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EP3885648B1 - System for providing a light with electrical tap comprising a through contact device - Google Patents

System for providing a light with electrical tap comprising a through contact device Download PDF

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EP3885648B1
EP3885648B1 EP21164520.5A EP21164520A EP3885648B1 EP 3885648 B1 EP3885648 B1 EP 3885648B1 EP 21164520 A EP21164520 A EP 21164520A EP 3885648 B1 EP3885648 B1 EP 3885648B1
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Helmut Ufermann
Mohammed Hadeil
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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
    • F21V21/34—Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element
    • F21V21/35—Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element with direct electrical contact between the supporting element and electric conductors running along the guiding element
    • 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
    • F21V21/005—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips for several lighting devices in an end-to-end arrangement, i.e. light tracks
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
    • H01R25/14—Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length
    • H01R25/142—Their counterparts

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  • the invention relates to a system for providing a lamp according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Generic systems for providing or realizing a light include a mounting rail that is elongated in its longitudinal direction and on which supply lines are arranged, and a mounting body that is elongated in the longitudinal direction and on which a light source and/or another functional element of the lamp is arranged.
  • Functional elements of this type can be, for example, operating devices, lamps, etc.
  • the mounting rail is used to fix the lamp to a component, such as a ceiling or a wall.
  • the mounting rail When installing a lamp, the mounting rail is usually first attached to the component and then the mounting body, which is equipped with the elements or components of the lamp mentioned that require a corresponding electrical supply, is fixed to the mounting rail, so that the mounting rail and mounting body have an interior space form, in which components of the lamp, in particular functional elements of the lamp are arranged, for example lighting circuit boards, operating devices, supply lines, etc.
  • the respective lighting means for example LEDs arranged on a circuit board, can be arranged or fastened on the underside of the mounting body.
  • the generic system also has a current-conducting rail that is elongated in the longitudinal direction and has channels in which conductor wires are arranged, as well as an electrical contact device with a mounting section and a contact section that is offset from the mounting section in a vertical direction.
  • the electrical contact device has longitudinal side sections and front side sections, with the mounting rail and the mounting body being fastened to one another in an operating position, the current conducting rail being fastened to the mounting rail and the contact device being fastened to the mounting body with its mounting section and being electrically connected in its contact section to at least some of the conductors is conductively connected.
  • the mounting body can have a base section and two side wall sections extending away from the base section in a vertical direction, with the mounting section of the contact device being held on the mounting body pressed against the base section in the operating position.
  • contact devices are known in the prior art, via which contacting between the mounting body and mounting rail or between the components arranged on the mounting body and supply lines arranged on the mounting rail by means of a current conducting rail is possible.
  • the contact devices are often designed in such a way that they have contact sections with which they are inserted into channels in the current-conducting rail be able.
  • Contact devices are known, for example, which are attached to the mounting body of the system with their mounting section, the current conducting rail being attached to the mounting rail and the contact device having electrical contact sections such that when the mounting body and mounting rail are brought together vertically, the contact sections are inserted into the channels of the current conducting rail and contact the conductor carriers arranged therein.
  • a generic system for providing a light has additional lines that extend in the longitudinal direction and in this respect are connected to one of the components of the Light contacted and / or attached.
  • This lamp wiring can be done, for example, below the contact device on the bottom of the mounting body, as for example in the European patent application EP 2 365 597 B1 is described. This teaches the provision of wire holders that are attached to a mounting plate and are sufficiently secured against twisting, so that manual or automatic assembly by means of a robot is possible.
  • the present invention is based on the object of modifying a generic system for realizing a lamp in such a way that the assembly of the system is simplified.
  • the system according to the invention which is suitable for realizing a light, comprises a support rail which is elongated in a longitudinal direction and on which supply lines are arranged, and a mounting body which is elongated in the longitudinal direction and on which a lighting element and/or another functional element such as an operating device etc. is arranged.
  • the support rail of the system according to the invention can have a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, which is open along a vertical direction at a vertical end and is delimited along a transverse direction by two side walls which are connected to one another by a base section of the support rail running along the transverse direction.
  • the base section of the support rail can be designed for attachment to a component such as a ceiling.
  • the mounting body can be arranged on the open vertical end of the mounting rail, so that the mounting body forms an interior space together with the mounting rail, which is closed by the mounting rail and the mounting body perpendicular to the longitudinal direction all the way round, it being understood that the enclosure of the interior can be interrupted in sections, for example to enable an air supply.
  • the system according to the invention further comprises a current-conducting rail which is elongated in the longitudinal direction and has channels in which conductor carriers are arranged, as well as an electrical contact device with a mounting section and a contact section which is spaced apart from the mounting section along a vertical direction, and with longitudinal side sections and front side sections, with the The mounting rail and the mounting body are fastened to one another, the current conducting rail is fastened to the mounting rail and the contact device is fastened to the mounting body with its mounting section and is electrically conductively connected with its contact section to at least some of the line wires, the mounting body having a bottom section and two of them
  • Floor section has side wall sections extending away along a vertical direction and in the operating position the mounting section of the contact device is pressed against the floor section st is held on the mounting body.
  • the line carriers arranged in the channels of the current-carrying rail can form at least one section of supply lines, which are arranged in the mounting rail, with the mounting section of the contact device being fixed to the mounting body and the contact section of the contact device being inserted into the channels of those arranged on the mounting rail
  • Conductor rail engages for contacting the conductor carriers arranged therein, and the contact device is simultaneously connected to components, which are arranged on the mounting body, is electrically conductively connected to supply these components.
  • the contact device thus enables the supply of components arranged on the mounting body by enabling an electrical connection between the supply lines arranged on the mounting rail and electrical components.
  • these supply lines can also include control or data lines.
  • the mounting body and the support rail are moved toward each other along a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in the case of ceiling mounting until they are arranged and fixed to each other.
  • the person skilled in the art is familiar with common retaining springs, via which a mounting body can be fixed relative to a mounting rail.
  • such retaining springs can have a base section for mounting on the mounting body and, on both transverse ends of the base section, a retaining section that extends vertically away from the base section and on which a retaining projection that extends outwards in the transverse direction can be provided.
  • This holding projection can typically engage behind a fastening projection which can be arranged on a side wall of the mounting rail associated with the holding projection.
  • the mounting body itself is designed in such a way that it has a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in the manner of a U-shape and thus comprises a bottom section and two side wall sections, it being possible for the bottom section of the retaining spring to be fastened to the mounting body by the Bottom portion is clamped to projections on the Side wall portions of the mounting body are provided, whereby the bottom portion of the retaining spring is pressed against the bottom portion of the mounting body.
  • fastening options are also known, for example by means of screwing, latching or by means of bayonet locks, via which a mounting body can be fixed to the mounting rail.
  • suitable fastening means with which the mounting body is fastened to the mounting rail in the operating position, preferably serve to prevent the mounting body and mounting rail from moving away from each other vertically, starting from the operating position.
  • the electrical contact device of the system according to the invention for providing or realizing a lamp has, in the region of its mounting section, a plurality of contact elements on one of the two end sections for receiving and making electrical contact with a respective end section, a plurality of first electrical conductors and on the other of the two end sections one plurality of contact elements for receiving and contacting a respective end section of a plurality of second conductors, the two plurality of contact elements being electrically connected to one another over the longitudinal extent of the electrical contact device by means of a through conductor, in particular in such a way that a contact element is connected to one of the two end-side sections is electrically connected to an associated contact element on the other of the two end face sections.
  • the realization of a lamp is made much easier, since a contact of to functional elements such as control gear, lamps, etc. arranged at a distance from the contact device on both long sides can be easily implemented in that the contact elements provided in the area of the mounting section of the electrical contact device on both longitudinal front sides provide a through-contacting through the contact device and thus supply or control wiring through an electrical contact device is made possible without the need for cumbersome wiring below the contact device and/or laterally past the contact device.
  • the light wiring can be routed in the longitudinal direction beyond the electrical contact device by connecting the cable to the front side of the contact device and continuing it by removing it from the rear of the Contact device are provided, wherein the front and back represent said two end face portions of the electrical contact device.
  • contact elements on the two front side sections of the electrical contact device are designed as plug-in contacts, into which stripped or non-stripped conductor sections of a cable or line wire can be inserted. in particular by means of an assembly robot.
  • the plug contacts have cutting edges which penetrate the sheathing or insulation when the conductor wire is inserted into an associated contact element and make electrical contact with the wire conductor.
  • the mounting section and the contact section offset from the mounting section in a vertical direction are designed as sections of an integral, one-piece electrical contact device.
  • the contact block can have side faces and end faces in the installed position, the side faces for abutting against the receptacle inner surfaces of the electrical contact device that fix the contact device can be formed.
  • the contact block can expediently have, on one of its end face sections, the plurality of contact elements for receiving and electrically contacting a respective end section of a plurality of first electrical conductors and on the other of the two end face sections the other plurality of contact elements for receiving and contacting a respective end section of a plurality of second have ladders. Provision can preferably be made for the two pluralities of contact elements to be electrically connected to one another over the longitudinal extension of the contact block in each case by means of an assigned through conductor, in particular in such a way that a contact element on one of the two end face sections of the contact block is electrically connected to an assigned contact element on the other of the both end face sections is connected.
  • This structural measure gives the system according to the invention additional flexibility in that one of several different contact blocks can be used in the described receptacle for the electrical contact device, or a contact block does not have to be used in the electrical contact device if in In the area of the respective electrical contact device, there is no need for electrical contact to be made in the longitudinal direction beyond the relevant electrical contact device or through it, so that a lamp can be provided or implemented in a resource-saving and flexible manner.
  • Such a lamp that can be realized by a system according to the invention can, for example, be an electrical contact device with an inserted contact block and another electrical contact device of a different type, in particular with an empty receptacle or with one inserted into the receptacle Include contact block other functionality compared to the described contact block, for example with a different number of contact elements and associated through connections.
  • the electrical contact device has a receptacle in the region of the mounting section for receiving a contact block
  • this receptacle is open to the bottom of the mounting body in the installed position (operating position) and the contact block rests against the bottom of the mounting body in the installed position.
  • the receptacle is designed as a hollow space that is open in the longitudinal direction of the mounting body and into which the respective contact block can be inserted in the longitudinal direction.
  • the contact block and the contact device have mutually complementary locking elements, in particular latching elements. These can in particular be detachable, so that a respective contact block connected to the contact device can be removed from the base body of the contact device if required. It is thus also possible, for example, to insert another contact block, which is different from the first contact block mentioned first, into the receptacle in order to design a different type of electrical contact device.
  • the mounting section of the contact device is on its side wall sections in the installed position has transversely outwardly extending holding webs, which each bear against an associated transverse projection of a side wall section of the mounting body for holding the contact device on the mounting body. Provision can preferably be made for these holding webs to extend continuously in the longitudinal direction, ie essentially over the entire longitudinal extent of the electrical contact device. It can expediently be provided that the respective transversal projection of a side wall section of the mounting body bears against the respective associated holding web of the contact device with elastic deflection.
  • the system has at least one further contact block that can be inserted into the receptacle of the contact device in addition to the first-mentioned contact block for through-contacting in the longitudinal direction of the contact device, the at least one further contact block having longitudinal side surfaces and end faces, and the longitudinal side faces are designed to rest on the inner faces that fix the receptacle of the contact device in the inserted position in the electrical contact device and the at least one further contact block has a plurality of contact elements on one of its end face sections for receiving and making electrical contact with a respective end section of a plurality of first electrical conductors and on the other of the two end face sections another plurality of contact elements for receiving and contacting one respectively own end portion of a plurality of second conductors, and wherein the first contact block and the further contact block with respect to the contact elements differ, in particular with regard to the number of contact elements and/or the associated vias for the realization of contact devices of other
  • a contact arrangement is provided on one of the inner surfaces defining the receptacle of the contact device, which is electrically connected to is connected to the contact section of the contact device and which can be brought into an operating position mechanically and/or electrically into engagement with an associated contact arrangement arranged on a side surface of the contact block.
  • a supply potential routed on one or more of the line wires can be connected to a contact element arranged in the region of the mounting section of the contact device, in order to supply an operating voltage to a functional element such as a sensor element that is mounted at a distance in the longitudinal direction from the electrical contact device and on the mounting body .
  • figure 1 is a schematic diagram in the form of a section through a system designed according to the invention for providing a lamp, the section plane being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X and the system and thus all the system components shown being in their respective operating position.
  • the system comprises a mounting rail 1 that can be fastened to a structural element such as a ceiling, and a mounting body 2. Both the mounting rail 1 and the mounting body 2 have a U-shaped cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, each passing through a floor section 10 , 20 and side wall sections 13a, b; 23a, b is formed.
  • the mounting body 2 is on the mounting rail 1 by a in the figure 1 fastening means, not shown, such as a retaining spring, is held in such a way that the mounting body 2 is pressed with its side wall sections 23a, b along the vertical direction Z against projections that are formed by the side wall sections 13a, b of the mounting rail 1.
  • a current-conducting rail 3 can be fastened to the bottom section 10 of the mounting rail 1 .
  • the conductor rail 3 can have latching arms 32 on side wall sections, which engage in an associated undercut of the side wall sections 13a, b of the mounting rail in the operating position, see figure 1 .
  • the current conducting rail 3 has webs 30 which extend vertically and are spaced apart in the transverse direction Y, which form intermediate channels for receiving conductor wires 8.
  • FIG figure 1 only some of the webs 30 of the current-conducting rail and the channels or holding grooves formed by them and wires 8 are referred to.
  • the lead wires 8 can be held in the channels 31 by holding clips, not shown in the figure.
  • a contact device 4 is fastened, which has a mounting section 6 offset in the vertical direction for mounting or fastening the contact device 4 on the mounting body 2 and a contact section 5 for contacting or tapping respective potentials on the conductors 8 arranged in the conductor rail 3.
  • the contact section 5 can have webs 50 spaced apart in the transverse direction Y, which engage in assigned channels 31 of the current conducting rail 30 for the respective contacting of an in figure 1 not shown electrical contact of the webs 50 with an associated wire 8.
  • the contact device 4 can be designed in such a way that the contact section 5 and the mounting section 6 are designed as a common, individual and integrally manufactured part, in particular by means of an injection molding process.
  • the contact device 4 can be pressed against the bottom section 22 of the Mounting body 2 to be pressed.
  • the electrical contact device 4 can have retaining webs 60a, b on its side wall sections 40a, b in the region of its mounting section 6, which provide contact surfaces 61a, b on which transverse projections 24a, b of the side wall sections 23a, b of the mounting body 2 press or press elastically ., in order to press the mounting section 6 or the electrical contact device 4 against the bottom section 20 of the mounting body 2 .
  • connection elements 52 which are conductively electrically connected to the contact taps in the area of the contact section 5, for example by means of associated electrical connection elements between the connection elements 52 and the contact taps to the conductors 8th.
  • the electrical contact device 4 has, in addition to the connection elements 52 for the electrical connection to assigned conductor wires 8 running in the current conducting rail 3, a plurality of contact elements 70a, b in the region of its mounting section 6 for receiving and making electrical contact with a respective end section of a plurality of first electrical conductors on an end face section 41a, b of the electrical contact device.
  • the specification end face section 41a, b of the contact device 4 means respective end sections of the contact device in the longitudinal direction X, where figure 1 the front view shows one of these end face sections 41a.
  • the contact device 4 on the here Covered end face section 41b has a further plurality of contact elements 70b on a plurality of second conductors for receiving and contacting a respective end section, the two plurality of contact elements 70a, b being electrically connected over the longitudinal extension of the electrical contact device 4 by means of a feedthrough conductor.
  • This connection can be designed in such a way that a respective contact element 70a on one end face section 41a is electrically connected to an associated contact element 70b on the other end face section 41b by means of a respectively associated through conductor, so that in this embodiment through-wiring is made possible over the longitudinal extent of the electrical contact device 4 out.
  • Such through-wiring can be expedient in those embodiments in which supply and/or control lines are to be routed over the longitudinal extent of the electrical contact device 4 and in this respect avoid otherwise necessary, cumbersome wiring, especially in the area of the side wall sections of the contact device or vertically below the contact device.
  • the contact elements 70a, b arranged on the respective end face sections 41a, b of the contact device 4 with the associated through-wiring over the longitudinal extent of the contact device can be designed as a contact block 75 that can be produced separately from the contact device and that can be inserted into a corresponding receptacle of the contact device in the area of whose mounting section 6 can be used.
  • this contact block and the contact device itself can have associated complementary locking elements, for example latching elements, for fixing the contact block at the contact device.
  • such a system can also have further contact blocks or contact inserts for providing electrical contact devices of other types, contact blocks with a different number of contact elements 70a, b.
  • the system according to the invention comprises a contact device 4, which has a described receptacle in the area of its mounting section 6 for receiving the described contact block or contact insert 75, whereby the system can also comprise other contact devices of a different type, in which in their respective Recording a contact block can be used to implement another function.
  • the respective contact block can each have side surfaces and end faces, with its side surfaces being designed to rest against inner surfaces that fix the receptacle of the contact device in the inserted position in the electrical contact device.
  • the contact insert 75 has no electrical connection to the contact section 5 of the contact device 4, ie no electrical connection in the operating position of the components to the line wires or conductors 8 guided in the current conducting rail 3.
  • a contact arrangement can also be made for a contact arrangement to be provided on one of the inner surfaces defining the receptacle of the contact device, which is electrically connected to the contact section of the contact device and which mechanically and/or electrically engages with an associated side surface of the contact block arranged contact arrangement can be brought into an operating position.
  • an electrical connection between the contact elements 70a, b and the conductors 8 running in the conductor rail 3 can also be provided in the region of the mounting section 6 of the contact device 4.
  • the contact webs 50 of the electrical contact arrangement 4 can represent contact webs 50a, b that are offset from one another in the longitudinal direction to facilitate contacting with the conductors 8 guided in the current conducting rail 3.
  • the receptacle 42 of the contact device which is approximately rectangular in shape here, can be used in a contact block 75.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein System zur Bereitstellung einer Leuchte nach dem Oberbegriff von Anspruch 1.The invention relates to a system for providing a lamp according to the preamble of claim 1.

Gattungsgemäße Systeme zur Bereitstellung bzw. Realisierung einer Leuchte, umfassen eine in ihrer Längsrichtung langgestreckte Tragschiene, an welcher Versorgungsleitungen angeordnet sind, sowie einen in der Längsrichtung langgestreckten Montagekörper, an dem ein Leuchtmittel und/oder ein anderes Funktionselement der Leuchte angeordnet ist. Derartige Funktionselemente können beispielsweise Betriebsgeräte, Leuchtmittel etc. sein. Typischerweise dient die Tragschiene zur Fixierung der Leuchte an einem Bauelement, beispielsweise einer Decke oder einer Wand. Bei der Montage einer Leuchte wird üblicherweise zunächst die Tragschiene an dem Bauelement befestigt und anschließend der Montagekörper, der mit den genannten Elementen bzw. Komponenten der Leuchte bestückt ist, die eine entsprechende elektrische Versorgung benötigen, an der Tragschiene fixiert, sodass Tragschiene und Montagekörper einen Innenraum bilden, in welchem Bauelemente der Leuchte, insbesondere Funktionselemente der Leuchte angeordnet sind, beispielsweise Leuchtmittelplatinen, Betriebsgeräte, Versorgungsleitungen etc. Je nach Ausführungsform kann das jeweilige Leuchtmittel, beispielsweise auf einer Platine angeordnete LEDs, an der Unterseite des Montagekörpers angeordnet bzw. befestigt sein. Das gattungsgemäße System weist darüber hinaus eine in der Längsrichtung langgestreckte Stromleitschiene mit Kanälen auf, in welchen Leitungsdrähte angeordnet sind sowie eine elektrische Kontakteinrichtung mit einem Montageabschnitt und einem in einer Vertikalrichtung von dem Montageabschnitt versetzten Kontaktabschnitt. Die elektrische Kontakteinrichtung weist Längsseitenabschnitte und Stirnseitenabschnitte auf, wobei in einer Betriebsposition die Tragschiene und der Montagekörper aneinander befestigt sind, die Stromleitschiene an der Tragschiene befestigt ist und die Kontakteinrichtung mit ihrem Montageabschnitt an dem Montagekörper befestigt ist und in ihrem Kontaktabschnitt mit zumindest einigen der Leitungsdrähte elektrisch leitend verbunden ist. Dabei kann der Montagekörper einen Bodenabschnitt und zwei sich von dem Bodenabschnitt entlang einer Vertikalrichtung weg erstreckende Seitenwandabschnitte aufweisen, wobei in der Betriebsposition der Montageabschnitt der Kontakteinrichtung gegen den Bodenabschnitt gepresst an dem Montagekörper gehalten ist.Generic systems for providing or realizing a light include a mounting rail that is elongated in its longitudinal direction and on which supply lines are arranged, and a mounting body that is elongated in the longitudinal direction and on which a light source and/or another functional element of the lamp is arranged. Functional elements of this type can be, for example, operating devices, lamps, etc. Typically, the mounting rail is used to fix the lamp to a component, such as a ceiling or a wall. When installing a lamp, the mounting rail is usually first attached to the component and then the mounting body, which is equipped with the elements or components of the lamp mentioned that require a corresponding electrical supply, is fixed to the mounting rail, so that the mounting rail and mounting body have an interior space form, in which components of the lamp, in particular functional elements of the lamp are arranged, for example lighting circuit boards, operating devices, supply lines, etc. Depending on the embodiment, the respective lighting means, for example LEDs arranged on a circuit board, can be arranged or fastened on the underside of the mounting body. The generic system also has a current-conducting rail that is elongated in the longitudinal direction and has channels in which conductor wires are arranged, as well as an electrical contact device with a mounting section and a contact section that is offset from the mounting section in a vertical direction. The electrical contact device has longitudinal side sections and front side sections, with the mounting rail and the mounting body being fastened to one another in an operating position, the current conducting rail being fastened to the mounting rail and the contact device being fastened to the mounting body with its mounting section and being electrically connected in its contact section to at least some of the conductors is conductively connected. The mounting body can have a base section and two side wall sections extending away from the base section in a vertical direction, with the mounting section of the contact device being held on the mounting body pressed against the base section in the operating position.

Grundsätzlich sind im Stand der Technik eine Vielzahl an den Kontakteinrichtungen bekannt, über welche die Kontaktierung zwischen Montagekörper und Tragschiene bzw. zwischen den am Montagekörper angeordneten Komponenten und an der Tragschiene mittels einer Stromleitschiene angeordneten Versorgungsleitungen möglich ist. Dabei sind die Kontakteinrichtungen häufig so ausgebildet, dass sie Kontaktabschnitte aufweisen, mit denen sie in Kanäle der Stromleitschiene eingeführt werden können. Beispielsweise sind Kontakteinrichtungen bekannt, die mit ihrem Montageabschnitt am Montagekörper des Systems befestigt sind, wobei die Stromleitschiene an der Tragschiene befestigt ist und die Kontakteinrichtung solche elektrische Kontaktabschnitte aufweist, dass bei dem vertikalen Zusammenführen von Montagekörper und Tragschiene die Kontaktabschnitte in die Kanäle der Stromleitschiene eingeführt werden und die darin angeordneten Leitungsträger kontaktieren.In principle, a large number of contact devices are known in the prior art, via which contacting between the mounting body and mounting rail or between the components arranged on the mounting body and supply lines arranged on the mounting rail by means of a current conducting rail is possible. In this case, the contact devices are often designed in such a way that they have contact sections with which they are inserted into channels in the current-conducting rail be able. Contact devices are known, for example, which are attached to the mounting body of the system with their mounting section, the current conducting rail being attached to the mounting rail and the contact device having electrical contact sections such that when the mounting body and mounting rail are brought together vertically, the contact sections are inserted into the channels of the current conducting rail and contact the conductor carriers arranged therein.

Um beispielsweise am Montagekörper und zur Kontakteinrichtung in Längsrichtung beabstandet angeordnete Funktionselemente wie Betriebsgeräte, Leuchtmittel etc. versorgungstechnisch und/oder steuerungstechnisch zu kontaktieren, weist ein gattungsgemäßes System zur Bereitstellung einer Leuchte weitere Leitungen auf, die sich in Längsrichtung erstrecken und insofern an einem der Komponenten der Leuchte kontaktiert und/oder befestigt sind. Diese Leuchtenverdrahtung kann beispielsweise unterhalb der Kontakteinrichtung am Boden des Montagekörper erfolgen, wie es beispielsweise in der europäischen Patentanmeldung EP 2 365 597 B1 beschrieben ist. Diese lehrt das Vorsehen von Drahthaltern, die an einer Montageplatte befestigt sind und ausreichend gegen eine Verdrehung gesichert sind, sodass eine manuelle oder automatische Bestückung mittels eines Roboters möglich ist. Die im Stand der Technik beschriebenen Drahthalter erfordern jedoch einen weiteren Arbeitsschritt durch die Befestigung des jeweiligen Drahthalters an der Montageplatte, was den Aufwand beim Aufbau der Leuchte erhöht. Bei einer seitlichen Anordnung der Verdrahtung an der Kontakteinrichtung besteht dagegen die Gefahr, dass beim Einstellen der Betriebsposition der Komponenten, insbesondere der Fixierung des Montagekörpers an der Tragschiene, Leitungen gequetscht und hierdurch beschädigt werden. Ferner können die Leitungen beim Zusammensetzen der Komponenten des Systems zur Einstellung der Betriebsposition dieser Komponenten die Leitungen unbeabsichtigt in Hinterschneidungen oder Ausnehmungen der Komponenten eingreifen oder mit Vorsprüngen der Komponenten oder Bauteilen interferieren, sodass dann ein Zusammensetzen des Systems und damit die Einstellung der Betriebsposition der Komponenten oder Bauteilen verhindert ist. Gattungsgemäße Kontakteinrichtungen sind aus der EP 3477792 A1 und EP 1361632 A1 bekannt.For example, in order to contact functional elements such as operating devices, lamps, etc. that are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction on the mounting body and on the contact device, for supply and/or control purposes, a generic system for providing a light has additional lines that extend in the longitudinal direction and in this respect are connected to one of the components of the Light contacted and / or attached. This lamp wiring can be done, for example, below the contact device on the bottom of the mounting body, as for example in the European patent application EP 2 365 597 B1 is described. This teaches the provision of wire holders that are attached to a mounting plate and are sufficiently secured against twisting, so that manual or automatic assembly by means of a robot is possible. However, the wire holders described in the prior art require an additional work step for attaching the respective wire holder to the mounting plate, which increases the effort involved in constructing the lamp. With a lateral arrangement of the wiring on the contact device, on the other hand, there is a risk that lines will be crushed and thereby to be damaged. Furthermore, when assembling the components of the system to adjust the operating position of these components, the lines can unintentionally engage in undercuts or recesses of the components or interfere with projections of the components or parts, so that assembling the system and thus adjusting the operating position of the components or components is prevented. Generic contact devices are from EP 3477792 A1 and EP 1361632 A1 known.

Insofern liegt der vorliegenden Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein gattungsgemäßes System zur Realisierung einer Leuchte so abzuwandeln, dass der Zusammenbau des Systems vereinfacht wird.In this respect, the present invention is based on the object of modifying a generic system for realizing a lamp in such a way that the assembly of the system is simplified.

Diese Aufgabe löst die vorliegende Erfindung mit einem System mit den Merkmalen von Anspruch 1. Das zu einer Realisierung einer Leuchte geeignete erfindungsgemäße System umfasst eine in einer Längsrichtung langgestreckte Tragschiene, an welcher Versorgungsleitungen angeordnet sind sowie einen in der Längsrichtung langgestreckten Montagekörper, an dem ein Leuchtelement und/oder ein anderes Funktionselement wie ein Betriebsgerät etc. angeordnet ist. Die Tragschiene des erfindungsgemäßen Systems kann einen Querschnitt senkrecht zur Längsrichtung aufweisen, der entlang einer Vertikalrichtung an einem vertikalen Ende offen ist und entlang einer Transversalrichtung durch zwei Seitenwände begrenzt ist, die durch einen entlang der Transversalrichtung verlaufenden Bodenabschnitt der Tragschiene miteinander verbunden sind. Dabei kann der Bodenabschnitt der Tragschiene zur Befestigung an einem Bauelement wie einer Decke ausgebildet sein. Der Montagekörper kann in Einbaulage an dem offenen vertikalen Ende der Tragschiene angeordnet sein, sodass der Montagekörper gemeinsam mit der Tragschiene einen Innenraum ausbildet, der durch die Tragschiene und den Montagekörper senkrecht zur Längsrichtung umlaufend abgeschlossen ist, wobei selbstverständlich die Umschließung des Innenraums abschnittsweise unterbrochen sein kann, beispielsweise zum Ermöglichen einer Luftzufuhr. Das erfindungsgemäße System umfasst ferner eine in der Längsrichtung langgestreckte Stromleitschiene, die Kanäle aufweist, in welchen Leitungsträger angeordnet sind sowie eine elektrische Kontakteinrichtung mit einem Montageabschnitt und einem entlang einer Vertikalrichtung von dem Montageabschnitt beabstandeten Kontaktabschnitt, und mit Längsseitenabschnitten und Stirnseitenabschnitten, wobei in einer Betriebsposition die Tragschiene und der Montagekörper aneinander befestigt sind, die Stromleitschiene an der Tragschiene befestigt ist und die Kontakteinrichtung mit ihrem Montageabschnitt an dem Montagekörper befestigt ist und mit ihrem Kontaktabschnitt mit zumindest einigen der Leitungsdrähte elektrisch leitend verbunden ist, wobei der Montagekörper einen Bodenabschnitt und zwei sich von dem Bodenabschnitt entlang einer Vertikalrichtung weg erstreckende Seitenwandabschnitte aufweist und in der Betriebsposition der Montageabschnitt der Kontakteinrichtung gegen den Bodenabschnitt gepresst an dem Montagekörper gehalten ist.This object is achieved by the present invention with a system having the features of claim 1. The system according to the invention, which is suitable for realizing a light, comprises a support rail which is elongated in a longitudinal direction and on which supply lines are arranged, and a mounting body which is elongated in the longitudinal direction and on which a lighting element and/or another functional element such as an operating device etc. is arranged. The support rail of the system according to the invention can have a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, which is open along a vertical direction at a vertical end and is delimited along a transverse direction by two side walls which are connected to one another by a base section of the support rail running along the transverse direction. In this case, the base section of the support rail can be designed for attachment to a component such as a ceiling. In the installed position, the mounting body can be arranged on the open vertical end of the mounting rail, so that the mounting body forms an interior space together with the mounting rail, which is closed by the mounting rail and the mounting body perpendicular to the longitudinal direction all the way round, it being understood that the enclosure of the interior can be interrupted in sections, for example to enable an air supply. The system according to the invention further comprises a current-conducting rail which is elongated in the longitudinal direction and has channels in which conductor carriers are arranged, as well as an electrical contact device with a mounting section and a contact section which is spaced apart from the mounting section along a vertical direction, and with longitudinal side sections and front side sections, with the The mounting rail and the mounting body are fastened to one another, the current conducting rail is fastened to the mounting rail and the contact device is fastened to the mounting body with its mounting section and is electrically conductively connected with its contact section to at least some of the line wires, the mounting body having a bottom section and two of them Floor section has side wall sections extending away along a vertical direction and in the operating position the mounting section of the contact device is pressed against the floor section st is held on the mounting body.

In dem erfindungsgemäßen System können die in den Kanälen der Stromleitschiene angeordneten Leitungsträger zumindest einen Abschnitt von Versorgungsleitungen ausbilden, die in der Tragschiene angeordnet sind, wobei der Montageabschnitt der Kontakteinrichtung an dem Montagekörper fixiert ist und der Kontaktabschnitt der Kontakteinrichtung in die Kanäle der an der Tragschiene angeordneten Stromleitschiene eingreift zum Kontaktieren der darin angeordneten Leitungsträger, und wobei die Kontakteinrichtung gleichzeitig mit Komponenten, die an dem Montagekörper angeordnet sind, elektrisch leitend verbunden ist zum Versorgen dieser Komponenten. Die Kontakteinrichtung ermöglicht somit prinzipiell die Versorgung von an dem Montagekörper angeordneten Komponenten, indem sie eine elektrische Verbindung zwischen dem an der Tragschiene angeordneten Versorgungsleitungen und elektrischen Komponenten ermöglicht. Diese Versorgungsleitungen können neben Energieversorgungsleitungen auch Steuerungs- bzw. Datenleitungen umfassen.In the system according to the invention, the line carriers arranged in the channels of the current-carrying rail can form at least one section of supply lines, which are arranged in the mounting rail, with the mounting section of the contact device being fixed to the mounting body and the contact section of the contact device being inserted into the channels of those arranged on the mounting rail Conductor rail engages for contacting the conductor carriers arranged therein, and the contact device is simultaneously connected to components, which are arranged on the mounting body, is electrically conductively connected to supply these components. In principle, the contact device thus enables the supply of components arranged on the mounting body by enabling an electrical connection between the supply lines arranged on the mounting rail and electrical components. In addition to energy supply lines, these supply lines can also include control or data lines.

Es ist zu beachten, dass zum Erreichen der Betriebsposition der Montagekörper und die Tragschiene bei einer Deckenmontage entlang einer Vertikalrichtung, die senkrecht auf der Längsrichtung steht, aufeinander zu bewegt werden, bis sie aneinander angeordnet sind und aneinander fixiert sind. Dem Fachmann sind gängige Haltefedern bekannt, über die eine Fixierung eines Montagekörpers relativ zu einer Tragschiene erfolgen kann. Beispielsweise können solche Haltefedern in Betriebsposition einen Bodenabschnitt zur Montage an dem Montagekörper aufweisen sowie an beiden Transversalenden des Bodenabschnitts jeweils einen sich von dem Bodenabschnitt vertikal weg erstreckenden Halteabschnitt, an dem ein sich in der Transversalrichtung nach außen erstreckender Haltevorsprung vorgesehen sein kann. Dieser Haltevorsprung kann typischerweise einen Befestigungsvorsprung hintergreifen, der an einer dem Haltevorsprung zugeordneten Seitenwand der Tragschiene angeordnet sein kann. Es kann vorgesehen sein, dass der Montagekörper selbst so ausgebildet ist, dass er einen Querschnitt senkrecht zur Längsrichtung nach Art einer U-Form aufweist und somit einen Bodenabschnitt und zwei Seitenwandabschnitte umfasst, wobei der Bodenabschnitt der Haltefeder an dem Montagekörper befestigt sein kann, indem der Bodenabschnitt an Vorsprüngen verklemmt wird, die an den Seitenwandabschnitten des Montagekörpers vorgesehen sind, wodurch der Bodenabschnitt der Haltefeder gegen den Bodenabschnitt des Montagekörpers gepresst wird. Es sind jedoch auch weitere Befestigungsmöglichkeiten bekannt, beispielsweise mittels Verschraubung, Verrastung oder mittels Bajonettverschlüsse, über die ein Montagekörper an der Tragschiene fixiert werden kann. Allgemein dienen geeignete Befestigungsmittel, mit denen der Montagekörper in der Betriebsposition an der Tragschiene befestigt ist, bevorzugt dazu, ein vertikales voneinander Wegbewegen von Montagekörper und Tragschiene ausgehend von der Betriebsposition zu verhindern.It should be noted that in order to reach the operating position, the mounting body and the support rail are moved toward each other along a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in the case of ceiling mounting until they are arranged and fixed to each other. The person skilled in the art is familiar with common retaining springs, via which a mounting body can be fixed relative to a mounting rail. For example, in the operating position, such retaining springs can have a base section for mounting on the mounting body and, on both transverse ends of the base section, a retaining section that extends vertically away from the base section and on which a retaining projection that extends outwards in the transverse direction can be provided. This holding projection can typically engage behind a fastening projection which can be arranged on a side wall of the mounting rail associated with the holding projection. It can be provided that the mounting body itself is designed in such a way that it has a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in the manner of a U-shape and thus comprises a bottom section and two side wall sections, it being possible for the bottom section of the retaining spring to be fastened to the mounting body by the Bottom portion is clamped to projections on the Side wall portions of the mounting body are provided, whereby the bottom portion of the retaining spring is pressed against the bottom portion of the mounting body. However, other fastening options are also known, for example by means of screwing, latching or by means of bayonet locks, via which a mounting body can be fixed to the mounting rail. In general, suitable fastening means, with which the mounting body is fastened to the mounting rail in the operating position, preferably serve to prevent the mounting body and mounting rail from moving away from each other vertically, starting from the operating position.

Die elektrische Kontakteinrichtung des erfindungsgemäßen Systems zur Bereitstellung bzw. Realisierung einer Leuchte weist erfindungsgemäß im Bereich ihres Montageabschnittes an einer der beiden Stirnseitenabschnitte eine Mehrzahl von Kontaktelementen zur Aufnahme und elektrischen Kontaktierung eines jeweiligen Endabschnittes eine Mehrzahl von ersten elektrischen Leitern und an der anderen der beiden Stirnseitenabschnitte eine Mehrzahl von Kontaktelementen zur Aufnahme und Kontaktierung eines jeweiligen Endabschnitts einer Mehrzahl von zweiten Leitern auf, wobei die beiden Mehrzahl von Kontaktelementen über die Längserstreckung der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung jeweils mittels eines Durchgangsleiters elektrisch miteinander verbunden sind, insbesondere derart, dass ein Kontaktelement an der einen der beiden Stirnseitenabschnitte elektrisch mit einem zugeordneten Kontaktelement an der anderen der beiden Stirnseitenabschnitte verbunden ist.According to the invention, the electrical contact device of the system according to the invention for providing or realizing a lamp has, in the region of its mounting section, a plurality of contact elements on one of the two end sections for receiving and making electrical contact with a respective end section, a plurality of first electrical conductors and on the other of the two end sections one plurality of contact elements for receiving and contacting a respective end section of a plurality of second conductors, the two plurality of contact elements being electrically connected to one another over the longitudinal extent of the electrical contact device by means of a through conductor, in particular in such a way that a contact element is connected to one of the two end-side sections is electrically connected to an associated contact element on the other of the two end face sections.

Mit dem erfindungsgemäßen System wird die Realisierung einer Leuchte wesentlich erleichtert, da eine Kontaktierung von zu beiden Längsseiten beabstandet zur Kontakteinrichtung angeordneten Funktionselemente wie Betriebsgeräte, Leuchtmittel, etc. einfach dadurch realisiert werden kann, dass die im Bereich des Montageabschnittes der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung an beiden Längsstirnseiten vorgesehenen Kontaktelemente eine Durchkontaktierung durch die Kontakteinrichtung hindurch bereitstellen und damit eine versorgungs- oder steuerungstechnische Verdrahtung durch eine elektrische Kontakteinrichtung hindurch ermöglicht wird, ohne dass eine umständliche Verdrahtung unterhalb der Kontakteinrichtung und/oder seitlich an der Kontakteinrichtung vorbei notwendig ist. Stattdessen kann mit dem erfindungsgemäßen System durch einfaches Verbinden eines Leiters mit einem der Mehrzahl der Kontaktelemente an einer Stirnseite der Kontakteinrichtung und durch Verbinden eines anderen Leiters an einem zugeordneten Kontaktelement an der anderen der beiden Stirnseiten der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung eine elektrische Verbindung von zwei in Längsrichtung benachbart zu unterschiedlichen Stirnseiten angeordneten Komponenten bereitgestellt werden, was im Vergleich zu den beschriebenen Systemen des Standes der Technik einfacher, insbesondere durch Verwendung von Bestückungsautomaten bzw. Robotern durchgeführt werden kann. Mit der erfindungsgemäßen Gestaltung des Systems zur Bereitstellung bzw. Realisierung einer Leuchte und damit der Kontakteinrichtung kann im Bedarfsfall eine Weiterleitung der Leuchtenverdrahtung in Längsrichtung über die elektrische Kontakteinrichtung hinaus durch den Anschluss der Leitung an der vorderen Seite der Kontakteinrichtung und Fortführung durch Abnahme von der Rückseite der Kontakteinrichtung bereitgestellt werden, wobei Vorder- bzw. Rückseite die besagten beiden Stirnseitenabschnitte der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung darstellen.With the system according to the invention, the realization of a lamp is made much easier, since a contact of to functional elements such as control gear, lamps, etc. arranged at a distance from the contact device on both long sides can be easily implemented in that the contact elements provided in the area of the mounting section of the electrical contact device on both longitudinal front sides provide a through-contacting through the contact device and thus supply or control wiring through an electrical contact device is made possible without the need for cumbersome wiring below the contact device and/or laterally past the contact device. Instead, with the system according to the invention, by simply connecting a conductor to one of the plurality of contact elements on one end face of the contact device and by connecting another conductor to an associated contact element on the other of the two end faces of the electrical contact device, an electrical connection can be made between two adjacent ones in the longitudinal direction components arranged on different front sides are provided, which can be carried out more easily in comparison to the described systems of the prior art, in particular by using automatic placement machines or robots. With the design of the system according to the invention for providing or realizing a light and thus the contact device, if necessary, the light wiring can be routed in the longitudinal direction beyond the electrical contact device by connecting the cable to the front side of the contact device and continuing it by removing it from the rear of the Contact device are provided, wherein the front and back represent said two end face portions of the electrical contact device.

Weitere vorteilsbehaftete Merkmale sowie Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in der nachfolgenden allgemeinen Beschreibung, den Figuren, der Figurenbeschreibung sowie den Unteransprüchen angegeben.Further advantageous features and developments of the invention are specified in the following general description, the figures, the description of the figures and the dependent claims.

Um die Bereitstellung bzw. Realisierung einer Leuchte mit dem erfindungsgemäßen System weiter zu vereinfachen, kann zweckmäßigerweise vorgesehen sein, dass Kontaktelemente an den beiden Stirnseitenabschnitten der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung als Steckkontakt ausgebildet sind, in welche abisolierte oder nicht abisolierte Leiterabschnitte eines Kabels bzw. Leitungsdrahtes einsteckbar sind, insbesondere mittels eines Bestückungsroboters. Im Falle von nichtabisolierten Leiterabschnitten, welche in die Kontaktelemente einsteckbar sind, kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Steckkontakte Schneiden aufweisen, welche beim Einstecken des Leitungsdrahtes in ein zugeordnetes Kontaktelement die Ummantelung bzw. Isolierung durchdringen und einen elektrischen Kontakt mit dem Drahtleiter herstellen.In order to further simplify the provision or realization of a lamp with the system according to the invention, it can expediently be provided that contact elements on the two front side sections of the electrical contact device are designed as plug-in contacts, into which stripped or non-stripped conductor sections of a cable or line wire can be inserted. in particular by means of an assembly robot. In the case of non-stripped conductor sections that can be inserted into the contact elements, it can be provided that the plug contacts have cutting edges which penetrate the sheathing or insulation when the conductor wire is inserted into an associated contact element and make electrical contact with the wire conductor.

Zweckmäßigerweise kann vorgesehen sein, dass der Montageabschnitt und der in einer Vertikalrichtung vom Montageabschnitt versetzte Kontaktabschnitt als Abschnitte einer integral, einstückig hergestellten elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung ausgebildet sind. Es kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Kontaktelemente, die in Einbaulage in Vertikalhöhe des Montageabschnitts angeordnet sind, in einem Kontaktblock angeordnet sind, wobei die elektrische Kontakteinrichtung im Bereich ihres Montageabschnittes und in Längsrichtung zwischen ihren beiden Stirnseitenabschnitten eine Aufnahme aufweist zur Aufnahme dieses Kontaktblocks. Dabei kann der Kontaktblock in Einbaulage Seitenflächen und Stirnseitenflächen aufweisen, wobei die Seitenflächen zur Anlage an, die Aufnahme der Kontakteinrichtung festlegende Innenflächen der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung ausgebildet sein können. Zweckmäßigerweise kann der Kontaktblock an einer seiner Stirnseitenabschnitte die eine Mehrzahl von Kontaktelementen zur Aufnahme und elektrischen Kontaktierung eines jeweiligen Endabschnitts einer Mehrzahl von ersten elektrischen Leitern und an dem anderen der beiden Stirnseitenabschnitte die andere Mehrzahl von Kontaktelementen zur Aufnahme und Kontaktierung eines jeweiligen Endabschnitts einer Mehrzahl von zweiten Leitern aufweisen. Vorzugsweise kann dabei vorgesehen sein, dass die beiden Mehrzahle von Kontaktelementen über die Längserstreckung des Kontaktblocks jeweils mittels eines zugeordneten Durchgangsleiters elektrisch miteinander verbunden sind, insbesondere derart, dass ein Kontaktelement an der einen der beiden Stirnseitenabschnitte des Kontaktblocks elektrisch mit einem zugeordneten Kontaktelement an der anderen der beiden Stirnseitenabschnitte verbunden ist. Durch diese konstruktive Maßnahme erhält das erfindungsgemäße System eine weitere Flexibilität dadurch, dass in der beschriebenen Aufnahme der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung je nach Bedarf einer von mehreren, sich unterscheidende Kontaktblöcke eingesetzt werden kann bzw. ein Kontaktblock in die elektrische Kontakteinrichtung dann nicht eingesetzt werden muss, wenn im Bereich der jeweiligen elektrische Kontakteinrichtung keine elektrische Kontaktierung in Längsrichtung über die betreffende elektrische Kontakteinrichtung hinaus bzw. hindurch erfolgen muss, sodass eine Leuchte ressourcenschonend und flexibel bereitgestellt bzw. realisiert werden kann. Eine solche durch ein erfindungsgemäßes System realisierbare Leuchte kann z.B. eine elektrische Kontakteinrichtung mit eingesetztem Kontaktblock und eine weitere elektrische Kontakteinrichtung anderer Art, insbesondere mit leerer Aufnahme oder mit einer in die Aufnahme eingesetztem Kontaktblock anderer Funktionalität im Vergleich zum beschriebenen Kontaktblock umfassen, z.B. mit einer anderen Anzahl von Kontaktelementen und zugehörigen Durchgangsverbindungen.It can expediently be provided that the mounting section and the contact section offset from the mounting section in a vertical direction are designed as sections of an integral, one-piece electrical contact device. Provision can be made for the contact elements, which are arranged in the vertical height of the mounting section in the installed position, to be arranged in a contact block, with the electrical contact device having a receptacle in the region of its mounting section and in the longitudinal direction between its two end face sections for accommodating this contact block. In this case, the contact block can have side faces and end faces in the installed position, the side faces for abutting against the receptacle inner surfaces of the electrical contact device that fix the contact device can be formed. The contact block can expediently have, on one of its end face sections, the plurality of contact elements for receiving and electrically contacting a respective end section of a plurality of first electrical conductors and on the other of the two end face sections the other plurality of contact elements for receiving and contacting a respective end section of a plurality of second have ladders. Provision can preferably be made for the two pluralities of contact elements to be electrically connected to one another over the longitudinal extension of the contact block in each case by means of an assigned through conductor, in particular in such a way that a contact element on one of the two end face sections of the contact block is electrically connected to an assigned contact element on the other of the both end face sections is connected. This structural measure gives the system according to the invention additional flexibility in that one of several different contact blocks can be used in the described receptacle for the electrical contact device, or a contact block does not have to be used in the electrical contact device if in In the area of the respective electrical contact device, there is no need for electrical contact to be made in the longitudinal direction beyond the relevant electrical contact device or through it, so that a lamp can be provided or implemented in a resource-saving and flexible manner. Such a lamp that can be realized by a system according to the invention can, for example, be an electrical contact device with an inserted contact block and another electrical contact device of a different type, in particular with an empty receptacle or with one inserted into the receptacle Include contact block other functionality compared to the described contact block, for example with a different number of contact elements and associated through connections.

Bei der Ausführungsform, bei welcher die elektrische Kontakteinrichtung eine Aufnahme im Bereich des Montageabschnitts zur Aufnahme eines Kontaktblocks aufweist, kann vorgesehen sein, dass diese Aufnahme in Einbaulage (Betriebsposition) zum Boden des Montagekörpers offen ist und der Kontaktblock in Einbaulage am Boden des Montagekörpers anliegt. In einer anderen Ausführungsform kann auch vorgesehen sein, dass die Aufnahme als in Längsrichtung des Montagekörpers offener Hohlraum ausgebildet ist, in welchen der jeweilige Kontaktblock in Längsrichtung einschiebbar ist.In the embodiment in which the electrical contact device has a receptacle in the region of the mounting section for receiving a contact block, it can be provided that this receptacle is open to the bottom of the mounting body in the installed position (operating position) and the contact block rests against the bottom of the mounting body in the installed position. In another embodiment, it can also be provided that the receptacle is designed as a hollow space that is open in the longitudinal direction of the mounting body and into which the respective contact block can be inserted in the longitudinal direction.

Zur Bereitstellung einer Fixierung des jeweiligen Kontaktblocks und der Kontakteinrichtung in deren Aufnahme im Bereich des Montageabschnitts kann vorgesehen sein, dass der Kontaktblock und die Kontakteinrichtung zueinander komplementäre Verriegelungselemente, insbesondere Rastelemente aufweisen. Diese können insbesondere lösbar ausgebildet sein, sodass ein jeweiliger, mit der Kontakteinrichtung verbundener Kontaktblock bei Bedarf aus dem Grundkörper der Kontakteinrichtung entnommen werden kann. Damit ist es beispielsweise auch möglich, in die Aufnahme einen anderen, zum erstgenannten ersten Kontaktblock unterschiedlichen Kontaktblock einzusetzen zur Gestaltung einer elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung anderer Art.In order to provide a fixation of the respective contact block and the contact device in their receptacle in the area of the mounting section, it can be provided that the contact block and the contact device have mutually complementary locking elements, in particular latching elements. These can in particular be detachable, so that a respective contact block connected to the contact device can be removed from the base body of the contact device if required. It is thus also possible, for example, to insert another contact block, which is different from the first contact block mentioned first, into the receptacle in order to design a different type of electrical contact device.

Zur Befestigung der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung an den Montagekörper kann vorgesehen sein, dass der Montageabschnitt der Kontakteinrichtung in Einbaulage an seinen Seitenwandabschnitten sich transversal nach außen erstreckende Haltestege aufweist, welche jeweils an einem zugeordneten Transversalvorsprung eines Seitenwandabschnittes des Montagekörpers zum Halten der Kontakteinrichtung an dem Montagekörper anliegen. Vorzugsweise kann vorgesehen sein, dass diese Haltestege sich in Längsrichtung durchgehend erstrecken, d.h. im Wesentlichen über die gesamte Längserstreckung der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung. Zweckmäßigerweise kann vorgesehen sein, dass der jeweilige Transversalvorsprung eines Seitenwandabschnittes des Montagekörpers unter elastischer Auslenkung an dem jeweiligen zugeordneten Haltesteg der Kontakteinrichtung anliegt.In order to fasten the electrical contact device to the mounting body, it can be provided that the mounting section of the contact device is on its side wall sections in the installed position has transversely outwardly extending holding webs, which each bear against an associated transverse projection of a side wall section of the mounting body for holding the contact device on the mounting body. Provision can preferably be made for these holding webs to extend continuously in the longitudinal direction, ie essentially over the entire longitudinal extent of the electrical contact device. It can expediently be provided that the respective transversal projection of a side wall section of the mounting body bears against the respective associated holding web of the contact device with elastic deflection.

Zur Erhöhung der Funktionalität des erfindungsgemäßen Systems zur Bereitstellung bzw. Realisierung einer Leuchte kann vorgesehen sein, dass das System neben dem erstgenannten Kontaktblock zur Durchkontaktierung in Längsrichtung der Kontakteinrichtung zumindest einen weiteren in die Aufnahme der Kontakteinrichtung einsetzbaren Kontaktblock aufweist, wobei der zumindest eine weitere Kontaktblock Längsseitenflächen und Stirnseitenflächen aufweist, und die Längsseitenflächen zur Anlage an, die Aufnahme der Kontakteinrichtung festlegende Innenflächen in Einsetzlage in der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung ausgebildet sind und der zumindest eine weitere Kontaktblock an einer seiner Stirnseitenabschnitte eine Mehrzahl von Kontaktelementen zur Aufnahme und elektrischen Kontaktierung eines jeweiligen Endabschnittes einer Mehrzahl von ersten elektrischen Leitern und an der anderen der beiden Stirnseitenabschnitte eine andere Mehrzahl von Kontaktelementen zur Aufnahme und Kontaktierung eines jeweiligen Endabschnittes einer Mehrzahl von zweiten Leitern aufweist, und wobei sich der erste Kontaktblock und der weitere Kontaktblock in Bezug auf die Kontaktelemente unterscheiden, insbesondere in Bezug auf die Anzahl der Kontaktelementen und/oder der zugeordneten Durchkontaktierungen zur Realisierung von Kontakteinrichtungen weiterer Arten.In order to increase the functionality of the system according to the invention for providing or implementing a lamp, it can be provided that the system has at least one further contact block that can be inserted into the receptacle of the contact device in addition to the first-mentioned contact block for through-contacting in the longitudinal direction of the contact device, the at least one further contact block having longitudinal side surfaces and end faces, and the longitudinal side faces are designed to rest on the inner faces that fix the receptacle of the contact device in the inserted position in the electrical contact device and the at least one further contact block has a plurality of contact elements on one of its end face sections for receiving and making electrical contact with a respective end section of a plurality of first electrical conductors and on the other of the two end face sections another plurality of contact elements for receiving and contacting one respectively own end portion of a plurality of second conductors, and wherein the first contact block and the further contact block with respect to the contact elements differ, in particular with regard to the number of contact elements and/or the associated vias for the realization of contact devices of other types.

Um eine Kontaktierung von in der Stromleitschiene angeordneten Leitungsdrähte ausgehend vom Kontaktabschnitt der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung in die im Bereich des Montageabschnitts der Kontakteinrichtung angeordneten Kontaktelemente bereitzustellen, kann zweckmäßigerweise vorgesehen sein, dass an einer der die Aufnahme der Kontakteinrichtung festlegenden Innenflächen eine Kontaktanordnung vorgesehen ist, welche elektrisch mit dem Kontaktabschnitt der Kontakteinrichtung verbunden ist und welche mechanisch und/oder elektrisch in Eingriff mit einer zugeordneten, an einer Seitenfläche des Kontaktblocks angeordneten Kontaktanordnung in eine Betriebsposition bringbar ist. Hierdurch kann beispielsweise ein an einem oder mehreren der Leitungsdrähte geführten Versorgungspotential mit einem im Bereich des Montageabschnittes der Kontakteinrichtung angeordnetes Kontaktelementes verbunden werden, um beispielsweise ein in Längsrichtung beabstandet zu der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung und an dem Montagekörper angebrachtes Funktionselement wie beispielsweise ein Sensorelement mit einer Betriebsspannung zu versorgen.In order to provide contacting of conductor wires arranged in the current conducting rail, starting from the contact section of the electrical contact device and into the contact elements arranged in the area of the mounting section of the contact device, it can expediently be provided that a contact arrangement is provided on one of the inner surfaces defining the receptacle of the contact device, which is electrically connected to is connected to the contact section of the contact device and which can be brought into an operating position mechanically and/or electrically into engagement with an associated contact arrangement arranged on a side surface of the contact block. In this way, for example, a supply potential routed on one or more of the line wires can be connected to a contact element arranged in the region of the mounting section of the contact device, in order to supply an operating voltage to a functional element such as a sensor element that is mounted at a distance in the longitudinal direction from the electrical contact device and on the mounting body .

Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden durch das Beschreiben einer Ausführungsform nebst Abwandlungen unter Bezugnahme auf die beiliegenden Figuren erläutert, wobei

Figur 1
in einer schematischen Prinzipdarstellung einen Querschnitt senkrecht zur Längsachse von Komponenten einer Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Systems in der Betriebsposition,
Figur 2
in einer schematischen Prinzipdarstellung eine perspektivische Ansicht auf das System der Figur 1 ohne Trageinrichtung, und
Figur 3
die Darstellung der Figur 2 ohne Stromleitschiene und ohne Kontaktblock
zeigt.The invention is explained below by describing an embodiment together with modifications with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein
figure 1
in a schematic basic representation a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of components of an embodiment of a system according to the invention in the operating position,
figure 2
in a schematic representation of the principle a perspective view of the system figure 1 without carrying device, and
figure 3
the representation of figure 2 without conductor rail and without contact block
indicates.

Figur 1 ist eine Prinzipdarstellung in Form eines Schnittes durch ein erfindungsgemäß gestaltetes System zur Bereitstellung einer Leuchte, wobei die Schnittebene senkrecht zur Längsrichtung X liegt und sich das System und damit alle gezeigten Systemkomponenten in ihrer jeweiligen Betriebsposition befinden. Das System umfasst in der beschriebenen Ausführungsform eine an einem Bauelement wie einer Decke befestigbare Tragschiene 1 sowie einen Montagekörper 2. Sowohl die Tragschiene 1 als auch der Montagekörper 2 weisen im Schnitt senkrecht zur Längsachse einen U-förmigen Querschnitt auf, der durch jeweils einen Bodenabschnitt 10, 20 und Seitenwandabschnitte 13a, b; 23a, b gebildet ist. In der dargestellten Betriebsposition ist der Montagekörper 2 an der Tragschiene 1 durch ein in der Figur 1 nicht dargestelltes Befestigungsmittel, wie beispielsweise einer Haltefeder so gehalten, dass der Montagekörper 2 mit seinen Seitenwandabschnitten 23a, b entlang der Vertikalrichtung Z gegen Vorsprünge gepresst ist, die von den Seitenwandabschnitten 13a, b der Tragschiene 1 gebildet sind. In der Betriebsposition der Komponenten des erfindungsgemäßen Systems kann darüber hinaus an dem Bodenabschnitt 10 der Tragschiene 1 eine Stromleitschiene 3 befestigt sein. Hierzu kann die Stromleitschiene 3 an Seitenwandabschnitten Rastarme 32 aufweisen, welche in einen zugeordneten Hinterschnitt der Seitenwandabschnitte 13a, b der Tragschiene in der Betriebsposition eingreifen, siehe Figur 1. Die Stromleitschiene 3 weist sich vertikal erstreckende und in transversaler Richtung Y beabstandete Stege 30 auf, die dazwischen liegende Kanäle ausbilden zur Aufnahme von Leitungsdrähten 8. Zur Klarheit der Darstellung sind in Figur 1 nur einige der Stege 30 der Stromleitschiene und der durch diese gebildeten Kanäle oder Haltenuten sowie Drähte 8 bezeichnet. Die Leitungsdrähte 8 können in den Kanälen 31 durch in der Figur nicht dargestellte Halteklammern gehalten werden. figure 1 is a schematic diagram in the form of a section through a system designed according to the invention for providing a lamp, the section plane being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X and the system and thus all the system components shown being in their respective operating position. In the embodiment described, the system comprises a mounting rail 1 that can be fastened to a structural element such as a ceiling, and a mounting body 2. Both the mounting rail 1 and the mounting body 2 have a U-shaped cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, each passing through a floor section 10 , 20 and side wall sections 13a, b; 23a, b is formed. In the operating position shown, the mounting body 2 is on the mounting rail 1 by a in the figure 1 fastening means, not shown, such as a retaining spring, is held in such a way that the mounting body 2 is pressed with its side wall sections 23a, b along the vertical direction Z against projections that are formed by the side wall sections 13a, b of the mounting rail 1. In addition, in the operating position of the components of the system according to the invention, a current-conducting rail 3 can be fastened to the bottom section 10 of the mounting rail 1 . For this purpose, the conductor rail 3 can have latching arms 32 on side wall sections, which engage in an associated undercut of the side wall sections 13a, b of the mounting rail in the operating position, see figure 1 . The current conducting rail 3 has webs 30 which extend vertically and are spaced apart in the transverse direction Y, which form intermediate channels for receiving conductor wires 8. For clarity of illustration, FIG figure 1 only some of the webs 30 of the current-conducting rail and the channels or holding grooves formed by them and wires 8 are referred to. The lead wires 8 can be held in the channels 31 by holding clips, not shown in the figure.

An dem Bodenabschnitt 20 des Montagekörpers 2 ist in der in Figur 1 angegebenen Betriebsposition eine Kontakteinrichtung 4 befestigt, die in Vertikalrichtung versetzt einen Montageabschnitt 6 zur Montage bzw. Befestigung der Kontakteinrichtung 4 am Montagekörper 2 sowie einen Kontaktabschnitt 5 zur Kontaktierung bzw. Abgreifung jeweiliger Potentiale an den in der Stromleitschiene 3 angeordneten Leitern 8 aufweist. Hierzu kann in der beschriebenen Ausführungsform der Kontaktabschnitt 5 in transversaler Richtung Y beabstandete Stege 50 aufweisen, welche in zugeordnete Kanäle 31 der Stromleitschiene 30 eingreifen zum jeweiligen Kontaktieren eines in Figur 1 nicht dargestellten elektrischen Kontaktes der Stege 50 mit einem zugeordneten Leitungsdraht 8.On the bottom section 20 of the mounting body 2 is in figure 1 specified operating position, a contact device 4 is fastened, which has a mounting section 6 offset in the vertical direction for mounting or fastening the contact device 4 on the mounting body 2 and a contact section 5 for contacting or tapping respective potentials on the conductors 8 arranged in the conductor rail 3. For this purpose, in the described embodiment, the contact section 5 can have webs 50 spaced apart in the transverse direction Y, which engage in assigned channels 31 of the current conducting rail 30 for the respective contacting of an in figure 1 not shown electrical contact of the webs 50 with an associated wire 8.

In der beschriebenen Ausführungsform der Figur 1 kann die Kontakteinrichtung 4 so ausgebildet sein, dass der Kontaktabschnitt 5 und der Montageabschnitt 6 als gemeinsames, einzelnes und integral hergestelltes Teil ausgebildet sind, insbesondere mittels eines Spritzgießverfahren. Die Kontakteinrichtung 4 kann in der Betriebsposition im Bereich ihres Montageabschnitts 6 gegen den Bodenabschnitt 22 des Montagekörpers 2 gepresst sein. Zu diesem Zweck kann die elektrische Kontakteinrichtung 4 an ihren Seitenwandabschnitten 40a, b im Bereich ihres Montageabschnitts 6 Haltestege 60a, b aufweisen, welche Anlageflächen 61a, b bereitstellen, an welchen transversale Vorsprünge 24a, b der Seitenwandabschnitte 23a, b des Montagekörpers 2 elastisch drücken bzw. anliegen, um den Montageabschnitt 6 bzw. die elektrische Kontakteinrichtung 4 gegen den Bodenabschnitt 20 des Montagekörpers 2 zu pressen.In the embodiment described figure 1 the contact device 4 can be designed in such a way that the contact section 5 and the mounting section 6 are designed as a common, individual and integrally manufactured part, in particular by means of an injection molding process. In the operating position, the contact device 4 can be pressed against the bottom section 22 of the Mounting body 2 to be pressed. For this purpose, the electrical contact device 4 can have retaining webs 60a, b on its side wall sections 40a, b in the region of its mounting section 6, which provide contact surfaces 61a, b on which transverse projections 24a, b of the side wall sections 23a, b of the mounting body 2 press or press elastically ., in order to press the mounting section 6 or the electrical contact device 4 against the bottom section 20 of the mounting body 2 .

Der elektrische Anschluss elektrischer Komponenten, beispielsweise einer LED-Platine an die Kontakteinrichtung 4 erfolgt dann mittels Anschlusselementen 52, die leitend mit den Kontaktabgriffen im Bereich des Kontaktabschnitts 5 elektrisch verbunden sind, beispielsweise mittels zugeordneter elektrischer Verbindungselemente zwischen den Anschlusselementen 52 und den Kontaktabgriffen zu den Leitern 8.Electrical components, for example an LED circuit board, are then electrically connected to the contact device 4 by means of connection elements 52, which are conductively electrically connected to the contact taps in the area of the contact section 5, for example by means of associated electrical connection elements between the connection elements 52 and the contact taps to the conductors 8th.

In der in den Figuren beschriebenen Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Systems zur Bereitstellung einer Leuchte weist die elektrische Kontakteinrichtung 4 neben den Anschlusselementen 52 zum elektrischen Anschluss an zugeordnete, in der Stromleitschiene 3 verlaufende Leitungsdrähte 8 ferner im Bereich ihres Montageabschnitts 6 eine Mehrzahl von Kontaktelementen 70a, b auf zur Aufnahme und elektrischen Kontaktierung eines jeweiligen Endabschnittes einer Mehrzahl von ersten elektrischen Leitern an einem Stirnseitenabschnitt 41a, b der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung. Die Angabe Stirnseitenabschnitt 41a, b der Kontakteinrichtung 4 meint dabei jeweilige Endabschnitte der Kontakteinrichtung in Längsrichtung X, wobei Figur 1 die Frontalansicht auf eine dieser Stirnseitenabschnitte 41a zeigt. In Figur 1 nicht sichtbar weist die Kontakteinrichtung 4 an dem hier verdeckten Stirnseitenabschnitt 41b eine weitere Mehrzahl von Kontaktelementen 70b auf zur Aufnahme und Kontaktierung eines jeweiligen Endabschnitts eine Mehrzahl von zweiten Leitern, wobei die beiden Mehrzahl von Kontaktelementen 70a, b über die Längserstreckung der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung 4 jeweils mittels eines Durchgangsleiters elektrisch verbunden sind. Diese Verbindung kann so ausgebildet sein, dass ein jeweiliges Kontaktelement 70a an dem einen Stirnseitenabschnitt 41a elektrisch mit einem zugeordneten Kontaktelement 70b an dem anderen Stirnseitenabschnitt 41b verbunden ist mittels eines jeweils zugeordneten Durchgangsleiters, sodass in dieser Ausführungsform eine Durchgangsverdrahtung ermöglicht wird über die Längserstreckung der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung 4 hinaus. Eine solche Durchgangsverdrahtung kann in solchen Ausführungsformen zweckmäßig sein, bei welchen Versorgungs- und/oder Steuerleitungen über die Längserstreckung der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung 4 zu führen sind und vermeiden insofern ansonsten notwendige, umständliche Verdrahtungen, insbesondere im Bereich der Seitenwandabschnitte der Kontakteinrichtung oder vertikal unterhalb der Kontakteinrichtung.In the embodiment of a system for providing a lamp according to the invention described in the figures, the electrical contact device 4 has, in addition to the connection elements 52 for the electrical connection to assigned conductor wires 8 running in the current conducting rail 3, a plurality of contact elements 70a, b in the region of its mounting section 6 for receiving and making electrical contact with a respective end section of a plurality of first electrical conductors on an end face section 41a, b of the electrical contact device. The specification end face section 41a, b of the contact device 4 means respective end sections of the contact device in the longitudinal direction X, where figure 1 the front view shows one of these end face sections 41a. In figure 1 not visible has the contact device 4 on the here Covered end face section 41b has a further plurality of contact elements 70b on a plurality of second conductors for receiving and contacting a respective end section, the two plurality of contact elements 70a, b being electrically connected over the longitudinal extension of the electrical contact device 4 by means of a feedthrough conductor. This connection can be designed in such a way that a respective contact element 70a on one end face section 41a is electrically connected to an associated contact element 70b on the other end face section 41b by means of a respectively associated through conductor, so that in this embodiment through-wiring is made possible over the longitudinal extent of the electrical contact device 4 out. Such through-wiring can be expedient in those embodiments in which supply and/or control lines are to be routed over the longitudinal extent of the electrical contact device 4 and in this respect avoid otherwise necessary, cumbersome wiring, especially in the area of the side wall sections of the contact device or vertically below the contact device.

In der beschriebenen Ausführungsform können die an den jeweiligen Stirnseitenabschnitten 41a, b der Kontakteinrichtung 4 angeordneten Kontaktelemente 70a, b mit den zugeordneten Durchgangsverdrahtungen über die Längserstreckung der Kontakteinrichtung als getrennt zur Kontakteinrichtung herstellbarer Kontaktblock 75 ausgebildet sein, der in eine entsprechende Aufnahme der Kontakteinrichtung im Bereich von dessen Montageabschnitt 6 einsetzbar ist. Zu diesem Zweck kann dieser Kontaktblock und die Kontakteinrichtung selbst zugeordnete komplementäre Verriegelungselemente, beispielsweise Rastelemente aufweisen zur Fixierung des Kontaktblocks an der Kontakteinrichtung. Ein solches System kann neben dem in der Figur angegebenen Kontaktblock bzw. Kontakteinsatz 75 noch weitere Kontaktblöcke bzw. -einsätze zur Bereitstellung von elektrischen Kontakteinrichtungen anderer Arten aufweisen, Kontaktblöcke mit einer anderen Anzahl von Kontaktelementen 70a, b. In dieser Ausführungsform umfasst das erfindungsgemäße System insofern eine Kontakteinrichtung 4, welche im Bereich ihres Montageabschnitts 6 eine beschriebene Aufnahme zur Aufnahme des beschriebenen Kontaktblocks bzw. Kontakteinsatzes 75 aufweist, wobei das System darüber hinaus noch weitere Kontakteinrichtungen anderer Art umfassen kann, bei welchen in deren jeweilige Aufnahme ein Kontaktblock zur Umsetzung einer weiteren Funktion einsetzbar ist. Dabei kann der jeweilige Kontaktblock jeweils Seitenflächen und Stirnseitenflächen aufweisen, wobei seine Seitenflächen zur Anlage an, die Aufnahme der Kontakteinrichtung festlegende Innenflächen in Einsetzlage in der elektrischen Kontakteinrichtung ausgebildet sind.In the described embodiment, the contact elements 70a, b arranged on the respective end face sections 41a, b of the contact device 4 with the associated through-wiring over the longitudinal extent of the contact device can be designed as a contact block 75 that can be produced separately from the contact device and that can be inserted into a corresponding receptacle of the contact device in the area of whose mounting section 6 can be used. For this purpose, this contact block and the contact device itself can have associated complementary locking elements, for example latching elements, for fixing the contact block at the contact device. In addition to the contact block or contact insert 75 indicated in the figure, such a system can also have further contact blocks or contact inserts for providing electrical contact devices of other types, contact blocks with a different number of contact elements 70a, b. In this embodiment, the system according to the invention comprises a contact device 4, which has a described receptacle in the area of its mounting section 6 for receiving the described contact block or contact insert 75, whereby the system can also comprise other contact devices of a different type, in which in their respective Recording a contact block can be used to implement another function. In this case, the respective contact block can each have side surfaces and end faces, with its side surfaces being designed to rest against inner surfaces that fix the receptacle of the contact device in the inserted position in the electrical contact device.

In der beschriebenen Ausführungsform kann vorgesehen sein, dass der Kontakteinsatz 75 keine elektrische Verbindung zum Kontaktabschnitt 5 der Kontakteinrichtung 4, d.h. keine elektrische Verbindung in der Betriebsposition der Bauteile zu den in der Stromleitschiene 3 geführten Leitungsdrähten bzw. Leiter 8 aufweisen. In einer weiteren Ausführungsform kann jedoch auch vorgesehen sein, dass an einer der die Aufnahme der Kontakteinrichtung festlegenden Innenfläche eine Kontaktanordnung vorgesehen ist, welche elektrisch mit dem Kontaktabschnitt der Kontakteinrichtung verbunden ist und welche mechanisch und/oder elektrisch in Eingriff mit einer zugeordneten, an einer Seitenfläche des Kontaktblocks angeordneten Kontaktanordnung in eine Betriebsposition bringbar ist. Bei dieser Ausführungsform kann insofern zusätzlich zu den Anschlusselementen 52 auch im Bereich des Montageabschnitts 6 der Kontakteinrichtung 4 eine elektrische Verbindung zwischen den Kontaktelementen 70a, b und den in der Stromleitschiene 3 verlaufenden Leiter 8 vorgesehen sein.In the embodiment described, it can be provided that the contact insert 75 has no electrical connection to the contact section 5 of the contact device 4, ie no electrical connection in the operating position of the components to the line wires or conductors 8 guided in the current conducting rail 3. In a further embodiment, however, provision can also be made for a contact arrangement to be provided on one of the inner surfaces defining the receptacle of the contact device, which is electrically connected to the contact section of the contact device and which mechanically and/or electrically engages with an associated side surface of the contact block arranged contact arrangement can be brought into an operating position. In this embodiment, in addition to that an electrical connection between the contact elements 70a, b and the conductors 8 running in the conductor rail 3 can also be provided in the region of the mounting section 6 of the contact device 4.

Zur Klarheit der Darstellung der beschriebenen Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Systems zur Bereitstellung einer Leuchte sind in den Figuren 2, 3 Schrägansichten auf das erfindungsgemäße System gezeigt, wobei in Figur 2 die Tragschiene 1 und in Figur 3 darüber hinaus auch die Stromleitschiene 3 und der Kontaktblock 75 entfernt sind. Durch diese Darstellung sind in Figuren 2 die von den verdeckten Kontaktelementen 70b ausgehenden bzw. mit diesen verbundenen zweiten elektrischen Leitern 80 sichtbar, die sich an der Innenseite des Bodenabschnitts 20 des Montagekörpers 2 erstrecken. In der beschriebenen Ausführungsform können die Kontaktelemente 70a, b als Klemmelemente ausgebildet sein, in welche abisolierte Endabschnitte von jeweiligen Leitern 80 eingesteckt sind. Wie aus Figur 3 ersichtlich, können die Kontaktstege 50 der elektrischen Kontaktanordnung 4 in Längsrichtung zueinander versetzte Kontaktstege 50a, b darstellen zur Erleichterung der Kontaktierung mit den in der Stromleitschiene 3 geführten Leitern 8. Die hier etwa rechteckförmig ausgebildete Aufnahme 42 der Kontakteinrichtung ist der ein Kontaktblock 75 einsetzbar.For clarity of illustration of the described embodiment of the system according to the invention for providing a light are in the figures 2 , 3 Shown oblique views of the system according to the invention, wherein in figure 2 the mounting rail 1 and in figure 3 in addition, the conductor rail 3 and the contact block 75 are also removed. Through this representation are in figures 2 the second electrical conductors 80 emanating from the concealed contact elements 70b or connected thereto, which extend on the inside of the base section 20 of the assembly body 2, are visible. In the embodiment described, the contact elements 70a, b can be designed as clamping elements into which stripped end sections of respective conductors 80 are inserted. How out figure 3 As can be seen, the contact webs 50 of the electrical contact arrangement 4 can represent contact webs 50a, b that are offset from one another in the longitudinal direction to facilitate contacting with the conductors 8 guided in the current conducting rail 3. The receptacle 42 of the contact device, which is approximately rectangular in shape here, can be used in a contact block 75.

BezugszeichenlisteReference List

11
Tragschienemounting rail
22
Montagekörperassembly body
33
Stromleitschienepower rail
44
Elektrische KontakteinrichtungElectrical contact device
55
Kontaktabschnittcontact section
66
Montageabschnittassembly section
88th
Leitungsdraht / LeiterLead Wire / Conductor
1010
Bodenabschnittbottom section
13a, b13a, b
Seitenwandabschnittsidewall section
14a, b14a, b
Transversalvorsprungtransverse protrusion
2020
Bodenabschnitt des MontagekörpersBottom section of the mounting body
23a, b23a, b
Seitenwandabschnitt des MontagekörpersSide wall section of the mounting body
24a, b24a, b
Vorsprung/Transversalvorsprungprotrusion/transverse protrusion
3030
Steg der StromleitschieneBridge of the conductor rail
3131
Haltenut / Kanal der StromleitschieneRetaining groove / channel of the conductor rail
32a, b32a, b
Rastarm der StromleitschieneLatching arm of the conductor rail
40a, b40a, b
Längsseitenwandabschnittlongitudinal side wall section
41a, b41a, b
Stirnseitenabschnittface section
4242
Aufnahmerecording
50a, b50a, b
Kontaktstegcontact bar
5252
Anschlusselementconnection element
60a, b60a, b
Haltestegdock
61a, b61a, b
Anlageflächecontact surface
70a, b70a, b
Kontaktelementcontact element
7575
Kontaktblock/Kontakteinsatzcontact block/contact insert
8080
Leiterdirector
XX
Längsrichtunglongitudinal direction
YY
Transversaltrichtungtransverse direction
ZZ
Vertikalrichtungvertical direction

Claims (9)

  1. A system for providing a light, the system comprising a mounting rail (1) elongated in a longitudinal direction (X), on which mounting rail (1) supply lines are arranged, and a mounting body (2) elongated in the longitudinal direction (X), on which mounting body (2) an illuminant and/or another functional element is arranged, the system comprising a current conducting rail (3) elongated in the longitudinal direction (X) and having channels in which conducting wires (8) are arranged, and an electrical contact device (4) having a mounting portion (6) and a contact portion (5) offset from the mounting portion (6) in a vertical direction (Z), and having longitudinal side portions and end face portions, wherein, in an operating position, the mounting rail (1) and the mounting body (2) are fixed to each other, the current conducting rail (3) is fastened to the mounting rail (1), and the contact device (4) is fastened with its mounting portion (6) to the mounting body (2) and is electrically conductively connected with its contact portion (5) to at least some of the conducting wires, wherein the mounting body (2) has a bottom portion and two side wall portions extending away from the bottom portion along a vertical direction (Z), and in the operating position, the mounting portion (6) of the contact device (4) is held pressed against the bottom portion on the mounting body (2), characterized in that in the region of its mounting portion (6), the electrical contact device (4) has, on one of its two face side portions, a plurality of contact elements for receiving and making electrical contact with a respective end portion of a plurality of first electrical conductors and, on the other of the two end face portions, a plurality of contact elements for receiving and making contact with a respective end portion of a plurality of second conductors, the two pluralities of contact elements being electrically connected to one another over the longitudinal extent of the contact device (4) in each case by means of a through conductor, in particular in such a way that a contact element on one of the two front face portions is electrically connected to an associated contact element on the other of the two end face portions.
  2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrical contact device (4) has a receptacle in the region of its mounting portion (6) and in the longitudinal direction (X) between the two end face portions, for receiving a contact block which can be inserted into the receptacle, wherein the contact block has side faces and end faces and the side surfaces are designed for abutment against inner surfaces fixing the receptacle of the contact device in the insertion position in the electrical contact device (4), and the contact block has on one of its end face portions said one plurality of contact elements for receiving and electrically contacting a respective end portion of a plurality of first electrical conductors and on the other of the two end face portions said other plurality of contact elements for receiving and contacting a respective end portion of a plurality of second conductors.
  3. System according to claim 2, characterized in that the receptacle for receiving a contact block is open to the bottom of the mounting body (2) in the installed position and the contact block rests against the bottom of the mounting body (2) in the installed position.
  4. System according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the contact block and the receptacle of the electrical contact device (4) have mutually complementary locking elements, in particular latching elements, for fixing the contact block in the receptacle of the contact device.
  5. System according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the mounting portion (6) of the contact device (4) has, in the installed position, retaining webs on its side wall portions which extend transversely outwards and which each abut an associated transverse projection of a side wall portion of the mounting body (2) for retaining the contact device (4) on the mounting body (2).
  6. System according to claim 5, characterized in that the respective transverse projection of a side wall portion of the mounting body (2) abuts the associated retaining web of the contact device (4) under elastic deflection.
  7. System according to one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that, in addition to the first contact block, for through-contacting in the longitudinal direction of the contact device, the system has at least one further contact block which can be inserted into the receptacle, wherein the at least one further contact block has longitudinal side faces and end faces, and the longitudinal side surfaces are designed for abutment against inner surfaces fixing the receptacle of the contact device in the insertion position in the electrical contact device (4), and the at least one contact block has said at least one plurality of contact elements for receiving and electrically contacting a respective end portion of a plurality of first electrical conductors on one of its end face portions and said the other plurality of contact elements for receiving and contacting a respective end portion of a plurality of second conductors on the other of the two end face portion.
  8. System according to claim 7, characterized in that the respective contact block has side faces and end faces, respectively, these side faces being designed for abutment against inner faces defining the receptacle of the contact device (4) in the insertion position in the electrical contact device (4).
  9. System according to one of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that a contact arrangement is provided on one of the inner surfaces defining the receptacle of the contact device (4), which contact arrangement is electrically connected to the contact portion (5) of the contact device (4) and which contact arrangement can be brought mechanically and/or electrically into engagement with an associated contact arrangement arranged on a side surface of the contact block in an operating position.
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