EP0670613A1 - Electrical apparatus, comprising a device mounted in a waterproof housing, having a cover and a lid - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to electrical devices whose mechanism is housed in a sealed housing because they are normally intended to be implemented in a humid atmosphere.
- casing comprises, overall, a casing body, which contains their mechanism and in which the wiring thereof is done, a cover, which closes the casing body while leaving access to the mechanism, a first seal, said below for convenience, cover seal, which is inserted between the cover and the housing body, a flap, which is articulated to the cover, to cover the part at least of the latter concerned by the mechanism, and a second seal, said below for simple convenience, flap seal, which intervenes between the flap and the cover when the flap is folded over the cover.
- the flap advantageously protects this socket, and therefore the underlying mechanism, when no socket plug is plugged in.
- the shutter seal is in itself a separate part, which, for its realization, requires a specific operation, and which must then be attached to the assembly.
- the flap seal is attached by gluing to the flap , for cooperation with the edge of the cover flange.
- this flap joint requires a non-negligible time prejudicial to the cost price of the assembly, its assembly with the flap is in practice frequently poorly controlled, in particular because the deposit of prior adhesive is always done more or less random.
- the present invention generally relates to a provision which makes it possible to avoid these drawbacks and which also leads to other advantages.
- any electrical appliance of the kind comprising, for housing any mechanism, a housing body, a cover which closes the housing body while leaving access to the mechanism, a first gasket sealing, here called cover seal, which is inserted between the cover and the housing body, a flap, which is articulated to the cover, to cover at rest the at least part thereof concerned by the mechanism, and a second seal sealing, here called flap gasket, which intervenes between the flap and the cover when the flap is folded over the cover
- this electrical device being generally characterized in that, jointly, on the one hand, the gasket flap extends to the upper surface of the cover and the cover seal is carried by the latter, and, on the other hand, the flap seal is integral with the cover seal, forming by molding one and the same part therewith, the cover being traversed right through by at least one passage through which the flap seal is in continuity with the cover seal.
- the cover on the one hand, and the flap and cover seals that it carries, on the other hand, result jointly from a two-material molding.
- the flap gasket advantageously does not require any particular operation, either for its production or for its assembly.
- this shutter seal being in a way trapped in the cover in the manner of an insert, its assembly with this cover is perfectly controlled, for the benefit of its behavior and the desired tightness.
- an electrical device 10 has its mechanism 11 housed in a sealed housing 12.
- the housing 12 is generally parallelepipedic, with, in plan, a generally square contour.
- this housing 12 comprises a housing body 15, which allows the housing of the mechanism 11 and the connection to the latter of the electrical conductors, not shown, necessary for its service, a cover 16, which closes the body housing 15 while leaving access to the mechanism 11, a first seal 17, said here for convenience, cover seal, which, according to arrangements described in more detail later, is inserted between the cover 16 and the housing body 15, a flap 18, which is articulated to the cover 16, to cover, at rest, at least the part of it concerned by the mechanism 11, and a second seal 19, said here by simple convenience flap seal , which, according to methods also described in more detail later, intervenes between the flap 18 and the cover 16 when, as shown in FIG. 1, the flap 18 is folded over the cover 16.
- the cover 16 closes the housing body 15 at full section, and, on the contrary, the flap 18 only corresponds to a portion of the corresponding section, the cover 16 forming, in front of this flap 18, a step 20 facilitating the gripping thereof when it is in the folded position.
- the cover 16 has, laterally, projecting from its upper surface, two flanges 22, which extend perpendicular to the step 20, starting from the latter, and which, at their end opposite to this step 20, each respectively forms two openings 23 for which the flap 18 is articulated.
- this flange 24 has, in plan, a circular outline.
- the cover 16 further comprises, at its periphery, a dropped edge 30, which extends over its entire perimeter, and with which the preceding flanges 22 are each respectively locally in continuity.
- the cover 16 comprises, finally, at least one bore 31, which passes right through it, for the passage of any closure member, such as screw 32, Figure 2, or the like.
- two holes 31 are provided, in positions diagonally opposite one with respect to the other on either side of the well 25.
- the flap seal 19 extends to the upper surface of the cover 16 and the cover seal 17 is carried by the latter, and, on the other hand, the seal flap 19 is in one piece with the cover gasket 17, forming by molding a single and same part with the latter, the cover 16 being traversed right through by at least one passage 34, FIG. 6, through which the flap seal 19 is in continuity with the cover seal 17.
- the cover gasket 17, which extends annularly around the axis of the assembly, and which, in cross section, can have any profile, is embedded in the cover 16 in favor a recess 35 cutting the edge 36 of its fallen edge 30 and its inner surface.
- this cover gasket 17, which will not be described in more detail here, is in one piece with a skirt 38 which internally lines the fallen edge 30 of the cover 16 over the entire height. from this fallen edge 30.
- the flap seal 19 extends annularly around the flange 24 of the cover 16, away from the holes 31 of the latter, leaving these holes 31 outside its outer contour.
- the flap seal 19 extends in contact with the flange 24, by encircling the latter from its base, that is to say from the upper surface of the cover 16.
- the flap gasket 19 extends over almost the entire height of the flange 24, by being fitted thereon by means of a recess 39 cutting into its edge and its outer surface.
- the flap seal 19 is in continuity with the cover seal 17 by at least one bridge 40 which, in one piece with this flap seal 19, thanks to the corresponding passage 34 of the cover 16, s' extends to the lower surface of the cover 16 from this passage 34.
- a single passage 34 is provided, and, for this, a single bridge 40.
- this bridge 40 extends radially with respect to the well 25, between the passage 34 and the skirt 38, and it is integral with it.
- the cover 16 Independently of the passage 34 which connects the shutter seal 19 to the cover seal 17, and at a distance from this passage 34, the cover 16 is, in the embodiment shown, traversed right through by at least one other passage 34 ' by which the flap gasket 19 is in continuity with an anchoring stud 42 which, of larger dimensions, in plan, than those of this passage 34 ', extends to the lower surface of the cover 16, to strengthen the holding of this flap seal 19 thereon.
- a single passage 34 ' is provided in this embodiment, and, therefore, a single anchoring stud 42, flush with the well 25, and in a position diagonally opposite to that of the passage 34 relative to the latter. .
- each of the holes 31 of the cover 16 is individually surrounded by a specific seal 44, said below for simple convenience, seal, which, if desired, and as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 9 , can also be in continuity with the cover gasket 17, being connected in one piece by a bridge 45 thereto.
- the cover 16 has, on its upper surface, in the embodiment shown, at least one braking block 50 which is intended to cooperate in friction with a fallen edge 51 of the flap 18, for retaining the latter in the folded-down position, and which, by a passage 34 "passing right through the cover 16, is in continuity with the cover gasket 17, by the intermediate of the skirt 38.
- two brake blocks 50 are thus provided, at the ends, each respectively, of the flanges 22 of the cover 16, on the side of the step 20 thereof, and each of them is protected by a hook-shaped lug 53 which, coming in one piece from the upper surface of the cover 16, leaves it released laterally for cooperation with the fallen edge 51 correspondent for section 18.
- drilling joints 44 can also result from this two-material molding.
- the flap 18, meanwhile, has, projecting from its lower surface, for cooperation with the flap gasket 19 carried by the cover 16, a flange 55 whose outline, in plan, is the image of that of this flap seal 19.
- this collar 55 therefore has a circular outline in plan.
- the flap seal 19 has, at the outer periphery of its edge, in the embodiment shown, a step 56.
- FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate, by way of example, the application of the invention to an electrical appliance 10 other than a socket outlet.
- It can for example be a switch, a back-and-forth or a push-button.
- the cover 16 comprises, in this case, instead of the well 25, a central recess 25 ′, for the implantation of the corresponding mechanism 11.
- the flap seal 19 extends annularly around this central recess 25 ', and, according to arrangements of the type described above, it is continuous with the corresponding cover seal, not visible on the figures.
- this flap seal 19 bypasses by its internal contour the holes 31 that the cover 16 comprises.
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La présente invention concerne d'une manière générale les appareils électriques dont le mécanisme est logé dans un boîtier étanche parce qu'ils sont normalement destinés à être mis en oeuvre en atmosphère humide.The present invention relates generally to electrical devices whose mechanism is housed in a sealed housing because they are normally intended to be implemented in a humid atmosphere.
Elle vise plus particulièrement ceux de ces appareils électriques dont le boîtier comporte, globalement, un corps de boîtier, qui contient leur mécanisme et dans lequel se fait en pratique le câblage de celui-ci, un couvercle, qui ferme le corps de boîtier tout en laissant accès au mécanisme, un premier joint d'étanchéité, dit ci-après par simple commodité joint de couvercle, qui est inséré entre le couvercle et le corps de boîtier, un volet, qui est articulé au couvercle, pour recouvrir la partie au moins de celui-ci concernée par le mécanisme, et un deuxième joint d'étanchéité, dit ci-après par simple commodité joint de volet, qui intervient entre le volet et le couvercle lorsque le volet est rabattu sur le couvercle.It relates more particularly to those of these electrical devices whose casing comprises, overall, a casing body, which contains their mechanism and in which the wiring thereof is done, a cover, which closes the casing body while leaving access to the mechanism, a first seal, said below for convenience, cover seal, which is inserted between the cover and the housing body, a flap, which is articulated to the cover, to cover the part at least of the latter concerned by the mechanism, and a second seal, said below for simple convenience, flap seal, which intervenes between the flap and the cover when the flap is folded over the cover.
S'agissant, par exemple, d'un socle de prise de courant, le volet protège avantageusement ce socle, et donc le mécanisme sous-jacent, lorsqu'aucune fiche de prise de courant n'y est embrochée.In the case of, for example, a socket outlet, the flap advantageously protects this socket, and therefore the underlying mechanism, when no socket plug is plugged in.
A ce jour, le joint de volet constitue par lui-même une pièce distincte, qui, pour sa réalisation, nécessite une opération spécifique, et qui doit être ensuite rapportée sur l'ensemble.To date, the shutter seal is in itself a separate part, which, for its realization, requires a specific operation, and which must then be attached to the assembly.
Par exemple, et cela est le cas le plus fréquent, notamment lorsque le couvercle comporte en saillie sur sa surface supérieure une collerette appartenant à un puits au-delà du fond duquel intervient le mécanisme, le joint de volet est rapporté par collage sur le volet, pour coopération avec la tranche de la collerette du couvercle.For example, and this is the most frequent case, in particular when the cover projects on its upper surface a flange belonging to a well beyond the bottom of which the mechanism intervenes, the flap seal is attached by gluing to the flap , for cooperation with the edge of the cover flange.
Outre que, pour sa pose, ce joint de volet nécessite un temps non négligeable préjudiciable au prix de revient de l'ensemble, son assemblage au volet est en pratique fréquemment mal maîtrisé, notamment parce que le dépôt de colle préalable se fait toujours de manière plus ou moins aléatoire.Besides that, for its installation, this flap joint requires a non-negligible time prejudicial to the cost price of the assembly, its assembly with the flap is in practice frequently poorly controlled, in particular because the deposit of prior adhesive is always done more or less random.
Il en résulte tant une tenue mal assurée de ce joint de volet sur le volet qu'une étanchéité plus ou moins précaire entre celui-ci et le couvercle au repos.This results in both poor performance of this flap seal on the flap and a more or less precarious seal. between it and the cover at rest.
Des inconvénients de même type se retrouvent sensiblement lorsque, en variante, le joint de volet est rapporté sur le couvercle au lieu d'être rapporté sur le volet.Disadvantages of the same type are found substantially when, as a variant, the flap seal is attached to the cover instead of being attached to the flap.
La présente invention a d'une manière générale pour objet une disposition permettant d'éviter ces inconvénients et conduisant en outre à d'autres avantages.The present invention generally relates to a provision which makes it possible to avoid these drawbacks and which also leads to other advantages.
De manière plus précise, elle a pour objet tout appareil électrique du genre comportant, pour le logement d'un quelconque mécanisme, un corps de boîtier, un couvercle qui ferme le corps de boîtier tout en laissant accès au mécanisme, un premier joint d'étanchéité, dit ici joint de couvercle, qui est inséré entre le couvercle et le corps de boîtier, un volet, qui est articulé au couvercle, pour recouvrir au repos la partie au moins de celui-ci concernée par le mécanisme, et un deuxième joint d'étanchéité, dit ici joint de volet, qui intervient entre le volet et le couvercle lorsque le volet est rabattu sur le couvercle, cet appareil électrique étant d'une manière générale caractérisé en ce que, conjointement, d'une part, le joint de volet s'étend à la surface supérieure du couvercle et le joint de couvercle est porté par celui-ci, et, d'autre part, le joint de volet est d'un seul tenant avec le joint de couvercle, en formant par moulage une seule et même pièce avec celui-ci, le couvercle étant traversé de part en part par au moins un passage par lequel le joint de volet est en continuité avec le joint de couvercle.More specifically, it relates to any electrical appliance of the kind comprising, for housing any mechanism, a housing body, a cover which closes the housing body while leaving access to the mechanism, a first gasket sealing, here called cover seal, which is inserted between the cover and the housing body, a flap, which is articulated to the cover, to cover at rest the at least part thereof concerned by the mechanism, and a second seal sealing, here called flap gasket, which intervenes between the flap and the cover when the flap is folded over the cover, this electrical device being generally characterized in that, jointly, on the one hand, the gasket flap extends to the upper surface of the cover and the cover seal is carried by the latter, and, on the other hand, the flap seal is integral with the cover seal, forming by molding one and the same part therewith, the cover being traversed right through by at least one passage through which the flap seal is in continuity with the cover seal.
En pratique, et de manière préférentielle, le couvercle, d'une part, et les joints de volet et de couvercle qu'il porte, d'autre part, résultent conjointement d'un moulage bimatière.In practice, and preferably, the cover, on the one hand, and the flap and cover seals that it carries, on the other hand, result jointly from a two-material molding.
Quoi qu'il en soit, moulé avec le joint de couvercle, le joint de volet ne nécessite avantageusement pas d'opération particulière, ni pour sa réalisation ni pour son assemblage.Anyway, molded with the cover gasket, the flap gasket advantageously does not require any particular operation, either for its production or for its assembly.
En outre, ce joint de volet étant en quelque sorte prisonnier du couvercle à la manière d'un insert, son assemblage à ce couvercle est parfaitement maîtrisé, au bénéfice de sa tenue et de l'étanchéité recherchée.In addition, this shutter seal being in a way trapped in the cover in the manner of an insert, its assembly with this cover is perfectly controlled, for the benefit of its behavior and the desired tightness.
Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront d'ailleurs de la description qui va suivre, à titre d'exemple, en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés sur lesquels :
- la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un appareil électrique suivant l'invention, pour la position rabattue, de repos, du volet qu'il comporte ;
- la figure 2 en est une vue en perspective, pour la position ouverte, de service, de ce volet ;
- la figure 3 est, à échelle supérieure, une vue en plan du couvercle sur lequel est articulé ce volet, suivant la flèche III de la figure 2 ;
- les figures 4 et 5 sont des vues en coupe transversale de ce couvercle, suivant chacune respectivement les lignes IV-IV, qui est une ligne droite, et V-V, qui est une ligne brisée, de la figure 3 ;
- les figures 6 et 7 sont des vues partielles en coupe transversale de ce couvercle qui reprennent, chacune respectivement, à échelle supérieure, les détails de la figure 4 repérés par des encarts VI et VII sur cette figure 4 ;
- la figure 8 est, à l'échelle des figures 6 et 7, une autre vue partielle en coupe transversale du couvercle, suivant la ligne VIII-VIII de la figure 3 ;
- la figure 9 est une vue de dessous de ce couvercle, suivant la flèche IX de la figure 4 ;
- la figure 10 en est une vue en coupe transversale, suivant la ligne X-X de la figure 9 ;
- les figures 11 et 12 en sont des vues partielles en coupe transversale, suivant, chacune respectivement, les lignes XI-XI et XII-XII de la figure 3 ;
- la figure 13 est une vue en plan qui, analogue à celle de la figure 3, concerne le couvercle d'un autre appareil électrique suivant l'invention ;
- la figure 14 est une vue partielle en coupe transversale de ce couvercle, suivant la ligne XIV-XIV de la figure 13.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electrical device according to the invention, for the folded position, at rest, of the flap which it comprises;
- Figure 2 is a perspective view, for the open position, service, this component;
- Figure 3 is, on a larger scale, a plan view of the cover on which this flap is articulated, along arrow III of Figure 2;
- Figures 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views of this cover, each respectively along lines IV-IV, which is a straight line, and VV, which is a broken line, of Figure 3;
- Figures 6 and 7 are partial cross-sectional views of this cover which each take up, respectively, on a larger scale, the details of Figure 4 identified by inserts VI and VII in this Figure 4;
- Figure 8 is, on the scale of Figures 6 and 7, another partial view in cross section of the cover, along the line VIII-VIII of Figure 3;
- Figure 9 is a bottom view of this cover, according to arrow IX of Figure 4;
- Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view along line XX of Figure 9;
- Figures 11 and 12 are partial views in cross section, each along lines XI-XI and XII-XII respectively of Figure 3;
- Figure 13 is a plan view which, similar to that of Figure 3, relates to the cover of another electrical device according to the invention;
- FIG. 14 is a partial view in cross section of this cover, along line XIV-XIV of FIG. 13.
Tel qu'illustré sur ces figures, un appareil électrique 10 suivant l'invention a son mécanisme 11 logé dans un boîtier 12 étanche.As illustrated in these figures, an
Sur les figures 1 à 12, il s'agit, à titre d'exemple, d'un socle de prise de courant.In Figures 1 to 12, it is, by way of example, a socket outlet.
Le mécanisme 11 d'un tel appareil électrique étant bien connu par lui-même, et ne relevant pas en soi de la présente invention, il ne sera pas décrit ici.The
Il n'est en outre que schématisé partiellement, et en traits interrompus, sur la figure 4, avec, en trait continu sur la figure 2, la broche 13 formant son organe de terre dans la forme de réalisation envisagée.It is also only schematically partially, and in broken lines, in Figure 4, with, in solid line in Figure 2, the
Par exemple, et tel que représenté, le boîtier 12 est globalement parallélépipédique, avec, en plan, un contour globalement carré.For example, and as shown, the
De manière connue en soi, ce boîtier 12 comporte un corps de boîtier 15, qui permet le logement du mécanisme 11 et le raccordement à celui-ci des conducteurs électriques, non représentés, nécessaires à sa desserte, un couvercle 16, qui ferme le corps de boîtier 15 tout en laissant accès au mécanisme 11, un premier joint d'étanchéité 17, dit ici par simple commodité joint de couvercle, qui, suivant des dispositions décrites plus en détail ultérieurement, est inséré entre le couvercle 16 et le corps de boîtier 15, un volet 18, qui est articulé au couvercle 16, pour recouvrir, au repos, la partie au moins de celui-ci concernée par le mécanisme 11, et un deuxième joint d'étanchéité 19, dit ici par simple commodité joint de volet, qui, suivant des modalités également décrites plus en détail ultérieurement, intervient entre le volet 18 et le couvercle 16 lorsque, comme représenté sur la figure 1, le volet 18 est rabattu sur le couvercle 16.In a manner known per se, this
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, le couvercle 16 ferme à pleine section le corps de boîtier 15, et, au contraire, le volet 18 ne correspond qu'à une portion de la section correspondante, le couvercle 16 formant, en avant de ce volet 18, un gradin 20 facilitant la préhension de celui-ci lorsqu'il est en position rabattue.In the embodiment shown, the
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, le couvercle 16 présente, latéralement, en saillie sur sa surface supérieure, deux rebords 22, qui s'étendent perpendiculairement au gradin 20, à compter de celui-ci, et qui, à leur extrémité opposée à ce gradin 20, forment chacun respectivement deux épanouissements 23 à la faveur desquels se fait l'articulation du volet 18.In the embodiment shown, the
Il présente en outre, en saillie sur sa surface supérieure, dans la zone médiane de celle-ci, une collerette 24 appartenant à un puits 25 au-delà du fond 26 duquel intervient le mécanisme 11, ce fond 26 comportant, d'une part, des perçages 27 donnant accès aux alvéoles de ce mécanisme 11, et, d'autre part, un perçage 28 propre au passage de la broche 13 formant l'organe de terre de celui-ci.It further has, projecting from its upper surface, in the central region thereof, a
En pratique, cette collerette 24 a, en plan, un contour circulaire.In practice, this
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, le couvercle 16 comporte, en outre, à sa périphérie, un bord tombé 30, qui s'étend sur tout son périmètre, et avec lequel les rebords 22 précédents se trouvent chacun respectivement localement en continuité.In the embodiment shown, the
Le couvercle 16 comporte, enfin, au moins un perçage 31, qui le traverse de part en part, pour le passage d'un quelconque organe de fermeture, tel que vis 32, figure 2, ou autre.The
En pratique, dans la forme de réalisation représentée, deux perçages 31 sont prévus, en positions diagonalement opposées l'une par rapport à l'autre de part et d'autre du puits 25.In practice, in the embodiment shown, two
Les dispositions qui précèdent étant bien connues par elles-mêmes, et ne relevant pas en propre de la présente invention, elles ne seront pas décrites plus en détail ici.The foregoing provisions being well known in themselves, and not directly pertaining to the present invention, they will not be described in more detail here.
Suivant l'invention, et conjointement, d'une part, le joint de volet 19 s'étend à la surface supérieure du couvercle 16 et le joint de couvercle 17 est porté par celui-ci, et, d'autre part, le joint de volet 19 est d'un seul tenant avec le joint de couvercle 17, en formant par moulage une seule et même pièce avec celui-ci, le couvercle 16 étant traversé de part en part par au moins un passage 34, figure 6, par lequel le joint de volet 19 est en continuité avec le joint de couvercle 17.According to the invention, and jointly, on the one hand, the
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, le joint de couvercle 17, qui s'étend annulairement autour de l'axe de l'ensemble, et qui, en section transversale, peut avoir un profil quelconque, est enchâssé dans le couvercle 16 à la faveur d'un décrochement 35 entaillant la tranche 36 de son bord tombé 30 et sa surface intérieure.In the embodiment shown, the
En outre, dans la forme de réalisation représentée, ce joint de couvercle 17, qui ne sera pas décrit plus en détail ici, est d'un seul tenant avec une jupe 38 qui tapisse intérieurement le bord tombé 30 du couvercle 16 sur toute la hauteur de ce bord tombé 30.Furthermore, in the embodiment shown, this cover gasket 17, which will not be described in more detail here, is in one piece with a
En pratique, le joint de volet 19 s'étend de manière annulaire autour de la collerette 24 du couvercle 16, à l'écart des perçages 31 de celui-ci, en laissant ces perçages 31 à l'extérieur de son contour extérieur.In practice, the
Plus précisément, dans la forme de réalisation représentée, le joint de volet 19 s'étend au contact de la collerette 24, en ceinturant celle-ci à compter de sa base, c'est-à-dire à compter de la surface supérieure du couvercle 16.More specifically, in the embodiment shown, the
Comme la collerette 24, il a donc, en plan, un contour circulaire.Like the
Plus précisément, encore, dans la forme de réalisation représentée, le joint de volet 19 s'étend sur la quasi totalité de la hauteur de la collerette 24, en étant emboîté sur celle-ci à la faveur d'un décrochement 39 entaillant sa tranche et sa surface extérieure.More precisely, again, in the embodiment shown, the
En pratique, le joint de volet 19 est en continuité avec le joint de couvercle 17 par au moins un pont 40 qui, d'un seul tenant avec ce joint de volet 19, à la faveur du passage 34 correspondant du couvercle 16, s'étend à la surface inférieure du couvercle 16 à compter de ce passage 34.In practice, the
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, un seul passage 34 est prévu, et, pour celui-ci, un seul pont 40.In the embodiment shown, a
En pratique, ce pont 40 s'étend radialement par rapport au puits 25, entre le passage 34 et la jupe 38, et il est d'un seul tenant avec celle-ci.In practice, this
Indépendamment du passage 34 qui relie le joint de volet 19 au joint de couvercle 17, et à distance de ce passage 34, le couvercle 16 est, dans la forme de réalisation représentée, traversé de part en part par au moins un autre passage 34' par lequel le joint de volet 19 est en continuité avec un plot d'ancrage 42 qui, de dimensions supérieures, en plan, à celles de ce passage 34', s'étend à la surface inférieure du couvercle 16, pour affermir la tenue de ce joint de volet 19 sur celui-ci.Independently of the
En pratique, un seul passage 34' est prévu dans cette forme de réalisation, et, donc, un seul plot d'ancrage 42, au ras du puits 25, et en position diagonalement opposée à celle du passage 34 par rapport à celui-ci.In practice, a single passage 34 'is provided in this embodiment, and, therefore, a
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, chacun des perçages 31 du couvercle 16 est individuellement entouré par un joint d'étanchéité 44 spécifique, dit ci-après par simple commodité joint de perçage, qui, si désiré, et tel que schématisé sur la figure 9, peut lui aussi être en continuité avec le joint de couvercle 17, en étant relié d'un seul tenant par un pont 45 à celui-ci.In the embodiment shown, each of the
Enfin, indépendamment du joint de volet 19, et à distance de celui-ci, le couvercle 16 présente, sur sa surface supérieure, dans la forme de réalisation représentée, au moins un bloc de freinage 50 qui est destiné à coopérer en frottement avec un bord tombé 51 du volet 18, pour la retenue de celui-ci en position rabattue de repos, et qui, par un passage 34" traversant de part en part le couvercle 16, est en continuité avec le joint de couvercle 17, par l'intermédiaire de la jupe 38.Finally, independently of the
En pratique, dans la forme de réalisation représentée, deux blocs de freinage 50 sont ainsi prévus, aux extrémités, chacun respectivement, des rebords 22 du couvercle 16, du côté du gradin 20 de celui-ci, et chacun d'eux est protégé par un ergot en forme de crosse 53 qui, venu d'un seul tenant de la surface supérieure du couvercle 16, le laisse dégagé latéralement pour coopération avec le bord tombé 51 correspondant du volet 18.In practice, in the embodiment shown, two
En pratique, le couvercle 16, d'une part, et les joints de volet 19 et de couvercle 17 qu'il porte, d'autre part, résultent conjointement d'un moulage bimatière.In practice, the
A titre indicatif, sont repérés, sur les figures 9 et 10, le point d'injection P1 de la matière, relativement rigide, constitutive du couvercle 16, et le point d'injection P2 de celle, plus souple, constitutive des joints de volet 19 et de couvercle 17.As an indication, in FIGS. 9 and 10, the injection point P1 of the material, relatively rigid, constituting the
En pratique, ils interviennent au dos du fond 26 du puits 25, le point d'injection P2 étant relié par un pont 40' à la jupe 38.In practice, they operate on the back of the bottom 26 of the well 25, the injection point P2 being connected by a bridge 40 'to the
Comme indiqué, les joints de perçage 44 peuvent eux aussi résulter de ce moulage bimatière.As indicated, the drilling joints 44 can also result from this two-material molding.
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, le volet 18, quant à lui, présente, en saillie sur sa surface inférieure, pour coopération avec le joint de volet 19 porté par le couvercle 16, une collerette 55 dont le contour, en plan, est à l'image de celui de ce joint de volet 19.In the embodiment shown, the
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, cette collerette 55 a, donc, en plan, un contour circulaire.In the embodiment shown, this
En pratique, pour coopération avec cette collerette 55, le joint de volet 19 présente, à la périphérie extérieure de sa tranche, dans la forme de réalisation représentée, un décrochement 56.In practice, for cooperation with this
En variante de ce qui précède, les figures 13 et 14 illustrent, à titre d'exemple, l'application de l'invention à un appareil électrique 10 autre qu'un socle de prise de courant.As a variant of the above, FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate, by way of example, the application of the invention to an
Il peut s'agir par exemple d'un interrupteur, d'un va-et-vient ou d'un poussoir.It can for example be a switch, a back-and-forth or a push-button.
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, le couvercle 16 comporte, dans ce cas, au lieu et place du puits 25, un évidement central 25', pour l'implantation du mécanisme 11 correspondant.In the embodiment shown, the
Comme précédemment, le joint de volet 19 s'étend de manière annulaire autour de cet évidement central 25', et, suivant des dispositions du type de celles décrites ci-dessus, il est en continuité avec le joint de couvercle correspondant, non visible sur les figures.As before, the
Mais, dans la forme de réalisation représentée, ce joint de volet 19 contourne par son contour intérieur les perçages 31 que comporte le couvercle 16.However, in the embodiment shown, this
Il n'est ainsi pas besoin de prévoir de quelconques joints de perçage spécifiques pour ces perçages 31.There is thus no need to provide any specific drilling joints for these
Bien entendu, la présente invention ne se limite pas aux formes de réalisation et/ou aux applications décrites et représentées, mais englobe toute variante d'exécution et/ou de combinaison de leurs divers éléments.Of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and / or to the applications described and shown, but encompasses any variant and / or combination of their various elements.
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