeur des encoches 42 fait que le module 2 reste en position inclinée, telle que représentée sur la droite de la figure 2 si on ne vient pas le plaquer sur la branche plane 6 de la lame 4. Une fois le module 2 ou le collecteur placé sur la branche plane 6, la vis 1 2 est pivotée pour venir à son tour prendre place dans l'autre étrier 36 de fixation. Il suffit alors de serrer la vis 1 2 pour obtenir une excellente fixation du module 2 ou du collecteur dont il fait partie. Lors du serrage de la vis 1 2, le module est plaqué sur la branche plane 6. Il existe alors une contrainte élastique au niveau de la patte de fixation 8 sur l'étrier de fixation 36 qui maintient le module sur la branche plane 6. Une force s'appliquant sur les deux côtés du module 2, au niveau de la vis 1 2 et au niveau de la patte 8, assure une parfaite fixation de ce module 2 sur le dispositif selon l'invention. La partie gauche de la figure 2 montre un collecteur fixé sur une branche plane 6. Le module 2 repose alors à plat sur la branche plane 6.First of all, a fixing lug 8 is introduced into a fixing bracket 36 as shown on the right in FIG. 2. A slight inclination of the module or of the collector is possibly necessary for this purpose. The collector, or the module 2, then comes to rest on the flat branch 6 of the fixing device. The narrowing 10 of the fixing lug 8 is arranged in such a way that the fixing stirrup 36 is at the height of this narrowing 1 0. For better fixing, two notches can be provided, as shown in FIG. 1 42 at the end upper of the fixing bracket 36. In this way, the enlarged upper part of the fixing tab 8 can come to be housed in the notches 42. There is thus better immobilization of the module 2 or of the collector. The relative positioning of the constriction 1 0 and of the fixing bracket 36, as well as the depth of the notches 42 means that the module 2 remains in the inclined position, as shown on the right of FIG. 2 if it is not pressed down on the flat branch 6 of the blade 4. Once the module 2 or the collector placed on the flat branch 6, the screw 1 2 is pivoted to come in turn to take place in the other bracket 36 for fixing. It then suffices to tighten the screw 1 2 to obtain an excellent fixing of the module 2 or of the collector of which it forms part. When the screw 1 2 is tightened, the module is pressed against the flat branch 6. There is then an elastic stress at the level of the fixing lug 8 on the fixing bracket 36 which keeps the module on the flat branch 6. A force applying to both sides of the module 2, at the level of the screw 1 2 and at the level of the tab 8, ensures perfect attachment of this module 2 to the device according to the invention. The left part of FIG. 2 shows a collector fixed on a planar branch 6. The module 2 then rests flat on the planar branch 6.
Comme on peut le remarquer, le montage ainsi réalisé est très simple. Il est inutile d'aller chercher des vis et des pièces séparées. Il suffit de positionner correctement le module ou le collecteur et de visser une vis après avoir fait pivoter celle-ci.As can be seen, the assembly thus produced is very simple. There is no need to go for separate screws and parts. It is enough to correctly position the module or the collector and to screw a screw after having made a pivot.
Comme représenté sur la figure 2, un support 44 peut être vissé sur le dispositif de fixation selon l'invention. Cet ensemble est alors par exemple monté dans une armoire ou d'une gaine technique par encliquetage ou tout autre moyen.As shown in FIG. 2, a support 44 can be screwed onto the fixing device according to the invention. This assembly is then for example mounted in a cabinet or a technical sheath by snap-fastening or any other means.
Comme il va de soi, l'invention ne se limite pas à la forme de réalisation décrite ci-dessus à titre d'exemple non limitatif ; elle en embrasse au contraire toutes les variantes d'exécution dans le cadre des revendications ci-après.It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the embodiment described above by way of nonlimiting example; on the contrary, it embraces all of the variant embodiments within the framework of the claims below.
Ainsi par exemple, pour la fixation d 'un module de collecteur ou d'un collecteur, on pourrait prévoir deux vis montées pivotantes, l'un comme décrite ci-dessus, l'autre à la place de la patte de fixation. Dans certains cas particuliers, une seule vis pivotante peut s'avérer être suffisante. De même, chaque vis pourrait être montée vissée non pas directement dans un axe mais dans une pièce solidaire de celui-ci. La présente invention peut s'appliquer à tout type de collecteur, de taille modulable ou non, en matière synthétique ou métallique, pour tout type d'application. Si le collecteur est constitué de modules, ceux-ci peuvent bien entendu différer de celui décrit plus haut à titre d'exemple. Thus for example, for fixing a collector module or a collector, one could provide two pivotally mounted screws, one as described above, the other in place of the fixing lug. In some special cases, a single swivel screw may be sufficient. Similarly, each screw could be mounted screwed not directly in an axis but in a part integral with it. The present invention can be applied to any type of collector, of modular size or not, made of synthetic or metallic material, for any type of application. If the collector consists of modules, these can of course differ from that described above by way of example.

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1 . Dispositif de fixation pour un collecteur destiné à la distribution de fluide comportant une plaque support (6) destinée à recevoir le collecteur, caractérisé en ce que sur la plaque support est monté pivotant au moins un axe ( 14) dans lequel est vissée une vis qui en est perpendiculaire.1. Fixing device for a manifold intended for the distribution of fluid comprising a support plate (6) intended to receive the manifold, characterized in that on the support plate is pivotally mounted at least one axis (14) into which is screwed a screw which is perpendicular to it.
2. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que chaque vis (12) pivotante est montée de façon imperdable. 2. Fastening device according to claim 1, characterized in that each pivoting screw (12) is mounted captively.
3. Dispositif de fixation selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une vis (1 2) pivotante et face à cette vis montée pivotante, une patte de fixation (8) fixe.3. Fastening device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a screw (1 2) pivoting and facing this screw pivotally mounted, a fixing lug (8) fixed.
4. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la patte de fixation (8) présente une zone centrale ( 10) de largeur moindre, destinée à venir prendre place entre deux branches (40) de fixation d'un collecteur.4. A fixing device according to claim 3, characterized in that the fixing lug (8) has a central zone (10) of lesser width, intended to come to take place between two branches (40) for fixing a collector.
5. Dispositif de fixation double, caractérisé en ce qu'il se présente sous la forme d'une lame (4) métallique pliée et aux deux extrémités de laquelle se trouve un dispositif de fixation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4.5. Double fixing device, characterized in that it is in the form of a folded metal blade (4) and at the two ends of which there is a fixing device according to one of claims 1 to 4.
6. Collecteur, pour la distribution de fluide comportant un corps tubulaire (1 8) présentant un axe longitudinal (20) auquel est associée au moins une sortie radiale (22), caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte sur deux faces opposées, deux étriers de fixation (36) comportant chacun une base (38) rattachée au corps (18) du collecteur et deux branches (40) s'étendant dans une direction sensiblement transversale.6. Manifold , for the distribution of fluid comprising a tubular body (1 8) having a longitudinal axis (20) which is associated with at least one radial outlet (22), characterized in that it comprises on two opposite faces, two stirrups fixing (36) each comprising a base (38) attached to the body (18) of the manifold and two branches (40) extending in a substantially transverse direction.
7. Collecteur selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que chaque étrier (36) présente une forme profilée de section transversale en U s'étendant selon un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal (20) du collecteur et à la ou aux sortie(s) radiale(s) (22) de ce collecteur.7. Collector according to claim 6, characterized in that each stirrup (36) has a profiled shape of U-shaped cross section extending along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (20) of the collector and to the outlet (s) ( s) radial (s) (22) of this manifold.
8. Collecteur selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que chaque étrier (36) présente à l'une de ses extrémités deux encoches (42) destinées à recevoir une patte de fixation (8), cette dernière exerçant en position montée une contrainte sur le collecteur vers la plaque support (6). 8. Collector according to claim 7, characterized in that each stirrup (36) has at one of its ends two notches (42) intended to receive a fixing lug (8), the latter exerting in the mounted position a constraint on the collector towards the support plate (6).
9. Module (2) pour un collecteur pour distribution de fluide, comportant un corps tubulaire (1 8) s'étendant selon un premier axe (20) dans lequel est réalisé au moins une sortie radiale (22), caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte sur deux faces opposées, deux étriers de fixation (36) comportant chacun une base (38) rattachée au corps tubulaire ( 1 8) et deux branches (40) s'étendant dans une direction sensiblement transversale par rapport au premier axe (20) .9. Module (2) for a manifold for dispensing fluid, comprising a tubular body (1 8) extending along a first axis (20) in which is formed at least one radial outlet (22), characterized in that it comprises on two opposite faces, two fixing brackets (36) each comprising a base (38) attached to the tubular body (1 8) and two branches (40) extending in a substantially transverse direction relative to the first axis (20).
10. Module (2) selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que chaque étrier (36) présente une forme profilée de section transversale en U s'étendant selon un axe perpendiculaire au premier axe (20) du module (2) et à la ou aux sortie(s) radiale(s) (22) de ce module. 10. Module (2) according to claim 9, characterized in that each bracket (36) has a profiled shape of U-shaped cross section extending along an axis perpendicular to the first axis (20) of the module (2) and to the or at the radial outlet (s) (22) of this module.
1 1 . Module (2) selon la revendication 1 0, caractérisé en ce que chaque étrier (36) présente à l'une de ses extrémités deux encoches (42) destinées à recevoir une patte de fixation (8), cette dernière exerçant en position montée une contrainte sur le module vers la plaque support (6) . 1 1. Module (2) according to claim 1 0, characterized in that each bracket (36) has at one of its ends two notches (42) intended to receive a fixing lug (8), the latter exerting in the mounted position a stress on the module towards the support plate (6).
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