DE102007018125A1 - Carrier element with an outer labeling or marking surface for attachment to an electrical conductor - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a carrier element (1) for fastening to an electrical conductor which has an outer marking or marking surface (7, 8) which can be printed with ink via a printer or plotter, and a first half-shell element (2) and a second half-shell element (3 ), which are connected to each other via a film hinge (4) and are pivotable towards each other. According to the invention, it is provided that the carrier element (1) has at least two outer, flat-shaped labeling or marking surfaces (7, 8).

Description

The The invention relates to a carrier element for fastening an electrical conductor which has an outer over a printer or plotter with ink-printable labeling or marking surface, and a first half-shell element and a second half-shell member comprising over a movie hinge are connected together and towards each other are pivotable.

Such a carrier element is from the EP 0924 712 B1 known. The known carrier element comprises a first arc-shaped half-shell and a second half-shell with an outer labeling or marking surface, which can be printed on a printer with ink, in particular light-curing ink, without the ink running.

The Both half-shells of the support element are over a film hinge connected together and can one another be swung. At the free end of the two half shells are arranged cooperating locking means. About them can be the half-shells lock together and the support element shut down.

In the closed position will be between the two half shells introduced conductors of the resiliently formed film hinge pressed against an opposite inner side wall of the support element and so jammed in the support member.

In order to in this closed position, the support element also Can pinch conductors with different diameters, this indicates Film hinge on a specially trained geometry. The movie hinge is in the closed position of the support element and at Clamping a conductor formed loop-shaped, wherein The exact loop shape depends on the diameter of the clamped conductor. Through this variation in the loop shape also necessarily results in dependence the diameter of the clamped conductor a different position and angular position of the half shells and their outer Surfaces to each other.

When disadvantageous is considered in the known carrier element, that only the second half shell on its outer Label or label area above a printer and / or plotter can be inked and Therefore, only the label or label from a room side is visible. The outer surfaces of the first arcuate half shell can not be printed with ink without them due to their curvature and gravitational force runs.

The US 5,115,586 solves this problem with a carrier element consisting of two half-shells with curved outer surfaces, characterized in that the outer curved surfaces are already marked in their preparation with characters or numbers. The numbers or characters are applied during the injection process in the form of elevations on the curved outer surfaces of the plastic half-shells. A disadvantage is considered here that for this type of marking expensive injection molding tools with provided as wells numbers and / or characters are necessary. In addition, the demolding of the support element from the tool has the disadvantage that plastic material remains stuck in the recesses and subsequent cleaning work leads to downtimes in production.

Of the Invention is based on the aforementioned prior art the object of the invention to provide a support element that eliminates the aforementioned disadvantages and is designed such that that its labeling or marking area with Ink can be printed on a printer and / or plotter can, the imprint from as many perspectives should be well visible and to avoid bleeding of the ink is.

The Invention solves this problem with the features of the claim 1. Advantageous embodiments and developments of the invention are given in the following subclaims.

The Carrier element is for attachment to an electrical Ladder is formed and has an outer over a printer or plotter with ink-printable labeling or label area. Furthermore, the carrier element comprises a first half-shell element and a second half-shell element, which are connected to each other via a film hinge and are pivotable towards each other.

According to the invention the carrier element at least two outer newly designed labeling or marking surfaces on.

Thereby, that the two labeling or marking surfaces just executed, it is ensured that they are over a printer and / or plotter can be inked without that the ink runs.

Thereby, that two ink-printable labeling or marking surfaces are provided, the first label is from a first direction or marking area and from a second direction the second labeling or marking area good visible, noticeable.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention are on provided the half-shells locking means over which the carrier element when aufeinanderzuschwenken the two half-shells closed is. The locking means are configured such that the two outer Labeling or marking surfaces in the closed position are arranged substantially parallel to each other. Through this Configuration of the locking means will always be a parallel orientation reached the labeling or marking surfaces.

The parallel alignment of the labeling or marking areas is particularly advantageous because this is a great visual Dead zone, in which the imprint on one of the two inscription or identification areas can not be seen avoided becomes. Due to the parallel arrangement, the labeling or Labeling surfaces offset by 180 ° to each other arranged. This results in a direction of rotation that the visual dead zone from the first to the second and from the second to the first labeling or marking surfaces the same is.

Around the two labeling or marking areas especially to align exactly with each other, that is the two half-shells connecting Film hinge configured so that it is open Carrier element in cross-section a U-shape with two parallel Thighs and an associated bow area occupies, wherein each leg a separate and predetermined kink area is assigned in the bow area. These kink areas can be arranged so that the two labeling or labeling surfaces parallel in the closed position of the carrier element aligned with each other. By aligning the two label or Labeling surfaces thus succeed over the Film hinge in the closed position of the support element only normal forces and no lateral forces on the Transfer locking means. This is effective a mechanical Damage to the hinge prevented because it itself also not burdened with shear forces.

The Kink areas are according to a development of Invention has been predetermined by the fact that they have a lower Bending resistance compared to the rest of the bow area have the U-shape. Preferably, the buckling areas are thinner formed as the rest of the bow area.

In a development of the invention are on the half-shell inside pages half shell-shaped webs transverse to the longitudinal extent the half shells provided. These half-shell-shaped webs especially with larger ladders that provide be picked up and clamped by the support element, for an additional side guide. The webs are preferably at the longitudinal ends of the carrier element appropriate. This prevents one in the support element clamped conductor exposed to mechanical vibration moves within the carrier element, against the half shell inside pages beats and rattles.

to Clamping of an electrical conductor is at least a pair of Clamping legs on a single half shell inside or on two half-shell insides provided.

The both clamping legs extend substantially perpendicular to the half shell inside. Because of two clamping legs with vertical Extension to the half shell inside are provided, between which a conductor can be clamped, a particularly high elasticity reached. Thus, with a suitable distance of the clamping legs Clamping conductors of different diameters.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention is provided that the locking means on the half-shells as of the clamping legs separate parts are formed. This will be a functional Separation between clamping of the conductors and latching of the half-shells guaranteed. This will ensure that the diameter the clamped conductor has no influence on the configuration of the locking means for parallel alignment of the labeling or marking surfaces Has.

One Embodiment of the invention is in the drawings shown purely schematically and is closer below described. It shows:

1 a perspective view of an open carrier element,

2 the support element according to the 1 in side view

3 the support element 1 in closed position in perspective with a view of its locking means,

4 the support element 1 in perspective, looking out of his film hinge and

5 the support element 1 in side view in its closed position.

In 1 is a carrier 1 shown in the open state. It comprises a first half-shell element 2 and a second half-shell element 3 , The half-shell elements 2 . 3 are about a movie hinge 4 connected with each other. You can about the movie hinge 4 from one to the 1 and 2 shown open position to be pivoted toward each other until the closed position of the support element 1 according to the 3 and 5 is reached.

For clamping the carrier element 1 On an electrical conductor, not shown, pairs of clamping legs are on the half-shell inside 6 provided, between which the conductor can be clamped. The two clamping legs 6 of a pair extend substantially perpendicular or perpendicular to the half-shell insides. End side, the two clamping legs 6 an outwardly curved shape, so that their distance from one another in this end-side area increases and electrical conductors can be easily inserted between the two clamping legs. Preferably, the two clamping legs 6 V-shaped at the end.

The carrier element 1 is intended for marking or labeling of electrical conductors, not shown, and has this according to 2 two outer labeling or marking area 7 . 8th on the half-shell elements 2 . 3 on. The two labeling or marking area 7 . 8th are flat and planned and can, for example, as in 2 shown on plates 9 . 10 be arranged or formed by this.

Due to the flat design of the outer labeling or marking surface 7 . 8th These can be printed on a printer and / or plotter with ink with predetermined labels or markings without running out of ink.

On the half-shells 2 . 3 the carrier element are each cooperating latching means 5 arranged when the two half-shells Aufeinanderzuschwenken 2 . 3 lock together from the open position. The locking sets the closed position of the carrier 1 firmly.

The locking means 5 are configured so that the outer labeling or marking surfaces 7 . 8th are aligned parallel to each other in the closed position. The locking means 5 thus serve to close the carrier element and to align the two outer labeling or labeling surfaces 7 . 8th ,

As in the 1 and 2 are shown in the open position of the support element 1 the pairs of clamping legs 6 both in the transverse direction and in the longitudinal direction of the carrier element 1 between the locking means 5 arranged. Thus, the clamping legs 6 in the closed position of the support element 1 in its transverse direction between the locking means 5 and the movie hinge 4 arranged. By the arrangement of the clamping legs 6 in relation to the locking means 5 and the movie hinge 4 prevents the carrier element 1 at between the clamping legs 6 clamped conductor in its closed position bends. As in the 1 and 2 The film hinge is particularly easy to recognize 4 in the open position of the support element 1 in cross-section a U-shape with two parallel legs 11 . 12 and an associated bow area 15 on. Both thighs 11 . 12 is according to 1 and 4 a separate and predetermined kink area 16 . 17 in the bow area 15 assigned.

The kink areas 16 . 17 are predetermined by their bending resistance. It is smaller than the bending resistance of the rest of the bow area 15 , The smaller bending resistance was according to 1 and 4 achieved by that the kink area 16 . 17 as thinned strips formed in the material of the film hinge 4 was executed. The kink areas 16 . 17 are therefore thinner than the rest of the bow area 15 educated.

On the half-shell inside are each pairs of half-shell-shaped webs 25 and 26 transverse to the longitudinal extent of the half-shell elements 2 . 3 intended.

To ensure that the bending axis is centered on the film hinge, equidistant from the edges of the two labeling or marking surfaces 7 and 8th is aligned, is the kink area 16 . 17 formed thinner between those designated A + B lines. The exact knowledge of the bending line again ensures that the pairs of locking devices 5 formed closure means, which on the back of the two different plates 9 and 10 are arranged, can be precisely aligned.

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Cited patent literature

• EP 0924712 B1 [0002]
• US 5115586 [0007]

Claims (15)

Carrier element ( 1 ) for affixing to an electrical conductor which has an external marking or marking surface which can be ink-printed via a printer or plotter ( 7 . 8th ), and a first half-shell element ( 2 ) and a second half-shell element ( 3 ), which via a film hinge ( 4 ) are connected to each other and are pivotable towards each other, characterized in that the carrier element ( 1 ) at least two outer newly formed labeling or marking surfaces ( 7 . 8th ) having. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to claim 1, with back to labeling or labeling surfaces ( 7 . 8th ) provided half shell inner sides, characterized in that for clamping an electrical conductor at least one pair of clamping legs ( 6 ) is provided on a single half shell inside or on both half shell inside pages. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the two clamping legs ( 6 ) extend substantially perpendicular to the half shell inner sides. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to at least one of the preceding claims 2 to 3, characterized in that the two clamping legs ( 6 ) have an outwardly curved shape to each other at least end and are V-shaped. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to at least one of the preceding claims 2 to 4, characterized in that on both half-shell inner sides at least one pair of clamping legs ( 6 ) is formed. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the half shells ( 2 . 3 ) Locking means ( 5 ) are provided, via which the carrier element ( 1 ) when the two half shells ( 2 . 3 ) is closable, wherein the latching means ( 5 ) are configured such that the two outer labeling or marking surfaces ( 7 . 8th ) are arranged in the closed position substantially parallel to each other. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the latching means ( 5 ) in the closed position of the carrier element ( 1 ) as well as the curved film hinge ( 4 ) the parallel arrangement of the two outer labeling or marking surfaces ( 7 . 8th ) to each other. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to at least one of the preceding claims 6 to 7, characterized in that the latching means ( 5 ) on the half-shells ( 2 . 3 ) than from the clamping legs ( 6 ) Separate parts are formed. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two outer labeling or marking surfaces ( 7 . 8th ) on plates ( 9 . 10 ) are formed. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the film hinge ( 4 ) in the open carrier element in cross-section a U-shape with two parallel legs ( 11 . 12 ) and an associated bow area ( 15 ), each leg ( 11 . 12 ) each have a separate and predetermined kink area ( 16 . 17 ) in the bow area ( 15 ) assigned. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the buckling areas ( 16 . 17 ) are predetermined in that they have a lower bending resistance compared to the remaining arc region ( 15 ) exhibit. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the buckling areas ( 16 . 17 ) thinner than the rest of the arc area ( 15 ) are formed. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the half-shell inside half-shell-shaped webs ( 25 . 26 ) transversely to the longitudinal extent of the half-shells ( 2 . 3 ) are provided. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to at least one of claims 6 to 13, characterized in that the clamping legs ( 6 ) in the longitudinal direction of the carrier element ( 1 ) between the locking means ( 5 ) are arranged. Carrier element ( 1 ) according to at least one of claims 6 to 14, characterized in that the clamping legs ( 6 ) in the closed position of the carrier element ( 1 ) in its transverse direction between the film hinge ( 4 ) and the locking means ( 5 ) are arranged.