Actuator and application of actuator

Abstract

The invention relates to an actuator (10) and to the use of an actuator (10) as a carrier for a profiled rail (16). The actuator (10) comprises a housing (14) in a general manner. The housing (14) has at least one rail receiving profile part (20) in at least one surface of the housing (14). The rail-receiving profiled element (20) is configured to receive a profiled rail (16).

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of a Chinese patent application with application number 202080036855.3, application date April 17, 2020, and titled "Actuator and Application of Actuator". Technical Field

[0002] The present invention relates to an actuator, a drive unit or generally a structural unit of a drive technology (hereinafter generally referred to as an actuator) and an application of an actuator. Background Art

[0003] A transmission for a motor vehicle is known from US2009 / 078489 A1. The transmission has a transmission housing, an electric actuator for actuating the transmission, and an electric control device for controlling the actuator. The transmission includes a heat dissipation device thermally connected to the device and a heat-insulating layer between the housing of the actuator and the heat dissipation device for thermal insulation of the actuator housing and the heat dissipation device. The actuator housing is thermally connected to the transmission housing or is part of the transmission housing.

[0004] A motor with a fan and an associated ventilator hood with a corrugated shape is known from WO 2006 / 108507 A1. On its stator housing, the motor has cooling ribs, and the cooling ribs have partially almond-shaped thickenings 3. The thickenings are implemented for fixing a nameplate or on the other hand for fixing a footplate for fixing the motor. The almond-shaped thickenings are arranged in a plane, especially four of them connected together. The junction box of the motor can be fixed on the almond-shaped thickenings through four holes.

[0005] A linear actuator system with a linear actuator is known from WO 2016 / 074679 A1. The linear actuator has a housing and an outer tube, and the outer tube is fixed to the front end of the housing on one side of the housing using the rear end. The outer tube surrounds an electrically driven spindle unit and an activation element. The linear actuator system further includes a control box with a control unit, wherein the control box is arranged on the linear actuator at an angle between the housing and the outer tube. The control box is fixed to the linear drive using a mounting hoop on the outer tube. The mounting hoop includes a tubular section, whereby the mounting hoop can be pushed onto the outer tube, and the mounting hoop and the control box are also provided with cooperating fixing means for fixing the control box to the mounting hoop. The tubular part of the mounting hoop has an axially extending groove, and the cooperating fixing means between the mounting hoop and the control box are constructed on both sides of the groove. The cooperating fixing means are designed such that when the control box is fixed to the mounting bracket, the groove is tightened, so that the tubular part of the mounting bracket tightens around the outer tube of the linear drive. The feature of this structure is that the control box is only fixed to the outer tube of the linear actuator on the mounting hoop.

[0006] The actuator itself is known. The actuator converts an electrical or electronic signal into mechanical movement and thereby influences a technical system or process. Actuators are also used in building automation. In the context of the innovative solution presented here, the actuator influences, for example, the position of a ventilator or a fire damper, the position of a sunshade device, the position of a smoke or heat extractor, the position of a valve for water or gas use, the position of an automatically openable window or skylight, and so on.

[0007] In current actuators, especially those used in building automation, additional modules are usually mounted, for example, on a pipe, especially on a pipe with a ventilator valve, or on a nearby (near the mounting site of the actuator) wall or roof section. This can only be achieved at the assembly site, i.e., at the corresponding construction site. Also, at this time / here, the wiring between the actuator and the said or each additional module can only be achieved / makes sense. This prolongs the assembly cycle and it is only at the assembly site that it is possible to check for possible wiring errors. So far, this disadvantage could only be avoided by integrating the functions of such modules into the actuator itself. This affects the structural dimensions of the actuator, and an increase in the structural dimensions is often disadvantageous and makes the installation of the actuator difficult. In addition, such function integration hinders the generally desired modularity (in which exactly the required and actually necessary modules can be combined with the actuator). Summary of the Invention

[0008] The object of the present invention is to provide the feasibility of simply mounting additional modules spatially near the actuator.

[0009] According to the present invention, this object is achieved by an actuator which in the usual way comprises a housing, in that, in addition to a surface section (assembly surface housing section) which is designed for mounting the actuator on an assembly surface, the housing has at least one profile element in at least one surface of the housing, wherein the said or each profile element is designed for mounting a standard profile rail, hereinafter referred to as a profile rail. The mounting of the profile rail in the profile element is in such a way that the profile rail is received in the profile element in a form-fitting manner which is basically known per se for the profile rail itself / by the profile element. The said or each profile element for mounting / accommodating the profile rail is a standard profile rail receiving profile element, hereinafter referred to as a profile rail receiving profile element. The profile element carries / holds the profile rail mounted thereon; the profile element carries / holds the profile rail received by it.

[0010] Generally speaking, in terms of the terms used to describe the innovative solution of the object, it applies that the profile rail accommodated by the profile rail accommodating profile member, whether it is the said or a profile rail, is installed on the profile rail accommodating profile member through this accommodation. In this regard, the concepts "accommodate" and "install" are similar concepts, for example, using "accommodate" and "install" or the like in a synonymous manner, and they can always be seen simultaneously in the following description.

[0011] Devices that can be connected to profile rails, such as mounting rails, are known per se. Devices that are mainly known to be snap - connectable to profile rails are known, for example, from DE 2745531 A1. Examples of such devices are safety automatics, contactors, motor protection switches, series terminals, etc., but can also be more complex devices, such as inverters, programmable controllers, etc. Such devices are designed for installation on profile rails. Usually, such devices are snapped onto the profile rails here. The profile rails themselves are installed on the mounting plate of a switch box or the like in advance for this purpose.

[0012] In the innovative solution proposed here, the situation is the opposite. Here, there is an actuator that is designed to accommodate the profile rail by means of at least one rail - accommodating profile member; the profile rail can be installed on the actuator by means of at least one rail - accommodating profile member, and when using an actuator of the type proposed here, one profile rail or multiple profile rails are installed on the actuator. Here, the said or each profile rail installed on the actuator is not fixed additionally, and the actuator, more precisely its housing, serves as the sole carrier of the corresponding profile rail.

[0013] Irrespective of this, the actuator can be installed on the assembly surface provided for it and installed on such an assembly surface for operation. For this purpose, the actuator, more precisely its housing, has the housing surface section that has been described above and is called the assembly - surface housing section for the sake of distinction. For example, when the assembly surface designed for installing the actuator itself is flat or at least partially flat, the flat section in the surface of the actuator housing serves as the assembly - surface housing section.

[0014] The innovative solution proposed here, in its most general form, is characterized in that either the actuator has at least one profile member for installing and especially for form - fittingly accommodating the profile rail in at least one surface of the housing in addition to the assembly - surface housing section in its housing, or the actuator has at least one profile member for installing and especially for form - fittingly accommodating the profile rail in at least two different surfaces of the housing.

[0015] In a first variant (mounting surface housing section plus at least one profile part for receiving a profile rail), the actuator can be mounted on the working site by means of the mounting surface housing section, and at least one profile rail can be mounted on the actuator, i.e., on the housing of the actuator, by means of at least one profile part for mounting and receiving the profile rail. The mounting surface housing section can be, for example, a flat surface section of the housing, but also includes the usual snap-in profile parts for snapping onto the profile rail. Known electrical devices such as contactors, motor protection switches, etc. have exactly one snap-in profile part (as shown, for example, in DE 2745531 A1) for snapping onto the profile rail (i.e., the mounting surface housing section in the broadest sense), but do not have a mounting surface housing section and, in addition to the mounting surface housing section, have at least one profile part or at least another profile part for mounting and receiving the profile rail.

[0016] In a second variant (at least one profile part for receiving a profile rail in different housing surfaces), the actuator can be mounted on the profile rail present there at the working site by means of one of at least two profile parts and the profile rail can be mounted on the actuator, i.e., on the housing of the actuator, by means of at least another profile part. The housing surface having the profile part for mounting the actuator on the profile rail present there at the working site is the mounting surface housing section. Known electrical devices such as contactors, motor protection switches, etc. have exactly one such mounting surface housing section, but do not have a mounting surface housing section and, in addition to the mounting surface housing section, have at least another profile part for mounting and receiving the profile rail.

[0017] A common feature and related technical feature of the two variants is at least one profile part for mounting and in particular for form-fittingly receiving the profile rail, wherein the actuator is the sole carrier of the profile rail mounted on this profile part. In both variants, additional devices, components, modules, etc. are installed spatially near the actuator by means of at least one profile rail that can be mounted on the actuator housing or by means of at least one additional profile rail that can be mounted on the actuator housing.

[0018] In other words, the actuator proposed herein can be as described below: The actuator (in a manner and method that is basically known per se) has a housing. The housing has at least one surface section in its surface, and this surface section is configured to mount the actuator on an assembly surface. In order to distinguish and correspond to its function, this surface section is referred to as the assembly surface housing section. Furthermore, the housing has at least one track receiving profile member in its surface. The track receiving profile member is configured to receive a standard profile track, that is, to mount the standard profile track on the track receiving profile member and thereby on the surface of the actuator housing. On the one hand, the said or each assembly surface housing section and the said or each track receiving profile member are independent of each other. This independence means that in an actuator having just one assembly surface housing section and just one track receiving profile member, the assembly surface housing section can be used to mount the actuator on the assembly surface, even when a standard profile track is mounted on the track receiving profile member, and vice versa. Thus, according to the corresponding setting, the assembly surface housing section can be used independently of the track receiving profile member, and the track receiving profile member can also be used independently of the assembly surface housing section. This also applies when there are more than just one track receiving profile member. Then, according to the corresponding setting, the assembly surface housing section can be used independently of each track receiving profile member, and each track receiving profile member can be used independently of the assembly surface housing section.

[0019] The advantageous design solutions of the innovation proposed herein are the subject matter of the dependent claims. The cross-references used in the claims herein indicate that the subject matter of the referenced claims is further configured by the features of the corresponding dependent claims. This should not be understood as a waiver of the independent and specific protection of the features or combinations of features of the dependent claims. Furthermore, with regard to the claims and the design solutions described, when further specifying the features in the dependent claims, the starting point is that there is no such limitation to the more general embodiments of the corresponding above-mentioned claims and the specific device. Accordingly, when not specifically indicated, each reference to the aspects of the dependent claims in the description is correspondingly and explicitly understood as a description of optional features.

[0020] In one embodiment of the innovation proposed herein, the actuator has at least one profile member in its housing for mounting and in particular form-fittingly receiving a profile track either in a first spatial direction or alternatively in a second spatial direction. The possibility of orienting the profile track mounted on the actuator in different spatial directions significantly increases the flexibility in spatially mounting additional modules near the actuator.

[0021] Optionally, at least one profile part for alternatively mounting / accommodating a profile rail in at least two spatial directions is a profile part which accommodates the profile rail in the same plane in each spatial direction (such a profile part on which the profile rail can be mounted / or is mounted in the same plane in each spatial direction). Thereby, regardless of the selected spatial direction, the distance of the profile rail mounted on the actuator always remains the same. In addition, for example, a surface section of the actuator housing serves as a abutment surface for the profile rail mounted on the actuator by means of the profile part.

[0022] Optionally, the actuator has in its housing on a plurality of sides respectively at least one profile part for mounting and in particular for form-fittingly accommodating a profile rail. The profile parts on the plurality of sides allow the simultaneous or alternative use of a plurality of profile parts.

[0023] In a particular embodiment, the actuator has in its housing respectively at least one profile part for mounting and in particular for form-fittingly accommodating a profile rail on adjacent sides circumferentially. Then, the actuator housing includes at least four profile parts, namely, one profile part respectively on the front side, the subsequent side, the subsequent rear side, and the subsequent (another) side. Depending on the spatial situation at the mounting / working site of the actuator, one of the profile parts can be selected for mounting the profile rail, and if necessary, the profile rail can be mounted on more than one profile part.

[0024] Advantageously, but in principle optionally, the or each profile part has at least two profile part edge elements facing each other and serving as hooks (rigid hooks or elastic hooks). The hook shape enables a reliable and load-resistant mounting of the profile rail on the actuator. With the aid of at least two hooks facing each other, the profile rail can be surrounded on both sides.

[0025] In a special embodiment, each hook has at least one undercut, and within the profile part, the undercut of one hook opens towards the direction of the other hook, such that one hook faces the other hook. The undercut in each hook serves as a receiving part, in particular a form-fitting receiving part, for a section of the profile rail to be mounted on the actuator and together with the undercut in the corresponding other hook provides a reliable support for the profile rail. Here, the distance between the hooks and thus the distance between the undercuts in the hooks is adapted to the width of the profile rail.

[0026] Overall, the innovative solution proposed here also relates to the application of an actuator of the type described here and below as the sole carrier of a profile rail and as a device for spatially mounting at least one further module in the vicinity of the actuator.

[0027] By arranging additional components, devices, additional modules or external boxes in the profile rail space installed on the actuator and near the actuator, a flexible solution is provided not only during pre-installation but also at the construction site. Components, devices, additional modules, interfaces, external boxes, etc., which are hereinafter individually or jointly referred to as one or more modules, can be arranged in the desired direction, and thus the space conditions at the installation site can be optimally utilized. The actuator is already in the factory, but in any case, before being assembled at the corresponding working site, it is pre-wired with the said or each additional module, and the said or each resulting electrical connection can be inspected in the factory or before being assembled at the corresponding working site. At the working site, the position or arrangement of the modules can also be flexibly adjusted without having to be disassembled for wiring. If it is found at the construction site that the arrangement of one or more previously specified modules is inappropriate or not optimal, then either the profile rail can be reinserted together with the said or each pre-wired module, or the profile rail can be reinserted and the said or each pre-wired module can be reinstalled on the profile rail again. The actuator, more precisely the housing of the actuator, is always a carrier of one profile rail or multiple profile rails, and thus the above-described flexibility can be ensured regardless of the situation at the corresponding working site, because for example it has nothing to do with the available wall surface, etc. Profile rails in the form of standard profile rails can be used, which allow an effective system for mounting modules on the profile rails and allow the use of existing components. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Next, embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail with the aid of the drawings. In all the figures, corresponding objects or elements are provided with the same reference numerals.

[0029] The said or each embodiment should not be understood as a limitation of the present invention. Rather, within the scope of the present disclosure, complementary and improvement solutions can also be fully implemented. For those skilled in the art, in terms of achieving the purpose, such combinations or modifications can be obtained, in particular, for example, by combining or modifying features or method steps described in individual general or specific description parts and included in the claims and / or the drawings, and new objects or new method steps or method step sequences can be obtained through combinable features.

[0030] Figure 1 Shows the drive part (actuator) of a ventilation valve for the mounting rail installed on the actuator,

[0031] Figures 2 to 5 Shows Figure 1 different views of the actuator in

[0032] Figure 6 Shows Figure 1The actuator, in which an installation rail mounted on the actuator in a configuration mounted on a duct with a fan valve is shown, wherein an additional module is mounted spatially near the actuator on the installation rail,

[0033] Figure 7 is shown Figure 6 the duct in, in which an assembly surface configured for mounting the actuator is shown, and

[0034] Figure 8 another ventilation element with an assembly surface configured for mounting the actuator is shown. Detailed Description

[0035] Figure 1 The illustration in shows, by way of example of an actuator 10 of the type described above hereinbefore, an actuator 10 used as a drive or similar device for a fan valve 12 ( Figure 6 、 Figure 7 、 Figure 8 ). The profile rail 16, in particular a standard profile rail 16, can be detachably connected / combined with the actuator 10, more precisely with the housing 14 of the actuator 10. In the case shown, the profile rail 16 is detachably connected / combined with the actuator housing 14. As the profile rail 16, for example, a so-called installation rail 16 is shown. In principle, profile rails 16 with any profile can be used, for example profile rails 16 with a so-called G-profile or C-profile.

[0036] The profile rail 16 itself is known. In principle, all known shapes of the profile rail 16 can be considered for the innovative solution proposed here. Other commonly used names for the profile rail 16 in the technical terminology are carrier rail or assembly rail. Here and hereinafter, for better understanding of the description, the concept profile rail 16 is used representatively for all other possible names. Here, the concepts carrier rail and assembly rail can also be seen simultaneously. The concept profile rail 16 and the carrier rail or assembly rail represent the same thing. The profile rail 16 is configured in a substantially known manner for fixing electrical or electronic modules on the profile rail 16, i.e., on the profile parts of the profile rail 16.

[0037] To mount the profile rail 16 on the actuator 10 (on the actuator housing 14), a profile part hereinafter referred to as the profile rail receiving profile part 20 or simply the rail receiving profile part 20 is determined in the surface of the actuator housing 14. The actuator housing 14 has at least one such profile part 20 (the profile part has at least two profile part edge elements hereinafter referred to as hooks 22) in such a way that the one or more profile parts are, for example, molded into the housing 14 (into the housing surface), in particular integrally molded into the housing surface.

[0038] In order to mount the actuator 10 on the mounting surface 24 ( Figure 6 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 ) in a manner suitable, for example, for the rotation of the fan valve 12, the actuator housing 14 has a housing surface section in a manner known per se, which housing surface section is hereinafter referred to as the mounting surface housing section 26 for the sake of distinction. For example, the shaft of the fan valve 12 projects beyond the mounting surface 24, and when the actuator 10 is mounted on the mounting surface 24, the shaft is guided through or inserted into the housing 14 of the actuator 10. The shaft of the fan valve 12 can be rotated by means of the actuator 10, and accordingly, the position of the fan valve 12 can be influenced by means of the actuator 10. In the state mounted on the mounting surface 24, the actuator 10 abuts against the mounting surface 24 by means of the mounting surface housing section 26 of the actuator housing 10. In the illustrated embodiment, in a manner that is in principle optional, the mounting surface housing section 26 is independent of each track receiving profile 20 by virtue of there being no spatial overlap between the mounting surface housing section 26 and the track receiving profile 20. In other words: the mounting surface housing section 26 is spaced apart from the said or each track receiving profile 20.

[0039] The track receiving profile 20 is placed on the corresponding profile of the profile track 16 to be received. The following is explained by way of example for the case of the profile track 16 of the mounting rail 16: As is known, the hood-shaped profile of the mounting rail 16 includes a flat intermediate section 30 and two lateral side strips 32, the lateral side strips being in a plane spaced apart from and parallel to the plane of the intermediate section 30. The track receiving profile 20 configured to receive the mounting rail 16 includes at least two hooks 22 facing each other (the hooks 22 having rigid or elastic lugs facing each other) as profile edge elements. Here, serving as the opening of the said or each hook 22 (hereinafter simply referred to as the hook 22) is the undercut 34 (only one is shown in the figure) in the profile edge element that projects on the otherwise flat surface section of the housing 14 (the profile edge element is a projection on the otherwise flat surface section of the housing 14 and surrounds the hook 22 / undercut 34).

[0040] The distance between the hook portions 22 facing each other corresponds to the width of the mounting rail 16 (or generally the width of the profile rail 16), and each hook portion 22 is respectively configured to receive one of the two lateral edge strips 32 of the mounting rail 16. The mounting rail 16 is connected to (mounted on) the track receiving profile member 20 by pushing the lateral edge strips 32 of the mounting rail 16 into or under the hook portions 22 facing each other (pushing into the undercuts 34 facing each other). In the case of rigid hook portions 22 (hook portions having rigid lugs), the mounting of the mounting rail 16 or each other profile rail 16 on the track receiving profile member 20 is achieved by the translational relative movement of the mounting rail 16 (profile rail 16) and the actuator 10. In the case of elastic hook portions 22 (hook portions having elastic and / or elastically movable lugs), the mounting of the mounting rail 16 or each other profile rail 16 on the track receiving profile member 20 can also be achieved by the translational relative movement of the mounting rail 16 (profile rail 16) and the actuator 10. Additionally, in the case of elastic hook portions 22, it is also possible to snap the mounting rail 16 (profile rail 16) onto the actuator 10.

[0041] In Figure 1 the illustration, in the selected view, two surfaces (front side, right side) of the actuator housing 14 with the track receiving profile member 20 can be seen. In fact, in a generally optional manner, the illustrated actuator housing 14 includes four surfaces with the track receiving profile member 20, that is, there are also track receiving profile members 20 in the invisible surfaces (rear side, left side). In the illustrated embodiment, on the one hand, the track receiving profile members 20 in the front side and in the rear side, and on the other hand, the track receiving profile members 20 in the left side and in the right side are the same. This is optional. In principle, all track receiving profile members 20 can be the same, or two or three track receiving profile members 20 can be the same, especially two track receiving profile members 20, for example, two track receiving profile members 20 in opposite surfaces are the same. Similarly, all track receiving profile members 20 can be different, for example, for the purpose of receiving profile rails 16 with different profile members.

[0042] In Figure 2 the illustration shows the housing 14 of the actuator 10 in an isometric illustration in Figure 1 In the orientation and perspective selected for this illustration, the surfaces of the actuator housing 14 that can be seen are the front side and one side (left side). In these surfaces, the corresponding track receiving profile members 20 and their hook portions 22 can be seen. In Figure 3 the illustration shows in a top view Figure 2the housing 14 of the actuator 10 therein. Here, the track receiving profile 20 can be seen in the front side. In addition, the hooks 22 of the track receiving profile 20 can be seen in the left and right side faces. In Figure 4 the illustration in Figure 2 shows the side face of the housing 14 of the actuator 10 therein. Here, the track receiving profile 20 can be seen in the right side face. In addition, the hooks 22 of the track receiving profile 20 can be seen in the front and rear sides. In Figure 5 the illustration in Figure 3 shows a cross-section through the housing 14 of the actuator 10 along the section line (V-V) shown in Figure 2 therein. In Figures 2 to 5 the illustration, for better visibility, sometimes only a single hook 22 and only a single undercut 34 have the corresponding reference signs.

[0043] Next, the track receiving profile 20 in the front side is examined in detail: There, the track receiving profile 20 includes four projections on an otherwise flat surface, each serving as a hook (profile edge element) 22. The description of the positions of the hooks 22 as "left", "right", "lower", and "upper" refers to the orientation shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 therein. In a specific installation position different from the shown orientation, other corresponding positions of the hooks 22 are also obtained. This situation should be considered accordingly when interpreting the description made here.

[0044] Two hooks 22 (lower left and lower right) project individually on the otherwise flat housing surface. The other two hooks 22 (upper right, upper left) transition into a larger housing section. In the shown embodiment, this is basically due to the satisfactory appearance requirements of the housing 14. And in addition to such hooks 22, single hooks 22 such as lower left and lower right are also feasible. The transition into a larger housing section is not necessary for accommodating the profile track 16 and is thus optional. Here, the transition only indicates that the projections on the housing surface called hooks 22 in all the descriptions made here can be simply distinguished.

[0045] Each hook 22 of the track receiving profile 20 on the front side just faces two other hooks 22 with its undercut 34. The lower left hook 22 faces the lower right hook 22 on the one hand and the upper left hook 22 on the other hand. If the lower left hook 22 faces the lower right hook 22, the lower left hook has an undercut 34 that opens in the direction of the lower right hook 22. If the lower left hook 22 faces the upper left hook 22, the lower left hook has an undercut 34 that opens in the direction of the upper left hook 22. Correspondingly, the same applies to all other hooks 22 on the front side. The undercut 34 turns the protrusion on the surface of the actuator housing 14 into a hook-shaped retaining element with a lug above the undercut 34, and thus the concept of hook 22 is used here. The undercut 34 of the hook 22 receives a section of the profile track 16 (for example, the lateral edge strip 32 of the mounting rail 16), and the undercut 34 of the opposite hook 22 receives another section of the same profile track 16 (for example, another lateral edge strip 32 of the mounting rail 16). The sections of the profile track 16 received by the two hooks 22 facing each other and the undercuts 34 there are opposite to each other transversely to the longitudinal axis of the profile track 16 or at least substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the profile track 16.

[0046] The accommodation in or through the undercut 34 is preferably at least one-sided, especially two-sided form-fitting accommodation. By the profile track 16 being received by the undercuts 34 of at least two opposite hooks 22, the profile track 16 is mounted on the track receiving profile 20 and hooked onto the hook 22 there.

[0047] The track receiving profile 20 in the front side respectively includes two pairs of hooks 22 facing each other in pairs. The first pair of hooks is the lower left hook 22 and the upper left hook 22. The second pair of hooks is the lower right hook 22 and the upper right hook 22. These two pairs of hooks spaced apart from each other on the front surface of the housing 14 are set to jointly carry the profile track 16 mounted on the track receiving profile 20. The two pairs of hooks and their distance from each other ensure sufficient support for the profile track 16 mounted on the track receiving profile 20 and laterally protruding beyond the actuator housing 14 here. In this way, the profile track 16 connected to the track receiving profile 20 in the front (or rear) side of the actuator housing 14 is Figure 2 and Figure 3 horizontally oriented in the orientation of the actuator housing 14 shown. The resulting distance between the pairs of hooks almost corresponds to the width of the actuator housing 14 in the area of the track receiving profile 20.

[0048] When connecting the profile rail 16 to the rail receiving profile part 20 in the front side (or rear side) in this orientation (horizontal orientation), for example, first push the profile rail 16 under the two left hooks 22 (lower left hook, upper left hook), and then continue to push until the profile rail 16 finally contacts the two right hooks 22 (lower right hook, upper right hook), and then also push it under the hooks 22 by continuing to push. Correspondingly, the same applies when installing the profile rail 16 "from the other side" in the horizontal orientation. Thus, first push the profile rail 16 under the right hook 22 and then immediately under the left hook 22.

[0049] The rail receiving profile part 20 in the side includes just two hooks 22 facing each other, wherein one of the two hooks 22 (lower hook 22) is formed by a single protrusion on the otherwise flat surface of the side, and the other hook 22 (upper hook 22) (as already described for the corresponding hook 22 on the front side) transitions into a larger housing section. The two hooks 22 of the rail receiving profile part 20 face each other because in each hook 22 its undercut 34 faces the direction of the corresponding other hook 22 and opens towards the corresponding other hook 22. The profile rail 16 can be pushed between the two hooks 22 facing each other of the rail receiving profile part 20 in the side and in its undercut 34, and the profile rail is Figure 2 and Figure 3 horizontally oriented in the orientation of the actuator housing 14 shown in Figure 3 (the orientation is perpendicular to the drawing plane). At this time, to ensure sufficient support for the profile rail 16 installed on the rail receiving profile part 20 and laterally protruding beyond the actuator housing 14 here, the hook 22 longitudinally extending along the profile rail 16 installed on the rail receiving profile part 20 is longer than the single hook 22 on the front side. In this regard, the effective length of the hook 22 almost corresponds to the width of the actuator housing 14 in the area of the rail receiving profile part 20 in the side.

[0050] In addition to the possibility of mounting the profile rail 16 in a horizontal orientation on the rail-receiving profile part 20, there is also the possibility of mounting the profile rail 16 in a vertical orientation in the rail-receiving profile part 20 on the front side (or rear side). For this purpose, the hooks 22 facing each other in pairs are spaced apart from each other. The distance between the two lower hooks 22 and the distance between the two upper hooks 22 (the same distance) (likewise the distance between the two left hooks 22 and the distance between the two right hooks 22 (the same distance)) allow the profile rail 16 to be inserted between the hooks 22. When connecting the profile rail 16 to the rail-receiving profile part 20 in the front side in this orientation (vertical orientation), first the profile rail 16 is pushed under the two lower hooks 22 (the lower left hook, the lower right hook), and then it is pushed further until the profile rail 16 finally contacts the two upper hooks 22 (the upper left hook, the upper right hook), and then it is also pushed under the hooks 22 by continuing to push.

[0051] In one embodiment of the rail-receiving profile part 20, the rail-receiving profile part alternatively allows mounting the profile rail 16 in a first spatial direction, i.e., for example, in a horizontal orientation or in a second spatial direction, i.e., for example, in a vertical orientation (such is the case, for example, in the exemplary actuator housing 14 with respect to the rail-receiving profile part 20 on the front side or rear side). The position of the hooks 22 and the distance between the hooks 22 facing each other are determined by the width of the profile rail 16 to be received: the upper hooks 22 (the upper left hook, the upper right hook) are spaced apart from the lower hooks 22 (the lower left hook, the lower right hook) to such an extent that the profile rail 16 can be supported in a horizontal orientation by means of the hooks 22. Similarly, the left hooks 22 (the lower left hook, the upper left hook) are spaced apart from the right hooks 22 (the lower right hook, the upper right hook) to such an extent that the profile rail 16 can be supported in a vertical orientation by means of the hooks 22.

[0052] The subject matter of the innovation proposed here also relates to a (not shown) rail-receiving profile part 20 in at least one surface of the actuator housing 14, which is configured to receive a profile rail 16 with a first profile part in a first spatial direction and a profile rail 16 with a different second profile part in a second spatial direction.

[0053] In an embodiment in which the track receiving profile part 20 allows the profile rail 16 to be installed either horizontally or vertically, the particularity lies in that each individual hook part 22 has an undercut 34 which points in two different directions, namely two directions which are at right angles to each other. As an alternative to such a hook part 22 with an undercut 34 which is open in two spatial directions, the individual hook parts 22 each have exactly one undercut 34 which is open in one spatial direction. A hybrid form within one track receiving profile part 20, i.e. a hybrid form of hook parts 22 with a plurality of undercuts 34 and a plurality of hook parts 22 each having a single undercut 34, is likewise possible and thus belongs to the innovation presented here as an alternative embodiment.

[0054] In the illustrated embodiment of the actuator 10, the track receiving profile parts 20 in the front side and in the rear side allow the profile rail 16 to be installed horizontally and vertically, i.e. so to speak in the x-direction and the y-direction. The track receiving profile parts 20 on each side allow the profile rail 16 to be installed in a direction perpendicular thereto, i.e. so to speak in the z-direction. Thereby, the installation of the profile rail 16 is realized on the housing 14 of the actuator 10 in three different spatial directions. It is also possible to install a plurality of profile rails 16 simultaneously in different spatial directions. Finally, it is also possible to install a plurality of profile rails 16 simultaneously in the same spatial direction.

[0055] The particularity in the illustrated embodiment and in the track receiving profile part 20 there is that the undercut 34 which serves as the hook part 22 in the profile part edge element 22 is limited on one side by the surface of the actuator housing 14. Thereby, the profile rail 16 in the form of the mounting rail 16 abuts against the surface of the actuator housing 14 with its lateral edge strip 32, i.e. abuts against the actuator housing 14 in the region of the track receiving profile part 20 (the "inner side" of the hood-shaped profile faces the surface of the actuator housing 14). It also results therefrom that the track receiving profile part 20 in the front side (or in the rear side) which allows the profile rail 16 to be installed in a first spatial direction and alternatively allows the profile rail 16 to be installed in a second spatial direction is a track receiving profile part 20 for alternatively accommodating the profile rail 16 in at least two spatial directions and in the same plane. The horizontally installed profile rail 16 contacts the surface of the actuator housing 14, and likewise, the alternatively vertically installed profile rail 16 contacts the surface of the actuator housing 14. By each profile rail 16 which can be installed on the track receiving profile part 20 respectively contacting the surface of the actuator housing 14, accommodation in the same plane is realized.

[0056] In Figure 6The illustration therein shows the application possibilities of an example of the innovative solution proposed herein. There is a fan valve 12 in a pipeline or a ventilation duct. Outside the pipeline, an actuator 10 is installed on the mounting surface 24. The actuator 10 is, for example, the actuator 10 shown in Figures 1 to 5 . On the actuator 10, i.e., on one of the actuator housing 14 and the track receiving profile 20 therein, the mounting rail 16 is installed. Only the actuator 10 bears the mounting rail 16. The mounting rail 16 laterally projects beyond the actuator housing 14. There, another module 40 is also installed on the mounting rail 16. For example, a module 40 (or at least one module) for determining and / or monitoring the operation of the actuator 10 can be considered as the module 40 installed there.

[0057] In Figure 7 , the pipeline with the mounting surface 24 therein is shown separately. Figure 6 In Figure 8 , another ventilation element is shown, which has a fan valve 12 that can be driven by the actuator 10 and a mounting surface 24 for mounting the actuator 10.

[0058] Although the present invention has been further elaborated and described in detail by way of examples, the present invention is not limited by one or more of the disclosed examples, and those skilled in the art can obtain other variants therefrom without departing from the protection scope of the present invention.

[0059] Thus, the individual aspects described above in the description herein can be briefly summarized as follows: An actuator 10 and the application of the actuator 10 are provided. The actuator 10 generally includes a housing 14 in a conventional manner. The housing 14 has at least one profile in at least one surface of the housing 14, which serves as a track receiving profile 20. The track receiving profile 20 is configured to receive, in particular, form-fittingly receive the profile rail 16. The innovative solution proposed herein is generally an actuator 10 having an integrated interface for receiving / mounting the profile rail 16, and a module 40 for modular additional functions can be installed on the profile rail 16 combined with the actuator 10 by means of this interface. The said or each track receiving profile 20 serves as an integrated interface. In principle, any standard mounting rail (DIN rail) can be considered as the profile rail 16.

Claims

1. An actuator (10) having a housing (14) and a mounting surface housing section (26) configured to mount the actuator (10) on a mounting surface (24), and at least one track receiving profile member (20) in at least one surface of the housing (14), the track receiving profile member being independent of the mounting surface housing section (26) in the same surface of the housing (14). Wherein, the track receiving profile member (20) is configured to mount a standard profile track (16), characterized in that the actuator has at least one track receiving profile member (20) for mounting the standard profile track (16) in at least two spatial directions in the same plane, wherein the standard profile track (16) mounted on the actuator (10) is not otherwise fixed.

2. The actuator (10) according to claim 1, wherein the actuator has at least one track receiving profile member (20) for mounting the standard profile track (16) on each of a plurality of sides.

3. An actuator (10) having a housing (14) and a track receiving profile member (20) for mounting a standard profile track (16) on each of at least two surfaces of the housing (14). Characterized in that, the actuator has at least one track receiving profile member (20) for mounting the standard profile track (16) in at least two spatial directions in the same plane, wherein the standard profile track (16) mounted on the actuator (10) is not otherwise fixed.

4. The actuator (10) according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the actuator has at least one track receiving profile member (20) for mounting the standard profile track (16) on each of a plurality of sides.

5. The actuator (10) according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the actuator has at least one track receiving profile member (20) for mounting the standard profile track (16) on each of adjacent sides circumferentially.

6. The actuator (10) according to any one of the preceding claims. Wherein, the or each track receiving profile member (20) has at least two profile member edge elements facing each other and serving as hooks (22).

7. The actuator (10) according to claim 6. Wherein, each hook (22) has at least one undercut (34), and within the track receiving profile member (20), the undercut (34) of one hook opens in the direction of the other hook (22) so that one hook (22) faces the other hook (22).

8. Use of an actuator (10) according to any one of the preceding claims as a carrier for at least one standard profile track (16) and as a device for spatially mounting at least another module (40) near the actuator (10).

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