DE8803261U1 - Cable duct for work tables, especially office tables with integrated power strip - Google Patents

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EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEYS Ptnriunwül Dlpl.-Phy». Flieh. Prlniwaenlentir 24, D»»») Ro»»nh»lm

ROSENHEIM Dlpl.-Phys. Dieler Flaott Prlnzregentenstraße M D-8200 Rosenhelm Telephone: (0 8031)17352 Fax: (0 8031) 17972 (Qr.3/2) Telex: 5216781 afho d Telegram: Phyelclst Rosenheim

MONKS

Dlpl.-Chem. Dr. Steffen Andrae DIpI -Ing. Dietmar Haug (Qöpplngen) L/ipl.-imöffi. u7. niCfiStu i^ifvtSoi Stelnetrasse 44

D-8000 Munich 80

Telephone: (089) 4820 89

Fax (089) 4489263 (Qr. 3/2)

Telegram: pagema Munich

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Cable duct for work tables, especially office tables with integrated power strip

The invention relates to a cable duct for work tables, in particular office tables with a socket strip for a mains voltage supply according to the preamble of claim 1.

S Vl Today's office and work tables are equipped with cable ducts for

Laying of a wide variety of cables. A corresponding office table is known, for example, from DE 35 38 068 Al. In this office table, in the plane of the worktop between the two side legs and

10 but also in the angled organizational extension a cable duct is arranged, which can be closed by means of a cable duct cover.

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Hypobank Rosenheim (bank code 70020001) Account no.'621tfi82SÖ6

' fOsfecheäcamt Munich (bank code 70010080) Account no. 327284-807

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In order to be able to connect different devices on the office desk, for example computers, separate computers, screens, lamps, etc., power strips with several sockets can also be pre-installed in such cable ducts.

It has therefore been known to mount a power strip on the floor of such a cable duct, for example, so that the individual sockets in the Power strips are freely accessible to ensure optimal plugging and unplugging. However, many connectable devices are now equipped with a power supply. These can be, for example, small computers, handheld dictation devices, etc. whereby the power supply can be disconnected at any time and the The device can then be operated with the integrated rechargeable battery or with a battery.

However, since the power supplies also have a certain size, there is the disadvantage that it is often no longer possible to close the cable duct cover if the cable duct height is too low.

The object of the present invention is therefore to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and to create a possibility that, with a given, even low, height of a cable duct, power supplies or other additional devices that can be plugged directly into the sockets can also be operated with optimal plugging and unplugging.

The object is achieved according to the features specified in claim 1.

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Advantageous embodiments are specified in the subclaims.

The present invention provides a solution in an astonishingly simple manner with high operating comfort. created, which also includes power supplies with a certain larger

$ Installation height can be accommodated in the cable duct.

The essence of the invention is that the power strip, which is usually installed lengthwise in the cable duct is equipped with an adjustment mechanism, usually a twisting mechanism, to adjust the power strip between a rest position and a connected position. In the rest position, the power strip is aligned transversely, i.e. horizontally, so that the connected electrical components with a greater height, such as a transformer or battery, can be accommodated in the cable ducts, which are usually designed with sufficient width.

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However, since in this position plugging and unplugging the Plug is hardly or only with difficulty possible, so the

:'■ Power strip can be adjusted to a connection position.

In a preferred embodiment, the power strip can be pivoted or ^adjusted about a rotation axis.

&Idigr; With a stationary side mount, the rotation

axis can run directly through the power strip. It is also possible to arrange the power strip using a side

offset anchored bracket or another holding device, over which the power strip is held. The axis of rotation is then offset parallel to the power strip.

Using clamp-like clamps, such a swivel bracket could be easily anchored within the cable duct.

vjj Further advantages, details and features of the invention will become apparent from the following embodiment shown with reference to the drawings. In detail:

Figure 1: a schematic perspective view of an office desk with attached organisation area including cable ducts with integrated

integrated power strip;

Figure 2: a schematic cross-sectional view of a cable duct with integrated pivoting power strip;

Figure 3: a detailed top view of a power strip arranged so that it can pivot in a cable duct.

Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective view of an office table 1 with a low organizational attachment 3 that can be adjusted to any angle. A worktop S that can be adjusted in height and tilted if necessary is attached to the office table 1 and an attachment plate 7 is attached to the organizational attachment 3, for example for placing a printer.

Several cable ducts 9 are provided on the office table 1, each of which can be closed by means of a cable duct cover 11.

The cable duct 9 shown in cross-section in Figure 2 runs between a rear and a front stand-

base 13. It is usually rectangular, whereby in the example shown the base 15 is provided with lateral bends 17 which merge into the vertical side walls 19. 10

A power strip 21 with several integrated sockets is mounted lengthwise in the cable duct 9, into which plugs 25 can be inserted for connecting electrical devices. The electrical devices can be connected to the electrical network via this.

In the embodiment shown, the socket strip 21 is rotatable about a rotation axis 27 running in its longitudinal direction between the rest position shown in Figures 1 and 2 into a in Figure 2 indicated by dashed lines. In the connection position, the sockets point at least with one component, preferably with a larger component than in the horizontal direction in the vertical direction, so that with the cover 11 removed, the individual

Plugs can be inserted and removed again.

After plugging or unplugging, the power strip 21 can then be turned over the pivot 27 into the horizontal rest position shown in Figures 2 and 3, in which one side wall of the power strip 21 rests on the floor 15 rests.

A swivel bracket 29 serves as the swivel device, which by means of cable strap-like holding elements 31 on the floor 15, on a side or rear wall 19 or in the transition area, in the embodiment shown, therefore on the bend 17 It is also possible that the mentioned Swivel bracket 29 is pivotably suspended from a separate holding device mounted in the cable duct 11. Finally, the holding device can also be arranged on the front side of the socket strip 21, so that the rotation axis 27 runs through the power strip.

In the same way, a guide rail can also be provided on the side, on which the socket strip 21 can be pivoted between a resting position and a plugged-in position, for example via two pins on the front side.

In the socket strip 21 shown in Figure 3, which has four sockets, two plugs 25 are plugged in on the outside and a power supply unit 35 is plugged in between them. From the illustration it is clear that the power supply unit 35, with its considerable insertion height, could not be plugged into the socket strip 21 and could not be accommodated in the cable duct if the socket strip was mounted there in such a way that its sockets were pointing upwards. 25

The horizontally aligned power strip with its plug connections also has the significant advantage that, for example, if containers filled with liquids tip over on the desk, such as coffee cups, drinking glasses, etc., the liquid that may flow into the cable duct cannot penetrate directly into the sockets, which also significantly increases safety.

Claims (8)

I :pAXENTAMWAUTE.". ANDRAE - Pl'AcH'' &EEacgr; AD Ö* · KNEISSL EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEYS , Patent Attorney Dlpl.-Phys. Flach. Prlraraganlenstr.«. D-(BM Rosenhalm . ROSENHEIM Dipl.-Phys. Dieter Räch Prinzregentenstraße 24 D-8200 Rosenhelm Telephone: (08031)17352 Fax: (08031) 17972 (Gr.3/2) Telex: 5216281 afho d Telegram: Physicist Rosenhelm MONKS Dipl.-Chem. Dr. Steffen Andrae Dipl.-Ing. Dietmar Hauj (Göppingen) Dipl.-Chem. Dr. Richard Knelssl Steinstrasse 44 D-8000 Munich 80 Phone: (089) 482089 Fax (089) 4489263 (Gr. 3/2) Telegram: pagema Munich 66 G57 Cable duct for work tables, especially office tables with integrated power strip Expectations: 1. Cable duct for work tables, in particular office tables with a socket strip for the mains voltage supply, characterized in that the socket strip (21) preferably lying in the longitudinal direction of the cable duct (9) is adjustable between a connection position and a rest position, the sockets of the socket strip (21) in their connection position being alignable with at least one component in the direction of the opened cable duct cover (U) , and that the socket strip (21) in its rest position with its sockets is approximately parallel to the cable duct cover Hypobank Rosenhelm (bank code 70020001) Account no. &thgr;210182886 -01 "Pottecrrt&kamt MOnchen (bank code 70010080) account no. 327284-807 (11) or the floor (15) lying parallel to it. 2. Cable duct according to claim 1, characterized in that the socket strip (21) is aligned in its connection position so that its vertical component in the direction of the opened cable duct cover (11) is greater than its horizontal component. 3. Cable duct according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the socket strip (21) is held pivotably between its rest position and its connection position. " 4. Cable duct according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized characterized in that the socket strip (21) is pivotable about an axis of rotation passing through it. 5. Cable duct according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the socket strip (21) can be pivoted about an axis of rotation (27) located outside it. 6. Cable duct according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the socket strip (21) is attached to a U-shaped bracket, the middle of which is parallel to the plug* j 25 canslaist (21) aligned bracket section the rotation axis (27) forms. 7. Cable duct according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the middle section of the weight bracket (29) is held at least indirectly on one of the boundary walls (17, 19) of the cable duct (9) via holding elements (31) similar to cable clamps. -02 III «I ·· ·· «I 8. Cable duct according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that adjacent to the front side of the socket strip (21) there is provided a guide rail which is at least indirectly attached to the cable duct (9), via which the socket strip (21) can be pivoted between its rest position and its connection position.