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EP2515390B1 - Multi-appliance block provided with a means for attachment to a wall - Google Patents

Multi-appliance block provided with a means for attachment to a wall Download PDF

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EP2515390B1
EP2515390B1 EP12290104.4A EP12290104A EP2515390B1 EP 2515390 B1 EP2515390 B1 EP 2515390B1 EP 12290104 A EP12290104 A EP 12290104A EP 2515390 B1 EP2515390 B1 EP 2515390B1
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Jean-Luc Chaumeny
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • 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
    • H01R25/006—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits the coupling part being secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. duplex wall receptacle
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/005—Intermediate parts for distributing signals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R35/00—Flexible or turnable line connectors, i.e. the rotation angle being limited
    • H01R35/04—Turnable line connectors with limited rotation angle with frictional contact members

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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of electrical installations.
  • a power strip includes an electrical plug to engage in the wall outlet, and several outlets that can connect the various electrical devices.
  • This power strip which has no connection cable between the elongated housing and the electrical plugs, is arranged to be directly attached against the mounting wall, via its electrical plugs that plug into the wall socket.
  • the elongated housing described in the document US 5,957,701 comprises, at the free end of its sheath, an eyelet for receiving a fixing screw.
  • an opening is provided at the bottom of the AC module, to accommodate a fixing screw of this AC module on a device support of a socket.
  • the present invention provides a multi-device block aesthetic and more practical to use.
  • the fixing of the block on the wall is performed without tools, taking advantage of the mobility of the connector relative to the elongate housing. It is therefore particularly simple to implement, and allows the user to connect and disconnect the multi-device block easily and as many times as desired.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a multi-device block 1 ready to be connected to a wall outlet 900.
  • front and rear respectively designate the location facing the installer of the multi-device unit 1 on the wall outlet 900 and the location facing the wall outlet 900.
  • the multi-device unit 1 is mainly formed in two parts, including an elongate housing 100 which carries electrical equipment 300 accessible to the user, and a connector 200 which is arranged to connect to the wall socket 900 to power or to communicate with electrical equipment 300.
  • the use of the electrical equipment 300 When the connector 200 is connected to the wall socket 900, the use of the electrical equipment 300 generates high mechanical stresses on the multi-equipment unit 1, which are liable to damage the connector 200 and the wall socket 900 and to alter the quality of the electrical connection between these two elements.
  • a standard requires that the connection between the connector 200 and the wall socket 900 must remain stable, in particular when using the electrical equipment 300.
  • the elongate housing 100 then comprises at least one fastening means 160, separate from the connector 200, by which it is adapted to be fixed to the wall wall 700, away from the wall outlet 900.
  • each fastening means 160 is located inside the overall outline 190 of the elongate housing 100, so that when the elongated housing 100 is viewed from the front, each securing means 160 is masked by the elongated housing 100.
  • the overall contour 190 of the elongate housing 100 is here defined as the outer contour of the side wall 150 of the elongate housing 100 as seen from the front.
  • the contours of the fastening means 160 projecting in the plane of the wall wall 700 are entirely located within the overall contour 190 of the elongate housing 100.
  • the fastening means 160 are located on the elongate housing 100 such that when the connector 200 is properly connected to the wall outlet 900, they do not appear in the view of the user when the user is watching. the multi-device block 1 from the front.
  • wall outlet 900 which is not the subject of the present invention, has a plug function.
  • a receiving shaft 901 of an electrical plug whose bottom is pierced with two openings for access to phase and neutral cells and an opening through which a ground pin protrudes towards the ground. 'before.
  • This wall socket 900 comprises a square 902 finishing plate which aesthetically borders the receiving well 901 and which rests on the wall wall 700.
  • This finishing plate 902 has any thickness.
  • the multi-device block is a power strip 1.
  • Its connector 200 then has an electrical plug 230 adapted to be connected to the receiving well 901 of the wall socket 900.
  • Its electrical equipment 300 for its part, current 300, here the number of three, whose functional parts are formed by receiving wells 301 of electrical plugs.
  • the elongate housing 100 generally has a parallelepipedal shape with a longitudinal axis A2.
  • It has a length of about 380 millimeters, a width of about 80 millimeters, and a thickness of about 50 millimeters.
  • the elongate housing 100 is here composed of a base 110, on the rear face 111 of which the connector 200 emerges, and a cover 120 which closes the base 110 at the front and which gives access through its front face 121 to the wells. receipt 301 of the sockets 300.
  • the base 110 of the elongated housing 100 appears in more detail on the figure 2 .
  • a bottom wall 114 which is slightly curved in width about the longitudinal axis A2 and which is bordered at the front by a lateral wall 115.
  • This recess 112 has a flat bottom 113 which extends over the entire width of the base 110, from the rounded end 101 towards the right end 102, over a length greater than 70 millimeters, here about 90 millimeters.
  • the bottom 113 of this recess 112 is also connected here to the remaining part of the rear face 111 of the base 110 by an inclined edge.
  • the cover 120 of the elongated housing 100 appears in more detail on the figure 1 .
  • a cover 130 As shown in this figure, it is formed in two parts, namely a cover 130 and a finishing plate 140.
  • the cover 130 is more precisely arranged to close the front opening of the base 110.
  • a flat front wall 124 bordered at the rear by a side wall 125 which is arranged to fit on the side wall 115 of the base 110.
  • the side walls 115, 125 of the base 110 and the cover 120 together form the side wall 150 of the elongated housing 100, which defines the above-mentioned overall outline 190.
  • the front wall 124 of the cover 130 has an oblong opening (not visible in the figures) by which the three receptacles 300 are engaged inside the elongated housing 100.
  • the finishing plate 140 is then arranged to close this oblong opening. It has for this purpose a rectangular shape that covers the oblong opening, and is pierced by three rounded windows which emerge receiving wells 301 three outlets 300.
  • the finishing plate 140 is here fixed on the cover 130 via an equipment support (not visible in the figures) which is previously blocked on the cover 130 and on which are fixed the mechanisms of the sockets 300.
  • the lid is made of a single piece.
  • the connector 200 is located on the elongated housing 100 so that its electrical plug 230 emerges from the bottom 113 of the recess 112 provided in the rear face 111 of the base 110.
  • the connector 200 here comprises a tubular sleeve 201 which passes through the elongated housing 100 from one side, from the bottom 113 of the recess 112 to the front wall 124 of the cover 130, along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A2, called main axis A1.
  • This tubular bush 201 has a generally cylindrical rear portion 202 of revolution about the main axis A1, which houses the electrical plug 200, and front portion 203 which is generally cylindrical in revolution around the main axis A1, with a diameter greater than that of the front part 202.
  • the electrical plug 230 has a base 231 which is fixed inside the rear portion 202 of the tubular sleeve 201, so as to be flush with the rear end edge of the tubular sleeve 201.
  • connection pins 232 which emerge at the rear of this base 231 to be able to engage in the phase and neutral cells of the wall outlet 900, as well as two receiving cells 233 which are housed in the 231 base to accommodate the ground pin of the wall socket 700.
  • the front portion 203 of the tubular sleeve 201 which is accessible to the user, houses a fourth socket 240.
  • the socket 240 has for this purpose a base 241 which is fixed inside the tubular sleeve 201, at a distance from its front end edge, to define with the inner face of this tubular sleeve 201 a well of insertion of an electrical plug.
  • the socket 240 also comprises a ground pin 242 which emerges at the front of the base 241, and two receiving cells 243 of the pins of an electric plug, which are housed in the base 241.
  • These electrical contact elements are, like those of the sockets 300, connected to the contact elements of the electrical plug 230, so that the wall socket 900 can supply power to all four outlets 240, 300 of power strip 1.
  • the connector 200 is rotatably mounted on the elongate housing 100 around the main axis A1.
  • the connector 200 is mounted to move in translation on the elongated housing 100 along the same main axis A1.
  • the connector 200 and the elongated housing 100 thus have two degrees of relative mobility.
  • the base 110 has for this purpose two circular openings 117, 137 centered on the main axis A1, which are respectively provided in the bottom 113 of the recess 112 of the base 110 and in the front wall 124 of the cover 130, and through which is engaged the connector 200.
  • the circular opening 117 provided in the base 110 has a diameter equal to the diameter of the rear portion 202 of the tubular sleeve 201 of the connector 200. It is lined, on the inside of the base 110, by a sleeve 118 which guides the tubular sleeve in translation and in rotation along the main axis A1.
  • the circular opening 137 provided in the cover 130 has a diameter equal to the diameter of the front portion 203 of the tubular sleeve 201 of the connector 200. It is lined, on the outside of the cover 230, by a peripheral rim 138 which participates in guiding the tubular sleeve in translation and in rotation along the main axis A1.
  • the connector 200 is here free to pivot relative to the elongate housing 100 over a complete revolution, that is to say with an amplitude of 360 degrees.
  • the electrical plug 230 of the connector 200 plugged into the wall socket 900, it is possible to rotate the elongated housing 100 to orient it in the desired direction.
  • abutment means for limiting the mobility of the connector 200 to a single revolution, so as to prevent the connection cables that connect the electrical plug 230 to the power outlets 240, 300 do not twist excessively , at the risk of disconnecting.
  • indexing means 170, 270 for locking the elongated housing 100 relative to the connector 200 in at least two stable angular positions.
  • indexing means 170, 270 are provided for locking the elongate housing 100 relative to the connector 200 in four stable angular positions spaced two by two by 90 degrees.
  • these indexing means comprise for this purpose, projecting from the inner face of the cover 130, a tubular ring 170 which is centered on the main axis A1 and which surrounds the connector 200.
  • T-shaped members 270 which are radially from the outer face of the tubular sleeve 201, in four directions spaced two by two by 90 degrees, and whose arms cooperate with cavities 171 provided hollow in the inner face of the tubular ring 170.
  • the arms of these four members 270 are for this purpose elastically deformable and have free ends in the form of bulbs 273.
  • the cavities 171 provided in the inner face of the tubular ring 170 are for their number eight and are distributed in such a way that they can simultaneously accommodate all the bulbs 273 of the members 270.
  • stop means for limiting the amplitude of translation forward and back of the connector 200 relative to the elongate housing 100.
  • abutment means comprise, on the elongated housing 100 and on the connector 200, front abutment faces 116, 216 adapted to bear against each other when the connector 200 is in extreme forward position on the elongate housing 100, and rear abutment faces 126, 226 adapted to bear against each other when the connector 200 is in extreme rear position on the elongated housing 100.
  • the front stop face 126 provided on the elongate housing 100 is formed by the portion of the inner face of the cover 130 which borders the opening 137.
  • the front stop face 226 provided on the connector 200 is as to it is formed by the front face of the organs 270.
  • the rear stop face 116 provided on the elongated housing 100 is formed by the end edge of the sleeve 118 which borders the opening 117 provided on the base 110.
  • the rear stop face 216 provided on the connector 200 is in turn formed by a shoulder provided on the outer face of the front portion 202 of the tubular sleeve 201.
  • the amplitude of the translation of the connector 200 relative to the elongate housing 100 is here equal to 6 millimeters.
  • the two attachment means 160 of the elongate housing 100 on the wall wall 700 are arranged to cooperate with two complementary fastening means 800 previously fixed to the wall wall 700 (see FIG. figure 9 ).
  • buttons 800 are each in the form of a washer 803 which is traversed by a central opening 801 for the passage of a fixing screw 750 ( figure 9 ) and which carries at the rear a peripheral rim 802 bordering this central opening 801.
  • each button 800 to the wall wall 700, to thread a fastening screw 750 through the central opening 801 of the button 800, then to screw it into the wall wall 700 until his head comes in support against the front face of the washer 803.
  • the button 800 is pressed against the wall wall 700 by its peripheral rim 802, so that one day appears between the rear face of the washer 803 and the wall wall 700.
  • the fastening means 160 provided at the rear of the base 110 of the elongated housing 100 are then provided to hook and unhook manually from these complementary fastening means 800, without the aid of any tool.
  • fixing means 160 are for this purpose here hooking means, provided for hooking and unhooking buttons 800 to favor the rotation of the elongated housing 100 relative to the connector 200 about the main axis A1, when the connector 200 is connected to the wall socket 900.
  • each fastening means 160 generally comprises a hollow cavity 161 in the rear face 111 of the base 110, and a return 165 which extends away from the bottom 162 of this cavity 161 to delimit therewith a groove adapted to cooperate with the corresponding 800 button.
  • Each cavity 161 is here formed by a flat which, because of the convexity of the rear wall 114 of the base 110, extends recessed in the rear face 111 of the base 110.
  • This flat surface extends in length over the entire width of the base 110 of the elongate housing 100, and over a width slightly greater than the diameter of the buttons 800. It is delimited between two straight flanges 163 which extend in the thickness of the wall rear 114 of the base 110.
  • each cavity 161 The return provided on each cavity 161 is formed by a tab 165 which runs along a central portion of one of the right flanges 163 of the cavity 161, so as to overhang the bottom 162 of the cavity 161.
  • This tab 165 s extends more precisely parallel to the bottom 162 of this cavity 161, and at a distance therefrom which is substantially equal to the thickness of the washers 803 of the buttons 800.
  • the tabs 165 thus define with the cavities 161 engagement grooves adapted to engage the washers 803 of the buttons 800.
  • the cavities 161 can engage the buttons 800 and the tabs 165 can engage under the washers 803 of these buttons 800, regardless of the direction of rotation of the elongated housing 100 relative to the connector 200.
  • the width of the cavities 161, slightly greater than the diameter of the washers 803 of the buttons 800, allows the cavities 161 to engage the buttons 800, even if the buttons 800 are slightly off-center with respect to the ideal positions to which they should have been set.
  • the facing faces of washers 803 and tabs 165 are notched.
  • the installer must therefore exert a force on the elongate housing 100 to allow the tabs 165 to engage under the washers 803, thereby locking the elongated housing 100 in position relative to the connector 200, and thus with respect to the wall wall 700.
  • the introduction of the power strip 1 on the wall wall 700 is then performed as follows.
  • the first operation consists in fixing the two buttons 800 to the wall wall 700, by means of two fixing screws 750.
  • buttons 800 are positioned along a horizontal axis, so as to install the power strip 1 horizontally. They are more precisely fixed on the wall wall 700 at distances from the center of the wall outlet 900 which are equal to the distances separating the cavities 161 from the center of the connector 200.
  • the second operation consists in plugging the electrical plug 230 of the connector 200 into the receiving well 901 of the wall socket 900.
  • This second operation is performed in such a way that the elongate housing extends substantially vertically.
  • the recess 112 provided recessed in the rear face 111 of the base 110, on the side of its rounded end 101, allows the base 110 not to abut against the finish plate 902 of the wall outlet 900 when the rest of the rear face 111 of the base 110 bears against the wall wall 700, regardless of the thickness of the finishing plate 902.
  • the third operation is to tilt the elongated housing 100 a quarter turn around the main axis A1, keeping the rear face 111 of the base 110 against the wall wall 700, so that the cavities 161 can engage on the buttons 800 and that the tabs 165 can come into engagement behind the washers 803 of the buttons 800.
  • the installer then stops forcing the elongate housing 100 to pivot about the main axis A1 when he perceives that the means for indexing the rotation of the elongate housing 100 relative to the connector 200 are engaged, which means that the elongate housing 100 extends horizontally.
  • manifold block 1 is ready for use.
  • the electrical equipment 601, 602, 603 have functions other than functions of power outlets.
  • one of the electrical devices 601 to have a USB socket function (for charging an electrical device), for another of the electrical devices 602 to have an optical fiber tap function (for transmission data), and that the last of the electrical equipment 603 has a network or telephone socket function.
  • the connector opens only on the rear face of the base of the elongate housing 100, and therefore does not provide access to an additional socket on the front face.
  • the connector comprises, not a conventional electrical plug, but rather a plug specially designed for powering and communicating with the three electrical appliances 601, 602, 603.
  • the connector has no translational mobility with respect to the elongate housing.
  • the means for fixing the elongate housing on the wall wall are in different forms.

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DOMAINE TECHNIQUE AUQUEL SE RAPPORTE L'INVENTIONTECHNICAL FIELD TO WHICH THE INVENTION REFERS

La présente invention concerne, de manière générale, le domaine des installations électriques.The present invention relates generally to the field of electrical installations.

Elle concerne plus particulièrement un bloc multi-appareillages destiné à être monté sur une paroi de montage, tel que défini dans le préambule de la revendication 1.It relates more particularly to a multi-equipment unit intended to be mounted on a mounting wall, as defined in the preamble of claim 1.

ARRIERE-PLAN TECHNOLOGIQUEBACKGROUND

Parmi les différents types de blocs multi-appareillages connus, on distingue notamment les blocs multiprises, permettant de connecter divers appareils électriques à une même prise murale.Among the various types of known multi-equipment blocks, there are in particular power strips, for connecting various electrical devices to a single wall outlet.

Généralement, un bloc multiprise comprend une fiche électrique à engager dans la prise murale, et plusieurs prises de courant auxquelles peuvent se connecter les divers appareils électriques.Generally, a power strip includes an electrical plug to engage in the wall outlet, and several outlets that can connect the various electrical devices.

On connaît du document US 5 957 701 un bloc multiprise tel que précité, dans lequel le boîtier allongé est réalisé en deux parties télescopiques, dont un fourreau qui porte en face avant des prises de courant, et un corps sur la face arrière duquel émergent des fiches électriques. De cette manière, le bloc multiprise présente une longueur ajustable.Document is known US 5,957,701 a multiple power unit as mentioned above, wherein the elongate housing is made of two telescopic parts, including a sheath which carries on the front of power outlets, and a body on the rear face of which emerge electrical plugs. In this way, the power strip has an adjustable length.

Ce bloc multiprise, qui est dépourvu de câble de connexion entre le boîtier allongé et les fiches électriques, est donc agencé pour être rapporté directement contre la paroi de montage, via ses fiches électriques qui se branchent dans la prise murale.This power strip, which has no connection cable between the elongated housing and the electrical plugs, is arranged to be directly attached against the mounting wall, via its electrical plugs that plug into the wall socket.

Un tel bloc multiprise doit alors satisfaire des normes relatives à la robustesse de sa fixation sur la paroi de montage. Le respect de ces normes permet ainsi d'éviter que les efforts exercés sur le bloc multiprise ne détériorent la prise murale.Such a manifold block must then meet standards relating to the robustness of its attachment to the mounting wall. The respect of these standards thus makes it possible to avoid that the forces exerted on the power strip do not deteriorate the wall socket.

Pour répondre à ces normes, le boîtier allongé décrit dans le document US 5 957 701 comporte, à l'extrémité libre de son fourreau, un oeillet d'accueil d'une vis de fixation.To meet these standards, the elongated housing described in the document US 5,957,701 comprises, at the free end of its sheath, an eyelet for receiving a fixing screw.

Cette solution s'avère en pratique peu esthétique puisqu'elle laisse alors la tête de vis visible par l'usager.This solution is practically unattractive since it leaves the screw head visible to the user.

Elle est en outre peu pratique puisque, l'oeillet étant situé de manière directement adjacente à la paroi latérale du boîtier allongé, la mise en place de la vis et son vissage s'avèrent délicats pour l'installateur.It is also inconvenient since, the eyelet being located so directly adjacent to the side wall of the elongated housing, the establishment of the screw and its screwing are difficult for the installer.

On connaît également du document US2004/218411 un convertisseur AC/DC, comprenant un module AC et un module DC qui présentent des formes complémentaires.Document is also known US2004 / 218411 an AC / DC converter, comprising an AC module and a DC module which have complementary shapes.

Dans ce document, une ouverture est prévue au fond du module AC, pour accueillir une vis de fixation de ce module AC sur un support d'appareillage d'une prise de courant.In this document, an opening is provided at the bottom of the AC module, to accommodate a fixing screw of this AC module on a device support of a socket.

Ici encore, la fixation du convertisseur AC/DC par vis s'avère peu pratique à mettre en oeuvre, puisqu'elle nécessite un outil et qu'il est nécessaire de retirer le module DC du module AC pour accéder à l'ouverture d'accueil de cette vis.Here again, fixing the AC / DC converter by screw proves impractical to implement, since it requires a tool and it is necessary to remove the DC module from the AC module to access the opening of welcome this screw.

OBJET DE L'INVENTIONOBJECT OF THE INVENTION

Afin de remédier aux inconvénients précités de l'état de la technique, la présente invention propose un bloc multi-appareillages esthétique et plus pratique à l'usage.In order to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the state of the art, the present invention provides a multi-device block aesthetic and more practical to use.

Plus particulièrement, on propose selon l'invention un bloc multi-appareillages tel que défini dans la revendication 1.More particularly, there is provided according to the invention a multi-device block as defined in claim 1.

Ainsi, grâce à l'invention, la fixation du bloc sur la paroi est réalisée sans outil, en profitant de la mobilité du connecteur par rapport au boîtier allongé. Elle est donc particulièrement simple à mettre en oeuvre, et permet à l'utilisateur de brancher et débrancher le bloc multi-appareillages facilement et autant de fois qu'il le souhaite.Thus, thanks to the invention, the fixing of the block on the wall is performed without tools, taking advantage of the mobility of the connector relative to the elongate housing. It is therefore particularly simple to implement, and allows the user to connect and disconnect the multi-device block easily and as many times as desired.

D'autres caractéristiques avantageuses et non limitatives du bloc multi-appareillages conforme à l'invention sont définies dans les revendications 2 à 14.Other advantageous and non-limiting characteristics of the multi-equipment unit according to the invention are defined in claims 2 to 14.

DESCRIPTION DETAILLEE D'UN EXEMPLE DE REALISATIONDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT

La description qui va suivre en regard des dessins annexés, donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, fera bien comprendre en quoi consiste l'invention et comment elle peut être réalisée.The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, given as non-limiting examples, will make it clear what the invention consists of and how it can be achieved.

Sur les dessins annexés :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en perspective d'un bloc multi-appareillages selon l'invention, en position pour être branché dans une prise murale,
  • la figure 2 est une vue schématique en perspective du bloc multi-appareillages de la figure 1, vu sous un angle différent,
  • les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues en coupe du boîtier allongé et du connecteur du bloc multi-appareillages de la figure 1, représentés en deux positions différentes,
  • la figure 5 est une vue en coupe selon le plan A-A de la figure 1,
  • les figures 6 et 7 sont des vues schématiques de dessus du bloc multi-appareillages de la figure 1, branché sur des prises murales d'épaisseurs différentes,
  • la figure 8 est une vue de détail de la figure 2,
  • la figure 9 est une vue schématique de face du bloc multi-appareillages de la figure 1, illustrant son montage sur une paroi murale, et
  • la figure 10 est une vue schématique de face d'une variante de réalisation du bloc multi-appareillages de la figure 1.
In the accompanying drawings:
  • the figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a multi-device block according to the invention, in position to be plugged into a wall socket,
  • the figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of the multi-device block of the figure 1 , seen from a different angle,
  • the Figures 3 and 4 are sectional views of the elongate housing and the connector of the multi-device block of the figure 1 , represented in two different positions,
  • the figure 5 is a sectional view according to the plane AA of the figure 1 ,
  • the Figures 6 and 7 are schematic top views of the multi-device block of the figure 1 , plugged into wall outlets of different thicknesses,
  • the figure 8 is a detail view of the figure 2 ,
  • the figure 9 is a schematic front view of the multi-device block of the figure 1 , illustrating its mounting on a wall, and
  • the figure 10 is a schematic front view of an alternative embodiment of the multi-device block of the figure 1 .

En préliminaire on notera que les éléments identiques ou similaires des différentes variantes de réalisation de l'invention représentées sur les différentes figures seront, dans la mesure du possible, référencés par les mêmes signes de référence et ne seront pas décrits à chaque fois.As a preliminary, it will be noted that the identical or similar elements of the different embodiments of the invention shown in the different figures will, as far as possible, be referenced by the same reference signs and will not be described each time.

Sur la figure 1, on a représenté schématiquement un bloc multi-appareillages 1 prêt à être branché à une prise murale 900.On the figure 1 schematically shows a multi-device block 1 ready to be connected to a wall outlet 900.

Dans la suite de la description, les termes « avant » et « arrière » désigneront alors respectivement le lieu tourné vers l'installateur du bloc multi-appareillages 1 sur la prise murale 900 et le lieu tourné vers la prise murale 900.In the remainder of the description, the terms "front" and "rear" respectively designate the location facing the installer of the multi-device unit 1 on the wall outlet 900 and the location facing the wall outlet 900.

Le bloc multi-appareillages 1 est principalement formé en deux parties, dont un boîtier allongé 100 qui porte des appareillages électriques 300 accessibles à l'utilisateur, et un connecteur 200 qui est agencé pour se brancher à la prise murale 900 afin d'alimenter ou de communiquer avec les appareillages électriques 300.The multi-device unit 1 is mainly formed in two parts, including an elongate housing 100 which carries electrical equipment 300 accessible to the user, and a connector 200 which is arranged to connect to the wall socket 900 to power or to communicate with electrical equipment 300.

Lorsque le connecteur 200 est branché à la prise murale 900, l'utilisation des appareillages électriques 300 génère de fortes contraintes mécaniques sur le bloc multi-appareillages 1, qui sont susceptibles de détériorer le connecteur 200 et la prise murale 900 et d'altérer la qualité de la connexion électrique entre ces deux éléments.When the connector 200 is connected to the wall socket 900, the use of the electrical equipment 300 generates high mechanical stresses on the multi-equipment unit 1, which are liable to damage the connector 200 and the wall socket 900 and to alter the quality of the electrical connection between these two elements.

Ainsi, une norme impose que la connexion entre le connecteur 200 et la prise murale 900 doit rester stable, en particulier lors de l'utilisation des appareillages électriques 300.Thus, a standard requires that the connection between the connector 200 and the wall socket 900 must remain stable, in particular when using the electrical equipment 300.

Le boîtier allongé 100 comporte alors au moins un moyen de fixation 160, distinct du connecteur 200, par lequel il est adapté à se fixer à la paroi murale 700, à distance de la prise murale 900.The elongate housing 100 then comprises at least one fastening means 160, separate from the connector 200, by which it is adapted to be fixed to the wall wall 700, away from the wall outlet 900.

Il comporte en l'espèce deux moyens de fixation 160 identiques, situés à des distances différentes du connecteur 200.It comprises in this case two identical fixing means 160 located at different distances from the connector 200.

Selon une caractéristique particulièrement avantageuse de l'invention, chaque moyen de fixation 160 est situé à l'intérieur du contour hors-tout 190 du boîtier allongé 100, de telle manière que, lorsque le boîtier allongé 100 est vu de l'avant, chaque moyen de fixation 160 est masqué par le boîtier allongé 100.According to a particularly advantageous feature of the invention, each fastening means 160 is located inside the overall outline 190 of the elongate housing 100, so that when the elongated housing 100 is viewed from the front, each securing means 160 is masked by the elongated housing 100.

Le contour hors-tout 190 du boîtier allongé 100 est ici défini comme le contour extérieur de la paroi latérale 150 du boîtier allongé 100, vu par l'avant.The overall contour 190 of the elongate housing 100 is here defined as the outer contour of the side wall 150 of the elongate housing 100 as seen from the front.

Ainsi, lorsque le connecteur 200 est branché à la prise murale 900, les contours des moyens de fixation 160 en projection dans le plan de la paroi murale 700 sont entièrement situés à l'intérieur du contour hors-tout 190 du boîtier allongé 100.Thus, when the connector 200 is connected to the wall outlet 900, the contours of the fastening means 160 projecting in the plane of the wall wall 700 are entirely located within the overall contour 190 of the elongate housing 100.

Par conséquent, les moyens de fixation 160 sont situés sur le boîtier allongé 100 de telle manière que, lorsque le connecteur 200 est correctement branché à la prise murale 900, ils n'apparaissent pas à la vue de l'utilisateur lorsque celui-ci regarde le bloc multi-appareillages 1 par l'avant.Therefore, the fastening means 160 are located on the elongate housing 100 such that when the connector 200 is properly connected to the wall outlet 900, they do not appear in the view of the user when the user is watching. the multi-device block 1 from the front.

Telle que représentée sur la figure 1, la prise murale 900, qui ne fait pas l'objet de la présente invention, présente une fonction de prise de courant.As represented on the figure 1 , wall outlet 900, which is not the subject of the present invention, has a plug function.

Elle comporte à cet effet un puits de réception 901 d'une fiche électrique dont le fond est percé de deux ouvertures d'accès à des alvéoles de phase et de neutre et d'une ouverture traversée par une broche de terre qui fait saillie vers l'avant.It comprises for this purpose a receiving shaft 901 of an electrical plug whose bottom is pierced with two openings for access to phase and neutral cells and an opening through which a ground pin protrudes towards the ground. 'before.

Cette prise murale 900 comporte une plaque de finition 902 carrée qui borde esthétiquement le puits de réception 901 et qui s'appuie sur la paroi murale 700. Cette plaque de finition 902 présente une épaisseur quelconque.This wall socket 900 comprises a square 902 finishing plate which aesthetically borders the receiving well 901 and which rests on the wall wall 700. This finishing plate 902 has any thickness.

Ici, tel qu'il est représenté sur les figures 1 à 9, le bloc multi-appareillages est un bloc multiprise 1.Here, as represented on the Figures 1 to 9 , the multi-device block is a power strip 1.

Son connecteur 200 comporte alors une fiche électrique 230 adaptée à se brancher dans le puits de réception 901 de la prise murale 900.Its connector 200 then has an electrical plug 230 adapted to be connected to the receiving well 901 of the wall socket 900.

Ses appareillages électriques 300 comportent quant à eux des prises de courant 300, ici au nombre de trois, dont les parties fonctionnelles sont formées par des puits de réception 301 de fiches électriques.Its electrical equipment 300, for its part, current 300, here the number of three, whose functional parts are formed by receiving wells 301 of electrical plugs.

Tel que cela apparaît sur les figures 1 et 2, le boîtier allongé 100 présente globalement une forme parallélépipédique d'axe longitudinal A2.As it appears on the Figures 1 and 2 , the elongate housing 100 generally has a parallelepipedal shape with a longitudinal axis A2.

Il présente une longueur d'environ 380 millimètres, une largeur d'environ 80 millimètres, et une épaisseur d'environ 50 millimètres.It has a length of about 380 millimeters, a width of about 80 millimeters, and a thickness of about 50 millimeters.

Il présente une extrémité arrondie 101, au niveau de laquelle est situé le connecteur 200, et une extrémité droite 102 du côté de laquelle sont situées les prises de courant 300.It has a rounded end 101, at which the connector 200 is located, and a straight end 102 on the side of which are located the sockets 300.

Le boîtier allongé 100 est ici composé d'un socle 110, sur la face arrière 111 duquel émerge le connecteur 200, et d'un couvercle 120 qui ferme le socle 110 à l'avant et qui donne accès par sa face avant 121 aux puits de réception 301 des prises de courant 300.The elongate housing 100 is here composed of a base 110, on the rear face 111 of which the connector 200 emerges, and a cover 120 which closes the base 110 at the front and which gives access through its front face 121 to the wells. receipt 301 of the sockets 300.

Le socle 110 du boîtier allongé 100 apparaît plus en détail sur la figure 2.The base 110 of the elongated housing 100 appears in more detail on the figure 2 .

Tel que représenté sur cette figure, il comporte une paroi de fond 114 qui est légèrement courbée en largeur autour de l'axe longitudinal A2 et qui est bordée à l'avant par une paroi latéral 115.As shown in this figure, it comprises a bottom wall 114 which is slightly curved in width about the longitudinal axis A2 and which is bordered at the front by a lateral wall 115.

Il présente, du côté de l'extrémité arrondie 101, un renfoncement 112 en creux dans sa face arrière 111, qui présente une profondeur d'environ 13 millimètres.It has, on the side of the rounded end 101, a recess 112 recessed in its rear face 111, which has a depth of about 13 millimeters.

Ce renfoncement 112 présente un fond 113 plat qui s'étend sur toute la largeur du socle 110, depuis l'extrémité arrondie 101 en direction de l'extrémité droite 102, sur une longueur supérieure à 70 millimètres, ici d'environ 90 millimètres. Le fond 113 de ce renfoncement 112 se raccorde par ailleurs ici à la partie restante de la face arrière 111 du socle 110 par un bord incliné.This recess 112 has a flat bottom 113 which extends over the entire width of the base 110, from the rounded end 101 towards the right end 102, over a length greater than 70 millimeters, here about 90 millimeters. The bottom 113 of this recess 112 is also connected here to the remaining part of the rear face 111 of the base 110 by an inclined edge.

Le couvercle 120 du boîtier allongé 100 apparaît quant à lui plus en détail sur la figure 1.The cover 120 of the elongated housing 100 appears in more detail on the figure 1 .

Tel que représenté sur cette figure, il est formé en deux parties, à savoir un capot 130 et une plaque de finition 140.As shown in this figure, it is formed in two parts, namely a cover 130 and a finishing plate 140.

Le capot 130 est plus précisément agencé pour fermer l'ouverture avant du socle 110.The cover 130 is more precisely arranged to close the front opening of the base 110.

Il comporte à cet effet une paroi frontale 124 plane, bordée à l'arrière par une paroi latérale 125 qui est agencée pour s'emboîter sur la paroi latérale 115 du socle 110.It comprises for this purpose a flat front wall 124, bordered at the rear by a side wall 125 which is arranged to fit on the side wall 115 of the base 110.

Les parois latérales 115, 125 du socle 110 et du couvercle 120 forment ainsi ensemble la paroi latérale 150 du boîtier allongé 100, qui définit le contour hors-tout 190 précité.The side walls 115, 125 of the base 110 and the cover 120 together form the side wall 150 of the elongated housing 100, which defines the above-mentioned overall outline 190.

La paroi frontale 124 du capot 130 présente une ouverture oblongue (non visible sur les figures) par laquelle les trois prises de courant 300 sont engagées à l'intérieur du boîtier allongé 100.The front wall 124 of the cover 130 has an oblong opening (not visible in the figures) by which the three receptacles 300 are engaged inside the elongated housing 100.

La plaque de finition 140 est alors agencée pour fermer cette ouverture oblongue. Elle présente à cet effet une forme rectangulaire qui permet de recouvrir cette ouverture oblongue, et est percée de trois fenêtres arrondies desquelles émergent les puits de réception 301 des trois prises de courant 300.The finishing plate 140 is then arranged to close this oblong opening. It has for this purpose a rectangular shape that covers the oblong opening, and is pierced by three rounded windows which emerge receiving wells 301 three outlets 300.

La plaque de finition 140 est ici fixée sur le capot 130 via un support d'appareillage (non visible sur les figures) qui est préalablement bloqué sur le capot 130 et sur lequel sont fixés les mécanismes des prises de courant 300.The finishing plate 140 is here fixed on the cover 130 via an equipment support (not visible in the figures) which is previously blocked on the cover 130 and on which are fixed the mechanisms of the sockets 300.

En variante, on pourrait également prévoir que le couvercle soit réalisé d'une seule pièce monobloc.Alternatively, one could also provide that the lid is made of a single piece.

Tel que représenté sur la figure 2, le connecteur 200 est situé sur le boîtier allongé 100 de telle manière que sa fiche électrique 230 émerge du fond 113 du renfoncement 112 prévu en creux dans la face arrière 111 du socle 110.As shown on the figure 2 , the connector 200 is located on the elongated housing 100 so that its electrical plug 230 emerges from the bottom 113 of the recess 112 provided in the rear face 111 of the base 110.

Comme le montrent mieux les figures 3 et 4, le connecteur 200 comporte ici une douille tubulaire 201 qui traverse le boîtier allongé 100 de part en part, depuis le fond 113 du renfoncement 112 jusqu'à la paroi frontale 124 du capot 130, suivant un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal A2, appelé axe principal A1.As the Figures 3 and 4 , the connector 200 here comprises a tubular sleeve 201 which passes through the elongated housing 100 from one side, from the bottom 113 of the recess 112 to the front wall 124 of the cover 130, along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A2, called main axis A1.

Cette douille tubulaire 201 présente une partie arrière 202 globalement cylindrique de révolution autour de l'axe principal A1, qui loge la fiche électrique 200, et partie avant 203 globalement cylindrique de révolution autour de l'axe principal A1, de diamètre supérieur à celui de la partie avant 202.This tubular bush 201 has a generally cylindrical rear portion 202 of revolution about the main axis A1, which houses the electrical plug 200, and front portion 203 which is generally cylindrical in revolution around the main axis A1, with a diameter greater than that of the front part 202.

Comme le montre mieux la figure 8, la fiche électrique 230 comporte une embase 231 qui est fixée à l'intérieur de la partie arrière 202 de la douille tubulaire 201, de manière à affleurer le bord d'extrémité arrière de la douille tubulaire 201.As best shown by the figure 8 , the electrical plug 230 has a base 231 which is fixed inside the rear portion 202 of the tubular sleeve 201, so as to be flush with the rear end edge of the tubular sleeve 201.

Elle comporte également deux broches de connexion 232 qui émergent à l'arrière de cette embase 231 pour pouvoir s'engager dans les alvéoles de phase et de neutre de la prise murale 900, ainsi que deux alvéoles de réception 233 qui sont logées dans l'embase 231 pour pouvoir accueillir la broche de terre de la prise murale 700.It also comprises two connection pins 232 which emerge at the rear of this base 231 to be able to engage in the phase and neutral cells of the wall outlet 900, as well as two receiving cells 233 which are housed in the 231 base to accommodate the ground pin of the wall socket 700.

Avantageusement, la partie avant 203 de la douille tubulaire 201, qui est accessible à l'usager, loge une quatrième prise de courant 240.Advantageously, the front portion 203 of the tubular sleeve 201, which is accessible to the user, houses a fourth socket 240.

Comme le montrent mieux les figures 3 et 4, la prise de courant 240 comporte à cet effet une embase 241 qui est fixée à l'intérieur de la douille tubulaire 201, à distance de son bord d'extrémité avant, pour délimiter avec la face intérieure de cette douille tubulaire 201 un puits d'insertion d'une fiche électrique.As the Figures 3 and 4 , the socket 240 has for this purpose a base 241 which is fixed inside the tubular sleeve 201, at a distance from its front end edge, to define with the inner face of this tubular sleeve 201 a well of insertion of an electrical plug.

Comme le montre la figure 1, la prise de courant 240 comporte également une broche de terre 242 qui émerge à l'avant de l'embase 241, ainsi que deux alvéoles de réception 243 des broches d'une fiche électrique, qui sont logées dans l'embase 241. Ces éléments de contact électrique sont, à l'instar de ceux des prises de courant 300, connectés aux éléments de contact de la fiche électrique 230, de manière que la prise murale 900 puisse alimenter en courant l'ensemble des quatre prises de courant 240, 300 du bloc multiprise 1.As shown in figure 1 , the socket 240 also comprises a ground pin 242 which emerges at the front of the base 241, and two receiving cells 243 of the pins of an electric plug, which are housed in the base 241. These electrical contact elements are, like those of the sockets 300, connected to the contact elements of the electrical plug 230, so that the wall socket 900 can supply power to all four outlets 240, 300 of power strip 1.

Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, le connecteur 200 est monté mobile en rotation sur le boîtier allongé 100 autour de l'axe principal A1.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the connector 200 is rotatably mounted on the elongate housing 100 around the main axis A1.

Selon une autre caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, le connecteur 200 est monté mobile en translation sur le boîtier allongé 100 suivant ce même axe principal A1.According to another advantageous characteristic of the invention, the connector 200 is mounted to move in translation on the elongated housing 100 along the same main axis A1.

Le connecteur 200 et le boîtier allongé 100 présentent donc deux degrés de mobilités relatives.The connector 200 and the elongated housing 100 thus have two degrees of relative mobility.

Le socle 110 présente pour cela deux ouvertures circulaires 117, 137 centrées sur l'axe principal A1, qui sont respectivement prévues dans le fond 113 du renfoncement 112 du socle 110 et dans la paroi frontale 124 du capot 130, et au travers desquelles est engagé le connecteur 200.The base 110 has for this purpose two circular openings 117, 137 centered on the main axis A1, which are respectively provided in the bottom 113 of the recess 112 of the base 110 and in the front wall 124 of the cover 130, and through which is engaged the connector 200.

L'ouverture circulaire 117 prévue dans le socle 110 présente un diamètre égal au diamètre de la partie arrière 202 de la douille tubulaire 201 du connecteur 200. Elle est bordée, du côté intérieur du socle 110, par un manchon 118 qui permet de guider la douille tubulaire en translation et en rotation suivant l'axe principal A1.The circular opening 117 provided in the base 110 has a diameter equal to the diameter of the rear portion 202 of the tubular sleeve 201 of the connector 200. It is lined, on the inside of the base 110, by a sleeve 118 which guides the tubular sleeve in translation and in rotation along the main axis A1.

L'ouverture circulaire 137 prévue dans le capot 130 présente un diamètre égal au diamètre de la partie avant 203 de la douille tubulaire 201 du connecteur 200. Elle est bordée, du côté extérieur du capot 230, par un rebord périphérique 138 qui participe au guidage de la douille tubulaire en translation et en rotation suivant l'axe principal A1.The circular opening 137 provided in the cover 130 has a diameter equal to the diameter of the front portion 203 of the tubular sleeve 201 of the connector 200. It is lined, on the outside of the cover 230, by a peripheral rim 138 which participates in guiding the tubular sleeve in translation and in rotation along the main axis A1.

Le connecteur 200 est ici libre de pivoter par rapport au boîtier allongé 100 sur une révolution complète, c'est-à-dire avec une amplitude de 360 degrés. Ainsi, une fois la fiche électrique 230 du connecteur 200 branchée dans la prise murale 900, il est possible de faire pivoter le boîtier allongé 100 afin de l'orienter dans la direction souhaitée.The connector 200 is here free to pivot relative to the elongate housing 100 over a complete revolution, that is to say with an amplitude of 360 degrees. Thus, once the electrical plug 230 of the connector 200 plugged into the wall socket 900, it is possible to rotate the elongated housing 100 to orient it in the desired direction.

Il est toutefois prévu des moyens de butée (non représentés) pour limiter la mobilité du connecteur 200 à une unique révolution, de manière à éviter que les câbles de connexion qui relient la fiche électrique 230 aux prises de courant 240, 300 ne se tordent exagérément, au risque de se déconnecter.However, there is provided abutment means (not shown) for limiting the mobility of the connector 200 to a single revolution, so as to prevent the connection cables that connect the electrical plug 230 to the power outlets 240, 300 do not twist excessively , at the risk of disconnecting.

Comme le montre la figure 5, il est par ailleurs prévu des moyens d'indexation 170, 270 pour bloquer le boîtier allongé 100 par rapport au connecteur 200 en au moins deux positions angulaires stables.As shown in figure 5 , there is further provided indexing means 170, 270 for locking the elongated housing 100 relative to the connector 200 in at least two stable angular positions.

Ici, ces moyens d'indexation 170, 270 sont prévus pour bloquer le boîtier allongé 100 par rapport au connecteur 200 en quatre positions angulaires stables écartées deux à deux de 90 degrés.Here, these indexing means 170, 270 are provided for locking the elongate housing 100 relative to the connector 200 in four stable angular positions spaced two by two by 90 degrees.

Comme le montrent les figures 4 et 5, ces moyens d'indexation comportent à cet effet, en saillie de la face intérieure du capot 130, une couronne tubulaire 170 qui est centrée sur l'axe principal A1 et qui entoure le connecteur 200.As shown by figures 4 and 5 these indexing means comprise for this purpose, projecting from the inner face of the cover 130, a tubular ring 170 which is centered on the main axis A1 and which surrounds the connector 200.

Ils comportent par ailleurs, sur le connecteur 200, quatre organes 270 en forme de T, dont les pieds 271 s'étendent radialement à partir de la face externe de la douille tubulaire 201, dans quatre directions écartées deux à deux de 90 degrés, et dont les bras coopèrent avec des cavités 171 prévues en creux dans la face interne de la couronne tubulaire 170.They also comprise, on the connector 200, four T-shaped members 270, whose feet 271 extend radially from the outer face of the tubular sleeve 201, in four directions spaced two by two by 90 degrees, and whose arms cooperate with cavities 171 provided hollow in the inner face of the tubular ring 170.

Les bras de ces quatre organes 270 sont à cet effet élastiquement déformables et présentent des extrémités libres en forme de bulbes 273.The arms of these four members 270 are for this purpose elastically deformable and have free ends in the form of bulbs 273.

Les cavités 171 prévues dans la face interne de la couronne tubulaire 170 sont quant à elles au nombre de huit et sont réparties de telle manière qu'elles peuvent simultanément loger tous les bulbes 273 des organes 270.The cavities 171 provided in the inner face of the tubular ring 170 are for their number eight and are distributed in such a way that they can simultaneously accommodate all the bulbs 273 of the members 270.

Ainsi, pour faire pivoter le boîtier allongé 100 par rapport au connecteur 200 depuis une première position stable jusqu'à un seconde position stable, il suffit d'exercer un effort suffisamment important sur celui-ci pour provoquer la sortie des bulbes 273 hors des cavités 171, à la faveur de la déformation élastique des bras 272 des organes 270.Thus, to rotate the elongated housing 100 relative to the connector 200 from a first stable position to a second stable position, it is sufficient to exert a sufficiently large force on it to cause the bulbs 273 out of the cavities 171, thanks to the elastic deformation arms 272 of the members 270.

Comme le montrent les figures 3 et 4, il est par ailleurs prévu des moyens de butée pour limiter l'amplitude de la translation vers l'avant et vers l'arrière du connecteur 200 par rapport au boîtier allongé 100.As shown by Figures 3 and 4 , there is further provided stop means for limiting the amplitude of translation forward and back of the connector 200 relative to the elongate housing 100.

Ces moyens de butée comportent, sur le boîtier allongé 100 et sur le connecteur 200, des faces de butée avant 116, 216 adaptées à venir en appui l'une contre l'autre lorsque le connecteur 200 est en position extrême avant sur le boîtier allongé 100, et des faces de butée arrière 126, 226 adaptées à venir en appui l'une contre l'autre lorsque le connecteur 200 est en position extrême arrière sur le boîtier allongé 100.These abutment means comprise, on the elongated housing 100 and on the connector 200, front abutment faces 116, 216 adapted to bear against each other when the connector 200 is in extreme forward position on the elongate housing 100, and rear abutment faces 126, 226 adapted to bear against each other when the connector 200 is in extreme rear position on the elongated housing 100.

En l'espèce, la face de butée avant 126 prévue sur le boîtier allongé 100 est formée par la partie de la face intérieure du capot 130 qui borde l'ouverture 137. La face de butée avant 226 prévue sur le connecteur 200 est quant à elle formée par la face avant des organes 270.In this case, the front stop face 126 provided on the elongate housing 100 is formed by the portion of the inner face of the cover 130 which borders the opening 137. The front stop face 226 provided on the connector 200 is as to it is formed by the front face of the organs 270.

La face de butée arrière 116 prévue sur le boîtier allongé 100 est formée par le bord d'extrémité du manchon 118 qui borde l'ouverture 117 prévue sur le socle 110. La face de butée arrière 216 prévue sur le connecteur 200 est quant à elle formée par un épaulement prévu sur la face externe de la partie avant 202 de la douille tubulaire 201.The rear stop face 116 provided on the elongated housing 100 is formed by the end edge of the sleeve 118 which borders the opening 117 provided on the base 110. The rear stop face 216 provided on the connector 200 is in turn formed by a shoulder provided on the outer face of the front portion 202 of the tubular sleeve 201.

Grâce aux positions relatives de ces faces de butée, l'amplitude de la translation du connecteur 200 par rapport au boîtier allongé 100 est ici égale à 6 millimètres.Thanks to the relative positions of these abutment faces, the amplitude of the translation of the connector 200 relative to the elongate housing 100 is here equal to 6 millimeters.

Tels que représentés sur les figures 2 et 8, les deux moyens de fixation 160 du boîtier allongé 100 sur la paroi murale 700 sont agencés pour coopérer avec deux moyens de fixation complémentaire 800 préalablement fixés à la paroi murale 700 (voir figure 9).As represented on the figures 2 and 8 , the two attachment means 160 of the elongate housing 100 on the wall wall 700 are arranged to cooperate with two complementary fastening means 800 previously fixed to the wall wall 700 (see FIG. figure 9 ).

En l'espèce, comme le montre mieux la figure 8, les moyens de fixation complémentaire fixés à la paroi murale 700 sont des boutons 800. Ils se présentent chacun sous la forme d'une rondelle 803 qui est traversée par une ouverture centrale 801 pour le passage d'une vis de fixation 750 (figure 9) et qui porte à l'arrière un rebord périphérique 802 bordant cette ouverture centrale 801.In the present case, as shown better by figure 8 , the complementary fastening means fixed to the wall wall 700 are buttons 800. They are each in the form of a washer 803 which is traversed by a central opening 801 for the passage of a fixing screw 750 ( figure 9 ) and which carries at the rear a peripheral rim 802 bordering this central opening 801.

Ainsi suffit-il, pour fixer chaque bouton 800 à la paroi murale 700, d'enfiler une vis de fixation 750 au travers de l'ouverture centrale 801 du bouton 800, puis de la visser dans la paroi murale 700 jusqu'à ce que sa tête vienne en appui contre la face avant de la rondelle 803.Thus, it is sufficient, to fix each button 800 to the wall wall 700, to thread a fastening screw 750 through the central opening 801 of the button 800, then to screw it into the wall wall 700 until his head comes in support against the front face of the washer 803.

Dans cette position, le bouton 800 est appuyé contre la paroi murale 700 par son rebord périphérique 802, si bien qu'un jour apparaît entre la face arrière de la rondelle 803 et la paroi murale 700.In this position, the button 800 is pressed against the wall wall 700 by its peripheral rim 802, so that one day appears between the rear face of the washer 803 and the wall wall 700.

Comme le montrent les figures 2 et 8, les moyens de fixation 160 prévus à l'arrière du socle 110 du boîtier allongé 100 sont alors prévus pour s'accrocher et se décrocher manuellement de ces moyens de fixation complémentaire 800, sans l'aide d'aucun outil.As shown by figures 2 and 8 , the fastening means 160 provided at the rear of the base 110 of the elongated housing 100 are then provided to hook and unhook manually from these complementary fastening means 800, without the aid of any tool.

Ces moyens de fixation 160 sont à cet effet ici des moyens de crochetage, prévus pour s'accrocher et se décrocher des boutons 800 à la faveur de la rotation du boîtier allongé 100 par rapport au connecteur 200 autour de l'axe principal A1, lorsque le connecteur 200 est branché à la prise murale 900.These fixing means 160 are for this purpose here hooking means, provided for hooking and unhooking buttons 800 to favor the rotation of the elongated housing 100 relative to the connector 200 about the main axis A1, when the connector 200 is connected to the wall socket 900.

Tel que représenté sur la figure 8, chaque moyen de fixation 160 comporte globalement une cavité 161 en creux dans la face arrière 111 du socle 110, et un retour 165 qui s'étend à distance du fond 162 de cette cavité 161 pour délimiter avec celui-ci une rainure adaptée à coopérer avec le bouton 800 correspondant.As shown on the figure 8 each fastening means 160 generally comprises a hollow cavity 161 in the rear face 111 of the base 110, and a return 165 which extends away from the bottom 162 of this cavity 161 to delimit therewith a groove adapted to cooperate with the corresponding 800 button.

Chaque cavité 161 est ici formée par un méplat qui, du fait de la convexité de la paroi arrière 114 du socle 110, s'étend en creux dans la face arrière 111 du socle 110.Each cavity 161 is here formed by a flat which, because of the convexity of the rear wall 114 of the base 110, extends recessed in the rear face 111 of the base 110.

Ce méplat s'étend en longueur sur toute la largeur du socle 110 du boîtier allongé 100, et sur une largeur légèrement supérieure au diamètre des boutons 800. Il est délimité entre deux rebords droits 163 qui s'étendent dans l'épaisseur de la paroi arrière 114 du socle 110.This flat surface extends in length over the entire width of the base 110 of the elongate housing 100, and over a width slightly greater than the diameter of the buttons 800. It is delimited between two straight flanges 163 which extend in the thickness of the wall rear 114 of the base 110.

Le retour prévu sur chaque cavité 161 est quant à lui formé par une patte 165 qui longe une partie centrale de l'un des rebords droits 163 de la cavité 161, de manière à surplomber le fond 162 de cette cavité 161. Cette patte 165 s'étend plus précisément parallèlement au fond 162 de cette cavité 161, et à une distance de celui-ci qui est sensiblement égale à l'épaisseur des rondelles 803 des boutons 800.The return provided on each cavity 161 is formed by a tab 165 which runs along a central portion of one of the right flanges 163 of the cavity 161, so as to overhang the bottom 162 of the cavity 161. This tab 165 s extends more precisely parallel to the bottom 162 of this cavity 161, and at a distance therefrom which is substantially equal to the thickness of the washers 803 of the buttons 800.

Les pattes 165 délimitent ainsi avec les cavités 161 des rainures d'engagement adaptées à s'engager sur les rondelles 803 des boutons 800.The tabs 165 thus define with the cavities 161 engagement grooves adapted to engage the washers 803 of the buttons 800.

Grâce aux formes des pattes 165 et des cavités 161, lorsque le boîtier allongé 100 pivote par rapport au connecteur 200 et que sa face arrière 111 glisse contre la paroi murale 700 (figure 9), les cavités 161 peuvent s'engager sur les boutons 800 et les pattes 165 peuvent s'engager sous les rondelles 803 de ces boutons 800, quel que soit le sens de la rotation du boîtier allongé 100 par rapport au connecteur 200.Thanks to the shapes of the tabs 165 and the cavities 161, when the elongate housing 100 pivots with respect to the connector 200 and its rear face 111 slides against the wall wall 700 ( figure 9 ), the cavities 161 can engage the buttons 800 and the tabs 165 can engage under the washers 803 of these buttons 800, regardless of the direction of rotation of the elongated housing 100 relative to the connector 200.

La largeur des cavités 161, légèrement supérieure au diamètre des rondelles 803 des boutons 800, permet notamment aux cavités 161 de s'engager sur les boutons 800, quand bien même les boutons 800 seraient légèrement décentrés par rapport aux positions idéales auxquelles ils auraient dû être fixés.The width of the cavities 161, slightly greater than the diameter of the washers 803 of the buttons 800, allows the cavities 161 to engage the buttons 800, even if the buttons 800 are slightly off-center with respect to the ideal positions to which they should have been set.

Préférentiellement, comme le montre la figure 8, les faces en regard des rondelles 803 et des pattes 165 sont crantées. L'installateur doit donc exercer un effort sur le boîtier allongé 100 pour permettre aux pattes 165 de s'engager sous les rondelles 803, ce qui permet ainsi de bloquer en position le boîtier allongé 100 par rapport au connecteur 200, et donc par rapport à la paroi murale 700.Preferably, as shown in figure 8 the facing faces of washers 803 and tabs 165 are notched. The installer must therefore exert a force on the elongate housing 100 to allow the tabs 165 to engage under the washers 803, thereby locking the elongated housing 100 in position relative to the connector 200, and thus with respect to the wall wall 700.

La mise en place du bloc multiprise 1 sur la paroi murale 700 est alors effectuée de la manière suivante.The introduction of the power strip 1 on the wall wall 700 is then performed as follows.

La première opération consiste à fixer les deux boutons 800 à la paroi murale 700, au moyen de deux vis de fixation 750.The first operation consists in fixing the two buttons 800 to the wall wall 700, by means of two fixing screws 750.

Tels que représentés sur la figure 9, les boutons 800 sont positionnés le long d'un axe horizontal, de manière à permettre d'installer le bloc multiprise 1 horizontalement. Ils sont plus précisément fixés sur la paroi murale 700 à des distances du centre de la prise murale 900 qui sont égales aux distances séparant les cavités 161 du centre du connecteur 200.As represented on the figure 9 , the buttons 800 are positioned along a horizontal axis, so as to install the power strip 1 horizontally. They are more precisely fixed on the wall wall 700 at distances from the center of the wall outlet 900 which are equal to the distances separating the cavities 161 from the center of the connector 200.

La seconde opération consiste à enficher la fiche électrique 230 du connecteur 200 dans le puits de réception 901 de la prise murale 900.The second operation consists in plugging the electrical plug 230 of the connector 200 into the receiving well 901 of the wall socket 900.

Cette seconde opération est réalisée de telle manière que le boîtier allongé s'étende sensiblement verticalement.This second operation is performed in such a way that the elongate housing extends substantially vertically.

Lors de cette opération, puisque le connecteur 200 est monté libre en translation sur le boîtier allongé 100, l'installateur doit s'assurer que le branchement est correctement réalisé en poussant le connecteur 200 par l'arrière.During this operation, since the connector 200 is freely mounted in translation on the elongate housing 100, the installer must ensure that the connection is correctly made by pushing the connector 200 from the rear.

Comme le montrent les figures 6 et 7, grâce à cette mobilité en translation, il est possible de simultanément brancher le connecteur 200 au fond de la prise murale 900 et de positionner la face arrière 111 du socle 110 du boîtier allongé 100 contre la paroi murale 700, quelle que soit la profondeur du puits de réception 901 de la prise murale 900 par rapport à la paroi murale 700.As shown by Figures 6 and 7 thanks to this mobility in translation, it is possible to simultaneously connect the connector 200 to the bottom of the wall socket 900 and to position the rear face 111 of the base 110 of the elongate housing 100 against the wall wall 700, whatever the depth of the receiving well 901 of the wall outlet 900 relative to the wall wall 700.

Comme le montrent ces figures 6 et 7, le renfoncement 112 prévu en creux dans la face arrière 111 du socle 110, du côté de son extrémité arrondie 101, permet au socle 110 de ne pas buter contre la plaque de finition 902 de la prise murale 900 lorsque le reste de la face arrière 111 du socle 110 vient en appui contre la paroi murale 700, quelle que soit l'épaisseur de cette plaque de finition 902.As these Figures 6 and 7 , the recess 112 provided recessed in the rear face 111 of the base 110, on the side of its rounded end 101, allows the base 110 not to abut against the finish plate 902 of the wall outlet 900 when the rest of the rear face 111 of the base 110 bears against the wall wall 700, regardless of the thickness of the finishing plate 902.

La troisième opération consiste à faire basculer le boîtier allongé 100 d'un quart-de-tour autour de l'axe principal A1, en maintenant la face arrière 111 du socle 110 en appui contre la paroi murale 700, de telle manière que les cavités 161 puissent s'engager sur les boutons 800 et que les pattes 165 puissent venir en prise derrière les rondelles 803 des boutons 800.The third operation is to tilt the elongated housing 100 a quarter turn around the main axis A1, keeping the rear face 111 of the base 110 against the wall wall 700, so that the cavities 161 can engage on the buttons 800 and that the tabs 165 can come into engagement behind the washers 803 of the buttons 800.

L'installateur cesse alors de contraindre le boîtier allongé 100 à pivoter autour de l'axe principal A1 lorsqu'il perçoit que les moyens d'indexation de la rotation du boîtier allongé 100 par rapport au connecteur 200 sont engagés, ce qui signifie que le boîtier allongé 100 s'étend horizontalement.The installer then stops forcing the elongate housing 100 to pivot about the main axis A1 when he perceives that the means for indexing the rotation of the elongate housing 100 relative to the connector 200 are engaged, which means that the elongate housing 100 extends horizontally.

Ainsi le bloc multiprise 1 est-il prêt à être utilisé.Thus the manifold block 1 is ready for use.

La présente invention n'est nullement limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits et représentés.The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described and shown.

En particulier, comme le montre la figure 10, on pourra prévoir que les appareillages électriques 601, 602, 603 présentent des fonctions autres que des fonctions de prises de courant.In particular, as shown in figure 10 it can be provided that the electrical equipment 601, 602, 603 have functions other than functions of power outlets.

On pourra en particulier prévoir que l'un des appareillages électriques 601 présente une fonction de prise USB (pour la charge d'un appareil électrique), qu'un autre des appareillages électriques 602 présente une fonction de prise par fibre optique (pour la transmission de données), et que le dernier des appareillages électriques 603 présente une fonction de prise réseau ou téléphonique.In particular, it will be possible for one of the electrical devices 601 to have a USB socket function (for charging an electrical device), for another of the electrical devices 602 to have an optical fiber tap function (for transmission data), and that the last of the electrical equipment 603 has a network or telephone socket function.

Comme le montre cette même figure 10, on pourra également prévoir que le connecteur ne débouche que sur la face arrière du socle du boîtier allongé 100, et qu'il n'offre donc pas d'accès à une prise de courant supplémentaire en face avant.As shown by this same figure 10 it may also be provided that the connector opens only on the rear face of the base of the elongate housing 100, and therefore does not provide access to an additional socket on the front face.

Dans ce mode, on pourra par ailleurs prévoir que le connecteur comporte, non pas une fiche électrique classique, mais au contraire une fiche électrique spécialement conçue pour alimenter et communiquer avec les trois appareillages électriques 601, 602, 603.In this mode, it is also possible to provide that the connector comprises, not a conventional electrical plug, but rather a plug specially designed for powering and communicating with the three electrical appliances 601, 602, 603.

Selon une variante de réalisation de l'invention représentée sur les figures, on pourrait prévoir que le connecteur soit dépourvu de mobilité de translation par rapport au boîtier allongé.According to an alternative embodiment of the invention shown in the figures, it could be provided that the connector has no translational mobility with respect to the elongate housing.

Selon une autre variante de réalisation de l'invention, on pourrait prévoir que les moyens de fixation du boîtier allongé sur la paroi murale se présentent sous des formes différentes.According to another embodiment of the invention, it could be provided that the means for fixing the elongate housing on the wall wall are in different forms.

Claims (14)

  1. A multi-accessory block (1) comprising:
    • an elongate casing (100) that presents a front face (121) giving access to the functional portions (301) of at least two electrical accessories (300), and an opposite rear face (111); and
    • a connector (200) that emerges from the rear face (111) of the elongate casing (100) and that is mounted to pivot relative to the elongate casing (100) about a pivot axis (A1) that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis (A2) of the elongate casing (100);
    the elongate casing (100) includes at least one fastener means (160) for fastening the elongate casing (100) on a mounting wall (700), which fastener means are distinct from said connector (200);
    the multi-accessory block being characterized in that said fastener means (160) are hook means that are designed to attach to and to release complementary fastener means (800) that are provided on the mounting wall (700), by manually turning the elongate casing (100) relative to said connector (200), without the help of any tool.
  2. A multi-accessory block (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the connector (200) is free to pivot relative to the elongate casing (100) over at least 180°.
  3. A multi-accessory block (1) according to either preceding claim, wherein indexer means (170, 270) are provided for indexing the turning of the connector (200) relative to the elongate casing (100), in at least two stable angular positions.
  4. A multi-accessory block (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein the connector (200) is mounted to move freely in translation relative to the elongate casing (100), along a translation axis (A1) that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis (A2) of the elongate casing (100) .
  5. A multi-accessory block (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein abutment means are provided to limit the movement in translation of said connector (200) towards the front and towards the rear of the elongate casing (100) .
  6. A multi-accessory block (1) according to either one of the two preceding claim, wherein said pivot axis (A1) and said translation axis coincide.
  7. A multi-accessory block (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein said at least one fastener means (160) is situated in such a manner that, when the elongate casing (100) is seen from the front, it is masked by the elongate casing (100).
  8. A multi-accessory block (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein said at least one fastener means (160) can be engaged with and/or disengaged from said complementary fastener means (800) manually.
  9. A multi-accessory block (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein a recess (112) is provided in the rear face (111) of the base (110), from which recess said connector (200) emerges.
  10. A multi-accessory block (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein said recess (112) extends over the entire width of said elongate casing (100).
  11. A multi-accessory block (1) according to claim 9 or claim 10, wherein said recess (112) opens out in an end of the elongate casing (100).
  12. A multi-accessory block (1) according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein said recess (112) presents a length that is greater than 70 mm.
  13. A multi-accessory block (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein said connector (200) includes an electric plug (230).
  14. A multi-accessory block (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein said connector (200) includes a power outlet (240) that is accessible at the front of said elongate casing (100).
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