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HOLDER FOR IDENTIFICATION TAG IDENTIFIKATIONSETIKETTHALTER SUPPORT POUR ETIQUETTES D'IDENTIFICATION |
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[0001] The present invention refers to a holder for marking labels, particularly for marking of electrical components.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Marking of electrical components, such as circuit-breakers, which are often built into cupboards and are retained by a mounting rail, may be problematic, as the space and also the accessibility are limited. Furthermore it is necessary that the marking is carried out so that it can not be easily removed.
[0003] From EP-A1 0 205 780 is known a holder for information carriers, such as price tags, and which can be mounted on a base plate provided with a circular hole and radial recesses. The holder is equipped with a connecting portion having a round shaft, which is insertable in said circular hole. The shaft also has a radial lip, which can be inserted in anyone of the radial recesses in the base plate. The holder can be mounted in different angular positions relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft in correspondence with the orientation of the recesses. A label holder can be snapped onto the connecting portion in two different angular positions. A drawback with this known holder is that it requires a specially designed hole and trunnion, that the label holder can be turned about the axis of the trunnion only, and be moved angularly somewhat, but it is not adjustable thus that the label can be red from the front as well as from below and from above. It furthermore can be easily removed.
PURPOSE AND MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The purpose of the invention is to provide a holder for marking labels, which is easy to apply, also in narrow spaces where tool can not be used, in a safe, durable and non-turnable manner, and in different angular reading positions if so desired. Furthermore it shall be possible to arrange it so that it, also at long or several informations - labels - is situated substantially at the same level. The marking labels shall be easy to mount, but shall simultaneously be efficiently retained, thus that they are not displaced. The mounting of the holder shall be possible to effect manually, without tools and with a minimum of work. These tasks have been solved by the features defined in the claims.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] Hereinafter the invention will be further described as an embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 shows in a side view the holder according to the invention mounted to a mounting rail.
Fig. 2 shows in bigger scale a section along line II-II in fig.1.
Fig. 3 and 4 show the locking member in perspective as seen from the front and from the rear thereof.
Fig. 5 and 6 show also in perspective the coupling elementin views from above and from below.
Fig. 7 shows the label ledger in perspective in a side view obliquely from above.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0006] The holder according to the invention consists of three parts, a coupling element 11, an attachment member 12 and a label ledger 13. The coupling element 11 is made from a cross sectionally U-shaped profile, the first one shank 14 of which at its free end is formed with an arc-shaped attachment part 15. The other shank 16 of the coupling elementhas a non-round, preferably square hole 17 for inserting the attachment member 12. If it can be expected that the holder will be mounted at different reading levels, e.g. horizontally or vertically, also the intermediate portion 18 between the shanks 14 and 16 can be equipped with corresponding square hole 19, which provides two different mounting positions. The coupling element may even have a L-shaped cross section or may even be quadrangular or polygonal in other manner, whereby every side provides a mounting plane.
[0007] The attachment member 12 incorporates a locking tab 20 having substantially the same cross sectional shape as the hole 17 and 19, resp., which locking tab on at least one side or on some sides has a friction increasing surface 21, e.g. in form of serrations 22 in the hole 17, 19. At one end of the locking tab 20 there is provided a stop 23, which in the embodiment shown has the shape of two curved wings, situated laterally to the locking tab, whereby the convex part of the wings is facing the locking tab. The stop may of course have another suitable shape, which has a resilient effect. At the same side as the stop, there is also provided a spacing member 24, substantially perpendicularly to the locking tab. The spacing member is equipped with a number of spaced apart notches 25, which form cutting indications.
[0008] The label ledger 13 is made from a mainly H-shaped profile, one pair of shanks 26 of which at th
end portions are obliquely bent inwards, for facilitating the insertion of the attachment part 15 into the open gutter 27 formed by the shanks 26. The shanks thus form a resilient seat for the attachment part 15, which is limited in height by two stop flanges 32. The second pair of shanks 28 of the H-shaped profile form together with the intermediate portion 29 of the H a U-shaped gutter 30 for receiving and retaining marking labels 31. These may be strip-formed, but they also can consist of separate letter or digit marks, which are combined to a code, reference or the like. The width of the marking labels is somewhat bigger than the width of the gutter 30, thus that they are clamped between the shanks 28. By urging the shanks 26 somewhat against each other the shanks 28 will open, which facilitates the insertion and removal of the labels 31.
[0009] The mounting is effected in the following manner.
A holder attached to the mounting rail 33 is shown in fig. 1 and 2. The mounting rail 33 has a large number of adjacent slots 34, the width of which is somewhat bigger than the width of the locking tab 20. The attachment member 12 is applied from the internal side of the mounting rail 33, in that the locking tab 20 is introduced through one of the slots 34. Dependent on the level at which the holder shall be applied to the mounting rail 33, the spacing member 24 of the attachment member 12, can be given a desired height by being cut along the cutting indications. The shank 16 of the coupling element 11 provided with a hole 17 is urged up on the locking tab projecting through the slot, the serrations 21 of which by cooperation with corresponding serrations 22 or the like in the hole 17 create a very efficient retainment between the members. As the resilient stop 23 at the attachment member 12 exercises a pulling force against the locking tab 20 the retainment is further increased. With the connecting element in position and fixedly connected to the mounting rail 33 the label ledger 13 can be snapped to the attachment part 15 of the interconnecting part. The very label 31 can be applied upon the label ledger either before or after the snapping in operation.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
[0010]
- 11
- coupling element
- 12
- attachment member
- 13
- mounting ledger
- 14
- first shank
- 15
- attachment part
- 16
- second shank
- 17
- non-round hole
- 18
- intermediate portion
- 19
- non-round hole
- 20
- locking tab
- 21
- friction increasing surface, e.g. serrations
- 22
- serrations
- 23
- stop
- 24
- spacing member
- 25
- cutting indications
- 26
- shanks
- 27
- open gutter
- 28
- shanks
- 29
- intermediate portion
- 30
- gutter
- 31
- label
- 32
- stop flange
- 33
- mounting rail
- 34
- slots
characterized in,
that the coupling element (11) comprises a L- or U-shaped profile, the shanks (14,16,18) of which are designed to form mounting surfaces located in at least two different planes, for alternative attachment at said component (33) by means of said locking means (12),
that one of said shanks (14) at its free end is designed with an attachment part (15) for connection of said label ledge (13),
that said locking means (12) is provided with a locking tab (20), which on one hand is designed for locking cooperation with a hole (17;19) in one shank (16;18) of the coupling element (11) and on the other hand is arranged to extend through said said slot (34) in the component (33),
that the locking means (12) at its end facing away from the locking tab is provided with a distance member (24) for levelling the locking tab in the slot.
characterized in,
that the locking tab (20) and/or the hole (17, 19) is/are designed with friction surfaces (21, 22) for locking these relative to each other.
characterized in,
that the label ledge (13) comprises a connection part (26, 27), which is designed to be brought into locking engagement with said attachment part (15) of the coupling element by snap action.
characterized in,
that the width of the locking tab (20) substantially corresponds to the width of the slots (34) of the component, and that the locking tab (20) of the locking means (12) at one end is provided with a stop (23) and a distance member (24) extending therefrom and arranged across with respect to the locking tab, said distance member is arranged for adjusting the height position of the locking tab in the slot (34).
characterized in,
that the stop (23) is constituted by resilient supporting members, which are designed to exert an axial pull on the mounting shank (16; 18) cooperating with the locking tab.
characterized in,
that the label ledge (13) is made from a cross sectionally substantially H-shaped profile,
that the ends of one pair of shanks (26) of the H are bent obliquely inwards forming a resilient seat for the attachment part (15) of the coupling element (11), and
that the second pair (28) of shanks and the intermediate portion (29) of the H are designed to form a U-shaped gutter (30) for application of the marking label (31).
characterized in,
that the distance means (24) is provided with a number of spaced apart notches (25) serving as cutting indications.
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
das Verbindungselement (11) ein L- oder U-förmiges Profil umfasst, dessen Schäfte (14, 16, 18) so gestaltet sind, dass sie Montageoberflächen zum alternativen Anbringen an der Komponente (33) durch das Verriegelungsmittel (12) bilden, wobei sich die Montageflächen in mindestens zwei unterschiedlichen Ebenen befinden,
dass einer der Schäfte (14) an seinem freien Ende mit einem Anbringteil (15) zum Anschluss der Etikettenleiste (13) gestaltet ist,
dass das Verriegelungsmittel (12) mit einem Verriegelungsdorn (20) versehen ist, der einerseits zur verriegelnden Wechselwirkung mit einem Loch (17, 19) in einem Schaft (16, 18) des Verbindungselements (11) gestaltet ist und auf der anderen Seite so angeordnet ist, dass er sich durch den Schlitz (34) in die Komponente (33) erstreckt,
dass das Verriegelungsmittel (12) an seinem von dem Verriegelungsdorn weg gerichteten Ende mit einem Abstandselement (24) versehen ist, um den Verriegelungsdorn in dem Schlitz auf ein Niveau zu justieren.
dass der Verriegelungsdorn (20) des Verriegelungsmittels (12) an einem Ende mit einem Anschlag (23) und einem Abstandselement (24) versehen ist, das sich von ihm erstreckt und quer in bezug auf den Verriegelungsdorn angeordnet ist, wobei das Abstandselement angeordnet ist, um die Höhenposition des Verriegelungsdorns in dem Schlitz (34) zu justieren.
dass die Enden eines Paares von Schäften (26) des H schräg nach innen gebogen sind, wobei sie einen elastischen Sitz für das Anschlussteil (15) des Verbindungselements (11) bilden, und dass das zweite Paar (28) der Schäfte am Zwischenbereich (29) des H gestaltet ist, dass sie eine U-förmige Rinne (30) zum Anbringen des Identifikationsetiketts (31) bilden.
que l'élément de couplage (11) a un profil en forme de L ou U, dont les branches (14, 16, 18) sont conçues pour former des surfaces de montage placées en au moins deux plans différents, pour assurer une fixation alternative audit composant (33) à l'aide desdits moyens de verrouillage (12),
que l'une desdites branches (14) est conçue à son extrémité libre avec une partie d'attachement (15) pour assurer la liaison dudit présentoir d'étiquette (13),
que lesdits moyens de verrouillage (12) sont munis d'une patte de verrouillage (20) qui, d'une part, est conçue pour assurer une coopération en verrouillage avec un trou (17 ; 19) ménagé dans une branche (16 ; 18) de l'élément de couplage (11) et, d'autre part, est agencée pour s'étendre à travers ladite fente (34) ménagée dans le composant (33),
que les moyens de verrouillage (12), à leur extrémité opposée à la patte de verrouillage, sont munis d'un élément d'espacement (24) servant à placer la patte de verrouillage au bon niveau dans la fente.
que le présentoir d'étiquette (13) est réalisé en un profilé à section transversale sensiblement en forme de H,
que les extrémités d'une paire de branches (26) du H sont pliées obliquement vers l'intérieur en formant un siège élastique pour la partie d'attachement (15) de l'élément de couplage (11), et
que la deuxième paire (28) de branches et la partie intermédiaire (29) du H sont conçues pour former une gouttière (30) en forme de U pour l'application de l'étiquette d'identification (31).