Retainer for laterally fastening a guide groove for energy supply chains and retaining system having said retainer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10088097-B2
Application number	US-201214115736-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2012
Priority date	May 5, 2011
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a retainer for laterally fastening a guide groove for energy supply chains to a structure. The retainer has a support for a bottom area of the guide groove and a position fixer for the guide groove and extends with a vertical section to the side of an intended accommodating space for the guide groove, in which first fastening elements for fastening the retainer at the height of the vertical section laterally to the structure are provided. The retainer has additional fastening elements, which are arranged at a distance from the support in the vertical direction for support and which are designed to engage on the guide groove in a form- and/or force-closed manner. The invention further relates to a retaining system having the retainer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A retainer system to retain at least one cable carrier chain and/or at least one supply line on a structure, comprising:
a guide channel having a floor region,
a retainer, wherein the retainer has a support which is configured to support the floor region of the guide channel,
wherein the retainer extends with a section laterally of a receptacle space for the guide channel, the section including a first fastener for fastening the retainer laterally on the structure,
wherein the retainer has a second fastener spaced from the support,
wherein the guide channel includes a laterally extending first projection, and the second fastener includes a clamp receptacle configured to accommodate the laterally extending first projection of the guide channel, and a clamp element insertable into the clamp receptacle,
wherein the laterally extending first projection has a shape of a hook having a first region followed by a second region angled relative to the first region and forming a hook end, and
wherein the clamp receptacle is configured to accommodate the laterally extending first projection with the shape of the hook having the first region followed by the second region angled relative to the first region and forming the hook end.

2. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the guide channel and retainer are assembled, the guide channel is supported laterally by the support.

3. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein the section of the retainer extends in a vertical direction as a vertical section, the support of the retainer protrudes away from the vertical section of the retainer in a transverse direction, and the transverse direction is transverse to the vertical direction.

4. The retainer system according to claim 3 , wherein the support of the retainer protrudes away from the vertical section of the retainer in the transverse direction with the support in delimitation of the receptacle space for the guide channel.

5. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein the guide channel has two side walls, and the two side walls of the guide channel are spaced apart in parallel, and the guide channel is mountable to the retainer by one of the two side walls.

6. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein the second fastener is configured to engage with the guide channel.

7. The retainer system according to claim 6 , wherein the second fastener is configured to engage with the guide channel in a formfitting and/or a friction-locked manner.

8. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp element is fixable in the clamp receptacle.

9. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the retainer, guide channel and clamp element are assembled, the laterally extending first projection of the guide channel is retained in the clamp receptacle by the clamp element.

10. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the retainer, guide channel and clamp element are assembled, the laterally extending first projection of the guide channel is clamped between the clamp element and the retainer.

11. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the retainer, guide channel and clamp element are assembled, the laterally extending first projection of the guide channel is arranged beneath the clamp element.

12. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the retainer, guide channel and clamp element are assembled, the first region of the shape of the hook extends along an underside of the clamp element, and the second region of the shape of the hook angled relative to the first region and forming the hook end is located in a groove of the clamp receptacle.

13. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp element has at least one of a substantially rectangular shape comprising flanges on a top surface and a substantially T-shaped cross-section formed by a base web and a terminal transverse web.

14. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein the retainer is configured to underlie the floor region of the guide channel.

15. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastener comprises a through-hole.

16. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the retainer and guide channel are assembled, a guide is formed between the section of the retainer and the guide channel, the guide configured to receive at least one supply line arranged in a longitudinal direction of the guide channel.

17. The retainer system according to claim 16 , wherein the retainer includes a fastening structure to fasten the at least one supply line to the retainer.

18. The retainer system according to claim 17 , wherein the fastening structure comprises at least one projection extending in the longitudinal direction of the guide channel.

19. The retainer system according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one projection extending in the longitudinal direction of the guide channel has an L-profile or T-profile.

20. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein the support comprises a first support section and a second support section, the second support section defining a step having a height smaller than a height of the first support section.

21. The retainer system according to claim 1 , wherein the retainer is configured to laterally support the floor region of the guide channel.

22. A retainer to retain a guide channel for at least one cable carrier chain and/or at least one supply line on a structure, wherein the guide channel has a floor region and a laterally extending first projection with a shape of a hook having a first region followed by a second region angled relative to the first region and forming a hook end, the retainer comprising:
wherein the retainer has a support which is configured to support the floor region of the guide channel,
wherein the retainer extends with a section laterally of a receptacle space for the guide channel, the section including a first fastener for fastening the retainer laterally on the structure,
wherein the retainer has a second fastener spaced from the support,
wherein the second fastener includes a clamp receptacle configured to accommodate the laterally extending first projection of the guide channel, and a clamp element insertable into the clamp receptacle,
wherein the clamp receptacle has a first receptacle region followed by a second receptacle region angled relative to the first receptacle region,
wherein the first receptacle region accommodates the first region of the laterally extending first projection of the guide channel,
wherein the second receptacle region accommodates the second region of the laterally extending first projection of the guide channel angled relative to the first region and forming the hook end,
wherein the retainer comprises a single piece body which provides the clamp receptacle and the first fastener in a fixed arrangement relative to one another, and
wherein the clamp element is operable upon insertion into the clamp receptacle to clamp the laterally extending first projection of the guide channel with the clamp receptacle.

23. The retainer according to claim 22 , wherein the clamp element is fixable in the clamp receptacle.

24. The retainer according to claim 22 , wherein the retainer and clamp element are configured to retain the laterally extending first projection of the guide channel in the clamp receptacle.

25. The

Assignees

• Hermey Andreas
• Igus Gmbh

Inventors

• Hermey Andreas

Classifications

• H02G3/263

  Installation, e.g. suspension, of conduit channels or other supports · CPC title

• H02G3/0431 Primary

  Wall trunking · CPC title

• F16M13/02 Primary

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title