Device for organizing the conductors of the wiring of devices in an electrical control cabinet equipped with mounting rails for the devices.

Abstract

Device for arranging the conductors of a device's wiring in an electrical control cabinet equipped with mounting rails for the devices, characterized in that the device comprises at least one foot (2) with means (6, 7) for detachable attachment to the mounting rail, a main cable holder (3) for guiding the conductors, and at least one wiring accessory (13, 17, 27, 28), wherein the foot (2) comprises fastening means (8) at one end for detachable attachment to the main cable holder (3) through which the conductors pass, wherein the conductors extend in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the mounting rail, wherein the main cable holder (3) comprises means (10) for attachment to a first wiring accessory (13, 17, 27, 28), and wherein the first wiring accessory (13, 17, 27, 28) comprises means for attachment to another, second wiring accessory (13, 17, 27, 28) includes,which also includes means for fastening to a further accessory (13, 17, 27, 28), and so on, up to a desired number of combinations of accessories (13, 17, 27, 28), and that each accessory (13, 17, 27, 28) has a male-type slide rail (8, 10, 15) and a female-type slide rail (9, 14, 16) which form the aforementioned fastening means, wherein the accessories (13, 17, 27, 28) are arranged one above the other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the mounting rail, characterized in that each foot (2) has two oppositely facing sides (4, 5), each of which has fastening means (6, 7) that are different on the two sides, so that the foot (2) can be attached to two mounting rails with different shapes according to the respective, presented side of the can be attached to the foot (2).

Description

The present invention relates to a device for arranging the conductors of a wiring of appliances in an electrical switchgear cabinet equipped with mounting rails for the appliances.The cable holders for guiding the conducting wires intended to be connected to the equipment and the supports for other elements, such as the cable holders intended to organize the power cables, the supports for cable caps in an electrical control cabinet and the supports for collectors for control and inspection, are separate elements and therefore cannot be arranged jointly on DIN rails.It is true that one prevents the mounting of the other for space reasons and because of interleaving.Furthermore, the main cable holders, which are intended for example for the passage of power cables, are specially adapted to each rail type. EP 1 187 286 A2 discloses an apparatus according to the preamble of claim 1. Further apparatus for arranging conductors are known from the publications DE 195 26 446 B4, DE 21 36 752 B and DE 101 30 073 A1.The present invention solves this problem and proposes a simple-design device suitable for mounting these two types of elements, namely cable holders and supports for other functions for cabling and the like, together on one and the same DIN rail without causing problems with space requirements and interleaving, this device being adapted to be mounted on several types of rails.The present invention relates to a device for arranging the conductors of a wiring of appliances in an electrical switchgear cabinet equipped with mounting rails for the appliances, according to claim 1.According to another feature, the accessory(s) are accessory(s) from the group comprising cable holders for passing main conductors, cable holders for passing thin wires, collectors for communication or control, accessories for fastening a wiring cap, or carriers for a trough.According to another feature, the means for fixing comprise a slide rail of male or female type on the main cable support, intended to cooperate with a slide rail of female or male type on the first accessory.According to another feature, the or each accessory comprises a slide rail of the male type and a slide rail of the female type.According to another feature, the device comprises three feet for securing the device to rails.According to a further characteristic, the or each foot can be removably fixed inside an opening provided in a stand for presenting one side or the other, the stand comprising at least one main cable support made in a single material with the stand for the passage of conductors, so that the stand, with its foot fixed inside, constitutes a foot suitable for fixing to the rail and can also be removably fixed directly by means of one of its ends either to the end of the main cable support or to another cabling accessory, these accessories themselves being capable of being fixed in turn to other accessories and so forth.According to another characteristic, each foot is fixed to a cable support for passing power conductors, which is itself fixed to a control and monitoring collector or to a cable support for passing thin wires, the collector or the cable support for the thin wires being fixed to an accessory for fixing a wiring cap.According to a further feature, each device comprises two ordering devices each associated with two mounting rails, each of these devices having an equal number of feet and the feet of one device being located above the feet of the other device, each of these assemblies comprising a foot and its associated cable holders and accessories belonging to one of the devices having, at its end associated with the other device, an accessory for fixing a wiring cap.Other advantages and features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which is to be considered as illustrative only and in which:FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an arrangement device according to a particular embodiment of the invention, comprising three feet and three main cable holders;FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1, in which the position of the feet is reversed so as to show the opposite sides of the feet allowing the attachment of two respective rails of different shapes;FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 after the cable holders have been mounted on the feet;FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 after mounting a communication and control collector on the main cable holders;FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 after mounting wiring cap mounting accessories to the accumulator for communication and control;FIG. 6 is a similar figure to the previous figure after devices have been mounted on the rail;FIG. 7 is a perspective view similar to the previous figure after the wiring cap has been assembled;FIG. 8 is a figure similar to the previous figure after the cover has been assembled;FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 8 after the addition of a series of devices above the first;FIG. 10 is a perspective view of two placement devices according to the invention, placed one above the other and comprising wiring accessories on both sides of the rail;FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an arrangement device according to the invention, comprising three feet, each associated with a cable support for the passage of power cables and a cable support for the passage of thin wires;FIG. 12 is a view similar to FIG. 11 after insertion of a collector for communication and control between the two categories of cable holders;FIGS. 13, 14 and 15 are three specific different embodiments of a device according to the invention;FIGS. 16, 17 and 18 show the same three embodiments after the cap has been fitted;FIGS. 19, 20 and 21 show three different embodiments of a side-by-side arrangement of two specific embodiments of the invention;FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing the possibility that a device according to the invention constitutes a duplicated device only on one side;FIGS. 23 and 24 are perspective views of a device according to the invention, illustrating a channel support before and after the channel has been assembled.Figure 1 illustrates a device 1 for arranging conductors according to a particular embodiment of the invention intended to cooperate with a mounting rail for electrical equipment to be mounted in an electrical cabinet.This assembly device 1 comprises three assemblies A, B, C, each of which comprises a base 2 for fixing to the rail and a cable support 3 for passing the power cables. This fastening foot comprises, on two opposite sides 4, 5, means 6, 7 for fastening to the rail, these means for fastening to the two sides being different, as shown by Figures 1 and 2, to allow fastening to two rails having different shapes depending on which side faces the rail. Advantageously, the fastening means 6, 7 comprise clipping means.Each fastening foot 2 has, on its upper face, a slide 8 of male shape intended to cooperate with a slide 9 of the corresponding female type on the cable support 3 for fastening, in order to ensure the fastening of the foot to the cable support, as shown in FIG. 3. Similarly, the cable support 3 is provided on its upper face with a slide 10 intended to cooperate with a slide of corresponding shape on another accessory, as shown in the following figures.As shown in FIG. 4, the cable holders 3 intended for the passage of power cables are fixed by means of sliding rails 10 of the male type to a communication and control collector 13 which has on its lower side a sliding rail of corresponding shape of the female type. This collector has, on its top, at three locations facing the feet, a slide rail 15 of the male type intended to cooperate with a slide rail 16 of corresponding shape belonging to an accessory 17 for fixing a cap 18, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, the last figure also representing the fixing of appliances 19 to the rails, while Figure 7 represents the fixing of a cap 18 and Figure 8 also represents the mounting of a cover 20 on the cap and reveals that only the noses of the appliances protrude from the cover.FIGS. 9, 10 and 19 show, by means of partial perspective views with respect to the two first figures and by means of a sectional view with respect to FIG. 19, the possibility that two devices 22, 23 according to the invention for arranging next to one another can be arranged when two rails are located next to one another.In the case of Figure 10, the device 23 arranged on the lower rail comprises three feet 2, to each of which two cable holders 3 for the passage of power cables are fixed, to one of which a collector 13 for communication and control is fixed. The device, which is mounted on the upper rail, comprises three feet 2, each of which comprises at each of its ends a cable support 3 for the passage of power cables, the one located at the lower part of the device additionally comprising an accessory 17 for the attachment of a cap 18 and also the aforesaid collector.According to the embodiment shown in Fig. 10, a foot 2 as used according to the previous embodiments is detachably fixed in an opening 24 in a stand 25 in such a way that the one or the other fastening side 4, 5 adapted to a particular shape of a rail presents itself to the user.Each stand has at its two opposite ends a cable holder 3 for the passage of power cables, which is manufactured in the same material as the stand 25 and can be connected to other cabling accessories in the manner already described by means of a slide rail system 26.Fig. 11 shows a particular embodiment of an arrangement device comprising a cable holder 3 for power cables attached to each of the feet 2 and a cable holder 27 for the passage of thin wires attached to this cable holder 3.From the embodiment shown in Figure 12, it follows that the device comprises, at each foot 2, a cable holder 3 for the power cables, to which is fixed a collector 13 for communication and control, to which is in turn fixed a cable holder 27 for the passage of thin wires, all these elements being fixed to each other by means of sliding rails in the manner described above.Figures 13, 14 and 15 illustrate three different ways of fixing a cap to a header 13 for communication or to a cable holder 27 for the passage of thin wires or to a cable holder 3 for the passage of power cables, as is also shown in Figures 16, 17 and 18.FIGS. 19, 20 and 21 show, in sectional views, three exemplary embodiments of two devices 22, 23 according to the invention for arranging, which are placed one above the other.The upper device 22 of these three embodiments comprises a cable holder 3 fixed to the foot 2 for the passage of the power cables. The lower portion device 23 comprises, with reference to Fig. 19, a cable holder 3 for passing the power cables, followed by a collector 13 for control and inspection, comprises, with reference to Fig. 20, a cable holder 3 for passing the power cables, followed by a cable holder 27 for passing the thin wires, and, with reference to Fig. 21, a cable holder 3 for passing the power cables. These three devices end with their region lying between the two devices 22, 23 with an accessory 17 for supporting a wiring cap 18.Figure 22 shows an embodiment in which the arrangement of two superposed ordering devices can be partial and involves only one of the two feet.Referring to FIGS. 23 and 24, the arrangement device comprises three feet 2, each of which is fixed to a cable support 3 for passing the power cables, while each of these cable supports 3 is fixed to a channel support 28 fixed to the cable support 3 by means of slide rails, these channel supports being intended to support a channel 29 shown in FIG. 24.It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described and illustrated.Rather, the invention comprises all technical equivalents of the described means and also combinations thereof, if these are implemented within the meaning of the invention.

Claims

Device for arranging the conductors of a wiring of devices in an electrical switchgear cabinet equipped with mounting rails for the devices, characterized in that the device comprises at least one foot (2) with means (6, 7) for detachable fixing to the mounting rail, a main cable holder (3) for passing the conductors through, and at least one wiring accessory (13, 17, 27, 28), the foot (2) comprising, at its one end, fixing means (8) for detachable fixing to the main cable holder (3) traversed by the conductors, the conductors extending in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the mounting rail, the main cable holder (3) comprising means (10) for fixing to a first wiring accessory (13, 17, 27, 28), and in that the first wiring accessory (13, 17, 27, 28) comprises means for fixing to another, A second wiring accessory (13, 17, 27, 28) also comprising means for fixing to another accessory (13, 17, 27, 28), and so forth, up to a desired number of rows of accessories (13, 17, 27, 28), and in that the or each accessory (13, 17, 27, 28) comprises a slide rail (8, 10, 15) of male type and a slide rail (9, 14, 16) of female type forming the aforesaid means for fixing, the accessories (13, 17, 27, 28) being arranged one above the other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the mounting rail, characterized in that the or each foot (2) has two opposite sides (4, 5), each of which has fixing means (6, 7) different on the two sides, so that the foot (2) fits to two mounting rails of different shapes corresponding to the respective ones, This is made to enable the outer surface of the foot (2) to be secured.The ordering device according to claim 1, characterized in that the accessory(s) (13, 17, 27, 28) is(are) one of the accessories from the group of main cable holders (3) for passing main conductors, cable holders (27) for passing thin wires, collectors (13) for communication or control, accessories (17) for fixing a wiring cap (18), or supports (28) for a trough (29).The assembly device (22, 23) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the fastening means comprise a slide (10) of the male type (or of the female type) on the main cable support (3) intended to cooperate with a slide (9, 14, 16) of the female type (or of the male type) on the first accessory (13, 17, 27, 28).The assembly device (22, 23) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises three feet (2) for fixing the device to the mounting rails.An assembly device (22, 23) according to claim 1, characterized in that the or each foot (2) is removably attachable inside an opening (24) provided in a stand (25) for presenting one or the other side (4, 5), the stand (25) comprising at least one main cable support (3) made in a unitary manner with the stand (25) for passing conductors through it, so that the stand (25), with its foot (2) attached inside it, constitutes a foot (2) suitable for attachment to the mounting rail and is otherwise removably attachable directly by one of its ends either to the end of the main cable support (3) or to another cabling accessory (13, 17, 27, 28), the accessories (13, 17, 27, 28) themselves being attachable in turn to other accessories (13, 17, 27, 28), and so forth.The ordering device (22, 23) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each foot (2) is fixed to a main cable support (3) for the passage of power conductors, which is itself fixed to a control and monitoring collector (13) or to a cable support (27) for the passage of thin wires, the collector (13) or the cable support (27) for the thin wires being fixed to an accessory (17) for the fixing of a wiring cap (18).The ordering device (22, 23) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it comprises two ordering devices (22, 23) each associated with two mounting rails, each of these devices having an equal number of feet (2) and the feet (2) of one device being situated above the feet (2) of the other device, each of these assemblies comprising a foot (2) and its associated main cable holders (3) and accessories (13, 17, 27, 28) belonging to one of the devices having, at its end facing the other device, an accessory (13, 17, 27, 28) for fixing a wiring cap (18).

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