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EP3413401B1
EP3413401B1 EP17175009.4A EP17175009A EP3413401B1 EP 3413401 B1 EP3413401 B1 EP 3413401B1 EP 17175009 A EP17175009 A EP 17175009A EP 3413401 B1 EP3413401 B1 EP 3413401B1
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Philippe France
Romain Villard
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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
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271—Latching means integral with the housing
    • H01R13/6273—Latching means integral with the housing comprising two latching arms
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/506—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6275—Latching arms not integral with the housing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/631—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/005—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure requiring successive relative motions to complete the coupling, e.g. bayonet type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
    • A47B2200/0066—Workstations
    • A47B2200/0077—Tables or desks with drawers supporting portable computers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
    • A47B2200/008—Tables or desks having means for applying electronic or electric devices
    • A47B2200/0083—Cable or current inlet for drawer or shelf
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
    • H01R13/741—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means
    • H01R13/743—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means integral with the housing

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  • the present invention relates to the field of electrical connection, and more particularly to the connection / disconnection of an electrical device to a source of electrical current and to control equipment.
  • connection means are fixed to a first portion of a movable drawer situated opposite a corresponding second portion of a fixed cabinet.
  • connection means is provided with male connection poles on one face of the portion of the movable drawer, cooperating with female poles positioned on the second portion of the fixed cabinet, so that the male poles fit into the female poles corresponding when the two portions are brought together.
  • the male poles of the second connection means are longer than the male poles of the first connection means.
  • the male poles of the first connection means do not are not in contact with the female poles which correspond to them, while the male poles of the second connection means are in contact with the female poles which correspond to them.
  • the device is disconnected from the current source and can be connected, via the second connection means, to the test and control equipment.
  • the aim of the invention is therefore to propose a solution to this problem.
  • the present invention relates to a device for connecting and disconnecting an electrical appliance via a first line and a second line according to claim 1.
  • contact is maintained between the at least one first pole belonging to the second line and the at least one second pole belonging to the second line without relative displacement or sliding. of one in relation to the other.
  • connection between the support and the second part is ensured by the friction in contact between the at least one first pole belonging to the second line and the at least one second. pole belonging to the second line.
  • At least a second lock makes it possible to join the support and the second part.
  • connection between the support and the second part is ensured even when the friction in contact between the at least one first pole belonging to the second line and the at least one second pole belonging to the second line is not sufficient to ensure this connection in the second operating zone
  • the first part is a face of a movable drawer
  • the second part is a flat portion of a fixed cabinet.
  • the at least one lock is carried by the support.
  • the at least one second lock is carried by the support.
  • the at least one first pole belonging to the first line is a pole of an electrical outlet fixed to the first part and the at least one second pole belonging to the first line is a pole of 'an electrical outlet attached to the second room.
  • the at least one first pole belonging to the first line is a male pole of a first male electrical outlet
  • the at least one second pole belonging to the first line is a female pole of 'a second female electrical outlet.
  • the first electrical outlet is configured so that the apparatus can be electrically connected to the at least a first pole belonging to the first line
  • the second electrical outlet is configured so that the at least a second pole belonging to the first line is electrically connected to the source of electric current
  • the at least one second pole belonging to the second line is a pole of a connector fixed to the second part.
  • the at least one second pole belonging to the second line is a female pole of a female connector and the at least one first pole belonging to the second line is a male pole.
  • the device further comprises at least one extension, one end of which cooperates with the at least one lock of the support for separate the support from the first part when the distance separating the first part and the second part becomes less than the second threshold.
  • the at least one lock is a flexible portion of the support which retracts under the pressure of the end to separate the support from the first part.
  • the end cooperates with the at least one second lock of the support to secure the support with the second part when the distance separating the first part and the second part becomes less than the second threshold.
  • the second lock is a clip which cooperates with the end to secure the support with the second part.
  • the support is configured to fit, at least in part, inside a guide housing fixed to the first part, when the support is detached from the first part and that the first part approaches the second part, and to extract itself, at least in part, from the guide housing when the first part moves away from the second part.
  • the guide box cooperates with the support so that the distance separating the first part and the second part remains less than the second threshold when the at least one second pole belonging to the second line is in contact with the at least a first pole belonging to the second line.
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention, ie of an example of a device 1 for connecting and disconnecting an electrical device to a source of electrical current or to control equipment, comprising a first part 2 which, according to one embodiment, is one of the faces of a movable drawer in a fixed cabinet. Said face of said drawer is flat and located opposite a face portion 4 inside the fixed cabinet; the face 2 of the drawer is movable with the drawer, in a connection / disconnection direction transverse to the plane containing the face of the drawer 2, and also transverse to the plane containing the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet, these two planes being parallel .
  • the figure 2 is a top view of the same embodiment of the invention, in a configuration where the face 2 of the movable drawer is separated from the face portion 4.
  • a socket 9 provided on a first side with female poles capable of being electrically connected with the electrical apparatus, and provided on the opposite side with male poles 3 in electrical contact with said female poles .
  • this socket 9 is fixed, on the face portion 4 located on the fixed electrical cabinet, a female socket 10 electrically connected to the source of electric current; the female socket 10 is provided with female poles 5 corresponding to the male poles 3 of the socket 9; when side 2 of the movable drawer is sufficiently close to the face portion 4, contact is established between the socket 9 and the socket 10, so that a first power or supply line is closed between the device and the current source.
  • a housing 15 in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, hollow and open at each of its bases; one of its open bases rests on the face 2 of the drawer on which the box is fixed; an opening, similar in shape to that of the base of the box resting on the face 2 of the drawer, is hollowed out on the face 2 of the drawer, in order to extend the opening of the box by crossing the face 2 of the drawer.
  • a support 8, having the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, is formatted to be inserted, in the direction of its length, inside the housing 15, configured to guide the movement of the mobile support 8.
  • the support 8 When the support 8 is inserted into the housing 15, a first end, in the direction of the length of the support 8, is located on the side of the opening hollowed out on the face 2 of the drawer, a second end being located on the side of the second open base of the box 15, opposite the opening hollowed out on face 2 of the drawer.
  • the support 8 On its first end, the one placed on the side of the opening hollowed out on the face 2 of the drawer, the support 8 carries the male poles 7 intended to come into contact with the female poles 6 of a connector 11 of the equipment. control.
  • the support 8 is configured to allow, through the second open base of the box 15, to connect the device to be controlled to the male poles 7 fixed on the support 8.
  • the support 8 is provided, on two of its opposite faces, with a flexible part 14, 14 ', acting as a spring, one end of which moves away, when it is free, from the face on which the other end is. fixed.
  • This mechanism is best presented on figures 5 and 6 , which are views along a section plane AA 'transverse to the plane of figures 2 , 3 and 4 .
  • the spring 14, 14 ' is released on either side of the support 8 and comes to bear on the edge of the housing 15.
  • the housing 15 and the support 8 are on the other hand configured so that the support 8 cannot extract itself completely from its guide housing 15. In this configuration, the support 8 and the housing 15 are thus integral with one another.
  • the box 15 being itself fixed to the face portion 2 of the movable drawer, the support 8 is thus also made integral with the face portion 2. of the mobile drawer.
  • the spring 14, 14 'therefore also acts as a lock.
  • the connector 11 is provided with two extensions 12, only one of which is visible in the top views shown on the figures 2 , 3 and 4 ; the two extensions are represented on the figures 5 and 6 , which are views along a section plane AA 'transverse to the plane of figures 2 , 3 and 4 ; when the male poles 7 of the support 8 are inserted into the corresponding female poles 6 of the connector 11, each extension 12 extends respectively along one of the two opposite faces of the support 8, which are provided with the spring 14, 14 '.
  • each extension 12 When the male poles 7 of the support 8 are inserted into the corresponding female poles 6 of the connector 11, one end 13, 13 'of each extension 12 is configured to cooperate with the spring 14, 14' to exert pressure on this spring in order to press it onto the face in question of the support 8; this pressure exerted by the end 13, 13 'of the extension 12 unlocks the support 8 and separates it from the face portion 2 of the movable drawer, thus allowing the support 8 to be inserted again inside its guide box 15.
  • three operating zones of the device can be distinguished, depending on the distance separating the face portion 2 of the movable drawer and the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet.
  • a first operating zone illustrated on figure 1 , in which the male power or supply poles 3 are in contact with the female power or supply poles 5 so as to close the first line for connecting the device to the source of electric current, while the male poles 7 test and / or control are in contact with the female poles 6 test and / or control so as to close the second line to connect the device to the control equipment;
  • this operating zone is characterized by a distance separating the face portion 2 of the movable drawer and the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet below a first threshold, equal to the length of the male poles 3.
  • a second operating zone illustrated on figure 3 , in which the male poles 3 of power or supply are separated from the female poles 5 of power or supply so as to open the first line to disconnect the device from the source of electric current, while the male poles 7 test and / or control are in contact with the female poles 6 of test and / or control so as to close the second line to connect the device to the control equipment;
  • this operating zone is characterized by a distance separating the face portion 2 of the movable drawer and the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet between a first threshold, equal to the length of the male poles 3, and a second threshold determined by the length of the portion of the support 8 which can be extracted from its guide housing 15.
  • a third operating zone illustrated on figure 2 , in which the male poles 3 of power or supply are separated from the female poles 5 of power or supply so as to close the first line to disconnect from the device on the source of electric current, while the male poles 7 test and / or control are also separated from the female poles 6 test and / or control so as to open the second line to disconnect the device from the control equipment;
  • this operating zone is characterized by a distance separating the face portion 2 of the movable drawer and the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet above the second threshold.
  • the support 8 is made integral with the connector 11 by the effect of the friction between the male poles 7 of the support 8 and the female poles 6 of the connector 11.
  • the support 8 thus attached to the connector 11 is gradually extracted from its guide housing 15, which is integral with the movable drawer.
  • a portion 16 of the spring 14 and the end 13 of the extension 12 are arranged to cooperate so as to secure the support 8 and the connector 11 when the male poles 7 of the support 8 are inserted into the corresponding female poles 6 of the connector 11.
  • the support is then also secured to the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet on which the connector 11 is fixed.
  • This arrangement has the advantage of making the partial extraction of the support 8, out of its guide housing 15, independent of the friction, to a greater or lesser extent, between the male poles 7 of the support 8 and the female poles 6 of the connector 11.
  • the portion 16 of the spring 14 and the end 13 of the extension 12 are arranged so that a sufficient tensile force exerted on the drawer mobile makes it possible to disconnect the connector 11 from the support 8.
  • the end 13 of the extension 12 can for example be clipped onto the portion 16 of the spring 14.

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La présente invention concerne le domaine du raccordement électrique, et plus particulièrement de la connexion/déconnexion d'un appareil électrique à une source de courant électrique et à un équipement de contrôle.The present invention relates to the field of electrical connection, and more particularly to the connection / disconnection of an electrical device to a source of electrical current and to control equipment.

Il est souvent nécessaire de pouvoir brancher un appareil électrique non seulement à une source de courant électrique, mais également à un équipement de test et de contrôle de l'appareil, après l'avoir préalablement débranché de la source de courant. Pour cela, il est notamment connu d'utiliser une première ligne de raccordement destinée au branchement de l'appareil à la source de courant électrique, et une deuxième ligne de raccordement destiné au branchement de l'appareil à l'équipement de contrôle, la fermeture ou l'ouverture de chaque ligne étant assurée par des moyens de raccordement séparés. Les moyens de raccordement sont fixés à une première portion d'un tiroir mobile située en face d'une deuxième portion correspondante d'une armoire fixe. Chaque moyen de raccordement est muni de pôles mâles de connexion sur une face de la portion du tiroir mobile, coopérant avec des pôles femelles positionnés sur la deuxième portion de l'armoire fixe, de sorte que les pôles mâles s'insèrent dans les pôles femelles correspondants lorsque les deux portions sont rapprochées l'une de l'autre. Les pôles mâles du deuxième moyen de raccordement sont plus longs que les pôles mâles du premier moyen de raccordement. Ainsi, lorsque les deux portions du tiroir mobile et de l'armoire fixe sont suffisamment proches l'une de l'autre, les pôles mâles du premier moyen de raccordement sont en contact avec les pôles femelles de la source de puissance, et l'appareil est alors branché à celle-ci et peut fonctionner normalement; lorsque le tiroir mobile est suffisamment écarté de la portion de l'armoire fixe sur laquelle sont fixés les pôles femelles, alors tous les pôles mâles sont séparés de leur pôle femelle correspondant. En revanche, dans une position intermédiaire du tiroir mobile, pour laquelle la distance entre les deux portions est comprise entre la longueur des pôles mâles les plus courts, et la longueur des pôles mâles les plus longs, les pôles mâles du premier moyen de raccordement ne sont pas au contact des pôles femelles qui leur correspondent, tandis que les pôles mâles du deuxième moyen de raccordement sont au contact des pôles femelles qui leur correspondent. Dans cette position du tiroir, l'appareil est débranché de la source de courant et peut être raccordé, via le deuxième moyen de raccordement, à l'équipement de test et de contrôle.It is often necessary to be able to connect an electrical device not only to a source of electrical current, but also to equipment for testing and controlling the device, after having previously disconnected it from the power source. For this, it is in particular known to use a first connection line intended for the connection of the device to the source of electric current, and a second connection line intended for the connection of the device to the control equipment, the closing or opening of each line being ensured by separate connection means. The connection means are fixed to a first portion of a movable drawer situated opposite a corresponding second portion of a fixed cabinet. Each connection means is provided with male connection poles on one face of the portion of the movable drawer, cooperating with female poles positioned on the second portion of the fixed cabinet, so that the male poles fit into the female poles corresponding when the two portions are brought together. The male poles of the second connection means are longer than the male poles of the first connection means. Thus, when the two portions of the movable drawer and of the fixed cabinet are sufficiently close to each other, the male poles of the first connection means are in contact with the female poles of the power source, and the device is then connected to it and can operate normally; when the movable drawer is sufficiently separated from the portion of the fixed cabinet on which the female poles are fixed, then all the male poles are separated from their corresponding female pole. On the other hand, in an intermediate position of the movable slide, for which the distance between the two portions is between the length of the shortest male poles, and the length of the longest male poles, the male poles of the first connection means do not are not in contact with the female poles which correspond to them, while the male poles of the second connection means are in contact with the female poles which correspond to them. In this position of the drawer, the device is disconnected from the current source and can be connected, via the second connection means, to the test and control equipment.

Cette solution, fondée sur l'utilisation de contacts glissants, nécessite l'application d'une pression importante sur les zones de contacts entre les pôles pour assurer une bonne qualité de contact, pression qui est peu compatible avec le glissement recherché US 6 241 551 B1 divulgue un dispositif de connexion et de déconnexion d'un appareil électrique selon le préambule de la revendication 1.This solution, based on the use of sliding contacts, requires the application of a significant pressure on the contact zones between the poles to ensure a good quality of contact, pressure which is not very compatible with the desired sliding. US 6,241,551 B1 discloses a device for connecting and disconnecting an electrical appliance according to the preamble of claim 1.

L'invention a donc pour but de proposer une solution à ce problème.The aim of the invention is therefore to propose a solution to this problem.

A cet effet, la présente invention concerne un dispositif de connexion et de déconnexion d'un appareil électrique par une première ligne et une deuxième ligne selon la revendication 1.To this end, the present invention relates to a device for connecting and disconnecting an electrical appliance via a first line and a second line according to claim 1.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, dans la deuxième zone de fonctionnement, le contact est maintenu entre l'au moins un premier pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne et l'au moins un deuxième pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne sans déplacement relatif ni glissement de l'un par rapport à l'autre.According to one aspect of the invention, in the second operating zone, contact is maintained between the at least one first pole belonging to the second line and the at least one second pole belonging to the second line without relative displacement or sliding. of one in relation to the other.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, dans la deuxième zone de fonctionnement la solidarisation entre le support et la deuxième pièce est assurée par le frottement au contact entre l'au moins un premier pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne et l'au moins un deuxième pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne.According to one aspect of the invention, in the second operating zone, the connection between the support and the second part is ensured by the friction in contact between the at least one first pole belonging to the second line and the at least one second. pole belonging to the second line.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, au moins un deuxième verrou permet de solidariser le support et la deuxième pièce.According to one aspect of the invention, at least a second lock makes it possible to join the support and the second part.

Grâce à cette disposition, la solidarisation entre le support et la deuxième pièce est assurée même lorsque le frottement au contact entre l'au moins un premier pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne et l'au moins un deuxième pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne n'est pas suffisant pour assurer cette solidarisation dans la deuxième zone de fonctionnementThanks to this arrangement, the connection between the support and the second part is ensured even when the friction in contact between the at least one first pole belonging to the second line and the at least one second pole belonging to the second line is not sufficient to ensure this connection in the second operating zone

Il est alors nécessaire de désolidariser le support et la deuxième pièce pour assurer la transition vers la troisième zone de fonctionnement et ouvrir la deuxième ligne.It is then necessary to separate the support and the second part to ensure the transition to the third operating zone and to open the second line.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, la première pièce est une face d'un tiroir mobile, et la deuxième pièce est une portion plane d'une armoire fixe.According to one aspect of the invention, the first part is a face of a movable drawer, and the second part is a flat portion of a fixed cabinet.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'au moins un verrou est porté par le support.According to one aspect of the invention, the at least one lock is carried by the support.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'au moins un deuxième verrou est porté par le support.According to one aspect of the invention, the at least one second lock is carried by the support.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'au moins un premier pôle appartenant à la première ligne est un pôle d'une prise électrique fixée à la première pièce et l'au moins un deuxième pôle appartenant à la première ligne est un pôle d'une prise électrique fixée à la deuxième pièce.According to one aspect of the invention, the at least one first pole belonging to the first line is a pole of an electrical outlet fixed to the first part and the at least one second pole belonging to the first line is a pole of 'an electrical outlet attached to the second room.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'au moins un premier pôle appartenant à la première ligne est un pôle mâle d'une première prise électrique mâle, et l'au moins un deuxième pôle appartenant à la première ligne est un pôle femelle d'une deuxième prise électrique femelle.According to one aspect of the invention, the at least one first pole belonging to the first line is a male pole of a first male electrical outlet, and the at least one second pole belonging to the first line is a female pole of 'a second female electrical outlet.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, la première prise électrique est configurée pour que l'appareil puisse être raccordé électriquement à l'au moins un premier pôle appartenant à la première ligne, et la deuxième prise électrique est configurée pour que l'au moins un deuxième pôle appartenant à la première ligne soit raccordé électriquement à la source de courant électrique.According to one aspect of the invention, the first electrical outlet is configured so that the apparatus can be electrically connected to the at least a first pole belonging to the first line, and the second electrical outlet is configured so that the at least a second pole belonging to the first line is electrically connected to the source of electric current.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'au moins un deuxième pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne est un pôle d'un connecteur fixé à la deuxième pièce.According to one aspect of the invention, the at least one second pole belonging to the second line is a pole of a connector fixed to the second part.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'au moins un deuxième pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne est un pôle femelle d'un connecteur femelle et l'au moins un premier pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne est un pôle mâle.According to one aspect of the invention, the at least one second pole belonging to the second line is a female pole of a female connector and the at least one first pole belonging to the second line is a male pole.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, le dispositif comprend en outre au moins une extension dont une extrémité coopère avec l'au moins un verrou du support pour désolidariser le support d'avec la première pièce lorsque la distance séparant la première pièce et la deuxième pièce devient inférieure au deuxième seuil.According to one aspect of the invention, the device further comprises at least one extension, one end of which cooperates with the at least one lock of the support for separate the support from the first part when the distance separating the first part and the second part becomes less than the second threshold.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'au moins un verrou est une portion flexible du support qui s'efface sous la pression de l'extrémité pour désolidariser le support d'avec la première pièce.According to one aspect of the invention, the at least one lock is a flexible portion of the support which retracts under the pressure of the end to separate the support from the first part.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'extrémité coopère avec le au moins un deuxième verrou du support pour solidariser le support avec la deuxième pièce lorsque la distance séparant la première pièce et la deuxième pièce devient inférieure au deuxième seuil.According to one aspect of the invention, the end cooperates with the at least one second lock of the support to secure the support with the second part when the distance separating the first part and the second part becomes less than the second threshold.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, le deuxième verrou est un clips qui coopère avec l'extrémité pour solidariser le support avec la deuxième pièce.According to one aspect of the invention, the second lock is a clip which cooperates with the end to secure the support with the second part.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, le support est configuré pour s'insérer, au moins en partie, à l'intérieur d'un boitier de guidage fixé à la première pièce, lorsque le support est désolidarisé d'avec la première pièce et que la première pièce se rapproche de la deuxième pièce, et pour s'extraire, au moins en partie, du boîtier de guidage lorsque la première pièce s'écarte de la deuxième pièce.According to one aspect of the invention, the support is configured to fit, at least in part, inside a guide housing fixed to the first part, when the support is detached from the first part and that the first part approaches the second part, and to extract itself, at least in part, from the guide housing when the first part moves away from the second part.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, le boitier de guidage coopère avec le support pour que la distance séparant la première pièce et la deuxième pièce reste inférieure au deuxième seuil lorsque l'au moins un deuxième pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne est en contact avec l'au moins un premier pôle appartenant à la deuxième ligne.According to one aspect of the invention, the guide box cooperates with the support so that the distance separating the first part and the second part remains less than the second threshold when the at least one second pole belonging to the second line is in contact with the at least a first pole belonging to the second line.

Grâce à cette disposition, le support ne s'extrait jamais complètement de son logement dans le boitier.Thanks to this arrangement, the support never comes out completely from its housing in the housing.

Pour sa bonne compréhension, l'invention est décrite en référence aux dessins ci-annexés représentant, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, une forme de réalisation d'un dispositif selon l'invention.

  • Figure 1 est une vue en perspective du dispositif, représenté dans sa première zone de fonctionnement où les deux lignes de raccordement sont simultanément fermées.
  • Figure 2 est une vue de dessus du dispositif, représenté dans sa troisième zone de fonctionnement où les deux lignes de raccordement sont simultanément ouvertes.
  • Figure 3 est une vue de dessus du dispositif, représenté dans sa deuxième zone de fonctionnement où la ligne de puissance est ouverte et la ligne de test et/ou de contrôle est fermée.
  • Figure 4 est une vue de dessus du dispositif, représenté à la transition entre la première et la deuxième zone de fonctionnement.
  • Figure 5 est une vue selon un plan de coupe AA' transversal au plan des figures 2, 3 et 4, le dispositif étant représenté dans sa troisième zone de fonctionnement.
  • Figure 6 est une vue selon un plan de coupe AA' transversal au plan des figures 2, 3 et 4, le dispositif étant représenté dans sa deuxième zone de fonctionnement.
For its proper understanding, the invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings showing, by way of non-limiting example, an embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, shown in its first operating zone where the two connection lines are simultaneously closed.
  • Figure 2 is a top view of the device, shown in its third operating zone where the two connection lines are simultaneously open.
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the device, shown in its second operating zone where the power line is open and the test and / or control line is closed.
  • Figure 4 is a top view of the device, shown at the transition between the first and the second operating zone.
  • Figure 5 is a view along a section plane AA 'transverse to the plane of figures 2 , 3 and 4 , the device being shown in its third operating zone.
  • Figure 6 is a view along a section plane AA 'transverse to the plane of figures 2 , 3 and 4 , the device being shown in its second operating zone.

La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un mode de réalisation de l'invention, i.e. d'un exemple de dispositif 1 de connexion et déconnexion d'un appareil électrique à une source de courant électrique ou à un équipement de contrôle, comprenant une première pièce 2 qui, selon un mode de réalisation, est une des faces d'un tiroir mobile dans une armoire fixe. Ladite face dudit tiroir est plane et située en vis-à-vis d'une portion de face 4 à l'intérieur de l'armoire fixe ; la face 2 du tiroir est mobile avec le tiroir, selon une direction de connexion/déconnexion transversale au plan contenant la face du tiroir 2, et transversale également au plan contenant la portion de face 4 de l'armoire fixe, ces deux plans étant parallèles.The figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention, ie of an example of a device 1 for connecting and disconnecting an electrical device to a source of electrical current or to control equipment, comprising a first part 2 which, according to one embodiment, is one of the faces of a movable drawer in a fixed cabinet. Said face of said drawer is flat and located opposite a face portion 4 inside the fixed cabinet; the face 2 of the drawer is movable with the drawer, in a connection / disconnection direction transverse to the plane containing the face of the drawer 2, and also transverse to the plane containing the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet, these two planes being parallel .

La figure 2 est une vue de dessus du même mode de réalisation de l'invention, dans une configuration où la face 2 du tiroir mobile est écartée de la portion de face 4.The figure 2 is a top view of the same embodiment of the invention, in a configuration where the face 2 of the movable drawer is separated from the face portion 4.

Sur la face 2 du tiroir mobile est fixée une prise 9, munie d'un premier côté de pôles femelles aptes à être raccordés électriquement avec l'appareil électrique, et munie sur le côté opposé de pôles mâles 3 en contact électrique avec lesdits pôles femelles.On the face 2 of the mobile drawer is fixed a socket 9, provided on a first side with female poles capable of being electrically connected with the electrical apparatus, and provided on the opposite side with male poles 3 in electrical contact with said female poles .

En vis-à-vis de cette prise 9, est fixée, sur la portion de face 4 située sur l'armoire électrique fixe, un prise femelle 10 raccordé électriquement à la source de courant électrique ; la prise femelle 10 est munie de pôles femelles 5 correspondants aux pôles mâles 3 de la prise 9; lorsque la face 2 du tiroir mobile est suffisamment proche de la portion de face 4, le contact est établi entre la prise 9 et la prise 10, de sorte qu'une première ligne de puissance ou d'alimentation est fermée entre l'appareil et la source de courant.Opposite this socket 9, is fixed, on the face portion 4 located on the fixed electrical cabinet, a female socket 10 electrically connected to the source of electric current; the female socket 10 is provided with female poles 5 corresponding to the male poles 3 of the socket 9; when side 2 of the movable drawer is sufficiently close to the face portion 4, contact is established between the socket 9 and the socket 10, so that a first power or supply line is closed between the device and the current source.

Sur la face 2 du tiroir mobile est également fixé un boîtier 15, en forme de parallélépipède rectangle, creux et ouvert à chacune de ses bases ; l'une de ses bases ouvertes est en appui sur la face 2 du tiroir sur laquelle le boitier est fixé ; une ouverture, de forme similaire à celle de la base du boitier en appui sur la face 2 du tiroir, est creusée sur la face 2 du tiroir, afin de prolonger l'ouverture du boitier en traversant la face 2 du tiroir. Un support 8, ayant la forme d'un parallélépipède rectangle, est formaté pour s'insérer, dans le sens de sa longueur, à l'intérieur du boitier 15, configuré pour guide le mouvement du support 8 mobile. Lorsque le support 8 est inséré dans le boitier 15, une première extrémité, dans le sens de la longueur du support 8, est située du côté de l'ouverture creusée sur la face 2 du tiroir, une deuxième extrémité étant située du côté de la deuxième base ouverte du boitier 15, opposée à l'ouverture creusée sur la face 2 du tiroir. Sur sa première extrémité, celle disposée du côté de l'ouverture creusée sur la face 2 du tiroir, le support 8 porte les pôles males 7 destinés à entrer en contact avec les pôles femelles 6 d'un connecteur 11 d'un l'équipement de contrôle. Le support 8 est configuré pour permettre, à travers la deuxième base ouverte du boitier 15, de raccorder l'appareil à contrôler aux pôles males 7 fixés sur le support 8.On the face 2 of the movable drawer is also fixed a housing 15, in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, hollow and open at each of its bases; one of its open bases rests on the face 2 of the drawer on which the box is fixed; an opening, similar in shape to that of the base of the box resting on the face 2 of the drawer, is hollowed out on the face 2 of the drawer, in order to extend the opening of the box by crossing the face 2 of the drawer. A support 8, having the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, is formatted to be inserted, in the direction of its length, inside the housing 15, configured to guide the movement of the mobile support 8. When the support 8 is inserted into the housing 15, a first end, in the direction of the length of the support 8, is located on the side of the opening hollowed out on the face 2 of the drawer, a second end being located on the side of the second open base of the box 15, opposite the opening hollowed out on face 2 of the drawer. On its first end, the one placed on the side of the opening hollowed out on the face 2 of the drawer, the support 8 carries the male poles 7 intended to come into contact with the female poles 6 of a connector 11 of the equipment. control. The support 8 is configured to allow, through the second open base of the box 15, to connect the device to be controlled to the male poles 7 fixed on the support 8.

En vis-à-vis du support 8 inséré à l'intérieur du boîtier 15, et des pôles maies 7 portés par le support 8, est fixé sur la portion de face 4 un connecteur femelle 11. Lorsque les pôles males 7 sont insérés dans les pôles femelles 6 correspondants du connecteur 11, et lorsque l'appareil électrique est raccordé aux pôles males 7 du support 8, alors la deuxième ligne est fermée, ce qui permet d'établir le contact électrique entre l'appareil est un équipement de contrôle lui-même raccordé au connecteur 11.Opposite the support 8 inserted inside the housing 15, and the male poles 7 carried by the support 8, is fixed on the face portion 4 a female connector 11. When the male poles 7 are inserted in the corresponding female poles 6 of the connector 11, and when the electrical appliance is connected to the male poles 7 of the support 8, then the second line is closed, which makes it possible to establish electrical contact between the appliance and the control equipment itself connected to connector 11.

Le support 8 est muni, sur deux de ses faces opposées, d'une partie flexible 14, 14', agissant comme un ressort dont une extrémité s'écarte, lorsqu'elle est libre, de la face sur laquelle l'autre extrémité est fixée. Ce mécanisme est mieux présenté sur les figures 5 et 6, qui sont des vues selon un plan de coupe AA' transversal au plan des figures 2, 3 et 4. Lorsque le support 8 arrive en fin de course vers l'extérieur du boitier de guidage 15, comme cela est représenté en figure 2 et figure 5, le ressort 14, 14' est libéré de part et d'autre du support 8 et vient prendre appui sur le bord du boitier 15. Le boitier 15 et le support 8 sont d'autre part configurés pour que le support 8 ne puisse pas s'extraire complètement de son boitier 15 de guidage. Dans cette configuration, le support 8 et le boitier 15 sont ainsi solidaires l'un de l'autre. Le boitier 15 étant lui-même fixé à la portion de face 2 du tiroir mobile, le support 8 est ainsi également rendu solidaire de la portion de face 2 du tiroir mobile. Dans cette configuration, le ressort 14, 14' agit donc également comme un verrou.The support 8 is provided, on two of its opposite faces, with a flexible part 14, 14 ', acting as a spring, one end of which moves away, when it is free, from the face on which the other end is. fixed. This mechanism is best presented on figures 5 and 6 , which are views along a section plane AA 'transverse to the plane of figures 2 , 3 and 4 . When the support 8 reaches the end of its travel towards the outside of the guide box 15, as shown in figure 2 and figure 5 , the spring 14, 14 'is released on either side of the support 8 and comes to bear on the edge of the housing 15. The housing 15 and the support 8 are on the other hand configured so that the support 8 cannot extract itself completely from its guide housing 15. In this configuration, the support 8 and the housing 15 are thus integral with one another. The box 15 being itself fixed to the face portion 2 of the movable drawer, the support 8 is thus also made integral with the face portion 2. of the mobile drawer. In this configuration, the spring 14, 14 'therefore also acts as a lock.

Le connecteur 11 est muni de deux extensions 12, dont une seule est visible sur les vues de dessus représentées sur les figures 2, 3 et 4; les deux extensions sont représentées sur les figures 5 et 6, qui sont des vues selon un plan de coupe AA' transversal au plan des figures 2, 3 et 4; lorsque les pôles males 7 du support 8 sont insérés dans les pôles femelles 6 correspondants du connecteur 11, chaque extension 12 s'étend respectivement le long d'une des deux faces opposées du support 8, qui sont munies du ressort 14, 14'. Lorsque les pôles males 7 du support 8 sont insérés dans les pôles femelles 6 correspondants du connecteur 11, une extrémité 13, 13' de chaque extension 12 est configurée pour coopérer avec le ressort 14, 14' pour exercer une pression sur ce ressort afin de le plaquer sur la face considérée du support 8 ; cette pression exercée par l'extrémité 13, 13' de l'extension 12 déverrouille le support 8 et le désolidarise de la portion de face 2 du tiroir mobile, permettant ainsi au support 8 de s'insérer à nouveau à l'intérieur de son boitier de guidage 15.The connector 11 is provided with two extensions 12, only one of which is visible in the top views shown on the figures 2 , 3 and 4 ; the two extensions are represented on the figures 5 and 6 , which are views along a section plane AA 'transverse to the plane of figures 2 , 3 and 4 ; when the male poles 7 of the support 8 are inserted into the corresponding female poles 6 of the connector 11, each extension 12 extends respectively along one of the two opposite faces of the support 8, which are provided with the spring 14, 14 '. When the male poles 7 of the support 8 are inserted into the corresponding female poles 6 of the connector 11, one end 13, 13 'of each extension 12 is configured to cooperate with the spring 14, 14' to exert pressure on this spring in order to press it onto the face in question of the support 8; this pressure exerted by the end 13, 13 'of the extension 12 unlocks the support 8 and separates it from the face portion 2 of the movable drawer, thus allowing the support 8 to be inserted again inside its guide box 15.

Ainsi, selon ce premier mode de réalisation du dispositif 1 selon l'invention, on peut distinguer 3 zones de fonctionnement du dispositif, selon la distance séparant la portion de face 2 du tiroir mobile et la portion de face 4 de l'armoire fixe.Thus, according to this first embodiment of the device 1 according to the invention, three operating zones of the device can be distinguished, depending on the distance separating the face portion 2 of the movable drawer and the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet.

Une première zone de fonctionnement, illustrée à la figure 1, dans laquelle les pôles males 3 de puissance ou d'alimentation sont au contact des pôles femelles 5 de puissance ou d'alimentation de façon à fermer la première ligne pour connecter l'appareil sur la source de courant électrique, tandis que les pôles males 7 de test et/ou de contrôle sont au contact des pôles femelles 6 de test et/ou de contrôle de façon à fermer la deuxième ligne pour connecter l'appareil à l'équipement de contrôle ; cette zone de fonctionnement est caractérisée par une distance séparant la portion de face 2 du tiroir mobile et la portion de face 4 de l'armoire fixe inférieure à un premier seuil, égal à la longueur des pôles males 3.A first operating zone, illustrated on figure 1 , in which the male power or supply poles 3 are in contact with the female power or supply poles 5 so as to close the first line for connecting the device to the source of electric current, while the male poles 7 test and / or control are in contact with the female poles 6 test and / or control so as to close the second line to connect the device to the control equipment; this operating zone is characterized by a distance separating the face portion 2 of the movable drawer and the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet below a first threshold, equal to the length of the male poles 3.

Une deuxième zone de fonctionnement, illustrée à la figure 3, dans laquelle les pôles males 3 de puissance ou d'alimentation sont séparés des pôles femelles 5 de puissance ou d'alimentation de façon à ouvrir la première ligne pour déconnecter l'appareil de la source de courant électrique, tandis que les pôles males 7 de test et/ou de contrôle sont au contact des pôles femelles 6 de test et/ou de contrôle de façon à fermer la deuxième ligne pour connecter l'appareil à l'équipement de contrôle ; cette zone de fonctionnement est caractérisée par une distance séparant la portion de face 2 du tiroir mobile et la portion de face 4 de l'armoire fixe comprise entre un premier seuil, égal à la longueur des pôles males 3, et un deuxième seuil déterminé par la longueur de la portion du support 8 qui peut être extraite de son boîtier de guidage 15.A second operating zone, illustrated on figure 3 , in which the male poles 3 of power or supply are separated from the female poles 5 of power or supply so as to open the first line to disconnect the device from the source of electric current, while the male poles 7 test and / or control are in contact with the female poles 6 of test and / or control so as to close the second line to connect the device to the control equipment; this operating zone is characterized by a distance separating the face portion 2 of the movable drawer and the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet between a first threshold, equal to the length of the male poles 3, and a second threshold determined by the length of the portion of the support 8 which can be extracted from its guide housing 15.

Une troisième zone de fonctionnement, illustrée à la figure 2, dans laquelle les pôles males 3 de puissance ou d'alimentation sont séparés des pôles femelles 5 de puissance ou d'alimentation de façon à fermer la première ligne pour déconnecter de l'appareil sur la source de courant électrique, tandis que les pôles males 7 de test et/ou de contrôle sont également séparés des pôles femelles 6 de test et/ou de contrôle de façon à ouvrir la deuxième ligne pour déconnecter l'appareil de l'équipement de contrôle ; cette zone de fonctionnement est caractérisée par une distance séparant la portion de face 2 du tiroir mobile et la portion de face 4 de l'armoire fixe supérieure au deuxième seuil.A third operating zone, illustrated on figure 2 , in which the male poles 3 of power or supply are separated from the female poles 5 of power or supply so as to close the first line to disconnect from the device on the source of electric current, while the male poles 7 test and / or control are also separated from the female poles 6 test and / or control so as to open the second line to disconnect the device from the control equipment; this operating zone is characterized by a distance separating the face portion 2 of the movable drawer and the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet above the second threshold.

Au cours du déplacement du tiroir mobile qui permet de passer de la première zone de fonctionnement à la deuxième zone de fonctionnement, comme illustré par la figure 4, le support 8 est rendu solidaire du connecteur 11 par l'effet du frottement entre les pôles males 7 du support 8 et les pôles femelles 6 du connecteur 11. Le support 8 ainsi attaché au connecteur 11 s'extrait progressivement de son boitier de guidage 15, qui est solidaire du tiroir mobile.During the movement of the movable drawer which makes it possible to pass from the first operating zone to the second operating zone, as illustrated by the figure 4 , the support 8 is made integral with the connector 11 by the effect of the friction between the male poles 7 of the support 8 and the female poles 6 of the connector 11. The support 8 thus attached to the connector 11 is gradually extracted from its guide housing 15, which is integral with the movable drawer.

Au cours de ce mouvement, le contact est maintenu entre les pôles males 7 du support 8 et les pôles femelles 6 du connecteur 11 sans glissement relatif des pôles males 7 par rapport aux pôles femelles 6.During this movement, contact is maintained between the male poles 7 of the support 8 and the female poles 6 of the connector 11 without relative sliding of the male poles 7 with respect to the female poles 6.

Le mouvement d'extraction du support 8 hors de son boitier de guidage 15 se poursuit jusqu'à ce que les verrous 14, 14' situés de part et d'autre du support 8 soient extraient du boitier 15. A ce moment, le support 8 est retenu par le boitier de guidage 15 qui est configuré pour empêcher le support 8 de s'extraire plus complètement du boitier de guidage. Si la force de traction exercée sur le tiroir est suffisante pour s'opposer au frottement entre les pôles males 7 du support 8 et les pôles femelles 6 du connecteur 11, le dispositif entre dans sa troisième zone de fonctionnement.The movement of extracting the support 8 from its guide housing 15 continues until the bolts 14, 14 'located on either side of the support 8 are extracted from the housing 15. At this time, the support 8 is retained by the guide housing 15 which is configured to prevent the support 8 from extracting more completely from the guide housing. If the tensile force exerted on the slide is sufficient to oppose the friction between the male poles 7 of the support 8 and the female poles 6 of the connector 11, the device enters its third operating zone.

Selon un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention, une portion 16 du ressort 14 et l'extrémité 13 de l'extension 12 sont agencés pour coopérer de manière à solidariser le support 8 et le connecteur 11 lorsque les pôles males 7 du support 8 sont insérés dans les pôles femelles 6 correspondants du connecteur 11. Le support se trouve alors également solidarisé avec la portion de face 4 de l'armoire fixe sur laquelle le connecteur 11 est fixé.According to a second embodiment of the invention, a portion 16 of the spring 14 and the end 13 of the extension 12 are arranged to cooperate so as to secure the support 8 and the connector 11 when the male poles 7 of the support 8 are inserted into the corresponding female poles 6 of the connector 11. The support is then also secured to the face portion 4 of the fixed cabinet on which the connector 11 is fixed.

Cette disposition présente l'avantage de rendre l'extraction partielle du support 8, hors de son boitier de guidage 15, indépendante du frottement, plus ou moins important, entre les pôles males 7 du support 8 et les pôles femelles 6 du connecteur 11. Pour permettre le passage du dispositif de sa deuxième zone de fonctionnement à sa troisième zone de fonctionnement, la portion 16 du ressort 14 et l'extrémité 13 de l'extension 12 sont agencés pour qu'une une force de traction suffisante exercée sur le tiroir mobile permette de désolidariser le connecteur 11 du support 8. Selon le deuxième mode de réalisation, l'extrémité 13 de l'extension 12 peut par exemple être clipsée sur la portion 16 du ressort 14.This arrangement has the advantage of making the partial extraction of the support 8, out of its guide housing 15, independent of the friction, to a greater or lesser extent, between the male poles 7 of the support 8 and the female poles 6 of the connector 11. To allow the device to pass from its second operating zone to its third operating zone, the portion 16 of the spring 14 and the end 13 of the extension 12 are arranged so that a sufficient tensile force exerted on the drawer mobile makes it possible to disconnect the connector 11 from the support 8. According to the second embodiment, the end 13 of the extension 12 can for example be clipped onto the portion 16 of the spring 14.

Claims (8)

  1. A device (1) for connecting and disconnecting an electrical apparatus, by a first line and a second line, the device (1) comprising:
    - a first part (2), carrying at least one first pole (3) belonging to the first line;
    - a second part (4), carrying at least one second pole (5) belonging to the first line;
    - the first part (2) being movable relative to the second part (4) in a connection and disconnection direction;
    - a support (8) which is movable and guided in movement relative to the first part (2), the support carrying at least one first pole (7) belonging to the second line;
    - the second part (4) carrying at least one second pole (6) belonging to the second line;
    - at least one lock (14) for securing the support (8) relative to the first part (2);
    the connection and disconnection device (1) defining a first operating area in which:
    - the at least one first pole (3) belonging to the first line is in contact with the at least one second pole (5) belonging to the first line so as to close the first line, and
    - the at least one first pole (7) belonging to the second line is in contact with the at least one second pole (6) belonging to the second line so as to close the second line,
    - the distance separating the first part (2) from the second part (4) being less than a first threshold;
    the connection and disconnection device (1) defining a second operating area in which:
    - the at least one first pole (3) belonging to the first line is separated from the at least one second pole (5) belonging to the first line so as to open the first line, and
    - the at least one first pole (7) belonging to the second line is in contact with the at least one second pole (6) belonging to the second line so as to close the second line,
    - the distance separating the first part (2) from the second part (4) being comprised between the first threshold and a second threshold;
    the connection and disconnection device (1) defining a third operating area in which:
    - the at least one first pole (3) belonging to the first line is separated from the at least one second pole (5) belonging to the first line so as to open the first line, and
    - the at least one first pole (7) belonging to the second line is separated from the at least one second pole (6) belonging to the second line so as to open the second line,
    - the distance separating the first part (2) from the second part (4) being greater than the second threshold;
    characterized in that the at least one lock (14) is configured to secure the support (8) and the first part (2) when the distance separating the first part (2) and the second part (4) becomes greater than the second threshold, and to detach the support (8) from the first part (2) when the distance separating the first part (2) and the second part (4) becomes less than or equal to the second threshold,
    the first line is intended to connect the electrical apparatus to or to disconnect the electrical apparatus from a power and/or current source, and the second line being intended to connect the electrical apparatus to or to disconnect the electrical apparatus from a test and/or control equipment.
  2. The device (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the first part (2) is a face of a movable slide member, and the second part (4) is a planar portion of a stationary cabinet.
  3. The device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one lock (14) is carried by the support (8).
  4. The device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one first pole (3) belonging to the first line is a pole of an electrical socket (9) fastened to the first part (2) and the at least one second pole (5) belonging to the first line is a pole of an electrical socket (10) fastened to the second part (4).
  5. The device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one second pole (6) belonging to the second line is a pole of a connector (11) fastened to the second part (4).
  6. The device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one extension (12) including one end (13) cooperates with the at least one lock (14) of the support (8) to detach the support (8) from the first part (2) when the distance separating the first part (2) and the second part (4) becomes less than the second threshold.
  7. The device (1) according to claim 6, wherein the support (8) is configured to be inserted, at least partially, inside a guide box (15) fastened to the first part (2), when the support (8) is detached from the first part (2) and that the first part (2) gets closer to the second part (4), and to be extracted, at least partially, from the guide box (15) when the first part (2) deviates from the second part (4).
  8. The device (1) according to claim 7, wherein the guide box (15) cooperates with the support (8) so that the distance separating the first part (2) and the second part (4) remains less than the second threshold when the at least one second pole (6) belonging to the second line is in contact with the at least one first pole (7) belonging to the second line.
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