EP4678976A2 - Luminaire avec connecteur détachable - Google Patents

Luminaire avec connecteur détachable

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Publication number: EP4678976A2
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: rail; coupling; support rail; conductor; opening
Prior art date: 2021-10-08
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Pending

Application number

EP25219304.0A

Other languages

German (de)

English (en)

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EP4678976A3 (fr

Inventor

Alexander Drölle

Mohammed Hadeil

Marcel Schönert

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Trilux GmbH and Co KG

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Trilux GmbH and Co KG

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2021-10-08

Filing date

2022-10-07

Publication date

2026-01-14

2022-10-07 Application filed by Trilux GmbH and Co KG filed Critical Trilux GmbH and Co KG

2026-01-14 Publication of EP4678976A2 publication Critical patent/EP4678976A2/fr

2026-04-08 Publication of EP4678976A3 publication Critical patent/EP4678976A3/fr

Status Pending legal-status Critical Current

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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V15/00—Protecting lighting devices from damage
- F21V15/01—Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
- F21V15/015—Devices for covering joints between adjacent lighting devices; End coverings
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S2/00—Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
- F21V21/005—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips for several lighting devices in an end-to-end arrangement, i.e. light tracks
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
- F21V21/02—Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases
- F21V21/025—Elongated bases having a U-shaped cross section
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
- H01R25/14—Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length
- H01R25/145—Details, e.g. end pieces or joints

Definitions

the invention relates to a coupling, a system for realizing a longitudinally elongated lamp comprising such a coupling, a lamp produced by means of such a system, and a method for connecting two lamp assemblies by means of such a coupling to produce the lamp.
Systems of this type are suitable for creating a luminaire that is elongated in a longitudinal direction and features a longitudinally elongated mounting rail and a longitudinally elongated conductor rail.
the conductor rail has longitudinally extending channels arranged side by side in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Because the channels are arranged side by side along the transverse direction, this direction is sometimes also referred to as the arrangement direction.
At least one conductor wire is arranged in at least some of the channels.
the channels are designed to insulate the conductor wires running within them from each other. Accordingly, the conductor wires also run longitudinally in an elongated direction.
Channel walls, which form the channels extend in the transverse direction to insulate the conductor wires from each other.
the channels are open at an access side, wherein the access side is perpendicular to the transverse direction and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, so that the conductor wires arranged in the channels are accessible and thus contactable from the access side, wherein the channels are preferably continuously open at the access side over their longitudinal extent.
the channels are closed on their side facing away from the access side, where the conductor rail is preferably mounted abutting the mounting rail, to insulate the conductor wires from the mounting rail. Due to their arrangement in the conductor rail, the conductor wires are sufficiently spaced from the other conductor wires to be insulated from them. Preferably, the conductor wires are arranged such that two transversely adjacent conductor wires are either sufficiently spaced apart on different channel walls of a channel or are separated from each other by a channel wall running between them, which separates two channels.
the mounting rail serves to fix the luminaire to a building structure, for example, a ceiling.
the conductor rail with the conductor wires arranged in its channels serves to supply power to electrical functional elements of the luminaire, which are to be fixed at various longitudinal positions along the mounting rail to create a luminaire and are electrically connected to at least some of the conductor wires for electrical supply.
Systems of this type often include corresponding functional elements, such as lighting modules, in particular circuit boards with LEDs, control gear, radio modules, sensors such as cameras or other presence detection sensors, etc.
Systems of this type also frequently include at least one mounting body, in particular several identically designed mounting bodies. To implement a luminaire using a system of this type, at least one functional element and a contact device are typically mounted on the mounting body. Once assembled accordingly, the mounting body is connected to the mounting rail, thereby bringing the contact device into electrically conductive contact with at least some, in particular all, of the conductor wires arranged in the conductor rail.
the support rail typically has a support rail base and
the support rail comprises two side walls extending vertically from the base of the support rail, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
the base of the support rail runs transversely between the side walls, thus separating the side walls from each other in the transverse direction.
the transverse direction is perpendicular to both the vertical and longitudinal directions.
the transverse direction runs parallel to or coincides with the transverse direction.
the access side is vertical.
the base of the support rail and the side walls together form a wall that defines a receiving space open at both longitudinal ends of the support rail, suitable for receiving the conductor rail.
the support rail has a U-shaped cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, so that the receiving space is open not only at the longitudinal ends of the support rail but also at one vertical end.
the mounting body is typically attached to the open vertical end of the mounting rail. This allows the mounting body to vertically define the recess on the side opposite the base of the mounting rail. Within this recess, both the conductor rail and the electrical components are arranged.
the mounting rail is usually attached to a building structure via its base.
a luminaire constructed using a generic system typically has an interior formed by the aforementioned recess of the mounting rail.
This interior is bounded transversely and vertically by the mounting rail and the mounting body, and longitudinally by protective caps on the mounting rail. These caps are positioned at the longitudinal ends of the mounting rail to provide a protected interior for the electrical components.
the mounting rail and/or mounting body are generally manufactured separately; preferably, they are each made from a single sheet of metal by forming.
the mounting body is preferably held on the mounting rail by a retaining spring.
the mounting rail typically has a side wall projection on each of its opposing inner surfaces.
the retaining spring is rigidly connected to the mounting body and, in its connected state, has elastically deflectable retaining projections at its transverse end.
these projections can be deflected elastically towards each other in the transverse direction as they move past the side wall projections of the mounting rail. They then engage these side wall projections under elastically induced return and thus move away from each other in the transverse direction, thereby reliably holding the mounting body on the mounting rail.
the contact device is attached to the mounting body and electrically connected to at least one electrical functional element, which is also attached to the mounting body.
the mounting body, contact device, conductor rail, and support rail are configured to correspond to one another such that, during the mounting movement, contact fingers of the contact device are inserted into channels of the conductor rail, thereby electrically connecting the functional element via the contact device to at least some of the conductor wires arranged in the conductor rail.
the side wall projections of the support rail side walls can be formed by shaping the support rail side walls.
the conductor rail when the system is assembled, which describes a specific arrangement of the system components relative to each other, the conductor rail extends longitudinally within the space defined by the mounting rail wall.
the mounting rail and conductor rail together thus provide a structure that enables the positioning of functional elements and their electrical supply along their length.
the conductor rail When assembled, the conductor rail typically extends over at least 80%, and in particular at least 90%, and especially at least 95% of the mounting rail's length.
the conductor rail is usually made of plastic, particularly by extrusion or injection molding.
a system of this type is particularly preferred for realizing such an elongated luminaire, in which at least two luminaire assemblies are arranged longitudinally one behind the other.
Each luminaire assemblies comprises a mounting rail and a conductor rail, which are arranged relative to each other as described in the assembly section of the system.
the two luminaire assemblies are connected to each other by mechanically connecting the mounting rails via a coupling and by connecting the conductor rails at their opposing ends via an electrical connector.
This connector electrically connects a conductor wire located in the conductor rail of one luminaire assemblies to a conductor wire located in the conductor rail of the other luminaire assembly.
the mounting rail and conductor rail of a system of this type must therefore be designed such that they can form a luminaire assembly with a receiving space that can be closed at its longitudinal ends, and can also be connected to another luminaire assembly as described, with each of the two luminaire assemblies then having a
the system is designed to create a collection space, with the collection spaces interconnected to form a single, enclosed space that can be closed at its longitudinal ends to create a sealed interior for the luminaire. It is essential that this interior is sufficiently sealed to accommodate the luminaire, at least according to standard IP20, preferably to prevent dust ingress.
such an interior meets at least the requirements of standard IP5X and thus standard IP50, and in particular IP6X and thus standard IP60 (according to DIN EN 60529). Furthermore, it must be ensured that the conductors guided in the busbars can be easily connected via a contact device, that the busbars can be easily connected to each other via an electrical connector, and that voltage breakdown between two conductors, especially at the longitudinal ends of the busbars, is prevented.
such a system should be as modular and flexible as possible to allow for various connection positions for supplying external power.
the present invention is based on the objective of providing a system that at least partially overcomes at least one disadvantage of generic systems. Furthermore, the invention is based on the objective of providing at least one method for realizing a luminaire using a system and/or components of a system in order to at least partially overcome at least one disadvantage of generic systems.
the invention proposes a system with the features according to claim 1.
the system according to the invention is designed to create a longitudinally elongated luminaire.
the system comprises at least one longitudinally elongated mounting rail and one longitudinally elongated conductor rail.
the system comprises several mounting rails and several conductor rails, each of which, in embodiments according to the invention, may have features as described herein in connection with embodiments according to the invention with reference to a mounting rail and a conductor rail, respectively.
the conductor rail has longitudinally extending channels in which at least one conductor wire is arranged.
the channels are preferably arranged side by side in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; more preferably, the direction of arrangement is transverse.
the conductor rail can, of course, also have further channels in which no conductor wire is arranged, wherein all channels, thus both the channels in which conductor wires are arranged and the further channels, extend longitudinally, are preferably of the same design, and are arranged one behind the other in the direction of arrangement.
the support rail has a support rail base and two support rail side walls extending vertically away from the support rail base and spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction by the support rail base.
the vertical and transverse directions are perpendicular to each other and to the longitudinal direction.
the base of the support rail and the side walls of the support rail form a wall that defines a receiving space open at both longitudinal ends of the support rail for receiving the conductor rail.
the conductor rail is arranged in the receiving space and attached to the support rail.
the conductor rail is attached to the support rail in such a way that relative movement between the support rail and the conductor rail is prevented along both the transverse and vertical directions.
the longitudinal displacement of the conductor rail relative to the support rail is limited, in particular to less than 5% of the longitudinal extent of the conductor rail.
the conductor rail is fixed in position to a fixing section of the support rail by means of a longitudinal fixing section.
the channels of the conductor rail are open at an access side of the conductor rail, wherein the conductor rail is attached to the support rail with its side facing away from the access side, particularly preferably to the base of the support rail.
the access side has a transverse or vertical orientation.
the conductor rail is attached to the base of the support rail in the installed state and the access side faces vertically away from the base.
the support rail has a U-shaped cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, with the access side facing the open side of the U.
the system has a support rail protective cap that can be attached to each of the longitudinal ends of the support rails to close the receiving space at the longitudinal ends.
the system has several of these support rail protective caps, which are thus each identically designed, starting from the installed state.
Each of the mounting rail protective caps can be attached to one longitudinal end of the mounting rail.
the receiving space can be closed longitudinally, so that the mounting rail protective caps with their longitudinally facing inner surfaces, the mounting rail side walls with their transversely facing inner surfaces, and the mounting rail base with its inner surface facing the mounting rail side walls together define an interior space in which, for example, as explained above, at least one electrical functional element of the luminaire can be arranged to implement a luminaire.
this interior space can be delimited at its end opposite the mounting rail base in the vertical direction by a mounting body, as explained above.
the system has a conductor rail protective cap designed to be attached to one longitudinal end of the conductor rail, with insulation between the conductor wires.
the busbar protective cap can cover the conductor wires exclusively at their longitudinal end to prevent contact of the conductor wires from their longitudinal end and thus through contact in the longitudinal direction; in a particularly preferred embodiment, the mounting rail protective cap extends in the mounting direction between each pair of conductor wires adjacent in the mounting direction, so that the conductor wires are also insulated by the mounting rail protective cap with respect to the mounting direction.
the support rail protective cap has a first retaining contour. Furthermore, each longitudinal end of the support rail is formed by a longitudinal end region of the support rail, which has a second retaining contour. Each of the two longitudinal end regions that form the two longitudinally opposite longitudinal ends of the support rail thus has such a second retaining contour.
Each support rail has a rear gripping section and a pressing section, the pressing section being spaced from the rear gripping section in a locking direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
the support rail protective cap is designed to correspond to the support rail in such a way that it can be attached to the longitudinal end section forming a specific longitudinal end in an operating position by engaging the retaining contours such that the retaining contours with their pressing sections press against each other along the locking direction, and the rear gripping section of the support rail protective cap is spaced further from the longitudinal end of the support rail in the longitudinal direction than the rear gripping section of the support rail and overlaps it in the locking direction.
Each of the retaining contours thus has a rear gripping section and a pressing section spaced from this rear gripping section along the locking direction.
the mounting rail protective cap is particularly reliably fixed to the mounting rail in the operating position. This ensures that the overlap of the rear gripping sections in the locking direction is reliably maintained and can only be released by a relative force acting against the clamping force between the rear gripping sections.
the operating position refers to a defined position of the mounting rail protective cap relative to the mounting rail.
the mounting rail protective cap is preferably fixed to the mounting rail in such a way that it is held in a positionally fixed position on the mounting rail in the longitudinal direction and can only be displaced relative to the mounting rail by applying a considerable force, preferably at least 20 N, particularly at least 40 N, acting in the longitudinal direction.
the locking direction is particularly preferably vertical or transverse, but most preferably vertical.
the mounting rail protective cap particularly preferably has a stop that engages in the In its operating position, the protective cap rests against the longitudinal end of the support rail, sealing it in the operating position. Particularly preferably, in the operating position, the protective cap presses against the longitudinal end of the support rail with a longitudinally acting pressing force. More generally, preferably, the protective cap seals at least 70%, in particular at least 80%, and in particular at least 90% of the clear cross-section of the support rail that is bounded by the support rail base and the support rail side walls.
the conductor wires arranged in the channels of the busbar are accessible from both longitudinal ends of the busbar.
the busbar forms a first plug-in face at its first longitudinal end and a second plug-in face at its second longitudinal end, which differs from the first plug-in face.
the plug-in faces of the busbar are defined by their contour.
the busbar has a rear-engaging device at each longitudinal end, by means of which the busbar can be engaged with a longitudinally adjacent busbar and/or a mounting rail protective cap.
the rear-engaging devices of the two plug-in faces differ from one another.
the channels are preferably arranged asymmetrically with respect to the center of the busbar, relative to the mounting direction.
the connector faces can differ due to the asymmetrical arrangement of the channels, as each connector face then has a different shape when viewed along its length at the respective connector end.
the channels of the busbar can be open at their longitudinal ends, allowing the conductor wires to be made directly in the channels.
the conductor wires can protrude beyond the busbar at their longitudinal ends, so that they make contact at the longitudinal end of the The busbar is accessible and thus connectable. The accessibility of the conductor wires from the longitudinal end of the busbar simplifies connecting the conductor wires, for example, to an electrical connector.
the system has a busbar protective cap, wherein the busbar protective cap has two longitudinal ends that are shaped differently. A first longitudinal end corresponds to the first plug-in face, and a second longitudinal end corresponds to the second plug-in face, such that the busbar protective cap can be plugged into the first longitudinal end of the busbar in a first protective position with its first end insulating the conductor wires at the first end, and with its second end insulating the conductor wires at the second end of the busbar in a second protective position.
the busbar protective cap can thus have a first plug-in face at its first longitudinal end and a second plug-in face at its second longitudinal end, wherein the first plug-in faces of the busbar and the busbar protective cap are configured to correspond to each other, and the second plug-in faces of the busbar and the busbar protective cap are configured to correspond to each other.
the busbar protective cap can be configured at its respective longitudinal end to correspond to the respective longitudinal end of the busbar such that, in its respective protective position, it covers the conductor wires at its longitudinal ends and/or extends in the direction of the conductor assembly between two conductor wires adjacent to each other in the direction of the conductor assembly in order to insulate them from each other.
a busbar protective cap By configuring the busbar protective cap such that each of its longitudinal ends corresponds to one of the two plug-in faces of the busbar, a busbar protective cap can be arranged at each longitudinal end of the busbar, insulating the conductor wires at the longitudinal end of the busbar.
a protective cap for the conductor rail is arranged at both longitudinal ends of the conductor rail, each with its respective other longitudinal end. Providing such a protective cap for the conductor rail can provide particularly effective and simple protection for the conductor wires at the ends of the conductor rail, especially by preventing electrical breakdown between adjacent conductor wires and/or between components arranged at the longitudinal end of the conductor rail, such as a luminaire or luminaire assembly, and at least one of the conductor wires.
Providing a protective cap for the conductor rail according to the invention is also advantageous in a system independently of the provision of at least one mounting rail protective cap, but is particularly advantageous in combination with the provision of at least one mounting rail protective cap, especially according to another embodiment of the invention.
the protective cap for the conductor rail has a longitudinal extent of at most one-tenth, and more preferably at most one-twentieth, of the longitudinal extent of the conductor rail.
the protective cap for the conductor rail has a longitudinal extent of at most 7 cm, and more preferably at most 5 cm.
the mounting rail protective cap, the conductor rail protective cap, the mounting rail, and the conductor rail are designed to correspond to one another in such a way that, starting from the assembly state, to achieve an operating state of the system while maintaining the attachment of the conductor rail to the mounting rail, one of the conductor rail protective caps can be attached to each longitudinal end of the conductor rail and one of the mounting rail protective caps can be attached to each longitudinal end of the mounting rail.
the system comprises several mounting rail protective caps and several conductor rail protective caps, each having features that are described here with reference to embodiments of the invention with reference to a mounting rail protective cap and a conductor rail protective cap, respectively.
the The system comprises several identically designed mounting rail protective caps and several identically designed conductor rail protective caps.
the mounting rail protective cap at each longitudinal end of the mounting rail is in the operating position described above, and the conductor rail protective cap at the first longitudinal end of the conductor rail is in its first protective position and at the second longitudinal end of the conductor rail is in its second protective position.
This system configuration allows for an operating state, particularly when implementing a luminaire assembly, in which the receiving space is reliably sealed at both longitudinal ends by the mounting rail protective caps and in which the conductor wires at the longitudinal ends of the conductor rail are reliably protected against faulty contacts, unwanted contact, and/or electrical breakdown.
the mounting rail protective cap arranged at a first longitudinal end of the mounting rail rests against the conductor rail protective cap arranged at the first longitudinal end of the conductor rail, and the mounting rail protective cap arranged at the second longitudinal end of the mounting rail rests against the conductor rail protective cap arranged at the second longitudinal end of the conductor rail.
the retaining contours are designed to correspond to each other such that the support rail protective cap can be attached to the longitudinal end section by pushing it onto the longitudinal end of the support rail in a plug-in direction to achieve its operating position.
the first retaining contour formed by the support rail protective cap and the second retaining contour formed by the support rail can thus be engaged with their rear-engaging sections solely by a relative movement of the support rail and the support rail protective cap relative to each other at the longitudinal end of the support rail in the plug-in direction, so that the support rail protective cap is fixed in position on the support rail by being brought into engagement, in particular fixed in position with respect to all three spatial directions.
the plug-in direction runs in Longitudinal direction.
the retaining contours of the support rail and the support rail protective cap are designed to correspond to each other such that, starting from its operating position, the support rail protective cap can only be detached from the longitudinal end of the support rail by a release force applied to it against the insertion direction, the magnitude of which is at least 20 N, in particular at least 25 N, in particular at least 30 N, in particular at least 50 N.
the support rail protective cap is fixed to the support rail in its operating position in such a way that it can only be detached from the support rail against the insertion direction, while in the two other spatial directions perpendicular to the insertion direction, which are of course perpendicular to each other, it is indetachable from the support rail, so that it can only be released from its position and removed from the support rail by a relative movement against the insertion direction.
the insertion direction is longitudinal, wherein the support rail, in the operating position, transversely and vertically encloses the support rail protective cap at least partially at each of its transverse ends and adjacent to its vertical ends, and wherein the support rail protective cap rests against the longitudinal end of the support rail in one direction along the longitudinal direction, preventing relative movement to the support rail in a first direction along the longitudinal direction, and wherein the rear-engaging sections of the support rail and support rail protective cap overlap perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, preventing relative movement of the support rail protective cap to the support rail in a second direction opposite to the first along the longitudinal direction.
the support rail protective cap has a cover section that, in the operating position, conceals at least 80% of a cross-sectional area bounded by the support rail base and side walls, and thus of a clear cross-section enclosed at least partially by the support rail base and side walls, wherein the cross-section extends perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
the cover section conceals at least 90% of the The aforementioned cross-sectional area.
the clear cross-section enclosed by the wall at the longitudinal end of the mounting rail is largely concealed by the mounting rail protective cap in the operating position, ensuring protection of the receiving space enclosed by the mounting rail protective cap.
at least one, and preferably at least two, knockout sections are provided in the cover section.
Such a knockout section can be easily knocked out from the remaining cover section; in particular, a material thinning, i.e., a wall-thickness-reduced separation line, is provided in the cover section for this purpose.
a knockout opening can be created in the cover section through which, in the operating position of the mounting rail protective cap, a supply cable can be fed from the outside through the mounting rail protective cap into the receiving space.
the knockout section is separated from the remaining cover section, and a sealing element, for example an elastomer ring, is provided in the resulting knockout opening.
a supply cable is guided through the knockout opening, and the sealing element surrounds the supply cable and connects it to an edge of the cover section surrounding the knockout opening, so that the supply cable is connected to the cover section by the sealing element, in particular via a frictional connection.
the inventors have recognized that, due to the special design of the retaining contours, even the provision of a cable entry in the cover section, with the associated load on the cover section, is possible without the mounting rail protective cap being expected to detach from the mounting rail in typical applications.
the support rail protective cap in its operating position, conceals the support rail side walls and/or the support rail base at the longitudinal end of the support rail, which is formed by the longitudinal end region to which it is attached.
the support rail protective cap thus runs perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. over the extension of the support rail side walls and/or the support rail base.
This allows for improved sealing between the support rail protective cap and the wall of the support rail, and also enables a particularly reliable definition of the support rail's longitudinal position in its operating position, especially when combined with the provision of overlapping or interlocking sections in the operating position.
the area of the support rail protective cap that covers the support rail side walls and/or the support rail base at the longitudinal end is formed directly adjacent to the cover section.
the cover section is formed by a plate-like section of the support rail protective cap that extends over the support rail side walls and/or the support rail base perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, covering them.
the support rail protective cap rests against the longitudinal end in the longitudinal direction.
the support rail protective cap extends vertically and/or transversely beyond the longitudinal end of the support rail and thus beyond the extension of the support rail in the respective direction at this longitudinal end. This ensures a reliable stop between the mounting rail and the mounting rail protective cap, and also a particularly reliable seal.
the retaining contours are designed to correspond to each other such that the support rail protective cap, after being attached to the longitudinal end section of the support rail, can only be detached from the support rail by elastic deformation.
at least one of the retaining contours, preferably the first retaining contour formed by the support rail protective cap is designed to be elastically deformable, whereby the elastic deformability allows the overlap of the rear gripping sections to be resolved or eliminated starting from the operating position, and where, after the overlap of the rear gripping sections has been resolved or during this process, the protective cap can be detached from the support rail.
the mounting rail protective cap can be detached from the mounting rail, particularly by relative movement against the insertion direction.
the rear gripping section formed by the support rail is created by an embossed in the wall.
the wall is closed across the embossed indentation, so that the rear gripping section formed by the support rail is formed within a closed wall section.
the wall of the support rail is made of a sheet metal part, and the embossing is formed by forming the sheet metal.
the embossing is formed at least partially in the base of the support rail.
the embossing can be a continuous embossing or have several spaced-apart partial embossings.
the embossing can be formed as a projection or a recess on the inside of the wall. Forming the embossing by means of a depression has proven particularly advantageous, as such an embossing is especially easy to implement and can be designed as smoothly as possible on the outside of the wall, i.e., with as little unevenness as possible visible from the outside. This can be beneficial both for the visual design and for preventing dirt accumulation.
the embossing is formed at least partially, and in particular at least 70% of the depth of the embossing is formed by reducing the wall thickness.
the wall thickness refers to the extent of the wall perpendicular to its planar extent, with which it defines the receiving space.
the wall thickness corresponds to the extent of the wall in the pressing direction.
the embossing has a depth of The wall thickness in the pressing direction is less than 1 mm, particularly less than 0.5 mm.
the wall at the level of the embossing has a thickness of less than 1 mm, particularly less than 0.8 mm, particularly less than 0.6 mm, particularly less than 0.5 mm, and particularly less than 0.4 mm.
the wall thickness in the area of the embossing where it reaches its maximum depth is the determining factor.
the depth of the embossing defines a step in the wall created by the embossing. Accordingly, the depth of the embossing defines the extension of the rear gripping section in the pressing direction.
the rear gripping section formed by the support rail protective cap extends more than 50%, particularly more than 70%, and particularly more than 90% of the depth of the embossing into the embossing, naturally with reference to the pressing direction.
the recessed sections overlap in the operating position along a distance in the pressing direction of less than 0.8 mm, particularly less than 0.5 mm, and especially between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm. More preferably, the depth of the embossing extends in the pressing direction.
the embossing borders directly on a wall section of the wall, with the bottom of the embossing being spaced from the adjacent wall section along the pressing direction by the depth of the embossing. More preferably, the bottom of the embossing and the transition from the bottom of the embossing to the wall section immediately adjacent to the embossing, which completely encloses the embossing, are formed by a completely closed area of the wall.
the embossing transitions into the immediately adjacent wall section via a step, the step height of which is defined by the depth of the embossing, wherein the step is preferably perpendicular or deviates from a right angle by less than 20°, so that the embossing can form a hard stop for the recessed section formed by the support rail protective cap.
the embossing is preferably limited by an embossing wall section that transitions directly into an embossing base, wherein the embossing wall section is angled by less than 30°, in particular less than
the embossing base is angled at 20°, particularly less than 10°, to the pressing direction, and the embossing base has an angle between 60° and 120°, particularly 70° and 110°, particularly 80° and 100°, and particularly 85° and 95° to the embossing wall section.
the embossing wall section preferably extends with a length in the pressing direction that defines the depth of the embossing, from the embossing base to the wall section immediately adjacent to the embossing.
the wall section borders the embossing only on one side; in one embodiment, the wall section borders the embossing in several directions, particularly enclosing the embossing completely.
the wall in the wall section immediately adjacent to the embossing has a wall thickness of less than 1 mm, particularly less than 0.8 mm, particularly less than 0.7 mm, and particularly between 0.5 mm and 0.7 mm.
the wall has the embossing on its inner surface facing the receiving chamber, while the outer surface of the wall, facing away from the receiving chamber, is smooth at the level of the embossing.
the wall deviates from a plane considerably more on its inner surface at the level of the embossing than on its outer surface.
the outer surface of the wall at the level of the embossing is smooth in such a way that it has, at most, a slight unevenness on its outer surface, the extent of which in the pressing direction is less than half, in particular less than a quarter, and in particular less than a tenth of the depth of the embossing on the inner surface.
This unevenness is defined as a deviation from a plane perpendicular to the pressing direction by a raised or recessed area provided on the side.
the embossing has a width perpendicular to its depth that is at least twenty times, in particular at least fifty times, its depth, and in particular at least 5 mm, and in particular at least 10 mm. Embossification in the base of the support rail is particularly preferred, with the depth running vertically and the width transversely. When the depth varies, the maximum depth is used.
the width refers to the total width; if the embossing consists of multiple sub-embossings, it refers to the combined extent of all sub-embossings.
the embossing has a depth that varies along the longitudinal direction over at least 50%, and particularly at least 70%, of its longitudinal extent, with the depth decreasing along the longitudinal direction with increasing distance from the longitudinal end of the support rail formed by the longitudinal end region within which the embossing is located.
the depth of the embossing in this longitudinal extent region decreases continuously with increasing distance from the longitudinal end.
the depth at a first longitudinal end of the embossing which forms the rear gripping section of the support rail, dimensioned as described above, providing a rear gripping section with sufficient extension in the pressing direction
the depth at the second longitudinal end of the embossing, opposite the first longitudinal end in the longitudinal direction is less than one-third, and in particular less than one-fifth, of the depth at the first longitudinal end.
the embossing at its second longitudinal end transitions seamlessly, i.e., with a depth of zero, into a wall section immediately adjacent to it.
the first longitudinal end of the embossing is arranged closer in the longitudinal direction to the longitudinal end of the support rail where the support rail protective cap is located in the operating position than its second longitudinal end.
the embossing has a cross-section extending in the longitudinal and pressing directions, which is shaped like a triangle, wherein preferably one side of the triangle forms the embossing base and the other side the embossing wall, wherein preferably the side forming the embossing base extends along the longitudinal direction and has a longitudinal extension length which is at least three times, in particular at least five times, the extension length of the side forming the embossing wall along the vertical direction.
the support rail protective cap is along The pressing direction is limited by two pressing direction ends, one of which forms the rear gripping section of the mounting rail protective cap, and the other forming the pressing section of the mounting rail protective cap.
the pressing section and rear gripping section at two pressing direction ends of the mounting rail protective cap, these can be designed with a specific contour particularly easily and, moreover, can be specifically adapted to the retaining contour formed by the mounting rail.
a pressing direction end is not necessarily the absolute end of the mounting rail protective cap in the pressing direction, but it does, at least partially, form an end of the mounting rail protective cap with respect to the pressing direction.
the first retaining contour formed by the support rail protective cap has a plug-in section which, in the operating position, is arranged in the receiving space formed by the support rail.
the plug-in section forms the rear gripping section formed by the support rail protective cap.
the support rail and the support rail protective cap overlap at a longitudinal end of the support rail, which is thus oriented in a specific direction along the longitudinal axis, exclusively with their rear gripping sections.
the rear gripping sections are arranged exclusively within the receiving space in the operating position.
the plug-in section preferably has two side walls and a base connecting the side walls on its outer surface, wherein, in the operating position of the support rail protective cap, each of the side walls rests against one of the support rail side walls and the base rests against the support rail base.
the base of the plug-in section is spaced from the support rail base by less than 0.5 mm, and particularly less than 0.3 mm, over at least 70%, and especially at least 80% of its transverse extent.
the side walls of the plug-in section are spaced from the support rail base by less than 0.5 mm, and particularly less than 0.5 mm, over at least 70%, and in particular less than 0.3 mm. At least 80% of their vertical extent is spaced from the respective support rail side wall by less than 0.5 mm, and in particular less than 0.3 mm. This ensures a particularly good seal and fixation of the support rail protective cap relative to the support rail in its operating position.
the first retaining contour formed by the support rail protective cap creates an overlap section that runs along the outside of the wall. While the inner side of the wall faces the receiving space and defines its boundaries, its outer side faces away from the outside.
the retaining contour of the support rail protective cap run along the outside of the wall, at least in sections, a particularly good seal and fixation between the protective cap and the support rail in the operating position can be achieved.
the overlap section extends from the longitudinal end of the support rail, where it is positioned in the operating position, along the outside of the wall to the section of the wall where the wall forms the first interlocking section on its inner side. This ensures a particularly reliable interlocking of the interlocking sections.
the overlap section of the retaining contour extends along the base of the support rail.
the overlap section has an area of at least 3 cm2 , i.e., the retaining contour extends over at least 3 cm2 as described on the outside of the wall.
the pressing section formed by the support rail protective cap includes a projection extending along the pressing direction.
the pressing section is formed by one or more such projections.
the projection thus extends in the pressing direction relative to sections of the support rail protective cap adjacent to the pressing direction perpendicular to the pressing direction.
the support rail protective cap particularly preferably has a longitudinally extending web section on which the projection is arranged.
the web section particularly preferably extends longitudinally away from the cover section described above.
the support rail protective cap particularly preferably has the described plug-in section, which has side walls and a base, wherein the pressing section formed by the support rail protective cap comprises at least two projections, each formed on one of the side walls.
the projections can extend transversely away from the side walls and are preferably designed as projections extending along the pressing direction.
the at least one projection extending in the pressing direction particularly preferably has an insertion ramp, its extension increasing along the longitudinal direction.
the projection is preferably designed to slide along its insertion ramp along a section of the support rail when the support rail protective cap is attached longitudinally to the longitudinal end of the support rail, thereby increasing the contact pressure between itself and the section of the support rail.
the section of the support rail is formed by a projection located on a side wall of the support rail.
the rear gripping section formed by the support rail is located in the base of the support rail, with each of the support rail side walls having a transversely extending projection, the projections together forming the first pressing section, the pressing direction being vertical.
the projections formed by the support rail side walls correspond to the projections formed by the pressing section of the support rail protective cap.
the projections of the pressing sections of the support rail protective cap and The support rail is designed to correspond to each other in such a way that, under elastic deflection of the projection of the press section of the support rail protection cap, an increasing pressing force is generated between the projections when the support rail protection cap is placed on the support rail in the longitudinal direction until the operating position is reached, while the projections slide along each other.
only the overlapping rear grip sections perpendicular to the longitudinal direction limit the longitudinal displacement of the mounting rail protective cap relative to the mounting rail in a specific direction along the longitudinal direction. This allows for a targeted limitation of the longitudinal displacement and, in particular, enables the specification of a specific release force or release movement with which the mounting rail protective cap can be detached from the mounting rail from the operating position, overcoming the overlap of the rear grip sections.
the busbar protective cap has a first longitudinal end region forming the first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end region forming the second longitudinal end. In both longitudinal end regions, the busbar protective cap has channel sections extending side by side in the longitudinal direction.
the busbar protective cap can be plugged onto the first plug-in face of the busbar with its first longitudinal end region, receiving the first conductor wire ends of the conductor wires arranged in the busbar into the channel sections of its first longitudinal end region.
the busbar protective cap can also be plugged onto the second plug-in face of the busbar with its second longitudinal end region, receiving the second conductor wire ends of the conductor wires arranged in the busbar into the channel sections of its second longitudinal end region.
the longitudinal ends of the busbar protective cap are thus
the busbar is designed to correspond to the plug-in faces or longitudinal ends such that, in the protected position, the conductor wires are received at their ends in the channel sections and are thus electrically insulated from one another by the channel walls of the respective channel sections, which form between the channel sections.
the channel sections are sections of a channel that runs longitudinally and is therefore designed to receive a longitudinally extending longitudinal end region of a conductor wire. In the protected position, a channel wall of the channel section runs along each side of a conductor wire, relative to the direction of assembly, where an adjacent conductor wire is located.
the inventors have recognized that by providing channel sections in the busbar protective cap, a particularly reliable reception and insulation of the conductor wires at their ends can be ensured.
the inventors have found that in particularly simple embodiments, it is even possible for the channel sections formed by the busbar protective cap to be open at their longitudinal ends facing away from the conductor wire ends in the protected position, since sufficient insulation can be ensured by the channels themselves and the distance between the conductor wire ends and the longitudinal end of the channel sections facing away from them.
the conductor wire ends are spaced at least 20%, and in particular at least 30%, of the longitudinal extent of the busbar protective cap from the longitudinal end of the channel sections facing away from them, and in particular at least 3 mm, and in particular at least 5 mm, in the longitudinal direction from this longitudinal end of the channel sections.
the conductor rail protective cap can be attached to the respective longitudinal end of the conductor rail with each of its longitudinal ends in such a way as to achieve the respective protective position, such that the channel sections formed in its respective longitudinal end area overlap with the channels of the conductor rail in the longitudinal direction and are connected to them.
the conductor rail and the conductor rail protective cap form continuous channels extending longitudinally across a transition between the rail and the protective cap.
the channel sections are preferably arranged side by side in the direction of assembly, analogous to the channels of the conductor rail, and extend longitudinally, preferably being open at an access side perpendicular to both the assembly and longitudinal directions.
the access side of the protective cap points in the same direction as the access side of the conductor rail or in the opposite direction.
the first and second channel sections are arranged in alignment with each other.
the first and second channel sections together form longitudinally continuous channels of the busbar protective cap.
the inventors have recognized that the aligned arrangement of the channel sections, in particular the continuous design of the channels, is particularly easy to manufacture and ensures sufficient insulation of the conductor wires at the end of the busbar when the busbar protective cap is attached to a longitudinal end of the busbar.
the busbar protective cap has a different plug-in face at each of its longitudinal ends, wherein the plug-in faces differ, in particular, at least in that, when viewed along the longitudinal direction from the respective longitudinal end of the busbar protective cap, the plug-in faces are asymmetrically designed, in particular being laterally reversed.
the plug-in faces of the busbar protective cap differ analogously to the plug-in faces of the busbar.
the longitudinal end sections of the busbar protective cap are designed to correspond to the longitudinal ends of the busbar such that, in the protective position, the busbar and the busbar protective cap interlock transversely.
the busbar interlocks the busbar protective cap transversely
the busbar protective cap interlocks the busbar transversely. This transverse interlocking ensures a particularly reliable fixation of the busbar protective cap and the busbar relative to each other. Because the busbar interlocks the busbar protective cap transversely in one protective position, and the busbar protective cap interlocks the busbar transversely in the other, the busbar protective cap can be easily and reliably attached to the corresponding longitudinal end of the busbar.
the busbar protective cap has a first interlocking device at its first longitudinal end, which corresponds to a first interlocking device formed at the first longitudinal end of the busbar.
the busbar protective cap preferably has a second locking device at its second longitudinal end, corresponding to a second locking device formed at the second longitudinal end of the busbar.
the locking device can be formed by the respective plug-in face of the busbar protective cap or busbar.
the locking device and corresponding locking device are preferably configured to correspond to each other such that, in the protective position of the busbar protective cap, when its corresponding locking device associated with the protective position engages the corresponding locking device of the busbar, the busbar protective cap and busbar can be longitudinally displaced relative to each other.
the longitudinal direction is limited.
the longitudinal position of the conductor rail protective cap relative to the conductor rail is determined by the interlocking of the back-gripping device and the back-gripping mechanism.
the back-gripping device and the back-gripping mechanism are designed to correspond to each other in such a way that they can only be separated from each other by elastic deformation of the conductor rail protective cap and/or conductor rail, starting from the protected position.
the first back-gripping device is formed on a transverse outer surface or on at least one first retaining arm that transversely encompasses the conductor rail at its first longitudinal end in the first protected position.
the second back-gripping device is formed on a vertical outer surface or on at least one second retaining arm that vertically encompasses the conductor rail at its second longitudinal end in the second protected position.
a transversely or vertically encompassing retaining arm runs along a transverse side or vertical side, i.e., transversely next to or vertically next to, the conductor rail and overlaps the conductor rail in the longitudinal direction.
the first retaining device has two first retaining arms, between which the conductor rail is arranged in the transverse direction and which grip the conductor rail on both transverse sides.
the second retaining device has one or more retaining arms only on one vertical side of the conductor rail, preferably on the vertical side of the conductor rail facing away from the access side.
a retaining projection is provided on the retaining arm, which engages with a retaining recess on the conductor rail.
the conductor rail has a retaining arm that grips the conductor rail protective cap on this side as explained in relation to the retaining arm of the conductor rail protective cap, whereby this retaining arm may also preferably have a corresponding retaining projection that engages in a recess that It is located on the outside and engages in the protective position.
the conductor rail comprises several conductor profiles arranged longitudinally one behind the other, wherein two conductor profiles arranged longitudinally one behind the other have corresponding engagement devices at their mutually facing longitudinal end regions. These devices are engaged in the assembled state and limit the longitudinal displacement of the two adjacent conductor profiles relative to each other to a defined displacement range, naturally with respect to relative movement in the longitudinal direction.
each conductor profile is designed in the same way in its first longitudinal end region as the conductor rail in its first longitudinal end region, and/or each conductor profile is designed in the same way in its second longitudinal end region as the conductor rail in its second longitudinal end region.
the conductor rail and the conductor profiles which provides both a plug-in interface corresponding to the conductor rail protective cap and an engagement device for connecting two conductor profiles arranged longitudinally one behind the other.
the conductor profiles have a back-engagement device in their first longitudinal end region that is designed similarly to the second back-engagement device, and/or have a back-engagement device in their second longitudinal end region that is designed similarly to the first back-engagement device.
the back-engagement device formed by the respective conductor profile can be encompassed by the engagement device formed by it.
the engagement devices can thus be designed correspondingly to the back-engagement devices of the conductor rail protective cap, so that a conductor profile with its second The longitudinal end can be selectively engaged either with the first longitudinal end of an adjacent conductor profile in the longitudinal direction or with the second longitudinal end of the conductor rail protective cap.
the inventors recognized that this allows for an analogous design of the engagement devices on the one hand and the back-engaging devices and back-engaging mechanisms on the other, which significantly simplifies and reduces the cost of manufacturing the system.
the conductor wires protrude longitudinally from at least one of the longitudinal ends of the busbar.
the mounting rail end cap and the busbar end cap can be fixedly connected to each other in two different relative positions. Fixedly connected means that the mounting rail end cap and the busbar end cap are held securely against each other. In a first relative position, the busbar end cap points longitudinally away from the mounting rail end cap with its first longitudinal end. In a second relative position, the busbar end cap points longitudinally towards the mounting rail end cap with its first longitudinal end. Similarly, in the first relative position, its second longitudinal end points towards the mounting rail end cap, and in the second relative position, it points away from it.
the conductor rail protective cap can be rotatably mounted on the mounting rail protective cap, allowing the two different relative positions to be achieved by rotating the conductor rail protective cap.
a sliding guide can be used between the mounting rail protective cap and the The protective caps for the conductor rails should be designed to allow the conductor rail protective cap to be pulled off, rotated, and then reattached to the mounting rail protective cap, thus enabling the two different relative positions.
the mounting rail protective cap and the conductor rail protective cap can be attached together to the first longitudinal end of the mounting rail and conductor rail, and in the second relative position, together to the second longitudinal end of the mounting rail and conductor rail, thereby achieving the operating position of the mounting rail protective cap and the respective protective position of the conductor rail protective cap.
the ability to attach the mounting rail protective cap and the conductor rail protective cap together greatly simplifies the process of closing the receiving space, starting from the system's assembly state.
the conductor rail protective cap and the mounting rail protective cap can be attached as a single component to the respective longitudinal end of the mounting rail and conductor rail, starting from the system's assembly state.
the system comprises several mounting rails and several conductor rails, wherein the system includes a first and a second luminaire assembly, each comprising one mounting rail and one conductor rail.
All mounting rails may each have features that are described in connection with a mounting rail in an embodiment of a system according to the invention.
all conductor rails may have features that are described in connection with embodiments of the system according to the invention with reference to a conductor rail.
all mounting rails and all conductor rails of the system are identical.
the system may also include additional mounting rails and additional conductor rails that are configured differently.
the conductor rail of each luminaire assembly is attached to the mounting rail of the respective The lighting assembly is attached.
the conductor rail and mounting rail are thus in their relative positions to each other, which they occupy in the assembly state of the system described above.
the system further comprises a coupling which has a coupling base and coupling side walls and can be inserted longitudinally into the mounting rail from each longitudinal end of each mounting rail.
the mounting rail preferably forms a guide with its wall into which the coupling can be inserted, at least with its coupling side walls, while the coupling is fixed in position to the mounting rail.
the guide preferably has a vertically upper and a vertically lower guide end, with the coupling bearing against the upper and lower guide ends when inserted into the guide.
the coupling is inserted into the first longitudinal end of the mounting rail of the first lighting assembly and into the second longitudinal end of the mounting rail of the second lighting assembly, with the mounting rails of the lighting assemblies fixed in position to each other.
the mounting rails are abutting each other in the assembled state, particularly with their longitudinal ends facing each other, and especially directly against each other.
the conductor rails of the lighting assemblies are spaced apart longitudinally, particularly by at least twenty times the longitudinal distance between the mounting rails.
a particularly preferred operating state of the system is achievable in which the mounting rails of the lighting assemblies are fixed to each other by the coupling, wherein the mounting rail protective cap is fixed in its operating position relative to the second longitudinal end of the mounting rail of the first lighting assembly, a conductor rail protective cap is fixed in its second protective position relative to the second longitudinal end of the conductor rail of the first lighting assembly, and another mounting rail protective cap is fixed in its operating position relative to the first longitudinal end of the mounting rail of the second lighting assembly.
This mounting rail is fixed, and a further protective cap is fixed to the first longitudinal end of the conductor rail of the second luminaire assembly in its first protective position relative to this conductor rail.
the interior of a luminaire can be defined by the two mounting rails of the luminaire assemblies and the two protective caps.
This interior can, for example, be open on the vertical side facing away from the mounting rail bases, allowing electrical components to be introduced into the interior through this opening. This can be achieved, for example, by fixing one or more mounting elements to this opening, thereby closing the interior on this side.
multiple mounting elements are used, they are arranged longitudinally one behind the other and attached to one or both of the mounting rails, particularly by means of the retaining springs described above.
the system has an electrical connector which, at its first longitudinal end, corresponds to the first plug-in face of the conductor rail, and at its second longitudinal end, corresponds to the second plug-in face of the conductor rail.
the electrical connector is designed to electrically connect, in the assembled state, one conductor wire arranged in the conductor rail of the first lighting assembly to one conductor wire arranged in the conductor rail of the second lighting assembly.
the electrical connector is detachably fixed to the coupling.
a particularly preferred operating state of the system is achieved in which the electrical connector, as described, connects the conductor wires of the conductor rail of the two lighting assemblies.
the electrical connector and the coupling are first connected to the conductor rail or mounting rail of one of the lighting assemblies, after which this lighting assembly is then longitudinally attached to the...
the other lighting assembly is moved towards the other assembly while the coupling is inserted into one of the longitudinal ends of the other assembly and the electrical connector is brought into electrically conductive contact with the conductor wires of the other assembly.
the mounting rails of the lighting assemblies are fixed in position by means of the coupling and the conductor wires of the lighting assemblies are electrically connected by means of the electrical connector with a single, continuous longitudinal relative movement of the lighting assemblies to each other, after the coupling and the electrical connector have been previously connected to one of the lighting assemblies.
a locking device can be provided on the connector and a corresponding locking device on the coupling, with which they are locked together.
the conductor rail, mounting rail, coupling, and connector of the system are specifically designed to correspond to each other in order to realize the corresponding states of the system.
the busbars, mounting rails, coupling, electrical connector, and busbar protective caps of the system are designed to correspond to one another such that, in the assembled state, either one of the busbar protective caps of the system can be arranged in the first protective position at the first longitudinal end of the busbar of the first luminaire assembly, and another busbar protective cap of the system can be arranged in the second protective position at the second longitudinal end of the busbar of the second luminaire assembly, with insulation of the conductor wires arranged in the busbars from one another, or alternatively, the electrical connector can be arranged between the busbars of the luminaire assemblies with an electrically conductive connection of the conductor wires arranged in the busbars.
the first longitudinal end of the busbar The first lighting assembly points longitudinally towards the second longitudinal end of the conductor rail of the second lighting assembly, and the first longitudinal end of the mounting rail of the first lighting assembly points longitudinally towards the second longitudinal end of the mounting rail of the second lighting assembly. Due to the particularly advantageous design of the system according to the invention, it is possible to decide on-site during assembly whether the conductor rails of interconnected lighting assemblies should be electrically insulated from each other or electrically connected. The inventors have recognized that the modular concept of the system is particularly advantageous because it allows the conductor rail protective cap to be used in a wide variety of positions, thereby enabling a diverse range of applications for the system in a particularly cost-effective manner.
the system comprises an elongated combination conductor rail protective cap, which is configured at both of its longitudinal ends to correspond to one of the two plug-in faces of the conductor rail, as generally explained above regarding conductor rail protective caps, and which can exhibit features of embodiments of conductor rail protective caps that are described above in connection with various embodiments of the system according to the invention.
the combination busbar protective cap is longitudinally elongated such that, in the assembled state, it can be arranged with its first longitudinal end at the first longitudinal end of the busbar of the first luminaire assembly and with its second longitudinal end at the second longitudinal end of the busbar of the second luminaire assembly, as an alternative to providing the electrical connector, while insulating the conductor wires arranged in the busbars from each other.
the combined busbar protective cap is thus specifically designed so that, in the assembled state, it extends between the busbars of the two lighting assemblies in such a way that, as generally explained for busbar protective caps, its longitudinal ends are positioned at the longitudinal ends of the two busbars.
the combined busbar protective cap has a locking device that corresponds to the locking device of the coupling, so that either the electrical connector with its locking device or the combined busbar protective cap with its locking device can be detachably fixed to the coupling.
the coupling has at least one first opening in its coupling base, which is completely closed by a first locking element, which is preferably pressed into a first opening
the support rail has a second opening in its support rail base, which is preferably completely closed by a second locking element, which is preferably pressed into the second opening.
the first locking element can be released from the first opening by a vertical pressing force. Release is preferably possible without deformation of the coupling.
the second locking element can preferably be released from the second opening by a vertical pressing force. Release is preferably possible without deformation of the support rail.
the respective locking element is fixed in the respective opening without a material connection, i.e., without a material bond to the edge defining the opening, preferably exclusively by frictional connection.
the described embodiment is generally advantageous for a system for realizing a longitudinally elongated luminaire, comprising at least one longitudinally elongated mounting rail and one longitudinally elongated conductor rail having longitudinally extending channels in which at least one conductor wire is arranged, wherein the mounting rail has a mounting rail base and two extending vertically away from the mounting rail base and The system has support rail side walls spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction by the support rail base, wherein the support rail base and the support rail side walls form a wall that defines a receiving space open at both longitudinal ends of the support rail for receiving the conductor rail, wherein in an assembly state of the system the conductor rail is arranged in the receiving space and attached to the support rail.
the system may have further features which are described herein in connection with other embodiments.
the particular design of the coupling is particularly preferred in further embodiments of the invention in which, as explained, at least one support rail protective cap and/or at least one conductor rail protective cap is provided and the support rail accordingly has a corresponding advantageous second retaining contour at its longitudinal ends corresponding to the first retaining contour of the support rail protective cap.
the described advantageous embodiment offers the particular benefit that the coupling can be designed to be as sealing as possible at its coupling base, while simultaneously allowing for the easy insertion of, for example, access lines into the receiving space of a support rail or into the receiving space shared by two support rails connected by the coupling, thanks to the first locking piece being pressable out of the first opening.
the support rail is preferably manufactured from a sheet of metal by forming, and the coupling is manufactured from a different sheet of metal by forming, the other sheet being harder and/or thicker than the first.
the thickness refers to the sheet thickness, which, in the case of the support rail, defines the wall thickness of the support rail.
the sheet of metal from which the support rail is manufactured has a thickness of at least 0.5 mm, in particular at least 0.6 mm, and preferably a maximum of 0.8 mm.
the sheet of metal from which the coupling is manufactured has a thickness of at least 0.9 mm, in particular at least 1.0 mm, and in particular at least 1.2 mm.
the coupling is particularly preferably made of stainless steel.
the coupling made from a sheet of metal by cutting is particularly preferred, especially
the coupling and support rail are manufactured by stamping and forming, with the first locking element being produced from the sheet metal.
the support rail is manufactured from a further sheet metal component by cutting, especially stamping, and forming, with the first locking element being produced from this further sheet metal component.
Manufacturing the coupling and support rail from a single sheet metal component allows for a particularly simple implementation. The inventors have found that realizing the opening and the locking element from a single sheet metal component, from which the coupling and support rail are manufactured, is particularly advantageous, cost-effective, and can be implemented at a high cycle rate.
the inventors have also discovered that providing an opening and a locking element in the coupling is possible even though the coupling must have a sheet metal component with sufficient hardness and thickness. It has proven particularly advantageous to manufacture the coupling using a process in which a sheet metal part is cut and shaped.
the opening is punched into the coupling base using a punching tool, simultaneously punching out the locking piece.
the locking piece is pressed back into the opening.
the punching is performed completely around the locking piece, so that the locking piece—in the case of the coupling itself, the first locking piece—is completely punched out of the sheet metal around its entire circumference and then pressed back into the opening.
an analogous manufacturing process can be used to create the support rail and the second opening or locking piece.
first and second openings in the assembly state of the system described above, in which mounting rail protection caps or conductor rail protection caps may preferably also be provided at the longitudinal ends of mounting rails and conductor rails, but are not necessarily required to be provided, arranged longitudinally between the conductor rails of the two lighting assemblies. This allows for particularly easy access to the receiving space formed by the connected mounting rails, since the conductor rails are arranged offset from the openings, thus enabling an element, such as an electrical supply line, to be easily inserted into the receiving space from the outside.
the first opening is aligned with the second opening, so that both openings each form a clear cross-section, and these clear cross-sections are aligned with each other, allowing an access line to be inserted into the receiving space from the outside through these aligned clear cross-sections.
a first operating state is particularly preferred in which the first opening is closed by the locking piece, with the coupling connecting the mounting rails in such a way that the transition between the mounting rails is dustproof due to its contact with the coupling, at least according to standard IP50, preferably according to IP54.
a second operating state is preferably preferable in which the first locking piece is removed from the first opening and the first opening is freely accessible from the outside through the second opening, preferably with a second locking piece previously provided at the second opening being removed from the second opening.
the connection between the mounting rails is not dustproof, since the first and second openings provide access from the outside to the receiving space formed by the mounting rails.
a sealing material for example an elastomer plug, must be provided in the first and/or second opening to achieve a rod-tight seal on the luminaire.
the mounting rails of the lighting assemblies are positioned with their longitudinal ends abutting each other in the assembled state, ensuring a dust-tight seal between them. This abutment can occur directly at their longitudinal ends or indirectly via the coupling, with the dust-tight seal potentially meeting, for example, IP50 dust resistance standards.
the coupling in a fixed state of the system in which a first and a second support rail of the system are fixed to one another by the coupling described herein, is arranged with a first longitudinal section forming a first longitudinal end of the coupling in the first support rail and with a second longitudinal section forming a second longitudinal end of the coupling in the second support rail, thus fixing these two support rails to each other.
the coupling In a separation state of the system, however, the coupling is arranged only with its second longitudinal section in the second support rail and is fixed to it, and is detached from the first support rail.
the coupling projects longitudinally beyond the second support rail with its first longitudinal section, to which it is fixed in position.
the separation state and the fixed state each define a specific arrangement of the system components relative to each other.
the first support rail is detached from the second support rail and from the coupling, or separated from them, and can therefore be arranged in space independently of the second support rail and the coupling.
the first and second mounting rails are two of the system's mounting rails designed to assume the arrangements defined herein, in which the system's fixed and separated states, respectively, are present.
the first and second mounting rails can exhibit features generally described herein in connection with a mounting rail of the system.
the second mounting rail can be the last mounting rail in the longitudinal direction of a luminaire component assembly or mounting rail assembly, in which a plurality of mounting rails are arranged longitudinally one behind the other and each is fixed to one another by a coupling of the system.
the coupling described above, to which the definition of the operating and separated states refers projects beyond one longitudinal end of the second mounting rail, while another mounting rail is arranged at the opposite longitudinal end of the second mounting rail and connected to the second mounting rail by another coupling of the system.
the mounting rail is connected.
the conductor rail protective cap is designed as a disassembly tool for the system, allowing the coupling to be released from the second mounting rail starting from the separated state.
the conductor rail protective cap combines several functions, depending on how it is positioned or used.
the conductor rail protective cap is therefore preferably the disassembly tool described in more detail below.
the coupling has a receptacle corresponding to the disassembly tool, which is formed by at least one of the coupling side walls, in particular by both coupling side walls, and/or the coupling base.
the disassembly tool is designed to correspond to the coupling in such a way that, to achieve a disassembly position, it can be inserted into the receptacle in such a way that it is guided relative to the coupling with a positive locking action acting along the longitudinal direction towards the first longitudinal end of the coupling.
the system thus comprises a disassembly tool specifically designed to correspond to the coupling, enabling the disassembly tool to easily detach, remove, and thus separate the coupling from the second support rail, starting from the separation state in which the coupling is positioned with its second longitudinal section within the second support rail and with its first longitudinal section extends beyond the second support rail in the longitudinal direction.
Separating or removing the coupling refers to removing the coupling starting from the longitudinal end of the second support rail and from this longitudinal end of the second support rail. path formed by the longitudinal section of the second support rail, in which the coupling with its second longitudinal section is arranged in the fixed state and in the separating state.
the disassembly tool is thus designed to correspond to the coupling in such a way that by applying a release force to the disassembly tool, acting predominantly in the longitudinal direction, and in particular exclusively in the longitudinal direction, the coupling can be detached from the second support rail relative to the second support rail.
the receptacle and the disassembly tool are designed to correspond to each other in such a way that a sufficient release force relative to the second support rail can be applied to the coupling via the disassembly tool alone to detach the coupling from the second support rail from the separated state and thus remove it from there.
applying a force to the coupling by means of the disassembly tool is sufficient to detach it from the second support rail.
the receptacle extends over a transverse width that is at least 10%, in particular at least 20%, of the transverse width of the coupling, and in particular at least 80%, and in particular at least 90%.
the transverse width of the coupling is its total length in the transverse direction.
the receptacle can extend continuously or intermittently over its transverse width.
the receptacle can comprise several partial receptacles that correspond to the disassembly tool.
the receptacle can have two recesses aligned with each other, as two partial receptacles, wherein the The disassembly tool can be inserted into both recesses or partial mounts simultaneously.
the receptacle has a contact surface against which the disassembly tool rests in the disassembly position with its longitudinal end pointing towards the first longitudinal end of the coupling.
the contact surface extends with at least one directional component perpendicular to the longitudinal direction so that, through the interaction between the contact surface and the disassembly tool, the force required to pull the coupling out of the second support rail can be applied to the coupling via the contact surface.
the disassembly tool rests only with its aforementioned longitudinal end against the contact surface, so that force is applied to the coupling from the disassembly tool only via the contact surface when the coupling is removed from the second support rail using the disassembly tool.
the receptacle is formed by an undercut in at least one of the coupling side walls and/or the coupling base. Preferably, this undercut forms the contact surface.
the contact surface extends as a plane in two plane or spatial directions, its shape being defined by these two plane directions that span the plane.
the surface directions can also be curved, for example, if the contact surface has a curved surface.
At least one of its surface directions, and in particular both surface directions within the same surface section, run with a directional component perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
one of the surface directions runs at least partially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
the contact surface has an area of at least 2 mm2 , in particular at least 3 mm2 , in particular at least 5 mm2 , in particular less than 50 mm2, in particular less than 30 mm2 , over which the disassembly tool rests in the disassembly position, thereby providing a sufficiently large area over which force can be transmitted from the disassembly tool in the longitudinal direction towards the first longitudinal end of the coupling.
the contact surface extends continuously over this area with at least one directional component perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
the contact surface can, for example, be formed by a step which, with a step surface corresponding to the contact surface, runs in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
the mounting surface can, for example, have a circular arc-shaped cross-section perpendicular to the transverse direction and extend parallel to the transverse direction with a directional component, in particular one of its surface directions, and, due to its transverse extension, with a directional component perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. More preferably, the receptacle encloses the disassembly tool in the disassembly position along at least one specific spatial direction on both sides.
the receptacle preferably extends on both sides, each forming an end of the disassembly tool in a specific spatial direction.
the specific spatial direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
the receptacle in the disassembly position of the disassembly tool, is arranged on one side of the disassembly tool that limits the disassembly tool longitudinally towards the first longitudinal end of the coupling, and on two sides of the disassembly tool that limit the disassembly tool in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, in particular in the vertical direction.
the receptacle can provide particularly good guidance for the disassembly tool in the disassembly position.
the disassembly tool By resting against a side of the disassembly tool that limits its longitudinal movement, the disassembly tool can be pressed against the receptacle by applying a longitudinally acting release force. This allows the disassembly tool to detach the coupling from the second support rail, starting from the separation state described above.
the disassembly tool and the contact surface are designed to correspond to each other in such a way that, simply by the disassembly tool resting against the receptacle, a longitudinally acting force of at least 50 N can be transmitted from the disassembly tool to the coupling, directing it towards the first longitudinal end of the coupling, thus removing the coupling from the second support rail.
a contour formed in at least one of the coupling side walls and/or the coupling base forms at least a section of the receptacle, in particular the receptacle itself.
the contour preferably includes a hole.
the coupling side walls and coupling base are manufactured in one piece from a sheet metal part by forming the sheet metal.
the contour includes a hole provided in the sheet metal.
the receptacle includes this hole, so that the hole is part of the receptacle.
the contour comprises a first partial contour, in particular a first hole, provided in a first of the coupling side walls, and a second partial contour, in particular a second hole, provided in a second of the coupling side walls.
the partial contours each form a part of the receptacle and thus constitute a partial receptacle.
the receptacle comprises both partial contours.
the partial contours each form a section of the contact surface.
each partial contour As a hole in the respective coupling side wall, the disassembly tool can be guided particularly well relative to the coupling side walls in its disassembly position, and its insertion into the coupling is also particularly easy.
the partial contours are arranged in alignment with each other along the transverse direction. This greatly simplifies the insertion of the disassembly tool into the recess formed at least partially by both partial contours, and thus enables a uniform force to be applied by the disassembly tool to the coupling for releasing it from the second support rail.
the coupling comprises at least one spring-loaded scraper spring on at least one of its coupling side walls and/or on the coupling base, which is resiliently deflectable from a rest position.
the coupling comprises at least one spring-loaded scraper spring on each of its coupling side walls, which is resiliently deflectable from a rest position. If only one scraper spring is provided, it is preferably arranged centrally on the coupling base with respect to the transverse direction. In one embodiment, at least one scraper spring is arranged on each of the coupling side walls, but not on the coupling base.
All scratch springs i.e., at least one scratch spring and, if multiple scratch springs are provided, the scratch springs, are deflected in the separated state and each rests against one of their respective corresponding support rail side walls and/or the support rail base of the second support rail, ensuring that the coupling is fixed relative to the second support rail.
a scratch spring's rest position refers to a position in which the pressure exerted by the coupling is reduced. No external forces act upon the scraper spring.
a first scraper spring is arranged on a first of the coupling side walls and a second scraper spring on a second of the coupling side walls, particularly each arranged directly against it.
the scraper spring is deflected from its rest position by the respective support rail side wall against which it rests and/or by the support rail base against which it rests, forming an inherent spring force that presses the scraper spring against the support rail.
the scraper spring exerts a pressing force against the support rail side wall or base associated with it, which is at least predominantly perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
the scraper springs provided on the respective coupling side wall are each, in the fixed state, pressed against one of the support rail side walls and/or the support rail base of the second support rail and against one of the support rail side walls and/or the support rail base of the first support rail, so that they are pressed against both the first and the second support rail, thereby ensuring that the two support rails are fixed relative to each other in the fixed state.
the scraper spring is deflected in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, starting from its rest position, in both the disseparation state and the fixed state.
the first and second support rails each comprise a first and a second support rail side wall
the coupling comprises a first scratch spring which, in the fixed state, bears against the two first support rail side walls of the two support rails, and in particular a second scratch spring which, in the fixed state, bears against the second support rail side walls of the two support rails in a positionally fixed manner.
first scratch spring which, in the fixed state, bears against the two first support rail side walls of the two support rails
a second scratch spring which, in the fixed state, bears against the second support rail side walls of the two support rails in a positionally fixed manner.
each of the coupling side walls comprises a coupling side wall section.
the coupling side wall section preferably extends in a straight line along the vertical direction and rests against the first and second support rails at its vertical upper and lower ends, respectively. Due to the straight extension of the coupling side wall section and its contact at its vertical ends, the coupling side wall section enables a particularly reliable fixation of the coupling to the support rails and thus a particularly reliable fixation of the support rails to each other.
the inclusion of at least one locking spring ensures particularly reliable fixation of the coupling to the mounting rails. Specifically, in the locked position, the locking spring ensures reliable relative fixation of the mounting rails to each other along their longitudinal axis by interlocking them. Furthermore, the locking spring establishes reliable electrical contact between the two mounting rails, so that when only one mounting rail is connected to a PE conductor via the coupling, the other mounting rail is also connected to the PE conductor. If the locking spring is positioned on the side wall of the coupling, it can also be designed to be particularly space-saving.
all scratch springs are arranged exclusively in a longitudinal region of the coupling which, in the fixed state, extends longitudinally from the opposing longitudinal ends of the two support rails by less than 10 cm, in particular less than 8 cm, in particular less than 5 cm, in particular less than 3 cm, into both support rails.
the scratch springs each have at least one scratch lug which, in the separated state, presses directly against one of the support rail side walls and/or the support rail base of the second support rail.
the scratch springs each have several scratch lugs which are spaced apart from one another, especially along the longitudinal direction and especially along the transverse direction, wherein, particularly preferably, in the fixed state, all of the scratch lugs press directly against one of the support rail side walls and/or one of the support rail bases of the first and second support rails.
the scratch springs have a spring section, and in particular several spring sections.
the spring section, and in particular the spring sections extend from at least one, and in particular all, of the scratch lugs, especially in the longitudinal direction and preferably in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction away from the scratch lug.
the spring section is directly adjacent to the scratch lug.
the spring section forms a first section and the scraper nose a second section of the scraper spring, the two sections transitioning into each other by an angle, in particular at an angle of at least 30°, wherein the first section forms an angle to the transverse direction that is at least 30° larger than the second section.
the spring section in particular each of the spring sections, is deflected elastically along a deflection direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction relative to the rest position.
the scraper nose is rigid in a section extending away from the spring section along the deflection direction.
At least 90% of the deflection of the scraper spring from the rest position is achieved by deflection of the spring section and thus not by the scraper nose.
a deflection that reflects the extent of the spring section and is perpendicular to the deflection direction is The projection area is larger, in particular 20% larger, in particular 60% larger, in particular 80% larger, in particular more than 100% larger than a projection area depicting the extent of the scraper nose and extending perpendicular to the deflection direction.
the scraper nose has an axial area moment of inertia that is at least twice as high as the axial area moment of inertia of the spring section with respect to deformation due to deflection in the deflection direction.
the scraper springs are formed separately from the first and second coupling side walls.
the scraper noses are each attached to one of the coupling side walls, in particular indirectly via the spring section of the respective scraper spring.
the scraper springs are deflected in the vertical direction from their rest position in the separated state and in particular in the fixed state. This ensures a particularly effective and sufficient spring pressure force with which the scratch springs press vertically against the side wall or bottom of the support rail.
the busbar protective cap is designed as a release tool for the system, corresponding to the scratch springs. It can be positioned in a release position where it rests against all scratch springs—that is, against the single scratch spring when only one is present, and against all scratch springs when multiple are present—and deflects them beyond their deflection. This achieves a release state for the system, starting from the separation state in which all scratch springs are detached from the second support rail.
the busbar protective cap combines several functions, depending on its position and use. Therefore, the busbar protective cap is preferably the release tool for the system, as described in more detail below. In the release state, the coupling remains unchanged compared to the separation state, with its second longitudinal section positioned in the second support rail.
the scratch springs are held against their respective When the locking springs are pressed against the side walls of the second support rail and/or against the base of the second support rail, they are released from their respective side walls and bases. In this released state, the locking springs no longer contribute to fixing the coupling relative to the second support rail.
the release tool can thus be used to achieve a deflection of the locking springs, allowing the coupling to be easily removed from the second support rail, particularly by sliding the coupling longitudinally as described. Therefore, the coupling can be separated from the second support rail from this released state by first positioning the release tool in its release position, and then moving the coupling's side walls and base longitudinally relative to the second support rail to remove the coupling.
the release tool is thus designed to correspond to the scraper springs provided on the two coupling side walls. This allows the release tool to detach the scraper springs, thereby significantly simplifying the separation of the coupling from the second support rail. Particularly preferably, detaching the scraper springs from the second support rail reduces the longitudinal force required to remove the coupling from the support rail by at least 50%, and more preferably by at least 70%.
the second support rail and the coupling can be designed to correspond to each other in such a way that, to remove the coupling from the second support rail, starting from the separation state while avoiding reaching the release state (i.e., when, starting from the assembly state, the coupling is removed from the second support rail without releasing the scratch springs from the second support rail while they are inside the second support rail), a longitudinally acting force of at least 200 N, in particular at least 300 N, is required, while to remove the To release the coupling from the second support rail, starting from the separation state after reaching the release state and while maintaining the release of the scraper springs from the second support rail, only a longitudinal force of a few hundred N, particularly less than 80 N, and especially less than 60 N, is required.
the release tool in the release state, rests against all the scraper springs, spanning the coupling base.
the release tool which spans the coupling base in its release position, can release the scraper springs arranged on both coupling side walls particularly easily.
the scraper springs when separated, each exert a vertically acting spring force against a projection provided in their respective support rail sidewalls and/or against the support rail base. Since the support rail sidewalls extend over a considerable vertical length, the vertical pressing against such a projection can provide a particularly effective and sufficiently large pressing force between the scraper spring and the support rail sidewall.
the coupling sidewalls with an upper and a lower end of a coupling sidewall section formed by them, abut each of their associated guide receptacles. These guide receptacles are formed by their respective support rail sidewalls and, in particular, together with the support rail base.
the coupling sidewall section comprises a flat wall area that extends perpendicular to the transverse direction and connects the upper and lower ends of the coupling sidewall section. This allows the coupling sidewall section to be designed to withstand particularly high loads in the vertical direction. This allows a scratch spring to be particularly resilient in the vertical direction on the coupling side wall section, especially from the wall area.
the coupling side walls must be enclosed and fixed. Particularly preferably, each coupling side wall has a shoulder with a recess through which the scraper springs extend vertically.
the coupling side wall section, which in the separated state is received by the guide receptacle of the second support rail and rests against this guide receptacle with its upper and lower ends, extends vertically beyond this recess.
the shoulder design particularly advantageously ensures that the scraper spring passes through the coupling side wall without mechanically impairing the stability of the coupling side wall section.
the respective scraper spring is arranged and attached to an inner side of its associated coupling side wall or to the inner side of the coupling base, wherein the inner side of the coupling side wall is, of course, the side of the coupling side wall that faces the other coupling side wall in the transverse direction.
At least one of the coupling side walls and/or the coupling base comprises a fixing device
the scraper spring arranged on the respective coupling side wall or coupling base comprises a holding device corresponding to the fixing device.
the fixing device is integrally formed by the coupling side wall or coupling base
the holding device is integrally formed by the scraper spring.
the first coupling side wall and the second coupling side wall each have a fixing device, wherein the scraper springs each have a holding device corresponding to the fixing device of their associated coupling side wall.
the fixing device In the separated state, and especially in the fixed state, the fixing device is connected to the holding device, in particular rigidly, in particular positively and/or frictionally, with the scraper spring being fixed in a position-fixed manner on the coupling side wall.
the fixing device is connected to The fixing device is positively connected to the holding device along the longitudinal direction.
the fixing device in the separation state and especially in the fixing state, the fixing device is connected to the holding device exclusively by friction in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
the fixing device and the holding device are clamped to each other with the scraper spring fixed in position against the coupling side wall.
the fixing device and the holding device can be connected to each other by applying a fixing force directed perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
the release tool and the disassembly tool are both integrated into the busbar protective cap, making the busbar protective cap a multifunctional tool within the system.
the tool can be moved into the disassembly position in such a way that it simultaneously occupies both the disassembly and release positions, so that the system is in the disassembly state when the tool is in the disassembly position.
This tool can thus simultaneously release the locking springs and be positioned in the receptacle such that a longitudinal force can be applied to the coupling relative to the second support rail, thereby pulling the coupling out of the support rail while the locking springs are deflected to such an extent that they no longer contribute to fixing the coupling relative to the second support rail.
the busbar protective cap has a cap body in which channels are formed for receiving the end sections of the conductor wires of the second busbar.
the end sections of the conductor wires form the respective end of the conductor wire at the longitudinal end of the busbar, onto which the busbar protective cap is placed in its protective position.
a wing is formed at each transverse end of the cap body, wherein the The wings form a section of the disassembly tool that interacts with the receiver and/or a section of the release tool that interacts with the scratch springs.
the busbar protective cap By having a cap body with channels for receiving the end sections of the conductor wires of the second conductor rail, the busbar protective cap can effectively provide insulation for the conductor wires at said end of the second conductor rail.
the inventors have recognized that it is particularly advantageous to provide at least one wing on this cap body, which can be specifically designed to ensure sufficient insulation.
This wing can then provide further features of the busbar protective cap as a disassembly or removal tool and, for this purpose, can be designed without regard to the properties of the busbar protective cap required to achieve sufficient insulation, since these are already provided by the corresponding design of the cap body.
the wing is provided at one end, i.e., one side of the cap body, which limits the cap body in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
a wing is provided at each transverse end of the cap body.
all wings and the cap body are manufactured as a single, one-piece component, particularly by injection molding.
all wings are arranged, at least partially, outside the spatial extent of the cap body, which is formed or arranged transversely between the wings, both in the transverse and vertical directions.
the at least one wing, and in particular each of the multiple wings has a first and a second wing part.
the first wing part is designed to interact with the receptacle, and the second wing part is designed to interact with the scraper springs.
the first The first wing section is angled relative to the second wing section.
the second wing section is at least as large as the first, and in particular larger, specifically at least 1.5 times as large as the first wing section, referring to its volume. This allows the different requirements placed on the two wing sections to be met particularly well, while simultaneously keeping the overall size of the wing as small as possible.
the interaction of the wings with the locking springs provides the described additional deflection of the locking springs to achieve the release state in which the locking springs are detached from the second support rail, thus allowing the coupling to be removed from the second support rail particularly easily.
the interaction of the wings with the receiver aims to ensure that, as explained, by means of the current conductor protection cap acting as a disassembly tool, such a force can be applied to the coupling in the disassembly position of the current conductor protection cap that it can be moved out of the second support rail from the separation state, in particular after the release state has been achieved.
the invention further relates to a luminaire manufactured using a system according to the invention.
the system is in one of the operating states described above.
the luminaire preferably comprises at least one mounting body, wherein the mounting body closes the opening of the at least one mounting rail of the luminaire facing away from the base of the mounting rail, in particular sealing it dust-tight.
the mounting body is preferably designed in multiple parts and may include a sheet metal body and a cover, which together are fixed to the mounting rail to close the opening.
the invention further relates to a busbar protective cap, corresponding to an embodiment of a
the system is designed according to the invention.
the busbar protective cap is designed corresponding to an embodiment of the system in which the conductor wires arranged in the channels of the busbar are accessible from both longitudinal ends of the busbar and the busbar forms a first plug-in face at its first longitudinal end and a second plug-in face at its second longitudinal end, which differs from the first plug-in face.
the busbar protective cap has two longitudinal ends that are designed differently, and a first longitudinal end of which corresponds to the first plug-in face and a second longitudinal end to the second plug-in face, such that the busbar protective cap can be plugged onto the first longitudinal end of the busbar in a first protective position with its first longitudinal end, while insulating the conductor wires at the first longitudinal end of the busbar, and can be plugged onto the second longitudinal end of the busbar in a second protective position with its second longitudinal end, while insulating the conductor wires at the second longitudinal end of the busbar.
the invention further relates to a support rail protective cap for an embodiment of a system according to the invention.
each longitudinal end of the support rail is formed by a longitudinal end region of the support rail, which has a second retaining contour.
the support rail protective cap has a first retaining contour, wherein each of the retaining contours has a rear-engaging section and, spaced apart from this in a locking direction extending perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a pressing section.
the support rail protective cap can be attached to the longitudinal end section forming a specific longitudinal end in an operating position by engaging the retaining contours such that the retaining contours with their pressing sections press against each other along the locking direction, and the rear-engaging section of the support rail protective cap is spaced further away from the longitudinal end of the support rail in the longitudinal direction than the rear-engaging section of the support rail. overlapping in the direction of the blockage.
the invention further relates to a support rail for an embodiment of a system according to the invention.
the support rail is longitudinally elongated and has a base and two side walls extending vertically from the base, spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction, and connected by the base.
the base and the side walls form a wall that defines a receiving space open at both longitudinal ends of the support rail for receiving the conductor rail.
An embossing is formed on an inner surface of the wall facing the receiving space, particularly in the base.
the embossing is preferably designed as described above, in particular as a rear-engaging section of the support rail, corresponding to a rear-engaging section of a protective cap of the support rail system, as described above.
each of the side walls of the support rail has a projection facing the other side wall within its vertical end region facing away from the base.
the support rail side walls each have a contour with a constriction within their vertical end region adjacent to the support rail base.
the vertical end regions extend from an absolute vertical end of the support rail over a maximum of 30%, and more preferably a maximum of 20%, of the total vertical extent of the support rail between its absolute vertical ends.
the projection and the constriction can each be realized by forming the respective support rail side wall.
the contour or constriction forms a recess on the outside of the respective support rail side wall and a projection on the inside of the respective support rail side wall resulting from the recess, with this projection facing or projecting towards the other support rail side wall.
the projection on the side wall facing away from the support rail base is particularly preferred.
the vertical end section is formed by a deformation of the support rail side wall at its end.
the support rail side wall extends from this deformation, particularly over several deformations, to the support rail base.
the invention further relates to a coupling for an embodiment of a system according to the invention.
the coupling has a coupling base and coupling side walls.
the coupling is designed to correspond to each of the support rails of the system such that it can be inserted longitudinally into the support rail from each longitudinal end of each support rail to achieve an assembly state of the system in which the coupling is inserted into the first longitudinal end of the support rail of a first lighting assembly and into the second longitudinal end of the support rail of a second lighting assembly, with the support rails of the lighting assemblies fixed relative to each other. Further explanations regarding the assembly state of the second lighting assemblies have already been given in connection with embodiments of the system according to the invention.
the coupling has at least one first opening in its coupling base, which is completely closed by a first locking element pressed into the first opening, wherein the first locking element can be released from the first opening by a vertical pressing force.
the invention further relates to a method for realizing a luminaire using a system according to the invention.
a method for realizing a luminaire using a system according to the invention starting from the assembly state, an identically designed protective cap for the conductor rail is pushed longitudinally onto both longitudinal ends of the conductor rail, and an identically designed protective cap for the support rail is pushed onto both longitudinal ends of the support rail, with the cap being fixed in position. Determination of the conductor rail protection caps on the conductor rail and the mounting rail protection caps on the mounting rail.
a first and a second lighting assembly are connected to one another by fixing a coupling to a longitudinal end of the first lighting assembly and connecting an electrical connector or a first conductor rail protective cap to the longitudinal end of the conductor rail of the first lighting assembly that is adjacent to this longitudinal end of the first lighting assembly, and by sliding the first lighting assembly with the coupling fixed to its mounting rail longitudinally towards the second lighting assembly, inserting the coupling into the mounting rail of the second lighting assembly and fixing the coupling to this mounting rail of the second lighting assembly, and by connecting the electrical connector to the longitudinal end of the conductor rail of the second lighting assembly that is adjacent to the conductor rail of the first lighting assembly during the insertion of the coupling into the mounting rail of the second lighting assembly, or by connecting a second conductor rail protective cap to the longitudinal end of the conductor rail of the second lighting assembly that is adjacent to the conductor rail of the first lighting assembly.
FIG 1 comprehensive the Figures 1a and 1b
a mounting rail 1 and a mounting rail protective cap 2 are each shown separately in schematic principle diagrams.
Figure 2 comprehensive the Figures 2a and 2b Views of mounting rail 1 and mounting rail protective cap 2 are shown in the operating position of the mounting rail protective cap 2. While in Figure 2a A section view is shown in Figure 2b a supervisor's viewpoint.
Figure 1 and 2 These will be explained together below.
the figures show that the support rail 1 has a support rail base 11 and two support rail side walls 12.
the support rail base 11 extends in the transverse direction Y between the two support rail side walls 12, which extend away from the support rail base 11 in the vertical direction Z and are spaced apart from the support rail base 11 in the transverse direction Y.
the support rail side walls 12 and the support rail base 11 are integrally connected and merge seamlessly into one another, which is generally advantageous according to the invention.
the support rail 1 is manufactured from a sheet metal part by forming.
the support rail 1 extends elongated in the longitudinal direction X.
the support rail 1 has a length in the longitudinal direction X that is more than five times, in particular more than ten times, and in particular more than twenty times, the width of the support rail 1 in the transverse direction Y, which is generally advantageous according to the invention.
the support rail side walls 12 each have a projection 13 extending in the transverse direction Y, which projects towards the opposite support rail side wall 12.
the support rail 1 has a projection 13 in its base 11.
the support rail 1 has an embossing 14, which in this case is formed by two partial embossings extending over a width in the transverse direction Y and spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction Y.
the support rail 1 also has a contour 120, which is formed as a constriction of the support rail side walls 12, which is generally advantageous according to the invention, since this makes the mountability and stability of the support rail 1 particularly advantageous.
the support rail protective cap 2 has a plug-in section which is located in the Figure 2 The operating position shown is arranged in the receiving space formed by the wall of the support rail 1.
the plug-in section has two side walls 22 and a base 25 connecting the side walls 22, the base 25 connecting the side walls 22 in the transverse direction Y.
Each side wall 22 has a projection 23 that protrudes along the pressing direction, which in this case corresponds to the vertical direction Z, relative to adjacent areas.
the projection 23 has an insertion ramp so that the support rail protective cap 2 can be slid onto one of the longitudinal ends of the support rail 1 in the longitudinal direction X to achieve the operating position. During sliding, an increasing pressing pressure is generated due to the insertion ramp of the projection 23, with which the projection 23 of the support rail protective cap 2 presses against the associated projection 13 of the support rail side wall 12 associated with its side wall 22.
the support rail protective cap 2 with its plug-in section has an outer contour that essentially corresponds to the inner contour of the support rail 1, which is generally advantageous according to the invention.
the side walls 22 of the support rail protective cap 2 form corresponding constrictions 220, which correspond to the constrictions or the contour 120 of the side walls 12 of the support rail 1.
the support rail 1 has an embossing 14 in its support rail base 11, which forms a rear gripping section of the support rail 1, whereas the support rail protective cap 2 a projection 24 that forms the rear gripping section of the support rail protective cap 2.
the rear gripping section, and thus the projection 24, is formed from the base of the plug-in section of the support rail protective cap 2, which is generally advantageous according to the invention.
the embossing 14 and the projection 24 each comprise several sub-sections spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction Y, wherein each sub-embossing together with a sub-projection forms a pair, which in the Figure 2 The operating position shown is interlocking.
the marking 14 indicates, as in Figure 1b
a cross-section perpendicular to the transverse direction Y is formed, shaped in the form of a triangle, with the depth of the embossing 14 decreasing in the longitudinal direction X with increasing distance from the longitudinal end.
a substantially right-angled step is formed between the embossing 14 and the section of the support rail base 11 immediately adjacent in the longitudinal direction X, and in the operating position the projection 24 rests against this step, as shown in Figure 2a
the mounting rail protective cap 2 is held in a positionally fixed position on the mounting rail 1 with respect to the longitudinal direction X.
the interlocking sections which in this case are formed by projection 24 and embossing 23, are forced into a position in which they overlap along the vertical direction Z. This ensures the interlocking of the interlocking sections, even if the embossing 14 has only a shallow depth.
the embossing 14 has a depth of 0.4 mm, while the wall, and thus also the mounting rail base 11, has a wall thickness of approximately 0.6 mm.
the mounting rail base 11 is smooth on its outer surface at the level of the embossing 14.
the projections 23 are shown visible and seemingly emerging through the projections 13 of the support rail 1, whereas in reality, of course, the projections 23 are on the The support rail rests on and presses against the projections 13.
the support rail also has an overlap section that extends longitudinally from the longitudinal end of the support rail 1 towards the embossing 14, almost reaching the area of the embossing 14 on the outside of the support rail base 1. This creates a groove in the support rail end cap 2 into which the support rail base 11 is inserted.
the mounting rail protective cap 2 further comprises a cover section in which knockout sections 20 are provided. These knockout sections can be knocked out from the rest of the cover section along the material weakening lines surrounding them, thus creating a knockout opening through which a supply cable can be guided from the outside into the receiving space of the mounting rail 1.
the cover section ensures a reliable closure of the receiving space, and the knockout sections 20 allow the insertion of supply lines into the receiving space.
FIG 3 comprehensive the Figures 3a and 3b
a conductor rail protection cap 3 is shown in two different views in schematic diagrams.
Figure 3a a slanted view from a first vertical side shows Figure 3b An oblique view from the opposite vertical side.
the busbar protective cap 3 has a different plug-in face at each of its two longitudinal ends, with which it can be plugged onto a longitudinal end of a busbar 4, as shown in Figure 4 comprehensive the Figures 4a and 4b for a first longitudinal end of the conductor rail 4 is shown and Figure 5 comprehensive the Figures 5a and 5b shown for a second longitudinal end of the conductor rail 4, opposite the first.
the busbar protective cap 3 has a first longitudinal end region forming the first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end region forming the second longitudinal end.
Each of the longitudinal end regions comprises channel sections, wherein the channel sections are aligned with each other and form continuous channels 30 extending in the longitudinal direction X between the longitudinal ends of the busbar protective cap 3.
the channels 30 are formed by channel walls, which form the channels between them, as shown in Figure 4b and 5b in conjunction with the Figures 4a and 4b It is evident that the conductor wires 5, which are arranged in the channels 30 of the busbar 4, can be arranged in the channels 30 of the busbar protective cap 3 when the busbar protective cap 3 is attached to a longitudinal end of the busbar 4.
plug-in faces of the busbar protective cap 3 differ at least in that the arrangement of the channels 30 in the alignment direction, which in this case corresponds to the transverse direction Y, differs, since the channels 30 are not arranged symmetrically.
the term plug-in face refers to the design of the respective longitudinal end when the longitudinal end is considered along the longitudinal direction X.
the plug-in faces differ in the design of the transverse outer surfaces of the busbar protective cap 3 in their respective longitudinal end regions.
the busbar protective cap 3 has a rear gripping device 320, 310 at each of its longitudinal ends.
the rear gripping device 310, 320 is each provided on a retaining arm 311, 32.
the busbar protective cap 3 is designed to fit onto one of the longitudinal ends of the busbar 4, as shown in Figure 4 shown to be attached by arranging their retaining arms 311 on a vertical outer surface of the conductor rail 4 and engaging their rear gripping devices 310 with corresponding rear gripping devices of the conductor rail 4, wherein the rear gripping devices of the conductor rail 4 are not shown here and are designed as recesses are designed into which the rear gripping devices 310 engage.
the conductor rail 4 has transverse outer side walls 41 in its longitudinal end section 401, with which it connects to the conductor rail protective cap 3 in the Figure 4b
the protective position shown is transversely encompassed and thus rests transversely from the outside against the transverse end 31 of the conductor rail protective cap 3 provided in the first longitudinal end region of the conductor rail protective cap 3.
the ends of the conductor wires 5, with which these extend beyond the channels of the conductor rail 4 at the relevant longitudinal end, are thereby protected, as shown in Figure 4a
the channels 40 of the busbar 4 and the channels 30 of the busbar 4 protective cap 3 are arranged in the channels 30 of the busbar 4 protective cap 3.
the channels 40 of the busbar 4 and the channels 30 of the busbar 4 protective cap 3 overlap in the longitudinal direction X and together form continuous channels in the longitudinal direction X.
the busbar 4 protective cap 3 can be attached to the other longitudinal end of the busbar 4, as shown in the figure. Figure 5 as shown.
the conductor rail 4 has a differently designed longitudinal end region 402 at its other longitudinal end, in which a differently designed rear gripping device 42 is provided, which engages with the rear gripping device 320 at the corresponding longitudinal end of the conductor rail protective cap 3, as shown in Figure 5b This is shown when the busbar protection cap 3 is arranged in its corresponding protective position.
the conductor rail protective cap 3 further comprises spacer sections 326 on one of its vertical sides, with which it can be supported in any protective position relative to the support rail base 11, ensuring a sufficient distance between the channel bottoms of its channels 30 and the support rail base 11. Accordingly, it is generally advantageous that these section sections 326 are arranged in the operating position on the vertical side of the conductor rail 4 facing away from the access side. Accordingly, it is generally preferred that the retaining arms 311 and the rear-engaging devices 310, with which the Current conductor protection cap 3 on a vertical outer side of the current conductor 4 in the Figure 4 The protective position shown is located on the side of the busbar 4 facing away from the access side.
the busbar protective cap 3 is preferably designed such that in every protective position its same vertical side is aligned with the same side as the access side of the busbar 4, as is also shown in the present embodiment. This allows the channels 30 of the busbar protective cap 3 to be particularly well aligned with the channels 40 of the busbar 4.
FIG 6 comprehensive the Figures 6a, 6b and 6c
An embodiment of a system according to the invention is shown in various schematic representations in an operating state, wherein different components of the system are shown in the different representations.
the embodiment according to Figure 6 comprises two lighting assemblies, each consisting of a mounting rail 1, a conductor rail 4, and a mounting body 6 with a cover 7.
the mounting rails 1 of the lighting assemblies are shown arranged adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction X in the operating state of the system.
the mounting rails 1 are connected by a joint as shown in Figure 6b
the coupling 8 shown is connected to each other in a positionally fixed manner. For this purpose, the coupling 8 is inserted into the respective support rail 1 from its respective longitudinal end.
the coupling 8 has a scraper spring with scraper lugs 81, which presses against the support rail side walls of both support rails 1, thereby reliably fixing the relative position of the support rails 1 to each other, which is generally advantageous according to the invention.
the coupling 8 has, as shown in Figure 6b
the coupling base shows four first openings, each closed by a first locking piece 800.
the support rails 1 each have two second openings, each closed by a second locking piece 100.
the first and second openings are shown in the Figure 6a the state shown, albeit in Figure 6a not apparent, however, from the overall view the Figures 6a and 6b to be removed, arranged in alignment with each other.
a dust-tight seal of the receiving space formed by the support rails 1 is ensured.
a supply line can, for example, be inserted into this receiving space by pressing a first sealing piece 800 and a second sealing piece 100 out of the openings along the vertical direction Z, thus creating a passage through which the supply line can be guided into the receiving space. After sealing the area between the supply line and the edge of the respective opening, a dust-tight seal of the receiving space can then be achieved again.
a conductor rail protective cap 3 is arranged at each of the longitudinal ends of the conductor rails 4 of the lighting assemblies facing each other in the longitudinal direction X, wherein the conductor rail protective cap 3 is attached to the other of the two conductor rails 4 with its opposite longitudinal end and is thereby held in a positionally fixed position on the conductor rail 4 by its retaining devices 310, 320, which are provided at the respective longitudinal end and, as shown in the Figures 4 and 5
the figure shows that the conductor wires 5 arranged in the conductor rails 4 are electrically insulated from each other at their respective ends.
FIG 7 A conductor rail protective cap 3 and a mounting rail protective cap 2 of a further embodiment of a system according to the invention are shown schematically.
the essential difference between the embodiment according to Figure 7 and the embodiments according to the Figures 1 to 6 The feature consists in the fact that the mounting rail protective cap 2 can be securely connected to the conductor rail protective cap 3, for which purpose the mounting rail protective cap 2 has a guide rail 26 onto which the conductor rail protective cap 3 can be slid along the longitudinal direction X.
two relative positions of the conductor rail protective cap 3 relative to the mounting rail protective cap 2 are possible, whereby in the first relative position the conductor rail protective cap 3 is positioned with one of its longitudinal ends in The conductor rail protective cap 3 points longitudinally in the direction X towards the mounting rail protective cap 2 and points away from the mounting rail protective cap 2 with its opposite longitudinal end, whereas in the second relative position, one longitudinal end points away from the mounting rail protective cap 2 in the direction X and the other longitudinal end points towards the mounting rail protective cap 2. Accordingly, by precisely positioning the conductor rail protective cap 3 on the mounting rail protective cap 2, a self-contained component can be created that can be attached to one end of a luminaire assembly.
a self-contained component can be created that can be attached to the other longitudinal end of a luminaire assembly.
the entire component which can be attached as a single unit, is attached, the receiving space at the respective longitudinal end of the mounting rail 1 can be closed, and the conductor wires 5 at the respective longitudinal end of the conductor rail 4 can be insulated by the conductor rail protective cap 3.
FIG 8 comprehensive the Figures 8a , 8b and 8c
the combination busbar protection cap 3 of an embodiment of a system according to the invention is shown.
this combination busbar protective cap 300 is elongated in the longitudinal direction X and forms a first longitudinal end region 301 and a second longitudinal end region 302. It can be attached to a first longitudinal end of a busbar 4 of the system with its first longitudinal end region 301, and to a second longitudinal end of the busbar 4 of the system with its second longitudinal end region 302.
the combination busbar protective cap 300 has a locking device 303.
the system according to the invention further comprises an electrical connector 9.
the electrical connector 9 has a locking device which corresponds to the locking device 303 of the combination busbar protective cap 300.
the system according to the invention provides that either the combination busbar protective cap 300 or the electrical connector 900 can be selectively attached to the coupling 8. Accordingly, two lighting assemblies can be connected using a coupling 8 to which an electrical connector 9 is attached.
Figure 8c The two luminaire assemblies are fixed in place and mechanically connected to each other by means of the coupling 8 via their mounting rails 1, and their conductor wires 5 are connected to each other via the electrical connector 9.
two luminaire assemblies of the system can be connected using a coupling 8 with an attached combination conductor rail protective cap 300, as shown in Figure 8b shown, are connected to each other in a position-fixed manner by means of the coupling 8 via their mounting rails 1, while the combination current conductor protection cap 300 ensures that the conductor wires 5 at the two ends of the current conductors 4 of the luminaire assemblies, which point towards each other in longitudinal direction X, are reliably insulated.
FIG 9 comprehensive the Figure 9a and 9b
a busbar protective cap 2 of an embodiment of a system according to the invention is schematically illustrated in two schematic diagrams with two different views.
This busbar protective cap 3 is manufactured as a plastic injection-molded part and fulfills several purposes: Firstly, the busbar protective cap 3 with its cap body 35 can be attached to a longitudinal end of the busbar 4 to insulate the conductor wires 5 that are arranged in the busbar 4, as is shown in a preliminary way in Figure 9a As shown in the figure.
the busbar protective cap 3 has 35 channels 30 in its cap body for receiving the end sections of the conductor wires 5, as shown in the figure.
Figure 9b As shown, a wing 33 is formed at each transverse end of the cap body 35.
Each wing 33 enable the busbar protective cap 3 to fulfill a further purpose, namely its suitability as a disassembly and removal tool.
Each wing 33 has a first wing part 332, which is designed to interact with the receptacle 860, which is shown by way of example in Figure 10 has been shown, is trained, so that the The busbar protective cap 3 can fulfill its function as a dismantling tool.
the wings have a second wing part 331, which is designed to interact with the scratch springs 88 so that the busbar protective cap 3 can fulfill its purpose as a release tool.
the first and second wing parts 332, 331 are angled relative to each other, in this case at approximately 90°.
the functionality of the busbar protective cap 3 as a release tool, i.e., its interaction with the scratch springs 88, and the functionality of the scratch springs 88 themselves are explained in particular by Figure 10 comprehensive the Figures 10a , 10b , 10c , 10d and 10e
the scraper springs 88 each have a retaining device 83 which corresponds to a fixing device 84 which is formed on the respective coupling side wall, as can be seen in particular from Figure 10a , 10b and 10c to be recognized.
the scratch springs 88 each have a spring section 82 which is resilient in the vertical direction Z and via which the scratch lugs 81 of the scratch springs 88 are connected to the holding device 83 of the respective scratch spring 88.
the conductor rail protective cap 3 is positioned relative to the second support rail 1 and to the scratch springs 88 such that its second wing part 331 presses against the spring section 82, as shown in the Figures 10d and 10e As illustrated, by moving the conductor rail protective cap 3 in the longitudinal direction X relative to the second support rail 1 and the coupling 8, the scratch springs 88 are deflected further and further until their scratch lugs 81 are released from the second support rail 1.
the first wing part 332 comes into contact with the contact surface provided by the receptacle 860, thereby bringing the conductor rail protective cap 3 into its disassembly position, in which the system remains in the released state, so that the release position and disassembly position are identical.

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