EP1432077B1 - Modular electrical apparatus having inclined connection sides - Google Patents

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EP1432077B1
EP1432077B1 EP03360145A EP03360145A EP1432077B1 EP 1432077 B1 EP1432077 B1 EP 1432077B1 EP 03360145 A EP03360145 A EP 03360145A EP 03360145 A EP03360145 A EP 03360145A EP 1432077 B1 EP1432077 B1 EP 1432077B1
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Christophe Bournarie
Egidio Brunetti
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/26—Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting
    • H01R9/2625—Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting with built-in electrical component
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/48185—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end
    • H01R4/4819—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end the spring shape allowing insertion of the conductor end when the spring is unbiased
    • H01R4/4821—Single-blade spring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/484—Spring housing details
    • H01R4/4842—Spring housing details the spring housing being provided with a single opening for insertion of a spring-activating tool

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  • the present invention relates to an electrical apparatus of the circuit-breaker, block or differential switch type, comprising an insulating housing intended to be mounted on a support rail attached to housings of electrical appliances of the same type to constitute an electrical distribution circuit, for example disposed in a distribution board.
  • connection to the circuit by means of external conductors, is in perpendicular faces on the one hand to their plane of attachment, and on the other hand to the mounting rails. Orifices leading to said connection means are formed in these faces, which are therefore accessible to a user in a vertical direction of action, and in a reduced volume separating the connecting faces of two adjacent rows.
  • connection means When the connection means are made by a device with cage and screw, the screw heads are accessible from the front of the product, located directly in front of the user so that the tightening / loosening can be performed with good visibility.
  • the insertion of cables, bridging bars, etc. in cages is however more difficult, especially if the distribution board is well filled, and the cables / distribution bars are numerous.
  • the conventional cage and screw means are more and more often replaced by quick-coupling devices, based on a prestressed spring blade bearing on the electrical terminal input or output of the device. , and which allows insertion by plugging a driver.
  • the connection operation is almost immediate, compared with the connection in a traditional cage, for which it is necessary to maintain the conductor at least during a portion of the tightening screw.
  • the orifice leading to the quick coupling means is generally smaller than that on which the cages open, and the introduction of the end of a driver can therefore sometimes be difficult.
  • the existence of several levels of bridging, on the same face, allowing the simultaneous connection of a bridging bar and an individual driver does not arrange things in this respect.
  • the bridging bar or bars are in fact often located closer to the facade than the insertion opening of the individual conductor, and they sometimes mask the connection opening of said individual conductor.
  • connection means be removable, that is to say detachable from the housing, so that the connection can be made independently of the location of said housing.
  • EP-1,124,286 discloses a quick connect terminal block by direct plugging conductor (s) equipping modular electrical appliances and having means for broaching or declutching without tools and at any time said terminal block.
  • This removable terminal block is further equipped with guide means developing outside the housing, and which allow - particularly in the case of stitched use - guiding the end of the cables to insert them into the orifices leading to the means of fast connection.
  • the idea underlying the present invention is also to facilitate the connection of the conductors, but without the housing having a removable part, as is the case in the EP-1 124 286 .
  • a new box has been created, according to the invention, which improves the visibility in order to facilitate access to the connection means, and which also allows a modification of the insertion direction of the cables in said means. to increase the degree of ergonomics of the connection operation.
  • the invention which concerns an electrical appliance of the type circuit breaker, block or differential switch, conventionally comprising an insulating housing whose front is equipped with a control lever, a sole opposite to said facade being provided to be mounted on a standard support rail, said housing can also be joined along its large side faces to housings of electrical appliances of the same type and being provided, for its connection to an electricity distribution circuit, connecting means d the inlet and outlet respectively accessible via at least one orifice made in a connecting face connected on the one hand to the sole and on the other hand to the joining faces, is essential for the fact that at least the face connection in which the input connection means open is constituted by an additional piece secured to the housing, comprising at least one insertion port of one or more conductors formed in at least one surface inclined relative to the connecting face so that each orifice is visible and accessible in the extension of the front of the electrical device.
  • the housings of the invention therefore comprise two major modifications: a change in the insertion axis of the conductors, and an inclination of the connection faces so that they become visible to a user placed facing the switchboard, that is to say face facades equipped with control levers.
  • each orifice is extended by a guide barrel whose axis is substantially perpendicular to the inclined surface in which is formed said orifice.
  • connection means can benefit from the invention, it is particularly applicable to so-called fast connection means, that is to say based on leaf springs.
  • the input port of the cables to be connected is rather small, and should preferably include such a guide barrel, so that the end of the cable can be inserted into good conditions between the terminal and the spring blade.
  • the guide bush is however also applicable in configurations in which the connection means are cage and screw.
  • connection possibilities For each phase or the neutral, there can be several connection possibilities.
  • the number of orifices corresponds to the number of units of connection means.
  • the housings generally comprise different levels of bridging, and therefore different positions of the connection means.
  • the additional piece may comprise several inclined surfaces, but offset with respect to each other to differentiate the introduction zone for example phase conductors from that of the neutral conductors.
  • connection seen by the user, is exactly the same, only changes the plane of introduction of the cable into the connection port, which undergoes a shift.
  • the connecting means are spring blade, they allow direct plugging conductors, preferably rigid, which are inserted between the terminal and the prestressed blade.
  • This mode of connection requires the use of a means of reducing the stress of the spring to be able to release the cables. This can be done by incorporating a button to the housing, which comes to exert additional stress on the spring for said release. Alternatively, this release can also be performed by a screwdriver-type tool, that is to say provided with a rod for exerting such an additional action on the leaf spring.
  • each insertion orifice is surmounted by a passage conduit of a tool adapted to move the spring blade to release the plugged conductor.
  • each leaf spring is preferably disposed between ribs extending inwardly the guide bush and extending substantially parallel to the large side faces of the housing.
  • ribs are intended in particular to separate and isolate the different leaf springs located at the same level of bridging for the same inclined surface. In the absence of additional room, it would be necessary to proceed with the assembly of elements separators via the connection ports, which is industrially much less favorable.
  • the additional piece can be clipped onto the housing of the electrical appliance.
  • said piece comprises, at least at its upper and lower ends, tabs with a uniform end resiliently snap into housings or openings provided for this purpose in the housing.
  • This clipable part can actually be seen as a cover that closes the housing, especially on its input connection face. It may also include a portion parallel to the facade, constituting a portion of the latter, the free end has flexible tabs provided to clip into the housing.
  • the cover made of this part therefore covers at least a portion of two related surfaces, the connecting face and part of the facade.
  • said additional piece can be fixed to the housing for example by gluing and / or welding.
  • the portion of the additional piece constituting part of the facade comprises at least one control orifice for the presence of tension. It can also be provided with a groove for calibrating the stripping length of the conductor to be connected.
  • Any housing having on at least one of its connecting faces an inclined face allows the electrician or the user to make electrical connections with optimum comfort, which notably provides a faster installation time conferring to the produces an undeniable economic advantage.
  • the part of the visible housing shows the front (F) of the circuit breaker, the face (C) into which the connection means open, and the sole (S) for fixing the housing to the rails.
  • the facade (F) itself has two levels, a control handle (not shown) exceeding the highest level.
  • a piece (P) equips the face (C) and, in this case, the lowest level of the facade (F).
  • This piece has an orifice (1) giving access to a spring blade (2) via a guide barrel (3). It is surmounted by a second orifice (4) giving access to a conduit (5) also opening on the spring blade (2).
  • the function of the two orifices (1, 4) and conduits (3, 5) corresponding is obviously not identical.
  • the orifice (1) / guide barrel (3) allows access to the free end (6) of the spring blade (2). This free end is prestressed in abutment against an electrical terminal (7) of the electrical apparatus.
  • the guide barrel (3) serves to guide and guide the free end of a conductor so that it can be inserted between the terminal (7) and the end (6) of the spring blade. (2), to make an electrical connection with the connection means thus formed.
  • the pair orifice (4) / conduit (5) allows the insertion of an elongated tool type screwdriver, to release the stress exerted by the leaf spring (2) on the driver, which is obtained by exerting a constraint additional on said spring blade (2).
  • the terminal (7) is connected, via a conductive braid (8), to a bimetallic strip (9) allowing, via a lock, to move the movable contact away from the fixed contact in the event of overcurrent, according to a well-known implementation. itself, and which will not be further explained in the context of this description.
  • the orifices (1 and 4) are formed in an inclined surface (I) of the part (P), which has an inclination of the order of 45 ° for example with respect to the facade (F), such that these orifices (1, 4) are visible by a user looking in the direction of the arrow (A).
  • This surface (I) because of its inclination, is visible in the direct extension of said facade (F), and the connection / disconnection of a driver in / of the electrical device is immediate and easy for the user .
  • the piece (P) extends to the front of the product and is fixed at the shoulder marking the elevation of the facade (F), with hooks unciform (19) equipping its free end, which are clipped into holes located at the base of said shoulder.
  • hooks make it possible to fasten by clipping in the lower part of the apparatus, that is to say in the vicinity of the sole (S).
  • the same piece (P), cut off from the neutral side, has a second inclined surface (I ') offset from the first surface (I) and the front (F) so that an ocular differentiation can be performed between the phase side and the neutral side.
  • This inclined surface (I ') develops in extension of the lower part of a vertical surface (18).
  • each spring blade (12) whose end (16) is constrained in abutment against the terminal (17), open two orifices (10 and 14) respectively extended by a guide gun (13) and a conduit (15) so as to allow the connection / disconnection of the stripped end of a rigid conductor.
  • a bracket (19 ') of the part (P) appears in the lower part thereof, said tab (19') coming clipping into a housing (20) fitted to the housing.
  • the upper clipping lugs (19) also appear in figure 3 , in the extension of the part of the room (P) which constitutes a portion of facade (F). This portion also has orifices (21, 21 ') for controlling the presence of voltage in the device.
  • This figure 3 clearly shows the offset between the inclined surfaces (I and I ') in which it is possible to insert several orifices (1, 1', 10, 10 ') for insertion of the cables, each corresponding to a spring blade (2, 12) disposed within the housing of the apparatus. Each of these orifices corresponds, of course, to the disconnection orifices (4, 4 ', 14, 14').
  • the part (P) forms a constituent hood, as clearly appears in figure 5 , the face (C) of the housing, as well as part of the facade (F), part that ends at the base of the shoulder containing the control handle.
  • a stripping wedge (23) giving the measurement of the stripping length suitable for a good connection.

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La présente invention concerne un appareil électrique du type disjoncteur, bloc ou interrupteur différentiel, comportant un boîtier isolant prévu pour être monté sur un rail support accolé à des boîtiers d'appareils électriques du même type pour constituer un circuit de distribution électrique, par exemple disposé dans un tableau de distribution.The present invention relates to an electrical apparatus of the circuit-breaker, block or differential switch type, comprising an insulating housing intended to be mounted on a support rail attached to housings of electrical appliances of the same type to constitute an electrical distribution circuit, for example disposed in a distribution board.

Ces appareils étant montés sur lesdits rails en rangées successives, leur connexion au circuit, au moyen de conducteurs externes, se fait dans des faces perpendiculaires d'une part à leur plan d'accolement, et d'autre part aux rails de montage. Des orifices menant aux dits moyens de connexion sont pratiqués dans ces faces, qui sont par conséquent accessibles pour un utilisateur selon une direction d'action verticale, et dans un volume réduit séparant les faces de raccordement de deux rangées adjacentes.These devices being mounted on said rails in successive rows, their connection to the circuit, by means of external conductors, is in perpendicular faces on the one hand to their plane of attachment, and on the other hand to the mounting rails. Orifices leading to said connection means are formed in these faces, which are therefore accessible to a user in a vertical direction of action, and in a reduced volume separating the connecting faces of two adjacent rows.

Lorsque les moyens de connexion sont réalisés par un dispositif à cage et vis, les têtes de vis sont accessibles depuis la façade du produit, située directement en face de l'utilisateur de sorte que le serrage/déserrage puisse être effectué avec une bonne visibilité. L'insertion des câbles, barres de pontage, etc. dans les cages est en revanche plus malaisée, notamment si le tableau de distribution est bien rempli, et que les câbles/barres de distribution sont nombreux. Le fait que les orifices d'insertions ne soient pas ou peu visibles, l'exiguïté du volume d'accès à ces orifices, ainsi que des conditions d'éclairage dans le tableau de distribution qui ne sont pas toujours optimales, rendent parfois la tâche du monteur compliquée.When the connection means are made by a device with cage and screw, the screw heads are accessible from the front of the product, located directly in front of the user so that the tightening / loosening can be performed with good visibility. The insertion of cables, bridging bars, etc. in cages is however more difficult, especially if the distribution board is well filled, and the cables / distribution bars are numerous. The fact that the insertion orifices are not or hardly visible, the smallness of the volume of access to these orifices, as well as lighting conditions in the switchboard that are not always optimal, sometimes make the task complicated editor.

Pour faciliter les opérations de connexion, les moyens classiques à cage et vis sont de plus en plus souvent remplacés par des dispositifs de raccordement rapide, basés sur une lame ressort précontrainte en appui sur la borne électrique d'entrée ou de sortie de l'appareil, et qui permet l'introduction par enfichage d'un conducteur. L'opération de raccordement est quasi immédiate, par comparaison avec la connexion dans une cage traditionnelle, pour laquelle il faut maintenir le conducteur au moins pendant une partie du vissage de la vis de serrage. Toutefois, l'orifice menant aux moyens de raccordement rapide est en général de taille inférieure à celui sur lequel débouchent les cages, et l'introduction de l'extrémité d'un conducteur peut par conséquent parfois s'avérer malaisée.To facilitate connection operations, the conventional cage and screw means are more and more often replaced by quick-coupling devices, based on a prestressed spring blade bearing on the electrical terminal input or output of the device. , and which allows insertion by plugging a driver. The connection operation is almost immediate, compared with the connection in a traditional cage, for which it is necessary to maintain the conductor at least during a portion of the tightening screw. However, the orifice leading to the quick coupling means is generally smaller than that on which the cages open, and the introduction of the end of a driver can therefore sometimes be difficult.

L'existence de plusieurs niveaux de pontage, sur une même face, permettant la connexion simultanée d'une barre de pontage et d'un conducteur individuel n'arrange à cet égard pas les choses. La ou les barres de pontage sont en effet souvent situées plus proches de la façade que l'ouverture d'introduction du conducteur individuel, et elle(s) masque(nt) parfois l'orifice de raccordement dudit conducteur individuel.The existence of several levels of bridging, on the same face, allowing the simultaneous connection of a bridging bar and an individual driver does not arrange things in this respect. The bridging bar or bars are in fact often located closer to the facade than the insertion opening of the individual conductor, and they sometimes mask the connection opening of said individual conductor.

Pour faciliter la connexion, et notamment s'affranchir des problèmes liés à l'exiguïté et au manque de visibilité, il a été proposé que les moyens de connexion soient amovibles, c'est-à-dire détachables du boîtier, de telle sorte que la connexion puisse être faite indépendamment de la localisation dudit boîtier. C'est notamment l'objet du brevet publié sous le n° EP-1 124 286 , au nom du même déposant, qui divulgue un bornier de raccordement rapide par enfichage direct de conducteur(s) équipant des appareils électriques modulaires et comportant des moyens pour brocher ou débrocher sans outil et à tout moment ledit bornier.To facilitate connection, and in particular to overcome the problems related to the small size and lack of visibility, it has been proposed that the connection means be removable, that is to say detachable from the housing, so that the connection can be made independently of the location of said housing. This is particularly the purpose of the patent published under no. EP-1,124,286 , on behalf of the same applicant, which discloses a quick connect terminal block by direct plugging conductor (s) equipping modular electrical appliances and having means for broaching or declutching without tools and at any time said terminal block.

Ce bornier débrochable est au surplus équipé de moyens de guidage se développant à l'extérieur du boîtier, et qui permettent - particulièrement en cas d'utilisation brochée - le guidage de l'extrémité des câbles pour les insérer dans les orifices aboutissant aux moyens de connexion rapide.This removable terminal block is further equipped with guide means developing outside the housing, and which allow - particularly in the case of stitched use - guiding the end of the cables to insert them into the orifices leading to the means of fast connection.

L'idée à la base de la présente invention est également de faciliter le raccordement des conducteurs, mais sans que le boîtier ne présente de partie amovible, comme c'est le cas dans le brevet EP-1 124 286 . A cet effet, un nouveau boîtier a été créé, selon l'invention, qui améliore la visibilité en vue de faciliter l'accession aux moyens de connexion, et qui autorise de plus une modification de la direction d'insertion des câbles dans lesdits moyens pour augmenter le degré d'ergonomie de l'opération de connexion.The idea underlying the present invention is also to facilitate the connection of the conductors, but without the housing having a removable part, as is the case in the EP-1 124 286 . For this purpose, a new box has been created, according to the invention, which improves the visibility in order to facilitate access to the connection means, and which also allows a modification of the insertion direction of the cables in said means. to increase the degree of ergonomics of the connection operation.

Pour remplir ces objectifs, l'invention, qui conceme un appareil électrique de type disjoncteur, bloc ou interrupteur différentiel, comportant classiquement un boîtier isolant dont la façade est équipée d'un levier de commande, une semelle opposée à ladite façade étant prévue pour être montée sur un rail support normalisé, ledit boîtier pouvant de plus être accolé suivant ses grandes faces latérales à des boîtiers d'appareils électriques du même type et étant muni, pour son raccordement à un circuit de distribution d'électricité, de moyens de connexion d'entrée et de sortie respectivement accessibles via au moins un orifice pratiqué dans une face de raccordement connexe d'une part à la semelle et d'autre part aux faces d'accolement, se caractérise à titre essentiel en ce qu'au moins la face de raccordement dans laquelle débouchent les moyens de connexion d'entrée est constituée d'une pièce additionnelle solidarisée au boîtier, comportant au moins un orifice d'introduction d'un ou plusieurs conducteurs pratiqué dans au moins une surface inclinée par rapport à la face de raccordement de telle sorte que chaque orifice soit visible et accessible dans le prolongement de la façade de l'appareil électrique.To fulfill these objectives, the invention, which concerns an electrical appliance of the type circuit breaker, block or differential switch, conventionally comprising an insulating housing whose front is equipped with a control lever, a sole opposite to said facade being provided to be mounted on a standard support rail, said housing can also be joined along its large side faces to housings of electrical appliances of the same type and being provided, for its connection to an electricity distribution circuit, connecting means d the inlet and outlet respectively accessible via at least one orifice made in a connecting face connected on the one hand to the sole and on the other hand to the joining faces, is essential for the fact that at least the face connection in which the input connection means open is constituted by an additional piece secured to the housing, comprising at least one insertion port of one or more conductors formed in at least one surface inclined relative to the connecting face so that each orifice is visible and accessible in the extension of the front of the electrical device.

Par rapport aux boîtiers classiques, les boîtiers de l'invention comportent par conséquent deux modifications majeures : un changement de l'axe d'introduction des conducteurs, et une inclinaison des faces de raccordement de telle sorte qu'elles deviennent visibles par un utilisateur placé face au tableau de distribution, c'est-à-dire face aux façades équipées des leviers de commande.Compared with conventional housings, the housings of the invention therefore comprise two major modifications: a change in the insertion axis of the conductors, and an inclination of the connection faces so that they become visible to a user placed facing the switchboard, that is to say face facades equipped with control levers.

L'existence d'une pièce additionnelle est avantageuse en termes d'industrialisation du montage des appareils électriques. En effet, cette pièce est fixée au reste du boîtier en fin de montage, ce qui offre, pendant la plus grande partie de l'assemblage, un accès aux parties sous tension permettant de réaliser des tests de fonctionnement. Cette ouverture permet de plus de faciliter le montage de certains composants qu'il faudrait autrement introduire par les orifices de connexion.The existence of an additional part is advantageous in terms of the industrialization of the assembly of electrical appliances. Indeed, this part is fixed to the rest of the housing at the end of assembly, which offers, during most of the assembly, access to the live parts to perform functional tests. This opening also makes it easier to assemble certain components that would otherwise have to be introduced through the connection ports.

Pour faciliter encore le travail de connexion des câbles, chaque orifice est prolongé par un canon de guidage dont l'axe est sensiblement perpendiculaire à la surface inclinée dans laquelle est pratiqué ledit orifice.To further facilitate the work of connecting the cables, each orifice is extended by a guide barrel whose axis is substantially perpendicular to the inclined surface in which is formed said orifice.

Bien que tous les moyens de connexions puissent bénéficier de l'invention, celle-ci s'applique en effet particulièrement bien à des moyens de connexion dits rapides, c'est-à-dire basés sur des lames ressorts. Dans ce cas, l'orifice d'entrée des câbles à raccorder est assez restreint, et doit de préférence comporter un tel canon de guidage, pour que l'extrémité du câble puisse s'insérer dans de bonnes conditions entre la borne et la lame ressort. Le canon de guidage trouve cependant également à s'appliquer dans des configurations dans lesquelles les moyens de connexion sont à cage et à vis.Although all the connection means can benefit from the invention, it is particularly applicable to so-called fast connection means, that is to say based on leaf springs. In this case, the input port of the cables to be connected is rather small, and should preferably include such a guide barrel, so that the end of the cable can be inserted into good conditions between the terminal and the spring blade. The guide bush is however also applicable in configurations in which the connection means are cage and screw.

Pour chaque phase ou le neutre, il peut y avoir plusieurs possibilités de connexion. Pour améliorer encore les possibilités de guidage, il a été prévu, selon l'invention, que le nombre d'orifices corresponde au nombre d'unités de moyens de connexions.For each phase or the neutral, there can be several connection possibilities. To further improve the guiding possibilities, it has been provided, according to the invention, that the number of orifices corresponds to the number of units of connection means.

Pour différencier la phase et le neutre, outre parfois l'existence d'un marquage en couleurs, les boîtiers comportent en général des niveaux de pontages distincts, et donc des positionnements différents des moyens de connexion. Ainsi, dans l'invention, la pièce additionnelle peut comporter plusieurs surfaces inclinées, mais décalées l'une par rapport à l'autre pour différencier la zone d'introduction par exemple des conducteurs de phase de celle des conducteurs de neutre.To differentiate the phase and the neutral, in addition to sometimes the existence of a color marking, the housings generally comprise different levels of bridging, and therefore different positions of the connection means. Thus, in the invention, the additional piece may comprise several inclined surfaces, but offset with respect to each other to differentiate the introduction zone for example phase conductors from that of the neutral conductors.

La réalisation de la connexion, vue de l'utilisateur, se fait exactement de la même manière, seul change le plan d'introduction du câble dans l'orifice de connexion, qui subit un décalage.The realization of the connection, seen by the user, is exactly the same, only changes the plane of introduction of the cable into the connection port, which undergoes a shift.

Dans l'hypothèse où les moyens de raccordement sont à lame ressort, ils permettent un enfichage direct des conducteurs, de préférence rigides, qui s'insèrent entre la borne et la lame précontrainte. Ce mode de connexion nécessite cependant l'utilisation d'un moyen d'allègement de la contrainte du ressort pour pouvoir libérer les câbles. Cela peut être fait en intégrant un bouton au boîtier, qui vient exercer une contrainte supplémentaire sur le ressort en vue de ladite libération. Alternativement, cette libération peut également être effectuée par un outil du type tournevis, c'est-à-dire muni d'une tige permettant d'exercer une telle action supplémentaire sur la lame ressort.Assuming that the connecting means are spring blade, they allow direct plugging conductors, preferably rigid, which are inserted between the terminal and the prestressed blade. This mode of connection, however, requires the use of a means of reducing the stress of the spring to be able to release the cables. This can be done by incorporating a button to the housing, which comes to exert additional stress on the spring for said release. Alternatively, this release can also be performed by a screwdriver-type tool, that is to say provided with a rod for exerting such an additional action on the leaf spring.

A cet effet, selon une possibilité, chaque orifice d'introduction est surmonté d'un conduit de passage d'un outil apte à déplacer la lame ressort pour libérer le conducteur enfiché.For this purpose, according to one possibility, each insertion orifice is surmounted by a passage conduit of a tool adapted to move the spring blade to release the plugged conductor.

Dans la pièce additionnelle, sur son côté interne, chaque lame ressort est de préférence disposée entre des nervures prolongeant vers l'intérieur le canon de guidage et s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement aux grandes faces latérales du boîtier.In the additional piece, on its inner side, each leaf spring is preferably disposed between ribs extending inwardly the guide bush and extending substantially parallel to the large side faces of the housing.

Ces nervures visent notamment à séparer et isoler les différentes lames ressorts situées au même niveau de pontage pour une même surface inclinée. En l'absence de pièce additionnelle, il faudrait procéder au montage d'éléments séparateurs via les orifices de connexion, ce qui est industriellement beaucoup moins favorable.These ribs are intended in particular to separate and isolate the different leaf springs located at the same level of bridging for the same inclined surface. In the absence of additional room, it would be necessary to proceed with the assembly of elements separators via the connection ports, which is industrially much less favorable.

Selon une possibilité, la pièce additionnelle est clipsable sur le boîtier de l'appareil électrique.According to one possibility, the additional piece can be clipped onto the housing of the electrical appliance.

Aux fins de permettre ce clipsage, ladite pièce comporte, au moins à ses extrémités supérieure et inférieure, des pattes à extrémité unciforme venant se clipser élastiquement dans des logements ou ouvertures prévues à cet effet dans le boîtier.For the purpose of allowing this clipping, said piece comprises, at least at its upper and lower ends, tabs with a uniform end resiliently snap into housings or openings provided for this purpose in the housing.

Cette pièce clipsable peut en réalité être vue comme un capot qui vient fermer le boîtier, notamment sur sa face de raccordement d'entrée. Elle peut également comporter une portion d'allure parallèle à la façade, constituant une partie de cette dernière, dont l'extrémité libre comporte des pattes flexibles prévues pour se clipser dans le boîtier.This clipable part can actually be seen as a cover that closes the housing, especially on its input connection face. It may also include a portion parallel to the facade, constituting a portion of the latter, the free end has flexible tabs provided to clip into the housing.

Dans ce dernier cas, le capot constitué de cette pièce recouvre par conséquent au moins une partie de deux surfaces connexes, la face de raccordement et une partie de la façade.In the latter case, the cover made of this part therefore covers at least a portion of two related surfaces, the connecting face and part of the facade.

Alternativement au clipsage, ladite pièce additionnelle peut être fixée au boîtier par exemple par collage et/ou par soudage.Alternatively to clipping, said additional piece can be fixed to the housing for example by gluing and / or welding.

Selon une possibilité, la portion de la pièce additionnelle constituant une partie de la façade comporte au moins un orifice de contrôle de la présence de tension. Elle peut également être munie d'une rainure de calibrage de la longueur de dénudage du conducteur à connecter.According to one possibility, the portion of the additional piece constituting part of the facade comprises at least one control orifice for the presence of tension. It can also be provided with a groove for calibrating the stripping length of the conductor to be connected.

Tout boîtier comportant sur au moins une de ses faces de raccordement une face inclinée selon l'invention permet au monteur électricien ou à l'utilisateur de réaliser des connexions électriques avec un confort optimal, ce qui procure notamment un gain de rapidité au montage conférant au produit un avantage économique indéniable.Any housing having on at least one of its connecting faces an inclined face according to the invention allows the electrician or the user to make electrical connections with optimum comfort, which notably provides a faster installation time conferring to the produces an undeniable economic advantage.

L'invention va à présent être décrite plus en détail, en référence aux figures annexées, pour lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 est une coupe longitudinale, côté phase, d'une portion de disjoncteur comportant des moyens de connexion d'entrée à lame ressort, et muni d'une pièce additionnelle à surface(s) inclinée(s) selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe longitudinale, côté neutre, de la même portion dudit disjoncteur ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective du côté externe d'une pièce à surfaces inclinées comportant deux orifices d'insertion et deux orifices de déconnexion, respectivement pour la phase et pour le neutre ;
  • la figure 4 montre le côté interne d'une pièce additionnelle ; et
  • la figure 5 constitue une vue en perspective d'un disjoncteur phase-neutre muni d'une pièce selon l'invention.
The invention will now be described in more detail, with reference to the appended figures, for which:
  • the figure 1 is a longitudinal section, on the phase side, of a circuit breaker portion comprising input connection means with spring blade, and provided with an additional piece with inclined surface (s) according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, on the neutral side, of the same portion of said circuit breaker;
  • the figure 3 is a perspective view of the outer side of an inclined surface part having two insertion orifices and two disconnection orifices, respectively for the phase and for the neutral;
  • the figure 4 shows the inner side of an additional piece; and
  • the figure 5 is a perspective view of a phase-neutral circuit breaker provided with a part according to the invention.

En référence à la figure 1, la partie du boîtier visible montre la façade (F) du disjoncteur, la face (C) dans laquelle débouchent les moyens de connexion, ainsi que la semelle (S) permettant la fixation du boîtier aux rails. La façade (F) présente elle-même deux niveaux, une manette de commande (non représentée) dépassant du niveau le plus élevé.With reference to the figure 1 , the part of the visible housing shows the front (F) of the circuit breaker, the face (C) into which the connection means open, and the sole (S) for fixing the housing to the rails. The facade (F) itself has two levels, a control handle (not shown) exceeding the highest level.

Selon l'invention, une pièce (P) équipe la face (C) et, en l'occurrence, le niveau le plus bas de la façade (F). Cette pièce présente un orifice (1) donnant accès à une lame ressort (2) via un canon de guidage (3). Elle est surmontée d'un second orifice (4) donnant accès à un conduit (5) débouchant également sur la lame ressort (2). La fonction des deux orifices (1, 4) et des conduits (3, 5) correspondants n'est évidemment pas identique.According to the invention, a piece (P) equips the face (C) and, in this case, the lowest level of the facade (F). This piece has an orifice (1) giving access to a spring blade (2) via a guide barrel (3). It is surmounted by a second orifice (4) giving access to a conduit (5) also opening on the spring blade (2). The function of the two orifices (1, 4) and conduits (3, 5) corresponding is obviously not identical.

Le couple orifice (1) / canon de guidage (3) permet l'accès à l'extrémité libre (6) de la lame ressort (2). Cette extrémité libre est précontrainte en appui contre une borne électrique (7) de l'appareil électrique. Le canon de guidage (3) permet d'orienter et de guider l'extrémité libre d'un conducteur de telle sorte que celle-ci puisse s'insérer entre la borne (7) et l'extrémité (6) de la lame ressort (2), pour réaliser une connexion électrique avec les moyens de connexion ainsi constitués.The orifice (1) / guide barrel (3) allows access to the free end (6) of the spring blade (2). This free end is prestressed in abutment against an electrical terminal (7) of the electrical apparatus. The guide barrel (3) serves to guide and guide the free end of a conductor so that it can be inserted between the terminal (7) and the end (6) of the spring blade. (2), to make an electrical connection with the connection means thus formed.

Le couple orifice (4) / conduit (5) permet l'insertion d'un outil allongé, de type tournevis, permettant de libérer la contrainte exercée par la lame ressort (2) sur le conducteur, ce qui est obtenu en exerçant une contrainte supplémentaire sur ladite lame ressort (2).The pair orifice (4) / conduit (5) allows the insertion of an elongated tool type screwdriver, to release the stress exerted by the leaf spring (2) on the driver, which is obtained by exerting a constraint additional on said spring blade (2).

La borne (7) est reliée, via une tresse conductrice (8), à une bilame (9) permettant, via une serrure, d'écarter le contact mobile du contact fixe en cas de surintensité, selon une mise en oeuvre bien connue en soi, et qui ne sera pas davantage expliquée dans le cadre de la présente description.The terminal (7) is connected, via a conductive braid (8), to a bimetallic strip (9) allowing, via a lock, to move the movable contact away from the fixed contact in the event of overcurrent, according to a well-known implementation. itself, and which will not be further explained in the context of this description.

Selon un aspect essentiel de l'invention, les orifices (1 et 4) sont pratiqués dans une surface inclinée (I) de la pièce (P), qui présente une inclinaison de l'ordre de 45° par exemple par rapport à la façade (F), de telle sorte que ces orifices (1, 4) soient visibles par un utilisateur qui regarde dans la direction de la flèche (A). Cette surface (I), du fait de son inclinaison, est visible dans le prolongement direct de ladite façade (F), et l'opération de connexion / déconnexion d'un conducteur dans/de l'appareil électrique est immédiate et aisée pour l'utilisateur.According to an essential aspect of the invention, the orifices (1 and 4) are formed in an inclined surface (I) of the part (P), which has an inclination of the order of 45 ° for example with respect to the facade (F), such that these orifices (1, 4) are visible by a user looking in the direction of the arrow (A). This surface (I), because of its inclination, is visible in the direct extension of said facade (F), and the connection / disconnection of a driver in / of the electrical device is immediate and easy for the user .

En l'espère, la pièce (P) se prolonge en façade du produit et se fixe au niveau de l'épaulement marquant la surélévation de la façade (F), à l'aide de crochets unciformes (19) équipant son extrémité libre, qui viennent se clipser dans des orifices situés à la base dudit épaulement.In hope, the piece (P) extends to the front of the product and is fixed at the shoulder marking the elevation of the facade (F), with hooks unciform (19) equipping its free end, which are clipped into holes located at the base of said shoulder.

D'autres crochets (non visibles sur cette figure) permettent de réaliser la fixation par clipsage dans la partie basse de l'appareil, c'est-à-dire au voisinage de la semelle (S).Other hooks (not visible in this figure) make it possible to fasten by clipping in the lower part of the apparatus, that is to say in the vicinity of the sole (S).

En référence à la figure 2, la même pièce (P), sectionnée du côté neutre, comporte une seconde surface inclinée (I') décalée par rapport à la première surface (I) et à la façade (F) de telle sorte qu'une différentiation oculaire puisse être effectuée entre le côté phase et le côté neutre. Cette surface inclinée (I') se développe en prolongation de la partie inférieure d'une surface d'allure verticale (18).With reference to the figure 2 the same piece (P), cut off from the neutral side, has a second inclined surface (I ') offset from the first surface (I) and the front (F) so that an ocular differentiation can be performed between the phase side and the neutral side. This inclined surface (I ') develops in extension of the lower part of a vertical surface (18).

Comme en figure 1, pour chaque lame ressort (12), dont l'extrémité (16) est contrainte en appui contre la borne (17), s'ouvrent deux orifices (10 et 14) respectivement prolongés par un canon de guidage (13) et un conduit (15) de manière à pouvoir permettre la connexion / déconnexion de l'extrémité dénudée d'un conducteur rigide.As in figure 1 for each spring blade (12), whose end (16) is constrained in abutment against the terminal (17), open two orifices (10 and 14) respectively extended by a guide gun (13) and a conduit (15) so as to allow the connection / disconnection of the stripped end of a rigid conductor.

En figure 2, une patte de fixation (19') de la pièce (P) apparaît en partie inférieure de celle-ci, ladite patte (19') venant se clipser dans un logement (20) équipant le boîtier.In figure 2 , a bracket (19 ') of the part (P) appears in the lower part thereof, said tab (19') coming clipping into a housing (20) fitted to the housing.

Les pattes de clipsage supérieures (19) apparaissent également en figure 3, dans le prolongement de la partie de la pièce (P) qui constitue une portion de façade (F). Cette portion comporte également des orifices (21, 21') de contrôle de la présence de tension dans l'appareil.The upper clipping lugs (19) also appear in figure 3 , in the extension of the part of the room (P) which constitutes a portion of facade (F). This portion also has orifices (21, 21 ') for controlling the presence of voltage in the device.

Cette figure 3 montre clairement le décalage entre les surfaces inclinées (I et I') dans lesquelles il est possible d'insérer plusieurs orifices (1, 1' ; 10, 10') d'insertion des câbles, correspondant chacun à une lame ressort (2, 12) disposée à l'intérieur du boîtier de l'appareil. A chacun de ces orifices correspondent bien entendu des orifices de déconnexion (4, 4' ; 14, 14').This figure 3 clearly shows the offset between the inclined surfaces (I and I ') in which it is possible to insert several orifices (1, 1', 10, 10 ') for insertion of the cables, each corresponding to a spring blade (2, 12) disposed within the housing of the apparatus. Each of these orifices corresponds, of course, to the disconnection orifices (4, 4 ', 14, 14').

Comme cela ressort de la figure 4, les orifices externes (10, 10') se prolongent par des canons de guidage (13, 13') et, les orifices (14, 14') se prolongent par des conduits (15, 15'). Les canons (13, 13') et les conduits (14, 14') débouchent au niveau d'une lame ressort (2) en l'occurrence partiellement double, dont les deux lamelles sont séparées par des nervures (22).As is apparent from the figure 4 the external openings (10, 10 ') are extended by guide rods (13, 13') and the orifices (14, 14 ') are extended by conduits (15, 15'). The guns (13, 13 ') and the ducts (14, 14') open at level of a spring blade (2) in this case partially double, the two lamellae are separated by ribs (22).

La pièce (P) forme un capot constituant, comme cela apparaît clairement en figure 5, la face (C) du boîtier, ainsi qu'une partie de la façade (F), partie qui se termine à la base de l'épaulement contenant la manette de commande.The part (P) forms a constituent hood, as clearly appears in figure 5 , the face (C) of the housing, as well as part of the facade (F), part that ends at the base of the shoulder containing the control handle.

Au voisinage de l'orifice de contrôle (21) se situe une cale de dénudage (23) donnant la mesure de la longueur de dénudage appropriée pour une bonne connexion.In the vicinity of the control orifice (21) is a stripping wedge (23) giving the measurement of the stripping length suitable for a good connection.

D'autres possibilités de configuration sont bien entendu possibles, selon la nature de l'appareil modulaire auquel ces pièces (P) sont fixées. Il peut ainsi y avoir plus d'orifices (1, 10), n'y avoir qu'une seule surface inclinée qui fait la totalité de la largeur de la pièce, etc. La description ci-dessus, en référence aux figures, ne concerne dès lors qu'un exemple possible de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, l'homme de l'art pouvant adapter cette pièce en fonction notamment des variantes précitées.Other configuration possibilities are of course possible, depending on the nature of the modular device to which these parts (P) are attached. There may be more orifices (1, 10), there is only one inclined surface that makes the entire width of the room, etc. The description above, with reference to the figures, therefore relates to only one possible example of implementation of the invention, the skilled person can adapt this part based in particular on the aforementioned variants.

Claims (13)

  1. Electrical device of the type of a circuit-breaker, block or differential switch, comprising an insulating box of which the front (F) is equipped with a control lever, the base plate (S) opposite said front (F) being provided to be mounted on a standard support rail, it also being possible to place said box side by side, following its large lateral faces, with boxes of electrical devices of the same type, and said box being equipped, for connection to an electricity distribution circuit, with input and output connection means, which are respectively accessible via at least one aperture (1, 1'; 10, 10') which is made in a connecting face (C) which is connected on the one hand to the base plate (S) and on the other hand to the side-by-side faces,
    characterized in that at least the connecting face (C) into which the input connection means (2, 12) emerge consists of an additional part (P) which is positively connected to the box, and which includes at least one aperture (1, 1'; 10, 10') for introducing one or more conductors, said aperture being made in at least one inclined surface (1, 1') in relation to the connecting face (C), in such a way that each aperture (1, 1'; 10, 10') is visible and accessible in the extension of the front (F) of the electrical device.
  2. Electrical device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that each aperture (1, 1'; 10, 10') is extended by a guide bush (3; 13, 13'), which is oriented approximately perpendicularly to the inclined face (1, 1') in which said aperture (1, 1'; 10, 10') is made.
  3. Electrical device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the number of apertures (1, 1'; 10, 10') corresponds to the number of units of connecting means (2, 12).
  4. Electrical device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the additional part (P) includes multiple inclined surfaces (1, 1'), but offset relative to each other to differentiate the area for introducing the phase conductors from that for introducing the neutral conductors.
  5. Electrical device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least the input connection means are for fast connection by spring leaf (2, 12).
  6. Electrical device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that each introduction aperture (1, 1'; 10, 10') is surmounted by a duct (5; 15, 15') for passage of a tool which is capable of moving the spring leaf (2, 12) to free the plugged-in conductor.
  7. Electrical device according to one of Claims 5 and 6, characterized in that each spring leaf (2, 12) is arranged between the ribs (22) of the additional part (P), extending the guide bush (3; 13, 13') towards the interior, and itself extending approximately parallel to the large side faces of the box.
  8. Electrical device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the additional part (P) can be clipped onto the box of the device.
  9. Electrical device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the additional part includes, at least at its upper and lower ends, lugs (19, 19') with hook-shaped ends which are clipped elastically into the housings (20) or openings which are provided for this purpose in the box.
  10. Electrical device according to one of Claims 7 to 9, characterized in that said additional part (P) includes a portion which runs parallel to the front (F), and forms a part of the latter, and of which the free end includes flexible lugs (19) which are provided to be clipped into the box.
  11. Electrical device according to Claim 7, characterized in that said part (P) is fixed to the box by adhesive bonding or welding.
  12. Electrical device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that that portion of the additional part (P) which forms part of the front (F) includes at least one aperture (21, 21') for checking the presence of tension.
  13. Electrical device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that that portion of the additional part (P) which forms part of the front (F) includes a groove (23) for gauging the length of stripping the conductor to be connected.
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