EP0624754B1 - Lighting fixture holding device - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V17/00—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages
- F21V17/10—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening
- F21V17/16—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening by deformation of parts; Snap action mounting
- F21V17/164—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening by deformation of parts; Snap action mounting the parts being subjected to bending, e.g. snap joints
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
- F21V21/02—Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases
- F21V21/025—Elongated bases having a U-shaped cross section
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
- F21V23/06—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being coupling devices, e.g. connectors
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- the present invention relates to a fixing device comprising a luminaire, a support profile and a blade, or a rod, removable elastic and having two parts linked elastically to each other and each carrying or constituting a hook, one adapted to hang on a hanging element of the luminaire and the other adapted to hang on a hanging element of the bearing profile.
- the invention applies mainly in lighting paths for humid or dusty atmospheres, such as found in refineries, tunnels, heavy industries, slaughterhouses, chemical factories, laundries, food industries, etc., and also when the installation of the devices or their maintenance is limited for various reasons such as: installations working continuously, impossible maintenance on the site itself, dangerous interventions if they are long, etc.
- a device comprising a bearing profile and a plate carrying a fluorescent tube and the related electrical equipment, with an elastic blade, in the shape of an inverted U, provided with hooks arranged to allow the hooking of the edges of the plate, is described in the document DE-A-3 226 838.
- the use of elastic blades previously fixed to the carrier profile has drawbacks, in particular because the assembly is inconvenient. In the case of lighting paths, it is preferable to be able to place leaf springs in selected places on the luminaire at the time of assembly, so as to obtain maximum flexibility of use.
- the invention proposes to achieve this goal, while also allowing the mounting of a luminaire without any tools on a support profile previously fixed for example to the ceiling.
- said elastic blade has a folded section so as to constitute two blade parts located back to back, each of the hooks being carried respectively by each of these blade parts back to back, and the hooking element of the carrier profile is placed substantially opposite the luminaire attachment element when the luminaire and the carrier profile are coupled and the dimensions of the sections of the luminaire and of the bearing profile are such that they then have sufficient clearance to place said folded section between the parts of the luminaire and of the profile carrying the fastening elements, so as to fill said clearance by pushing back to move them apart from one another these parts, while being hooked by each of the hooks vis-à-vis respectively to the attachment element of the luminaire and to the attachment element of the profile.
- the elastic blade or rod
- the elastic blade is advantageously a symmetrical U-shaped piece, which has two folded sections each located in a branch of the U. This makes it possible to fix blades in advance on a luminaire, and to mount the latter in a profile without worrying about an imposed direction of assembly.
- the folded section is preferably folded in a Z-shape, so that blade (or rod) portions extending each of the two blade (or rod) portions located back to back are rotated in opposite directions.
- a blade (or rod) part extending one of the back to back parts is arranged so as to be accessible from the outside of the profile and / or of the luminaire, which makes it possible to act without tools the position of a hook, to disassemble the luminaire from the profile.
- the profile preferably has an A-shaped section thus constituting a closed volume and an open volume separated by a flat wall (corresponding to the bar of A), said flat wall is provided with an orifice, the luminaire in position is placed between the legs of the A in the open volume, it has a sealed body with a flat face opposite the above-mentioned flat wall of the profile, this flat face is provided with an orifice opposite the orifice of the profile wall , a seal is placed around the orifices between the planar wall of the profile and the planar face of the luminaire, and the means of fixing the luminaire to the profile are dimensioned so that when the luminaire is in position the seal is compressed . This ensures a high level seal between the interior of the luminaire and the interior of the profile.
- the profile advantageously carries, inside, an electrical connector to the right of said orifice, and the luminaire a corresponding connector, so that these connectors are connected when the luminaire is in position in the profile. This automatically ensures the electrical connection of the luminaire during its assembly, without in any way complicating the assembly of the luminaire without tools.
- the profile and the luminaire are advantageously provided with guide means for bringing the two connectors opposite when a luminaire is assembled on a profile. This makes it possible to mount a luminaire even more quickly in a profile.
- Figure 1 is a cross section of a luminaire according to the invention, provided with a fluorescent tube, and mounted in the support profile (section along AA in Figure 2).
- Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of part of the same luminaire but without the fluorescent tube and presented in front of a support profile.
- the device represented by FIG. 1 comprises a support profile 1 and a strip for fluorescent tube 5.
- the support profile has an A-shaped section with a flat upper part intended to be applied against a ceiling or wall. Due to the A-shaped section are formed a hollow tube of approximately rectangular section 2, and two wings 3, that is to say a closed volume and an open volume.
- each wing 3 carries a longitudinal relief 19 facing inwards which constitutes a fastening element for a luminaire.
- This profile is made for example of aluminum or extruded plastic, or of pultruded polyester.
- the luminaire consists of a strip 5 carrying a fluorescent tube 6 and containing unrepresented electrical elements (ballast, wiring, etc.) supplying the tube 6.
- the strip 5 carries on each of its walls or lateral faces, either over a part of its length, or in localized positions, a notch or a groove whose upper edge 20 constitutes an element intended for hanging the luminaire.
- An alternative embodiment of this rim is shown at 30: the top of a luminaire 50 is provided with a metal part 31 fulfilling the function of attachment means.
- the relief 19 of the profile and the notch of the strip are arranged in such a way that when the strip is in position in the profile, they are roughly face to face, on each side of the strip.
- An elastic blade has a generally symmetrical shape in an inverted U, with the branches of the U connected to each other by a blade part 10.
- Each branch of U has a section 4 folded so as to constitute two blade parts located back to back and elastically linked to each other.
- This member could also in a variant be produced by means of a folded spring wire.
- Each of the blade parts back to back carries a hook, one 8 adapted to hang on the hooking element 20 of the strip and the other 7 adapted to hang on the hooking element 19 of the profile.
- Each of the folded parts 4 is folded in a Z shape, so that blade parts extending each of the two blade parts located on the back on the back are turned in opposite directions, namely a part 9 turned downwards extending the part carrying the hook 7 and a curved part 21 turned upwards extending the part carrying the hook 8 and which is connected to part 10.
- the elastic blade in question is placed so that the U embraces the body 5 of the strip, the hooks 8 hold the blade attached to the strip and the latter can be manipulated without the blade or blades coming loose.
- this blade is removable and can be delivered or packaged separately from the strip.
- the blade parts 9 contribute to enclosing the body 5 of the strip or of the luminaire. To disassemble a strip, it suffices to tighten with two fingers, bringing them closer to each other, the blade parts 9, which are arranged so as to be accessible from the outside of the profile, which unhooks the hooks 7 of the longitudinal reliefs 19.
- Profile 1 is provided with an orifice 13, visible in FIG. 2, of the smallest possible dimensions, in the flat wall 24 corresponding to the bar of A.
- This orifice is surrounded by an elastic gasket 12 mounted on a mechanical support 22, which keeps it in position, horizontally and vertically.
- the closed volume 2, which can be sealed, is used for the passage of cables 11 and for electrical connections.
- the strip has a body of substantially rectangular section with a flat face at the top, facing the flat wall 24.
- the upper flat face of the strip is provided with an orifice 16 facing the orifice of the profile, and the dimensions vertical, especially the height difference between the projection 20 and the upper plane of the strip, are such that said flat face is applied, when the strip is in place, against the seal 12, by tightening it.
- the profile 1 carries, inside, an electrical connector 14 to the right of said orifice 13, and the luminaire a corresponding connector 15, so that these connectors are brought into contact when the luminaire is pushed upwards into position in the profile.
- the connector 14 carries the mechanical support 22 of the seal 12.
- the profile is provided with a guide chimney 18, here fixed directly to the connector 14, and the luminaire is provided with a guide finger 17, here fixed directly to the connector 15, to bring the two connectors opposite longitudinally when assembling a luminaire on a profile.
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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de fixation comprenant un luminaire, un profil porteur et une lame, ou une tige, élastique amovible et possédant deux parties liées élastiquement l'une à l'autre et portant ou constituant chacune un crochet, l'un adapté pour s'accrocher à un élément d'accrochage du luminaire et l'autre adapté pour s'accrocher à un élément d'accrochage du profil porteur.
L'invention s'applique principalement dans des chemins d'éclairage pour atmosphères humides ou poussiéreuses, telles qu'on en trouve dans des raffineries, tunnels, industries lourdes, abattoirs, usines de produits chimiques, laveries, industries alimentaires, etc, et aussi lorsque la mise en place des appareils ou leur maintenance est limitée pour différentes raisons telles que : installations travaillant en continu, maintenance impossible sur le site même, interventions dangereuses si elles sont longues, etc.The present invention relates to a fixing device comprising a luminaire, a support profile and a blade, or a rod, removable elastic and having two parts linked elastically to each other and each carrying or constituting a hook, one adapted to hang on a hanging element of the luminaire and the other adapted to hang on a hanging element of the bearing profile.
The invention applies mainly in lighting paths for humid or dusty atmospheres, such as found in refineries, tunnels, heavy industries, slaughterhouses, chemical factories, laundries, food industries, etc., and also when the installation of the devices or their maintenance is limited for various reasons such as: installations working continuously, impossible maintenance on the site itself, dangerous interventions if they are long, etc.
Un dispositif comprenant un profil porteur et une platine portant un tube fluorescent et l'appareillage électrique afférent, avec une lame élastique, en forme de U renversé, munie de crochets agencés pour permettre l'accrochage des bords de la platine, est décrit dans le document DE-A-3 226 838. L'usage de lames élastique prélablement fixées au profil porteur présente des inconvénients, notamment parce que le montage en est incommode.
Dans le cas de chemins d'éclairage, on préfère pouvoir placer des lames ressort à des places choisies sur le luminaire au moment du montage, de façon à obtenir une souplesse d'utilisation maximale. L'invention se propose d'atteindre ce but, tout en permettant en outre le montage d'un luminaire sans aucun outillage sur un profil porteur préalablement fixé par exemple au plafond.
A cet effet, la dite lame élastique possède une section repliée de manière à constituer deux parties de lame situées dos à dos, chacun des crochets étant porté respectivement par chacune de ces parties de lame dos à dos, et l'élément d'accrochage du profil porteur est placé sensiblement en regard de l'élément d'accrochage du luminaire lorsque le luminaire et le profil porteur sont accouplés et les dimensions des sections du luminaire et du profil porteur sont telles qu'ils présentent alors un jeu suffisant pour placer la dite section repliée entre les parties du luminaire et du profil portant les éléments d'accrochage, de manière à combler le dit jeu en repoussant pour les écarter l'une de l'autre ces parties, tout en s'accrochant par chacun des crochets en vis-à-vis respectivement à l'élément d'accrochage du luminaire et à l'élément d'accrochage du profil.
Une seule section repliée avec deux parties dos à dos liées élastiquement et portant chacune un crochet pourrait suffire à fixer un luminaire sur un profil, mais il manquerait alors des moyens pour tenir la dite section repliée à la place voulue au moment du montage.
C'est pourquoi il est avantageux que, le luminaire et le profil ayant un plan de symétrie commun, la lame (ou la tige) élastique soit avantageusement une pièce symétrique en forme de U, qui possède deux sections repliées située chacune dans une branche du U.
Ceci permet de fixer des lames à l'avance sur un luminaire, et de monter ce dernier dans un profil sans se soucier d'un sens de montage imposé.
La section repliée est de préférence repliée en forme de Z, de manière que des parties de lame (ou de tige) prolongeant chacune des deux parties de lame (ou de tige) situées dos à dos soient tournées dans des directions opposées.
Ainsi il devient possible qu'une partie de lame (ou de tige) prolongeant une des parties dos à dos soit disposée de façon à être accessible de l'extérieur du profil et/ou du luminaire, ce qui permet d'agir sans outil sur la position d'un crochet, pour désassembler le luminaire du profil.
Le profil a de préférence une section en forme de A constituant ainsi un volume fermé et un volume ouvert séparés par une paroi plane (correspondant à la barre du A), la dite paroi plane est munie d'un orifice, le luminaire en position est placé entre les jambes du A dans le volume ouvert, il possède un corps étanche avec une face plane en regard de la susdite paroi plane du profil, cette face plane est munie d'un orifice en regard de l'orifice de la paroi du profil, un joint d'étanchéité est placé autour des orifices entre la paroi plane du profil et la face plane du luminaire, et les moyens de fixation du luminaire sur le profil sont dimensionnés de telle façon que lorsque le luminaire est en position le joint est comprimé.
Ceci permet d'assurer une étanchéité de haut niveau entre l'intérieur du luminaire et l'intérieur du profil.
Le profil porte avantageusement, à l'intérieur, un connecteur électrique au droit du dit orifice, et le luminaire un connecteur correspondant, de façon que ces connecteurs soient mis en relation lorsque le luminaire est en position dans le profil.
Ceci permet d'assurer automatiquement la connexion électrique du luminaire lors de son montage, sans aucunement compliquer le montage du luminaire sans outil.
Le profil et le luminaire sont munis avantageusement de moyens de guidage pour amener les deux connecteurs en vis-à-vis lorsqu'on assemble un luminaire sur un profil.
Ceci permet de monter encore plus rapidement un luminaire dans un profil.A device comprising a bearing profile and a plate carrying a fluorescent tube and the related electrical equipment, with an elastic blade, in the shape of an inverted U, provided with hooks arranged to allow the hooking of the edges of the plate, is described in the document DE-A-3 226 838. The use of elastic blades previously fixed to the carrier profile has drawbacks, in particular because the assembly is inconvenient.
In the case of lighting paths, it is preferable to be able to place leaf springs in selected places on the luminaire at the time of assembly, so as to obtain maximum flexibility of use. The invention proposes to achieve this goal, while also allowing the mounting of a luminaire without any tools on a support profile previously fixed for example to the ceiling.
To this end, said elastic blade has a folded section so as to constitute two blade parts located back to back, each of the hooks being carried respectively by each of these blade parts back to back, and the hooking element of the carrier profile is placed substantially opposite the luminaire attachment element when the luminaire and the carrier profile are coupled and the dimensions of the sections of the luminaire and of the bearing profile are such that they then have sufficient clearance to place said folded section between the parts of the luminaire and of the profile carrying the fastening elements, so as to fill said clearance by pushing back to move them apart from one another these parts, while being hooked by each of the hooks vis-à-vis respectively to the attachment element of the luminaire and to the attachment element of the profile.
A single folded section with two back-to-back parts linked elastically and each carrying a hook could be sufficient to fix a luminaire on a profile, but it would then lack the means to hold said folded section in the desired place at the time of assembly.
This is why it is advantageous that, the luminaire and the profile having a common plane of symmetry, the elastic blade (or rod) is advantageously a symmetrical U-shaped piece, which has two folded sections each located in a branch of the U.
This makes it possible to fix blades in advance on a luminaire, and to mount the latter in a profile without worrying about an imposed direction of assembly.
The folded section is preferably folded in a Z-shape, so that blade (or rod) portions extending each of the two blade (or rod) portions located back to back are rotated in opposite directions.
Thus it becomes possible that a blade (or rod) part extending one of the back to back parts is arranged so as to be accessible from the outside of the profile and / or of the luminaire, which makes it possible to act without tools the position of a hook, to disassemble the luminaire from the profile.
The profile preferably has an A-shaped section thus constituting a closed volume and an open volume separated by a flat wall (corresponding to the bar of A), said flat wall is provided with an orifice, the luminaire in position is placed between the legs of the A in the open volume, it has a sealed body with a flat face opposite the above-mentioned flat wall of the profile, this flat face is provided with an orifice opposite the orifice of the profile wall , a seal is placed around the orifices between the planar wall of the profile and the planar face of the luminaire, and the means of fixing the luminaire to the profile are dimensioned so that when the luminaire is in position the seal is compressed .
This ensures a high level seal between the interior of the luminaire and the interior of the profile.
The profile advantageously carries, inside, an electrical connector to the right of said orifice, and the luminaire a corresponding connector, so that these connectors are connected when the luminaire is in position in the profile.
This automatically ensures the electrical connection of the luminaire during its assembly, without in any way complicating the assembly of the luminaire without tools.
The profile and the luminaire are advantageously provided with guide means for bringing the two connectors opposite when a luminaire is assembled on a profile.
This makes it possible to mount a luminaire even more quickly in a profile.
Ces aspects de l'invention ainsi que d'autres aspects plus détaillés apparaîtront plus clairement grâce à la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation non limitatif.
La figure 1 est une coupe transversale d'un luminaire selon l'invention, muni d'un tube fluorescent, et monté dans le profil support (coupe selon AA de la figure 2).
La figure 2 est une coupe longitudinale d'une partie du même luminaire mais sans le tube fluorescent et présenté en face d'un profil support.These aspects of the invention as well as other more detailed aspects will become more clearly apparent from the following description of a nonlimiting embodiment.
Figure 1 is a cross section of a luminaire according to the invention, provided with a fluorescent tube, and mounted in the support profile (section along AA in Figure 2).
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of part of the same luminaire but without the fluorescent tube and presented in front of a support profile.
Dans la description qui suit, le luminaire est une réglette pour tube fluorescent. Néanmoins il est clair que l'invention peut s'appliquer aussi bien à n'importe quel autre type de luminaire à monter dans un support.
Il va de soi que dans le cadre de la description qui suit, chaque fois sera précisé une position (haut, bas, droite, gauche, etc), cela se réfère seulement à la position particulière occupée ici sur la figure décrite.
Le dispositif représenté par la figure 1 comprend un profil support 1 et une réglette pour tube fluorescent 5. Le profil support a une section en forme de A avec une partie supérieure plate destinée à être appliquée contre un plafond ou un mur. Du fait de la section en forme de A sont constitués un tube creux de section à peu près rectangulaire 2, et deux ailes 3, c'est-à-dire un volume fermé et un volume ouvert.
On peut aussi considérer la figure 1 la tête en bas et imaginer qu'on attache le tube fluorescent 6 sous l'élément 1 (qui serait maintenant en dessous de l'élément 5), l'élément référencé 1 serait alors un luminaire et l'élément référencé 5 le profil porteur, c'est pourquoi il est dit plus haut que le luminaire en position pénètre dans le profil porteur mais qu'aussi bien le profil porteur peut pénétrer dans le luminaire.
Dans le dispositif tel que représenté, la partie inférieure de chaque aile 3 porte un relief longitudinal 19 tourné vers l'intérieur qui constitue un élément d'accrochage d'un luminaire. Ce profil est réalisé par exemple en aluminium ou en plastique extrudé, ou en polyester pultrudé.
Le luminaire est constitué d'une réglette 5 portant un tube fluorescent 6 et contenant des éléments électriques non représentés (ballast, câblage, etc) d'alimentation du tube 6.
La réglette 5 porte sur chacune de ses parois ou faces latérales, soit sur une partie de sa longueur, soit en des positions localisées, une encoche ou une rainure dont le rebord supérieur 20 constitue un élément destiné à l'accrochage du luminaire. Une variante de réalisation de ce rebord est montrée en 30 : le sommet d'un luminaire 50 est muni d'une pièce métallique 31 remplissant la fonction de moyen d'accrochage.
Le relief 19 du profil et l'encoche de la réglette sont disposés de telle façon que lorsque la réglette est en position dans le profil, ils soient à peu près face à face, de chaque côté de la réglette.
Une lame élastique a une forme générale symétrique en U renversé, avec les branches du U reliées l'une à l'autre par une partie de lame 10. Chaque branche de U possède une section 4 repliée de manière à constituer deux parties de lame situées dos à dos et liées élastiquement l'une à l'autre. Cet organe pourrait aussi dans une variante être réalisé au moyen d'un fil à ressort, plié.
Chacune des parties de lame dos à dos porte un crochet, l'un 8 adapté pour s'accrocher à l'élément d'accrochage 20 de la réglette et l'autre 7 adapté pour s'accrocher à l'élément d'accrochage 19 du profil. Chacune des parties repliées 4 est repliée en forme de Z, de manière que des parties de lame prolongeant chacune des deux parties de lame situées dos à dos soient tournées dans des directions opposées, à savoir une partie 9 tournée vers le bas prolongeant la partie portant le crochet 7 et une partie recourbée 21 tournée vers le haut prolongeant la partie portant le crochet 8 et qui se raccorde à la partie 10.
La lame élastique en question est placée de façon que le U embrasse le corps 5 de la réglette, les crochets 8 tiennent la lame attachée à la réglette et celle-ci peut être manipulée sans que la ou les lames ne se détachent. Néanmoins cette lame est amovible et elle peut être livrée ou emballée séparément de la réglette.
Une fois la lame placée ainsi, il suffit de présenter la réglette en face de l'espace du profil compris entre les ailes 3 et de pousser vers le haut, pour fixer définitivement la réglette, grâce aux crochets 7 s'accrochant dans les reliefs longitudinaux 19.
Le luminaire en position pénètre dans le profil porteur avec un jeu transversal, mais les parties 4 tendent à écarter l'une de l'autre les parois en regard (du luminaire et du profil), en comblant ainsi le dit jeu transversal. En outre les parties de lame 9 contribuent à enserrer le corps 5 de la réglette ou du luminaire.
Pour démonter une réglette, il suffit de serrer avec deux doigts, en les rapprochant l'une de l'autre, les parties de lame 9, qui sont disposées de façon à être accessibles de l'extérieur du profil, ce qui décroche les crochets 7 des reliefs longitudinaux 19.
On pourrait imaginer un dispositif analogue dans lequel chaque branche du U ne serait pliée qu'une fois au lieu de deux (variante référencée 40). Néanmoins il serait plus difficile alors d'y attacher une partie dans le genre de la partie 9 qui facilite le démontage.
Le profil 1 est muni d'un orifice 13, visible sur la figure 2, de dimensions les plus réduites possibles, dans la paroi plane 24 correspondant à la barre du A. Cet orifice est entouré d'un joint d'étanchéité élastique 12 monté sur un support mécanique 22, qui le maintient en position, horizontalement et verticalement. Le volume fermé 2, qui peut être rendu étanche, sert au passage de câbles 11 et aux connexions électriques.
La réglette possède un corps de section sensiblement rectangulaire avec une face plane en haut, en regard de la paroi plane 24. La face plane supérieure de la réglette est munie d'un orifice 16 en regard de l'orifice du profil, et les dimensions verticales, notamment la différence de hauteur entre le ressaut 20 et le plan supérieur de la réglette, sont telles que la dite face plane est appliquée, lorsque la réglette est en place, contre le joint 12, en le serrant.
Le profil 1 porte, à l'intérieur, un connecteur électrique 14 au droit du dit orifice 13, et le luminaire un connecteur 15 correspondant, de façon que ces connecteurs soient mis en relation lorsque le luminaire est poussé vers le haut en position dans le profil. Le connecteur 14 porte le support mécanique 22 du joint 12.
Le profil est muni d'une cheminée de guidage 18, fixée ici directement au connecteur 14, et le luminaire est muni d'un doigt de guidage 17, fixé ici directement au connecteur 15, pour amener les deux connecteurs en vis-à-vis longitudinalement lorsqu'on assemble un luminaire sur un profil.In the following description, the luminaire is a strip for fluorescent tube. Nevertheless it is clear that the invention can be applied as well to any other type of luminaire to be mounted in a support.
It goes without saying that in the context of the description which follows, each time a position will be specified (up, down, right, left, etc.), this only refers to the particular position occupied here in the figure described.
The device represented by FIG. 1 comprises a
We can also consider Figure 1 upside down and imagine that we attach the
In the device as shown, the lower part of each
The luminaire consists of a
The
The
An elastic blade has a generally symmetrical shape in an inverted U, with the branches of the U connected to each other by a
Each of the blade parts back to back carries a hook, one 8 adapted to hang on the
The elastic blade in question is placed so that the U embraces the
Once the blade has been placed in this way, it suffices to present the strip in front of the space of the profile between the
The luminaire in position enters the carrier profile with a transverse play, but the
To disassemble a strip, it suffices to tighten with two fingers, bringing them closer to each other, the blade parts 9, which are arranged so as to be accessible from the outside of the profile, which unhooks the
One could imagine a similar device in which each branch of the U would be folded only once instead of two (variant referenced 40). Nevertheless it would be more difficult then to attach a part in the genre of part 9 which facilitates disassembly.
The strip has a body of substantially rectangular section with a flat face at the top, facing the
The
The profile is provided with a
Claims (7)
- A lighting fixture holding device comprising a luminaire, a support profile, and a detachable elastic strip or pin which comprises two parts which are elastically interconnected and each support or constitute a hook, one said hook being designed to hook itself to a fastening element of the luminaire and the other hook designed to hook itself to a fastening element of the support profile, characterized in that said elastic strip comprises a portion which is folded back so that two strip portions are formed lying back to back, each of the hooks being supported by a respective one of these strip portions lying back to back, and the fastening element of the support profile is located substantially opposite the fastening element of the luminaire when the luminaire and the support profile are coupled, while the dimensions of the portions of the luminaire and of the support profile are such that they then provide a sufficient clearance for placing said folded-back portion between the portions of the luminaire and of the profile which support the fastening elements, so that said clearance is filled up and said portions are spaced apart from one another, while each of the hooks lies opposite the respective fastening element of the luminaire and the respective fastening element of the profile.
- A device as claimed in Claim 1 for a luminaire and a profile having a common plane of symmetry, characterized in that the elastic strip (or pin) is a symmetrical piece in U-shape which has two folded portions which are each situated in a leg of the U.
- A device as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the folded portion is folded into a Z-shape such that the portions of the strip (or pin) which each form an extension of the two portions of the strip (or pin) which are situated back to back are turned in opposite directions.
- A device as claimed in Claim 3, characterized in that it is provided with a portion of the strip (or pin) which forms an extension of one of the portions lying back to back and which is arranged so that it is accessible from the exterior of the profile and/or the luminaire.
- A device as claimed in any one of the Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the profile has a cross-section in the shape of an A, thus forming a closed volume and an open volume which are separated by a plane wall (corresponding to the cross-bar of the A), said plane wall is provided with an orifice, the luminaire is placed in position between the legs of the A in the open volume and has a hermetically closed body with a plane surface which lies opposite said plane wall of the profile, which plane surface is provided with an orifice opposite the orifice of the wall of the profile, a sealing gasket is placed around the orifices between the plane wall of the profile and the plane surface of the luminaire, and means for fixing the luminaire on the profile are dimensioned such that said gasket is compressed when the luminaire is in position.
- A device as claimed in the preceding Claim, characterized in that the profile supports on its inside an electrical connector in the region of said orifice, and the luminaire supports a corresponding connector such that the connectors are brought into connection with one another when the luminaire is in position in the profile.
- A device as claimed in the preceding Claim, characterized in that the profile and the luminaire are provided with guiding means for bringing the two connectors opposite one another when a luminaire is mounted on a profile.
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