DE29906656U1 - Multiple angled support arm - Google Patents

Description

Multi-angled support arm

The present invention relates to a multi-angled support arm for e.g. switch or control housings, monitors or the like.
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In the industrial sector, support arms of the aforementioned type are required for a variety of purposes, in particular for holding switch or control housings, monitors or the like.

Depending on the application, such support arms must be made available in a wide variety of configurations.

Until now, such support arms were made from a single-piece, bent tube - depending on the customer's requirements.

For the customer, this means that he had to order a support arm for a specific application in the desired geometry, and the

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The contractor then manufactured a corresponding support arm as a one-off item or as a custom-made product for the customer.

It goes without saying that this results in considerable delivery times on the one hand and relatively high production costs on the other, and that subsequent corrections to the support arm once it had been manufactured were only possible to a limited extent.

The present invention is based on the object of creating a support arm of the generic type which does not have the aforementioned disadvantages and can therefore be manufactured relatively quickly and adapted to various applications.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that the support arm consists of at least two sections connected to one another via a connecting sleeve.

The invention is based on the basic idea of producing a support arm from at least two individual parts, whereby the resulting advantage is that many standard parts can be easily prefabricated, which can then be assembled to form a complete support arm according to the customer's specifications.

This shortens delivery times for the customer and enables the manufacturer to stock individual sections with the resulting rationalization benefits.

Standard prefabricated sections for a support arm can be shortened to meet specific requirements and assembled into a complete support arm using connecting sleeves.
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Further features of the invention are the subject of subclaims.

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The accompanying drawings show embodiments of the invention, which are described in more detail below.

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of a support arm according to the invention with a control housing attached thereto,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a support arm according to a further embodiment of the invention,

Figure 3 is a schematic, perspective view of a support arm according to a further embodiment of the invention.
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In Figures 1-3, the reference numeral 1 designates a support arm, which is intended for holding, for example, a switch housing 2 - as shown in Figure 1.

According to the present invention, the support arm 1 consists of at least two sections 3 and 4, wherein these sections 3 and 4 are connected to one another via a connecting sleeve 5.

In the embodiment according to Figure 1, both sections 3 and 4 are made of angled tubes.

In the embodiment according to Figure 2, a section 3 of the support arm 1 is designed as an angled tube, while the section 4 is designed as a straight, unbent piece of tube.

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Here too, both sections 3 and 4 are connected to each other via a connecting sleeve.

Figure 3 shows, as a further possibility, a support arm 1 with two sections 3 and 4 each made of angled tubes, whereby these are assembled via a connecting sleeve 5 in such a way that the two angles of the sections 3 and 4 run in different directions.

Figure 3 also clearly shows that the connecting sleeve 5 is designed as a sleeve, into which the two ends of the sections 3 and 4 located in the connection area protrude. The two sections 3 and 4 are then fixed relative to the connecting sleeve 5 by clamping or pressure screws 6.

Depending on the installation situation, foot parts 6 or connecting parts 7 for holding a switch or control housing can be attached to the ends of the sections 3 facing away from the connecting sleeve 5.

Of course, a support arm 1 can also be composed of more than two sections 3, 4 if the respective mounting or installation situation requires this.

The individual sections 3 and 4 can be efficiently prefabricated and stored accordingly, so that a customer can quickly have special systems of a support arm 1 made available, since the manufacturer only needs to cut the sections 3 or 4 available from stock to the length required by the customer and then connect them to one another using connecting sleeves 5.

Advantageously, the final connection can even be made at the customer's premises, so that a transport advantage can also be achieved through the new design of a support arm 1.

Claims (5)

Dr. LOESENBECK (1980)» DIPL.-ING. STRACKE · DIPL-ING. Application text dated 14.04.99 Page 5 Protection claims 1. Multiply angled support arm for e.g. switch or control housings, monitors or the like, characterized in that the support arm (1) consists of at least two sections (3, 4) connected to one another via a connecting sleeve (5). 2. Support arm according to claim 1, characterized in that the sections (3, 4) consist of tubular profiles. 3. Support arm according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the interconnected sections (3, 4) project into the connecting sleeve (4) and are fixed relative to the connecting sleeve (5) by clamping or pressure screws (6). 4. Support arm according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one section (3, 4) consists of an angled tube. 5. Support arm according to one of claims 1-3, characterized in that several sections (3, 4) consist of angled tubes.